Are there common characteristics of local churches and denominations seeking to grow their members with mission vision? Of course there are. In this episode of Mobilization Chats, Ryan introduces a new seven-part series focused on seven core characteristics of "Mission Mobilization Movements." If you are a ministry leader you will not want to miss these seven core characteristics and then start implementing them into the life of your ministry.

In this episode Ryan discusses two fundamental questions that every believer asks at some point and that mobilization, rightly understood, provides answers for. Mission mobilization helps anchor believers and churches in foundational truths about the global Church and its great purpose - the fulfillment of the Great Commission. This episode will equip you as a leader to address these two questions effectively with your disciples and churches.

In this episode Ryan discusses what a Biblical "local church" is and what essential characteristics mark such churches. While as Christians we sometimes think we fully understand what a church is, we are often assuming wrong elements that aren't necessarily Biblical at all. For the sake of becoming all that God intends every local church to be, we need to understand and seek to integrate these essential characteristics.

In this episode Ryan provides a focused call to pastors to recognize that, before God and as a result of the New Testament teachings of Paul, they are also called to the role of "mobilizer." Pastors are meant to be mobilizers, equipping their churches for the work of the ministry, which includes the Great Commission. To see mission mobilization propelled in the global Church as God intends we need to recover this pivotal, though overlooked, truth regarding pastors and church leadership teams.

In this episode Ryan continues to consider commonly held negative stereotypes about the Great Commission and cross-cultural ministry that are widely held among believers and churches globally. In this episode Ryan focuses on two specific misunderstandings. First, the idea that the Great Commission might already be fulfilled and second, the leadership error that if we mobilize our people for missions we will lose our best people. Both of these are misunderstandings of the heart of God that His people must correctly overcome.

In this episode Ryan discusses two common negative stereotypes about the Great Commission and cross-cultural ministry that are widely held among believers and churches globally. Ryan advocates that a core aspect of mobilization is helping to educate believers and churches with right outlooks related to areas that are often misunderstood in missions. You will be equipped to respond rightly to these two negative stereotypes.

In this episode we look at a recurring theme that regularly shows up in the Old and New Testaments. The theme is found in the Biblical concept of "Rebuilding Ancient Ruins." Using the twin passages of Jeremiah 33:6-9 and Ezekiel 36:33-36, we unpack this concept and how to apply it today as a crucial part of mission mobilization and what God is calling His global Church to do.

In this episode Ryan introduces six core principles directly related to seeing mission mobilization movements happen within our individual local ministries and even across entire denominational structures. To do this we look at the example of the Moravian community at Herrnhut in the 1700's as a representation of these six principles of mobilization movements.

In this episode you will learn more about what type of mobilizer you might be. We will explore this by considering the lives of two historical mobilization giants and analyzing their mobilization leadership by using a grid surrounding the various mobilizer types. This enables us to then consider the potential mobilizer type we ourselves might be.

In this episode you will learn how God intends many ministry leaders to grasp that their leadership role includes that of being a mission mobilizer. They are called to help their churches on the journey of being educated, inspired and activated in the Great Commission. This is a critical role in the overall process of God mobilizing His Church.