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  • Should Missionaries Pursue Multiplication or Maturity? Movements or Healthy Churches?
    on January 20, 2025 at 11:00 am

    There is a lot of discussion in the missions world on "multiplication vs. maturity" or "movement vs. healthy church." How should we think about these 2 different emphases in the work? Which is more important? Listen in as Jesse shares from Colossions that all missionaries must be furiously committed to both. 

  • Upward and Outward
    on January 14, 2025 at 3:56 pm

    Biblically, the priesthood of all believers has just as much to do with our posture toward God than our work for others.

  • Should Missionaries Have the Same Qualifications as Pastors?
    on January 6, 2025 at 11:00 am

    There is more talk in the missions world recently about sending churches and organizations requiring new missionaries to have the same training and qualifications as pastors. While we appreciate the emphasis on preparing prospective missionaries well, we share 7 reasons that missionaries should not be required to have the same training and qualifications as pastors. This has important ramifications for sending out new workers - listen in!

  • Your First and Your Final Days: Living in Light of Your Last Days from Acts 20
    on December 31, 2024 at 9:32 pm

    The new year is a chance for a fresh start. Additionally, our family and many of our coworkers are preparing for unexpected, fresh beginnings in new ministry this year. We want to begin with the final day in mind. Listen in as Jesse shares from Paul's account of his service in Ephesus. Paul served wholeheartedly, testified unceasingly, and lived generously.

  • What I didn't know about homelessness
    on December 27, 2024 at 5:13 pm

    Over the course of this year, I read Dreamland and The Least of Us by Sam Quinones.

  • I'm Called; Where Do I Go? (Discerning Where God Wants You to Go)
    on December 23, 2024 at 11:00 am

    When we feel called to serve as missionaries, it can be difficult to discern where God is sending us! Listen in as we share a few questions you can ask yourself to help you make this important decision. 

  • Pastors in the 1730s
    on December 21, 2024 at 8:17 pm

    In an effort to better understand the community I am living in, I have been reading a few books about “Greater Appalachia” and the “Scots-Irish”.

  • "I just really thought I was going to find the treasure."
    on December 19, 2024 at 7:58 pm

    I just really thought I was going to find the treasure

  • Why You Should Be a Pragmatist: A Biblical Basis and Practical Tips for Methods and Tools
    on December 9, 2024 at 11:00 am

    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 methods, necessary traits of good methods, and dangers of methods. 

  • Abiding Tools
    on December 7, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    What one tool would you choose for your daily walk with Christ?

  • Jesus Wept. Do You? (Part 2)
    on December 3, 2024 at 11:00 am

    Many times we subconsciously have wrong beliefs about grief, such as that crying is weak or that self-reflection is self-centered and unproductive, which leads us to avoid, stuff, or deny uncomfortable emotions, and miss out on the abundant life the Lord Jesus offers to us. Listen in as we share 6 reasons you should intentionally work to grow in healthy emotional expression.

  • Reading "Movements in America"
    on December 2, 2024 at 4:48 pm

    Insights and quotes from Rodger Shull's new book

  • Jesus Wept. Do You? (Part 1)
    on December 2, 2024 at 11:00 am

    Many times we subconsciously have wrong beliefs about grief, such as that crying is weak or that self-reflection is self-centered and unproductive, which leads us to avoid, stuff, or deny uncomfortable emotions, and miss out on the abundant life the Lord Jesus offers to us. Listen in as we share 6 reasons you should intentionally work to grow in healthy emotional expression. 

  • How Missionaries Shouldn't Be Like the Apostle Paul
    on November 25, 2024 at 11:00 am

    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 missionaries shouldn't function as the "Apostle Paul." We are not the strategy! Instead, we should function in a catalytic role similar to Barnabas. Barnabas was an encourager, advocated for the Apostle Paul when other believers didn't trust him, went out with Paul on their first missionary journey, and then begins falling […]

  • Collision: A Vision to Reach Every Student with the Gospel
    on November 23, 2024 at 9:52 pm

    Listen to how a student ministry reset its vision from thousands to millions.

  • The Necessity of Spiritual Mothers in the Church with Christy Allen- Part 2
    on November 19, 2024 at 11:00 am

    The church is the family of God, and spiritual mothers and fathers are necessary for the flourishing of the church. Just as biological mothers bring new life into the world and nurture children, spiritual mothers procreate spiritually and nurture spiritual children. Listen in as Christy Allen, a missionary with 14 years of field experience and teacher at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, teaches on this biblical principle and shares examples from her own life.

  • The Necessity of Spiritual Mothers in the Church with Christy Allen- Part 1
    on November 18, 2024 at 11:00 am

    Just as biological mothers bring new life into the world and nurture children, spiritual mothers procreate spiritually and nurture spiritual children. The church is the family of God, and spiritual mothers and fathers are necessary for the flourishing of the church. Listen in as Christy Allen, a missionary with 14 years of field experience and teacher at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, teaches on this biblical principle and shares examples from her own life. 

  • Why We Don’t Invest in Others
    on November 12, 2024 at 2:34 pm

    Part Three of a conversation with Chuck Wood, Jim McKnight and Bob Burton

  • Where did the Four Fields originate?
    on November 8, 2024 at 3:16 pm

    I was recently casting vision to another kingdom worker and using the four fields illustration as a paradigm for ministry.

  • How do find people to mentor, coach, and disciple?
    on November 4, 2024 at 4:19 pm

    Part Two of a conversation with Chuck Wood, Jim McKnight and Bob Burton

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