The Mission Room Podcast

The Mission Room Podcast

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An all-new season of The Mission Room is here!!

The Mission Room Podcast is your place for information, impact and innovation for local and global missions.

You will come away from these episodes feeling inspired and challenged to engage in God’s global Church. Our goal is to bring awareness to God’s People about making disciples in a cross cultural context.

This show will incorporate classical foundations of missions into modern outlets, lift up best practices and inspire you to see how you can win the world for Christ.

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Mission Strategy: For Churches and Missionaries

Brian Berman left a corporate career to become a full-time missionary after one short-term mission trip. Now he's the cofounder of a mission organization as well as a coach and mentor to churches and missionaries on creating and maintaining a mission strategy. Join us for an intellectually inspiring episode that is geared for both churches and missions.

From the Valley to the Nations: The DNA of a Church!

In the Mission Room, Mike Anderson of Christ's Church of the Valley in the Phoenix, Arizona area joins Emily and Ricky to discuss how Christ is working in and through CCV to engage the nations. CCV has a whole missions department to execute a large operation which part of it is focused on empowering their people to serve, experience God and take nexts steps through mission trips. Listen in as Mike discusses the DNA of reaching the nations that is CCV.

Inviting the Nations in for Christ

Reach the nations from your own home by getting involved with International Students and Campus Ministries. An expert in this area, Greg Swinney, gives tons of stories and practical advice on how you, your family, your church and your community can impact the nations for Christ by getting involved in your local campnus ministry!

"We Just Said 'Okay, Lord'"

Ricky and Emily are joined by Mac & Olivia Johnson who have been serving in Poland. Their journey of how they met and ultimately said "okay, Lord" to serving cross-culturally is an astounding show of faith and trust that HE will lead and provide.

From Campus Ministry to North Africa: A Family on Mission

This episode featured a missionary family serving in North Africa. Due to security concerns, many details are left out to protect these servants. David and Monica talk about their life in North Africa, starting and growing a family on the field, and how their life has been changed by embracing the land in which they serve.

A Family of 10 in Malawi: "All we had to offer was our knees in prayer."

Join Ricky and Emily as they host Nathan and Justie Wingfield of Akonda Ministries in The Mission Room! This episode is an inpsiring story of true faith in God not just with their own lives, but with the lives of their eight children and how they live on mission every day serving His people in Malawi.

Building a Missions-Minded Church w/ Cam Huxford

Join Ricky and Emily this episode as they talk with Cam Huxford, former lead pastor at Compassion Christian Church in Savannah, GA about how missions plays a role in the culture and life of their church. We'll talk through how they started, why it's important, some outreach ministries they're doing, and the mindset behind their whole missions program.

By the end of this episode, you'll be inspired to begin dreaming of how to start or grow the missions program in your own church and all to the Glory of God!

3-2-1 - GO! A Church Unleashed

Fox Creek Christian Church is a church changing the world from their town in Kentucky. Utilizing a specific sending method, a fully engaged church family and leaders who are committed to making disciples who make disciples - Fox Creek is a perfect example of a church unleashed in accomplishing The Great Commission!

What You Honor is What You Reproduce: Coaching the Church to Obey the Great Commission

Join Ricky and Emily as they welcome Steve Davis from Team Expansion to talk about how his role coaching churches is used to develop healthy missions practices on a missions team and in a church. Team Expansion offers coaching and consulting to churches who need some direction on how they can engage the nations to accomplish The Great Commission!

Season 2!!

This mini-episode will show you what (and who!) to expect inTMR season 2! See you there!

Going All In

Featuring Nathan Robinson, one of ICOM 2026's main session speakers - we'll hear more about this year's theme, a little about Nathan as well as why his church is "all in" on ICOM!

God Gets the Glory!

Join ICOM and SICOM speakers Dr. Ajai Lall and Abhijeet Lall as we dive into their journey as a ministry, insights into the Indian culture, as well as their goals for the future. We'll also hear about their messages for ICOM and SICOM coming this fall in St. Louis! This is one you don't want to miss!

Becoming a Church that Reaches the Nations Overview

How does a church become one who reaches the nations? This series is going to explore what that looks like, real life stories, and give practical ways your church can grow and develop your missions program. Our goal is that churches can listen to this series and come away with resources that will guide them to an all in for the nations culture. Going from solely check writing to a wrap around invested partnerthat includes the whole church.