“I serve as a senior pastor in Second Baptist Church in Gdańsk, Poland. It is also my privilege to coordinate Baptist nation-wide Center of Leadership Education (CEL). Polish Baptist Churches are growing and need a new generation of leaders. Dear Brother Richard Blake has been sharing this ministry with us for more then 12 years now. During these years several dozen young men have gone through this program that has greatly strengthened our churches. We really appreciate the wisdom, Biblical teaching, encouragement, and sincere friendship Richard and his dear wife Stephanie bring with them and the way they enrich the program of our convention. Dr Richard Blake is one of the founders of CEL and it is not an exaggeration to say that Polish Baptist Church benefits greatly from his involvement and experience! I hope and pray that we will share this ministry for many more years.”

“I am thankful for the ministry of Xtend Ministries International (XMI) that reached the Pastors and Leaders here in Davao, Philippines. We have been very blessed by the teaching and preaching ministries extended to us over recent years.

Here in the Philippines, many Pastors have had no formal training and even some who graduated from Bible Schools are not well equipped because of sub-standard schools. Thus, we are very thankful for the ministry of Dr. Richard Blake and XMI that have really helped us to be equipped in the ministry. Pastor Blake, we are appealing to you to please return to the Philippines and continue the training you have started. Many Pastors and Church leaders will be blessed by your coming.”

“I have known Richard Blake and his work with Xtend Ministries International for nearly 8 years. I have traveled with him to Poland several times and have found him to be genuinely caring and willing to share his expertise in ministry. He helped me discover what missional work was like in that country and we have been blessed by him and Stephanie in their ministry. I love traveling with him to places where the Lord is at work and I am grateful to him for his investment in my life. I commend him and Xtend Ministries to you. You will be blessed to know him and work with him.” 

“Dr. Richard Blake, who is an alumnus of Southwestern, has worked with our World Mission Center Global Leadership Development efforts for many years. We are forever grateful for the cooperative ministry and leadership that he provides with our seminary partners around the globe!”

“I would like to recommend wholeheartedly both Richard and Stephanie Blake and their Xtend Ministries International. They are our long-time friends—about 15 years now. We are working with them in our mentoring program for leaders. They are both excellent lecturers. They are also loyal friends, which is very important to us. I would say that without them our program could not happen.”