Missioning

Welcome to the first episode of the Mending! podcast series for May Mission Month 2024!Our host is Susan Campbell, Baptist Mission Australia's Associate Executive Director. Our guests are Belle and Luke, two of our intercultural team members serving in Thailand. And our theme is 'Renewing: It starts  with us'.In this conversation, Luke and Belle share what it means for them to live in step with the Spirit and how God is growing the fruits of Spirit in them. They also share about their journey of discernment which has led them to step into a new ministry space, partnering with another organisation in Thailand and working alongside young Thai entrepreneurs. Listen for an honest and encouraging conversation...................................The next episode in our Mending! podcast series will be out on Friday 19 April and focus on the theme of 'Relating: It's always about relationships'.Explore the full suite of May Mission Month resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresourcesSupport the show

This is the fourth and final sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. In this message, Scott  explores how we can live with a posture of availability, attentiveness and action as we respond to God's missional leading. But we don't it alone! As we pray, give and act - we partner together in mission across the street, and across the world.Key passage: John 1:35–42Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/929744117Explore more Mending! resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MayMissionMonthSupport the show

This is the third sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. Here, Scott explores how we can follow Jesus example of having a heart broken for the pain of the world, a heart captivated by God's restorative vision for the world, and a heart that welcomes missional collaboration as we work together in God's mission.  Key passage: Luke 4:14–21Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/929407784Watch without opening scripture: https://vimeo.com/929413754/01c013f7ca Explore more Mending! resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MayMissionMonthSupport the show

This is the second sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. In this message, Scott explores how Jesus embeds relationship into ministry, and how we can follow His example of relational proximity, partnership and potential.Key passage: Matthew 4:18–22Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/928984804Watch without opening scripture: https://vimeo.com/928989901/f0d372cf5fExplore more Mending! resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MayMissionMonthSupport the show

This is the first sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Mending! series for May Mission Month 2024. Here, he explores the contest of the Spirit and the flesh that Paul highlights in Galations 5, the way God's Spirit cultivates fruit in us and our need for community as we walk with Jesus.  Key passage: Galatians 5:16–17, 22–26Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/928956838Watch without opening scripture: https://vimeo.com/928962222/e78a07931cExplore more Mending! resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MayMissionMonthSupport the show

Here is a short Christmas message from our Executive Director, Scott Pilgrim. In our broken, hurting and chaotic world. In the midst of our lives – the mountain-top, the messy and the mundane. In a world where we see so much darkness, the beautiful season of Advent reminds us that love, hope and peace are coming anew!May you and your family have a wonderful, joyous Christmas season. Thank you for your partnership in sharing the amazing love of Jesus across the world. Watch or download a video version of this message: https://vimeo.com/897357676With captions: https://vimeo.com/897357663/60a1f61318Support the show

Here is an audio version of edition 41 of our Resonate magazine. It's the same content as the magazine, just another way to engage with it!Edition 41: Indochina: Stories and ministry updateAlongsiders: Examples of what this means for people in different contextsPower:  Exploring Jesus' counter cultural exampleThailand: An afternoon with the local faith communityRead or subscribe to Resonate: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Resonate.............................................Episode Links:Marbuen's full podcast episode: https://missioning.buzzsprout.com/1029217/12928651-alongsiders-4-people-who-partner-suzanne-silk-road-area-marbuen-diaz-australiaAlongsiders resources: https://www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Resources/AlongsidersChristine's photos from Thailand: https://christinetanphotography.com/2022/10/25/an-afternoon-in-a-village-outside-chiang-mai-thailand/ Catch up with a mission coach: https://www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Be-Involved/Catch-Up-with-a-Mission-CoachSupport the show

