Today's Pod is just 20 minutes of me droning on about some things we discussed in the last two episodes.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:05 Loneliness on the Field
• 04:14 Realistic Expectations in Low-Grow Environments
• 09:02 Living the Double Life
• 13:00 Discipling in Low-Trust Societies
• 19:39 Know Your Limits

I kept taking on more and more things and at some point I realize I’m burning out.

Today on the Pod, we are talking about the ever-present problem of burnout on the field. Why do so many missionaries burn out, and what can we do about it?

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 It’s just what you do
• 02:51 Motivated for the long-term
• 12:09 The sacrifices of long-term missions
• 19:39 Burnout on the field
• 30:26 Making the needed changes
• 35:35 A warning and advice
• 38:22 The lies we believe

"You have to look at what God is doing in the long-term. You can’t be preoccupied with the immediate issue at hand. You have to be faithful for what God is doing in the long-term. "

In today's Pod, we take a fascinating look at what God has been doing throughout the years and some of the hardest places on earth.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Hearing about missions
• 07:55 Missions in 1970’s communism
• 15:00 When Communism fell
• 18:44 When prayers are answered
• 23:42 The lack of awareness today
• 32:04 Longevity on the field
• 38:24 Building resilience
• 42:00 Confirming your calling

"About 80% of what I thought I needed to be communicated had to go."

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Called by the need
• 05:55 Learning to evangelize
• 12:00 Language and evangelism
• 20:05 How to gauge success
• 24:00 How things are changing
• 34:16 The Nine Studies

"We hear at the most we’re being annoyed, we’re not really being persecuted."

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 "I must be involved in missions!"
• 07:27 Leaving the ships ministry
• 10:31 Insights into recruiting
• 14:16 Living in the Middle East
• 18:18 Leaving the Middle East early
• 25:00 Christian Nationalism?
• 32:12 A definition of Christian Nationalism
• 39:36 Christian Nationalism’s effect on missions

Not only do we identify the error in their story, but that gives us an opportunity to share God’s story with them.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 A massive transition
• 08:34 Helping Westerners reach their Muslims neighbors
• 13:31 Know what you believe!
• 21:36 Seeing immigrants as a mission field
• 30:05 How being cross-cultural helps you minister back home
• 36:57 The challenges of being missional

The Goal has always been for people to undestand God's word.

Today on the Pod, we have an incredibly insightful convesation about what it's like growing us on the field as an MK. Then the second half of the Pod, my guest explains what it's like translating the Bible into a new langauge!

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Being the son of missionaries
• 05:56 The pressures on a MK
• 10:44 Getting drawn into cross-cultural work
• 23:07 Rhythms of Spiritual health
• 27:53 Beginning the process of bible translation
• 33:50 Translating for Oral cultures

God is calling MBBs to stay and we need to be staying beside them.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Getting involved in missions
• 07:30 Learning language
• 10:30 Figuring out kids education
• 15:05 Changes over the years
• 18:07 Suffering for Christ
• 21:07 Coming back to the field as a single
• 24:10 MBBs and money
• 31:18 Protecting yourself from cynicism
• 33:56 Processing the death of a spouse
• 38:45 Moving back to the field at 70