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In this, our last episode of the year, we hear from the co-author of the classic book Third Culture Kids, TCK expert Michael Pollock. He has excellent advice on how you can prepare well emotionally, mentally, and logistically for those trips “home.” This encore episode is back just in time to set you up for...

Whether you’re getting ready to transition from the mission field or to it, you’ll love hearing from father and daughter Nathan and Zoe Grams. As both an MK and missionary himself, Nathan has transitioned between countries many times. In this episode, he and Zoe share what things they have found to be most essential for...

In this episode, John and Pat Hazelwood founding directors of Yes! Marriage Works, look at what happens when unexpected (and expected!) changes threaten to disrupt a missionary couple’s marriage. From their experience as missionary coaches, they share how couples can navigate both external and internal change well. John and Pat share proactive ways couples can...

What are the best ways for missionaries to keep learning and growing while on the field? Mark and Julie Morgenstern of Grow2Serve talk about the vital importance of purposeful, ongoing learning for missionaries and how to make it doable and fun! They share practical tips and insights to help us navigate the ever-evolving world of...

Pastors, missionaries, and MK’s Taylor Barriger and Jesiah Hansen open up about transitioning from being pastors’ kids to growing up and deciding to serve with their parents in ministry. They talk about the delicate balance of honoring their parents’ legacy while finding their own ministry voice, and they share the powerful decisions their parents made...

Author, global leader, and long-time missionary Cynthia Anderson looks at your family as the ultimate team God has called you to lead. Cynthia shares real-life ideas for making your kids active members of what God has called you to do. From navigating emotional highs and lows to creating unforgettable experiences, we look at life-giving ways...

Wondering how you can strengthen the cross-cultural relationships in your life? Whether it’s your marriage, your team, or those you serve, knowing how to develop and manage relationships well is essential. Born in two different countries and having lived in three countries, and pulling on their experiences as ministry workers, entrepreneurs, coaches, and former missionaries...

If you are a missionary or global worker traveling back “home” soon, this episode is for you! How can you prepare well emotionally, mentally, and logistically for your trip back to your passport country? Michael Pollock has some amazing advice that will set you and your family up for success. Resources Book: Third Culture Kids:...

We cannot ignore the powerhouse that is Gen Z. How can we understand and care for these young people as Jesus calls us to? Dr. Jolene Erlacher gives us a crash course in Gen Z and shares fascinating insights and powerful, down-to-earth ways we can connect with this unique generation. Resources Book: Mobilizing Gen Z:...

Are you in a season of transition right now? Or would you like to know how to navigate transition more successfully the next time you’re in one? Sara Simons of The Way Between shares tools you’ll definitely want to add to your transition toolbox!   Resources Book: The Way of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult...

Flourishing or floundering? Living with intention or distraction? Life-giving or life-draining? How can we be healthy missionaries producing healthy disciples of Christ? Dr. Matt Turvey shares two of the most significant challenges missionaries face and how whole-life discipleship changes everything.   Resources Research: Harvard’s Human Flourishing Project Book: Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons Book:...

Could your marriage use some fresh energy? Join Danny & Stephanie Leigh Gutierrez in this conversation on the realities of marriage on the mission field and ways to breathe life into your most important relationship.   Resources Book: A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message by Winn...