Is there a difference between ethical discipleship and brainwashing? Is YWAM (Youth With A Mission) a cult? In this episode, cult expert Rick Alan Ross helps provide some clarity around those two questions.
On this episode, Corey talks with Apricot Irving about her memoir The Gospel of Trees and her life as a missionary kid in Haiti; a tangled song about Haiti and missions and failure. Mentions: Apricot Irving on This American Life "Island Time" Credits: Host: Corey Pigg Guest: Apricot Irving Follow Failed Missionary around the interwebs: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Patreon (JOIN OUR SUPPORT TEAM!)
Does anyone know what this is? 00:58 - Modern Missions: Mockable, but Supportable 05:20 - Are there any real lasting changes? 08:29 - The Broken Cycle: Short Term > Long Term > Church 13:34 - Convert them or love them? 19:05 - I'm Bringing Missions Back 19:48 - Misuse of Resources 24:22 - Are there any real missionaries? 29:00 - Does anyone know what Missions is? 41:32 - Go is 2/3 of God! It's Jesus Approved! Co-hosts: Jamie Wright: The Very Worst Missionary and Emily Worrall of Barbie Savior Guests: D.L. Mayfield, Amy Peterson, Brian Howell and Scott Bessenecker Sources: Why Many Ugandans Are Offended By Music Video Made By U.S. Missionaries | The Millennial Missionaries by John Crist | Honest Mission Trip Leader by John Crist | Christian Finances
Who is called, and who is qualified? Contents: 01:03 - The Lies We Tell Ourselves 09:55 - Intro to D.L. Mayfield and Amy Peterson 16:00 - Original Intentions 22:43 - Nothing We Expected 27:53 - Cultural Competency: Short-Term Missions 34:33 - Barista Missionaries, Hiking Missionaries, Gap-year Missionaries, Oh My! 49:29 - We're Acting Like Little Gods Co-hosts: Jamie Wright: The Very Worst Missionary and Emily Worrall of Barbie Savior Guests: D.L. Mayfield and Amy Peterson Add your voice to this conversation! Leave a comment, share with friends and subscribe so you are up-to-date with everything God is doing with us!
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I’m really wanting to listen to this podcast but it won’t play. All the other podcasts I follow on Castbox are working. Is there something going on on yawls end?
reb van
This is seriously the best podcast. I've been trying to find fellow former missionaries who saw the bullshit like I did, and I couldn't find them! I have sooooo many things to talk about. Do you talk about "donations and support" vs. Actually being paid for a qualified job? Or youth missions encouraging people to come and not pay for their stay and say "it's ok if you have debt God wants you here" or making them pay thousands or tens of thousands of dollars to live somewhere and work without pay.. Omg seriously so much bullshit in this system. Good job for this podcast!!
Joseph Wells
former pastor and "short termer" enjoying this podcast