The SEND938 Missions Podcast

In this week's Moment in History, President Emeritus Dr. Gary Anderson joins host Steve Anderson for a candid conversation about the nature of sacrifice, the view missionary minds hold regarding what is given up in order to serve, and what spending and being spent in the economy of eternity really brings forth. The fact is, in large part, what the world regards as sacrificial surrender on the...

Sam and Maria Conover have been been planting churches and training leaders for over 20 years as part of a ministry team in Honduras. Don't miss todays introduction to one of our ministry teams. Hear their heart, pray for them, and consider whether God may use you to fill the needs that exist in Honduras.  EMAIL: SEND938@bmm.org www.bmm.org

God has uniquely designed and gifted each believer for service. Finding ways to serve Him with those gifts is essential. Renate Reiner joins host Steve Anderson again for a discussion about the vital role and biblical example of women serving in ministry, and why this is critical to the health of the church and the modern missions movement.  EMAIL: Send938@bmm.org www.bmm.org 

Understanding the dynamics of the relationship between a sending church pastor and the missionary on the field is not a simple task. Pastor David Swope, Calvary Baptist Church, Mesa, AZ, joins host Steve Anderson today for a conversation about the role, function, and privilege of serving as the sending church pastor of a missionary. From discussion of philosophy of ministry to practical help for m...

In this last episode of 2022, we return for an encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes this year, an interview with the unparalleled, Ruth Kennedy. Ruth Kennedy committed her life in ministry to serving the underprivileged women and children of the African continent. She has served in war zones, under threat of ideological extremism, and the faith building absence of resources esse...

Jim & Rhonda Shaw drop by for an introduction for our listeners to the ministry in the Amazon region of Brazil and what the Lord did to direct them to one of the most difficult church planting environments in South America. You will be encouraged and blessed by their testimony of faithfulness and the work the Lord has accomplished in the remote regions of the Amazon.  EMAIL: SEND938@bmm.org ww...

Bruce Burkholder joins us this week as the director of a new educational partnership team within BMM to lay before us the need and the vision for a cooperative partnership amongst training institutions connected to BMM. Our Strategic Theological Education Partnerships (STEP) team is a diverse group of theological educators from around the globe working together to help Bible institutes, colleges,...

Brent Casteel, manager for BJU Baseball, Gary Garrison, manager for MBU Baseball, Dave Ferguson, Vice-president for missionary services and founder of ¡PlayBall!, join Host Steve Anderson for a candid conversation about the nature of sports oriented ministry through the lens of 16 years of ¡PlayBall! ministry in the Dominican Republic.  EMAIL: SEND938@bmm.org ¡PlayBall! INFO: http://www.bmmplaybal...

Have you ever wondered; "Why would Gd call those He loves to serve in dangerous places?" You're not alone! President Emeritus, Dr. Gary Anderson returns for this Moment In History and a discussion about this very question, reminding us of the nature of God's love for those He calls, those He calls us to, and those He calls us from.  Email: SEND938@bmm.org www.bmm.org

Tim Challies, author, blogger, speaker, and pastor, joins Steve Anderson this week for a conversation about the challenges of grieving well in the midst of life and ministry. Tim's experience of losing his adult son in 2020 led to his grappling with the nature of death, grief, comfort, and eventually the authorship of a book about the seasons of sorrow.  Join us this week for a conversation a...

BMM World Relief has provided over $230,000 to those in need fleeing the war in Ukraine through it's western border. Don & Leanne Waite have been at the center of that movement as they have ministered to the needs of refugees in Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and in Ukraine. Listen this week for an update on this vital ministry and consider giving here: World Relief: https://www.bmm.org/news/...

Missionaries Tim Tanner and Jonathan Laase join Travis Gravley, Administrator for Enlistment, and host Steve Anderson for a discussion about lessons learned from two missionary couples who raised support during a global pandemic. As we head into another difficult financial season lessons of dependency on God and waiting on His timing could not be more relevant. Don't miss this testimony of be...

