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**Engaging Missions**

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a missionary?

We interview missionaries and church planters from around the world. They share their stories of God’s faithfulness, how they got started, and why they continue in ministry. You will be inspired by their passion for Jesus and challenged to grow as a follower of Christ.

Whether you feel called overseas or down the street, this show will challenge you to grow as a follower of Christ and inspire you to take action so that together we may reveal God’s heart through our lives. Click here now!

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Latest Episodes:

Partnerships in Missions: How to be Flexible and Humble, with Gena Thomas – EM204 Aug 09, 2017

Show notes

Resources & Contact Info

Pre-Trip Planning Form + Application (Free Appendix A download from A Smoldering Wick)
Partnership Analysis (Free Appendix D download from A Smoldering Wick)
Get more of the appendices from A Smoldering Wick by Gena Thomas
Walking with the Poor by Bryant Myers
A Smoldering Wick by Gena L Thomas
Website: genathomas.com
Twitter: @genaLthomas
Facebook: @genaLthomas
Email: connect@genathomas.com

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Wondering How to be Strategic in Short-Term Missions? with Tony Svendsen – EM201 Jul 19, 2017

Show notes

Have you ever wondered if it's possible for short-term missions trips to build on a long-term strategy over time?

If you have, you'll want to hear as Tony Svendsen of e3 Partners shares how he chooses, prepares for, and goes on short trips that line up with a long-term strategy. You'll hear him share two questions to ask to know where to build the best partnerships, five questions to ask yourself before committing to a trip, and how this approach yields incredible benefits.

With his years of experience and heart for building up the body of Christ, you will find Tony's story engaging, ripe with experience, and powerfully simple.

What We Talked About

00:24 – Show Summary
01:16 – Introducing Tony Svendsen
01:56 – Tell us a little about your upcoming travels
02:51 – How have you seen short-term missions have a positive impact?
04:29 – What is one thing we can do better in short-term missions?
06:05 – How has God used a short-term missions trip to build on a long-term strategy?
08:43 – Was there a catalyst or something that pointed you in that direction?
10:07 – What has God been showing you over the last year?
11:52 – How would you encourage someone to take the “next step”?
13:19 – Check out MissionalAudio.com to find great audio books and podcasts.
14:28 – How do you decide where you will invest your time and build partnerships?
16:29 – What's one thing to consider when beginning to view short-term missions as part of a long-term strategy?
18:02 – How can we make sure we're really walking as partners with local ministries when aligning with a strategy?y?
19:45 – Has walking this way begun to change your perspective or how you approach life?
20:47 – How have you seen local ministries or churches benefit from a strategic approach?
22:16 – How much time to you invest in making sure the partnership is right before you get started?
23:30 – Has anyone ever gotten upset if it's not a great fit?
24:52 – Next week we'll be hearing from Nellie Ramirez. Here's a little teaser.
26:01 – What should people ask themselves before signing up for a missions trip?
27:38 – Does e3 Partners provide training for people going on trips?
29:18 – What if someone is worried about money or time off from work?
30:52 – What does e3 Partners do?
32:50 – Where can we learn more about e3 Partners?
33:19 – How can we best pray for you?
34:08 – If you could challenge us to do one thing in the next 7 days?
35:07 – Partnership opportunities
35:31 – Nominate the Engaging Missions Show for the Podcast Awards
36:04 – Help Global Initiative provide resources for the Body of Christ to engage Muslims for Christ.

Resources & Contact Info

Website: tonyandlisasvendsen.com
Email: tony.svendsen@e3partners.org

Additional Resources

Fromtheforefront.com

Show Links

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How to Remain Deeply Devoted After Short Term Missions, with JennyBeth Gardner – EM200 Jul 12, 2017

Show notes

Have you ever wondered why it seems so much easier to have a quality devotional life and hear God's voice while you're on a short missions trip? If so, you'll want to hear what JennyBeth Gardner has so say.

JennyBeth is a vocational missionary with the Transformational Education Network (TEN3). She spends most of her time in the US working on curriculum but she also makes short trips to build relationships, provide training and more.

