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Praying for Boldness: How to Share the Gospel Without Fear in Church Planting, with Braden Olsen – EM184 Mar 22, 2017

Show notes

Our guest today, Braden Olsen, is changing the atmosphere of his college campus in Florida. He, along with other believers, work to spread the Gospel of Jesus and to disciple people in their community. He hopes to see many students across campus come to know Jesus.

With boldness and determination, Braden seeks to share the Gospel to as many people as possible. He has already planted a church on his campus, which they call “Dorm Church.” In the interview, he emphasizes the importance of reading the Bible and being obedient to God in all things. Through this humble submission to God, Braden has seen students receive the salvation God gives.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:58 – Introduction
02:30 – What do you do now?
03:09 – How did you get started in ministry?
04:22 – A time of growing
05:34 – Potential pushback

I’m just trying to kind of base my ministry off what the Bible says and try to learn from other people who I believe are following what the Bible says too.

06:25 – Meaningful verse

Seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. – Matthew 6, v. 33

07:15 – What has God been revealing to you?
07:56 – Stepping out in faith
09:24 – Contributing to the Kingdom
10:21 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
11:18 – What led you to Dorm Church?
13:42 – Ways to step into simple obedience
15:45 – What fuels your passion?
18:07 – Not carrying the weight of the world
19:08 – What you wish you had known
20:35 – Learning from experience
21:29 – Next week on Engaging Missions
22:57 – Building relationships across campus
25:11 – Where you are matters
26:12 – Internet and book resources
26:41 – How can we best pray for you?
27:37 – How can people partner with you?
28:09 – A challenge for the coming days
29:30 – Stories from Mongolia
32:47 – Reaching Muslims

Resources & Contact Info

The Four Fields of Kingdom Growth by Nathan Shank
Website
Email:braden.olsen@e3partners.org
Telephone: 772-631-7705

Other Resources

Global Initiative Resources
Fundraiser for Global Initiative
Get the audio recording of “There's a Sheep in My Bathtub” for free! (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)

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How to Be Generous: Supporting Others Sacrificially, with Gret Glyer of DonorSee – EM183 Mar 15, 2017

Show notes

This week, Gret Glyer returns to the show to share about DonorSee and how it works. It is an app he created to help the fund-raisers and donors stay connected. By sharing videos and information of where the money is going, missionaries encourage donors to keep supporting their ministry.

Over the last few months, Gret and his team have been able to share their story through different outlets, everywhere from Huffington Post to this show. As more people have started using the app, stories of support and financial opportunity have spread throughout the world.

(Note: There were some technical issues with my audio on a couple of questions but Gret's answers were great, so I didn't want to cut them out just because I didn't sound amazing.)

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
02:10 – Introduction
02:39 – What makes DonorSee different?
03:35 – Training others how to use DonorSee
04:36 – How has your launch been going?
06:34 – The process of making DonorSee better
07:57 – Surprising ways people have used the app
10:05 – How is DonorSee funded?
11:29 – New focus of attention
12:16 – Current challenges
13:39 – Finding opportunities in disguise

Whenever there’s something where I have plans and it just gets halted right in my face and I just think, ‘Oh, this is it,’ it actually very well could be an opportunity, a very big opportunity in disguise.

15:45 – How can we partner with you?
16:44 – Planning to fix the gaps
18:15 – Expanding generosity
18:34 – Understanding the platform better
20:11 – A challenge for the coming days
22:00 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
22:35 – Stories from Mongolia
26:06 – Next week on Engaging Missions
27:21 – Learning more about our Muslim neighbors
30:10 – Thank you!

Resources & Contact Info

DonorSee
Email: gret@donorsee.com
Twitter: @gretglyer, @donorsee
Facebook: @glyer, @donorsee
The Petition on Charity.org
Gret's first Engaging Missions Interview

Additional Resources

Resources from Global Initiative
Fundraiser for Global Initiative
Free book from Audible.com (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)

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Canada, Church Planting, How to Make the Good News Tangible in the World, with Matt Hess – EM180 Feb 22, 2017

Show notes

There are important things to remember when working in ministry. Like that it is the Holy Spirit who draws people in, not good YouTube videos. Matthew Hess shares about the value of humility in church planting (and everyday life).

He is currently working to plant twelve churches in Toronto through The Fellowships Church Planting Network in the coming years. Matt grew up in Oklahoma, and while pastoring in Northwest Mississippi, felt the Lord calling him to reach those who had never heard the Gospel. God gave him three criteria: It had to be an unchurched community, very diverse, and a big area.

