142: Caring for Cross-Cultural Workers Who’ve Returned Home During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the lives and ministries of cross-cultural workers. Many workers have returned to their passport countries temporarily, indefinitely, or permanently. In this episode, Shonna Ingram helps us understand some of what cross-cultural workers are experiencing during COVID-19. Shonna suggests ways that Christ-followers can help workers who have returned "home" and are facing significant and unexpected upheaval.
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141: 4 Ways Churches and Agencies Can Work Together to Prepare Missionaries for Ministry
Anna Price of TEAM describes how sending churches and mission agencies can partner together to prepare missionaries for the mission field! Anna highlights the unique expertise and perspectives that both churches and agencies can bring as they work together to prepare missionaries for cross-cultural ministry.
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140: 5 Things Everyone Should Understand About Missionaries – Encore Episode
Jonathan Trotter, co-author of “Serving Well” helps us grow in our understanding of what life can be like for missionaries. Jonathan shares from his experience as a missionary and counselor 5 ideas that can help sending churches empathize with and support their cross-cultural workers.
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139: Balancing Local and Global Mission Priorities – Encore Episode
Experienced mission leader Doug Christgau offers wise advice for churches about how to create a healthy balance between local and global mission priorities.
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138: Making Disciples Through Our Vocations – Encore Episode
Dale Losch and Mark of Crossworld encourage Christ-followers from all professions to make disciples and bring God’s love to life in the world’s least-reached marketplaces.
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137: 4 Ways Christ-followers Can Engage the Unreached – Encore Episode
Tim from Live Dead challenges Christ-followers to step out and actively engage the unreached with the gospel. In this episode, Mags and Tim discuss four practical ways to help take the message of Jesus to those who have little or no opportunity to hear. Tim points out several resources that can challenge our perspective and help grow our heart for unreached people.
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136: Missions Foundations: Spiritual Equipping for Fruitful Ministry
Ryan Shaw of Global Mission Mobilization Initiative (GMMI) helps us understand the importance of being spiritually equipped for mission! Ryan identifies principles that workers can apply to help them walk in close step with Christ and have a vibrant spiritual life as they minister cross-culturally.
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135: Disability in Mission: Mobilizing People With Impairments to Make a Global Impact
David Deuel of Joni and Friends reminds us how God accomplishes great things through people with disabilities. David offers advice to church leaders about ways to help honor, equip, and send people with impairments to participate in global missions.
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134: How COVID-19 is Impacting Global Missions
Ted Esler of Missio Nexus shares a high-level view of how global missions is being impacted by COVID-19. Ted describes how COVID-19 is affecting evangelism, discipleship, and church-planting - and how those areas might be affected in the future. Ted offers words of encouragement to churches seeking to faithfully participate in global missions in a changing world.
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133: Healthy Good-byes When Mission Workers Go to the Field
Ken Benson of MissionPREP suggests wise steps mission workers and sending churches can take to “say good-bye” in a healthy way when mission workers leave for the field. Ken describes what workers and sending churches often experience in the time leading up to departure for ministry overseas. Ken outlines principles and healthy practices to help navigate a worker’s transition to the field.
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