The Practical Missions Podcast 

Pod #49 How NOT to turn Your Ministry into a Project 

One of the strongest tools we have is to invite people into our home

On today’s Pod, I talk to a man who loves his family, loves the ministry, and loves God. It’s clear he has not lost sight of the reason we serve on the field. We talk about family, hospitality, team life, discipling locals, dealing with local needs, and much more. 

Timeline 

  • 00:00 Intro 
  • 01:02 What’s your main Emphasis on the field? 
  • 02:00 Focus on the family 
  • 05:45 How do you have accountability on the field as a couple? 
  • 08:00 Hospitality on the field as a family 
  • 11:40 Hosting men and women in the Arab World 
  • 15:00 The responsibility of being a family on the field 
  • 18:13 I loved the village life, my wife didn’t 
  • 22:35 Team life was harder than the culture 
  • 23:55 How do you rest on the field? 
  • 28:12 Do married and single people rest differently? 
  • 30:50 Discipleship on the field is more than what you think it is
  • 36:30 Are we trying to make Arabs into our image was westerners? 
  • 39:00 Dealing with money and locals 
  • 46:15 Churches and MBBs 

      Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify

      These people we are discipling are not products. They are humans. And God loves them just as he loves us. And he is calling them just as he is calling us. And if he wants to use me in the process, it’s a big honor. But it’s God’s time. And my priority is to look after myself and see where I can grow. 

      How not to turn your ministry into a project

      Pod #49 How NOT to turn Your Ministry into a Project 

      One of the strongest tools we have is to invite people into our home

      On today’s Pod, I talk to a man who loves his family, loves the ministry, and loves God. It’s clear he has not lost sight of the reason we serve on the field. We talk about family, hospitality, team life, discipling locals, dealing with local needs, and much more. 

      These people we are discipling are not products. They are humans. And God loves them just as he loves us. And he is calling them just as he is calling us. And if he wants to use me in the process, it’s a big honor. But it’s God’s time. And my priority is to look after myself and see where I can grow.

      Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify

      Timeline 

      • 00:00 Intro 
      • 01:02 What’s your main Emphasis on the field? 
      • 02:00 Focus on the family 
      • 05:45 How do you have accountability on the field as a couple? 
      • 08:00 Hospitality on the field as a family 
      • 11:40 Hosting men and women in the Arab World 
      • 15:00 The responsibility of being a family on the field 
      • 18:13 I loved the village life, my wife didn’t 
      • 22:35 Team life was harder than the culture 
      • 23:55 How do you rest on the field? 
      • 28:12 Do married and single people rest differently? 
      • 30:50 Discipleship on the field is more than what you think it is
      • 36:30 Are we trying to make Arabs into our image was westerners? 
      • 39:00 Dealing with money and locals 
      • 46:15 Churches and MBBs 

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