Podcasts about mission drift

Peter Greer is the President and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization that operates in 27 countries. Under Peter's leadership, HOPE has grown significantly in scope and influence, investing in the dreams of underserved entrepreneurs around the world. He's also a prolific author with more than 15 books to his name, including Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, and his latest, Lead with Prayer. A Harvard Kennedy School grad and a sought-after speaker, Peter combines nonprofit leadership with business insights to fuel a global movement of Christ-centered empowerment and economic justice. Peter joins us to discuss the importance of prayer in leadership and life—especially in light of the wisdom he's gathered in co-authoring Lead with Prayer alongside Cameron Doolittle and Ryan Skoog. In this transparent conversation, Peter reflects on how his own spiritual practices have changed over the years, the challenges of truly collaborative leadership, and why prayer isn't something to squeeze into our schedules—it should be the foundation. “Most leaders today must think they're busier than Jesus—because most are spending less time in prayer, not more.” - Peter Greer “Not organization building, but movement making—that's where the exciting work is happening right now.” - Peter Greer “I've written everything not as an expert, but as a practitioner still learning what it means to live open-handed.” - Peter Greer This Week on The Wow Factor: How Peter's journey from studying international business in Moscow led him to microenterprise and missional work The mission and growth of HOPE International, and how it supports entrepreneurs in over two dozen countries The story behind Lead with Prayer and what inspired Peter and his co-authors to dig deep into leaders' prayer lives Why prayer often decreases as leadership responsibilities increase—and how to flip that script What we can learn from Johnny Erickson Tada about suffering, gratitude, and deeper intimacy with God Terry Looper's sacred pace and how “getting to neutral” helps him make decisions grounded in spiritual discernment The ripple effect of prayer and why we should pray bigger, bolder, multi-generational prayers Practical ways to integrate prayer into your everyday life—like prayer by association and “wasting time with God” How fasting, digital detoxing, and physical posture can deepen your spiritual walk Lessons from the Moravian prayer movement and how a small community's prayers changed the world Peter Greer's Word of Wisdom: Try new things. Let go of what doesn't serve you and hold tight to the prayer rhythms that draw you closer to God. The goal isn't perfection—it's presence. Connect with Peter Greer:  HOPE International Website Peters Website Peter's Book - Lead With Prayer Peter's Instagram Peter's LinkedIn Peter's Facebook Peter's X Connect with The Wow Factor:  WOW Factor Website  Brad Formsma on LinkedIn   Brad Formsma on Instagram   Brad Formsma on Facebook   X (formerly Twitter)  

What happens when your plan blows up—literally? In this episode, we unpack the Apollo 13 crisis as a leadership masterclass in clarity under pressure. Learn how to anchor your team when the mission changes overnight, and walk away with practical tools to lead through the fog.Conversation Prompts:When have you experienced a "mission drift" moment in your team?What does it sound like to declare a new mission without seeming like you're giving up?How can you tell when your team is waiting for clarity that hasn't been given?Series: Leading Through the Fog: Thriving Amid Uncertainty and ChangeEpisode 1 of 4

Is it possible for artificial intelligence to share the gospel—and even lead someone to Christ? In this thought-provoking episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Chase Cappo joins Jason Watson to explore the emerging world of Christian AI and its potential to revolutionize ministry. Chase shares how technology can serve the church, foster trust, and guide people toward authentic encounters with Jesus. You'll hear powerful testimonies, hard questions, and hopeful answers as the conversation journeys through faith, tech, and global mission.

