061: The Strategic Value of Networks in Global Missions
Eldon Porter describes how globalization and the growth of the Majority World church has brought about a new paradigm in global missions. Eldon helps us understand how God is raising up global networks, and shares a great online resource to help churches connect with these networks.
060: Evangelicals and Missions – Trends to Consider
Rick Hiemstra highlights the results of a recent study about how evangelicals engage with “mission” or “missions”. Analyzing what pastors and church-goers had to say, Rick summarizes some of the trends revealed in the study, and suggests some ways that Christ-followers can respond.
059: Ministering to those from Honor-Shame Cultures – Encore Episode
Jayson Georges shares with us from his experience of working in shame honor cultures and gives us insights and practical advice for how we can engage with our friends and neighbors from shame honor cultures and effectively share our faith and disciple them.
058: What is Contagious Disciple Making? – Encore Episode
Paul Watson joins us to talk about his book Contagious Disciple Making and helps us understand how our approaches to evangelism can be raising barriers and how we can adapt to become more effective in making disciples as we seek to engage in the Great Commission.
057: Well Sent – What is the Church’s Role in Sending Missionaries? – Encore Episode
Steve Beirn shares with us how and why churches should be active participants in identifying and preparing potential missionaries in our congregations and gives us tips on how we can better support both our missionaries and their work overseas.
056: Social Media and Short Term Missions – Encore Episode
Shayna Winn talks to us about how she used social media to keep her church up-to-date on their summer short term missions teams and engage the congregation in prayer for the short term teams.
055: What’s the Role of the North American Church in Global Mission?
Paul Borthwick helps us understand how the world is changing, and outlines some principles for how the North American church can partner with the Majority World church and continue to effectively participate in global mission.
054: The Impact of Short Term Missions on Pastors
Mario Villanueva encourages pastors to consider participating in short term missions, discusses some of the benefits of short term missions, and suggests some practical ways to get started.
053: Following the Call When Your Family Isn’t On Board
Tiffany Godbey discusses the barrier of family members who are struggling with international worker’s decisions to pursue the call of missions and gives advice for both missionaries and their families for how to move forward as well as ideas for how the church and mission agencies can help families through this dynamic.
052: Unreached People Groups – The Faces
David Joannes, founder of Within Reach Global, helps put flesh and faces on the many statistics we hear about unreached people groups – he helps us to see them not just as a statistic but as individuals made in the image of God.
Resources: Top Picks
* resources are provided as recommendations only.
When Helping Hurts
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission
Strangers Next Door
J.D. Payne
The Celtic Way of Evangelism
George G. III Hunter
Rob Magwood
Podcast Host
Rob, also known to his friends as “Mags”, was raised near Edmonton, AB. He met Kathleen Hayes during his studies at Briercrest Bible College, and they were married in 1992. God has blessed the Magwoods with three fantastic kids.
Mags and Kathleen first served together on a short-term mission team to the Philippines. In 1996 they moved to Ukraine and Russia to participate in church planting, theological education, and agency administration. Mags has served as Canadian Director of SEND International since 2004.