7 Podcasts to Fuel the Missions Fire

The path of the missional heart is often a difficult one.  The distractions that life will throw at you are many and varied.  The number of fellow sojourners with whom you'll be able to run daily are often few.  There is little in the culture and sometimes even in the church that will encourage your heart for missions and the completion of the great commission.  

Because the challenge is real and because I need all the encouragement I can get to help me stay the course, I want to take the next few blog posts to share with you resources that will help to continuously fuel your missions fire.  Today we will start with seven podcasts that I listen to on a regular basis to stay encouraged, to be inspired and to continue to learn.  

If you have a favorite missions podcast that helps you run the race well, please leave a comment and share it with the rest of us.

With all of these podcasts, if you search in itunes or your favorite podcast service, you'll be able to find them.

Global Missions Podcast
http://globalmissionspodcast.com/

The Global Missions Podcast is hosted by Rob Magwood and in general, each episode is an interview with a missionary or missiologist or author about missions.  The purpose of the Global Missions Podcast is to provide helpful resources and practical information to churches and individuals to help them effectively support and engage in global missions.

My favorites:   What's the role of the North American church in global missions?;
​Ministering to those from honor/shame cultures.

Movements
https://www.movements.net/

Author and mission leader Steve Addison hosts this great podcast which focuses on disciple making movements.  Most episodes are interviews with movement leaders who are making disciples who make disciples.  If you need help believeing that the harvest is plentiful, if you need encouragment to share your faith boldly, this podcast will inspire you.

My favorites:  Ron Surgeon Interview;   God, give us Austin or we die!;   Reaching the world in your backyard;   NoPlaceLeft Manchester

Engaging Missions
https://engagingmissions.com/

Host Bryan Entzminger does a great job of interviewing a wide range of missional people.  Some are experienced veterans and recognized experts while others are young missionary candidates just preparing to move into ministry for the first time.  It creates a great resource for anyone interested in missions.

My favorites:  Brett Butler;   Curtis Sergeant;   C. Anderson

Strike the Match
http://www.jdpayne.org/tag/strike-the-match/
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J.D. Payne is an author of over ten books on missions and his experience and insight make this podcast a great resource to continue learning.  Many of his podcasts are just him sharing his insights and wisdom on missions but he also has great interviews with missiologist and missionaries.

My favorites:   Nathan Shenk on Church Multiplication and Health; John Klassen on Engaging with Muslims

Storyline Podcast
https://www.storylinemissions.org/storylinepodcast/

The Storyline Podcast is part of  Storyline Missions, an effort to equip local churches with great commission vision.  The foundation of this is the Storyline Workbook, an 8 lesson curriculum which is great for Sunday school classes and small groups.  The first 8 episodes follow and supplement the lessons in the workbook. The rest are interviews with global leaders about accelerating the emerging mission force in the world.

My favorites:  Living the Wartime Lifestyle;     Mobilizing the Russian Church for Missions

Crescent Project Radio
https://www.crescentproject.org/podcast

Crescent Project Radio is hosted by Matt Bonner and each episode is an interview with someone involved with ministry to Muslims or with former Muslims who have left Islam to follow Jesus.  This is a great podcast to share with your friends who are struggling to understand how we as Christians are supposed to engage with the Muslim world.

My favorites:  Nasser's Story (part 2); Standing in the Fire with Tom Doyle -Part 1 ;  Tom Doyle: Standing in the Fire (Part 2);  Ajla's Journey to Faith

​The Sent Life
http://sentlives.com/

The host of The Sent Life is J.R. Ammon and he has spent the last several years reaching Muslims in a North American city.  He builds each podcast episode around three rounds through which he unpacks missional principles and ideas.

My favorites:  Status Seeking;    Love for Timothys

I hope that these podcasts will do much to encourage you in your pursuit of the Kingdom.  Listen to them on a run or on your commute and again, if you have one or two favorite podcasts that are about missions and completing the great commission, share them in the comments below.