Missions Today

David is a member of the Red Lake Tribe of Northern Minnesota. He didn’t spend much time on the reservation as a kid because he grew up in his father’s home, but a trip to a traditional native funeral on the reservation changed the direction of David’s life dramatically. He now oversees the revitalization of two churches on the reservation with his wife and family. It’s truly a mission of grace. That’s coming up on this episode of Missions Today.

Redby Community Church

Every year, westerners give billions and billions to orphanages and orphan organizations around the world, but are all types of orphan care beneficial? In the last decade or so, research has shown that a holistic approach to caring for these children is more beneficial to their long-term development. The truth is not all children in orphanages are orphans, in fact many are not! Learn more about some of the challenges of orphan care, how care is changing and what you can do to really help. That’s coming up on this episode of Missions Today.

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In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeff Jackson, we’ll learn more about the ministry he founded to serve missionaries in the field. We’ll hear how his “life sentence” turned into another opportunity to serve, and how the church can truly make an impact on the lives of men, women and families serving around the globe. More about Mission Care, this weekend on Missions Today!

For more information on Jeff Jackson:

• Shepherd’s Staff

• Radiance International Church – San Diego

• Calvary San Diego – Chula Vista

• Extended Horizon Reflections (Book)

How can churches and church members best serve people they have sent to the field or those already in the field? In the first of a two-part conversation, Collin talks with Jeff Jackson, a man who was in the field with his family in the Philippines for over 5 years before returning home to start an organization that helps churches provide great care for those serving abroad. That’s this weekend on Missions Today!

For more information on Jeff Jackson:

• Shepherd’s Staff

• Radiance International Church – San Diego

• Calvary San Diego – Chula Vista

• Extended Horizon Reflections (Book)

The son of missionaries, our guest this week felt the call to missions early on. A conversation with his father led to him considering and ultimately deciding to go into missionary aviation. That decision led he and his family to the field. However, God had other plans for this young couple, plans for multiplication of ministry. Now, he helps train the next generation of young pilots and mechanics to prepare for their deployment in missions. Don’t miss this episode of Missions Today!

Daniel Swanson

Moody Aviation

Ethnos 360 Aviation

She has faced incredible life challenges – living in a wheelchair, depression, cancer…twice, COVID and more.  Yet for decades she has put Jesus first in her life and served Him and the disabled community faithfully. This week on Missions Today, a conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada. If you’re facing physical challenges, depression, or disability or know someone who is, she has something to share! That’s this weekend on Missions Today!

For more information on Joni Eareckson Tada

• Joni and Friends

• Wheels for the World

• Joni’s House Disability Centers

• Retreats and Getaways

How does a local church build a missions program? How involved should the pastor be? How do they choose which missions opportunities to support and which ones to let go? Short term mission trips? Longer, deeper engagement with missions partners? On this episode, learn how a local missions pastor has balanced these types of challenges over 25 years with two different churches. Learn what you can do as a church member to be a part of missions in your church. That and more coming up on this episode of Missions Today.

Woodside Bible Church Missions

During the 1940’s and 1950’s following World War II there was an explosion of mission agencies and ministries that were birthed from a unique set of circumstances: spiritual hunger, technological advancement, geopolitical upheaval and financial capacity. Our guest this week feels we are in a similar time in world history. He says its a time for out-of-the-box thinking by missional leaders and funders. His desire is to create the space where missional leaders can think, “What if…?” again. Missional Labs helps churches and Christian leaders turn big ideas about mission and community impact into clear, practical actions that make a real difference in everyday life.

Missional Labs

FEBC is a ministry whose sole purpose is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world through radio, the Internet, and emerging technologies. Last year they received 150 million listener engagements to the Gospel. FEBC broadcasts are heard in 152 languages and in 50 countries around the world aired from 260 stations and transmitters, totaling 1,571 hours of programming a day, 365 days a year. Hear the latest from FEBC on this episode of Missions Today.

FEBC Information

Information on Knowing Christ

The International Mission Board (IMB) is ready to share the hope of Christ with the nations! As the 2026 Winter Olympic games are under way, IMB missionaries are in Italy teaming up with hundreds of U.S. volunteers from South Carolina, South Dakota, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama and Georgia to reach Milan with the gospel. Teams are taking part in outreach strategies like passing out Bibles and booklets of The Gospel of John, hosting hospitality points around the city, and participating in the beloved Olympic pastime of Pin Trading with a special twist – on the back of each pin is a QR code that generates a gospel presentation in multiple languages. 

International Mission Board

Olympic Outreach