RG Lewis: Global Missions

Working With Secret Disciples

This podcast is a report on my recent trip to West Africa and working with secret disciples.

Cross-Cultural Leadership

There are many books and seminars on leadership.  However, a leader in Africa, Latin America or Asia may be different than leaders from the West.  Today's podcast is all about cross-cultural leadership.

The Flaw of the Excluded Middle in Christian Work

There are approximately 400,000 full-time foreign missionaries (Catholic, Protestants), spanning the globe.  97% are working among people that have a significant Christian witness.  The flaw of the Excluded Middle in Christian work is that less than 3% (13,000 missionaries) are...

Urban Church Planting: Exegeting the Community

Using the tools of anthropology is not just for those working among tribals in Africa. This podcast is about how to exegete our community for effective church planting and outreach.

Contextualization and Cross-Cultural Church Planting: A Case Study

What does it mean to "plant a church?"  How is cross-cultural church planting different?  In this podcast we discuss the importance of Contextualization in establishing a congregation...the obstacles of effective church planting and a look at what is called "the choke law."

Interview with Derek Seipp

From a church planting mobilizer in East Asia to helping create a network for outreach to one of the most persecuted church in the world, listen to this story and what God is doing in one of the most unreached...

Evangelism and the Social Gospel

What place does the social gospel have in evangelism and church planting?  In meeting the "felt needs" of people, is our charitable work an avenue or an obstacle for people in becoming followers of Christ?

Dr. Ian Payne -Theologians Without Borders

Dr. Payne has been a professor, principal of SAIACS and now director of Theologians Without Borders (www.Theologianswithoutborders.org).

Interview with author Becky Marietta

Becky grew up in Kenya and today is an adjunct professor at John Brown University. Her first book, White River Red: A Novel, is being released today, April 5th.  In this interview Becky discusses what it was like to be an...

Interview with Ecuadorian Missionary Santiago

The story how an American missionary led an Ecuadorian to Christ, who is now a bi-vocational pastor, missionary and chaplain in Clarksville, Arkansas.

Interview with Dr. Tom Steffen

Tom has been a missionary in the Philippines, professor at BIOLA University and author of several books dealing with church planting strategy and cross-cultural communication.

Why Missionaries Quit

Over a ten-year span, 46% of the mission force will return home.  Why missionaries quit is today's discussion on the Global Mission podcast.

Interview with "Ndugu" in the Middle East.

Learn how and why a missionary in East Africa for over 25 years ends up serving in the Middle East.

Interview with Tim Downs West Africa

Tim and Barbara Down have served in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Belgium.  This interview is, as with all of our podcasts, a class in missions.

Interview with Church/Mission Mobilizer Tom Telford

Tom Telford, for many years worked with ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment).  He has guided local churches and mission organizations on how to mobilize their ministry for greater effectiveness in global missions.

Laser Focused Training

Cross cultural training should not be approached as a generic study, but LASER FOCUSED on the people we are going to be working with.  

Interview with Missions Director Jon Konnerup

Missions from the perspective of Jon Konnerup, who was an MK, field missionary and now missions director for Baptist Bible Fellowship International in Springfield, Missouri.  

Interview with Chris Ballinger in Mongolia

Chris gives Insights on how to do pioneer work in an restricted access country.

A Missionary Christmas

An insiders view of missionaries away from home in a far away land at Christmas time. 

Online Learning for Missionaries

Is online distance learning the future of missionary training?

Online Learning for Missionary Training?

Increasingly, colleges and seminaries around the world are going to online learning.  Is it the future for missionary training?  Though perhaps a short-term fix, distance learning has serious drawbacks, and here is why.

Interview with Keith Gandy in Germany

Interview with Keith Gandy in Germany.

Missions in Germany

Listen to an interview with Keith Gandy, a missionary who has been working in Germany for 38 years.  Keith gives insights on the blessings and obstacles in working in a post-Christian country.

Missions in a Shoebox

Missions is more than a Christmas shoebox.

Shoebox Missions

Introduction

Introduction to Global Missions podcast.

Introduction

Introduction to Global Mission podcast.

Shoebox Missions

Missions is more than a shoebox.

Shoebox Missions

Missions is more than filling a shoebox with toys.

The Call

Understanding the call of God.

The Call

What is the call of God for life and ministry?  How does a person know if they are called to serve Christ.  Join the discussion

Introduction to Global Mission Podcast

Introduction to the host, reason for the podcast and future episodes.