The Missions Table

Send us Fan Mail Pioneer missionary to Croatia and Slovenia, Brother Radovan Hajduk recounts his grim and stormy childhood and adolescence, as well as his stirring testimony of redemption.  Raised in a Communist culture devoid of God and in a home bereft of natural love and affection, life tossed Bro. Hajduk into one abusive relationship after another. Filled with rage and drifting without purpose...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Jerry Dean of The Pentecostals of Bossier City instructs us how to develop a global impact in our local churches. With nearly 50 years of ministry, Bro. Dean walks us step-by-step through faith-based principles with the power to transform any local assembly into a 1st class missions-giving church. Bro. Dean claims the first step is to turn Jesus’ mandate in the Great Commis...

Send us Fan Mail Regional Director of the Europe and Middle East (EME) region, and former missionary to Holland, Bro. Mike Tuttle, reminds us that our job is to make people hungry for Christ, and ultimately, act as the bridge to Christ.  Bro. Tuttle calls for intentional and focused ministry to affect this hunger and shares battle-tested ministry strategies.  The EME region is collectively praying...

Send us Fan Mail Veteran missionary to Guatemala, Brad Thompson challenges us to move beyond “the missionary must win the whole nation by himself” mentality, into the realm of ministry multiplication through the power of transformative teaching. We are to duplicate ourselves in those we teach because that is what Jesus did.  Bro. Thompson candidly shares his frustrations and successes in the proce...

Send us Fan Mail International evangelist and veteran missionary of 21 years to German-speaking nations, Charles Robinette, details his first Holy Ghost crusade in Ethiopia and how it ignited a radically apostolic ministry and launched a global crusade ministry. In this episode, Bro. Robinette peels back the “mystique” behind crusade ministry. We tend to home in on two or three services in which t...

Send us Fan Mail A veteran missionary of 18 years explains one of the newest strategies of the UPCI for evangelizing unreached people groups in Access Challenged Nations (ACNs).  ACNs are characterized by two or more of the following criteria: Little or no known indigenous apostolic presence, challenging visa and immigration policies, or persecution.  The extensive ACN network combines a team of r...

Send us Fan Mail Raised from age eight as a missionary kid (MK) in South Korea, Bishop Bernard recalls what it was like to live under the constant specter of communist aggression and in a distinctly different (Eastern) culture. While the challenges to MKs are readily apparent, Bishop Bernard brings into sharp relief the seldom acknowledged advantages of being raised as an MK in a foreign culture....

Send us Fan Mail Dan MacLeod, Associate in Missions to Latvia, retraces his family’s journey from church planting in North America to global missions and how they navigated vulnerable periods of transition. Bro. MacLeod shares hard-earned wisdom on dealing with and overcoming discouragement, ego, and even failure.  Prior to his service in global missions, Bro. MacLeod co-pastored a church plant in...

Send us Fan Mail From a miracle offering that helped send them get back on the field to raising $150,000 annually to support national missionaries, Aaron and Tiffany Anderson, missionaries to Brazil, remind us that launching out in faith takes many forms—including financial provision.   The Andersons also share their tried & tested advice for staying fresh during the fundraising process of dep...

Send us Fan Mail The wives of The Missions Table are back! Former missionary kids (MKs), Tanya Harrod and Keirsten Paul recount some of their most vivid childhood experiences with guest host Lalaina Tingley.  The ladies reflect on how their parents’ positive attitude in the face of droughts, civil wars, and months of travel made missionary life a joyful experience, not a drudgery. Interwoven in th...

Send us Fan Mail Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction … (James 1:17 ESV)    In this week’s podcast, veteran missionaries Ron and Terry Brian give powerful witness to the truth that one can be a missionary and still take care of those who are hurting. The Brian’s indefatigable efforts include Bible school, English classes...

Send us Fan Mail Missionary of 29 years to Bangladesh, Brother James Corbin discusses principles for long-term success on the mission field, ranging from confidence in our calling to consistency in language and cultural study. At the same time, Brother Corbin reminds us that God cannot demonstrate His miraculous power until we step out of our comfort zone in faith.  The consistent sowing of these...

Send us Fan Mail There are two sides to every story. The wives join The Missions Table to give the woman’s perspective of the missions experience.  The team of ladies recalls their thoughts, emotions, and reservations as God began to call their families to the mission field. Where will the kids go to school? Is there adequate healthcare? Am I spiritually prepared to be a missionary?  Packed with i...

Send us Fan Mail “How do you keep your family close to God on the mission field?” “How do I plan for my future financially as a missionary?” Veteran missionary to Bolivia and Spain Howard Smith joins The Missions Table. Brother Smith shares lessons from 32 years of experience about some of the things he wishes he would have known as a new missionary. He addresses everything from changing fields of...

Send us Fan Mail When God called Elisha, he burnt his plow and sacrificed his oxen. Elisha went “all in” with God and his mentor, Elijah. But is it really that easy to leave the career, the mortgage, and the car payments behind to pursue missions?  In this week’s podcast, The Missions Table team explores this question. Brother Ryan Paul and Brother Sam Zenobia share their experiences in leaving su...

Send us Fan Mail Missionary Troy Wickett from Fiji and the Solomon Islands explains how his “doorway policy” with God helped him and his family transition from the pastorate of an established North American church to a 3rd world missions field. Brother Wickett also takes us step-by-step on how a missionary can plug into a nationalized work to help that work.  He shares how the Lord has blessed the...

Send us Fan Mail Not everyone who is called to missions receives a supernatural vision or hears an audible voice from God. So how do we discern whether the call to missions is from God and authentic?  The Missions Table (TMT) Team shares the unique ways in which the call to missions came to them, and how they became convinced of its authenticity and followed it. While each person’s call and journe...

Send us Fan Mail Veteran missionary of 41 years to Pakistan and now the Asia-Pacific region Allan Shalm joins The Missions Table. Brother Shalm recounts the first-ever evangelistic crusade in Pakistan and stresses the importance of hearing and acting God’s voice to the success of that crusade.  You can read more about the life and ministry of the Shalm family in the book by Georgene Shalm, Allan w...

Send us Fan Mail Meet your hosts at The Missions Table (TMT): Missionary Nathan Harrod, Associate Missionaries Ryan Paul and Josh Tingley, and Associate in Missions Sam Zenobia!  Discover what ministry opportunities and roles exist for “entry-level” missionaries in a European revival work like Spain. Far from picking up the supervising missionary’s laundry, this team of new missionaries forms an i...

Send us Fan Mail What is The Missions Table all about? Here is a quick intro from your host, Nathan Harrod, expressing the vision behind The Missions Table.