As we talked, she shared some of what she's learned after years of making short trips, as well as some of the ways YOU can get involved with TEN3.

What We Talked About

00:24 – Show Summary
02:10 – Introducing JennyBeth Gardner
02:35 – Quick Summary of what JennyBeth Does
03:52 – What are some of the benefits of short-term missions?
05:26 – What are some of the challenges we can overcome in short-term
missions?
06:47 – Why is quiet time easier on a short-term missions trip than when
we're at home?
07:56 – How can we bring that focus back home with us?
12:28 – How can we know when we should continue on or when we're just
being hard-headed?
14:07 – How do we walk in the seasons that seem easy without simply
resting on our laurels?
15:56 – What does TEN3 do?
18:06 – How are you able to “give ownership” to national leaders?
19:38 – How can people get involved with what's going on with TEN3?
20:57 – What are some of the other ways people can partner with you?
22:04 – How can we best pray for you?
24:37 – Please take a minute to pray.
25:15 – Check out a new podcast: From the Forefront
26:42 – Next week: Tony Svendsen of e3 Partners
28:16 – Thanks to JennyBeth Gardner and Geoff Butterworth

Resources & Contact Info

Dark Night of the Soul
JennyBeth's Blog
Email: jennybeth.gardner@sim.org
Skype: jennybeth.alford
TEN3 Website
Ways to get involved
Moment Email Newsletter (subscribe at the bottom of the page or email moment@ten3.org)

Additional Resources

From the Forefront – a Podcast from FX Missions

Show Links

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How to Bring Encouragement and Find Friends in Missions, with Scott McClelland – EM199 Jul 05, 2017

Show notes

Short term missions usually include both giving and receiving. Those who go on trips often learn a lot and gain a better understanding of missions in general, but most importantly, they build relationships with different people.

Scott McClelland joins us to talk about the importance of relationships in missions. He also shares his experiences throughout the years and how he has maintained connections across the world.

As a leader of FX Missions, Scott is frequently building friendships with other ministries, missionaries, and pastors. God has used these experiences in his life to impart mutual encouragement for him and those he meets.

What We Talked About

00:24 – Episode summary
01:34 – Introduction
02:28 – What do you do with FX Missions?
04:16 – The positive impact of short term missions
07:14 – Ways to improve short term missions
09:55 – How God works through relationships
13:41 – Getting behind the veneer
15:01 – Early encounters in short term missions
17:29 – A message from FX Missions
18:19 – Cutting out coffee and contributing to the Kingdom
26:22 – Ways that God directs partnerships
30:22 – Serving others across the world
34:17 – Next week on Engaging Missions
35:45 – For those who want to be involved
42:10 – Not being held back by finances
44:04 – Ways to partner with FX Missions
45:35 – How can we best pray for you?
47:18 – Closing comments

My life mission is to leave everyone better off than I found that person. @fxmissions

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Resources & Contact Info

Website: FXMissions.com
Email: scott@fxmissions.com
Podcasts
Leadership Moment
From the Forefront
Facebook: @fxmissions
Twitter: @fxmissions

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The Value and Power of Short-term Missions in the World, with Brian Buckelew – EM196 Jun 14, 2017

Show notes

Today, Brian Buckelew visits us to share about the importance of short term missions. He has been on more than 15 trips and has many stories of God’s miraculous movements in the world. Although he is not a full-time missionary or minister, he clearly has a heart for spreading the Gospel throughout the world.

From India to Ukraine, to many other nations, Brian has worked to tell others about Jesus. During the show, he expresses his deep passion for missions, and he encourages us all to find where the Lord wants us to minister.

What We Talked About

00:23 – Episode summary
01:51 – A Moment from Scott McClelland
02:27 – Introduction
02:53 – Takeaways from short term missions
04:26 – How have missions trips impacted you?
05:53 – Ways God has shown Himself
10:14 – Can short term missions bring unity?
20:32 – Partnering with local ministries
22:31 – Learning more about the Holy Spirit
25:38 – Stand-out short term trips
34:35 – Knowing the right time to go
38:05 – Fighting the fear
46:53 – Closing remarks

God does amazing things when we get together and we come in agreement. – Brian Buckelew

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Resources & Contact Info

Listen to the episode for a way to contact Brian by text message.

