Amazon to the Himalayas

In this episode Dr. Akin interviews Brooks Buser from Radius International. Brooks serves as the President of Radius International. Radius is a missions organization based in North America that is committed to effectively training missionaries before they deploy overseas. Brooks and his wife (Nina) served previously as missionaries in Papua New Guinea.

In this episode Dr. Akin Akin interviews Dr. David Garrison. David Garrison currently serves as the Executive Director for Global Gates. Garrison is a missionary veteran of 30 years, an author, and a well-known missions leader in North America and around the world. Garrison currently lives in Colorado.

In this episode Dr. Akin Akin interviews Persian Church leader Kambiz Sagheay. Kambiz currently serves as the Director for Persian Leadership Development at Southeastern Seminary where he helps train pastors in Farsi to in an effort to strengthen the theological and ecclesiological foundation of the Persian church. Kambiz is originally from Iran and has ministered in various locations across Centr...

In this episode Dr. Akin interviews Pastor Kenneth Mbugua from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya. Ken Mbugua serves as a Council member of the Gospel Coalition Africa and also as the Managing Director of Ekklesia Africa which promotes biblical resources for building healthy churches across the continent of Africa.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Dr. Paul Chitwood. Dr. Chitwood serves as President of the International Mission Board (IMB). Dr. Chitwood previously served as the Executive Director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) and also as a pastor in several local churches. He is a 2x graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and currently lives in Richmond, VA.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with scholar Dr. Ayman Ibrahim. Dr. Ibrahim serves as the Bill and Connie Jenkins Professor of Islamic Studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as the Director of the Jenkins Center for a Christian Understanding of Islam. Dr. Ibrahim was born and raised in Egypt and has completed 2 PhD degrees. He is an author and leading voice for a Chris...

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Jesse and Shanee. Jesse and Shanee help train and lead missionary teams across Asia. Jesse and Shanee live with their family in a large urban city in South Asia. They have lived and served in South Asia for over 15 years.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Mark. Mark leads several church planting teams across West Africa. He shares about the ways Christ is building his church in one of the more physically challenging places on the planet. Mark and his family have been living and serving in West Africa for over 15 years.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Jacob. Jacob serves as the IMB affinity leader for the European peoples. Jacob shares some of the challenges and exciting things that God is doing across Europe! Jacob and his family live and serve in the United Kingdom.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Radford who lives and serves in the Himalayas! Radford and his family live in South Asia. They work in one of the most remote places on the planet and love sharing good news with people in the mountains!

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Daniel who serves in the Amazon Jungle! Daniel lives and serves with his family in South America. Hear what God is doing is one of the vastest and most fascinating places on the planet.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Dr. Nik Ripken. Ripken is one of the world's leading voices on the persecuted church around the world. He shares about his experiences in Africa and the Middle East, his research and travel around the globe, and the nature of persecution of Christians in the world today.

In this episode Dr. Akin talks with Marwan Aboul-Zelof. Marwan is the planting pastor of City Bible Church in Beirut, Lebanon. The City Bible Church building was less than 600 meters away from the recent Beirut explosion. Pastor Marwan talks about his call to the Middle East, the bomb blast, and his prayer for the city of Beirut.

In this episode Dr. Akin has a conversation with John Musyimi. John serves as a pastor on staff at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya. John writes and contributes to TGC Africa and is the author of the recently released book "A Counterfeit Gospel."

From the Amazon to the Himalayas God is accomplishing his mission in the world. This podcast exists to share conversations with the global church and for the global church about the mission of God in the world. What is God doing around the world? Where is he working? How should we think about this? How do we get involved? How can we pray? Hear the voices of your brothers and sisters around the wor...