Learning about the history of missions can help us see what God is up to in the world today. Ed Smither comes to share about his new book, Christian Mission: A Concise Global History. This book shows how God has used many kinds of people to share the Good News of Jesus around the world.
Ed is a professor and the Dean of Intercultural Studies and history of Christianity. He also has travelled the world doing missions work and using history to tell people about Jesus. During the show, Ed reminds us about the need to know where Christian mission came from and what it has to say to the Church today.
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Right now, people around the world are hearing about the Good News of Jesus through the radio and digital media. Carol VanDyken tells us about TWR – international Christian media ministry, an organization that spreads the Gospel through the airwaves. This group has partner offices in 190 countries around the world, broadcasting the Gospel in more than 230 languages.
Carol has been involved in missions for many years. She and her family have lived in the Caribbean, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Cyprus. As they have travelled the world, Carol has seen God move and work in many ways. She encourages us to think about our gifts and talents and how God might be calling us to use them in Kingdom work.
07:28 – A desire for communities to speak to their own people
08:34 – What is needed for local programming?
09:23 – Did you always want to be a missionary?
12:37 – Memorable transitions in ministry
15:28 – Deciding between family and missions work
17:49 – Work in the recruiting department
19:55 – What do you look for in applicants?
21:26 – Greater access through social and digital media
22:25 – The fruit of what you’re doing
25:58 – Exciting changes around the corner
27:42 – Advice for aspiring missionaries
31:31 – Keeping relationships strong
32:44 – A wide arena for using gifts for the Kingdom
34:31 – How can we best pray for you?
36:57 – Encouragement to pray
38:01 – Closing thoughts and what’s next on the podcast
40:04 – Bonus segment
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The Bible is God’s letter to all people, and it’s central in teaching us about who God is. Douglas Search joins the show to share about how he is working to get more Bibles in more hands across the world. Doug has travelled to places like Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ghana to bring Megavoice audio Bibles to people who don’t have one.
For a few years, Doug worked at a Bible school in Jerusalem, and the story of how he got there is a testimony of God’s faithfulness. Over and over, he mentions how God led him in ways he never expected. Doug is passionate about teaching the Bible to people and seeing people grow in their love for the Scriptures.
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05:13 – From a sense to setting foot in the nation
06:11 – Jerusalem Teaching Site
11:32 – Did your family go with you?
13:37 – Moments of God’s provision
16:55 – The impact of knowing God’s Scripture
19:42 – Transitioning to spending time in Africa
24:43 – What did you do in South Africa?
26:00 – Biking for Bibles
35:07 – How can people partner with you?
38:28 – Where did “3,800 kilometers” come from?
43:10 – How can we best pray for you?
47:03 – A call to pray for Doug
48:48 – Question of the Week
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For those interested in missions, it is important to remember that entering the mission field is a process. This week on Engaging Missions, Briel Kjetland shares about the work she’s doing to become a missionary associate. Since graduating from Trinity Christian, Briel has been planning and preparing for mission work.
When she was in high school, Briel heard God’s call to be a missionary. She’s been to many different countries and recently completed an internship overseas. On the show, she talks about the importance of obedience, discipleship, and remembering God’s faithfulness. When thinking about her future work as a missionary, Briel’s main goal is to bring glory to Jesus and obey Him always.
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02:19 – What does it mean to be an aspiring missionary?
02:47 – The process of entering ministry
04:18 – What organization do you work with?
04:36 – Spending two years on the field
05:18 – Where did your missionary journey start?
06:25 – Responding to the call
07:17 – Trusting God through each step
08:15 – Moments of God’s faithfulness
10:24 – Journaling as a way to remember
11:34 – What has prepared you for missions?
12:33 – What do you expect to see in missions?
13:23 – One step at a time
14:25 – How do you see missions?
15:37 – Mentally preparing for cross-cultural work
16:27 – A heart for unreached people
17:34 – How to catch the vision
18:20 – A passion for discipleship
19:45 – The gap of communication
20:56 – Examples of discipleship
21:36 – One thing to take away
22:20 – How can we best pray for you?
22:50 – A call to pray
24:03 – Question of the Week
24:44 – Clare Carr
25:26 – Getting to know Clare
25:57 – What sparked your interest in the podcast?
26:55 – Working as a life coach
27:35 – Best place to connect
27:47 – Thanks to Clare
28:00 – Episode Summary
29:50 – Bonus
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The call of Jesus is always more radical than we would like to think. One of His calls throughout the Gospels is to take care of the poor. Keith Giles felt God leading him to serve those in need by starting a house church that gave 100 percent of its offerings to them. For 11 years, Keith has been working in house churches.
On this episode, Keith shares about the beauty and chaos that comes with house churches. He also talks about realizing full-time ministry can happen in motels and grocery stores, not just church buildings. During the show, he gives many stories of God’s work with those in need. Keith reminds us that Jesus has called us to love our neighbor, especially the poor.
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What’s really going to happen is the Holy Spirit is going to transform you and change your heart in ways you did not expect were going to happen through those people that you are ministering to.
03:35 – From vocational ministry to a house church
05:58 – A call to care for the poor
11:15 – How to bring life to those in need
14:48 – Seeing who the offering goes to
17:01 – The great reversal
19:23 – An experience of transformation
22:54 – What is required to partner with the poor?
24:57 – Does it ever get messy?
26:34 – How do you keep Jesus at the center?
32:01 – Bringing reconciliation of differences
34:20 – Separating relationship with people
38:18 – A place to start reading
39:22 – How can we best pray for you?
41:16 – Final thoughts
42:00 – Episode Summary
43:41 – Bonus
Full-time ministry was every second of my life, every day of my life. I was in ministry when I was at work, and I was in ministry when I came home. I was in ministry when we went to the motels, I was in ministry when we went to the grocery store. I was in ministry no matter where I was.
Keith Giles
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When Jesus rose and returned to the Father, He left us the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures. For some people, hearing the Bible read in a woman’s voice is the best way for them to come and know Jesus. On this episode, Ann White joins to talk about her story and how she became interested in making a female audio Bible.
Through processing her own trauma and working with incarcerated women, Ann found the need for people to hear the Bible in a woman’s voice. She shares about the importance of Scripture for everyday life. By making the Bible accessible for people, more are able to hear about the amazing love of God and what He’s done for them.
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A Christian should be real. You know, church should be the safest place for broken sinners to go.
Ann White
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