Missioning

This is the first sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series. Here, he explores the contest of the Spirit and the flesh that Paul highlights in Galations 5, the way God's Spirit cultivates fruit in us and our need for community as we walk with Jesus.  Key passage: Galatians 5:16–17, 22–26 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/928956838 Watch without opening scripture:...

This is the second sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series. In this message, Scott explores how Jesus embeds relationship into ministry, and how we can follow His example of relational proximity, partnership and potential. Key passage: Matthew 4:18–22 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/928984804 Watch without opening scripture: https://vimeo.com/928989901/f0d372cf5f E...

Here is a short Christmas message from our Executive Director, Scott Pilgrim. In our broken, hurting and chaotic world. In the midst of our lives – the mountain-top, the messy and the mundane. In a world where we see so much darkness, the beautiful season of Advent reminds us that love, hope and peace are coming anew! May you and your family have a wonderful, joyous Christmas season. Thank you for...

Here is an audio version of issue 41 of our Resonate magazine. It's the same content as the magazine, just another way to engage with it! Edition 41:  Indochina: Stories and ministry update Alongsiders: Examples of what this means for people in different contexts Power:  Exploring Jesus' counter cultural example Thailand: An afternoon with the local faith community Read or subscribe to R...

For this special episode of Missioning, our Exectutive Director Scott Pilgrim has the privilege of interviewing Rev Canon Glenn Loughrey. Glenn is a Wiradjuri man, an Anglican priest, an artist and an author. In his conversation with Scott, Glenn shares about growing up, his journey of faith, the discovery of his Aboriginality and why he supports an Indigenous Voice to parliament.   Watch the full...

We talk a lot about partnership at Baptist Mission Australia, but what does it really mean? What makes a healthy ministry partnership? Why is working together sometimes so hard? And is true, equal partnership across cultures even possible? In this episode, Nathan, Suzanne and Marbz explore these questions and more. Suzanne is preparing to head to the Silk Road Area, joining our intercultural team....

Petra and Steve serve in very different contexts, but they both live out of the conviction that being an alongsider means being someone who shares God's love in relevant, active and genuine ways. Petra serves with our team in the Silk Road Area and is using her Occupational Therapy skills to invest in the lives and development of children with disabilities. In a community where guilt, shame a...

There are many different understandings of the phrase 'person of peace', and Nathan, Kath and Cam dive into all of them in this podcast episode! Cam and Kath are dynamic storytellers, deep thinkers and all around wonderful people who are faithfully - and courageously - living out God's call to share His love. Don't miss their rich and joyful conversation with Nathan Reid. Kath...

Welcome to the first episode of the Alongsiders podcast series for May Mission Month 2023! Our host is Nathan Reid, one of our Mission Coaches. Our guests are Daz and Bee, two of our intercultural team members serving in South East Asia. And our theme is 'People of Prayer'. In this conversation, Bee and Daz share about their experience of prayer, how this has evolved since moving to Sout...

What does it mean to be an alongsider? In this episode of  Missioning, intercultural team members Rours, Reaksmey and Paul explore this question. Paul shares from his experiences serving in Central Asia and Australia. And Reaksmey and Rours share stories from their years in Brisbane, where they are living as they prepare to join the Baptist Mission Australia team in Cambodia. It's a rich conv...

This is the fourth and final sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Scott preaches from Philippians about partnership in God's mission. We can only do it together!  Read prior to listening: Philippians 1:3-6 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/801090022 Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources : www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsiders Share your fe...

This is the third sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. God's love is holistic, active and personal. In this sermon, Scott explores how we can live as Alongsiders who love like this. Read prior to listening: John 5:1-15 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798663184 Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources : www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsiders...

This is the second sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Here, Scott draws from the story of Paul meeting Lydia to explore what it means to be a person who both brings peace and seeks people of peace. Read prior to listening: Acts 16 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798267141 Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources : www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alo...

This is the first sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Scott explores the vital link between mission and prayer, as well as our need to follow Jesus' example of retreating in prayer before going out. Read prior to listening: Mark 1:35-39 Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798247969 Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources : www.baptistmissionaustral...

Here is an audio version of issue 40 of our Resonate magazine. It's the same content as the magazine, just another way to engage with it! Edition 40:  Malawi: Stories and Ministry Update Spirit-led people : Reflections from our team Celebrating 40! Marking 40 Resonates over 16 years  Outback Australia: Team Spotlight Read or subscribe to Resonate: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Resonate Shar...

For the final episode of our Everywhere to Everywhere podcast series, we bring the conversation home and hear from Pastors Paul Rai and Dan Evenhuis from Citywide Baptist Church in Hobart. The church has a thriving Nepali congregation that is fully integrated into the heart and leadership of the church community. And with this intercultural emergence of the past 10 years, the church’s local and gl...

On a typical Sunday in Great Britain, there are about one million Anglicans who attend church, but in Nigeria, there are as many as seventeen million Anglicans attending church each week! Statistics like this help to put into perspective the reality that the western church is not the centre of Christianity and that mission is not from the west to rest, but in fact from everywhere to everywhere . A...

Baptist Mission Australia is enthusiastically embracing a future of mission where believers from everywhere are sent everywhere. But what does that mean? What are the unique, complex challenges that this model of mission brings up? And what the keys to thriving multicultural teams? The 'Everywhere to Everywhere' podcast series is all about exploring these questions and more. This global...

We're on a journey. In partnership with our global Baptist movement, Baptist Mission Australia is seeking to rethink the ‘from the west to the rest’ model of intercultural mission, and move to a ‘from everywhere to everywhere’ model.  And that's the focus of this 'Everywhere to Everywhere' podcast series. The future of global mission is polyvocal and polycentric. Polyvocal, mea...

Prefer to listen to Resonate magazine? For this episode of Missioning, we have recorded an audiobook style read through of the latest Resonate magazine, edition 39. It's the same content as the magazine, just another way to engage with it! Edition 39:  South East Asia: Stories and Ministry Update What's Next? Discernment Feature How Did I Get Here? Milestones from Ngoc in Indochina  Thai...

In this final episode of the Crossing the Street podcast series, Jodie welcomes guests Chris MacCartney and Vivian to explore the theme of 'Being the Good News Together'. Chris is a Mission Mobiliser at Baptist Mission Australia and Vivian is the Team Leader of our Outback Australia team. This conversation delves into what the good news is, how we can 'be' it and why God calls...

The Crossing the Street series continues with this episode with Max and Ezzie who have been serving with the Baptist Mission Australia team in South East Asia for 11 years. Together with Jodie, Max and Ezzie explore what modelling the heart of Jesus means and how they are living this out in South East Asia. They also draw lessons from Jesus' encounter with the widow whose son had died in Luke...

In this second episode of our Crossing the Street series, Jodie speaks with Bek who serves in Mozambique with her husband Scott and their five children. Through stories and insightful personal reflections, Jodie and Bek explore what it means to meet people where they are. Their conversation covers the importance of presence, authenticity and attentiveness to the Spirit. They also dig into what we...

We launch our Crossing the Street podcast series with this rich conversation between host Jodie MacCartney and guests Caz and Andrew Palmer. Caz joins the conversation from her home in South East Asia where she has been passionately serving for many years. And, up until very recently, Andrew was her Baptist Mission Australia State Leader.    This episode explores what it means to be sent, whether...

Crossing the Street... Being the Good News Together This is the fourth and final sermon from Scott Pilgrim in the Crossing the Street series. Scott explores the story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-37 through the lens of partnership. We can only do it together! Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/692103024 Explore more Crossing the Street  resources: www.baptistmissionau...