In this episode I ask Kara Martin questions based on her book, "Keeping Faith: How Christian organizations can stay true to the way of Jesus." We talk about power, mission drift, leadership beyond niceness, risky faithfulness and how organisations can meaningfully enact grace, forgiveness and confession. There is a lot here for school leaders to mull over, so it could be a good one to share!Here's a link to the book:https://amzn.asia/d/3IUV5gz

Episode Overview:In this insightful episode of the Fortified Life Podcast, Jason Davis sits down with Becca Spradlin, founder of On Mission Advisors, to discuss faith-driven leadership, organizational strategy, and staying mission-focused in business and nonprofits.Becca has worked with organizations across five continents, helping Christian business and nonprofit leaders define, protect, and champion what matters most in light of eternity. She shares powerful insights from her book, Lead On Mission: Advance Faith at Work. Avoid Mission Drift. Build a Legacy of Eternal Impact and her research on faith cultivation and drift in Christian-led businesses.Key Discussion Points:✅ What is Mission Drift, and how can faith-based organizations avoid it?✅ The role of Christian leadership in business and nonprofit organizations.✅ How executive facilitation, strategy design, and change management help organizations stay aligned with their mission.✅ The challenges of integrating faith into the workplace while maintaining business effectiveness.✅ Practical steps to advance faith at work and build a legacy of eternal impact.About Becca Spradlin:

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In this episode, Kerry Mallory, senior private wealth advisor of Blue Trust, talks with Becca Spradlin about Mission Drift.Business owners, church leaders, and organizational leaders can all remember creating the mission statement, but how do you prevent mission drift in your culture?Becca Spradlin is the author of Lead on Mission. In the book, Becca explains how even the strongest faith-driven businesses and enterprises can suffer unintentional neglect and drift away from their original higher purposes and values.To learn more, visit http://www.BlueTrust.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluetrustwealth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluetrustfinancial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_bluetrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/_BlueTrust The information in these podcasts is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not intended as specific individual advice. The clients' experience may not be representative of the experience of other clients, and they are also not indicative of future performance or success. Opinions expressed may not be those of Blue Trust.Trust and investment management accounts and services offered by Blue Trust, Inc. are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency, are not deposits or other obligations of, nor guaranteed by any bank or bank affiliate, and are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. 

In this episode Richard talks with Becca Spradlin. She is the founder of On Mission Advisors, specializes in executive facilitation, organizational assessment, strategy design, execution, and change management. Becca started On Mission to help Christian business and nonprofit leaders define, protect, and champion what matters most in light of eternity. She has facilitated workshops, strategy design, and evaluations of businesses and nonprofits across five continents. She is certified in change management, adult learning, and human-centered design. She holds a master's degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University and undergraduate degrees in business and communications from Grove City College. She is the author of Lead On Mission: Advance Faith at Work. Avoid Mission Drift. Build a Legacy of Eternal Impact. She also coauthored the Mission True Workbook with the authors of Mission Drift. She served as a research fellow at Seattle Pacific University's Center for Faithful Business, researching faith cultivation and drift in Christian-led businesses. She writes and speaks on how companies can define and align their firms around faith and avoid drift. Becca lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three daughters. Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/VZ-peJdh_NU CONNECT WITH BECCA: Learn more about the book, Lead On Mission. Advance Faith at Work. Avoid Mission Drift. Build a Legacy of Eternal Impact., at www.leadonmissionbook.com.   Purchase a copy of Lead On Mission and the Lead On Mission Workbook. Learn more about On Mission at www.onmissionadvisors.com. Connect with Becca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bspradlin/  and follow On Mission Advisors https://www.linkedin.com/company/on-mission-advisors/. HOPE International: www.hopeinternational.org  DONATE: If you have enjoyed this podcast and want to support what we do, click here. RESOURCES: Registration is now open for Richard's seminar at the Cove March 24-26, 2025. CONNECT: Follow Richard on Twitter. Follow Richard on Facebook. Read Richard's latest blog here.

There's a reason why companies, churches, sports teams and more keep their "mission statement" front and center.  It's too easy to mission drift!

