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Missions in the Modern Day shares the stories of people across the globe who are engaging others with the message and power of Jesus. We will talk to people doing missions work in a whole new way, using technology to reach people who have previously been considered unreachable. We will also hear from people who are opening their hearts and their homes, demonstrating tender care for people as a tangible display of God’s love for us all. In each episode, we will discover what happens in the everyday life of a Modern Day Missionary – the victories, the challenges and the unexpected twists of missionary life.In a world that is changing so quickly that it’s hard to keep up, the Lord is giving new ideas and new strategies to people so that they can share the timeless message of salvation. Week after week we will share those stories, you’ll walk away challenged, encouraged and looking at your world through the lens of a missionary in the modern day.

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    • Sep 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Power & Impact of Church Multiplication 

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 24:26


    What can God do with a few people who are completely devoted to replicating themselves over and over again? Today, we get the opportunity to hear from Bjorn Lutke. Currently serving in France as a missionary, Bjorn has built his life ministry on the concept of church multiplication.  Be encouraged as you hear of the power and impact one can make by simply being devoted to replicating yourself in others.

    Ancy Rakesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 1:36


    God, Israel & You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 26:10


    Today we talk about a people in a land that are very near to the heart of God. Michael Onifer is the founder of The Bethlehem Project, the Director of Vital Seed Ministries International and the author of God, Israel & You: The Scandalous Story of a Faithful God. 

    The Battle for Universities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 23:19


    Four years ago, Jessica & Braxton Wynns opened their home to disciple young college students at Campbell University. What started with just 3 students around their dining room table has grown into a community of over 75 students who are being transformed by power of the Gospel. Be encouraged as you hear how God is using the Wynns to take ground in the battle for universities. 

    Missionaries move to Zambia only to find a miracle next door!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 22:22


    Most of us look at missions as a call to sacrifice, and it is! Each day, missionaries lay down their lives so they can share the Gospel around the world. However, there are times when in laying down their lives, God blesses them with a gift that answers the deep cries of their hearts. This week we learn about a family who longed to be near family and discovered that the way the Lord had that planned for them, meant moving half way around the world to Zambia.

    Helping Missionary's Kids Acclimate Back to Culture in the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 21:26


    Imagine for a second that you're on the mission field, you've been there for years raising your family and now you're sending one of your children back to the United States to start their college studies. Whose face do you want them to see as soon as they get off the plane? That is the privilege that Brian & Christine Matchell have as missionaries in residence at John Brown University. Fresh off the mission field themselves, they help missions kids acclimate back to the United States, get into their studies & feel more at home. 

    Couple meet on mission field, get married & now serve families in Romania

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 28:21


    People discover a lot about themselves when serving on the mission field. They find out what they're made out of, what's important to them and sometimes they even find love. In this episode we talk with, Milan and Misty Mihai, and hear how two cultures from different continents came together to love one another & to love Jesus by serving families in Romania! 

    Reaching the World Through Mass Evangelism Crusades

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 23:37


    A few weeks ago we spoke with Jacob Ebersole, who works with Christ For All Nations in leading large evangelism crusades around the world. Today, we are going to speak with one of his colleagues, Rachel Smith, about how she received her training, her appreciation for the Word alongside a move of the Spirit & what she has faith for in regards to these mass evangelism events, even here in the United States. You will appreciate how Rachel can articulate the call of God on her life and what it means to go after all that God has promised her.  

    1000 Missionaries & Beyond!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 25:18


    This week we circle back to Modern Day Missions and speak with their Director, Marvin Slaton. This is an exciting season for Modern Day Missions as they have officially partnered with over 1000 missionaries since 2008. Be encouraged as you hear how God is paving the way for more missionaries to reach the world.

    Inspiring People to Prayer & Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 20:53


    Have you ever been around a person whom things just happen? These unique individuals inspire people and move them to do great things for the Lord. Today's guest, Benjamin Atkinson, is often described as a catalytic individual because movements happen around him. Throughout the years, Benjamin has been inspiring people towards prayer and discipleship. His efforts have produced wonderful fruit that have changed the lives of many forever. 

    Sharing Jesus in the darkest places of the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 31:47


    Jacob Ebersole is a missionary evangelist who travels to the darkest places of the world to share Jesus. Sit back and listen to this powerful interview with Jacob and learn about his evangelism efforts in Africa, the Middle East & beyond.  

    A radical lifestyle of prayer, fasting & proclaiming Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 24:41


    In this episode, we talk with Tammie Southerland. Tammie is a prayer missionary, published author of ‘Permission to Burn' & the host of ‘The Voice of the Burning Ones', a podcast show on the Charisma Podcast Network. Tammie sounds a call for a generation of people who won't be content to live on the edges of Christianity but want to throw themselves into the radical lifestyle of prayer, fasting and proclamation of Jesus Christ. 

