The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count

One of the primary regrets the aged have is that they didn't express their feelings.  Don't let that happen to you.  Those who have made a difference in this life spoke up and spoke out.  Find out how in this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast.  You can find Rob's book on Amazon.  Go to Amazon and type Rob Skinner in the search bar an you'll find Rob's two books.  Here's the link:  https://www.ama...

Alcides Morais was the sixteenth person to be baptized in the 1987 church planting to Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Leslie moved to Brazil on the mission team from New York City.  They have served in the paid and unpaid ministry in Brazil, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.  They now are bi-vocational ministers in Goiania, Brazil, near Brasilia.  After ten years of living in Seattle, Washington, they felt called...

Frank and Erica Kim gathered a team of disciples and flew to Tokyo, Japan in the late eighties.  In a country where less than one percent of the population is Christian of any denomination, they built a church of 1,000 disciples in ten years.  This podcast discusses how they did it.

Dave & Megan Bliley have been married for 12 years and have 3 children: Leelice, Sophie, and Luke. They trained in the ministry in Hampton Roads, Virginia before moving to New Zealand in 2013 to lead the church in Auckland. The church in Auckland has tripled in size over the past 7 years and looking forward to planting another church in New Zealand next year. 

Randy McKean was baptized into Christ in 1973 as a student at the University of Florida. He graduated with high honors with a degree in English, Religion and Education. He served in the full- time ministry for 40 years in such diverse locations as Columbia, South Carolina; Tokyo, Japan; Munich, Germany; Paris, France and Boston, Massachusetts. While leading in Boston from 1990 to 2003, he simultan...

This is chapter 10 or Rob's recent book, Courage:  How to Make this LIfe Count.  

Hung and Hong were popular actors on television and in the theater when they were met by disciples.  They both became Christians and then in less than six years, they became the leaders of the church in Vietnam.  Since then they have helped the church multiply from one location in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, to a total of four different cities all over Vietnam.  They share the challenges, m...

Sam and Geri Laing were converted in the Crossroads Church of Christ while attending the University of Florida at Gainesville.  They went into the professional ministry and then became authors, speakers and spiritual consultants.  They have written a number of books, including:   "How to Raise Awesome Kids in Troubled Times and "Warrior."  Sam and Geri have four adult children who are walking with...

Bong and his wife Tess lead four hundred disciples in Cavites, a large province adjacent to Metro Manila Philippines.  Bong was converted while a college basketball player in the mid-90's.  He went into the ministry, married Tess and went on a mission team.  He went through a period of intense struggle and could have simply quit and went to live with his family who are living in the United States....

Roger and Marcia Lamb grew up in the Church of Christ and have served in the ministry since the 1960's.  Roger has spent his career bringing people together through Discipleship Magazine, KNN and Disciples Today.  Marcia wrote the book "This Doesn't Feel Like Love" about her son's experience contracting Leukemia.  She also has won numerous awards as a playwright.  Along with a life of spiritual fr...

Nick Shoff watched a TV commercial about another thirteen-year-old in Africa who supported and parented his impoverished brothers and sisters.  Nick got off his couch that day and hasn't stopped giving since.  He organized a basketball fundraiser, JamQuest, that raised $2,700.  Twelve years later, he is still giving and has helped over 60 African kids to achieve a high school diploma.  Not only ha...

Colonel Sanders, Sam Walton and Moses all have this in common; they were late starters.  If you have ever felt like your glory days were in the past, this episode will encourage you to look forward to the best part of your life so far.  

Wayne Kishbaugh became a Christian in 1994 and six months later received orders from the Air Force to move to Misawa, Japan.  With only his Bible and a determination to stay connected to God and disciples back home, Wayne built a church of nearly thirty people.  When he returned to the US, Wayne left behind a thriving congregation that had its own building, gave generously to the poor and had conv...

How do you keep your head in all situations (2 Timothy 4:5).  This program will give you tools to keep your cool and grow during turbulent times.  You will learn how to have: A Learning Mind A Focused Mind A Loving Mind An Expansive Mind A Spiritual Mind If you can keep your head in the middle of crisis, this could be the greatest time of growth in your personal life and your leadership.  Find out...

Angel Martinez never wanted to go to the Dominican Republic.  He went to the mission planning meeting only because of the food.  When asked by his minister to pray about going to the Dominican Republic, he couldn't sleep for three days.  He wasn't in the ministry and he'd never led a church.  Nevertheless, ten days after being asked to go on staff with the church, he boarded a plane with 17 others...

How do you live out the mission and purpose Jesus called you to when you are too busy, too tired or feel too old?  This chapter offers inspiration and ideas to help you save more people and serve more people than at any point in your life up until now.  Even if you feel like your "glory days" are in the past, you can live a life that is constantly bearing fruit in souls saved and good deeds. You c...