Jon sits down and talks with Alyssia Leach about the blog post she wrote for Missional Student. She talks about the trouble she has had being seen as a missionary just because her mission field is not the traditional mission field. Alyssia is a teacher at Pui Tak in China Tow in Chicago.

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Jon and Phil continue their conversation about the importance of Missional Sharing. Using the example of Paul from the book of Acts Phil shares some practical tips and challenges on how to effectively share Jesus with those around you.

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Phil's Book Recommendation: Share Jesus without Fear by William Fay. Get it here

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Like any good end to a series, the final installment must have two parts, so Jon and Phil kick off part one of the final missional rhythm with talking about the idea of missional sharing. We should be sharing about Jesus and that all stems from the idea that you share what you love.

Missional Challenge: Share Jesus with someone today, speak about what you love

Phil's Book Recommendation: Sharing  Jesus without Freaking Out by Alvin Reid. Find it here

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Zach Simpson joins Jon for a conversation about his most recent blog post on Missional Student. They talk about how the world is changing, the way that globalization has helped the spread of the gospel, and the importance of not going to a place but to a people.

Read Zach's post here-https://missionalstudent.com/2019/05/24/who-is-your-mission/

Taking a break from Missional Living, Jon sits down with Zach Simpson to talk about the post that he wrote on Missional Student. They talk through being present, the tension between global and local missions and a lot about what spurred them towards ministry in Mansfield. 

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https://missionalstudent.com/2019/03/05/decrease-your-vision-mission-is-where-you-are/

St. Francis once said, " Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary use words." Living a life that preaches the gospel is vital to living missionally. Phil and Jon talk through this eight missional rhythm, missional living. How can you live a life that is distinctive to living for Jesus.

Book Recommendation: Disciplines of Grace by Jerry Bridges-https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Grace-Jerry-Bridges-ebook/dp/B077F6KGK5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=disciplines+of+grace&qid=1558109951&s=gateway&sr=8-1 

Weekly Challenge-Find where you can stand out and be district in your life this week.

Continuing on the focus on Missional Rhythms, Phil and Jon talk about the aspect of missional serving. The importance and amazing witness that even serving in small way can communicate about the Gospel. 

This week's challenge is to See a Need and Meet a Need.

Book Recommendation: Irresistible Evangelism Evangelism find it here...

https://www.amazon.com/Irresistible-Evangelism-Natural-Others-Jesus/dp/0764426265

Continuing the series on Missional Rhythms, Phil and Jon talk about just how important food and the table are to living on mission. They talk about the power of food to create conversation and break down barriers as well as some practical challenges for how to eat missionally. 

This week's resource is "A Meal With Jesus" by Tim Chester

Phil and Jon talk about the next step in Missional Rhythms with the importance of listening. We explore how important it is to be heard and how maybe not speaking at times can build bridges to share the gospel later.