Gospel Gadgets Podcast

Brother Shephen reveals the amazing stories that describe his youthful beginnings as a missionary in Southern Africa. This first episode of a five part series charts the course of his team's early days of encountering the extremely poor and primitive peoples living deep in the jungles of southern Africa where Shephen grew up. Through his stories he illustrates how God lead his family and team to try different methods to gain an open door among the people, and one of those strategies was through meeting their practical needs. There is a saying, "People don't care what you know, until they know that you care". For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If you enjoy

Kent Truehl, the author of "The River Peoples", worked in the Amazon jungles of Brazil for many years and shares his insights and stories of breakthroughs among some of the most primitive people groups in the world. Kent started his adventure in the Amazon along with a youthful version of "yours truly" as we visited the Zuruaha people during a two day hike through the deepest and most dangerous part of the Amazon jungle! You can read about our story in his book which is available for purchase at, ironically, Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/River-People-Transforming-International-Adventures-ebook/dp/B01N0C2KJB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539825279&sr=8-1&keywords=Kent+TruehlFor many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be n

Dr. Kent Parks and Justin Long are two of the world's most influential missiologist who specifically focus on the topic of what it is going to take for the Body of Christ to Finish the Task of reaching all Unreached People groups. In this two part interview, done by Point of View Radio, they explore answers to the most difficult question among mission leaders today, "Why after many years of focussing our mission efforts on reaching the Unreached have we not reduced the numbers of Unreached individuals?" Why have we not been successful in keeping up with the challenge of the population growth among these people groups? What can we do to see exponencial growth of the church? These compelling questions and more are explored and answered in this incredible two part interview!For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your comp

Dr. Kent Parks and Justin Long are two of the world's most influential missiologist who specifically focus on the topic of what it is going to take for the Body of Christ to Finish the Task of reaching all Unreached People groups. In this two part interview, done by Point of View Radio, they explore answers to the most difficult question among mission leaders today, "Why after many years of focussing our mission efforts on reaching the Unreached have we not reduced the numbers of Unreached individuals?" Why have we not been successful in keeping up with the challenge of the population growth among these people groups? What can we do to see exponencial growth of the church? These compelling questions and more are explored and answered in this incredible two part interview!For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your comp

We recently attended a missions conference in southern Thailand where a number of workers among Muslims in Southeast Asia were gathering. There we met several MBBs (Muslim background believers) from Indonesia and Malaysia who told incredible stories of what God was doing through them and through their people. This is the final part of a three part series of many of these stories. Literally tens of thousands of new believers and thousands of new churches are springing to life all of the Indonesian archipelago over the past ten years! You don't want to miss these stories of Muslim background believers faithfulness and fruitfulness. Incredible miracles of God's intervention permeate these church planting movements. You will be amazed at what the Lord is doing among these precious people.For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered

One of the most significant concepts to impact the modern mission movement is the importance of "Honor and Shame". Instead of the primary focus of cultures in the unreached world being "Guilt and Justice"; "Honor and Shame" is the operating system for all social interaction. How does this change the way that we talk about "Sin" with peoples from non-western worldviews? How might this effect the way that we present the Gospel message to these people? All of these questions are being asked by workers around the world who are working among the Unreached Peoples who see the idea of sin as being linked to the loss of honor and the creation of Shame. In this episode of God Network News Dr. Mischke explores the biblical and missiological implications of this concept.As our gift to you our GNN listeners, here is a free pdf copy of Dr. Werner Mischke's book, "Honor and Shame in Cross-Cultural Relationships".https://www.dropbox.com/s/a0rj3p325rwiaua/honor-and-shame-Epi%2379.pdf?dl=0For many of you this may be the first

We recently attended a missions conference in southern Thailand where a number of workers among Muslims in Southeast Asia were gathering. There we met several MBBs (Muslim background believers) from Indonesia and Malaysia who told incredible stories of what God was doing through them and through their people. This is part two of a three part series of many of these stories. Literally tens of thousands of new believers and thousands of new churches are springing to life all of the Indonesian archipelago over the past ten years! You don't want to miss these stories of Muslim background believers faithfulness and fruitfulness. Incredible miracles of God's intervention permeate these church planting movements. You will be amazed at what the Lord is doing among these precious people.For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to yo

