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Institute of World Mission Podcast
This podcast is a service to the global Adventist missions community. It is produced by the Institute of World Mission, a General Conference service. The themes and topics raised here will be especially relevant to adventist cross-cultural missionaries, expat employees, mission leaders, and generally to all Adventist missions enthusiasts.
Episodes
140 episodes
143, Christmas Special: Drawing Lessons From a Life of Mission
In this special Christmas episode, Gary Krause, General Conference Adventist Mission director, interviews Pat Gustin, former Institute of World Mission director and a veteran missiologist in the Adventist Church. They discuss the challenges and...
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142, 6 Challenges Missionary Teachers Face in the Mission (With Craig Ott)
In this episode, Alex Ott interviews Craig Ott, director of the Ph.D. in intercultural studies program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Craig Ott is a professor of mission and intercultural studies and a chair of mission at ReachGlobal....
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28:06
141, A Story of God’s Love and Care for Returned Missionaries (With Enid Harris and Shawna Vyhmeister)
God has a special place in His heart for missionaries, especially returning missionaries. He understands their unique needs, their inter-continental hearts, their fears, and their sorrows. He hears them when they cry—even when they demand thing...
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140, What is "No Dating" Rule For Adventist Volunteer Missionaries All About (With Cecilia Nanni)
In this episode, Marcos is joined by Cecilia, a psychologist and AVS coordinator in Central Asia. They discuss the "no dating during volunteer service" rule and bring up the volunteer reality, the why and the how this rule should be followed. A...
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139.1, Del campo misionero al colegio: enviando tus hijos a la universidad (con Nilde Itin)
En este episodio, Nilde Itin (Asistente Administrativo en la Asociación General) nos comparte algunas ideas de como apoyar a nuestros hijos en la etapa de colegio y universidad mientras servimos en el campo misionero.
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139, From the Mission Field to Undergrad: Sending Your Children to College (With Nilde Itin)
In this episode, Millie Castillo interviews Nilde Itin, administrative assistant at the General Conference. Nilde shares some ideas for how to support our children in college while remaining in the mission field.Show Notes:
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138, 3 Habits for a More Optimistic Missionary Life (with Katia Reinert), CELEBRATIONS, Part 10
In this episode, we continue our CELEBRATIONS series with Katia Reinert. This episode addresses the letter O for Optimism. As missionaries, we may face extremely difficult experiences, such as illness or even death. Is it possible to maintain o...
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137, 5 Cultural Practices that Cause Ethical Challenges in the Mission Field (With Gerson Santos)
Have you ever faced difficult ethical decisions while serving cross-culturally?How did you deal with them?In today’s episode, Alex Ott interviews Gerson Santos, associate secretary at the General Conference. Pastor Gerson presen...
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136, Two Bible Verses to Help You Grow in Spite of Challenges and Trauma (With Ann Hamel)
Have you (or a loved one) ever faced trauma during a missionary assignment?In this episode, Ann Hamel, a clinical psychologist serving on the Missionary Care Team, shares an inspiring connection between the promises in Romans 8:28 and 2 ...
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135, Culturally Sensitive Leadership in a Culturally Sensitive World (With Erich Baumgartner)
In this episode, Dr. Erich Baumgartner, director of the adventist leadership center talks about the importance of being a culturally sensitive leader. This presentation was originally recorded for the Adventist Virtual Global Campmeeting,...
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134, What is Success in a Missionary Assignment (With the IWM Team)
In this episode, the IWM Team joins together to tackle an important question: How can Adventist missionaries understand and experience success in their missionary assignments? The presenters review a biblical understanding of what m...
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133, The Missionary in Patron-Client Relationship with Domestic Workers (With James Astleford)
In today’s episode, Oscar Osindo, our very own director, interviews Pastor James Astleford, director of ADRA Kenya. They discuss hiring and living with a domestic worker. This is part of a larger theme addressing patron-client relationships.&nb...
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132, The Role of Vision in the Success of an Intercultural Missionary Team (with Ron Kuhn)
This episode is number four in the series on multicultural teams. Ron Kuhn is back to talk about the importance of a clear understanding and unified vision to a multicultural missionary team’s success.Show Notes:Our n...
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131, Comfort for the Day: Living Through the Seasons of Grief (With Ken Osborn)
Today’s episode is brought to us by Ken Osborn. As many of you know, Ken serves as missionary pastoral care provider, together with his wife, Ivanette. In this episode, Ken interviews Karen and Steven Nicola, authors of the book Comfort for...
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130, Why Are We Here? Creation, the Mission of God and the Image of God (With Andrew Tompkins)
This episode is the second in the Theology and Missions series, with our special guest, Andrew Tompkins. We invite you to consider the following questions: Why is thinking biblically about mission so important? How do you consistently think bib...
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30:48
128, Meet Our New Director, Oscar Osindo
In today’s episode, Alex Ott interviews Oscar Osindo, our new director at the Institute of World Mission. You will get to know a little bit more about his family, ministry trajectory, studies, cross-cultural experiences, and vision for the futu...
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127, What is Adventist in Adventist Mission? (With Gorden Doss)
In this episode, Gorden Doss, professor at Andrews University, gives a presentation entitled “What is Adventist in Adventist Mission?” This presentation is strongly based on Doss’s book Introduction to Adventist Mission. This presentation was o...
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126, Is It a Blessing to Be a Missionary? (With Daisy Jung)
In this episode, we are continuing our series called “Stories from the Mission Field,” in which Enid Harris asks a missionary to share stories and lessons from their experience. In this episode, Enid interviews Daisy Jung, a Korean missionary w...
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125, Culture Shock: Relearn, Imitate, and Work Hard! (With Alex Ott)
Culture shock is one of the biggest issues or problems that missionaries face when entering a new country and trying to adjust to the new culture and the new host community. Sometimes it can lead to the premature return of the missionary family...
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124, Integrity in a Missionary's Life (With Katia Reinert), CELEBRATIONS, Part 9
In this episode, we continue our CELEBRATIONS series with Katia Reinert. This episode addresses the letter I, for Integrity. As missionaries, we may face moments when the principles of our host culture clash with our biblical principles, and we...
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123, Living in a Fishbowl (With Cheryl Doss)
In this episode, we continue our series on missionary families with Cheryl Doss. This episode addresses something all missionaries encounter — Living in a Fishbowl. As missionaries, we may look, sound or act differently than do most people wher...
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30:52
122, Emotional Bonds in Intercultural Teams (With Ron Kuhn)
In this episode of the Intercultural Teams series, Alex interviews Ron about the importance of emotional bonds when building healthy intercultural teams. With examples from our team and practical tips from Ron’s experience, learn how you can em...
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121, What is Mental Health (With Ann Hamel)
In this episode, Ann Hamel gives an educational presentation on mental health. We are living in very challenging times, and now more than ever, people are talking about mental health. What is mental health really?Show Notes
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120, Managing Conflict Across Cultures (With Erich Baumgartner)
In this episode, Erich Baumgartner gives a presentation on dealing with something every missionary faces — cross-cultural conflict. This presentation was originally recorded for the Adventist Virtual Global Campmeeting, and we are bringing it t...
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119, Where Do My Mission Offerings Go? (With Ann Gibson)
In this episode, Ann Gibson, CFO at ADRA International, gives a presentation about where mission offerings go. This presentation was originally recorded for the Adventist Global Virtual Campmeeting, and we are bringing it to you in a podcast fo...
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