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Global Mission Toolbox episodes

January 09, 2017 Short Term Missions – Charity vs. Justice
Gena Thomas shares with us what it looks like to do short term missions from a standpoint of charity or a standpoint of justice. She shares the pitfalls of charity and the benefits of justice while giving us practical examples of how we can improve how we do short term missions.
Bio:
Gena Thomas served as a missionary in northern Mexico alongside her husband, Andrew, where they ran a coffee shop ministry and partnered with the local church. She completed her graduate studies in International Development through Eastern University. She is passionate about the Church being a catalyst for holistic poverty alleviation.
Show Notes:
A Smoldering Wick
Gena Thomas’ Website (https://www.genathomas.com)
Helping without Hurting
Eastern University
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Topics: Short-Term Mission
32 min
January 09, 2017 043: Short Term Missions – Charity vs. Justice
Gena Thomas shares with us what it looks like to do short term missions from a standpoint of charity or a standpoint of justice. She shares the pitfalls of charity and the benefits of justice while giving us practical examples of how we can improve how we do short term missions.
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32 min
December 27, 2016 Ministering to those from Honor-Shame Cultures
Jayson Georges shares with us from his experience of working in shame honor cultures and gives us insights and practical advice for how we can engage with our friends and neighbors from shame honor cultures and effectively share our faith and disciple them.
Bio:
Jayson Georges is the founding editor and primary blogger of HonorShame.com. His family served in Central Asia for nine years doing disciple-making, church-planting, and microenterprise-development. His current role is Missiologist-in-Residence at an evangelical mission organization, focusing on developing resources and leading practical training workshops. He is also the author of a book, Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures – Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials.
Show Notes:
HonorShame.com
Ministering in Honor Shame Cultures
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Topics: Cross-Culture
28 min
December 27, 2016 042: Ministering to those from Honor-Shame Cultures
Jayson Georges shares with us from his experience of working in shame honor cultures and gives us insights and practical advice for how we can engage with our friends and neighbors from shame honor cultures and effectively share our faith and disciple them.
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28 min
December 12, 2016 How Can the Church Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis?
Matthew Soerens describes for us the great opportunity the church has to participate in being a solution to the global refugee crisis and gives us practical steps how we, the church, can reach out to the refugees arriving in our neighborhoods, welcoming them into a new culture, and potentially, a new faith.
Bio:
Matthew Soerens serves as the US Director of Church Mobilization for World Relief. In this role, he helps evangelical churches to understand the realities of refugees and immigration and to respond in ways guided by biblical values. Originally from Neenah, Wisconsin, Matthew lives in Aurora, Illinois with his wife, Diana, and their two children. He is the co-author of Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis.
Show Notes:
World Relief
Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis
We Welcome Refugees
Refugee Resettlement Map
Canadian Refugee Sponsors Resource
United States Refugee Sponsors Resource
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Topics: Outreach
30 min
December 12, 2016 041: How Can the Church Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis?
Matthew Soerens describes for us the great opportunity the church has to participate in being a solution to the global refugee crisis and gives us practical steps how we, the church, can reach out to the refugees arriving in our neighborhoods, welcoming them into a new culture, and potentially, a new faith.
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30 min
November 28, 2016 Well Sent – What is the Church’s Role in Sending Missionaries?
Steve Beirn shares with us how and why churches should be active participants in identifying and preparing potential missionaries in our congregations and gives us tips on how we can better support both our missionaries and their work overseas.
Bio:
Steve is the Global Ministries Pastor at Calvary Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His focus is to mobilize the local church to recruit, prepare, send and sustain cross-cultural workers in unreached areas of the world. Steve has served in local church ministry for 40 years and is married to Lorraine. Together they have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
Show Notes:
Calvary Church
Serving as Senders
To Timbuktu and Beyond
Mission Smart
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Topics: Sending Church
27 min
November 28, 2016 040: Well Sent – What is the Church’s Role in Sending Missionaries?
Steve Beirn shares with us how and why churches should be active participants in identifying and preparing potential missionaries in our congregations and gives us tips on how we can better support both our missionaries and their work overseas.
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27 min
November 11, 2016 Social Media and Short Term Missions
Shayna Winn talks to us about how she used social media to keep her church up-to-date on their summer short term missions teams and engage the congregation in prayer for the short term teams.
Bio:
Shayna Winn who serves at the Metropolitan Bible Church (better known as the MET) in Ottawa, Ontario.
Her role is focused on missions and she herself has participated on a number of short term mission trips. She is passionate about using short-term missions to spur in people a passion of their own for fulfilling the Great Commission. She has worked at the MET since 2010 and she is married to Graham and mother to Alexa.
Show Notes:
Kairos Course
The Metropolitan Bible Church
Contact Shayna at [email protected]
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Topics: Short-Term Mission
29 min
November 11, 2016 039: Social Media and Short Term Missions
Shayna Winn talks to us about how she used social media to keep her church up-to-date on their summer short term missions teams and engage the congregation in prayer for the short term teams.
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29 min