With that list, and a desire to remain humble and teachable, he has been able to abide in the Lord while sharing the Good News across Toronto.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:27 – Introduction
02:58 – Diversity in Toronto
03:31 – The community of all nations
04:27 – Walking in unity in the midst of diversity
06:21 – The path from Mississippi to Canada
09:12 – How visas work in Canada
10:23 – What has God been teaching you?
13:28 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
14:36 – Plans for the facilitating the Kingdom of God
23:56 – What fuels your passion?
28:23 – Next week on Engaging Missions
31:13 – Marketplace matters
32:29 – Opportunities for ministry
35:03 – Internet and book resources
35:46 – How can we be praying for you?
36:45 – A challenge for the coming days
40:27 – Stories from Mongolia
Connect with Geoff Butterworth: paradigmstudio.co
Get There's a Sheep in My Bathtub for free: engagingmissions.com/freebook (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
43:47 – Learning about our Muslim neighbors

“I am the Vine, and you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me, you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (ESV)

Resources & Contact Info

Matt's Resources + Contact

Kingdom Matrix by Jeff Christopherson
Kingdom First by Jeff Christopherson
Disciple Making Stages
Facebook: Matt Hess
Twitter: @matthess24
LinkedIn: Matt Hess
Website: FellowshipPickering.ca
Email: mhess@fellowshippickering.ca
Skype: matthess24
Phone: 2898923129

Additional Resources

Global Initiative
2016 Fundraiser
Geoff Butterworth @ SoundParadigm Studio
Free Copy of There's a Sheep in My Bathtub (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)

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Comfort the Burnt-out: How to be a Teddy Bear in Missions, with Keith Smith – EM179 Feb 15, 2017

Show notes

Sometimes, we might think we don't have enough power or importance to really bring any change to the world. Our guest, Keith Smith, shows us why that is not true, and how we can easily serve those around us.

Keith currently ministers in Germany by

Helping burnt-out missionaries, refugees, and others in the community.
Training in how to be teddy bears (those who bring comfort) or heroes (those who bring opportunity) to those around them.

Through this interview, it's evident that Keith is quite the teddy bear himself as he emphasizes the importance of listening, understanding, and comforting others. With his ministry, he is able to bring the hope of Christ to those who can’t seem to find it.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:21 – Introduction
01:49 – What are you currently doing in ministry?
03:40 – Promoting transparency and openness
08:14 – Places of preparation
10:56 – God’s work through transition
13:13 – What has God been showing you?

Very ordinary people, the person sitting in the pew, the person in the chair next to you in prayer meeting, can really make an effective change for people who themselves are voiceless.

18:44 – Next week on Engaging Missions
19:57 – Understanding teddy bear therapy
27:23 – The importance of being prepared for missions
33:55 – Revelation of ministry
37:10 – How can we best pray for you?
42:12 – An update from George Patterson (links in the resources)
44:15 – An app for reaching Muslims around the world (link in the resources)

Resources & Contact Info

Website: jesusgathering.org
Email: jesusgathering@hotmail.com
Teddy bears to the rescue
Facebook: @JesusGatheringInt
Twitter: _Castillofuerte

Additional Resources

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How to be Light to the Nations: Get Essential Missionary Training, with David Kaufmann – EM178 Feb 10, 2017

Show notes

David Kaufmann shares about a new project in his ministry. In order to equip missionaries in how to make disciples, he is starting a training school near Nashville, Tennessee. This organization works to teach missionaries through classwork and on-the-ground training.

Listen to hear about the school as well as the growth of church planting in the community of Nashville and some of his goals for the area. More than anything, he points to the importance of spending time in the Word of God and of obeying Him in every part of life. Whether it be mowing the grass or making disciples, we can serve Jesus in all that we do.

What we talked about

00:26 – Episode summary
01:51 – Introduction
03:25 – How do you hear God speak to you?
05:40 – Obedience leads to revelation

As I am obeying Jesus through His Word, He teaches me more about Himself, which is very natural in a relationship. As you learn more about someone, and as you learn to listen to them, you see the person’s heart.

