Maverick Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Manhunt Nov 01, 2021

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After Bishara gets a call warning him that he either needs to stop or disappear, he hides out in a small room while a hundred people are being paid to hunt him down.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on how you can help believers like Bishara and missionaries like Dan work together to make disciples in unreached areas, check out Pioneers' Co-Laborers Campaign.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

James (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Lyrics for “Imbere Yajne:"

Unyishure Mwami wanje Kuko ari wewe nsenga N’bariye Uhoraho Ijwi ryanje uranyuvma

Unyishure Mwami wanje Kuko ari wewe nsenga Ntawundi mfise atari wewe Data Ntamugisha mfise atari wewe

S’mfise ichiza inyuma yawe Nashize imana imbere yanje Nashize imana imbere yanje

Ntawundi mfise atari wewe Data Ntamugisha mfise atar’ wewe s’mfise ichiza unyuma yawe Nashize imana imbere yanje

[English Translation]

Answer me my God For it is to you that I pray I called to the Lord He heard my cry

Answer me my Lord For it is to you that I pray I have no one else but you Father I have no one else but you

I have no good apart from you I have placed the lord ever before me I have placed the lord ever before me

I have no one else but you Father I have no blessing apart from you I have no good apart from you I have placed the lord ever before me

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A Snowball in the Desert Oct 25, 2021

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With hundreds of baptisms happening, and dozens of house churches being started, it’s time to take a closer look at the role of miracles in unreached places.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons) Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara) Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons) James (pseudonym, for security reasons)

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Two Sides to Every Story Oct 18, 2021

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While Bishara is being held in a secret torture facility, Dan realizes he can’t turn to the corrupt government for help. He decides to send word across the world, and he does everything he can to stay busy while he waits.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

James (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Andy Hickford, pastor, Upton Vale Baptist Church, Torquay, England

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No One Gets Out Alive Oct 11, 2021

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Twenty-five people find themselves in a room, and no one thinks they are getting out alive. Why did Bishara choose to walk into that situation, and why did Dan let him?

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

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Repent and Be Hospitalized Oct 04, 2021

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Word is getting out about Bishara, and with that momentum comes new threats. As visions and mysterious illnesses lead some unlikely people to reach out to Bishara, he must decide how to respond.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

J.T. English, pastor, Storyline Church, Arvada, Colorado

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Nothing Left to Lose Sep 27, 2021

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Bishara is becoming dangerously relentless, and he’s starting to disrupt the community. Dan and Ryan have to figure out how to disciple Bishara as his family finds new ways to try to stop him.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

Ryan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

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Unintended Fire Sep 20, 2021

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When supernatural things start happening, everyone must decide what it means. For Bishara, it’s God. For his family, it’s a curse. For the listener, it’s time to weigh the options.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

Bill Twinem, executive director, ACE Training (acetraining.biz)

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

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A New Sound in Africa Sep 13, 2021

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In an undisclosed city in Central Africa, Islam has been the prevailing worldview for centuries. Bishara, a young rich kid with a promising future, finds himself risking everything to become a follower of Jesus.

Season 1 of Maverick was made in partnership with Pioneers. For more information on their work around the world, visit Pioneers.org.

To help support future seasons of Maverick, please visit TheMaverickPodcast.com

Guests:

David Garrison, executive director, Global Gates (globalgates.info)

Dan (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Robert (pseudonym, for security reasons)

Fils Ekanga (voice of Bishara)

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Introducing the Maverick Podcast Aug 18, 2021

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The Maverick Podcast explores the unexpected journeys of spiritual seekers as they buck cultural norms and religious expectations to follow Jesus. Our first season follows the story of Bishara, a young Muslim man from Central Africa who had everything going for him until a chance encounter dramatically changed the course of his life. From strange dreams and guns that misfire to imprisonments and miraculous healings, Bishara's story may sound too wild to be true. To get to the bottom of it all, we talk to those close to him—and experts around the world—to find out what would make a man like Bishara risk it all in pursuit of truth.

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