At one point in college she wanted nothing to do with God. Then, a special bible study opened her eyes to God’s mission in the world and the need to provide God’s Word and local churches to the least and the lost. Now, as a Director of Missions at a local church, she is seeing where and how God is on the move and how much it is impacting the people in her congregation. Local Church Missions, the focus of this week’s episode of Missions Today!

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The Shared Foundations Initiative is a strategic collaboration launched by the People Care & Development track of the Missio Nexus Leaders Conference, in partnership with the John Powell Institute at Mission Training International. It seeks to create a unified framework for Member Care, or “People Care & Development,” across Western mission-sending organizations. This field has traditionally lacked common guidelines, which has led to isolation, inconsistent practices, and variable quality in providing care and support for global workers. Learn more on this week’s episode of Missions Today.

Shared Foundations Initiative

He had no desire to get involved in his father's ministry. He wanted to work in finance, travel the world, spend time with friends. But God clearly communicated to him one day that he was to serve in his father's organization, and that's just what he did. Now, after his father's tenure of 36 years, he has been given the mantle of this incredible organization that brings the Good News of God's Word to hundreds of thousands across Africa through dramatized audio bibles in the people's heart language. Hear more of his story this weekend on Missions Today!

Theovision International

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DOOR International is a global Christian ministry dedicated to reaching Deaf communities with the Gospel through sign language Bible translation and Deaf-led church planting. Founded in 1983, the organization partners with indigenous Deaf leaders to ensure that Scripture is accessible in the heart languages of Deaf people worldwide. With over 70 million Deaf individuals across more than 400 sign languages—and less than 2% knowing and following Jesus—DOOR International addresses this gap by equipping Deaf believers to evangelize, disciple, and plant sustainable fellowships within their own cultures. As a member of the Wycliffe Global Alliance and the Forum of Bible Agencies International, DOOR plays a vital role in combating “Gospel poverty” among the Deaf, empowering communities to flourish spiritually while preserving their unique linguistic and cultural identity. Hear their story on this episode of Missions Today!

DOOR International

This week on Missions Today: Crossroads Prison Ministry is a faith-based organization dedicated to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with incarcerated individuals and helping them grow as disciples. Its mission is to glorify God by fulfilling the Great Commission inside prisons, offering Bible studies, mentorship, and spiritual encouragement to those behind bars. The ministry believes that no sin is too great for God’s forgiveness and that through Christ, lives can be transformed, allowing inmates to become productive members of society and contributors to God’s kingdom. By equipping volunteers to mentor and disciple prisoners, Crossroads seeks to bring hope, healing, and a biblical worldview to those impacted by crime and incarceration. Learn more on this episode of Missions Today!!

Crossroads Prison Ministries

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Bibles for China is a nonprofit ministry dedicated to providing God’s Word to Christians in rural China, equipping believers and lay leaders with Scripture to strengthen their faith and ministry. With over a million bibles distributed, Bibles for China continues to take God's Word to people in need in China and in mandarin speaking regions of the world. Hear the story on this episode of Missions Today.

Bibles for China

From an early age, he was fascinated with the stories of missionaries. In college he was challenged to pray that the Lord would put a country on his heart. He had no desire to fulfill the “American Dream” but rather his desire was to “go to the hard places and do hard things” for the Kingdom. Hear the powerful story of this young man who has committed his life to the call and cause of Christ. That and more on this episode of Missions Today.

Operation Mobilization

It is said that 1 in 8 Christians around the world are facing persecution. Just a few years ago, that number was 1 in 10. Persecution and suffering of our brothers and sisters in Christ is on the rise. Join us this week as we hear the story of Jeremy Frith and his organization Barnabas AID. They are working to help persecuted Christians and the suffering Church around the globe. Helping the persecuted and suffering church on the next episode of Missions Today.

Barnabas AID