07:24 – A new understanding of ministry
10:03 – Raising up intentional leaders in the community
11:11 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
11:53 – Launching a missionary training school
14:27 – Ways to find more information
15:16 – How the missions training works
17:02 – Partnering with established ministries
18:27 – Where is the school located?
smfnashville.org
19:37 – A modern monastery for ministry
20:33 – The uniqueness of the training school
21:41 – Finding unchurched in a Christian nation
22:54 – Ways to partner with the ministry
24:11 – Next week on Engaging Missions
25:47 – Opportunities for ministry
28:25 – Resources for evangelism
30:27 – Partnering in prayer
31:33 – A challenge for the coming week
32:33 – Stories from Mongolia
35:15 – Ways to invest in the hearts of children

Resources & Contact Info

City Church Network
Strategic Mission Foundation
No Place Left
Email: kaufmann.david0@gmail.com
Phone: 615-775-0778
Skype: davidk242

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How to Make Disciples in the World: From Failing Husband to Church Planter, with Andy Navarrete – EM177 Feb 08, 2017

Show notes

Bringing many stories of transformation and reconciliation, guest Andy Navarrete tells how God absolutely changed his life. He also brings his 13- and 9-year-old sons to show how simple sharing the Gospel can be.

Andy and his family currently serve the community by going door to door and telling others of the Good News. They also work to disciple others and teach them how to better share the Gospel.

Through his testimonies of God’s goodness, you can quickly see how the Lord has radically impacted his life and the life of his family.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:47 – Introduction
02:16 – From rock bottom to reconciliation
13:57 – What has God been teaching you?

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come… For our sake, He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.2 (Corinthians 5 vs.17, 21)

17:57 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
18:44 – The Kingdom of God is like a field
21:34 – The Three Circles model
23:31 – A feast of faith and fellowship
25:40 – The faith of a child
27:31 – What encourages you in difficult times?
31:46 – Next week on Engaging Missions
32:53 – Internet and book resources (see resources section below)
36:00 – A challenge for the coming week
37:50 – Stories from Mongolia
40:25 – Ways to invest in ministry

Resources & Contact Info

The Sermons of Charles Spurgeon (Selected sermons also available from Audible. Download for free by visiting engagingmissions.com/freebook and trying out Audible's service. Qualfying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
Website: NoPlaceLeft.net
Facebook: Andy Navarrete
Email: wellspringclean@gmail.com
Skype: linayandy.navarrete

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Healing a Nation: How to Be a Hope-Bringer in the World, with Robert and Sandrina Jurjevich – EM176 Feb 01, 2017

Show notes

Our guests today, Robert and Sandrina Jurjevich, have many stories of preparation, provision, and purpose. They currently minister in Bosnia by working with children, helping women through pregnancy, and serving the community as a whole.

They have both gone through many transitions and changes in their ministry, but through it all, God has been faithful. As Robert and Sandrina share about their experiences, we learn about how God uses difficult times to prepare and equip us for new times. They also encourage us to remember that God is the Healer, and He has called us to be hope-bringers to this world.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:38 – Introduction
02:08 – How God brought you together
06:57 – Current moves in ministry
08:16 – Times of transition and change
10:19 – Continuing in a walk of faith
12:26 – What has God been showing you?
14:57 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
15:48 – A story of preparation for ministry
21:42 – Becoming a conduit for healing
24:30 – Praying for the heart of Bosnia
26:00 – Noah’s Ark Children’s Ministry
29:41 – Next week on Engaging Missions
31:20 – Marketplace matters
34:52 – Book or internet resources
34:53 – Ways to connect (see links below)
37:30 – A challenge for the coming days
40:14 – Stories from Mongolia
42:08 – Building a heart for children

Resources & Contact Info

Website: HealingTheNations.nl
Twitter: @RHJurjevich
Facebook: @robert.jurjevich
LinkedIn: /robertjurjevich
Email: robertjurjevich@gmail.com
Skype: rhjurjevich

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Why Free Healthcare Isn’t Always the Best Option in Missions, with TJ McCloud – EM175 Jan 25, 2017

Show notes

From musician to missionary to regional director of a medical organization, our guest today, TJ McCloud, has continually worked to serve the Lord in every area of his life. Currently, he is employed with OneWorld Health as a Regional Director for Central America. He and a team of local Nicaraguan doctors serve the community by creating clinics and providing sustainable health care for the people there.

During the interview, TJ discusses the importance of sustainability in missions, finances, and other areas of life. He takes some time to point out how we as believers should work to further the coming of God’s Kingdom on Earth by serving those around us.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:32 – Introduction
02:07 – A new clinic in Nicaragua
03:01 – What do you do with One World Health?
04:43 – From musician to missionary to medic
07:19 – Stepping out in faith
09:31 – How to approach difficult decisions
11:06 – The in-breaking of God’s Kingdom
12:56 – What has God been showing you recently?

