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We are a podcast designed to help you carry a focus on missions work outside the church doors and into your day-to-day life.


    • Mar 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    49: Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 22:08


    Tim and Tanner discuss the current events in Ukraine and the question on everyone's minds: "how can we help?"

    48: The Sacrifice Of The Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 18:56


    Tim & Tanner are back, and lead an interesting discussion on the coming Easter: the sacrifices of Jesus.

    47: Guatemala trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 17:08


    Tim recently led a mission team down to Guatemala. In this episode, Tim & Tanner sit down and discuss the impacts these trips have not just on those being ministered to, but also those doing the ministering.

    46: Proverbs 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 18:47


    Tim Oloffson and Tanner Payton discuss some wisdom from Proverbs.

    45: Emmanuel Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 19:36


    Join Tim Oloffson and Pastor Tanner Payton for a very special episode about the greatest mission-focused life in history.

    44: Trisha Wilson from Pregnancy Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 39:04


    THE LOST EPISODE! We recorded this wonderful conversation with Trisha Wilson, the executive director of Pregnancy Resources Of The Quad Cities back in October, and are sharing it for first time. Enjoy!

    43: ACF Trip To Romania

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 19:01


    On a recent mission trip to the Point Of Hope Center in Târnăveni, Romania, Tim Oloffson was able to catch up with ACF co-founder John Frank Reeve and Dacian Moldovan of Fundatia Buckner and discuss the purposes and progress of their programs at the Point Of Hope. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/DHAKtgoABuU

    42: Glen Whatley & Tanner Payton (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 38:08


    Tim Oloffson & Pastor Tanner Payton continue their discussion with Glen Whatley on the ideas behind his book, "The Abiding Cycle". Glen's book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Abiding-Cycle-Knowing-Experience-Obedience/dp/1734843608

    41: Sean Hanzelik

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 29:02


    Tbis week Tim Oloffson is joined by Sean Hanzelik, administrative pastor at Eastwood Church in Ooltewah, TN.

    40: Glen Whatley & Tanner Payton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 24:27


    Tim Oloffson & Pastor Tanner Payton are joined by Pastor Glen Whatley, a church planter and head of The Gathering Place Network.

    39: Ecclesiastes, with Jonathan Eckberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 29:33


    Tim Oloffson is joined by Pastor Jonathan Eckberg from Erie Evangelical Free Church in Erie, IL for a discussion based in Jonathan's recent sermon series on Ecclesiastes.

    38: Urgency, with Pastor Bill Spencer (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 32:14


    Tim Oloffson is joined by Pastor Bill Spencer of Eastwood Church in Ooltewah, Tennessee for the second part of a two-part conversation on urgency.

    37: Urgency, with Pastor Bill Spencer (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 23:15


    Tim Oloffson is joined by Pastor Bill Spencer of Eastwood Church in Ooltewah, Tennessee for the first part of a two-part conversation on urgency.

    36: Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 33:20


    Pastor Tanner Payton and Tim Oloffson are joined by Nathan Hurst for a in-depth discussion on the state of Israel and it's role and relation to the life of Christians worldwide.

    35: The Four Qualities of Discipleship, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 20:41


    Join us for part two of this conversation with Tim Oloffson, Pastor Tanner Payton, and Pastor Bill Spencer on "The Four Qualities Of Discipleship."

    34: The Four Qualities Of Discipleship, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 21:13


    Tim Oloffson & Pastor Tanner Payton are joined by Pastor Bill Spencer of Eastwood Church for a new 2-part series on "The Four Qualities Of Discipleship".

    33: Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 20:15


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    31: Health And Fitness (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 19:44


    How does health and fitness fit into a missional lifestyle? Part 2

    30: Health And Fitness (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 17:23


    How does health and fitness fit into a missional lifestyle?

    29: Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 28:09


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    28: John 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 21:52


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    27: Acts 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 18:31


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    26: Hebrews 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 22:01


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    25: How To Spiritually Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 20:39


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    24: Importance Of Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 16:40


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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 20:02


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    22: Sharing A Testimony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 22:19


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    MFL Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 23:00


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    20: Empowerment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 23:29


    Join Tim Oloffson & Tanner Payton for a discussion about empowerment, and Habitat For Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford's book "Our Better Angels"

    MFL Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 23:44


    Join Tim Oloffson and Tanner Payton for a conversation on worship styles.

    Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 23:28


    Join Tim Oloffson and Tanner Payton for this week's episode of A Mission Focused Life!

    Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 21:48


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 21:52


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    015 - Dr. Kit Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 29:25


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    014 - Les & Rita Peters [Part 2]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 25:04


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    013 - Les & Rita Peters [Part 1]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 36:12


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    012 - Lucian Marginean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 48:11


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    011 - Rusty Boruff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 34:47


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife

    010 - Rick McGough

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 35:03


    Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT RICK: Web: https://www.localchurchapologetics.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Local-Church-Apologetics-185566621923011/

    009 - Steve Horn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 43:56


    This week's guest is Steve Horn, pastor and executive director of Louisiana Baptists' Convention. We discuss discipleship, the role of leadership in developing a person's skills & passions, the side-effects of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana during Steve's early tenure at First Baptist Lafayette, the role of The Great Commission in focusing a person's life towards missions, a profound lesson learned from his then-7-year-old son, memories from Steve's youth and call into ministry, the necessity of investing time into others, his work with the Louisiana Baptists' Convention, and more. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT STEVE: Web: https://www.louisianabaptists.org