It's not possible to do too many good things… right? As we press into the new year, the pastors talk about the danger of missional drift. There's no shortage of good things that the church can pour time and resources into. What are the non-negotiable essentials of the church? How does a church discern between good and better?  Footnotes is a ministry of Broadway Baptist Church in Southaven, MS. Footnotes is hosted by Dr. Mark Livingston, Lead Pastor. Worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 AM! To learn more about our church, visit broadwaychurch.org.  Want to dig more into this topic? Check out Flickering Lamps by Henry & Richard Blackaby.

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Host Jonathan Pitts sits down with Peter Greer, President & CEO of HOPE International, a Christ-centered economic development organization working across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. With a career spanning micro finance in Cambodia and Zimbabwe, to leading a bank in Rwanda and authoring multiple influential books – including Mission Drift and Lead with Prayer – Peter shares powerful lessons on leadership, faith, and perseverance.   Together, Jonathan and Peter unpack the importance of cultivating personal and organizational prayer and how intentional prayer changes lives, teams, and culture. Peter also shares practical tools and insights from his new book, revealing how leaders can prioritize prayer amidst the demands of modern leadership. Tune in to learn how reconnecting with prayer can impact your work, mission, and life.

Have you written down the guidelines and guardrails for your family or organization's mission?In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Becca discuss: Learning from her father how a tax preparation business can be part of a Christian mission from a young age.Entrepreneurship in the mission space.Engaging your children in your family's mission. Discerning your mission with guidance and guardrails.  Key Takeaways: Be willing to answer the call to opportunity. You never know what God has planned for you if you don't take the leap. Encourage generosity with your children. This starts with helping them to understand what is in the world. Cater your family meetings to the age of your kids. It is possible to bring them in from a young age.Write down the guardrails. If you know what your mission is, it is easier to give and serve on alignment without tension and conflict.  "We don't want to unnecessarily handcuff any organization, because we want them to change and innovate. We want to force the innovation within that to really go deeper with the mission to have a greater eternal impact, more so than we have today and in a context that we can't imagine today." —  Becca Spradlin Episode References: HOPE International: https://www.hopeinternational.org/Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches by Peter Greer & Chris Horst: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Drift-Unspoken-Charities-Churches/dp/0764211013 About Becca Spradlin: Becca Spradlin, founder of On Mission Advisors, specializes in executive facilitation, organizational assessment, strategy design, execution, and change management. Becca started On Mission to help Christian business and nonprofit leaders define, protect, and champion what matters most in light of eternity.She has facilitated workshops, strategy design, and evaluations of businesses and nonprofits across five continents. She is certified in change management, adult learning, and human-centered design. She holds a master's degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University and undergraduate degrees in business and communications from Grove City College.She is the author of Lead On Mission: Advance Faith at Work. Avoid Mission Drift. Build a Legacy of Eternal Impact. She also co-authored the Mission True Workbook with the authors of Mission Drift. She served as a research fellow at Seattle Pacific University's Center for Faithful Business, researching faith cultivation and drift in Christian-led businesses. She writes and speaks on how companies can define and align their firms around faith and avoid drift. Becca lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three daughters. Connect with Becca Spradlin:Website: www.onmissionadvisors.comLead On Mission. Advance Faith at Work. Avoid Mission Drift. Build a Legacy of Eternal Impact.: www.leadonmissionbook.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bspradlin/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/on-mission-advisors/  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

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Are you satisfied with your prayer life? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with returning guest Peter Greer to talk about prayer. They discuss the importance of prayer, why it is so hard but vital to prioritize in ministry, and prayer lessons from some of the top ministry leaders. Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He has also written a number of books including "Mission Drift" and most recently "Lead With Prayer". Get free prayer tools at the Lead With Prayer website. Want to start reading the Puritans but don't know where to begin? Their Puritan Treasures for Today series from Reformation Heritage Books makes the works of classic writers like John Owen and Jeremiah Burroughs accessible for modern readers. As a thank you for their partnership with ABWE, Reformation Heritage Books is providing a special discount code. We extend our gratitude to RHB for their support. Learn more at heritagebooks.org/PuritanTreasures, and you can use the code MISSIONSPOD if you order. This week's Overtime episode for Premium Subscribers focuses on the specific ways missionaries can utilize and prioritize prayer amid the challenges of cross-cultural ministry. Get access to that episode by becoming a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