Show Links

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How to be Faithful in Suffering and Blessing in Ministry, with Rex Schnelle – EM195 Jun 07, 2017

Show notes

It's easy to track our blessings but difficult to see suffering as a blessing. Listen as Rex Schnelle shares his heart and experiences serving faithfully in the Church and in the Marketplace. You'll love it! - http://engagingmissions.com/195

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Compelled by Love: How to Know God in a Deeper Way in Ministry, with Kathie Slusser – EM188 Apr 19, 2017

Show notes

Growing up, sometimes we have misunderstandings about God. For Kathie Slusser, hers was that it wasn’t important to feel that God loved her. As she went through life, she learned that this idea wasn’t true. Knowing God’s love for her was the first step in learning to love others.

Kathie has worked in many ways, from teaching, to helping a private investigator, to serving in ministry. She now counsels those in ministry and makes curriculums on spiritual and emotional health. As she has learned to accept God’s love, she has been able to love others in a deeper way. Through love, she can bring hope to those who need it.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
Help shape our series on short term missions
Share your favorite verse for an upcoming show
02:13 – Introduction
02:54 – The path of preparation
08:16 – Growing up in a family of caregivers
10:11 – Learning where love fits
15:47 – Understanding the power of love
21:37 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment

We are far more marvelously designed than we ever imagined, but also far more deeply broken than most of us have ever dared to look. But then grace and the Gospel comes, and love comes and says, ‘You are far more rescued than you ever dared to hope.’

22:32 – The need for counseling in ministry
25:16 – Tension to tell stories of struggle
28:11 – How to be a safe person for others
34:44 – Walking on both sides of the fence
38:51 – A thought to roll around in
41:45 – Internet and book resources
43:18 – How can we best pray for you?
44:49 – A challenge for the coming days
47:17 – Stories from Mongolia
Get a copy of Brian Hogan's book for free (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
50:49 – Next week on Engaging Missions
51:56 – Connecting with Muslims
Resources from Global Initiative
Our fundraiser for Global Initiative

Resources & Contact Info

Kitchen Table Counseling by Muriel Cook and Shelly Volkhardt
Rare Leadership by Jim Wilder and Marcus Warner
John Lynch “The Two Roads Message”
Websites: paraclete.net/slusser
aphesisgroup.com/author/kathie-slusser/
Email: kathie@paraclete.net
LinkedIn

Additional Resources

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Falling in Love with Jesus: How to Celebrate in Ministry, with Robert Harris – EM187 Apr 07, 2017

Show notes

Sometimes, when you’re in love, all you can do is tell others about this person who fills your heart with joy. For our guest, Robert Harris (a pen name), this is how he views ministry. After coming to know Christ and falling in love with Him, he had to share about what He did in his life. He is currently working with a ministry in Austin, Texas along with his wife.

Soon, the two of them will be moving to South Asia to train local church leaders in how to effectively share the Gospel. During our time together, Robert talked about the lessons he has learned through ministry and everyday life. As he prepares to enter this new culture, he and his wife are learning to trust the Lord and know that He is going with them.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
04:02 – Introduction
Send in your favorite verse to make an upcoming episode
Interested in being a bookkeeper for the Engaging Missions Show?
04:35 – Looking for movements of the Gospel
05:25 – Times of transition
06:49 – Shaping marriage through discipleship
08:17 – What does a balanced life look like?
10:01 – Signs for the right times to rest
11:51 – Learning to trust the Lord
14:03 – Resources for spiritual growth
15:39 – What has God been showing you?
17:55 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
FXMissions.com
18:56 – Becoming wise and unafraid
20:00 – How did you get involved in ministry?
25:25 – What is your next area of ministry like?
26:50 – How God works in tough times
30:35 – Ways to prepare for transition
32:04 – Next week on Engaging Missions
34:19 – A change in ministry
35:30 – Often-missed opportunities
39:36 – Internet or book resources
40:42 – How can we best pray for you?
42:12 – A challenge for the coming days
43:20 – Stories from Mongolia
Get Brian Hogan's book for free (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
46:15 – How to reach Muslims
Resources from Global Initiative
Help us fund what Global Initiative is doing
49:14 – Upcoming series on Short Term Missions
Share your thoughts

