079: Developing our Biblical Understanding of Poverty
Barry Slauenwhite of Compassion Canada describes how a holistic approach to fighting poverty involves both the Good News and good works.
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077: What is Success in Missions?
Ken Guenther helps mission workers and churches develop a God-honoring understanding of what it means for a mission worker to be successful. Ken describes his own struggle to evaluate his success as a missionary and how it led him to study scripture. Drawing from 2 Corinthians, Ken outlines three markers of success.
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076: Understanding our Buddhist Friends and Neighbors
Richard Nakamura recounts his experience growing up in a Buddhist home and how he came to faith to Christ. Richard gives an overview of the teachings of Buddhism and offers advice to Christ-followers who want to reach out to their Buddhist friends and neighbors.
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075: Wisdom, Courage, and Devotion – 3 Missions Principles from the Book of Daniel
Michael Pawelke takes us to the Old Testament and shares 3 timeless missions principles from the book of Daniel. Michael highlights the testimony of Old Testament people in a foreign context who emerged as leaders with incredible influence.
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074: Exploring the Value of a Church Vision Trip
Simon Marrable describes how vision trips can lead to incredible long-term relationships and partnerships. He encourages church leaders to consider whether a vision trip may be right for their church.
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073: How Life Coaching Can Help Mission Workers Thrive
Sherri Dodd is a Professional Certified Coach who is passionate about helping cross-cultural workers thrive. In this episode Sherri helps us understand how life coaching can help mission workers achieve their goals and be effective in ministry.
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072: Honoring Your Parents When They Don’t Embrace Your Call to Missions
Anna recounts how her choice to serve in missions impacted her relationship with her parents. She tells how prayer, waiting on God, and trusting in Him helped her honor her parents and follow God’s call. Anna offers advice and encouragement to young people who may be in a similar situation.
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071: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 4
Don Johnson concludes our mini-series by sharing why training and follow-through are crucial to the success of a short-term mission. He describes what appropriate training and thorough follow-through looks like, and how it impacts the well-being of all short-term mission participants.
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070: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 3
Tory Ruark unpacks how comprehensive administration and qualified leadership are of high importance in a short-term mission initiative. This episode is filled with practical ideas and resources to help you with logistics, risk management, communications, and developing leaders for your short-term mission.
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069: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 2
Randy Schmor outlines what it means for a short-term mission to be "mutually designed". In the context of long-term relationship, an excellent short-term mission collaboratively plans each specific outreach for the benefit of all participants.
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