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.

Show Notes

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.

Show Notes

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.

Join us for an adventure-packed episode of the Redeeming Missions podcast! Tanner Peake is on the field with Every Home’s ministry director for American Samoa, Morgan Gegera. Morgan shares about his “on the job training” with Every Home in Papua New Guinea, his journey to pioneer ministry in American Samoa, what it’s been like to reach every single home in Samoa with the gospel, and more. From the jungle villages of Papua New Guinea to chasing an airplane down a runway, Morgan’s faith-filled journey of carrying Christ will leave you encouraged and inspired.

Morgan Gegera has been with Every Home since 1999 and has served as ministry director for American Samoa since 2004. He and his wife Mele have six children.

Show Notes

To support Morgan’s ministry in American Samoa, visit: https://everyhome.org/give/

Learn more about another ministry mentioned in this episode, Mission Aviation Fellowship: https://maf.org

Listen to another conversation referred to in this episode with Manasa Kolivuso: https://youtu.be/rMq-Xi9GVvw?si=sNfWIWZ7G9LBKAdL

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.

Join us on the field for an exciting conversation between Tanner Peake and Ebeme DaSilva! Ebeme oversees Every Home’s prayer and margins ministries across West Africa. In this episode, she shares about her work engaging women in ministry, her heart to see women expressing the fullness of their gifts, and her passion for following Christ in his compassion. Listen to the full episode to hear Ebeme’s first-hand account of incredible testimonies of transformation.

Ebeme is from the nation of Nigeria. She oversees 29 Every Home prayer and margins ministries in 23 countries across West Africa. Ebeme is married to Lanre, who is also a ministry leader for Every Home in Africa, and they have two adult daughters.

Show Notes

To support Ebeme’s ministry across West Africa, visit: https://everyhome.org/give/

Listen to the interview mentioned with Sarita Chitapa: https://youtu.be/t6UL24Avioc

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

On Instagram: @everyhomeintl

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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.

How did Jason Hubbard go from being a “prayerless pastor” with a “prayerless church” to serving in leadership at International Prayer Connect? Find out in this episode where Jason and Tanner talk about prayer, what prayer actually changes, and how prayer overlaps with our mission in the world as believers. You’ll be moved by Jason’s heart and inspired to spend more time in the presence of Christ.

Jason Hubbard is the Executive Coordinator of International Prayer Connect, a council of 34 leaders of significant regional and international prayer networks and ministries throughout the world. Jason has been married for 32 years, has three grown children, and is blessed with five grandchildren. He also serves on the boards of America Prays, the National Prayer Committee, and Greater Commission Coalition.

Show Notes

Find Jason Hubbard on Instagram: @dr.jasonhubbard

on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.hubbard.58555/

or on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dr.jasonhubbard?xmt=AQF0FjMvFoavIJv1pSiroSizPvCtAw_Xq-Y_HPpQqWycPG4

Learn more about International Prayer Connect: https://www.ipcprayer.org

To support the ministry of Every Home, 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.

We’re capping off this year with a special episode featuring some of our favorite moments from the Redeeming Missions podcast in 2025! We’re so grateful you spend time with us in these conversations, and we hope you’ve been encouraged and inspired throughout the year. Let this episode keep you company during the holiday season. May it be a reminder of the hope we hold as we celebrate the birth of Christ!

00:00 Introduction from Tanner Peake

05:15 Ralph Smith

10:50 Samuel Bekele

15:52 Philip Magdy

20:58 Douglas Mudimba

24:26 Lidia Reaños

28:45 Lanre Da Silva

32:49 Andrew Salem

37:35 Dr. Grace Taruvinga

40:11 José Seisdedos

45:00 Aaron Nikkie

47:56 Stefan Vujcik

Show Notes

To support the ministries featured throughout this episode of Redeeming Missions, 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.

Meet Stefan Vujcik, an Every Home leader who oversees ministry across western, central, and northern Europe. Stephan is in the studio with Tanner Peake to talk about ministry in this unique region, the realities of a so-called “post-Christian” Europe, creative strategies for reaching a spiritually hungry people, and more. This episode might surprise you with hope-filled information about the spiritual curiosity of people all around us, and inspire you to carry Christ with courage in your world today.

Stefan Vujcik has served with Every Home since 2020 as the assistant director for western, central, and northern Europe. He is based in Levice, Slovakia, where he lives with his wife, Viera, and their son.

Show Notes

To support Stefan’s ministry 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.