This isn’t just a ministry—it’s a reflection of what we, as a family, believe in. We’re here to disciple the people of God, equip the saints, and send them out into their God given ministries. We believe every believer has been given a ministry and a unique call for such a time as this. My team and I create environments where the saints can come into fellowship with one another and be equipped as the body to carry out the work of the Ekklesia.
Hi, I’m Melissa Markle.
Melissa leads Ascend Ministries, an organization that takes a relationship driven approach to equipping the saints. In Matthew 28, Jesus brings us back to the original instruction given in the garden and the intentional calling of man… to expand the tent pegs of the Kingdom of Heaven and break into the chaos of darkness.
What began as a simple revelation has evolved into something much bigger. Moving forward to free God’s people from the chaos of old and dying structures. Once you’ve seen the blueprints, you’ll never want to go back. It’s all about building what Jesus showed the original disciples using the blueprint He gave to the first saints in the body of Christ.
The Call
Simple ideas
“for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
-Ephesians 4:12-13
Lasting impact
We build with clarity, act with integrity, and tarry in the posture of a student ever learning from the Holy Spirit’s guidance.