Resources

The God Ask by Steve Shadrach (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
Movements.net
Mission Frontiers Magazine
No Place Left

Additional Resources

Interested in being a bookkeeper for the Engaging Missions Show? Find out more here.
Upcoming series on short term missions.
Get a copy of Brian Hogan's book, There's a Sheep in My Bathtub, for free if you try out Audible's service.
Resources from Global Initiatitive

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A Story of Redemption: How to Tell of the Goodness of God, with Danny MacKay – EM186 Apr 05, 2017

Show notes

Hailing from the great country of Canada, our guest Danny Mackay shares the story of God’s great work in his life and in his ministry. He currently works with e3 Partners and I Am Second to spread the Gospel across the nation. He has many examples of God’s movement in ministry and reports of salvation in Canada.

His personal testimony is packed with moments of God’s pursuit for Danny’s heart. From a book on salvation to a miraculous Bible, God clearly worked to bring him into relationship with Himself. Through what God has done and is doing in his life, people are now able to hear the Good News of Jesus across Canada and throughout the world.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
02:02 – Introduction
02:18 – Where are you located?
03:13 – A powerful move of God
10:48 – Who poured into your spiritual life?
12:53 – Foundational scriptures

For I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” – Galatians 2, v. 20

14:57 – What has God been showing you recently?
17:29 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
18:57 – Exciting Movements of God in Canada
23:37 – Learning to maintain the vision
25:56 – International events
29:15 – Who goes on these international trips?
30:17 – Training for missions
31:49 – Transformations from ministry
33:53 – Taking the first step
35:32 – Next week on Engaging Missions
37:10 – How to access training for evangelism
42:28 – Where are people open to prayer
47:14 – How can we pray for you?
49:07 – What God is doing

Resources & Contact Info

3 Circles Video Link
e3 Partners
Email: danny.mackay@e3partners.org
Twitter: @dannymackay
Facebook: @danny.mackay
Skype: Danny_mackay
Telephone: 12044613207

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Lord of the Harvest: How to be Faithful in Ministry, with Brett Butler – EM185 Mar 29, 2017

Show notes

In the Bay area of San Francisco, nearly 93 percent of the population have no relationship with Christ. Such statistics might seem extremely disheartening or overwhelming. But our guest, Brett Butler shares on how God has given him a call to reach this group.

In the next five years, he's asking God to start 500 new churches – one for each zip code in the area.

During the show, Brett discusses the importance of abiding or resting in Jesus and how that plays out in his ministry. He also talks about his salvation story and how God gradually brought him to a relationship with Him. This episode is full of conviction, hope, and strength as we hear about God’s movement in the world. Reaching 93% might sound impossible, but God has an amazing way of doing more than we could ever imagine.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode Summary
01:51 – Introduction
02:13 – How did God capture your heart?
03:57 – The process of discipleship
05:39 – How does your testimony form your ministry?
07:20 – Meaningful verse
10:26 – A pivotal point of revelation
11:50 – What has God been teaching you?
13:59 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
Subscribe to the FX Missions Leadership Moment Podcast
15:20 – Taking the Gospel to the 93%
19:24 – Kingdom growth principles from the Bible
25:06 – What fuels your passion?
27:37 – Things you wish you would have known
30:55 – Through Christ we have hope
32:50 – Next week on Engaging Missions
35:00 – What you do matters in the Kingdom
40:20 – Internet and book resources
T4T: A Discipleship Re-revolution by Steve Smith (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
41:06 – How can we best pray for you?
42:51 – Training in order to grow
45:50 – Stories from Mongolia
Get a copy of Brian's book (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
49:37 – Understanding Muslims
Global Initiative
Resources

Resources & Contact Info

T4T: A Discipleship Re-revolution by Steve Smith (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
The Church as Movement – Woodward, White, & Hirsch (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
Facebook: @SanctuaryBayCA
Website: SanctuaryBay.org
Skype: bblexky