Global Mission Toolbox

Marvin Newell of Missio Nexus unpacks 3 mega-trends that are impacting missions today. He suggests practical ways that churches and mission agencies can respond to these realities.

Bio:
Marvin Newell is the Senior Vice President of Missio Nexus, a network of evangelical mission agencies, churches and training centers in North America. Marv and his wife Peggy served as mission workers in Indonesia and have now been involved in missions for 40 years. Marv is the author of several books including “Crossing Cultures in Scriptures: Biblical Principles for Mission Practice”. Marv is also adjunct professor at Moody Theological Seminary.

Show Notes:
Episode 064: What’s Happening in Missions Today? – Ted Esler
Episode 060: Evangelicals and Missions – Trends to Consider – Rick Hiemstra
Episode 008: 6 Trends Affecting Missions (Part 1) – JD Payne
Episode 009: 6 Trends Affecting Missions (Part 2) – JD Payne
Recommended Resources:
Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church – JD Payne
Window to the World: The Numbers Behind the Need – Andrew Knight
Contact Marvin at [email protected]

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Topics: Mission Trends

Season 4 is here! Paul Seger suggests 5 factors that churches and mission workers can consider as they choose a mission agency.

Bio:
Paul Seger has served as the General Director of Biblical Ministries Worldwide since 1994. Paul grew up in Nigeria where his parents served as missionaries for many years. He now lives with his wife Joan in Atlanta. The Segers began their missionary service with Biblical Ministries Worldwide in 1975. Paul is the author of “Senders: How Your Church Can Identify, Train and Deploy Missionaries.”

Show Notes:
Biblical Ministries Worldwide
Senders: How Your Church Can Identify, Train and Deploy Missionaries.
Episode 62: How Your Church Can Identify New Mission Workers”.
Well Sent” by Steve Beirn
“The Sending Church” by Pat Hood
Episode 040: Well Sent – What is the Church’s Role in Sending Missionaries?
Contact Paul Seger at [email protected]

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Topics: Sending Church

Ken Guenther helps mission workers and churches develop a God-honoring understanding of what it means for a mission worker to be successful. Ken describes his own struggle to evaluate his success as a missionary and how it led him to study scripture. Drawing from 2 Corinthians, Ken outlines three markers of success.

Bio:
Ken Guenther serves with SEND International and is the Director of SEND’s training program called SEND U. Ken oversees pre-field training and coordinates lifelong learning resources for SEND’s workers around the world. Ken and his wife Bertha live in Kyiv, Ukraine and have also served as mission workers in Russia and the Philippines.

Show Notes:
Blog Post: “What is Missionary Success? 10 Definitions That Miss the Mark”

Blog Posts from the Missions Blog About Success in Missions

Contact Ken Guenther at [email protected]

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Topics: Biblical Foundation

Eldon Porter describes how globalization and the growth of the Majority World church has brought about a new paradigm in global missions. Eldon helps us understand how God is raising up global networks, and shares a great online resource to help churches connect with these networks.

Bio:
Eldon Porter, together with his wife Becky, serves as a Consultant for Global Engagement within the Evangelical missions community. Eldon is a specialist in the area of networks. In addition to his formal role serving with Missio Nexus and COMIBAM, Eldon also helps leaders around the world as they adapt their networks to this current globalized missions environment.

Show Notes:
Linking Global Voices
Missio Nexus
COMIBAM
Networks and Global Missions: A Dance Floor and a Country Home
Episode 23: The Globalization of Missions: from Everywhere to Everywhere
Episode 55: What’s the Role of the North American Church in Global Mission?

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Topics: Global Church

Rick Hiemstra highlights the results of a recent study about how evangelicals engage with "mission" or "missions". Analyzing what pastors and church-goers had to say, Rick summarizes some of the trends revealed in the study, and suggests some ways that Christ-followers can respond.

Bio:
Rick Hiemstra, together with his wife Beth and their four kids, currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario. Rick serves as the Director of Research and Media relations at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He has also served as a pastor and a high school teacher. He regularly speaks on church and cultural trends.

Show Notes:
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Canadian Evangelical Missions Engagement Study
Episode 051: Unreached People Groups – The Facts
Episode 052: Unreached People Groups – The Faces

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Topics: Mission Trends