Global Mission Toolbox

Christian Mungai of Mariners Church encourages local churches to become globally minded through listening, learning, long-term relationships and partnerships. Mags and Christian discuss several global trends and their implications for churches. Pastor Christian suggests steps local churches can take to be become globally minded in their missions strategy.

Bio:
Christian Mungai is a native Kenyan who serves as the Global Engagement Pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, California. Christian is passionate about deploying the Church into what God is doing around the world. Before serving at Mariners Church, Christian was a member of the singing group Milele. Christian and his wife Delta have one daughter.

Show Notes:
Mariners Church
Milele (Spotify)
Learnings About Determining a Partner – Christian Mungai
Episode 017: How to Help Without Hurting – Brian Fikkert
Episode 023: The Globalization of Missions: From Everywhere to Everywhere – Don Parsons
Episode 035: What is Diaspora Ministry? – David S
Episode 055: What’s the Role of the North American Church in Global Mission? – Paul Borthwick
Episode 061: The Strategic Value of Networks in Global Missions – Eldon Porter
Episode 064: What’s Happening in Missions Today? – Ted Esler
Episode 104: What is the Ibero-American Missions Sending Movement? – Decio de Carvalho
Episode 116: Reaching International Students: A Strategic Opportunity – Yaw Perbi
The Next Christendom – Philip Jenkins
Toxic Charity – Robert D. Lupton
When Helping Hurts – Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Dead Aid – Dambisa Moyo
Mega Church Christianity Reconsidered – Wanjiru M. Gitau
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Topics: Sending Church

Pastor Eddie Byun, author of “Praying for Your Missionary” suggests several ways that Christ-followers and churches can pray for mission workers. Eddie and Mags talk about how prayer makes a difference and is vital for the ministry and well-being of missionaries. Eddie suggests several themes and resources that Christ-followers and churches can consider as they faithfully support their missionaries through prayer.

Bio:
Eddie Byun has pastored and taught in the USA, Canada, Australia, and South Korea and is an author of several books including “Praying for Your Missionary”. Eddie is Executive Producer of Save My Seoul, an award-winning documentary on sex trafficking in South Korea. Eddie and his wife Ally have a son and live in San Jose, California where he is the Teaching and Outreach Pastor at Venture Christian Church.

Show Notes:
Praying for Your Missionary
Praying for Your Pastor
Save My Seoul
Joshua Project
Operation World
Pray for Your Missionary PDF
Episode 011: How Can We Support Missionary Kids? – Paul Dyck
Episode 103: Creating Care Groups for Mission Workers – Melissa Weissenberger
Episode 093: How Churches Can Build Healthy Relationships With Mission Workers – Part 1
Episode 094: How Churches Can Build Healthy Relationships With Mission Workers – Part 2
Eddie Byun's Website: https://www.eddiebyun.com/

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Topics: Prayer

Valerie Williams helps Christ-followers and churches understand how to practically minister to third culture kids when they are on home service in their passport country.

Bio:
Valerie Williams has worked for the past ten years as the MK Coordinator for TEAM, serving over 400 missionary kids across the globe. Before becoming the MK Coordinator, Valerie and her husband Jim were mission workers in China and Russia where they parented four MKs of their own.

Show Notes:
TEAM – The Evangelical Alliance Mission
Misunderstood – Tanya Crossman
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Episode 027: How to Care for Returning Missionaries – Neal Pirolo
Episode 045: Caring for Missionary Families as They Engage in Transition – Becky Matchullis

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Topics: Member Care

Yaw Perbi describes why international student ministry is a strategic global missions opportunity and suggests some very practical ways that churches can be involved.

Bio:
Yaw Perbi is a Ghanaian-Canadian who is a physician, pastor and president of International Student Ministries Canada. Yaw is a teacher and speaker and author of several books including “Thinking Outside the Window”. Yaw and his wife Anyele live in Montreal, Quebec and have 6 children.

Show Notes:
International Student Ministries Canada
Kairos Course
Friends for Dinner
Operation World
Intervarsity
Power to Change
Cru
Navigators
Every International
Lausanne Global Classroom
Association of Christians Ministering Among Internationals
Thinking Outside the Window – Dr. Yaw Perbi
Discovery Bible Study
Paradigm Shift: Why International Students are so Strategic to Global Missions – Jack D. Burke
Diaspora Missions to International Students – Enoch Wan
The World at Your Door: Reaching International Students in Your Home, Church, and School – Tom Philips and Bob Norsworthy
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Topics: Outreach