I would love to hear your feedback on this episode exploring the end result of various efforts that broadly fit the category of missions!

Posting the wrong thing, or even liking the wrong post on a social media platform can have major negative implications for a missionary. Today's episode is a brief exploration of the filters that a missionary has to go through before interacting with anything social media. The request is that you pray for wisdom, authenticity, and overall spiritual health in the use of social media.

Jesus told Peter that he would become a fisher of men.

Peter, we find in other places in the gospels, was accustomed to net fishing. There were times when Peter caught so many fish he needed other boats to help bring them in.

Later, Peter was sent to reach a single person, a Roman Centurian.

What does it take to reach someone in the context of your local community?

In today's episode I share a perspective of reaching people who come from zero knowledge of the one true God.

The experience of furlough comes with so many blessings, along with challenges. A missionary can set their expectations, and some things will go as planned, while other experiences will require them to adjust and adapt. There is no singular plot line, but these are a few common threads.

How much time does a missionary spend visiting their home country and how often? This varies widely. There are similarities though, as all mission workers seek to refresh, report, and refit. Here are a few ways to pray for missionaries:

When I put on a pair of shoes, what does that mean? I mean, what does it really mean? The task of navigating cultural meaning and letting communication fall within the right context is a huge challenge for missionaries. Here is how you can pray for balanced contextualization:

How does spiritual warfare look different in regions of the world not like your own? What would the pressure feel like for a new believer to end a multi-generational line of

Praying for a missionary as they encounter spiritual warfare is one of the greatest ways you could join into laboring with them. Here are three ways to pray:

After rupturing my achilles in 2021, we saw God work through the prayers and generosity of a faithful church member in Los Angeles to provide a miraculous path for my rehab and recovery. Often you pray for your missionary without knowing exactly what they are going through, but God will hear and answer your prayer!

Here are 4 ways to stay faithful in intercession:

1. Create a monthly calendar of missionaries to pray for on each day.

2. Use a reminders list on your phone.

3. Collect photos or prayer cards to keep in a place you will regularly see them.

4. Use a prayer app on your phone with notifications to pray for specific missionaries.

From encounters at intersections to exploding funeral pyres, there are plenty of moments when a missionary deals with culture shock or culture stress. Here are four ways to pray daily for your missionary dealing with culture stress:

Entitlement can creep in through seasons of success, sacrifice, or suffering. The feeling of entitlement opens a missionary to various temptations, including sinful temptations or the desire to start taking shortcuts or set cruise control.