Today, we have Karen Ellis rejoining us on The Way Home podcast. Director of the Center for the Study of the Bible & Ethnicity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Karen is an expert in Christian religious persecution and an all-around delightful person! Today, we discuss her work advocating for missions, the historic role of racial and ethnic minorities in the field of missions, and her new children’s book Maria Fearing: The Girl Who Dreamed of Distant Lands. If you have questions about the history of missions, the current state of persecution in the mission field, or would like to learn more about Karen’s work, then this episode is just for you!

Show Notes

Karen Ellis Biography: Karen Ellis is the Director of the Center for the Study of the Bible & Ethnicity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as their Robert Cannada Fellow for World Christianity. She is the Director for The Edmiston Center, promoting practical theological reflection on the challenges, skills, and stories of local and global Christians who endure on society’s margins. She holds Master’s degrees from Yale University and Westminster Theological Seminary, and works as an advocate for the global persecuted church, raising awareness and promoting indigenous leadership in countries where Christianity is restricted or repressed. Karen is married to Dr. Carl F. Ellis, Jr.

Guest’s Content: Do Great Things for God (Series, 2021-2023), Substack

Twitter: @K_A_Ellis

Instagram: @KA_Ellis

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Today, we have Natalie Runion joining us on The Way Home podcast. Natalie is the Pastor of Women and Creative Pastor of Family Ministry at New Life Church. Today, we discuss her new book Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away. If you have questions about what it looks like to persevere in ministry in the face of past abuse in the Church or would like to learn more about Natalie’s work, then this episode is just for you!

Show Notes

Natalie Runion Biography:  Natalie Runion is a Pastor’s Kid turned Pastor. Natalie serves as the Pastor of Women and Creative Pastor of Family Ministry at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado as well as the founder of the Raised to Stay ministry and Podcast. Natalie and her husband Tony and their sweet daughters love pursuing Jesus and ministering to the Church body even after all these years.

Guest’s Content: Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away(2023), Podcast, Blog

Facebook:  Natalie Runion

Twitter: @NatalieRunion

Instagram: @raisedtostay

If you like what we’re doing here on the podcast, with my books, and at The Land Center, I want to ask you to think about donating to The Land Center through Southwestern Theological Seminary. I also want to thank everyone for your general support in everything that we’re doing.

Donate to the Land Center: https://join.swbts.edu/register/givelandcenter

Check out my new book on Christian unity! Agents of Grace is now available!

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Today, we have Jen Oshman joining us on The Way Home podcast. Jen is an author, missionary, blogger, and host of the All Things podcast. Today, we discuss the Church, how to be welcoming to others, and her new book Welcome: Loving Your Church by Making Space for Everyone.  If you have questions about what it means to be welcoming to outsiders of all kinds or would like to learn more about Jen’s work, then this episode is just for you!

Show Notes

Jen Oshman Biography: Jen Oshman and her husband Mark served on the mission field in Okinowa, Japan and the Czech Republic for over fifteen years before being called back to the States. Jen and her husband currently serve in an Acts 29 church, Redemption Parker, in Parker, Colorado. She is the author of 3 books, including her new book Welcome: Loving Your Church by Making Space for Everyone. Jen blogs and hosts the All Things podcast. Jen and Mark have four daughters and continue to serve missions in a supporting role with Pioneers in Europe.

Guest’s Content: Blog, Podcast, Enough About Me: Find Lasting Joy in the Age of Self(2020), Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made for So Much More(2022), Welcome: Loving Your Church by Making Space for Everyone(2023)

Facebook: Jen Oshman

Twitter: @jenoshman

Instagram: @jenoshman

If you like what we’re doing here on the podcast, with my books, and at The Land Center, I want to ask you to think about donating to The Land Center through Southwestern Theological Seminary. I also want to thank everyone for your general support in everything that we’re doing.

Donate to the Land Center: https://join.swbts.edu/register/givelandcenter

Check out my new book on Christian unity! Agents of Grace is now available!

Click here to sign up for my new writing cohort with Chad Poe.

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