Joel and Joye Dicharry are the Co-Founders of the non-profit Commission Mankind, based out of southern Louisiana. In 2019, with only a word from God and enough plane tickets for their family to make it to Kenya, Joel left a career position, and

#103: How Entrepreneurs Push the Needle Forward for Global Missions

Feb 16th, 2023 46m 36s

In this episode, David interviews Bill Yoh about his recently-released book, Unvarnished Faith: Learning to Love with a Servant’s Heart. Bill Yoh is chairman of The Yoh Company and co-owner of Day & Zimmermann, his family's 43,000-employee, cen

#102: Nextgen Missionaries Won't Look Like Their Predecessors

Feb 16th, 2023 1h 9m

Kyle Barrington currently serves as an International Missionary Partners (IMP) Coordinator at Christ’s Commission Fellowship in Manila, Philippines. He and his wife Jessa have been serving among Filipino Muslims since 2015, specifically focused

#101: The Intersection of Spiritual Formation and Global Missions

Jan 10th, 2023 56m 21s

Bradley Bell is a former missionary who serves as the lead pastor at Antioch Church in Louisville, Kentucky, https://www.antiochpeople.org/ and as senior editor at The Upstream Collective. https://www.theupstreamcollective.org/ He is the author

#100: How Experiencing God Unlocks Familial and Societal Blessing

Jan 10th, 2023 55m 4s

Dr. Richard Blackaby is the president of Blackaby Ministries International (www.blackaby.org) where he works with his father Henry. He is an author and a popular international speaker. Richard also co-authored the revision of "Experiencing God"

#99: Are People Still Willing to Give Up the American Dream to Serve the Underprivileged?

Dec 28th, 2022 1h 8m

George Sisneros is the Founder of Ordinary Missionaries and the author of Do You Love Me?: Giving Up the American Dream to Serve the Underprivileged. Find Missions Pulse episode #99 on our website at https://davidjoannes.com/099georgesisneros/

#98: Becoming Unstuck and Unstoppable in Life and Ministry

Dec 19th, 2022 52m 7s

Jimn Kyles is the lead pastor at Anchor Bend Church in Richmond, TX. He spent the bulk of his twenties as an entrepreneur, working in real estate and restaurants. Then, in the mid-2000s, he and his wife Phyllis felt the call to full-time vocati

#97: Why Rest Is a Necessary Component for Wildfaring and Risk-Taking

Dec 19th, 2022 54m 56s

The man who cringes when he gets pegged as the sabbath guy talks about why rest is a necessary component for wildfaring and risk-taking! Mark Buchanan is a pastor, author, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University. His

#96: Discover Your Missional Type (The Fivefold Ministry Gifts Reframed)

Dec 19th, 2022 38m 37s

Craig is the founder and director of Alongsiders International (www.alongsiders.org) - a fast-growing movement mobilizing and equipping thousands of young Christians in 25 countries to walk alongside those who walk alone. Find Missions Pulse ep

#95: Are Orphanages the Best Way to Help At-Risk Kids?

Dec 1st, 2022 1h

Dr. Laura Horvath, Director of Program Development and Global Engagement at Helping Children Worldwide. Find Missions Pulse episode #95 on our website at https://davidjoannes.com/095laurahorvath/ HCW has spent the past several years overhauling

#94: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others

Nov 23rd, 2022 50m 50s

Mark Mittelberg is a bestselling author, international speaker, and the Executive Director of The Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University (StrobelCenter.com), which offers accredited online BA

#93: What It Means to Be At Home in Cross-Cultural Missionary Service

Nov 23rd, 2022 48m 52s

A Tennessee native, Carol Ghattas earned an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, after serving two years in Ivory Coast, West Africa. She met and married her late husband, Dr. Raouf Ghattas, while attendin

#92: Is the Church Still Connected to Global Missionaries?

Nov 23rd, 2022 42m 19s

Ryan Martin (Doctor of Ministry, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as Director of Missions for Lightbearers Ministries. He is also the author of Holding the Rope. He previously served for 13 years as a missions pastor after earn

#91: Connecting Missionary Stories to the Western World

Nov 23rd, 2022 56m 2s

Darin Dunn, the Multimedia Specialist at Helps Ministries, has a passion for using media to help connect people in the West to the work God is doing throughout the world. Darin and his wife Staci are both “MKs” (missionary kids) with a heart to

#90: Is the Commission Still Great?

Nov 23rd, 2022 55m 15s

Steve Richardson has served as President of Pioneers-USA since 1999 and is the author of Is the Commission Still Great?: 8 Myths About Missions & What They Mean for the Church. Steve was raised in Indonesia, where his parents planted churches i

#89: Loving Your Muslim Neighbor

Nov 23rd, 2022 1h 11m

Tim Harris and his wife, Miriam, are the authors of Loving Your Muslim Neighbor, a riveting book that helps you understand God’s heart for people who adhere to the Islamic religion. They have a passion for sharing Jesus with Muslims and go wher

#88: The Metaverse and the Future of Missions

Nov 23rd, 2022 55m 39s

Jason Poling is the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Yuba City, CA, and a pastor in the metaverse. We talk about the value of churches getting involved in the metaverse and what this virtual space means for the future of missionary work. Wi

87: What Do Virtue Ethics Have To Do With Missions?

Aug 25th, 2022 43m 18s

Michael Niebauer is the pastor of Incarnation Church in State College, a Teaching Fellow at Trinity School for Ministry, and the author of Virtuous Persuasion. Michael talks about how virtue ethics impact global missions. Find Missions Pulse ep

086: Geoffrey Breedwell

Aug 10th, 2022 1h 29m

Geoffrey Breedwell is the narrator of The Mind of a Missionary by David Joannes and Director of Family Discipleship at Epworth United Methodist Church. Get The Mind of a Missionary audiobook here: https://amzn.to/3bAE78X Geoffrey talks about he

085: Steve Schirmer

Jul 15th, 2022 46m 54s

Steve Schirmer is the Founder/President of Silk Road Catalyst, a non-denominational multi-national family of disciple-makers working among Silk Road Peoples and gospel-deprived communities. Steve talks about why Christians must rethink going to

084: Lori McDaniel

Jun 20th, 2022 51m 2s

Lori McDaniel is a compelling communicator, public speaker, leadership strategist, global mission catalyst, and status-quo disrupter. Lori talks about engaging the culture wars with humility, the vital role of women in missions, and how the Gre

083: John Macadangdang

Apr 30th, 2022 43m 32s

On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews John Macadangdang, former Young Adults Pastor at Jesus’ Flock Church in Manila and Missionary at Within Reach Global. John talks about discipling influencers to impact their culture, h

082: Mike Falkenstine

Apr 14th, 2022 55m 29s

On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews Mike Falkenstine, President and Founder at One Eight Catalyst and author of the 6 Marks book series. Mike talks about See the full article here: https://davidjoannes.com/082mikefalken

081: Karen Swallow Prior

Mar 31st, 2022 49m 56s

On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews Karen Swallow Prior, author, podcaster, and professor at SEBTS. Karen talks about Jesus and John Wayne (the book) and what it means to be an "Evangelical", Beth Moore, the SBC, and wom

080: James Park

Mar 14th, 2022 1h

On this episode of Missions Pulse, David Joannes interviews James Park, Church Planting Multiplier at e3 Partners Canada and Pastor of Engage Ministries at Wilmot Centre Church. James talks about encountering Jesus in a post-Christian culture,