The SEND938 Missions Podcast
The SEND938 Missions Podcast encourages, equips, and inspires the next generation of missionary servants and the churches who send them. Listen in as Steve Anderson and his guests uncover fresh insights into missions, ministry, and church life. As a leader in global missions, Baptist Mid-Missions empowers churches and their missionaries for missions in today’s complex world: www.bmm.org. Email:Send938@bmm.org
Episodes
130 episodes
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Podcast Update 2025
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Season 1
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Episode 131
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6:14
7 Trends In Missions (Part 2)
Dr. Patrick Odle, BMM President, joins host Steve Anderson for part two of their discussion on global trends in missions today.
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Season 1
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Episode 130
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22:57
7 Trends In Missions (PART 1)
Dr. Patrick Odle, BMM President, joins host Steve Anderson for a discussion about both the encouraging and the challenging trends in global missions developing today.
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Season 1
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Episode 129
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26:54
Apologetics For The Next Generation
Carl Kerby, founder of Reasons for Hope (rforh.org) joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the landscape of apologetics ministry across multiple generations, reasons for hope related to the future of GenZ, and challenges parents and...
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Season 1
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Episode 128
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41:21
Who Are The NATIONS...And Why Does It Matter?
Is it the borders of a nation-state, ethnolinguistic similarities, or shared heritage, history, culture, language, and geography that make a "nation"? Or, is it something else entirely? Brian Trainer, chair of the World Missions Department of F...
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Season 1
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Episode 127
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45:28
MIH - BMM: A 104 Year Old Church Council?
President emeritus, Dr. Gary Anderson joins host Steve Anderson for a look at the unique ways in which BMM stands apart as a modern organization; from unalterable Articles of Faith, to its governance structure, to its origin as a modern church ...
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Season 1
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Episode 126
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26:59
A People For His Name: Missions Through The Pages
Host Steve Anderson renews his ongoing series of missions book reviews, addressing in this episode the book by Paul Beals - A People For His Name: A Church Based Missions Strategy.
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Season 1
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Episode 125
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17:27
I'm Kissing Relational Evangelism Goodbye - David Doran Jr.
"Stop calling it 'redemptive relationships' if there's no evidence of redemption."Pastor David Doran Jr. joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the nature, dangers, and wisdom in relational evangelism while reminding us of the n...
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Season 1
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Episode 124
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41:52
The Vibe Shift & The Church's Response
Are we in the middle of a giant cultural pendulum swing? Is there a looming opportunity for the church corporately and believers individually to participate in a harvest of should unlike anything recent generations have seen? Does the changing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 123
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32:22
ENCORE: Tim Potter -Intentional Discipleship and Training Your Timothy
Originally aired 5/8/24Pastor Tim Potter, Grace Church of Mentor - ARCH Ministries, joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation surrounding his recent experience in pastoral transition at Grace Church as those he discipled for ministry mov...
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Season 1
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Episode 122
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49:28
Immigration Policy and The Great Commission
Host Steve Anderson provides insight and provocation for carefully thinking through the balance of divinely ordained institutions; human government and the church. Each institution has its own God-given directive and each must be honored in pur...
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Season 1
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Episode 121
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35:15
Christmas Special: Luke 2
Join us this week for a reflective reading of Luke 2 and a portion of Matthew 1 as we approach the Christmas season.We look forward to returning to regular weekly uploads in the New Year.Merry Christmas!!
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Season 1
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Episode 120
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4:02
Defining Missions: Dr Gary Anderson
President emeritus, Dr. Gary Anderson joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the necessity of properly defining missions, the challenges of poorly developed missiology, and the notion that "we're all missionaries, called to do what ...
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Season 1
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Episode 119
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36:35
The Reward Unseen: William Haas Biography Released TODAY!!
Nancy Freund, veteran of the Global Ministry Center staff and resident historian joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about her newly published biography of William Haas. The Reward Unseen is the definitive guide to the life and ministr...
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Season 1
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Episode 118
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35:05
Finishing Well - Jim Leonard
Veteran missionary and BMM mk, Jim Leonard (Brazil), joins host Steve Anderson and Graham Foran (administrator for Brazilian ministries) for a discussion about the work he and his wife, Julie, have engaged in as they wind down their life of min...
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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39:54
I Want To GO, But Mom and Dad Said, "No."
Jon Casbohm, Executive Director of SkyView Ranch and Camp Patmos joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about their experiences in engaging a younger generation pursuing ministry who's biggest hurdle is their parent's encouragement to "Pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 116
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34:44
From Alaska to Africa: Jonathan & Clarinda Halk
Jonathan & Clarinda Halk join host Steve Anderson for a conversation about life and ministry in Zambia as well as the unique path from being saved in a BMM church plant in Alaska, to serving as a pastor in that church, to surrender to minis...
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Season 1
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Episode 115
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28:47
MIH-WORLD RELIEF with Dr. Gary Anderson
You can donate to World Relief for Hurricanes Helene and Milton Victims here:https://www.bmm.org/news/world-reliefDr. Gary Anderson, President emeritus, joins us for a conversation...
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Season 1
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Episode 114
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27:37
Cultivating Hard Soil In Previously Fertile Lands
Art and Deb Brammer join host Steve Anderson for a conversation this week about their 26 year ministry in New Zealand. In an increasingly secular land, once proclaiming itself to be a christian nation, Art & Deb recently graduated a church ...
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Season 1
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Episode 113
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29:32
The Future of Christian Higher Education: Dr. Jim Tillotson - Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Dr. Jim Tillotson, President of Faith baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the future of christian higher education, the amazing growth at FBBC, and some of the distinctions between t...
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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33:20
Church Rich and Spiritually Poor: The Needs in Peru Through the Lens of Pastor, Missionary, and Theologian
Caleb & Ecko Stein join host Steve Anderson for a conversation about the challenges, growth, and ongoing needs related to ministry in Peru, one of the most evangelized nations in South America and also one of the most spiritually poor natio...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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33:11
ENCORE: Christ Centered Preaching
In this encore episode, we revisit a conversation between Dr. Dean Taylor and host Steve Anderson about the priority of preaching Christ in our pulpits. This is a practical discussion for the layman and the preacher and we trust you will be ble...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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38:31
Sending Your Own Children to the Mission Field: Jake Schopf
Pastor Jake Schopf joins us again, this time for a conversation about the dynamics of being the sending church pastor for his own daughter, Katie Schopf (Native Focus Ministry Team USA 2024). You won't want to miss this practical and encouragin...
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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28:58
Martin Euku: The Blight of the Prosperity Gospel on Africa
Martin Euku, Director of the Rural Pastors Institute in Central Uganda joins host Steve Anderson for a conversation about his experience with and perspective on the prosperity gospel's descent upon a nation, and a continent. Martin expertly dir...
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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32:22
The 100th Episode: A Reflective Look Forward
On the 100th episode (NOT counting recycled episodes) President Patrick Odle and President Emeritus Gary Anderson join host Steve Anderson for a discussion about challenges we've faced and are facing, the dynamics of ministry under the banner o...
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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39:54