Did you know we are the sent people of God? Then why do we drift? Mission Drift unfolds slowly. Like a current, it carries organizations away from their core purpose and identity. In Matthew 9:35-38, Jesus gives us four timeless truths to keep us on course for Mission. 1. Evangelism and discipleship were Jesus' priority (v35) 2. Compassion was Jesus impulse (v35) 3. A lack of workers was His concern (v37) 4. Prayers were the remedy (v38)

Pastor: Jordan Hansen Series: Not Lost (1) Title: Mission Drift Date: 2024.08.31+09.01 --------------------- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Teaser 00:27 - Series 01:01 - Greeting 01:51 - Marriage Enrichment Group 02:59 - Sermon 03:51 - Mission Statement 05:36 - Question 07:24 - Point 1 10:15 - Point 2a 14:02 - OSU Revival 15:03 - Point 2b 17:24 - GSV Slide 18:59 - Point 2c 20:40 - Point 3 26:15 - 1st Wednesday 27:56 - Point 4 31:25 - Point 5 40:38 - Closing --------------------- LINKS:

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How do prayer and leadership relate to each other? Looking at the lives of some leaders, it seems like prayer is incidental to leadership at best. For others, it's a personal priority that doesn't seem to impact leadership in any obvious way. For still others, prayer is like an on-ramp, preparatory for the work of leadership but largely left behind when the leading begins.  What does Christian leadership that is deeply rooted in a life of communion with God look like? I'll be talking about this today with Peter Greer, one of the authors of Lead With Prayer.  Peter Greer, is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Under Peter's leadership, HOPE has expanded from working in two to over twenty countries and served over 2.5 million families. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked in Cambodia, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda. He has co-authored 15 books, including Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, The Gift of Disillusionment, and The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good.____________________________________________________Connect with Alan on LinkedIn or learn more about Unhurried Living programs on their website. Learn more about Unhurried Leaders membership. 

On this episode, Peter Greer shares findings from his study of the spiritual disciplines of some of the world's most high-performing Christian leaders. Peter Greer is president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered nonprofit that equips underserved communities with financial tools, including microfinance and savings groups, to break the cycle of poverty. A thought leader in global economic development and a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Peter has co-authored 15 books, including Lead with Prayer, Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, and Created to Flourish.  Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com 

On this episode, Peter Greer shares findings from his study of the spiritual disciplines of some of the world's most high-performing Christian leaders. Peter Greer is president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered nonprofit that equips underserved communities with financial tools, including microfinance and savings groups, to break the cycle of poverty. A thought leader in global economic development and a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Peter has co-authored 15 books, including Lead with Prayer, Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, and Created to Flourish.  Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com 

Leaders have SO much on their plates, that we often don't make time for prayer. After studying extraordinary kingdom leaders, Peter Greer is convinced prayer is one of THE great practices of amazing leaders. Peter shares insights from his book on prayer and highlights the prayer habits of extraordinary leaders. They also explore the obstacles that leaders face in engaging in prayer and the need to prioritize prayer in busy lives. Peter emphasizes the value of wasting time in prayer and the impact it can have on intimacy with God. They discuss the importance of shaping cultures of prayer and offer practical recommendations for personal prayer practices. Instead of just talking about prayer we leave you with a guided prayer time at the end.   About Peter Greer Prior to joining Hope International, Peter worked internationally as a micro-finance advisor in Cambodia, technical advisor for Self-Help Development Foundation in Zimbabwe, and managing director for Urwego Community Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah College and an MPP from Harvard's Kennedy School. As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has been a speaker at a number of conferences, and he has been featured by Christianity Today, World, Forbes, CNN, and RELEVANT. He has also written The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (with Anna Haggard, 2013), Mission Drift (with Chris Horst, 2014; selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing (with Chris Horst, 2014), Stop Helping Us (2014), Watching Seeds Grow (with his son Keith, 2014), The Giver and the Gift (with David Weekley, 2015), 40/40 Vision (with Greg Lafferty, 2015), Created to Flourish (with Phil Smith, 2016), The Board and the CEO (with David Weekley, 2017), and Rooting for Rivals (with Chris Horst, 2018).

