The Redeeming Missions podcast is thrilled to host a conversation with Rich Villodas! Rich is a pastor, author, and speaker who carries deep wisdom on translating spiritual formation for our world today. Tanner and Rich talk about the false dichotomy between missional life and inner spiritual life, family systems theory, living faithfully in a divisive culture, stigmas around evangelism, what it means to carry Christ, and much more. You’ll be inspired by Rich’s honesty and encouraged by the practicality of his vision for evangelism in everyday life.

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New LifeFellowship, a large, multicultural church in Queens, New York City. Hisaward-winning books include The Deeply Formed Life (2020), Good andBeautiful and Kind (2022), and The Narrow Path (2024). He and hiswife, Rosie, have two children and reside in Long Island, New York.

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Learn more about Rich Villodas: https://www.richvillodas.com

Follow Rich Villodas on Instagram: @richvillodas (https://www.instagram.com/richvillodas/)

Follow Rich Villodas on Substack: https://richvillodas.substack.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin Friedman

Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships by Robin Dunbar

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Coming to you from the Philippines, Tanner Peake is with Every Home’s director for the Philippines, Emer Evangelista. Listen in as Emer shares the incredible story of how God called her out of a high-paying foreign job to return to her people and give her life to ministry. Through Emer’s obedience and suffering, she developed a heart of compassion that has been surrendered to the Lord in beautiful ways. Her ministry is marked by profound kindness, gentleness, and patience, and it bears the fruit of transformation and hope. You’ll be inspired to love the people of your world in simple ways and encouraged by Emer’s heart for her people.

Emer has served with Every Home since 2006 and in her current role as national director since 2015. She lives in Manila, the Philippines with her husband, Sam, and together they have two children.

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To support Emer’s ministry in the Philippines, visit: https://everyhome.org/give/

Redeeming Missions is a podcast produced by Every Home. Join us at: https://everyhome.org/

On Instagram: @everyhomeintl

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyhomeintl

Connect with Tanner: TannerPeake.com

Check out Tanner’s latest book, Love: Mission from the Inside Out.

Pick up a copy of Tanner’s first book, Full Circle.

Listen in as Tanner Peake and cohost Jesse Engle talk with Ondrej Garaj, a leader and spiritual father to many in the global Every Home family. Ondrej’s ministry experience encompasses decades of work in nations in Europe, including launching Every Home ministries across eastern Europe in the post-Soviet era. He is deeply familiar with the realities of ministry in complex, evolving, and jaded environments. Tanner, Jesse, and Ondrej talk about the responsibility of the Christian life, the call out of egoism, what it looks like to live an others-centered gospel, and even a bit of politics. Listen to the end to hear some of Ondrej’s fascinating story!

Ondrej Garaj has served with Every Home in many leadership roles since 1991. He currently lives in Slovakia with his wife Viera. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Show Notes

To support Every Home’s ministries across Europe, visit: https://everyhome.org/give/

Redeeming Missions is a podcast produced by Every Home. Join us at: https://everyhome.org/

On Instagram: @everyhomeintl

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyhomeintl

Connect with Tanner: TannerPeake.com

Check out Tanner’s latest book, Love: Mission from the Inside Out.

Pick up a copy of Tanner’s first book, Full Circle.