Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 40: Update – Pressing pause on the podcast again. Encouragement – Story of a German-born aircraft engineer who left the U.S. to bring Christian education to Germany.

039: Time for Rest

Jul 1st, 2017 24m 8s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 39: Update – Conclusion of our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries. Encouragement – When it’s time for a rest – by our choice, or not. Tech. Tip – Wh

038: Responding to Criticism in Ministry

Jun 3rd, 2017 30m 17s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 38: Update – Progress on our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries. Encouragement – Find out what the survey responses have had me thinking about criti

037: Initial Insights from the Deputation Survey

May 6th, 2017 31m 12s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 37: Update – Progress on our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries. Encouragement – Early insights gained from the responses to the survey so far. Expl

036: Yokefellows – Trent Cornwell

Apr 1st, 2017 33m 13s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 36: Update – Today we launch our deputation surveys for missionaries and churches. Encouragement – Hear how a childhood tragedy created a passion for missions in Tren

035: When The Right Work Shows No Fruit

Mar 4th, 2017 20m 59s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 35: Update – A frustration and an encouragement with Edify Hub projects. Encouragement – Hear the story of a man who was ridiculed when his approach didn’t yield frui

034: A Passion for Prayer – Andy Geers

Feb 4th, 2017 32m 21s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 34: Update – Major technical changes to better support Edify Hub’s missionary websites. Encouragement – Meet Andy Geers, inventor of the PrayerMate app. After his emp

033: Scriptures for Daily Meditation

Jan 7th, 2017 27m 25s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 33: Update – 2017 goals for Edify Hub and for Steve Dwire Encouragement – Daily Scripture Meditations: Bible verses that have become part of my morning reading every

032: Finding a Good Advisor for Ministry Decisions

Dec 3rd, 2016 28m 20s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 32: Update: A change of focus for 2017, discovered during prayers and walking at a local park. Encouragement: Getting good advice for specific decisions can be hard.

031: Military Ministry – Chaplain Joe Willis, Part 2

Nov 12th, 2016 37m 51s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 31: Update: Second-guessing a decision; then first-guessing it again. Encouragement: Hear the conclusion of Chaplain Joe Willis’s story of giving up his dream of a ca

030: Military Ministry – Chaplain Joe Willis, Part 1

Nov 5th, 2016 24m 44s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 30: Update: The fear of letting others run with the details of a ministry. Encouragement: We’re familiar with missionaries to the U.S. military overseas. Our guest to

029: “Pray, And I’ll Say No.”

Oct 1st, 2016 24m 24s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 29: Update: Reprise of Trello for shared projects. Encouragement: Will God ask us to pray for something that He doesn’t intend to accomplish? Prayer can be frustratin

028: The Other Side of Rock Bottom

Sep 3rd, 2016 24m 22s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 28: Update: Still stuck on simplifying the system. Encouragement: Rock Bottom is a terribly painful and lonely place. But it doesn’t last forever. Hear how God brough

027: “God, Have You Seen Google?”

Aug 6th, 2016 27m 42s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 27: Update: Much miscellaneous, and more MailChimp. Encouragement: Learning to trust God when His direction seems clear but doesn’t make sense. Tech. Tip: Protect the

026: Jim Civale – Saved out of Missions

Jul 2nd, 2016 36m

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 26: Update: Answered prayer for technical advice. Encouragement: Hear how a Catholic missionary in Samoa came to understand true salvation in Christ. Tech. Tip: Learn

025: Sean Coffey – Military, Church, and Missions, Part 2

Jun 11th, 2016 29m 38s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 25: Update: Questions on how to track communication preferences for churches and missionaries. Encouragement: Hear the conclusion of Sean Coffey’s story, telling how

024: Sean Coffey – Military, Church, and Missions, Part 1

Jun 4th, 2016 26m 14s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 24: Update: Sharing Edify Hub in Sunday School, challenges with adding features. Encouragement: Hear how God took a messed up childhood and led to a useful adult life

023: Lessons from a Week in Germany

May 7th, 2016 24m 21s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 23: Update: WhatsApp broadcast list, missionary websites, and learning new ways to help missionaries. Encouragement: Four things I learned on a week-long musical miss

022: Dan Sehested – The “Second Man” Missionary

Apr 2nd, 2016 34m 53s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 22: Update: Using my calendar as a “time budget.” Encouragement: Meet a missionary to Romania who planted a church with a rather unusual start. From the beginning, he

021: Ben Lawrence – Victory Over Online Lust, Part 2

Mar 12th, 2016 35m 22s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 21: Update: No, I’m not asking for donations. Every successful ministry has to consider finances and budgets. I’ll share how God is already providing to keep Edify Hu

020: Ben Lawrence – Victory Over Online Lust, Part 1

Mar 5th, 2016 36m 22s

Show Notes / Resources Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 20: Update: Coffee with a coach. Responses to Resources for Missionaries. How I’m hiring help Encouragement: The internet is practically essential for ministry and ef

019: Miqueas & Deborah Perez – God’s Persistent Calling, Part 2

Feb 13th, 2016 25m 17s

Visit http://LiftUpPodcast.com/19 for complete show notes and links to resources mentioned in the podcast. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 19: Update: Find out who contacted Edify Hub to offer missionaries over $65 worth

018: Miqueas & Deborah Perez – God’s Persistent Calling, Part 1

Feb 6th, 2016 29m 22s

Visit http://LiftUpPodcast.com/18 for complete show notes and links to resources mentioned in the podcast. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 18: Update: After some input in my life around personal evangelism, I’ll be asking

017: Jerry Dwire – You Can’t Be A Missionary, Part 2

Jan 9th, 2016 28m 15s

Visit http://LiftUpPodcast.com/17 for complete show notes and links to resources mentioned in the podcast. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 17: Update: Some usability improvements for missionaries managing their websites.

016: Jerry Dwire – You Can’t Be A Missionary, Part 1

Jan 2nd, 2016 28m 11s

Visit http://LiftUpPodcast.com/16 for complete show notes and links to resources mentioned in the podcast. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 16: Update: Non-Geek solution to whole-house internet parental controls, and Edify