MAPS Global Podcast

Missions History is Black History

Scripture describes believers as being "built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit", emphasizing presence, holiness, and formation rather than efficiency, branding, or customer satisfaction. Yet many modern church models have unconsciously adopted the logic of consumer capitalism, treating worship as a product, pastors as service providers, and congregants as customers whose preferences determine success. When the Church begins to resemble a Target—measured by foot traffic, convenience, aesthetics, and retention—it risks exchanging priestly identity for retail strategy.

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Generation Z is stepping into leadership across the globe in an era where the need to be seen, heard, and correct is sweeping the church into controversy and conflict and stealing people away from their assignments. Hear R.A. Martinez and Keith Dionise (Director of the MAPS Global School) discuss lessons leaders can learn from Paul's letters to Timothy to help them proactively and successfully build ministries and people filled with love for others, purity of heart, endurance, and unity.

In a highly requested follow-up in their "Marriage and Ministry" series, R.A. Martinez and his wife Kaitlin discuss navigating marriage and communication, the balance of family and ministry, and creating a ministry culture where marriages and families thrive. You can go back and listen to episode #111 and #112 of the MAPS Global Podcast to hear the first two episodes of this series!

Incredible testimonies of healing, salvation, and transformation are continuing to pour in from across our missions bases, and we want to share them with YOU! Listen for stories of how God is moving in the least reached places on Earth as prayer, worship, and Gospel proclamation takes place.

God has moved powerfully through our spiritual family across the Earth in 2025! Hear testimonies of what God has done through MAPS Global this past year and our vision for the future, and learn how you can Join the Team and Fuel the Race as we plant three more frontier missions bases by 2028.

Shame has shaped the way many of us see God, ourselves, and others. But Jesus broke that cycle. In this episode, we talk about what it means to live free from performance, how to build shame-free environments, and how to break the shame, fear, control cycle that keeps us from living in our true identity as sons and daughters of God.

Endurance is essential if we're going to finish the assignments God's given us and stay steady on the narrow road. So how do we get it—and keep it? Tune in as we unpack what biblical endurance really means.

In this episode, R.A. Martinez takes a fresh look at the hot topic of deconstruction. Is it good or bad? He breaks down the difference between healthy deconstruction—tearing down what's extra-biblical to rediscover a firm foundation—and destruction, where we throw out the core truths of the faith altogether.

In this episode, Mimi sits down with a MAPS Global staff member to share powerful first-hand stories from the Muslim world. Hear incredible testimonies of people encountering Jesus and being discipled in places where the Gospel is rarely heard! We hope that these stories bring you fresh courage and hope that Jesus truly is moving powerfully across the Muslim World.