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Steve Shadrach with the Center for Mission Mobilization joins us to talk about the benefits and challenges of mobilizing other nations to fulfill the Great Commission. Resources: Find out more about CMM's Mobilization Index at https://mobindex.mobilization.org/ Weavefamily.org

What's it like to leave the field and become a missions mobilizer in a church?  How do you grow your missions role when you are the first missions pastor?  Listen in as we have a great visit with one of Brad's early mentors on the field.

Listen in with one of our top stateside partners on her view of missions mobilization from the Campus.  Is it easier or harder these days?  Where is she finding challenges and where is she finding joy? 

Brad and James go through their top 5 barriers to missions mobilization in America.  Then to make sure you don't end on a down note, they go through their Top 5 opportunities as well.  

Beginning our new mini-series on Mission Mobilization.  Is interest in missions growing or shrinking in the American church?  What can we do as Christians?

Have you ever had one of those conversations with someone where they think they are a Christian, but you can tell from their life they don't know what it means to follow Christ?  Listen in as we talk with Jay about how he deals with those conversations overseas and on his campus.  Also, you'll hear about his overseas experience and what his first O-week was like as a Volunteer.

Listen in as we talk with a couple about how God has used O-week in their lives, both as a student & as volunteers. 

Ending our series on working with Muslims, we discuss the cost of following Jesus and share a true story of a Muslim Background Believer (MBB) who is currently in prison for his faith. Brad also mentions a talk that was very influential for him by John Piper called, "Doing Missions When Dying is Gain." https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/doing-missions-when-dying-is-gain#full-audio

God is using dreams and visions to reach Muslims.  How do we work alongside God in an area of His work most of us are not familiar with?

We continue our interview with Zach talking about what Muslims believe.  In this episode we are going to talk about Ramadan, Sin, what they believe about Jesus, and sharing with Muslims.

We have a special guest in this episode who spent 12 years overseas working with Muslims. We'll be talking about the history of Islam, the Haj, and the rest of the 5 Pillars of Islam.

Is there a best approach to ministry with Muslims? Today we give you a framework to consider as you approach cross-cultural ministry as well as some specific examples.      Music: Al Andalus by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-...

Some things divide us, and some bring us together. Stereotypes divide and friendships bring together. It's hard to share your faith with someone you only know through stereotypes. It's hard to receive truth when you can't see past the narrative you've heard.       Music: Al Andalus by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License...

We continue to discuss the issues around contextualization.  In this episode we dive into more of the specifics.     Music: Al Andalus by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Contextualization is a thorny issue.  Is it good? Is it bad? What exactly is it, and why does it matter? This episode begins our at least 7 part mini-series on working with Muslims.      Music: Al Andalus by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music promoted by https://www.ch...

Wrapping up our interview with Brad and Marci.  Hearing the story of their work overseas and then the call to leave their work there and take up a new work here. 

Continuing our interview with Brad and Marci we'll hear a funny language/cultural story followed by some time talking about being a parent overseas and God's grace covering hard times. 

Today the host becomes the guest. This episode is part 1 of an interview with Brad and Marci exploring Brad's salvation as a college student, their respective journeys to the field, and how God brought their lives together to serve him as family overseas. 

Interview with Overseas Partner!  Hear about how God removed them from a fertile field and placed them in a new field full of rocks.  You'll hear about their struggles, but you'll also hear how God has brought them to the place where they are beginning to dream again. When we asked him what he would say to potential missionaries he said, "Be prepared to suffer and for it to take a lot longer than...

Interview with one of our Overseas Partners (OSP) who works with one of the least accessible people groups currently.  She shares about the joys and struggles of putting down roots in a new location while continuing to pursue God's call to reach the nations.

Here's our 38th episode of the One Link Podcast! Gaining hope from Romans 15.

Here we are with some thoughts on how to live missionally as you wait.

We continue our discussion of long-term overseas work in this 36th episode of the One Link podcast.

Join us for the 35th episode of the One Link Podcast as we discuss some questions that come up when considering long-term overseas work.

Here's our friend Zach sharing about servant leadership.