Ron Nishihara, a Honolulu architect, discusses how he established an online microchurch to support people struggling with cancer.

Confronted with his own cancer, Ron’s mentor, Tom Nakamine, helped him overcome anxiety and regain composure. Their relationship led to an awareness of others facing the “big C.” Gathering a few friends, they birthed an online microchurch for cancer patients and survivors.

Tom moved to heaven early in the saga, but the group lives on. Having begun with immediate friends, they now share with formerly unchurched people.

Bivocational leadership allows the group to focus on their love and hope quotients rather than measuring success by numbers or financial goals.

The upshot of Ron’s story is the power of population-targeted microchurches. Still a member of his home church, Ron sets an example of how a church member with access to another people group can extend the kingdom.

Ron emphasizes the value of having faith in Jesus’ plan for the world via disciplemaking and outward thinking.

According to Ron, the most critical factors that determine the success of their little church are the quality of their relationships with one another and their determination to share the gospel.

This episode will provoke thoughts of the possibility that there is a group of people in your church who possess unique access to a people group you are not reaching.