#92: Is the Church Still Connected to Global Missionaries?

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Ryan Martin (Doctor of Ministry, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as Director of Missions for Lightbearers Ministries. He previously served for 13 years as a missions pastor after earning an MDiv in Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ryan lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with his wife, Rebekah, and three children. Ryan has spoken and written on the topic of member care at the local church level, having been featured on The Missions Podcast and The Missions Pulse Podcast, as well as having written for the Biblical Recorder (Baptist State Convention of North Carolina publication), Center for Great Commission Studies at SEBTS, and serving as a regular contributor to the Upstream Collective‘s blog.

On #Missions Pulse, @davidjoannes interviews @ryanallenmartin, Director of Missions at Lightbearers Ministries & author of Holding the Rope. #missionspulse.

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Ryan is the author of Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones.

I was honored to endorse this book. Here’s what I wrote:

Here are a few quotes from the book:

“Faithfulness to the task of fulfilling the Great Commission is in direct correlation to our faithfulness to send and support well.”

“The church should take ownership in the supporting and sustaining care for missionaries, even when those missionaries are in partnership with a sending agency.”

“If churches begin caring for their missionaries long before they commission them, then they can better stabilize, support, and strengthen their sent ones’ faithfulness to the task.”

 

Section 1: Biblical and Theological Foundations of Missionary Care

Chapter 1: Missionary Care in 3 John 5–8
Chapter 2: Missionary Care in Philippians 2:25–30
Chapter 3: Missionary Care in Acts 14:26–28

Section 2: Ministry Foundations of Missionary Care

Chapter 4: The Church’s Responsibility to Its Sent Ones
Chapter 5: The Role of the Church in Missionary Care
Chapter 6: The Role of the Mission Agency in Missionary Care
Chapter 7: The Partnership between the Local Church and the Mission Agency
Chapter 8: Models of Churches Providing Missionary Care
Chapter 9: Best Practices for Missionary Retention

Conclusion: A Missionary Care Strategy

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Purchase Missions Pulse host David Joannes’ books, The Space Between Memories (2016), The Mind of a Missionary (2018), and Gospel Privilege (2020). These books will stir you to know God’s heart and join his mission. 

The Space Between Memories highlights the last two decades of David Joannes’ missionary travels. From the hullabaloo of Manila to the jam-packed city streets of Kunming to the rural villages of Southwest China, this part memoir, part travelogue shows God’s hand at work among the most unassuming of misfits. It is a testament that if only we would answer his call, his glory can be found, even in the space between memories.

“Moment by moment, story by story, The Space Between Memories is a captivating journey of the victories and trials of life as a missionary in China.” — HEIDI BAKER, Co-Founder of Iris Global

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In The Mind of a Missionary, David Joannes draws upon history, psychology, life experience, and powerful storytelling to reshape your perception of God’s unique plan for your life. Each chapter of this book highlights missionary heroes—historical and modern-day Christians—who challenge us to join God’s redemptive mission. You’ll be inspired by the lives of Jim & Elizabeth Elliot, C. T. Studd, Nikolaus Zinzendorf, Robert Moffat, Jackie Pullinger, David Eubank, Nik & Ruth Ripken, William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, Don Richardson, and Heidi Baker.

“A future missions classic.” — NIK RIPKEN, author of The Insanity of God

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In Gospel Privilege, David Joannes shows that Jesus’ life-altering, culture-shaping, world-changing grace message brings unearned spiritual benefits for this life and the life to come. This book is a clarion call for the gospel- privileged to stand in advocacy for and in solidarity with the gospel- deprived; to step beyond our borders, even when it’s risky or uncomfortable, and share the rich privilege of knowing Christ.

“We must not hoard the message we have given to share with those who have not heard. It is our mandate. It is our mission. It is our sacred privilege. Such is the essence of Gospel Privilege by David Joannes.” — THOM S. RAINER, Founder and CEO of Church Answers and former President of LifeWay Christian Resources

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