Global Missions Toolbox

139: Balancing Local and Global Mission Priorities – Encore Episode

August 25, 2020|

Experienced mission leader Doug Christgau offers wise advice for churches about how to create a healthy balance between local and global mission priorities.

138: Making Disciples Through Our Vocations – Encore Episode

August 11, 2020|

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.

137: 4 Ways Christ-followers Can Engage the Unreached – Encore Episode

July 29, 2020|

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.

136: Missions Foundations: Spiritual Equipping for Fruitful Ministry

July 14, 2020|

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.

135: Disability in Mission: Mobilizing People With Impairments to Make a Global Impact

July 1, 2020|

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.

134: How COVID-19 is Impacting Global Missions

June 19, 2020|

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.

133: Healthy Good-byes When Mission Workers Go to the Field

June 4, 2020|

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.

132: Growing Our Understanding of Orality

May 21, 2020|

Charles Madinger helps us understand how to effectively communicate the gospel with people with high orality reliance, who often don’t read, or prefer learning by oral ways and means. Charles describes the importance of relating the message of Jesus to the everyday life and perspective of oral communicators.

131: Creative Missions Events to Mobilize Your Church

May 7, 2020|

Are missions conferences a thing of the past? Doug Christgau certainly doesn’t think so! Doug describes how mission events - when done well - can be a powerful tool in mobilizing your church for missions. He suggests creative ideas to help you plan inspiring events for your congregation.

130: Business as Mission: A Powerful Strategy to Engage the Unreached

April 23, 2020|

Mats Tunehag shares a glimpse into how God is using businesspeople to make a tremendous kingdom impact! Mats encourages the body of Christ to equip, invigorate, and strengthen businesspeople so they can serve God and others through business. Mats describes Business as Mission as a concept, practice, and a global movement. He suggests 3 practical steps your church can take to participate in Business as Mission today.