When people help us stay focused on the glory of God, we should celebrate them and tell them thank you. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

In this episode, Peter Greer and I have a great conversation around the book Lead with Prayer. We dive into the gift that prayer is. We talk through group discernment through listening and prayer, new postures that can aid our prayer life, carrying the culture of prayer, so we can help transform others. We marvel at the joy and hope that comes through suffering and the embodied presence of Jesus with us in the midst of that suffering. Join us as we discover new tools and ways to pray, so that we can experience delight in ways that come through being with Jesus as we pray. Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International,a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughoutAfrica, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Under Peter's leadership, HOPEhas expanded from working in two to over twenty countries and served over 2.5million families. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked in Cambodia, Zimbabwe,and Rwanda. He has co-authored 15 books, including Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, The Gift of Disillusionment, and The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good. His new book, Lead with Prayer is now available.Peter's Book:Lead with PrayerPeter's Recommendation:Creek StewartConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Threads at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/https://twitter.com/shiftingcultur2https://www.threads.net/@shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@shiftingculturepodcastConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below.Support the show

About the episode: (Note: this episode is the second in our "Vocation" series.) Have you ever wondered how your job could not just pay the bills but also feed your soul? Today's conversation is for anyone who longs to make a tangible difference in the lives of others but wonders how to get started–or continue. Kent once again welcomes Peter Greer of Hope International, and they discuss the joys and challenges of embracing a vocation with purpose. They also talk about ways to prepare for a job interview, how to find the right people to partner with, and how to stay focused when the needs in communities around the globe are overwhelming.  Managing a large and diverse team can sometimes feel like steering a ship through a storm, but in this episode, Peter gives a masterclass in leadership and innovation. He touches on management issues and problem-solving within a large non-profit organization, emphasizing the importance of aligning personal strengths with professional roles and fostering a culture of curiosity.  Thanks for joining us as we reflect on gratitude for our work and the community it creates. Together, let's keep learning to “do good, better”--faithfully. Bio: Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Under Peter's leadership, HOPE has expanded from working in two to over twenty countries and served over 2.5 million families. Before joining HOPE, Peter worked in Cambodia, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda. He has co-authored 15 books, including Mission Drift, Rooting for Rivals, The Gift of Disillusionment, and The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good. His new book, Lead with Prayer, will be available nationwide on January 16, 2024.   Resources: The first episode in the “Vocation” series: Navigating a Fulfilling Career in Humanitarian Spaces Another conversation with Peter: How to Sustain Hope and Resist Disillusionment when Doing Good HDI's MA in Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership degree Spiritual First Aid Certification Course ------------ This episode was produced by WildfireCreative  Theme Song: “Turning Over Tables” by The Brilliance Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | RSS Follow us on Twitter:  @drjamieaten |  @kentannan Follow on Instagram: @wildfirecreativeco @wheaton_hdi (Note to the listener: In this podcast, sometimes we'll host Evangelicals, and sometimes we won't. Learning how to do better involves listening to many perspectives with different insights and understanding. Sometimes, it will make us uncomfortable; sometimes, we'll agree, and sometimes, we won't. We think that's good. We want to listen for correction– especially in our blind spots.) The Better Samaritan podcast is produced by the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, which offers an M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership and a Trauma Certificate. To learn more and apply, visit our website. Jamie Aten, Ph.D, and Kent Annan, M.Div., co-direct the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and are the Co-Founders of Spiritual First Aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever considered taking your employees on a mission trip? In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Peter discuss: The history of HOPE International. Taking employees and family members on mission and vision trips. Being generous in experience not just finances. Getting the most out of your international travel experiences.   Key Takeaways: Bringing your team into your mission will bring greater engagement and job satisfaction. With a greater perspective, the stresses and challenges of your life will seem much less important and difficult than before your mission trip. Important work needs to happen before and after the trip, not just during the trip. There are more similarities than differences between the people of the world. We are all neighbors, whether across the street or across the world.   "Just try it! See what happens. Tell me if there is not more joy, more life, more meaning when you come back. We are designed by our Creator for meaning and purpose. A life that is lived inwardly is not a life that is lived to the fullest." —  Peter Greer About Peter Greer: Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School.Peter's favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves—whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine.As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has co-authored 15 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD magazine), Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji), and the recently released The Gift of Disillusionment.More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA. Connect with Peter Greer:Website: https://www.peterkgreer.com/Hope International: https://www.hopeinternational.org/Books: https://www.peterkgreer.com/books/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterkgreer/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkgreer/Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterkgreerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterKGreer  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

