Pastor Mike Obadja · Chino, CA
Six months. Sixteen leaders. A formation cohort for those called to build something that lasts.
Includes Mike's new book About Face — launching April 2026.
16 seats available. Drop your email for priority access and next steps.
“You can lead people, build things, make money, make progress…— Mike Obadja, About Face
and still feel that quiet ache in your chest that says:
There has to be more than a life of performance.”
The Book
About Face is not a self-help book. It is a return. A reorientation of identity — from performing to belonging, from building to being, from surviving to becoming the blessing.
Mike sat at a table of Christian business leaders. He felt like the smallest story in the room. Pastor Craig Hill didn't respond to what Mike said. He just looked at him. Quietly. Waited. No challenge. No critique. Just presence. The kind that doesn't rush to fix you. And something cracked open.
That moment — and what it taught Mike about the Father's face — is what this book is about.

“Mike Obadja has discovered something profound — that it is impossible to truly love and bless others until you yourself have received the Father's blessing. I wholeheartedly recommend About Face to anyone who desires to deeply impact the lives of those God has entrusted to them.”— Craig Hill · Family Foundations International
Coming to Amazon
Turning Back to the God Who Turns Toward You. Available on Amazon in April 2026 — Kindle and paperback. Join the list above to get notified the moment it goes live, plus a free chapter delivered to your inbox before launch.

Pastor · Author · Founder
About the Author
Mike Obadja is a pastor and leader based in Chino, California. For over two decades, he has led communities, built teams, and cultivated leaders — while slowly learning that the most important formation happens in the quiet, not the spotlight.
About Face is his most personal work yet — a memoir and a pathway, written for every leader who has ever wondered if there's more to faith than function. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife Mira and their children Mika and Malakai.
Barnabas Co-Lab
Barnabas Co-Lab is a 6-month Christian leadership formation cohort based in Chino, CA. 16 seats. In-person and online. Built for leaders who are ready to stop performing and start forming.
Month 1
Formation before function. Who you are before what you do.
Month 2
Kingdom vision. Building that outlasts you.
Month 3
Hearing God. Speaking into what is not yet.
Month 4
Rooting others in truth. Wisdom that builds, not impresses.
Month 5
Care without losing yourself. Presence as ministry.
Month 6
Living sent. Influence as witness.
Weekly Core Night
In-person in Chino, CA. Tuesdays, 7–9PM PST. Teaching, formation, community.
Zoom Integration Lab
Weekly online session to apply what you're learning in your actual context and relationships.
Sage Saturdays
Monthly gatherings with seasoned leaders — including Craig Hill, Ps. Eddy Leo, and others.
Enrollment
Two ways to join the cohort. Both tracks attend the same Sage Saturdays. 16 seats total across both tracks.
Barnabas Co-Lab · Chino CA
first installment, then $250/month Months 2–6
Barnabas Co-Lab · Online
free, then $250/month × 2 (total $500)
Sage Saturdays
Monthly gatherings with seasoned leaders who bring decades of formation, family, and Kingdom experience to the room.
Family Foundations International
Author of The Ancient Paths and The Power of a Parent's Blessing. Foreword author of About Face. Global ministry reaching families in over 40 nations.
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Pioneering voice on church multiplication, glocal mission, and multi-faith engagement. A practitioner, not just a teacher — with influence across the US and the world.
One relationship. One room. One responsibility. Barnabas Co-Lab is that room — for 16 leaders who are ready.