Soul Care

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...

Clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Nagib talks to us about overwhelm––the role our body plays, how it tries to communicate with us, and how we can learn to listen. We also talk about common physical symptoms missionaries experience when they are in overwhelm. Dr. Nagib looks at the ways God speaks to us through not only...

Nic Lesmeister exposes three common thought patterns that most people are unaware of and that the enemy uses to hold us back in missions and in life. Nic’s input and passion for missions helped birth Modern Day Missions more than a decade ago and he serves on the board. He is a pastor at Gateway...

Join us in this life-giving conversation with counselor Curtis McGown, LMHC, LPC, as we discuss how not to get caught off guard or knocked down by the struggles we face on the field. What are some practical ways we can lean into the experience and learn to struggle well? Resources Book: Turn My Mourning Into...

How can caring for our soul help us to both thrive in our relationship with God and also to care for others better? What is soul care and why is it something we cannot live without? In this encore episode, we hear from JoAnn Kraft, a former marriage and family therapist, life coach, and counselor...

Ever had that little, nagging voice pop up in your subconscious, telling you you’re not doing enough, being enough, or accomplishing enough on the mission field? You’re not alone. The burden to feel “successful” as a missionary and prove your worth to your supporters is a heavy one. In this encore episode, Amy Young, a...

What can we do when things in life turn out very different from what we had planned? Today, we talk with licensed professional counselor and Modern Day missionary Zach Lowrie about how to walk well through seasons of confusion and disappointment.     Resources Book: Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and...

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...

Where are you at on YOUR journey of the soul? Join Dr. Kristi Gaultiere as she shares about the six stages of faith and how to live fully in Christ in each one.   Resources Book: FREE digital copy of Journey of the Soul By Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Resources: Soul Shepherding  Retreats (in person and...

Adversity is no stranger to missionaries, so how can we strategically use it to grow stronger, rather than let it take us out of the game? Brian Gibson of TRAIN International & Joel Bates of Discovery Ministries share ways we can intentionally engage adversity to build the resilience we need.   Resources Devotional: Free 8-Day...

Struggling well––an oxymoron or an on purpose way to do life that keeps us in love with Jesus, honest in our experience, and in this for the long haul? Join us in this fascinating conversation with counselor Curtis McGown, LMHC, LPC, executive director of Valeo Global, as we talk about how not to get caught...

Ever had that little, nagging voice pop up in your subconscious, telling you you’re not doing enough, being enough, or accomplishing enough on the mission field? You’re not alone. The burden to feel “successful” as a missionary and prove your worth to your supporters is a heavy one. In this episode of “Modern Day Missionaries” we’re...