Why You Should Be a Pragmatist: A Biblical Basis and Practical Tips for Methods and Tools
Should we use methods and tools in our evangelism, discipleship, and church planting work, or are methods “pragmatic?” Listen in to hear what the Bible says about metho
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
When Evangelism Feels Hard: Overcoming Your Feelings to Share the Good News
We all have seasons when sharing the gospel feels hard, and actually, it IS hard! Evangelism is uncomfortable and sacrificial, and often feels harder due to spiritual warfare. The
Don’t Waste Your Furlough! Challenges, Purposes, and Tips for a Furlough that Will Restore Your Fervor for the Lord and Your Ministry
A furlough is an extended time back in one’s home/passport country at regular intervals for cross-cultural workers. Listen in as we share 4 purposes for furlough, common chal
Don’t Overlook the Enemy and Spiritual Warfare in Your Evangelism (with Noah J)
Mission work is more than preaching the gospel; it’s a spiritual battle that involves the Holy Spirit and spiritual forces of darkness. We should not be unaware or flippant a
Getting to the Heart: Cross-Cultural Counseling and Contextualization (with Matt and Sheryl)
How do we as outsiders learn to communicate the gospel and provide biblical counsel cross-culturally in a way that gets to people’s hearts? Listen in as Matt and Sheryl share
20 Years Later and Still Dealing With This: A Biblical Response to Culture Stress (Part 2)
Culture stress is an inevitable challenge for sent-out ones living in foreign cultures, and it doesn’t seem to go away! Listen in as we discuss some of the heart-level causes
20 Years Later and Still Dealing With This: A Biblical Response to Culture Stress (Part 1)
Culture stress is an inevitable challenge for sent-out ones living in foreign cultures, and it doesn’t seem to go away! Listen in as we discuss some of the heart-level causes
Burn-out: Symptoms, Cures, and the Unexpected Cause (with Bobby F)
Burn-out – or exhaustion due to chronic work-related stress – is a danger for everyone. Listen in as Bobby F, a missionary with 26+ years of field experience and curren
“But They’re Charismatic!” (Dealing With Theological Differences With Local Partners on the Field)
As we engage with local believers and churches on the mission field, largely for the purposes of training, what do we do when they have different doctrinal beliefs than we do? To w