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As nonprofit leaders, we often find we are filling a gap in society by resolving specific needs the government is not addressing. Rob's guest, ...

What is one of the worst parts about drifting from our given calling? Most of the time, we don't even realize it's happening. Join us for the next talk in our series Rebranding Christianity to learn how to stay focused on Jesus' mission against the common currents that pull us off-course. Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Welcome to the Pinkleton Pull-Aside Podcast. On this podcast, let's step aside from our busy lives to have fun, fascinating life giving conversation with inspiring authors, pastors, sports personalities and other influencers, leaders and followers. Sit back, grab some coffee, or head down the road and let's get the good and the gold from today's guest. Our host is Jeff Pinkleton, Executive Director of the Gathering of the Miami Valley, where their mission is to connect men to men, and men to God. You can reach Jeff at GatheringMV.org or find him on Facebook at The Gathering of the Miami Valley.Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a B.S. in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School.   Peter's favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves—whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine. As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has co-authored 15 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD magazine), Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji), and the recently released The Gift of Disillusionment.   More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA.

Peter Greer and Chris Horst, authors of Rooting for Rivals, join Carey to talk about the bad math of scarcity thinking. Peter and Chris dive into why abundance thinking works, envy and unhealthy competition in ministry and leadership, and how to overcome mission drift so you can begin to play an infinite game. Show Notes On The Rise Newsletter Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork   Brought to you by The Art of Leadership Network

Harvard, YMCA, and many other Christian organizations have wandered from their original mission. So, how does an organization and even the church, stay mission true and not drift? Peter Greer, President of Hope International explains the key steps and how we can support ministry without separating the mission from the gospel. Home | HOPE International (https://www.hopeinternational.org/)

Mission drift may come on slowly, imperceptibly even, but its impact is like death from a thousand cuts. What can it kill? Your purpose. This week, we walk you step by step through our latest blog, 7 Ways to Realign With Your True Purpose. It all starts with understanding that purpose … and along the way we talk at length about how to know if you've drifted off mission, what you can do to right the ship if you have and how fellow travelers can help keep you sailing in a straight line. Warwick also explains the critical difference between mission drift and mission evolution – the latter is a good thing – and what role giving yourself grace plays in finding your true north again if you've veered away from it. “Living outside your true purpose is not fun,” Warwick says, but it's also not irreversible.   To explore Beyond the Crucible assets, including our free Life of Significance assessment, visit www.beyondthecrucible.com Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at info@beyondthecrucible.com