    008 - Todd Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 43:31


    This week's guest is Todd Long, a middle-school guidance counselor from Greenville, South Carolina. We discuss what led Todd to ministry opportunities within Romania, how he discovered more about the country pre-Internet, his first experiences on the ground, the three outlets to which a person can be called to ministry, the importance of becoming aware of God's plans for you, a few stories from his six years living in Romania, the power of love for neighbor and relational ministry, Todd's collection drive for shorts to send to Romania, and more. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT TODD: Email: toddlong63@yahoo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/todd.long.792

    007 - Mike Douris

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 41:36


    This week's guest is Mike Douris, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Orphan Outreach. We discuss the conditions in Romanian orphanages after the fall of the Soviet Union, the origins of Another Child Foundation's "Point Of Hope" Center under Buckner International, sharing mission trip experiences with family, Ephesians 2:8-9, the three major areas of "missions", the difficulties & method of honing in on a specific place to get involved, the blessing of turning your passion into your life's work, two interactions Mike had with a particular girl from a Russian orphanage ten years apart, the impact having a terminally-ill daughter had on the trajectory of his life and work, discerning God's plan for you, and more. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT MIKE: Web: https://www.orphanoutreach.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrphanOutreach

    006 - Scott & Terri Porter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 46:44


    This week's guests are Scott & Terri Porter, husband & wife and co-pastors of Abiding Word Church in Sterling, Illinois. We discuss their roots in Sterling/Rock Falls, the difficulties in ministering around the restrictions of the pandemic, their church's use of "virtual lobbies" and online chats, Oral Roberts and preaching to a camera instead of an audience, the difficulties in reopening in-person worship, their histories that led to their current ministry, and much more. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT SCOTT AND TERRI: Web: https://www.awc815.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awc815/

    005 - Heather Quiroz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 36:05


    This week's guest is Heather Quiroz, youth minister and author of "First-Century Youth Ministry". We discuss what she studied to receive her master's degree in Youth Ministry Leadership from Huntington University, retaining youth in ministry past high school and into adulthood, how her life as a stay-at-home mom has influenced her work, her "life verse" and her path to faith and ministry, the potential causes of low self-worth in teenagers & the pitfalls of social media, how a trip to Israel inspired her book, the difficulties of getting youth to see the big picture and think longer-term, the importance of knowing people "by name" and being able to truly listen. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 Buy Heather's book "First-Century Youth Ministry" here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0836QT9WC VISIT US: Web: https://www.missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT HEATHER: Web: https://www.firstcenturyyouthministry.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherRQuiroz

    004 - Andy Thomaston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 37:14


    This week's guest is Andy Thomaston, Discipleship Pastor at Wildwood Church in East Moline, Illinois. We discuss their connections to Romania, Andy's initial attempts at learning Romanian and meeting his wife, incremental change towards sanctification, how making disciples of Christ is joy-producing, the differentiation between "missions" and "The Mission", a message Andy heard in his youth that changed his perspective, engaging with your community and how we are not made to be alone, Wildwood Church's connect groups, the immediate family as "the first mission field", the importance of accountability on your faith journey, and how everybody has a role to play in God's larger plan. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT ANDY: Web: wildwoodchurch.com Facebook: facebook.com/WildwoodChurchEM

    #003 - John Frank Reeve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 37:18


    This week's guest is John Frank Reeve, Minister Of Music And Worship at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana and co-founder of Another Child Foundation. We discuss John Frank's first experiences in ministry and missions in Romania, the unexpected doors God can open, the story of how John & Tim met and formed a new ministry together, the impact ministry has outside of those being directly ministered to, the importance of purposeful action, how an early interest in music informed his path to missions work, engaging high-school youth in missions, and the pitfalls of "paralysis by analysis". Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT JOHN FRANK: Web: fbclaf.org Facebook: facebook.com/fbclaf FBC Lafayette's "Hope For Everyone" Christmas Program: https://fb.watch/2QBq5czzuR/

    #002 - Jason Borton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 34:43


    This week's guest is Jason Borton, senior pastor at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, Illinois. We discuss Jason's early days in youth ministry, being the Church as you go about your daily life, Jason's definition of "missions", his early life and journey into ministry, the importance of maintaining a spiritual "open-dialogue", his first international trip to Honduras, getting out of your comfort zone and "the noise of the West", and the importance of having a diversity of mission opportunities available. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT JASON: Web: htbc.church Facebook: facebook.com/HarvestTimeBibleChurch

    #001 - Tanner Payton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 29:44


    This week's guest is Tanner Payton, senior pastor at Word Of Life Church in Rock Island, Illinois. We discuss the difference between teaching & inspiring, intentionality, a definition of "the mission field", Tanner's upbringing and path to ministry, raising up leaders in the Church and at home, the experience of Tanner's first sermon & the difficulty of taking the first step, the three (or four) things it takes to be successful in following Jesus well, Tanner's experiences at "The Oasis" in Hollywood CA, and the importance of sharing your personal story. Take our short survey to receive a PERSONALIZED MISSION ACTION PLAN: https://forms.gle/ZfzdyNPuk1mBr7xT9 VISIT US: Web: missionfocusedlife.com Facebook: facebook.com/missionfocusedlife VISIT TANNER: Web: wordoflifeqc.com Facebook: facebook.com/wordoflifeqc

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 2:02


    Tim Oloffson introduces "A Mission Focused Life" podcast, and describes it's purpose and aims.

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