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Those situations showed me that, for the Gospel to be proclaimed effectively, the tools and methods must be adapted to the audience. That requires the Apostle Paul’s flexibility.
Whether I was reaching musicians, visual artists, university professors, attendees at the largest festival in Europe, patrons of satanic clubs, the homeless, or children, God taught me to use the right tools and language so that the Gospel would be understood and lives would be genuinely transformed.
Written and Video work about pioneering in Christianity
This presentation was created for the Salvation Army. It includes a few examples of the many situations in which God has given me the extraordinary privilege of being an instrument in His hands.
What I admire most about The Salvation Army’s approach to pioneering is its ability to identify pressing contemporary issues and respond effectively to real needs as they emerge.
When James Barker realised that entire families—including children—were producing matches with a toxic ingredient that led to necrosis of the jaw and bones, The Salvation Army boldly decided to purchase a match factory. Their goal was not profit but to compel the entire industry to change. I can only imagine the impact on the workers who benefited, not only from the replacement of harmful yellow phosphorus with a safer red variant, but also from an extraordinary 50% wage increase. Many of these workers must have wondered who would act so generously with no profit motive, and I am certain that, through this example, some came to understand Christ’s love and became believers. Following this, manufacturers abandoned their claim that switching was too expensive, resulting in industry-wide reform. What an inspiring illustration of pioneering and of expanding the boundaries of God’s Kingdom.
Although match factories are no longer a primary concern, I continue to admire The Salvation Army for recognising modern problems that many prefer to ignore—such as child trafficking and modern slavery—and for pioneering solutions.
Let me offer a few personal examples of grassroots pioneering that, if not already employed by The Salvation Army, might serve as potential ideas:
Shortly after I became a Christian, while studying and living in the European Union, I discovered a large, multi-generational community near a newly built housing estate—hundreds of families with children were living in World War II-era buildings scheduled for demolition, many of whom were affected by domestic abuse and alcohol dependency. I had as little experience with vulnerable families as James Barker had with match production, yet I also understood that God often chooses to work through imperfect people who trust Him, revealing His power, compassion, grace, and love to others. Recognising a pressing need, I prayed for guidance and soon joined friends in establishing a lively centre devoted to supporting these children. My greatest joy was seeing some of them attend our Bible study, come to faith in Christ, and request baptism.
Understanding how profoundly art can reshape perspectives, I organised intensive, year-long workshops in painting, photography, animation, and video for the children from “Neverland.” They proudly displayed their creations at the “Neverland Exists” exhibition in the city centre, earning appreciation from peers and the wider community. Watching them gain confidence, discover their unique talents, and recognise their potential powerfully demonstrated art’s capacity to change lives.
After completing a missionary school in Germany, I was invited to support a missionary branch in one of the world’s most beautiful locations. To my shock, I discovered that beneath the beauty of this city and its entire region lay a serious issue—widespread anxiety, depression, and high suicide rates. These struggles remained largely taboo, especially among Christians. Despite the risks of “opening Pandora’s box,” I felt God calling me to address this issue alongside my friends. Together, we organised an exhibition, sharing stories of real people from the region who had faced these challenges but were saved by God. The event provided people with understanding and hope. At the time, I was unaware that more than 100 years earlier, in 1907, Alice Barker, wife of James Barker, had pioneered The Salvation Army’s international anti-suicide network. What incredible courage!
Many people are unaware of their potential, their true identity in God, and the purpose of their lives. As a result, they often fall for the world’s lies about them, leading to personal tragedy. Realising this, I established a cultural space offering a wide range of artistic workshops, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, and live interviews with artists, musicians, and public figures—all free of charge and funded by City Hall and the Ministry of Culture. The impact was extraordinary...
Another major issue is how children are drawn towards spiritualism and witchcraft through consumer culture. It is tragic that Halloween, a festival focused on darkness, is more widely marketed to children than Easter, which represents light. I can imagine hosting outreach events in London at this time of year, guiding young people to understand why playing with fire is extremely dangerous and pointing them towards Christ instead.