    Discipling Nations through Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 25:09


    Each week we talk with missionaries all over the world about the unique work they are doing in serving others, but many have asked the question… Who serves the missionaries? And more specifically, who serves the missionary's families? Today, we are going to be speaking with Jeff Schapansky. Jeff is the principal of a unique school in Tyler, TX that reaches out and ministers to the children connected to YWAM & other missions agencies. Be encouraged as you enjoy this fascinating discussion about a new take on Christian education!

    When God calls you…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 33:48


    Today Marvin Slaton, the Director for Modern Day Missions, shares with us the idea of being called into ministry. In this episode, Marvin details what the calling means and how extensive the call actually is.  

    Peru faces COVID hardships & turmoil over presidential election

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 26:47


    Danny Gutierrez and his wife, Stephanie, serve as missionary pastors at a large church in Lima, Peru. Today, we spend time talking with Danny about the longterm effects of COVID within Peru as well as the nation’s upcoming election and what it means for the Peruvian church. 

    A new way of reaching teenagers across America!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 19:12


    Over the past several months, many of our discussions have circled around the idea of how people are doing ministry in the context of a global pandemic. Most of the people we have spoken with have found ways to continue doing what they were doing before. Today’s guest, Brian Barcelona, has reached into an entirely new way of reaching teenagers across America. In fact, in the context of a pandemic, Brian is reaching numerically many times more than he ever was before.   

    What is happening in Israel, and why should Christians care?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 21:53


    The outbreak of terror and violence in Israel is gripping the world right now. Although news headlines are everywhere, it can be very difficult to understand what is really going on. In this special episode, we speak to Nic Lesmeister, the Director for the Gateway Center for Israel in Dallas, TX. Nic shares how Christians can understand what is happening and how we can pray.

    Poverty, At-Risk Communities & How God is Moving in Colombia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 30:05


    Today we travel to Colombia by way of Southern California, as we talk to Jonathan & Amanda Vining. They are home on furlough right now, but they spend most of their time in Colombia serving the local church and those who have been deeply affected across the nation by the Covid shutdown. Be encouraged as you learn what God is doing through the Vining’s and their ministry.

    Southern Border Immigration Crisis & the Incredible Work God Is Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 21:26


    Today we look to the southern border of the United States where we have an ongoing immigration crisis.  We talk to staff members from the YWAM  base in Tyler, TX who are going down regularly to the border. They discuss the crisis , what they are seeing and most importantly the incredible things God is doing amongst people who have seen so much pain & difficulty.

    Here I am Lord, Send me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 22:21


    Have you ever had a dream from the Lord and wondered if it was ever going to come to pass? A couple years out of Bible College, Tom Gustafson was yearning for the time he could be on the mission field and finally decided that if he didn’t do it now, he didn’t think he ever would. In a relatively short order, Tom moved overseas and the Lord has used him in mighty ways. Listen in particularly to what God is doing in public school systems in the Philippines.

    Stephanie Gutierrez: In Love With a Country She Never Wanted to Live in

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 33:25


    Stephanie Gutierrez and her husband Danny never expected to be living as missionaries in Peru. As a missionaries kid, Danny, lived in Peru during the height of terrorism, which negatively shaped his view of living in the country. In this episode, Stephanie shares with us what it’s like to marry a missionary kid who says, “I’m never going back to Peru” and then find themselves living there as full-time missionaries, serving as executive staff of a mega-church & falling in love with a nation! 

    Born into a Buddhist family, young woman accepts Christ & becomes a missionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 26:13


    This week we speak with a young woman who does not use her full name. She doesn’t even give us the full specifics of the country she serves in because of the sensitive nature of what she does. She was born in a Buddhist family, came to Jesus as a teenager on her own and had to sit her parents down to say, “now I believe in Jesus.” You will be moved and inspired by her story & devotion to Jesus. 

    Georgian Banov: Experience God’s Joy Daily

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 41:42


    Have you settled for less than unspeakable joy in your life’s journey? Georgian Banov knew nothing of this supernatural joy. Born and raised under the oppression of Communist Bulgaria, he escaped miraculously to the United States, where he was embraced by the warmth and love of the “Jesus people.” Encountering God, along with the truth of His Word and the ongoing work of the Spirit, has led Georgian to a life of freedom and holy joy. 