William Clarence Haas is the unsung heroes of the modern missionary endeavor, and he would have wanted it that way. The founder of our mission left us not only his legacy of ministry, but his letters to and from his early co-workers. From those letters, Steve Anderson put together a message to the mission family for our century celebration. This is the recording of that monologue, as Steve, in cha...

What's the value of a youth group missions trip? Why are we still doing missions conferences? What's the point of having a missions committee? How can we better serve those we've partnered with in global ministry? If you've ever found yourself wondering these same things, you will not want to miss this episode. Pastors Tom Benefiel (BMM Council member and Executive Pastor at St...

Veteran Missionaries Dean and Julie Blood visit with Steve Anderson this week about the dynamics, challenges, and blessings of ministry in Alaska. If you are interested in pioneer ministry, bush ministry, native ministry, rural ministry, urban ministry, or aviation ministry, then this episode will not disappoint. Get to know our ministry team in Alaska and how you can pray for them in this episode...

Nate Beckman, church planter in Bangkok, Thailand, and former administrator for Asian and Pacific ministries with BMM joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the absence of any kind of Great Awakening moment for predominantly Buddhist nations in Asia. While most other regions of the globe have experienced the blessing of nations and people groups being transformed by the compelling pres...

The center of Christianity, and therefore the center of missionary sending, has been shifting since the Day of Pentecost. From Jerusalem, to Antioch, to the Northern Mediterranean Region, on to Europe and North America, the gospel light has awakened the hearts of men and women propelling them into missionary endeavors. In this episode, Steve Anderson is joined by Dr. Graham Foran and Steve Gault t...

Dr. Jeff & Sherry Newman are preparing to launch a new ministry avenue for Baptist Mid-Missions - Safe Haven for Missionary Soul Care. Join us this week for a discussion with them about the need, vision, and dynamics of care for those surrendered to full-time missionary ministry.  Contact Dr. Jeff & Sherry: JNewman@bmm.org Email: SEND938@bmm.org WWW.BMM.ORG

Renate Reiner and her late husband Doug (Brazil) each surrendered to missionary service before meeting each other. When the Lord called Doug home in 2017, Renate was left asking, "What now?" Renate had to learn to retreat from the noise of life and seek the Lord for an understanding of what life and ministry after Doug's passing would look like. You won't want to miss the story...

President Emeritus Dr. Gary Anderson joins us again for a Moment in History to rehearse what God has done through the faithful men and women who have joined with BMM in supporting and advancing the ministries of BMM globally. You will not want to miss the powerful testimony of what has been accomplished by those who were not called to career ministry, but nevertheless used their careers to advance...

Editorial Bautista Independiente is the Spanish publication division of Baptist Mid-Missions and serves the church in Latin America in a critical fashion. EBI Director, Dr. Bruce Burkholder, joins Steve Anderson for a conversation about the dynamics and impact of a ministry designed to undergird the training and equipping ministry of the Spanish speaking church around the globe. From theological e...

Veteran church planters, with experiences in Africa and Europe, Jeff Brown and Dan Seely join Steve Anderson and Steve Gault for a candid conversation about both the strengths and the weaknesses of the western church model in cross-cultural environments. The basics of church life and the culture of the church family can and should blend beautifully to produce national churches that look, sound, an...

In this episode we hear about the multi-faceted ministry taking place in inner-city Cleveland at Faith Baptist Community Church, Community Center and Clinic. Mike & Sherri Vanek join Steve Anderson to share about God's work in bringing together a ministry team of five individuals, all from the same sending church, who are working together to mature the ministry in Cleveland through youth...

Travis Gravely and Joy Anglea join host Steve Anderson to discuss the vital role, both historically and moving forward, that ministry assignments in support of the church planting efforts have played. No matter your age, gifts, talents, or resources, be assured, God can use you! Would you be willing to surrender your life to the service of our Savior and His church? Email: SEND938@bmm.org www.bmm....

Vice Presidents for both Operations and Missionary Services, Steve Fulks and Dave Ferguson, join host Steve Anderson for a discussion about what a mission agency really does, and whether there remains a need for an institution founded over 100 years ago to serve churches and the missionaries they send.