Growing loneliness, social media addiction, and the isolating effects of virtual reality and gaming culture are also major concerns. Support groups and retreats exist for those who have identified the problem, helping them reconnect with other people, nature, and God. But what about those who haven’t yet recognised the issue?
A great solution would be to use the medium itself:
Create interdisciplinary exhibitions in virtual reality, offering an immersive way to engage with faith.
Develop the first-ever Christian RPG video game, akin to Fallout or Cyberpunk 2077, that is both visually appealing and theologically sound, leading players to experience the Gospel through gameplay.
To be a Pioneer in The Salvation Army is, I believe, the same as it was for Paul the Apostle. After his personal encounter with Christ, he refused to compromise with darkness. Calling himself a soldier for Christ, he risked not only his comfort, reputation, and career, but his very life. With the boldness of a lion, he planted the banner of God’s Kingdom in unclaimed territory. He, along with many others, gave everything—but they emerged victorious, securing the greatest reward of all: an eternal relationship with our beloved God.
All content was written by me.
I developed the concept, wrote the script, and created and edited the video using my own photo/video/audio libraries as well as materials from the internet. I voiced the video using a speech generator and made subtitles.
Between 2015 and 2016, in Poznań — one of Poland’s largest cities, situated between Berlin and Warsaw — the ID Foundation, which focused on helping people discover their unique, God-given identity through art, culture and unconventional approaches, launched an ambitious project: a large arts hub in the city’s most challenging district, known as Lazarus (much like William Booth’s work in the darkest parts of London). The aim was to break the cycle of children becoming teenage hooligans and teenagers becoming criminals, and to help reshape the area.
The Foundation’s president named the project NEO-Lazarus — officially to signal a new chapter for the Lazarus district, but, as he shared only with a small circle of trusted Christians, also as a call to use this platform to bring spiritually dead people to Christ, so that He might raise them to new life and make them new people devoted to our loving Father. Knowing it would immediately put off many otherwise curious visitors, NEO-Lazarus was intentionally not promoted as a Christian initiative.
The concept combined elements of the Ancient Greek Academy of Plato (bringing together different disciplines), the German Bauhaus movement and school (reimagine the material world to reflect the unity of all the arts), and the mid-20th-century Suzuki Japanese teaching method (which reveals the unique potential in everyone).
Located in the heart of Poznań and based in a 7,500 sq ft space, it set out to develop talent and deepen cultural understanding. It encouraged visitors and regular students to explore different art forms and cultural expressions through an interdisciplinary approach, welcoming a diverse audience including children, teenagers, students, adults and older people, and offering a wide range of professional cultural and artistic initiatives. Everything was completely free of charge for visitors, funded through grants and awards from the National Department of Culture, the City Hall Department of Culture, the City Council and private donors.
...the heart of NEO-Lazarus was a carefully chosen group of mature, proven followers of Christ, who intentionally built relationships and friendships with participants throughout year-round lessons, workshops and events delivered by both passionate practitioners and recognised industry professionals — musicians, producers, travellers and guest speakers.
It became known as a unique hub where the line between everyday people and show-business professionals blurred, nurturing fresh creative minds and offering significant development opportunities regardless of background or wealth.
Over four years, we hosted more than 300 events with over 1,000 attendees. An even greater achievement was seeing beneficiaries discover their identity in God, many shared how their outlook was completely transformed — shifting from passive non-believers or even atheists to conscious followers of Christ who decided to use their gifts to share the Gospel. Several went on to arts-focused secondary schools and universities, graduated, and launched creative careers. Others moved from beneficiaries to assistants within ID Foundation organisation. Some connected so strongly with the vision that they joined the board, received training, and became coordinators of later projects. Their personal growth may not have been possible without NEO-Lazarus and Christianity Explored project which we found very useful.
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All content was written by me.
I developed the concept and coordinated the process. The presentation was filmed, colour-graded, sound-mixed and edited by "Eye One" professional video studio. After the first cut, I provided feedback and revisions. After the final cut I made youtube subtitles.