Our guest this week is Ryan Robertson from Reaching and Teaching. Ryan helps us think through the appointment process for christians and their local church to walk through when considering overseas work.

In this episode, we are pleased to have Zane Pratt, VP of Global Training for the IMB, as our guest. Zane brings clarity to the role of the sending church and the Great Commission. He also explains what characteristics his organization believes a healthy should have or be striving towards.

This week we interview Vance Pitman. Vance is the Senior Pastor of Hope Church Las Vegas, and an author of multiple books on church planting and the Christian life. He is a well known church planter in the western US and serves as a mobilizer for the NAMB. Vance seeks to inspire people to join in God’s eternal, redemptive mission of making

disciples and planting churches among every tribe, tongue, people, and nation.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Dr. Jimmy Scroggins. Jimmy is a pastor in South Florida. He has faithfully served the Lord in his work in West Palm beach for years and takes a missional approach to reaching his city.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Erik, a church planter in Istanbul.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Stephen, a regional leader in East Africa. Stephen has served and lived in Nairobi for many years and offers a helpful insight into doing ministry in this part of the world.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Paul, a church planter in Kuala Lumpur (KL). Paul has spent many years as a missionary and educator. His insights apply beyond KL to much of the unreached world.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Stephan Pues who serves with City to City in Frankfurt, Germany.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Ricky, who serves as a missionary in Moscow, Russia. Ricky is a capable leader and sharp thinker with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

In this episode, Dr. Akin interviews Rick in Mexico City, Mexico. Rick serves with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Mexico and has spent many years living and serving as a missionary.