Main Text – Acts 15:1-41 1. A Slight Shift We first see one of the warning signs of mission drift starting to happen with the slight shifting in theology and how are we actually saved.. (Acts 15:1-5) 2. A Direct Approach (2-6) Once mission drift is spotted it must be met with a direct approach. We can't just ignore it and hope it goes away. It must be met head on to course correct or the mission is in danger of being completely adrift 3. Courageous Leadership (6-21) It takes courageous leadership to course correct back to the central mission. Fear of man is one of the strongest reasons mission drift goes un corrected. We must be courageous in our convictions to hold firm to the mission of Jesus. 4. A More Unified Mission (22-33) Whenever Mission Drift is corrected, an amazing thing happens.. everyone becomes more unified and the mission advances stronger than before. Close (36-41) This is a great reminder for us as a church to keep the main thing the main thing. We tend to drift away from Jesus ultimate mission and get focused on other issues.. Luke shows us a great example at the end of this chapter where that we can disagree, yet still be united together. Luke tells us about a disagreement between Paul and Barnabas that then leads to them separating from each other. They had been so close with each other on virtually almost everything, been though so much recently and they end up splitting from each other? Did they forget the mission? No, they disagreed over something that ultimately was a tertiary issue.. They split but were still united with the Mission of making disciples of Jesus in all nations. Their split lead to more believers, more churches, and more glory to God. Nothing can stop God's Mission

Here's the rub: When we drift away from Jesus, we drift into trouble -- anxiety, selfishness, jealousy, lust, materialism, insecurity. If you've looked around and realized, "Wow! I've drifted away from Jesus… I mean, I see and feel the evidence of slippage…. " Stop the drift! Step back into the joy of your salvation!

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Guest Bio:  Anna Haggard is an associate content editor for Our Daily Bread Publishing. A follower of Jesus, she loves to write and edit books sharing about God's generous and deep love for all people. Anna co authored the Called and Courageous Girls Series (calledandcourageousgirls.com); Mission Drift, a 2015 Christianity Today Book Award winner; and The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good.   Show Summary:  When it comes to the women in the Bible, we tend to talk about Ruth, Esther, and Mary. But what about the other women who are in the Bible? There are many forgotten or briefly mentioned women who deserve recognition for their roles in God's Word. Join Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy Adkins as they talk with editor Anna Haggard about the women in the Bible you don't usually hear about, and get a sneak peek into the new Our Daily Bread Devotional Known by God on this episode of God Hears Her.    Notes and Quotes:  “Being weak is a place where His power resides.” —Anna Haggard “God uses dysfunction for redemption.” —Elisa Morgan “You are seen, God is with you, God is on your side, God is for you one-hundred percent, God hears your pain and knows it and is experiencing it with you.” —Anna Haggard “Are you happy with the current activity you are doing?” —Anna Haggard “I hope the readers will encounter the God who encountered these women in the Bible.” —Anna Haggard   Verses:  2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Samuel 25 Luke 7:36-50 Genesis 16 Exodus 1:15-21 Genesis 38 Luke 10:38-42   Links:  Known by God, 40 Devotions and Insights on Women of the Bible: A God Hears Her Devotional  Called and Courageous website: http://calledandcourageousgirls.com/  The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good website: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Danger-Doing-Good/dp/0764212206  God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/ God Hears Her newsletter sign-up: https://www.godhearsher.org/signup Subscribe on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast Elisa's Instagram: elisa morgan author Eryn's Instagram: eryneddy     MB01HBBNHGYCSBF

Pastor Shane and Pastor Scott celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Lifestyle Faith Podcast. They unpack the topic of Mission Drift in the local church, marketplace and family life.

