God loves to work in and through our weaknesses. He is very good at taking what little we have and multiplying it for thousands. Jordan Raybon visits Engaging Missions to share about how God has been doing that in his ministry. Jordan is a pastor from Tennessee who is living in Brussels, Belgium with his wife and son. He describes his church in Belgium as one that is thriving and growing.
Jordan shares about working in a multiethnic setting in Belgium. He also talks about the importance of making the Gospel understandable to a different culture while not watering it down in any way. Jordan reminds us to lean on God and to follow Him wherever He leads.
[11:29] – The partnership drive with Engaging Missions
[13:35] – Resting on God’s sufficiency in ministry
[16:10] – Many ways to learn the same lesson
[17:34] – Sharing the Gospel in your heart language
[24:02] – Ministering in a multiethnic setting
[26:24] – Entering into a new culture
[31:30] – Concerns of contextualizing the Gospel
[34:27] – What advice would you give yourself?
[42:24] – How can we best pray for you?
[44:59] – Closing thoughts
It’s important that the Gospel makes sense for people based on their context. And that’s hard work to make sure that we’re contextualizing it well, but we can’t lose the Gospel in our contextualization.
Jordan Raybon
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Through Christ, all walls of division have been torn down. Believers from every tribe and tongue are united by the blood of Jesus. A former Engaging Missions guest, Steve Simms, comes to talk about racial reconciliation. As ministers of reconciliation, we are called to bring healing where there has been injustice and brokenness.
Steve shares about his new book called Off the RACE Track, which helps believers know how to be color kind. He also tells stories about how he came to care about this issue. He provides lessons from his time pastoring a multiracial church.
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The process of missions can be a long and beautiful one. For Chris and Joi Copeland, they have been waiting to go to Ireland for four years. They are currently raising support and are almost fully funded. Their ministry focuses on leadership development, church planting, and serving the community. It all centers on bringing hope to the hopeless.
Chris and Joi share about how God called them to Ireland. They have many stories of God’s faithfulness and provision over the last few years. Their desire is to see the people of Ireland come to know God and find hope in Him.
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As time goes on, the Church is re-learning how to engage with culture. This can be seen in churches across the United States. There are many who have no connection with the Church or have left it, and churches are searching for how to respond. Rohadi joins to talk about this issue. He is a church planter, entrepreneur, and writer. He works to change ideas about mission in American churches.
Rohadi shares about his experiences in church planting. Also, he discusses the importance of being open to failure in mission. Engaging with the community is crucial, and Rohadi reminds us all of that.
[24:42] – The power of disruption and incremental change
[28:06] – How to allow for failure in mission
[31:26] – Building relational equity
[35:18] – How can we best pray for you?
[38:01] – Closing thoughts
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In ministry, it’s important to remember that perfect love casts out fear and brings healing. Kenton Moody talks about the power of simply loving your neighbors. He has been ministering in El Salvador for almost ten years. Kenton sees the country as his home. He started a school in the community and is a pastor at a local church.
Since he was nine, Kenton felt called to missions. He has obeyed the Lord in His call, and he has seen God’s faithfulness through it. During the show, Kenton shares stories of God’s miracles and work. By obeying God and loving his neighbor, Kenton has impacted communities in El Salvador.
But I also believe we have to be in the ministry and business of rescuing people. And to rescue them, you have to do more than simply preach at them. You have to be involved in their lives. Kenton Moody
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Sharing the Gospel is more than speaking to people. It’s also about living with Integrity. Steve Schirmer joins the show to talk about having a “presence of legitimacy” in missions work. Steve has worked in Asia and with Asian populations for over ten years. He is currently over a ministry called “Silk Road Catalyst,” which works to bring the Gospel to the unreached in the Silk Road region.
During the show, Steve shares about his journey to faith and ministry. He also speaks about the importance of considering what will best serve a community when planning for ministry. By walking in integrity and wisdom, missionaries can better present the Good News to people who have never heard it.
What We Talked About
[00:24] – Episode Summary
[01:39] – Introduction
[02:13] – The size and reality of the need
[04:47] – How do people respond to the statistics?
[06:16] – How did you come to faith?
[07:41] – A call to vocational ministry
At that point, I knew when the nudge came back, I was ready to say yes. I was more afraid of saying no and being disobedient than to say yes and end up in Africa.
[09:58] – Preparation for missions
[10:59] – Meeting a man named Wong
[15:50] – Processing through sharing the Gospel
[18:23] – Monumental moments in ministry
[20:31] – An unexpected journey
[22:37] – A new name for the 10-40 window
[24:02] – What is the presence of legitimacy?
[28:20] – Approaching missions in restricted countries
It’s more than just doing business. It’s more than just working, but it’s, ‘What is legitimate for the people? What is reasonable for them? And how do they perceive it?
[39:38] – Evaluating what is beneficial for a community
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