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Global Mission Toolbox episodes

July 01, 2020 135: Disability in Mission: Mobilizing People With Impairments to Make a Global Impact
David Deuel of Joni and Friends reminds us how God accomplishes great things through people with disabilities. David offers advice to church leaders about ways to help honor, equip, and send people with impairments to participate in global missions.
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35 min
June 19, 2020 How COVID-19 is Impacting Global Missions
Ted Esler of Missio Nexus shares a high-level view of how global missions is being impacted by COVID-19. Ted describes how COVID-19 is affecting evangelism, discipleship, and church-planting - and how those areas might be affected in the future. Ted offers words of encouragement to churches seeking to faithfully participate in global missions in a changing world.
Bio:
Ted Esler is the President of Missio Nexus, an association of mission agencies and churches representing over 30,000 Great Commission workers worldwide. Ted worked in the computer industry before becoming a church planter in Bosnia during the 1990’s. He is an author and has served in various senior leadership roles in Pioneers. He and Annette live in Orlando, Florida and they have five grown children and two grandchildren.
Show Notes:
Pioneers
Pioneers Canada
Episode 068: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 1 – Brian Heerwagen
Episode 069: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 2 – Randy Schmor
Episode 070: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 3 – Tory Ruark
Episode 071: How to do Short-Term Missions with Excellence – Part 4 – Don Johnson
The Mission App
COVID-19 Resources from Missio Nexus
The Mission Matters Podcast
Sixteen:Fifteen
Episode 065: Is Every Christian a Missionary? – Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison
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Topics: Mission Trends
47 min
June 19, 2020 134: How COVID-19 is Impacting Global Missions
Ted Esler of Missio Nexus shares a high-level view of how global missions is being impacted by COVID-19. Ted describes how COVID-19 is affecting evangelism, discipleship, and church-planting - and how those areas might be affected in the future. Ted offers words of encouragement to churches seeking to faithfully participate in global missions in a changing world.
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47 min
June 04, 2020 Healthy Good-byes When Mission Workers Go to the Field
Ken Benson of MissionPREP suggests wise steps mission workers and sending churches can take to “say good-bye” in a healthy way when mission workers leave for the field. Ken describes what workers and sending churches often experience in the time leading up to departure for ministry overseas. Ken outlines principles and healthy practices to help navigate a worker’s transition to the field.
Bio:
Ken Benson gives leadership to MissionPREP, a program that helps prepare singles and families for cross-cultural service. MissionPREP offers training programs in cross-cultural life and ministry, language acquisition, and debriefing the missionary experience. In addition to his short-term missions experience, Ken and his wife Carolyn and their two daughters lived and ministered in Portugal for 13 years.
Show Notes:
MissionPREP
Third Culture Kids – David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock
Returning Well – Melissa Chaplin
Episode 100: Returning Well: A Guide to Thriving After Serving Cross-Culturally – Melissa Chaplin
Serving as Senders – Neil Pirolo
Episode 027: How to Care for Returning Missionaries – Neil Pirolo
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Topics: Member Care
30 min
June 04, 2020 133: Healthy Good-byes When Mission Workers Go to the Field
Ken Benson of MissionPREP suggests wise steps mission workers and sending churches can take to “say good-bye” in a healthy way when mission workers leave for the field. Ken describes what workers and sending churches often experience in the time leading up to departure for ministry overseas. Ken outlines principles and healthy practices to help navigate a worker’s transition to the field.
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30 min
May 21, 2020 Growing Our Understanding of Orality
Charles Madinger helps us understand how to effectively communicate the gospel with people with high orality reliance, who often don’t read, or prefer learning by oral ways and means. Charles describes the importance of relating the message of Jesus to the everyday life and perspective of oral communicators.
Bio:
Dr. Charles Madinger is the founder and CEO of the Institutes for Orality Strategies based out of Manila, Philippines. After serving twenty-seven years in congregational ministry, Charles received a Doctor of Ministry and also studied communications. He continues to teach for universities and seminaries in the USA and abroad. Charles has also helped launch three mission and consulting organizations with a focus on orality.
Show Notes:
The Institutes for Orality Strategies (IOS)
Episode 102: Creative Arts: A Powerful Tool to Engage Hearts and Minds – Maria
International Orality Network
Orality Journals
Seven Disciplines of Orality
An Orality Primer for Missionaries – Daniel Sheard
Training from The Institutes for Orality Strategies
Orality Research from the Institutes for Orality Strategies
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Topics: Biblical Foundation
29 min
May 21, 2020 132: Growing Our Understanding of Orality
Charles Madinger helps us understand how to effectively communicate the gospel with people with high orality reliance, who often don’t read, or prefer learning by oral ways and means. Charles describes the importance of relating the message of Jesus to the everyday life and perspective of oral communicators.
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29 min
May 07, 2020 Creative Missions Events to Mobilize Your Church
Are missions conferences a thing of the past? Doug Christgau certainly doesn’t think so! Doug describes how mission events - when done well - can be a powerful tool in mobilizing your church for missions. He suggests creative ideas to help you plan inspiring events for your congregation.
Bio:
Doug Christgau has served as a mission pastor in 3 churches over the last 35 years. During that time his churches have sent dozens of long-term missionaries. He has personally led over 100 short-term mission trips in 45 countries. Doug also instructs for the Perspectives Course, speaks at mission conferences, and recently launched the MedSend Church Missions Mobilization Initiative. Doug and his wife Christine have 2 children and 11 grandchildren.
Show Notes:
MedSend Church Missions Mobilization Initiative
Brochure for MedSend Church Missions Mobilization Initiative
Great Commission Great Compassion – Paul Borthwick
JAARS – Missions at the Airport
Mission Frontiers
Wycliffe Bible Translators
World Relief
Email Doug at [email protected]
Episode 021: How to Build a Mission Committee – Doug Christgau
Episode 091: Balancing Local and Global Mission Priorities – Doug Christgau
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Topics: Mobilization
36 min
May 07, 2020 131: Creative Missions Events to Mobilize Your Church
Are missions conferences a thing of the past? Doug Christgau certainly doesn’t think so! Doug describes how mission events - when done well - can be a powerful tool in mobilizing your church for missions. He suggests creative ideas to help you plan inspiring events for your congregation.
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36 min
April 23, 2020 Business as Mission: A Powerful Strategy to Engage the Unreached
Mats Tunehag shares a glimpse into how God is using businesspeople to make a tremendous kingdom impact! Mats encourages the body of Christ to equip, invigorate, and strengthen businesspeople so they can serve God and others through business. Mats describes Business as Mission as a concept, practice, and a global movement. He suggests 3 practical steps your church can take to participate in Business as Mission today.
Bio:
Mats Tunehag is a speaker, writer and consultant from Sweden who focuses on developing Business as Mission (BAM) and strategic BAM alliances. Mats along with others has developed multiple global BAM think tanks. He is the Chairman of BAM Global, and has served for many years as a senior leader on BAM in both the Lausanne Movement and World Evangelical Alliance. He lectures globally and is author of the book BAM Global Movement.
Show Notes:
BAM Global
Lausanne Movement
World Evangelical Alliance
The Coronavirus Pandemic and BAM: Seven Things We Can Do
BAM Global Congress, April 2020
Business as Mission
The BAM Review
BAM Global
Mats Tunehag
Episode 003: Understanding the Basics of Business as Mission – Larry Sharpe
Episode 036: How Can the North American Church Engage in BAM? – Peter Shaukat
Mats Tunehag
Transformational SME
Episode 109: Making Disciples Through Our Vocations – Dale Losch and Mark
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Topics: Business as Mission
45 min