Global Missions Toolbox

055: What’s the Role of the North American Church in Global Mission?

June 29, 2017|

Paul Borthwick helps us understand how the world is changing, and outlines some principles for how the North American church can partner with the Majority World church and continue to effectively participate in global mission.

054: The Impact of Short Term Missions on Pastors

June 15, 2017|

Mario Villanueva encourages pastors to consider participating in short term missions, discusses some of the benefits of short term missions, and suggests some practical ways to get started.

053: Following the Call When Your Family Isn’t On Board

May 30, 2017|

Tiffany Godbey discusses the barrier of family members who are struggling with international worker's decisions to pursue the call of missions and gives advice for both missionaries and their families for how to move forward as well as ideas for how the church and mission agencies can help families through this dynamic.

052: Unreached People Groups – The Faces

May 17, 2017|

David Joannes, founder of Within Reach Global, helps put flesh and faces on the many statistics we hear about unreached people groups - he helps us to see them not just as a statistic but as individuals made in the image of God.

051: Unreached People Groups – The Facts

May 2, 2017|

Duane Frasier from the Joshua Project helps us understand who we mean when we talk about unreached people groups, where they're located and how we can use the 'Unreached of the Day' to lift them up in prayer each day.

050: Land of the Rising Sun – Engaging the Japanese People

April 18, 2017|

Warren Janzen of SEND International talks to us about the many facets of mission work using his 15 years in Japan as a case study. Learn about the need for language study, barriers to the Gospel, the need in Japan and how God can use tragedies, such as the 2011 earthquake to open doors.

049: Sabbath Rest in Missions – Helping our Workers Avoid Burnout

April 4, 2017|

Mark Buchanan discusses Sabbath as a day and an attitude and why it is more important than we often make it. He delves into how Sabbath is key in missions and how we can give our missionaries permission to rest.

048: The Millennial Factor: Embracing the Potential of a New Generation – Part 2

March 21, 2017|

Emma Brewster gives us advice as to how Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials can learn to appreciate what each group brings to the table and recommends resources for learning more about millennials in missions. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode.

047: The Millennial Factor: Embracing the Potential of a New Generation – Part 1

March 7, 2017|

Emma Brewster describes the key characteristics of millennials and how these characteristics impact their engagement in missions and with the church and missions organizations. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode.

046: How-To Raise Support through Storytelling

February 21, 2017|

Heather Ricks helps us understand how to move from a money-centered approach to support-raising to a worship-centered approach and explains why it's important that we make this shift in our thinking.