    Time Machine — Would ministry look different if we knew then what we know now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 43:24


    There are a couple things you can’t do. You can’t take back something that’s already been said and you can’t go back in time, but what if you could? What are the things that you would tell yourself 20 years ago that would have been really helpful in life and especially in ministry? In this episode, we reconvene our panel from last week and those are the kinds of questions we ask. What ministry would look like if we knew then what we know now?

    Missions in the face of a pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 33:37


    One of the beautiful things about the body of Christ is perspective. On this episode, we host a panel discussion to communicate issues from the perspective of a foreign missionary, campus missionary & leader of a missions organization. Be encouraged as you learn how missionaries are pivoting to continue doing ministry in the face of a global pandemic.

    Media & Missions: A Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking & to Serve Other Missionaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 17:36


    Missions has many faces. It is often perceived as isolated tasks of teaching or preaching, but that’s an incomplete picture. In most cases, missions is simply using the skills that the Lord has given us, to in turn, reach the world. This week is no exception, as Rebecca McCaigue joins us from Europe, where she and her husband, Matthew, work in the area of media arts. The McCaigue’s utilize their skills not only to help free people from human trafficking, but also to help other missionaries all around the world.

    Matthew Baumgardner: A Mariner Bringing the Gospel to the Nations through Maritime ministry.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 25:33


    From vessels sixty to six hundred feet long, Matthew has used his mariner training and expertise to serve the nations of the world. Spending your working hours on boats and ships is foreign to many of us. Listen and learn about how God is using maritime ministry to bring relief, aid and the Gospel to the nations. 

    Justin Rizzo: IHOPKC Worship & Developing the Next Generation of Worship Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 28:37


    For 15 years, Justin Rizzo was a senior worship leader at the International House of Prayer. Justin is still plugged in at IHOPKC but these days he is also training up other worship leaders around the world as well as investing into the arts with a Kingdom perspective. Be encouraged as you hear all that God is doing through Justin’s life and ministry.

    Robert Barriger Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 20:27


    Graphic Dream Stirs Local Pastor to Spearhead a Movement to Reclaim America’s Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 20:09


    Have you ever thought of pastors as a mission field? Lewis Hogan was a pastor in the Dallas, Texas area when God spoke to him through a heart convicting dream. As a result, Lewis founded United Cry in 2014, which is a national movement of pastors and Christian leaders dedicated to reclaiming America’s future.

    Psychologist, Missionary & now Chick-fil-A Corporate Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 25:32


    When we hear the term “mission field”, it’s common for us to only associate it with nonprofit work in developing nations. Today, we take a unique perspective as we talk with a gentleman who is working in business and using his workforce as his mission field. Matt Turvey works for Chick-fil-A, taking care of the 2000 owner/operators of Chick-fil-A franchises around the world and their marriages. Matt has some fascinating things to share about the value of a healthy marriage that goes far beyond the home.

    Harvard, Missions & the Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 37:16


    An entrepreneur with a heart for missions. Elias Reyes’s missions calling has been anything but conventional. Instead of moving straight to the mission field, the Lord called Elias to Harvard to get his MBA and upon graduating sent Elias to live in Guatemala for one year. Upon his return to the states, Elias was exposed to various missions’ structures that would one day inspire the birth of Modern Day Missions.

    Worship leader leaves traditional employment for an unconventional calling in missions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 24:15


    God often calls us to take risks. But how do you respond when the very thing God is calling you to is unconventional and will impact your family, finances and ministry? In this week’s episode, we hear from IHOP worship leader, Brenton Dowdy. When Brenton was a young adult, he made a radical decision to shift his ministry from a conventional church setting to a missions setting. Be encouraged as you hear how God blessed Brenton’s step of faith and chartered the course for his life.

    Czech Republic pastors have discovered unique ways to reach people through storytelling & prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 23:06


    This week we go overseas to the Czech Republic where John & Kelsie Mullen pastor Prague Fellowship – an international church in an international city. The Mullen’s have found unique ways to reach others through storytelling, prayer & allowing people to find their own gifts and use them inside the context of a local church.

    What does it mean that the prayer movement and the missions movement are one?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 21:21


    What does it mean that the prayer movement and the missions movement are one? Today, we’ve got a wide-ranging discussion with Jon Thurlow, whose had an on-stage seat behind a keyboard as that idea has evolved. After formal music training, John led at the International House of Prayer for 15 years and continues to write, minister and worship while mentoring other worship leaders around the world. Be encouraged, as John talks about the intersection of worship, missions, community & family.

