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Vital topics, honest conversations and unpacking the Great Commission Curious about missions? Wondering what it really takes to reach the unreached? The Ethnos360 Podcast is your front-row seat to honest conversations with people who’ve been there. From practical tips to powerful testimonies, we’ll help you navigate the questions, challenges and joys of stepping into God’s global plan — whether you’re just exploring or already on the journey. You'll hear: About God's Word and its role in missions About cross-cultural living and ministry First-hand accounts from Bible school students and teachers Practical steps for serving with families How to plant churches that endure How to support the missionaries in your life How to stay involved when you can't go ... yet Our podcast is made up of three distinct shows: Real People, Real Stories: Unscripted conversations that help you see how God uses the willingness of people like you to do incredible things for His glory. Though the stories and places our guests have served all sound different, the theme running through every conversation is God’s faithfulness. Rooted & Mature: Dive into the choices made, the values held and the methods used by us and our Global Partners, talking honestly about the successes and failures we’ve seen. The Bible & Missions Podcast: Alan McDole interviews missionaries, Bible Institute professors and students to explore biblical missions and inspire the next generation to get involved in what God is doing around the world.
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What happens when one misunderstood conversation nearly gets missionaries kicked out of an unreached people group? In this episode, missionary Luke Thek shares what it’s really like learning the language and culture of the Uruwa people in Papua New Guinea. From painful cultural misunderstandings to the massive importance of Bible translation, Luke explains why missionaries spend years learning the heart language before teaching Scripture.He tells the shocking story of how one direct response created a broken relationship, public shame and even danger for a mission plane — all because he didn’t yet understand the culture. Time Stamps:0:00 Intro to podcast0:26 Intro to Luke Thek’s ministry in Papua New Guinea0:44 Why learn the national language?1:26 Why the gospel must be shared in the heart language2:45 What is the hardest part of learning culture & language?5:11 The cultural mistake that nearly ended their mission work12:40 How long is it going to take to plant a church?14:45 How learning a people group’s culture & language is a spiritual process16:57 What are you looking forward to when you go back into the village? The Bible & Missions Podcast, an Ethnos360 Podcast. Alan McDole interviews missionaries, Bible Institute professors and students to explore biblical missions and inspire the next generation to get involved in what God is doing around the world.--Find out more about the Ethnos360 Podcast as well as our policies at: Podcast - Ethnos360
Sometimes we make our plans, but God has other ideas. In this episode, Karen Clark talks about how she found contentment after she and her husband dreamed of becoming overseas church planters but found themselves moving to central Florida instead. Karen is an incredible graphic designer, a homeschooling mom of two and an absolute delight!--Find out more about the Ethnos360 Podcast as well as our policies at: Podcast - Ethnos360
How do we know when a young church in a remote village is ready to function on its own, without the aid of missionaries? Brian Holmquist, former church planter and current teacher at Ethnos360 Training Center, gives great insight on trusting God’s timing when sharing the gospel with a remote people group, on recognizing the signs of a mature church, and on leaving well while still supporting the church as needed. His honesty and excitement over seeing unreached people reached with the gospel of Christ is contagious!--Learn more about our podcast and find our policies here: https://ethnos360.org/podcast
In this first episode of The Bible & Missions Podcast, Alan McDole sits down with Josh Clark to explore how learning about unreached people groups completely changed the direction of Josh’s life and ministry. Josh shares the story of how God led him and his wife from college students who didn’t know much about missions to serving with Ethnos360. He shares insights on why missionary training, language learning and long-term faithfulness matter. From the early days of New Tribes Mission to modern missions mobilization, this conversation challenges believers to rethink what success in missions really looks like. Time Stamps:0:00 Intro0:19 Josh Clark’s testimony of how he got into missions3:23 Why have many Christians never heard of unreached people groups?4:14 Why do I need to be trained to be a missionary?5:24 How Josh found his role in missions7:39 Intro to Ethnos360 and what makes us unique14:11 Stories from the founding of New Tribes Mission/Ethnos36017:57 How to learn more about Ethnos360 The Bible & Missions Podcast, an Ethnos360 Podcast. Alan McDole interviews missionaries, Bible Institute professors and students to explore biblical missions and inspire the next generation to get involved in what God is doing around the world.--Find out more about the Ethnos360 Podcast as well as our policies at: Podcast - Ethnos360
What do you do when you don’t feel qualified for the role God is calling you to? Our CEO’s wife, Sharon Sanford, shares her experience of growing up as a missionary kid in Africa, serving with her husband as a church planter in a remote village in South America, and later stepping into different support roles in the USA as she and her husband raised their three sons. Her dependency on the Lord and Scripture is woven throughout her story. --Learn more about our podcast and find our policies here: Podcast - Ethnos360
Vital topics, honest conversations and unpacking the Great Commission Curious about missions? Wondering what it really takes to reach the unreached? The Ethnos360 Podcast is your front-row seat to honest conversations with people who’ve been there. From practical tips to powerful testimonies, we’ll help you navigate the questions, challenges and joys of stepping into God’s global plan — whether you’re just exploring or already on the journey. You'll hear: About God's Word and its role in missions About cross-cultural living and ministry First-hand accounts from Bible school students and teachers Practical steps for serving with families How to plant churches that endure How to support the missionaries in your life How to stay involved when you can't go ... yet Our podcast is made up of three distinct shows: Real People, Real Stories: Unscripted conversations that help you see how God uses the willingness of people like you to do incredible things for His glory. Though the stories and places our guests have served all sound different, the theme running through every conversation is God’s faithfulness. Rooted & Mature: Dive into the choices made, the values held and the methods used by us and our Global Partners, talking honestly about the successes and failures we’ve seen. The Bible & Missions Podcast: Alan McDole interviews missionaries, Bible Institute professors and students to explore biblical missions and inspire the next generation to get involved in what God is doing around the world.
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