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Pod # 15 Rethinking Missions

Women are particularly vulnerable if they come to faith

In this Pod, we talked about the lack of women leadership in missions, as well as the lack of resources and strategies that take women’s issues in mind. We also take a deep dive into surviving reentry, as well as a very honest conversation about sexual harassment on the field. 

A lot of the language is so gendered, and I struggled to see myself in that whole methodology. How do I work in that – in a way that is reproducible, and values indigenous leadership, and those things that are really great, how do you do that if you’re a single women? 

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Timeline 

• 1:00 Working with vulnerable people groups
• 3:27 The lack of resources for women in missions 
• 6:41 Recommendations for those working with women or vulnerable peoples.
• 11:33 Is it easy to undervalue strategy on the field?
• 12:53 What was reentry like for you?
• 18:03 Are there ways to mitigate reentry struggles?
• 21:07 Dealing with the highs and lows of reentry   
• 25:06 Re-understanding identity after reentry
• 29:20 Trying to re-contextualize the Gospel after leaving the field
• 31:53 What was your organization’s role in re-entry?
• 33:13 Why do workers find it hard to go to church after leaving the field?
• 34:18 When should someone start to think about serving again after they leave the field?
• 37:36 What’s it like being a single woman in the Middle East? 
• 40:23 Dealing with harassment on the field 
• 47:56 Dealing with loneliness on the field
• 51:01 Dealing with the blurry lines of ministry, friendships, and time off
• 52:55 Sharing the Gospel in an Honor and Shame context