Church and Missions Partnerships with Randy Jumper

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Do you ever get frustrated with the church/agency relationship? Take a listen to today's episode as Dave talks with Missions Pastor, Randy Jumper from First North Little Rock Church. Randy unpacks what he calls, With-ing, a concept that does missions together and goes beyond partnership. He expounds on keeping the local church as the main driver of missions without the church having a self-centered, self-fulfilling missiological strategy. You'll learn why missionary re-entry training is more essential than ever and why mission agencies should consider hiring non-missionaries for agency leadership roles. Specifically, Dave asked Randy the following questions:

  1. In your article, you write that "The church views itself as a 'with-ing' partner rather than a sending partner." Can you explain that a little bit?

  2. What factors have influenced this shift to “with-ing"?

  3. Are there any negative implications of shifting from a sending mindset to a with-ing mindset?

  4. Randy, in your article, you mention some suggestions for denominational sending agencies. Can you share some of those with us?

  5. What are some ways missionaries can partner better with churches? 

  6. What are some suggestions for churches in partnering with missionaries and sending agencies?

Diverse Mobilization wth Brittany Woods

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Why is having a diverse missions field vital to the Great Commission? How can mission agencies and churches ensure diverse mobilization? Join us for this special episode as we dig into these questions and hear from Brittany Woods, an experienced practitioner in mobilizing people of color.

Brittany Woods is an educator and mobilizer with SIM USA, an international mission organization existing to respond to need, proclaim the gospel, and equip local churches in communities where Jesus is least known. Brittany has spent the past several years engaging and equipping African American believers for God’s global gospel work.

Check out the video recording!

Defining Missions with Denny Spitters & Matthew Ellison

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Today, Dave talks with Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison. Denny and Matthew are the authors of When Everything is Missions and editors of the companion text titled, Conversations on When Everything is Missions.

The discussion revolves around the danger of labeling everything as missions in the church and understanding how important it is to grasp accurate terminology. They examine Acts 1:8 and the problem with “your Jerusalem” terminology as well as how mobilization is hindered when we lose sight of a correct definition of missions.

Some topics discussed on the show:

1. Why did you write, When Everything is Missions?
2. How did the companion book, Conversations on When Everything is Missions come about?
3. Who are some of the contributing authors?
4. How do we as mobilizers and missions pastors correct the narrative that everything is missions?
5. Please share with us some testimonies about how pastors/churches shifted their definition of missions and the results of that.
6. If our listeners would like to purchase the book or learn more about this topic, how can they do that?

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