For this special episode of Missioning, our Exectutive Director Scott Pilgrim has the privilege of interviewing Rev Canon Glenn Loughrey. Glenn is a Wiradjuri man, an Anglican priest, an artist and an author. In his conversation with Scott, Glenn shares about growing up, his journey of faith, the discovery of his Aboriginality and why he supports an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Watch the full interview here: https://vimeo.com/845815665Find out more about the Voice and Baptist Mission Australia's response to it here:  www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/Voice We recognise that not everyone will support our endorsement of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. We respect that and appreciate you engaging with this interview. We invite you to join us in prayer as we head towards this pivotal time in our nation's history. Now is a time for listening, prayer, humility and seeking to embody the way of Jesus - through word and loving action. Explore more of Glenn's work: www.glennloughrey.com/Support the show

We talk a lot about partnership at Baptist Mission Australia, but what does it really mean? What makes a healthy ministry partnership? Why is working together sometimes so hard? And is true, equal partnership across cultures even possible? In this episode, Nathan, Suzanne and Marbz explore these questions and more. Suzanne is preparing to head to the Silk Road Area, joining our intercultural team. And Marbz works at the Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT and has many years experience partnering with community development projects and other organisations.  It's a thought provoking conversations that tackles the way power dynamics play out in a partnership and impact outcomes, as well as what true empowerment looks like. Suzanne and Marbz also explore what they take away from Paul's letter in Philippians 1:3-6.  .....................This is the fourth and final episode in our Alongsiders podcast series for May Mission Month 2023. Thanks for listening! Missioning will be back with another series later in the year.Explore the full suite of May Mission Month resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresources Support the show

Petra and Steve serve in very different contexts, but they both live out of the conviction that being an alongsider means being someone who shares God's love in relevant, active and genuine ways.Petra serves with our team in the Silk Road Area and is using her Occupational Therapy skills to invest in the lives and development of children with disabilities. In a community where guilt, shame and judgement often surrounds disability, Petra is demonstrating the value, love and hope God has for all people. Back in Australia, Steve Hales is a pastor at Lismore Baptist Church in NSW. Over the past years, Lismore has experienced multiple devastating floods that have had a major impact on the community. In this episode, Steve shares about the church's practical and loving response to the community's needs in the face of these natural disasters. Steve and Petra also explore why it's sometimes hard to receive love, how they love people even when it's difficult and what God has been teaching them recently.Wherever you are living as an alongsider, this episode will inspire and challenge......................... The fourth and final episode in our Alongsiders podcast series will be out on Friday 26 May and focus on the theme of 'People who Partner'.Explore the full suite of May Mission Month resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresourcesSupport the show

There are many different understandings of the phrase 'person of peace', and Nathan, Kath and Cam dive into all of them in this podcast episode!Cam and Kath are dynamic storytellers, deep thinkers and all around wonderful people who are faithfully - and courageously - living out God's call to share His love. Don't miss their rich and joyful conversation with Nathan Reid.Kath and Cam have been serving with Baptist Mission Australia in Mozambique for ten years. And in conversation with host Nathan, they share stories of how God has gone before them and placed people of peace in their lives - opening Kingdom opportunities.They also explore how God is growing them as peacemakers themselves. Teaching them to listen well, journey alongside, take it slow and just be willing to step out. This is a rich conversation full of stories, deep reflections and laughter. Enjoy!.................... The next episode in our Alongsiders podcast series will be out on Thursday 18 May and focus on the theme of 'People of Love'.Explore the full suite of May Mission Month resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresources Support the show

Welcome to the first episode of the Alongsiders podcast series for May Mission Month 2023! Our host is Nathan Reid, one of our Mission Coaches. Our guests are Daz and Bee, two of our intercultural team members serving in South East Asia. And our theme is 'People of Prayer'.In this conversation, Bee and Daz share about their experience of prayer, how this has evolved since moving to South East Asia five years ago and how God is shaping them - day by day - to be people of prayer. They share vulnerably about challenges they have experienced and what God taught them about prayer during those seasons. They also explore the story of Jesus retreating to pray in Mark 1:35-39. What does being a person of prayer mean for you?..................................The next episode in our Alongsiders podcast series will be out on Thursday 11 May and focus on the theme of 'People of Peace'.Explore the full suite of May Mission Month resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresourcesSupport the show