How are you feeling...really? Would you say you're strong, deeply rooted and growing in the Lord? Or have you felt like you are going through a dry season, with a lack of nourishment? As Christians we are told where we find strength and how to continue to grow strong in the Lord. Tim Crews, Pastor of Growth church, shares with us the origin of his church, the foundation of his faith and how he continues to lead from a place of trust in the Lord. Mission Drift: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764211641/

If you can picture Sue Duffield in a kayak adrift in the middle of a lake without a paddle, then that memory and depiction could coincide with a spiritual revelation that, quite frankly, is evident of many ministries, non-profits and Christian leaders today. Adrift. They've either lost their paddle or their anchor. This episode gives fair warning to those who have forsaken their original calling. There's reasons why some believers literally just drift away. But there's also a biblically prophetic reason too, that in the end times - some will just fall away. Be encouraged and be strengthened by not letting your missional calling drift.  Also mentioned on this episode is the book, "Mission Drift - The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities and Churches", written by Peter Greer and Chris Horst, available on Amazon. This is a useful book for key leaders in churches, pastors, nonprofit agencies, and social service agencies. "Drift Ye Not!" www.sueduffield.com

Our guest is Peter Greer, President and CEO of Hope International, a globa microenterprise development organization serving entrepreneurs around the world in developing countries. Peter is also the author of multiple award-winning books, including The Gift of Disillusionment, Rooting for Rivals, MIssion Drift and Created to Flourish. We talk leadership, fundraising, the need for hope today, motivating and inspring teams, bookwriting, and more. Plus, check out the 5 Things from the Internet list. Make sure to visit http://h3leadership.com to access the list and all the show notes. Thanks again to our partners for this episode: Operation Christmas Child—join in on the Shoebox Campaign this fall at http://samaritanspurse.org/occ. Be a part of sending the Gospel around the world by packing a shoebox Christmas gift! Millions of boys and girls around the world will be impacted and invited into the Greatest Journey discipleship course. Find everything you need to get started by visiting http://samaritanspurse.org/occ. And PUSHPAY—your go-to for mobile and digital giving. Visit hub.pushpay.com/together-we. Pushpay provides digital solutions for churches and non-profits. Check out ChurchStaq, which combines everything you need in one bundle including giving, customer management, mobile apps and more. Helping you simplify engagement, payments and administration. You can also download the FREE State of Church Technology report. All available at hub.pushpay.com/together-we.

Peter Greer serves as the President and CEO of HOPE International. Chris Horst is the Chief Advancement Officer. Peter and Chris have co-authored the books Mission Drift and Rooting for Rivals. Just this year, they published their latest book, The Gift of Disillusionment: Enduring Hope for Leaders After Idealism Fades. Based on stories of Christians around the world, this book reframes disillusionment as an invitation to dependence on God in difficult circumstances.

In a cultural moment that is growing hostile towards the Church, it's becoming easier than ever for Christians to slip into mission drift. “Without careful attention, faith-based organizations will inevitably drift from their founding mission. It's that simple. It will happen.” - Peter Greer Out of defensiveness and self preservation, it can become easy for us to turn our mission field into a battle field, where the focus and goal shifts from reaching the lost to defeating them in political and social battles. This isn't to say Christians should not have an influence on the culture, far from it. It is an admonishment to walk cautiously in these times and keep the main thing the main thing. It is encouragement to avoid the extremes of both the far-left and far-right, and ensure the main thing we are radical about is the Gospel and everything that comes with it. In this final episode of the negative World Series, Aaron Salvato, Brian Higgins, and Mike Doyle discuss how we can have wisdom while living in the negative world.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Rock discusses how well-meaning Christian hospitals, schools, pregnancy centers, seminaries, etc. are founded on the principles of God, but eventually lose their way and over time become just another secular institution. Listen in to find out why this topic is so crucial and what we can do as Christians to stop this broken cycle. You can now hear Leadership Now on CJXC Radio at 11 AM Tuesdays and rebroadcast at 11 PM Thursdays. https://cjxc.ca/ We are excited to partner with the Fight Laugh Feast Network to reach more listeners. Download the app here: https://subsplash.com/fightlaughfeastnetwork/app Pursuit of Glory blog: https://pursuitofglory.org/