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#106: Why Iran? A Detailed Look at the Spiritual Revolution Sweeping Across the Nation
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517SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Rev. Lazarus Yeghnazar is the founder of Transform Iran, a faith-based humanitarian outreach “to the desperate” in Iran. He is a former top translator for Iran’s war ministry and…

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#105: The Crisis of Untrained Pastors in the Majority World
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362SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Dr. Chris McMillan spent 27 years pastoring churches in North Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia. Currently, he serves the global church as Vice-President of development at International Training and Equipping…

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#104: How Water Well Projects Unlock Opportunities for Gospel Advancement
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341SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Joel and Joye Dicharry are the Co-Founders of the non-profit Commission Mankind, based out of southern Louisiana. In 2019, with only a word from God and enough plane tickets…

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#103: How Entrepreneurs Push the Needle Forward for Global Missions
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214SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In this episode, David interviews Bill Yoh about his recently-released book, Unvarnished Faith: Learning to Love with a Servant’s Heart. Bill Yoh is chairman of The Yoh Company and…

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#102: Nextgen Missionaries Won’t Look Like Their Predecessors
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171SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Kyle Barrington currently serves as an International Missionary Partners (IMP) Coordinator at Christ’s Commission Fellowship in Manila, Philippines. He and his wife Jessa have been serving among Filipino Muslims…

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#101: The Intersection of Spiritual Formation and Global Missions
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310SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Bradley Bell is a former missionary who serves as the lead pastor at Antioch Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and as senior editor at The Upstream Collective. https://www.theupstreamcollective.org/ He is…

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#100: How Experiencing God Unlocks Familial and Societal Blessing
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386SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Dr. Richard Blackaby is the president of Blackaby Ministries International (www.blackaby.org) where he works with his father Henry. He is an author and a popular international speaker. Richard also…

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#99: Are People Still Willing to Give Up the American Dream to Serve the Underprivileged?
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441SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List George Sisneros is the Founder of Ordinary Missionaries and the author of Do You Love Me?: Giving Up the American Dream to Serve the Underprivileged. On #MissionsPulse episode 99,…

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#98: Becoming Unstuck and Unstoppable in Life and Ministry
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298SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Jimn Kyles is the lead pastor at Anchor Bend Church in Richmond, TX. He spent the bulk of his twenties as an entrepreneur, working in real estate and restaurants.…

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#97: Why Rest Is a Necessary Component for Wildfaring and Risk-Taking
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235SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The man who cringes when he gets pegged as the sabbath guy talks about why rest is a necessary component for wildfaring and risk-taking! Mark Buchanan is a pastor,…

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#96: Discover Your Missional Type (The Fivefold Ministry Gifts Reframed)
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367SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Craig Greenfield is the founder and director of Alongsiders International, a fast-growing movement mobilizing and equipping thousands of young Christians in 25 countries to walk alongside those who walk…

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#95: Are Orphanages the Best Way to Help At-Risk Kids?
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314SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Dr. Laura Horvath, Director of Program Development and Global Engagement at Helping Children Worldwide. ​Laura holds a doctorate in education and brings to her role an in-depth knowledge of…

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#94: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others
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214SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Mark Mittelberg is a bestselling author, international speaker, and the Executive Director of The Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University (StrobelCenter.com), which offers…

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#93: What It Means to Be “At Home” in Cross-Cultural Missionary Service
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376SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List A Tennessee native, Carol Ghattas earned an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, after serving two years in Ivory Coast, West Africa. She met and…

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#92: Is the Church Still Connected to Global Missionaries?
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328SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List 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…

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#91: Connecting Missionary Stories to the Western World
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258SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Darin Dunn, the Multimedia Specialist at Helps Ministries, has a passion for using media to help connect people in the West to the work God is doing throughout the…

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#90: Is the Commission Still Great?
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342SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Steve Richardson has served as President of Pioneers-USA since 1999 and is the author of Is the Commission Still Great?: 8 Myths About Missions & What They Mean for…

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#89: Loving Your Muslim Neighbor
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107SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Tim Harris and his wife, Miriam, are the authors of Loving Your Muslim Neighbor, a riveting book that helps you understand God’s heart for people who adhere to the…

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#88: The Metaverse and the Future of Missions
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313SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Jason Poling is the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Yuba City, CA, and a pastor in the metaverse. We talk about the value of churches getting involved in…

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#87: What Do Virtue Ethics Have To Do With Missions?
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214SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Michael Niebauer is the pastor of Incarnation Church in State College, a Teaching Fellow at Trinity School for Ministry, and the author of Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian…

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#86: The Voice Behind The Mind of a Missionary Audiobook
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214SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Geoffrey Breedwell is the narrator of The Mind of a Missionary audiobook and Director of Family Discipleship at Epworth United Methodist Church. Geoffrey talks about how he brought The…

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#85: Why Rethinking Gospel Access Matters
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244SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews Steve Schirmer, President, Silk Road Catalyst. Silk Road Catalyst (SRC) is a non-denominational multi-national family of disciple-makers. We focus our…

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#84: The Great Commission Is Not Gender Specific
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171SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Lori McDaniel is a compelling communicator, public speaker, leadership strategist, global mission catalyst, and status-quo disrupter. She talks about engaging the culture wars with humility, the vital role of…

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#83: The Art of Discipling Influencers
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280SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List John Macadangdang, former Young Adults Pastor at Jesus’ Flock Church in Manila and Missionary at Within Reach Global talks about discipling influencers to impact their culture, how the missions…

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#82: If You Love Jesus You’ll Tell Others About Him
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214SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Mike Falkenstine is the President and Founder at One Eight Catalyst, author of the 6 Marks book series, and co-host of Missions Talk. Mike talks about personalizing the gospel…

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#81: What It Means To Be an “Evangelical”
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286SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Karen Swallow Prior is the Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me…

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Free Download: 10/40 Window Country Flags Sticker Template
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404SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Here’s an awesome DIY idea for you to make the 10/40 Window and unreached people groups front and center in your family conversations. Every day, our family randomly selects…

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#80: Jesus In a Post-Christian Culture
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267SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List James Park is a Church Planting Multiplier at e3 Partners Canada and Pastor of Engage Ministries at Wilmot Centre Church. He talks about encountering Jesus in a post-Christian culture,…

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Missions Pulse episode 79: Ryan Shaw
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295SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews Ryan Shaw, President/International Lead Facilitator, Global Mission Mobilization Initiative (GMMI). Shaw talks about his motivation for writing his new book…

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Missions Pulse episode 78: Joel Bomberger
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237SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews TikToker Joel Bomberger, Missionary/Evangelist at Circuit Riders. Joel talks about The Jesus Clubs and their 12 million online followers, TikTok…

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