Sifting
Sifting When my family lived and worked in South Sudan, we bought all of our…
Servant Test
Servant Test My favorite story told by a pastor of a church I attended was…
Personal Inventory
Personal Inventory Everybody is taking a hard look at their lives lately. Since you've been…
Healthy home church connection: Seven characteristics of missionaries that have it
A number of years ago, a small missions agency created a survey and distributed it…
Six Reasons Why Your Preparation for the Mission Field is Taking so Long
Six Reasons Why Your Preparation for the Mission Field is Taking so Long Does it…
Bestowing honor: A hard-wired itch that will be scratched
Whether we like it or not, and whether our culture acknowledges it or not, God…
How to Thrive in Isolation
How to Thrive in Isolation “And I am certain that God, who began the good…
You’ve found comfort in the pandemic…and so will your missionary
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the…
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Three
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Three In this blog post, we continue the audio…
Missionary Financial Support in the Midst of Pandemic-generated Economic Distress
Missionary Financial Support in the Midst of Pandemic-generated Economic Distress "What impact will the pandemic-produced…
Reaching out to a Quarantined Community
Reaching out to a Quarantined Community “Drop a tea bag in hot water and you’ll…
The church in the midst of a Jonah-moment
Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god.....…
Business as Missions
There are different models of missions emerging as people think through how to reach the…
Missionary Reciprocity Part Two
Missionary Reciprocity Part Two Psalm 46:10'He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;…
Missionary Reciprocity Part One
Missionary Reciprocity Part One Because missionaries have voluntarily chosen to live a life of sacrifice,…
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Four
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Four We’re glad to have you with us for…
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Two
COVID-19 and Doing Missions Well Part Two We're doing something a little different with our…
Interview with Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter Part Two
Interview with Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter Part Two This is part two of our interview…
Interview with Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter Part One
Interview with Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter Part One This is part one of an interview…
Interview with Jackson Wu Part Two
Interview with Jackson Wu Part To In this edition of Facilitating the Mission, you're in…
Interview with Jackson Wu Part One
Interview with Jackson Wu Part One We're excited to have author and theologian Jackson Wu…
Interview with David and Lorene Wilson Part Two
Interview with David and Lorene Wilson Part Two This is Part Two of our interview…
Interview with David and Lorene Wilson Part One
Interview with David and Lorene Wilson Part One David and Lorene are leaders in church…
The Military as an Illustration of Collectivistic Culture Part Two
In this podcast, we continue to explore the differences between individualistic and collectivistic cultures and…
Understanding the Dynamics of Honor and Shame Part Two
Understanding the Dynamics of Honor and Shame Part One
This is the first part of a two part message Jeff Jackson delivers on the…
The Mission
In this video, Pastor Ed Compean coins the terms expose, engage, entangle. These are the steps, says Ed, that God…
Missionary Financial Support Following the Rules
Practical steps for complying with IRS laws and best practices. Ron Clipp, director of Shepherd’s…
Honor and Shame Part Two
This is part two is a series where Jeff Jackson defines the difference between American…
Honor and Shame Part One
In this video, Jeff Jackson defines the difference between American culture and culture in most…
Written Missions Policy an Essential Tool for Local Churches Desiring Global Impact
This video is from a webinar Jeff Jackson participated in with 1615 president Matthew Ellison on the…
Missionary Debriefing – a Gift
This video is from a webinar Jeff Jackson participated in with 1615 president Matthew Ellison. Their discussion…
Debriefing is a Gift
Non-Western Cultures: Understanding the Dynamics of Honor and Shame
American missionaries need a framework for understanding how people in other cultures treat each other,…
Why Global Missions Matters
In this talk, Jeff Jackson talks about God’s End Game and your role in God’s…
The Call [video]
This is the full video from “The Call” taught by Pastor Jeff Jackson at the…