    Interview with David Chapdelaine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 39:26


    Fighting Human Trafficking, Prostitution & Abuse in Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 18:38


    Nic & Rachel Billman are missionaries in Brazil that are rescuing people from some of the darkest aspects of life and helping them find new life in Jesus. Since 2010, their ministry Shores of Grace, has been fighting against human trafficking & prostitution and helping children in at-risk situations. Be encouraged as you hear how God is using Shores of Grace to bring restoration to individuals and families through His revolutionary love. 

    Holy Clubs is reaching one of the largest unreached people groups!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 29:25


    Did you know that youth between the age of fourteen and fifteen are amongst the largest unreached people groups in the world? That’s why Benjamin Atkinson has made it his mission to reach this age group through his ministry Holy Clubs. This unique discipleship track reaches people right where they are and puts them in charge of discipling others. Be encouraged, as you hear of how fourteen- and fifteen-year old’s are diving into Holy Clubs and finding their lives challenged and changed.   

    Don’t just stand there and pray… do something!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 30:24


    What’s the connection between prayer and activity? As Christians, we can often draw a line between the two, acting as if the two groups will never meet. In episode eight, we talk with Billy Humphrey, the Founder and Director of the International House of Prayer in Atlanta. Be encouraged as Billy displays the connection between prayer and activity!

    A Redeemed Life: From a Broken Family to a Missions Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 31:06


    In episode seven, we talk with Marvin Slaton, the Director of Modern Day Missions. At 10 years old, Marvin witnessed his parents going through a difficult divorce, but in the midst of this hardship, Marvin’s mother & sister continued to champion him towards an authentic relationship with Jesus. Their efforts later produced a beautiful harvest when Marvin accepted Christ at the age of 19. After going on several mission trips, it was evident that God had given Marvin a special heart for missions. In fact, it was while Marvin was on a trip to China that God began speaking to him the words "Modern Day". Little did he know that a few years later, Marvin would assist his good friend Elias Reyes in developing Modern Day Missions.

    The 100 Year Legacy: How the Revival of THEN is Impacting the Gospel NOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 31:56


    What long-term effect does revival have on the lives of people? In episode six, we talk with Jessica Wynns, who has a unique family legacy of being one of the first Christian protestant families in Ecuador. After missionaries led her grandfather to Jesus in the 1900s, Jessica’s family became pioneers of the faith as they traveled throughout the country spreading the gospel.  Today, the fruit from this revival continues in the lives of Jessica and her husband, Braxton, as they are making a huge difference on a college campus. Be encouraged as you hear that you don’t have to wait for someone to give you permission to do what God has called you to do!

    Missionary is assaulted, loses his vision, but learns to walk by faith – not by sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 29:13


    In episode five, we talk with a Keeton Storts, who straight out of college went to minister in Malawi, Africa. While in Africa, Keeton was tragically attacked, lost his sight for a season and in that season had some deep soul-searching conversations with God. This story will inspire you and build up your faith!

    Awaken Love for Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 24:59


    At what age can a young person see a need, hear the voice of the Lord and step out in faith to do great things? In episode four, we talk with Sophie McLachlan & Kristen Amos of Awaken Love for Africa. As very young women, they felt the call of God and didn’t let anything stop them until they were making a difference half way around the world.

    Peruvian Church turns COVID lockdown into Kingdom opportunities!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 33:39


    How do you lead on the mission field when you’re told that you can’t leave your house? In episode three, we talk with Daniel Gutierrez, a Modern Day missionary in Lima, Peru. Daniel shares on how to lead during COVID and how the church he serves has turned disadvantage into opportunity. This includes an explosion of small groups and an online marriage seminar that grew so large that even Facebook wondered “what’s going on here?”. Be encouraged as you hear that the Kingdom is not limited by what we would call difficulty.

    Ministry to the Jewish People & God’s Heart for Israel, Nic Lesmeister

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 29:35


    In episode two, we talk with Nick Lesmeister. Nic is the Director of the Gateway Center for Israel out of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas. He shares some amazing insights on ministry to the Jewish people, God’s heart for Israel and what it means that the land is in such prominence today. Nic also shares about the early days of Modern Day Missions and provides a peek behind the scenes of how the organization came into existence. 

    Lou Engle talks about the value of a Godly heritage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 34:25


    In episode one, we hear from Lou Engel, founder of TheCall. For the last 20 years, God has used TheCall to gather hundreds of thousands to fast and pray in preparation for a 3rd great awakening. Be encouraged as Lou talks about the value of a Godly heritage and later gives advice to young people on walking with God.

    Introducing, Missions in the Modern Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 1:56


    Missions in the Modern Day shares the stories of people across the globe who are engaging others with the message and power of Jesus. We will talk to people doing missions work in a whole new way, using technology to reach people who have previously been considered unreachable.

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