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December 12, 2023 220: Building the Churches’ Awareness of Missions
In this episode, Rich Noble, founder and director of the Center for Missional Engagement, shares with us ways for the Church to build awareness of Missions. With Rich, we go back to the basic but foundational ways, that members of a church of any size can utilize to start thinking about missions. [et_social_share]
35 min
November 28, 2023 5 Practical Ideas to Strengthen Your Global Missions Program
Marvin Newell, ambassador at Large of Mission Nexus, shares with us five practical ways for the church to strengthen its global Missions programs. Regardless of church size, or leadership type, there is something here for everyone to take away from!
Bio:
Dr. Marvin J. Newell has spent over 45 years engaged in Christian missions. He is presently Ambassador at Large of Missio Nexus, an association of missions in North America. Previously he served as a missionary in Papua, Indonesia, a mission administrator, a professor of missions, director of a missions association (IFMA), and senior VP of Missio Nexus. He is the author of five mission related books, the newest: A Third of Us: What it takes to reach the Unreached.
Show Notes:
A Third of Us by Marvin Newell
https://www.jesusfilm.org/partners/resources/pray/
https://alliancefortheunreached.org/
https://athirdofus.com/
https://joshuaproject.net/
https://prayercast.com/
Ep. 068: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 1
Ep. 069: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 2
Ep. 070: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 3
Ep. 071: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 4
Ep. 193: Unpacking Common Myths about Global Missions
Ep. 004: Reaching our New Neighbours
Is the Commission Still Great by Steve Richardson
Christian Heroes: Then and Now – Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime
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Topics: Sending Church
40 min
November 28, 2023 219: 5 Practical Ideas to Strengthen Your Global Missions Program
Marvin Newell, ambassador at Large of Mission Nexus, shares with us five practical ways for the church to strengthen its global Missions programs. Regardless of church size, or leadership type, there is something here for everyone to take away from! [et_social_share]
40 min
November 14, 2023 Caring for Third Culture Kids
Lauren Wells, founder of TCK Training, talks to us about three ways to support and care for missionary children as they, along with their parents, experience the uncertainty of leaving their home culture behind and acclimating to a new field. Together, through this conversation, we see an opportunity for hope and care as we approach the topic of care in our missionary kids.
Bio:
Lauren Wells is the founder and CEO of TCK Training and author of Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, The Grief Tower, and Unstacking Your Grief Tower. She is an Adult TCK/MK who spent her teenage years in Tanzania, East Africa. She sits on the board of the TCK Care Accreditation as Vice Chair and is part of the TCK Training Research Team focusing on preventive care research in the TCK population.
Show Notes:
More Network
TCK Training
A Life Overseas
EP 100: Returning Well: A Guide to Thriving After Serving Cross-Culturally
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Topics: Member Care
32 min
November 14, 2023 218: Caring for Third Culture Kids
Lauren Wells, founder of TCK Training, talks to us about three ways to support and care for missionary children as they, along with their parents, experience the uncertainty of leaving their home culture behind and acclimating to a new field. Together, through this conversation, we see an opportunity for hope and care as we approach the topic of care in our missionary kids. [et_social_share]
32 min
October 31, 2023 Attracting New Capacity for Your Missions Committee
Ellen Livingood, founder of Catalyst Services, elaborates on three ways out of her seven to attract new members into missions committee roles in our churches. As churches look to engage more members, this episode explores helpful ways to know what gets people excited about the work of God and how to find that balance between vision and task.
Bio:
Ellen Livingood founded and directs Catalyst Services, a ministry designed to help churches, mission agencies, and networks more fully engage believers’ God-given gifts for global outreach. From a base in suburban Philadelphia, Catalyst serves missions entities across North America and, increasingly, around the world via resources, coaching, and connecting. Her background of ministry on a local-church staff and in mission-agency administration nurtured her vision to see the tremendous potential of local churches better engaged to impact the lost world for Christ.
