Language 180

Doug Derbyshire shares how he and his wife Cheryl help learners reach gospel fluency in Thai with amazing results. Listen as Doug talks about what is truly important. (Here's the teaser: it's not language proficiency!)

Can you learn two languages at the same time? This couple did! In this interview they share about their experience: the uphill challenges, the choices they made, the motivation they prayed for, and the vision that kept them faithfully moving forward toward the fruitful ministry they now get to live out in both languages.

Jenn shares how we can get into great gospel conversations using a little wordless story she sketched. Here’s the video version of this episode: https://www.language180.com/post/use-of-color-in-the-wordless-tract You can also share thus animated version of the tract with your friends..

James and I discuss several themes from 1000 Cups of Tea Field Guide with a language coach from Europe, including the motivational ideas of: vision, perspective, call, and overcoming discouragement.

James and I discuss several themes from 1000 Cups of Tea Field Guide with a language coach from East Asia, including: life-long learning, taking responsibility, telling simple familiar gospel stories, and vision.

James and I discuss several themes from 1000 Cups of Tea with a veteran language coach, including: glittering our language (and our lives) with the gospel (from my first book) and telling simple familiar gospel stories. We also talk about practicing Lonna Dickerson's principle of WYDIWYG (What you do is what you get!).

James and I discuss several themes from 1000 Cups of Tea Field Guide with a language coach from Southeast Asia, including: our call, Biblical fluency, taking responsibility, and a lifelong learners posture.

James and I discuss several themes from the 1000 Cups of Tea Field Guide with a language coach from Central Asia, including: motivation, vision, perspective, language intelligence, being a lifelong learner, and taking responsibility.

April talks about "why" we learn language, the joy of learning, and the ultimate joy of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers as we learn.

One couple describes what it's like to learn and use two languages for life and ministry.

Jenn talks about loving God and living in the overflow of abiding in Christ as he leads her into cross-cultural ministry opportunities with those around her.

Marcos and Mary talk about their ministry to orphans and students in a Central Asian city.

What makes a successful language learner? Is it brains? Social or cultural awareness? Memorability? Discipline? It's all of that, in part. But it's way more than that. In the end, aptitude is overtaken by something far more significant: our attitude. I call it, “We get to do this!”

What is Language 180 anyway? This episode introduces and explores the meaning behind the term.