Connect Lite - an essential guide to mission for people on the go

Tune in as Amos interviews Graeme Scott about his recent sabbatical in Kenya. Graeme, a pastor at Johnstone Baptist Church, shares his experience from his time at Bishop Birech College, sparking renewed enthusiasm for supporting African churches.

In this podcast, Dudley embarks on a thought-provoking conversation with Rev. Andy Patterson, delving into the realms of Church leadership and strategy within the context of cross-cultural mission. If you want to access the policy crafted by Andy and his team at Charlotte Chapel, feel free to contact Dudley at director.eu@aimint.org.

In our latest podcast, Amos talks to Phil Gibson about his new role as Mission Advisor at AIM. Phil highlights the importance of prayer and the role of AIM and churches in sending missionaries to the unreached. To get involved or to talk with Phil, click here.

In our latest podcast Joel tells us about the African Mobilisation Hub. Africa Inland Mission has long realised that reaching Africa's unreached with the gospel would be a task for the whole Church, and African Christians play a crucial part. The African Mobilisation Hub has been established to play its part in this movement. There is a move of God's Spirit to envision this part of the body to take up the baton and go. “The Distant Boat” is an AIM-produced, feature-length movie inviting African churches to embrace their unique opportunity in reaching Africa's unreached peoples. The two-hour film is available free for download in multiple languages. Additional resources to spur engagement with congregations and small groups are also available. Connect to this award-winning resource at www.distantboat.com. Get in touch with your questions or partner with AIM.

In this episode, Amos catches up with Morgan Tierney about his short term mission experience. Listen to this short episode to see how God uses people from all backgrounds to serve the unreached people groups of Africa.

In this episode, Amos sits down with Chris Power, who is currently living in Kenya and is the Personnel Officer for AIM Southern Region, to discuss what his role entails and his mission experience in the Indian Ocean islands.

In this episode, AIM Europe Mission Advisor Geoff Donaldson talks to Sam Ngugi. Sam is a member of the AIM Europe board and co-author of ‘Africa to the Rest'. Africa is the most Christian continent in the world today. The book, Africa to the Rest: From Mission Field to Mission Force (Again) celebrates this momentous occasion in world history while it traces God's goodness to Africa in scripture and throughout history, clearly demonstrating that Africa and Africans have always been central to God's missional purposes, not an afterthought. The book is available to order online. Get your copy today!

In this episode, Amos sits down with Tony and Cath Swanson, AIM missionaries in Kenya, to talk to them about AIM's vision for East Africa over the coming years, different ways the work there is expanding and some general areas for thought for those who feel they might be being called to mission.

Amos sits down with Steve and Amanda Taylor to talk about their ministry at Rift Valley Academy (RVA). RVA is Africa Inland Mission's boarding school in central Kenya. It serves 500 missionary children representing 30 nationalities and 80 mission organisations and churches. Find out more about serving at RVA: https://eu.aimint.org/opportunities/rva-teachers/

In this episode, one our missionaries, Barry Mann, sits down with Molula. Born and raised in Lesotho, Molula participated in the Farming God's Way programme at Growing Nations in Maphutseng after completing school. She now uses Farming God's way as she serves as a missionary in Cambodia, working with young children.

Amos talks to missionary aviation pilot, Jerry Hurd. AIM Air is a Christian missionary aviation team operating six aircraft from three bases in east and central Africa. The team of pilots, mechanics, avionics techs, and administrators serve the needs of 50+ Christian organizations and hundreds of missionaries. You can find out more at https://aimair.org

In this episode Amos sits down with Miriam, Tom and Martha to talk about AIM's Into Africa event. Into Africa is a series of four online sessions designed to help you explore your place in mission. Find out more here: https://eu.aimint.org/getinvolved/intoafrica/

Amos talks with Paul, who is serving in Chad, using Bible stories to teach English to young men. With large swathes of Chad having never come into contact with the gospel, Paul considers it a privilege to play a part in taking it to those frontiers.