God is everywhere. We don’t bring God to any place. He obviously was already there working in their people’s lives and now we get to come alongside that and participate in that.

14:42 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
15:34 – The value of sustainability
17:05 – Understanding the local culture
18:37 – Ways to be a good partner
20:07 – Financial sustainability

If we continue to give them away for free, we continue to then tell people that they really don’t have much value, or they’re not to be take as seriously as maybe they otherwise might be taken.

23:25 – Is there anything you would change?
24:51 – Engaging Missions trivia
26:07 – Marketplace matters
28:57 – Learning to not miss the opportunities
31:05 – Internet and book resources
31:57 – Ways to best support One World Health
33:27 – Knowing what to pray for
33:56 – A challenge for the coming week
35:51 – Stories from Mongolia
38:30 – Sponsor a family missionary

Resources & Contact Info

Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ron Sider (also available free for trying out Audible's service. Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
Contact Info:
Website: oneworldhealth.com
Twitter: @oneworldhealth
Facebook: @oneworldhealth
LinkedIn: /tjmccloud
Email: tj@oneworldhealth.com
Skype: pmi_tj

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How to Form Right Relationship Between All Things, with Lisa Sharon Harper – EM174a Jan 20, 2017

Show notes

In a season of tension, conflict, and division, Lisa Sharon Harper comes to remind us of the Very Good News of Jesus. Not only has God come to save us from sin or hell, but He has come to restore the very relationships around us. Through Christ, we are reconciled to God, to others, and to creation, which brings a peace that passes understanding, the shalom of God.

In her book to believers, Lisa encourages us to see the Image of God in others, to hear others’ stories, and to bring reconciliation to this broken world. With every answer and story, she brings fresh perspective on the Gospel and fills her words with passion and love for God.

What we talked about

00:24 – Episode summary
01:21 – Introduction
01:57 – The fight for reconciliation and shalom

As a Christian, as a Jesus follower, I am jealous for the Image of God. I want the Image of God to flourish on Earth. I don’t want it to be crushed or diminished.

For those who say that we follow Him, it’s imperative, then, that we do everything we can to defend and protect those whom Jesus called ‘the least of these’ during this administration

06:46 – Ways to defend the least of these
10:48 – How to walk towards love
18:00 – The right relationship between all things
33:07 – Let there be light!
39:14 – How can we best pray for you?
40:58 – A challenge for the coming days
43:22 – Closing statements

Resources & Contact Info

The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right by Lisa Sharon Harper (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
Matthew 25 Pledge (on SoJo.net)
Lisa's Contact Information
lisasharonharper.com
lisa@lisasharonharper.com
Facebook
Twitter
Skype

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How to Be Effective by Serving Others Wholeheartedly, with Bob Lidfors – EM174 Jan 18, 2017

Show notes

When thinking about leadership from the world’s perspective, you might define it as taking charge, having power, and directing others. Our guest today, Bob Lidfors, clearly shows the biblical way to lead by serving. As a missionary in Germany, Uganda, and India, he partners with local believers to support them and train new leaders.

Throughout our talk, Bob shares about habits that lead him in deeper relationship with Christ. For example, he discusses the importance of starting the day in worship and how it shifts his focus toward God. As he speaks about his ministry and life, one can easily see his heart to serve and love God and others well.

What we talked about

00:25 – Episode summary
01:08 – Introduction
02:25 – Involved in many nations
02:48 – Walking in faith through times of difficulty
05:02 – Meaningful verse
07:34 – Taking a posture of worship
09:01 – The revelation of relationship
10:20 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
11:01 – What are you doing in your ministry?
13:49 – Fighting the “Lone Ranger” tendencies
14:44 – What fuels your passion?
15:33 – Identifying leaders and ministers
18:57 – Refreshing the vision
20:12 – If you could change one thing
21:20 – Engaging Missions Trivia
22:34 – Marketplace matters
26:50 – Many ministry opportunities
28:32 – Internet and book resources
Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
Small Is Big by Tony and Felicity Dale (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
30:05 – Ways to partner and support
30:35 – A challenge for coming days
33:12 – Reaching the Muslim community

Here's the link to the article I referenced about reaching Muslims.

35:24 – Stories from Mongolia

Thanks to Brian Hogan for making his book available to us. If you'd like to grab a copy for free, give Audible's service a try and download your first book for free. (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)

Resources & Contact Info

Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
Small Is Big (Qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions.)
Bob Lidfors Email: boblidfors@gmail.com

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