Pod #48 Missions is more than Church Planting

Today on the Pod, I talk to a guy who’s been in missions for over 15 years and has an obvious love for what he does. My guest today reminds us that there is a lot more to missions than church planting in hard places. We also take a deep and helpful dive into transition on and off the field.  Explore more at Pmpod.org Timeline 00:00 Intro 02:25 Leaving the corporate world for missions  07:00 Using your administrative skills in missions 09:00 Leaving the corporate world and raising support 11:00 Was it hard raising support for an administrative job? 12:55 What did missions look like for your wife? 16:30 The challenges of transition22:30 Deciding to homeschool on the field 23:30 The losses of being overseas 29:05 The losses your kids experience 23:06 Reentry back to the home country 33:40 The effects of being missionary kids 37:27 Things that changed and things that didn’t 45:54 Did you ever want to give up? 49:00 What characteristics create longevity in ministry? 52:50 Developing and maintaining ministry partners 1:01:00 Missions, administration, and measuring