David & Kathy Sedlacek

Our story

We have served globally in church planting and discipleship ministries with TEAM for 33 years. Throughout this time, God has provided through the prayers and giving of many faithful and generous partners. We are sent by God through churches and individual families.

• Our first 16 years of ministry were in Japan, where we raised three sons and helped plant several churches. 11 years of work in the city of Okayama led to CrossRoad Church, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2027.

• From 2014-2023, we lived in a very different country, the Czech Republic. We served in two more church plants, and mentored, trained and coached missional leaders in Europe and, increasingly, around the globe. We also served in area, regional and executive leadership roles for TEAM.

Building on our years of experience in multiple cultures, we continue to disciple and develop missional leaders for God's Kingdom. We provide coaching and spiritual direction to vocational cross-cultural workers as well as training and consulting for leaders and multi-cultural teams. In these ministries we have a home base outside of Chicago with the flexibility to travel for onsite visits and engagement.

Since 2025, God opened an exciting door for us to step back into gospel work in Japan. We are making annual ministry trips to to do evangelistic and discipleship work with the network of churches in Okayama City, using our fluency in Japanese. Our vision is also to mobilize and equip a new generation of cross-cultural workers in Japan; we work in support of several new workers and are open to helping short term workers begin ministry through TEAM Trek or other programs.