How Missionaries Shouldn’t Be Like the Apostle Paul
We (rightly) study the book of Acts and particularly Paul’s missionary journeys to learn the biblical pattern for mission work. However, in most missions contexts, we foreign
How Do I Find a National Partner: Wrong Expectations and Best Practices with Jared and Michelle
Many times, coworkers arrive on the field expecting to be handed an amazing national believer ready to partner in church-planting. In reality, national partners aren’t usuall
Planning for Volunteer Mission Teams Without Losing Your Mind
A part of our job as team leaders on the field is partnering with Stateside (home country) churches, which includes planning for and hosting short term volunteer teams. This requir
The Work Missionaries Do: Exit
The pattern of mission work that we find in Paul’s missionary journeys includes laying a foundation of gospel proclamation and new churches, and then moving on to unreached p
The Work Missionaries Do: Developing Leaders (with Lipok)
What is the key to developing fruitful and faithful leaders in the missionary task? Learn from South Asian church planter Lipok as he shares from God’s Word and from his year
The Work Missionaries Do: Starting New Churches (Part 2 with Nathan Shank)
Listen in as we continue our discussion on church formation with Nathan Shank, a global missionary leader of 20+ years and the author of the 4 Fields Manual for Church Planting. Na
The Work Missionaries Do: Starting New Churches (Part 1 with Nathan Shank)
Listen in as we discuss the 4th part of the missionary task, starting new churches, with Nathan Shank, missionary leader in South Asia. Nathan shares basic church functions found i
The Work Missionaries Do: Making Disciples (with Kenny and Bethany B)
Listen in on part 3 in our series on the missionary task, on discipleship. Kenny and Bethany B, missionary leaders in South Asia, share how discipleship requires intentionality, ti
The Work Missionaries Do: Preaching the Gospel
Part 3 in our series on the missionary task – preaching the gospel. The core of the pattern for missions in the New Testament is consistent, bold, broad gospel proclamation.
The Work Missionaries Do: Entering New Fields
What is the work missionaries do? We are going through the 6 parts of the missionary task, and in this episode we dive into the first part – entering new fields. The goal of
