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#115. 2024 Countdown #3 – Bloom Where God Plants You

Quilen Blackwell is the president and co-founder of the Chicago Eco House, whose mission is to train inner city youth in sustainable social enterprises to alleviate poverty. The Chicago Eco House’s signature program is Southside Blooms, an off-grid flower farm…

#112. There’s No Shortcuts in Compassion

Anita Rahma currently lives with her family in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia. She discusses discipleship, incarnational urban ministry, and loving Muslim neighbors.  Book: Downward Discipleship Book: Beyond Our Walls WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Definition of “slum” What downward discipleship is…

#111. Commissioning Missionaries: Starting Point or Finish Line?

Dr. Ryan Martin discusses the importance caring for our missionaries well and how to engage the local church.  Book: Holding the Rope Blog: The Upstream Collective – Cultivating Missions Awareness WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: When does missionary care start Practical ways…

#110. The Nations Are Here Within Our Reach

Dr. Ryan Martin discusses the importance of missional awareness in the local church, particularly through local international ministry.  Book: Holding the Rope Blog: The Upstream Collective – Cultivating Missions Awareness WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: What missional awareness is Three practical suggestions…

#109. Welcoming and Loving the Stranger

Dr. Mark Glanville discusses how churches can love the stranger because Yahweh loves the stranger so you are to love the stranger. Book: Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul Book: Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in…

#108. Improvising Church: Love, Beauty, Art, Music

Dr. Mark Glanville discusses how churches can adapt to and impact their own neighborhoods in a post-Christian world. Book: Improvising Church: Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul Book: Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics WHAT YOU’LL…

#107. Would Anybody Even Know If Your Church Ceased to Exist?

Dr. Darren Hercyk discusses the local church developing a heart for mercy ministries. Dr. Hercyk is an Assistant Professor at Liberty University School of Divinity and the program director for the online Masters in Humanitarian Action and Human Right WHAT…

#106. Preparing the Heart for Mercy Ministries

Dr. Darren Hercyk discusses the importance of humanitarian training for missionaries and the heart for mercy ministries. Dr. Hercyk is an Assistant Professor at Liberty University School of Divinity and the program director for the online Masters in Humanitarian Action…