Engaging Missions

Do you ever wonder how to be still and let God fight for you? Listen to discover how Autumn Kerr is doing just that, while God is transforming Visiting Orphans as they equip leaders for short-term missions trips.

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• 00:39 – Introduction
• 01:38 – Personal life and Visiting Orphans
• 02:48 – The transitions in ministry
• 04:32 – Maintaining unity across the world
• 07:06 – The challenges of traveling
• 10:00 – Approaching short term missions
• 13:24 – Meaningful verse
• 16:21 – Doing Ministry Well
• 16:31 – How leadership training works
• 18:04 – How to be involved
• 20:19 – The ways God works and moves
• 25:37 – Impact that goes beyond simple statistics
• 28:25 – Next week on Engaging Missions
• 30:54 – How to be a good guest for missionaries
• 34:52 – Talking to someone on the fence
• 35:58 – Internet and book resources
• 37:11 – Parting advice

• [email protected]
• When Helping Hurts by Corbett and Fikkert (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• Before You Go by Jack Hempfling (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)

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What if something most of us do - and you're likely planning - could change your life, inform your perspective, and fuel global missions? Listen to hear Tony Hedrick and Carol Garborg share their vision.

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• 00:27 – Episode summary
• 01:44 – Introduction
• 02:32 – The importance of Niteo Tours
• 04:19 – How Niteo Tours started
• 05:44 – Realizing the beauty of a culture
• 07:36 – Locations and types of tours for Niteo
• 16:04 – Who is this trip for?
• 24:50 – Becoming knit at the heart
• 27:14 – How much do the trips cost?
• 30:55 – Using vacations for the Kingdom
• 33:34 – Contact info
• 34:06 – Can families with small children participate?
• 34:42 – Desiring to see God’s accomplishments
• 36:18 – Parting advice

• Niteo Tours
• Too Valuable to Lose by Taylor William (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• [email protected]
• 800-455-8170

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Wondering how small amounts of money and small changes can make a big difference in missions? Discover what Gret Glyer, the Bad Missionary went from Enterprise Rent-a-Car to Malawi and what he is doing with DonorSee.

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• 00:36 – Episode summary
• 01:42 – Introduction
• 02:38 – What is DonorSee and how is it unique?
• 04:04 – The joy of seeing impact
• 04:31 – Adventures home and abroad
• 05:20 – Learning to transition between cultures
• 06:02 – What led you to teach math overseas?
• 08:40 – Did you have to raise support?
• 09:12 – The thirty days of preparation
• 10:36 – Stick shift and sticky situations
• 14:30 – Meaningful verse
• 15:25 – Great podcasts and excerpts
• 17:14 – Bad Missionary Podcast
• 17:38 – The story behind DonorSee
• 26:51 – Being a part of the ecosystem
• 27:59 – How to avoid being overwhelmed by need
• 30:54 – Next week’s episode
• 32:28 – What transformation do you hope to see?
• 35:26 – Marketplace matters
• 37:15 – Surrounded by the nations
• 39:05 – Internet and book resources
• 40:07 – Parting advice and contact info
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: DonorSee.com
• 41:28 – Closing remarks

• Coming Apart by Charles Murray (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• [email protected]

• Doing Ministry Well
• Foundational Missions Leadership Moment

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If you want to know more about hearing from the Lord and building rhythms of life and grace into your home, you'll love this! John White shares about a simple framework for house churches, discipleship, and more.

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• 00:35 – Episode summary
• 01:17 – Introduction
• 04:03 – The transition from traditional to house church
• 06:23 – The roles of family and synagogue
• 09:31 – Training for the house church model
• 15:03 – Meaningful verse
• 16:06 – Resources and recommendations
• 17:29 – Learning to know nothing
• 19:31 – Every home as a church
• 21:40 – How to start a “Church of 2”
• 24:34 – Connecting and equipping leaders
• 26:25 – How God has worked through the movement
• 28:15 – What fuels your passion?
• 30:36 – Next week on Engaging Missions
• 32:01 – What to do when you’re done
• 34:21 – Internet and book resources
• 36:22 – Parting advice and contact info: The Luke 10 Community

• Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• The Luke 10 Community
• Church 101
• New research shows that 65 million Americans are now “Done” with church
• What Luther and Calvin didn’t know

• Children in Ministry Series – Available for Download

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If you want to pour transform your community, pour into children, and see God move powerfully in the generations coming up behind you, you won't want to miss this deep discussion on mentoring with Chris Tres. He's an inner-city pastor with a strong passion for the fatherless and orphaned kids in his own backyard. Today, he joins us to share about the importance of mentoring in ministry.

Today, he joins us to share about the importance of mentoring in ministry. Using thought-provoking statistics and personal stories, he clearly paints a picture of how mentoring reflects the heart of God. As he points out, mentoring is powerful. It can be life-changing for a broken child and in an impoverished community.

• 00:35 – Episode summary
• 01:03 – Introduction
• 01:50 – Drawing out the deep waters within
• 03:10 – The importance of investing in relationships
• 05:41 – A biblical understanding of the orphan
• 07:38 – The need for the love of a father
• 10:31 – Is there a difference between discipleship and mentoring?
• 13:44 – How to walk alongside others
• 17:06 – Reaching out to those without fathers
• 19:21 – Podcasts, previous episodes, and teasers
• 21:45 – The accomplishments of mentoring
• 25:03 – Stories of transformation
• 29:38 – What sustains you in times of difficulty?
• 35:26 – How can we best pray for and support you?
• 38:34 – Next week’s episode
• 40:08 – Discovering who your neighbor is
• 47:24 – Resources for mentoring
• 49:02 – The important things in life

• Church Website: bowdownchurch.com
• The Mentoring Project
• The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy
• To Own a Dragon by Donald Miller
• Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

• FX Missions Podcast
• Doing Ministry Well
• Children in Ministry

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