Mission-Minded Families with Ann Dunagan

As a family, what priorities are most important? What does the phrase, "Great Commission" actually mean, and what are some resources at Mission-Minded Families for helping Christian parents to focus on this?  Ann Dunagan answers this in a quick Q & A.  Happy Habits for Moms, with Mission-Minded Life-Planning  Thoughts about Goal-setting and Experiments. What is the Great Commission At Mission-Mind...

This episode focuses on seeking God (as we look back and look forward) for His plans and purposes for the new year, with a focus on prayer from a mission-minded perspective.     Join Ann Dunagan for a Life-Planning series (with a FREE Prayer and Life-Planning Guide) as a simple tool to help you as you seek God for this New Year.   Focus your life for God's Purposes! At Mission-Minded Families, we...

This episode focusses on compassion for the poor and the orphans, with personal examples of how God began to stir these needs in my heart in a very personal way.  As Christian women, how can we stop, take time to "see" specific needs, and allow God to stir our hearts with His compassion. Let's take ACTION and seek God for how we can help.  This was recorded LIVE from Uganda, East Africa, at an out...

Today, we're learning about one of my favorite missionary heroes: Corrie ten Boom, who is known for her courage, forgivenss, and sharing God's love, through The Hiding Place . She and her family rescued Jewish people during World War II in the Netherlands, despite tremendous danger). Highlights from the Corrie ten Boom story Quotes by Corrie ten Boom Prayer for the Jewish people and Israel (from W...

This episode focusses on The Good Samaritan and the biblical example from Acts 3, about Peter and John going to the temple and the lame man begging for help. How can we stop, take time to "see" specific needs, and allow God to stir our hearts with His compassion. Let's take ACTION and seek God for how we can help. We also discuss the difference between manipulation from others (using guilt or sham...

This episode was recorded LIVE from Uganda, East Africa, at an outdoor village conference for national pastors and evangelists (with a translator interpreting). The theme is compassion for orphans, the poor, the lost and for unreached people.  May God give us courage, creativity, and compassion for the needs of the world.  James 1:27 — Pure religion includes caring for the orphans and widows. Comp...

Today's episode focuses on the JOY of Patience, from James 5. James 5:7–11 tells us,   "Be patient… the farmer waits…  You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand   … the Lord is compassionate and merciful." We need to Trust in GOD's perspective, and Seek first GOD's kingdom.   Patience of a farmer. Patience of Job in the Bible. Patience when it's tough. Patie...

In our Kid's Missionary Class, we're learning about David Livingstone, Missionary and Explorer to Africa. For all the links and learning ideas, including the FREE 10-page Mission Pack for David Livingstone, please see our class website:  http://missionmindedfamilies.org/livingstone   Referred to in the episode: Recommended Missionary Biography book:  David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer (Christ...

Today, in our Bible study in James 4, we're focusing on the JOY of godly sorrow. Sometimes, we need to allow God to show us hidden areas of sin or strongholds or selfishness that are keeping us from the closeness with the Lord that He desires.  Our HAPPY HABITS focus on the JOY of abiding close to Jesus. We can't stop our sin on our own, but we don't have to; God wants us to draw near to Him and H...

In this episode, we're introducing our first "Kid's Missionary Class." We're learning about Gladys Aylward (1902-1970), a courageous woman who served in China as a missionary, sharing the Good News of Jesus. Gladys Aylward was determined, even when facing discouragement and danger.  Here are the links mentioned:  Gladys Aylward Kid's Missionary Pack --  10 pages, with checklis https://s3.amazonaws...

Today, in our Bible study in James Chapter 3, our focus is the importance of taming our tongue (by God's grace). Our words are important, as words can reveal what is in our heart, and by submitting our tongue to Jesus, our words can shape our lives, our families, and also our ministries.     At Mission-Minded Families, we focus on Biblical truth, Happy Habits, and Gospel Impact.   What are object...

Today's focus is the JOY of Generosity, especially helping the poor, continuing our Bible study through James, in chapter 2. At Mission-Minded Families, we focus on Biblical truth, Happy Habits, and Gospel Impact. What does it mean to show "partiality" (giving preference or honor based on wealth or social standing, including how today's "Social Justice" can relate). What does it mean to love our n...