What does it mean to be an alongsider? In this episode of  Missioning, intercultural team members Rours, Reaksmey and Paul explore this question. Paul shares from his experiences serving in Central Asia and Australia. And Reaksmey and Rours share stories from their years in Brisbane, where they are living as they prepare to join the Baptist Mission Australia team in Cambodia. It's a rich conversation with lots of takeaways wherever you are in the world.What does being an alongsider mean for you in your community? ....................This is the extended conversation of the four minute Alongsiders video produced for May Mission 2023. (You can watch that video here: https://vimeo.com/813385481)Or you can watch this extended conversation here: https://vimeo.com/811894058Discover more resources around the May Mission Month theme of Alongsiders: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MayMissionMonthSupport the show

This is the fourth and final sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Scott preaches from Philippians about partnership in God's mission. We can only do it together!  Read prior to listening: Philippians 1:3-6Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/801090022Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsidersSupport the show

This is the third sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. God's love is holistic, active and personal. In this sermon, Scott explores how we can live as Alongsiders who love like this.Read prior to listening: John 5:1-15Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798663184Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsidersSupport the show

This is the second sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Here, Scott draws from the story of Paul meeting Lydia to explore what it means to be a person who both brings peace and seeks people of peace. Read prior to listening: Acts 16Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798267141Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsidersSupport the show

This is the first sermon in Scott Pilgrim's Alongsiders series. Scott explores the vital link between mission and prayer, as well as our need to follow Jesus' example of retreating in prayer before going out.Read prior to listening: Mark 1:35-39Watch the video of Scott's sermon: https://vimeo.com/798247969Explore the full suite of Alongsiders resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/alongsidersSupport the show

Here is an audio version of edition 40 of our Resonate magazine. It's the same content as the magazine, just another way to engage with it!Edition 40: Malawi: Stories and Ministry UpdateSpirit-led people: Reflections from our teamCelebrating 40! Marking 40 Resonates over 16 years Outback Australia: Team SpotlightRead or subscribe to Resonate: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/ResonateSupport the show

For the final episode of our Everywhere to Everywhere podcast series, we bring the conversation home and hear from Pastors Paul Rai and Dan Evenhuis from Citywide Baptist Church in Hobart. The church has a thriving Nepali congregation that is fully integrated into the heart and leadership of the church community. And with this intercultural emergence of the past 10 years, the church’s local and global mission has grown richly.In the conversation, Geoff Maddock talks with Paul who is the Nepali congregation Pastor and Dan who is the church's Executive Pastor. Their journey is an excellent case study and example of how this ‘everywhere to everywhere’ model of mission can take shape at a local Australian church level. They also share some of the simple yet highly relevant ways they are sharing God's love through practically responding to the needs of the wider migrant and refugee community in Hobart.Listen for insightful reflections and practical ideas for your own church's local missional engagement as you seek to love and serve your community..........................................................This the final episode in our series, but it is by no means the end our collective journey in this emerging space! So please get in touch with our team if you want to keep exploring these ideas. Support the show

On a typical Sunday in Great Britain, there are about one million Anglicans who attend church, but in Nigeria, there are as many as seventeen million Anglicans attending church each week! Statistics like this help to put into perspective the reality that the western church is not the centre of Christianity and that mission is not from the west to rest, but in fact from everywhere to everywhere. And our 'Everywhere to Everywhere' podcast series is all about exploring this global shift in intercultural mission,  and our part in it. Will you come on the journey with us through this podcast series and beyond?Everywhere to Everywhere: Episode ThreeIn episode three, we hear from Ngoc and Mark who are Baptist Mission Australia team members in Indochina.  They are both originally from Indochina, but Ngoc spent most of her life in the US and Mark spent six years in Australia as a student… so they return to serve in Indochina with a unique blend of cultural influences which they explore in the episode. They also reflect on how they have seen polycentric mission play out in Indochina and the ongoing impact of past mission work in their community. It's a fascinating listen.  Enjoy!..............................Everywhere to Everywhere episodes will be released on weekly in October. Support the show