The SEND938 Missions Podcast

Dr. Tim and Angela Little join host Steve Anderson for a candid conversation about the Song of Songs, wisdom literature, and love & intimacy, born out of their new book: Song of Songs for Singles (and married people too). This is a wonderful reminder of God's design for intimacy and love presented through the lens of appreciating Song of Songs as primarily being written for young unmarrie...

Dr. Dennis Wilkening (FBBC, Ankeny) joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about their shared experiences in seeing renewal in the rural church in America. You will be blessed, encouraged, and challenged as a result of this episode. Registration for the BMM Revitalization Seminar. June 4-6, 2024 at the BMM Global Ministry Center in Cleveland Ohio. Register here: https://bit.ly/reviveyourchur...

BMM Missionary Maxime Pierre-Pierre joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about the nature of doing ministry in dangerous places, the spiritual and tangible needs of the Haitian people, and the challenges of faithfulness when life and ministry are disrupted by outside influences. 

BMM director for church planting and development, Dr. Jason Ormiston and his wife heather, join host Steve Anderson for a candid conversation about their experiences in ministry in North Minneapolis. You will be encouraged and challenged as you hear from them about what God is at work doing in Minneapolis. Registration for the BMM Revitalization Seminar. June 4-6, 2024 at the BMM Global Ministry C...

Dr. Doug Brown, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary, joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about the rise in postmillennial beliefs over the last 30 years and the significant impact this eschatology has on missions and Great Commission ministry. 

Michael Carlyle joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the pursuit of multiculturalism in both the secular and church environments, exploring the virtue and goal of bringing members of every nation, tribe, people and tongue into subjection to Christ where culture is conformed to the things of Christ. Registration for the BMM Revitalization Seminar. June 4-6, 2024 at the BMM Global Mini...

Dr. Kevin Bauder, research professor at Central Baptist Theological Seminary and co-author of One in Hope and Doctrine (a history of early fundamentalism) joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the nature and history of fundamentalism and what future, if any, this movement has. You will be encouraged by the historic look forward at those who have upheld the fundamentals of the faith. 

Michael Carlyle, Bibles International Scripture Engagement director and former church planter in Cambodia, joins host Steve Anderson for a candid and thought-provoking conversation about the serious matter of gospel clarity and it's absence in much of what is called "gospel ministry" today. Registration for the BMM Revitalization Seminar. June 4-6, 2024 at the BMM Global Ministry Ce...

Dr. Gary Anderson, president emeritus of BMM, joins us again today for a Moment in History with BMM. He reminds us of the exemplary faith and character of those who are amongst the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before today's mission family in past generations of missionary service. Registration for the BMM Revitalization Seminar. June 4-6, 2024 at the BMM Global Ministry Center in C...

Travis Gravley, administrator for enlistment and church relations joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about the new and exciting opportunities to serve with BMM under the new Global Fit service avenue. With flexibility in the length of service, level of involvement, location, and funding, Global Fit is the compliment to our Global Core of ministries designed to sustain ministry for the next...

In this episode host Steve Anderson presents the account of BMM's first and only martyr, Irene Ferrel, and the events that became known as Black Friday in the Congo. It is a story of God's grace, comfort, and provision in the midst of the horrors of rebel activity that precipitated an attempted communist takeover of the recently independent Republic of the Congo. 

This episode originally aired in early 2022: Dr. Jim Tillotson, president of Faith Baptist Bible College, joins us today for a discussion about the state of the church in North America and a critical effort being undertaken to revitalize churches in America. With 70-80% of churches plateaued or dying we must understand 70-80 out of 100 young men preparing for ministry are going to enter a church i...

As the new year rolls around host Steve Anderson draws our attention to Psalm 96 as a means of motivating us towards "proclaim[ing] the Good News of His salvation from day to day, and his glory among the nations." (96:2) 

Dave Ferguson, V.P. for Missionary Services, joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about the Core Values of Baptist Mid-Missions and their implications on the life of the organization and the ministries of our mission family. 

Dr. Jason Ormiston joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation through their individual ministry experiences in rural and urban ministry regarding the challenges, opportunities, and advantages of each.  www.bmm.org https://forms.gle/dA57NwfC5CjsiBWk6

This week's episode is a guarded conversation with a man we refer to only as Tyndale (a pseudonym), a refugee from the violence that erupted in Manipur, NE India, in early 2023. Tyndale tells the story of the church in exile and under persecution from his own experiences that caused him and his family to flee for the sake of their own lives. He also shares with us how the gospel has brought p...

Dr. Dean Taylor, professor of pastoral studies at Faith Baptist Bible College, joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the purpose and priority of preaching Christ and discusses the effects of a generation of preachers being challenged to understand fidelity to the text necessitating avoiding Christ when He is not specifically named or eluded to in the text they're expositing.  www...

Pastor Dave Heistercamp of Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, IA, joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about the nature of church planting networks. Dave pastors one of 8 churches in the Engage Network and has been part of this movement of church planting in central Iowa since its birth. He shares stories of God's grace, the DNA of the network, and the benefits of endeavoring together to a...

Dr. Patrick Odle, BMM president, joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about missionary commissioning, who the commissioning agent really is, and the benefits of missionary relationships with their commissioning church. 

Vice President for Missionary Services, Dave Ferguson, joins host Steve Anderson for the first of a 4 part series that will publish over the next few months covering the CORE VALUES of Baptist Mid-Missions. This week we discuss Biblical Authority and Global Outreach. 

Pastor Michael Miller, Foundation Baptist Church, Calgary, Alberta Canada, joins host Steve Anderson for a candid introduction to Christian Nationalism, it's rise in prominence amongst evangelicals, it's theological roots, and it's impact on Great Commission ministry.  send938@bmm.org www.bmm.org

President Emeritus, Dr. Gary Anderson joins us again for a BMM Moment in History. Dr. Anderson shares some of the missions early days of resilience in the face of denominational struggles, world wars, pandemics, and financial crisis; all the while without a full-time president to lead the organization. He also shares some of his own personal struggle with ministerial burnout and the grace of God e...

This previously published episode of the SEND938 podcast is a discussion with author and speaker Tim Challies about his book, Seasons of Sorrow. Whether this is your first time listening to this episode or the second, we're sure you will be blessed by listening today.  www.bmm.org SEND938@bmm.org

Rob and Penny Whitty were in the middle of a career, middle of rearing their children, and the middle of their local church ministry when God called them to surrender to missions. You will be blessed to hear their testimony of surrender when the details and specifics of their ministry would entail. They could have never imagined how God would use them to educate and disciple hundreds of children a...

RPI Director Martin Euku joins host Steve Anderson and Steve Gault from Jinja, Uganda to discuss the ministry of the Rural Pastors Institute. In an environment in rural Uganda that is ripe with all the ills of the pentecostal influence and prosperity gospel teaching, the RPI seeks to train men in ministry as a means of correcting and instructing in the truth of God's Word. These are men who h...