At Mission-Minded Families, we focus on Biblical Truth, Happy Habits, and Gospel Impact. This week, we're beginning a Bible study through the book of James (starting today in James, Chapter 1), highlighting verses about, "Count it all joy," seeking God's wisdom, and caring for orphans. We look at several missionary heroes: Amy Carmichael, George Muller, Hudson Taylor, plus a mostly unknown mission...

In today's episode, Ann Dunagan introduces two new mentoring tools, for personal and group discipleship and mobilization with Mission-Minded Women: First is My Mission-Minded Happy Planner, a fun whimsically illustrated life-planning guide and prayer journal, designed to help Christian women and teenage girls to live every day for the glory of God, in every area of ife, spirit, soul, and body. The...

This week's Quick Questions focus on highlighting famous missionary heroes from history, with quotes and inspiring mission excerpts. Today's focus is Mary Slessor (1848-1915), an adventurous missionary to Africa with a great heart for unreached people. .

With encouragement and Biblical help, Ann Dunagan shares in this Quick Question about the importance of forgiveness.

At Mission-Minded Families , we have books (for parents and children), podcasts, online training courses, live events, and more, for helping your family for God's Great Commission. What does the phrase, "Great Commission" actually mean, and what are some resources at Mission-Minded Families for helping Christian parents to focus on it? Ann Dunagan answers this in a quick Q & A.

In this mini-episode, Ann shares about ROCK SOLID, an online discipleship training course, especially for families (or small groups and churches) with youth or older children. The training includes 12 weeks of some Big-Basics in Christianity, with PDF worksheets and optional videos. All are completely free and available at http://missionmindedfamilies.org/rock-solid . 

This week's Quick Questions focus on highlighting famous missionary heroes from history, with quotes and inspiring mission excerpts. Today's focus is Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India (1867-1951) who rescued girls trapped in Hindu temple prostitution. She started an orphanage and was a Christian mission writer.

This week's Quick Questions focus on highlighting famous missionary heroes from history, with quotes and inspiring mission excerpts. Today's focus is Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) a missionary to Ecuador and a Christian author. At Daring Daughters, we feature an article about her life with 88 Inspiring Quotes by Elisabeth Elliot (to commemorate her 88 years) -- http://daringdaughters.org/elisabeth-...

In this episode, we're completing our study through the book of Titus, today in Titus 3:8-15. The focus is how to MAINTAIN good works. How do we keep doing what God has called for us to do? How do we even go beyond the maintenance-mode of cultural Christianity and truly ENJOY loving and serving the Lord? Two key verses are 3:8, "be careful to maintain good works" and 3:14, "and learn to maintain g...

This 2 1/2 minute "Pure Words to Ponder" is Titus Chapter 3, verses 1-15 (NKJV), with no commentary, read by Ann Dunagan. This audio can be helpful for studying these verses, thinking about this scripture in context, or memorizing.

As we continue our verse-by-verse Bible study, today in Titus 3:1-7, our focus is being prepared for every good work, by putting our hope in God's grace and the blood of Jesus Christ. This edition includes an introduction to The Scarlet Cord, Nothing but the Blood of Jesus (a concise call to world missions, by Jon & Ann Dunagan, available as a FREE eBook download -- http://missionmindedfamilies.or...

In this episode, our focus is a mission-minded Bible study in the second-half of Titus Chapter 2, (verses 9-15). Highlights include a few quotes from Elisabeth Elliot, plus a Bible study focus on "exhorting" moms, God's grace and salvation through Jesus, keeping a focus on eternity, and being ZEALOUS for good works. Following our verse-by-verse study, Ann Dunagan also addresses several practical q...

In this second episode in the series, Ann Dunagan goes verse by verse through the second half of Titus 1. The focus is not only KNOWING GOD, but obeying Him, being submitted to God, keeping our hearts pure and doing the good works (by Grace) that God has called for us to do.  The podcast also focuses on finding your "PASSION" for God's purposes, looking through an acronym, P.A.S.S.I.O.N. along wit...