Global Missions Podcast

Rob “Mags” Magwood gives us a tour behind the scenes of the Global Missions Podcast. Mags chats with guest host Amy Walters about why the podcast was created, how it is produced, and what’s in store for Season 4. [et_social_share]

Ken Hall has incredible expertise in helping churches and Christian charities in risk management and insurance protection. In this episode Ken outlines some common risks involved in short-term missions and shares 5 best practices that can help churches, mission agencies, and teams manage risk. [et_social_share]

Ed Vencio tells how the GOJOURNAL can enhance the discipleship experience of those participating in a short-term mission. Ed emphasizes the importance of reflection and mentoring before, during, and after a short-term mission. [et_social_share]

Barry Slauenwhite of Compassion Canada describes how a holistic approach to fighting poverty involves both the Good News and good works. [et_social_share]

Ken Guenther helps mission workers and churches develop a God-honoring understanding of what it means for a mission worker to be successful. Ken describes his own struggle to evaluate his success as a missionary and how it led him to study scripture. Drawing from 2 Corinthians, Ken outlines three markers of success. [et_social_share]

Richard Nakamura recounts his experience growing up in a Buddhist home and how he came to faith to Christ. Richard gives an overview of the teachings of Buddhism and offers advice to Christ-followers who want to reach out to their Buddhist friends and neighbors. [et_social_share]

Michael Pawelke takes us to the Old Testament and shares 3 timeless missions principles from the book of Daniel. Michael highlights the testimony of Old Testament people in a foreign context who emerged as leaders with incredible influence. [et_social_share]

Simon Marrable describes how vision trips can lead to incredible long-term relationships and partnerships. He encourages church leaders to consider whether a vision trip may be right for their church. [et_social_share]

Sherri Dodd is a Professional Certified Coach who is passionate about helping cross-cultural workers thrive. In this episode Sherri helps us understand how life coaching can help mission workers achieve their goals and be effective in ministry. [et_social_share]

Anna recounts how her choice to serve in missions impacted her relationship with her parents. She tells how prayer, waiting on God, and trusting in Him helped her honor her parents and follow God’s call. Anna offers advice and encouragement to young people who may be in a similar situation. [et_social_share]

Don Johnson concludes our mini-series by sharing why training and follow-through are crucial to the success of a short-term mission. He describes what appropriate training and thorough follow-through looks like, and how it impacts the well-being of all short-term mission participants. [et_social_share]

Tory Ruark unpacks how comprehensive administration and qualified leadership are of high importance in a short-term mission initiative. This episode is filled with practical ideas and resources to help you with logistics, risk management, communications, and developing leaders for your short-term mission. [et_social_share]

Randy Schmor outlines what it means for a short-term mission to be "mutually designed". In the context of long-term relationship, an excellent short-term mission collaboratively plans each specific outreach for the benefit of all participants. [et_social_share]

Brian Heerwagen begins our mini-series about short-term missions by describing how an excellent short-term mission is God-centered, and how trust and communication can lead to empowering parterships. Drawing from his many years of experience, Brian recounts inspiring examples of short-term missions done with excellence. [et_social_share]

Mark Buchanan discusses Sabbath as a day and an attitude and why it is more important than we often make it. He delves into how Sabbath is key in missions and how we can give our missionaries permission to rest. [et_social_share]

Pat Bhatti gives us an introduction to the teachings and practices of Sikhism, and offers advice to Christ-followers who want to reach out to their Sikh friends and neighbors. [et_social_share]

Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison help us re-discover what a missionary is. Pointing towards scripture, they challenge Christ-followers to develop a biblical understanding of missions. [et_social_share]

Ted Esler of Missio Nexus gives us an overview of how the North American church is participating in missions. He highlights 3 major trends and gives advice to Christ-followers about how to respond. [et_social_share]

Molly Wall of Operation World suggests some practical ways that Christ-followers can pray for the nations. She offers creative ideas for individuals, families, and churches to integrate prayer for the world into established routines. [et_social_share]

Paul Seger shares some practical ideas about how local churches can identify and prepare new mission workers. Paul talks about how churches can build "farm teams", and help potential mission workers develop the knowledge, character, and ministry skills needed in cross-cultural missions. [et_social_share]

Eldon Porter describes how globalization and the growth of the Majority World church has brought about a new paradigm in global missions. Eldon helps us understand how God is raising up global networks, and shares a great online resource to help churches connect with these networks. [et_social_share]

Rick Hiemstra highlights the results of a recent study about how evangelicals engage with "mission" or "missions". Analyzing what pastors and church-goers had to say, Rick summarizes some of the trends revealed in the study, and suggests some ways that Christ-followers can respond. [et_social_share]

Jayson Georges shares with us from his experience of working in shame honor cultures and gives us insights and practical advice for how we can engage with our friends and neighbors from shame honor cultures and effectively share our faith and disciple them. [et_social_share]

Paul Watson joins us to talk about his book Contagious Disciple Making and helps us understand how our approaches to evangelism can be raising barriers and how we can adapt to become more effective in making disciples as we seek to engage in the Great Commission. [et_social_share]

Steve Beirn shares with us how and why churches should be active participants in identifying and preparing potential missionaries in our congregations and gives us tips on how we can better support both our missionaries and their work overseas. [et_social_share]