Show Notes:
Free online resources from Catalyst Services
Postings article: I’d Like to Do That! Seven guidelines for designing attractive missions leadership roles
Article: Understanding Your Church Leaders’ Priorities
200+ Postings articles searchable by topic
Books by Other Authors
Mobilizing GenZ by Jolene Erlacher
Millennials in Ministry by Jolene Erlacher
Mapping Church Missions by Sharon Hoover
Also on this topic in Global Missions Podcasts
Ep 208: Strategies for Mobilizing Gen Z with Jolene Erlacher
Ep 092: 3 Strategies for Engaging the Next Generation in Missions with Jolene Erlacher
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Topics: Sending Church
34 min
October 31, 2023 217: Attracting new capacity for your Missions Committee
Ellen Livingood, founder of Catalyst Services, elaborates on three ways out of her seven to attract new members into missions committee roles in our churches. As churches look to engage more members, this episode explores helpful ways to know what gets people excited about the work of God and how to find that balance between vision and task.
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34 min
October 17, 2023 Supporting Parents of Missionaries
Inspired by her oldest son’s sending, today’s episode highlights Tori Haverkamp’s journey as the mother of a missionary. She shares the emotional turmoil of a sender as she found ways to embrace this transition. This episode explores ways to better prepare as the family of a goer and tangible ways a church can surround them with love and support.
Bio:
Tori R. Haverkamp is the mother of a missionary and the editor of Parents of Goers (parentsofgoers.com), a multi-media website devoted to educating and encouraging parents of cross-cultural workers. Because of her disorienting experience with sending her son overseas, Tori desires to be an empathetic guide for those just beginning the Missionary Mama journey. With a Master’s degree in Theological Studies (Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) and over 30 years of experience in ministry, Tori speaks, writes, and teaches on motherhood, marriage, and missions. She and her husband, Brent, along with their four now-grown children, are avid backpackers. They have hiked all over the world and survived to tell great stories of their adventures.
Show Notes:
Strengthening Your Missions Committee Webinar
https://parentsofgoers.com/
The Missionary Mama’s Survival Guide: Compassionate Help for the Mothers of Cross-Cultural Workers by Tori Haverkamp
https://perspectives.org/
https://globalmissionstoolbox.com/pastor-resource/kairos-course/
Episode 197: Building Resilience for the Missionary Task – Dick Brogden
Episode 178: Caring for Parents of Missionaries – Peggy Spiers
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Topics: Member Care
43 min
October 17, 2023 216: Supporting Parents of Missionaries
Inspired by her oldest son’s sending, today’s episode highlights Tori Haverkamp’s journey as the mother of a missionary. She shares the emotional turmoil of a sender as she found ways to embrace this transition. This episode explores ways to better prepare as the family of a goer and tangible ways a church can surround them with love and support.
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43 min
October 03, 2023 Supporting Our Mission Workers During Re-Entry
Today’s episode explores how we can support our missions workers as they return to their culture of origin. As a returning missionary himself, Bradley Bell shares with us his experience coming home, the challenges he faced, and how we as a community at home can receive our mission workers in an intentional, loving way.
Bio:
Bradley Bell is a former missionary who serves as lead pastor at Antioch Church and senior editor for The Upstream Collective. He is the author of The Sending Church Defined and his writing is compiled at BrokenMissiology.org. He lives among the diverse community of south Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Katie, and daughters Elisabeth, Charlotte, Anneliese, and Madeleine.
Show Notes:
Antioch church
The Upstream Collective
Broken Missiology
A Pocket guide to talking to missionaries
Ep 121: 3 Principles for Growing a Healthy Sending Church by Bradley Bell
Ep 100: Returning Well: A Guide to Thriving After Serving Cross-Culturally by Melissa Chaplin
The Sending Church Defined – Second Edition
Returning well by Melissa Chaplin
Returning Well
Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry by Zach Bradley, Susan McCrary, Rodney Calfee, Andy Jansen
The Re-entry Team by Neal Pirolo
Holding the Rope by Ryan Martin
Re-entry by Peter Jordan
Burn up or Splash Down by Marion Knell
The Art of Coming Home by Craig Storti
On Being a Missionary by Thomas Hale and Gene Daniels
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by David Pollock, Ruth Van Reken and Michael Pollock
Ep 27: How to Care for Returning Missionaries by Neal Pirolo
Ep 203: How Local Churches Can Care for Missionaries at Every Stage by Ryan Martin
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Topics: Member Care
36 min