My Blog

with small media

Intentionally Reaching Unreached People Groups In The Urban Setting [Podcast & Missions Blab]

1024 605 David Joannes

396SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I was honored to recently be interviewed on the Made for Missions podcast. Mike Falkenstine, president of One Eight Catalyst, and I conversed about a powerful conversation that I think is becoming more and more relevant in the 21st century. Listen to the podcast here. The idea here is…

read more

97 Chinese Pastors And Leaders Attend Our Underground Training

1024 576 David Joannes

334SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “This is exactly what I need right now,” Pastor Zhang told us during our Within Reach Global underground pastors and leaders training in China. We had dedicated a specific chunk of time to leadership training during our trip. But there has been a recent flux in persecution in our…

read more

The Heroes I Know Don’t Have Names Or Faces (Ministry Among Lepers)

1024 576 David Joannes

320SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The heroes I know don’t have names or faces. You may never hear their stories. They are unassuming misfits and ragamuffins whom the world has overlooked. They fade into the background of mainstream Christian media and priorities. They are nobodies. They are unassuming misfits and ragamuffins whom the world…

read more

4 Truths To Help Overcome Loneliness On The Mission Field 

David Joannes

264SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Recently, I was told of a story of a missionary woman, who eventually packed up and went home after years of serving the Lord on the field. In those moments when things quieted down and she’d be given ample time to breathe and recover from the daily demands of…

read more