Amos Kennedy continues his talk with Eddie and Rachel Andersen, who work in Dukana, northern Kenya. Their main focus is working in famine relief, well drilling, medical care, distributing audio Scriptures, leading Bible studies & holding church services, as well as overseeing a radio tower and studio which broadcasts Christian radio to the Gabbra, and several neighbouring people groups.

Amos talks to Jack and Phil about the time that each of them spent serving short term in Africa. All three served in Dukana, northern Kenya among the Gabbra people. They talk about their experience and the impact it had on each of their lives.

Amos Kennedy talks to Eddie and Rachel Andersen, who work in Dukana, northern Kenya. Their main focus is working in famine relief, well drilling, medical care, distributing audio Scriptures, leading Bible studies & holding church services, as well as overseeing a radio tower and studio which broadcasts Christian radio to the Gabbra, and several neighbouring people groups.

Sam and Derrick are Ugandans, both involved in mission work. Sam serves as the team leader for Global Link Afrika (GLA), creating awareness – especially in Uganda and East Africa – of mission issues, creating platforms for training, equipping those who have an interest in mission, and working in partnership with the church to send Ugandans and East Africans to serve in places of need. Derrick is also part of the GLA family. He has been through a Kairos (mission mobilisation) course, has done some mission work, and is currently preparing to serve long term in North Africa. As the church in Africa has seen tremendous growth and a burgeoning interest in mission, Seb Allwright, an AIM missionary, interviewed them about what role there is for western missionaries to play on the mission field in Africa

Luke Herrin reflects on AIM's 125 year history and looks to AIM's future.

Carrie Pither, AIM's International Crisis Consultant answers our questions about risk. She shares about AIM's theology of risk, discusses the priority of ministry and talks about how AIM is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Miriam, one of AIM's mission advisors, sits down with Holly to talk about living and working in a Creative Access Nation. They discuss how the gospel is making an impact and outworking in peoples lives. They also discuss some of the challenges of working in a nation where there is great hostility to Christianity.

We invited three of our missionaries Jan, Mat & Katy, into the office to chat to us about their experiences of short term mission, both from the perspective of going on a short term trip, as well as being long term missionaries hosting short term trips.

How do you feel about theology? Does it get you excited, or are you turned off by the idea of big, doorstop books and long, overcomplicated words? Does it sometimes feel like a purely academic exercise somewhat disconnected from daily life? Krish paints a beautiful picture for us of how theology contributes to our worship of God with all our heart, soul and mind.

I'm sure we've all had those conversations with friends and family which ultimately come down to this issue: “But if God exists, and he is all-loving, then why am I experiencing this suffering?” Maybe it's one we are currently wrestling with ourselves. It's one of the most-quoted arguments against the existence of God. So, “Why do we suffer?”

Connect Lite Podcast: David Platt We talk a lot about unreached people. Estimates say that over a billion people in the world today have little to no knowledge of Jesus, little to no knowledge of the gospel, and little to no chance of hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ before they die. It begs the question, then: What happens to them when they die?

In 2016 Hannah Coggins moved to N'Djamena, Chad, to teach at Wellspring Academy. The school serves families working cross-culturally through their day school, as well as by running twice-yearly homeschool weeks for students being homeschooled across the country. Hannah teaches children aged 6-9, with eight nationalities currently represented in her class. Here she talks more about her journey into teaching:

Struggling to work out what you should do with your life? This month, listen to the podcast to hear an extract from a book by Kevin DeYoung as he addresses the question “If God has a wonderful plan for my life, as the evangelistic tract tells us, then why doesn't he tell me what it is?”

Why should you get involved in world mission? This month Tim Chester shares with us his answer. “Our mission is the extension of the mission of the Trinity. And the mission of the Trinity is to share their joy and love…” Find out more about the cascade of God's love by listening to the podcast.