Building a Global Movement One Local Church at a Time - Janice Allen | Faithly Podcast

Today on the Faithly Podcast, Alicia Lee sits down with Janice Rosser Allen, President and CEO of International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), to explore her journey into global ministry and ICM’s mission to place a healthy church within walking distance of everyone in the world.

Janice shares how a childhood desire to serve through medical missions led her into oncology nursing before God brought her calling full circle through the ministry founded by her father, Dois Rosser. Following the loss of her husband and the departure of her youngest son for college, Janice entered an unexpected new season of leadership. She reflects on finding purpose at a personal crossroads and learning to recognize where God is already working so that she can faithfully join Him there.

Together, Alicia and Janice discuss ICM’s cooperative approach to global missions, which equips indigenous Christian leaders with permanent church buildings and biblical discipleship resources in their own languages. Janice explains how technology, in combination with local partnerships and the faithfulness of often-unrecognized pastors, have helped establish more than 14,000 churches around the world, transforming entire communities for Jesus Christ.

Website: https://www.icm.org/

00:00 Introduction: Technology and the Next Generation in Global Ministry

01:29 From Healthcare Dreams to Ministry Calling

02:22 A Father's Retirement Pivot: The Birth of ICM

04:14 Sorrow and Calling: A Widow's Journey into Leadership

06:10 What is ICM? The Franchise Model for Global Church Planting

10:10 The Power of Cooperation: Why Indigenous Partnership Matters

12:50 Staying Focused: How ICM Enables Other Ministries

14:36 Technology Revolution: From Cassette Tapes to Solar-Powered Digital Libraries