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
Building Leaders for Church Planting: Holistic, Progressive, and Focused on the Heart
How should we raise up leaders for church planting in pioneer contexts? Leadership development begins with discipleship of the entire church – “everyone gets everything
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
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: 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: 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
The Work Missionaries Do: The 6 Parts of the Missionary Task
Is there a specific work that missionaries should, according to the Bible, pursue? YES! Listen in to this series as we dig into the biblical pattern of the work that the Apostle Pa
Troy and Rachel on Multiplying House Churches Among the Next Gen in the US
How do we have healthy, joyful family lives in the midst of busy, stressful ministry lives? Jennifer D, a missionary (and wife and mom) of over 17 years in East Asia, shares practi
Troy and Rachel on Raising Kids With a Heart for the Lost
Troy and Rachel have been doing disciple-making and church-planting work in the US with the NPL network for over 11 years. They have a passion for the Lord and the lost that is con
