"How do you move from a bible study to church?"

Today on the Pod, I talk to a guy with over 20 years of experience church-planting in the Middle East. His insights and learnings from his life devoted to serving Christ overseas are well worth listening to. What most people talk about, my guest today, is actually doing.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Called to the Muslim World
• 03:27 Being a mentor
• 05:30 Keeping the Spiritual fire going
• 09:47 Advice for spiritual strugglers
• 13:55 Keeping a passion for ministry
• 22:00 Pivoting in Ministry
• 27:34 Rookie DBS mistakes
• 31:51 What is the Church
• 38:10 Local leaders

God, Your plans are not my plans. Change my heart to be inline with Yours

Today on the Pod, we take a deep dive into leadership in missions, as well as thinking through issues of identity and how to break from some of the lies we believe about ourselves. We also discuss measuring usefulness, understanding coping mechanisms, how to avoid burnout and much more.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 From militia to missionary
• 10:14 Moving to the Middle East
• 12:38 Should you send yourself to the field?
• 15:00 What makes a great leader?
• 17:19 Characteristics of a good leader
• 23:00 Measuring your own usefulness
• 27:47 Coping mechanisms on the field
• 34:31 Slowing down to avoid burnout
• 39:45 Thinking through some team stuff
• 43:00 Conflict resolution within teams
• 49:04 Building resilience against failure

What do we actually mean when we say God called me?

Today on the Pod, we are talking about calling and what it actually means to be a follower of Jesus wherever you are. My guest today is passionate about seeing the whole body of Christ join in the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Bringing the Gospel to the whole world is not just for a few paid church staff and missionaries, it’s the mission of the entire church.

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 From military kid to missionary
• 03:26 Missions in the 80s
• 05:56 The negative effect of two identities
• 07:45 Secular vs Sacred work
• 14:20 The priesthood of all believers
• 17:06 Getting everyone involved in the mission
• 20:19 We are asking too little of our people
• 27:00 Being intentional
• 32:31 Understanding our calling
• 35:00 Myth 1: Frontlines
• 36:51 Myth 2: Calling
• 42:09 Myth 3: Full-Time ministry
• 45:20 Myth 4: Significance
• 48:40 Myth 5: Pray, Give, Go
• 50:38 Myth 6: Business For Mission
• 55:23 Myth 7: Missionaries