We recently attended a missions conference in southern Thailand where a number of workers among Muslims in Southeast Asia were gathering. There we met several MBBs (Muslim background believers) from Indonesia and Malaysia who told incredible stories of what God was doing through them and through their people. This is part one of a three part series of many of these stories. Literally tens of thousands of new believers and thousands of new churches are springing to life all of the Indonesian archipelago over the past ten years! You don't want to miss these stories of Muslim background believers faithfulness and fruitfulness. Incredible miracles of God's intervention permeate these church planting movements. You will be amazed at what the Lord is doing among these precious people.For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to yo

Cal Kohnke of Create International speaking at the US Center for World Mission shares several stories of what God is doing in Asia. He explains how they go about producing indigenous gospel films in the heart language of the people groups using actors and important elements of the culture. The results they have seen in the first several years of their efforts in Asia is very encouraging. A number of unreached people have come to Christ even before the films have been fully completed and released to the missionaries work in the area. They are beginning to see initial movements to Christ among some of the most devout Muslim groups in Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Don't miss these exciting testimonies of God's miraculous faithfulness through Create International.This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or vid

Ralph Winter (December 8, 1924 – Wed., May 20, 2009) was an American missiologist and Presbyterian missionary who helped pioneer Theological Education by Extension, raised the debate about the role of the church and mission structures and became well known as the advocate for pioneer outreach among unreached people groups. He was the founder of the U.S. Center for World Mission (USCWM), William Carey International University, and the International Society for Frontier Missiology.[1]His 1974 presentation at the Congress for World Evangelization in Lausanne, Switzerland - an event organized by American evangelist Billy Graham - was a watershed moment for global mission.[2]It was during this presentation that Winter shifted global mission strategy from a focus on political boundaries to a focus on distinct people groups. Winter argued that instead of targeting countries, mission agencies needed to target the thousands of people groups worldwide, over half of which have not been reached with the gospel message.Bi

An interview done by my friend and Missions Research Scholar - Justin Long (https://www.justinlong.org)Dr Todd Johnson is responsible for the World Christian Database (WCD) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Boston, USA)- I first met Todd in Pasadena, Ca. in 1986 working at the USCWM (Frontier Ventures)- PHD at WCIU (where wife and I received our Masters)- Began working under Dr. David Barrett (foremost researcher on world christianity)(developed together the World Christian Database)- Todd and David publish the much anticipated World Christian Encyclopedia (1982)(3rd Edition)- Todd authored Atlas of Global Christianity (2005)The Atlas of Global Christianity is a thorough visual reference of the changing status of global Christianity over the 100 years since the epoch-making 'Edinburgh 1910' World Missionary Conference. It is the first scholarly atlas to depict the 20th century shift of Christianity from the Global North to the Global South. Contextual information on world issues and world religions is i

In this episode we interview a brother who is working in a very unreached part of the Middle East. He works among one of the most radical Muslim people groups on the planet. He is experiencing incredible favor and fruitfulness using Media created specifically for this language group and delivering that Media to the people using new mobile technology. This is part 2 of a two part interview. Enjoy this exciting testimony! Are you interested in how God is using technology to spread the Gospel message all over the world? This podcast focuses specifically on how films, social media, and innovative technology is being adopted to multiply the efforts of missionaries around the world, especially for those who are reaching the unreached peoples.This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible th

In this episode we interview a brother who is working in a very unreached part of the Middle East. He works among one of the most radical Muslim people groups on the planet. He is experiencing incredible favor and fruitfulness using Media created specifically for this language group and delivering that Media to the people using new mobile technology. This is part 1 of a two part interview. Enjoy this exciting testimony!This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If you enjoyed this podcast it would be good for you to s

In this episode we interview a missionary evangelist working in East Asia using a wireless devise called the “Dove Stream”. This devise can be loaded with #gospelfilms in the language of the people, and once started up it creates it’s own WiFi Network. This is an incredible new technology that missionaries are beginning to utilize especially in closed and dangerous countries. We have split this interview into two parts. Here is part Two. You don’t want to miss this story. This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If

In this episode we interview a missionary evangelist working in East Asia using a wireless devise called the “Dove Stream”. This devise can be loaded with #gospelfilms in the language of the people, and once started up it creates it’s own WiFi Network. This is an incredible new technology that missionaries are beginning to utilize especially in closed and dangerous countries. We have split this interview into two parts. Here is part One. You don’t want to miss this story. This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If

This tremendous story includes two amazing facts. Iranians by the thousands are coming to Jesus especially in Europe, and many of those new believers are returning to Iran and seeing incredible response and many church planted all over the country. Listen to this testimony by a Dutch missionary who led a Iranian man to Christ who then goes on to lead thousands into the Kingdom.This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If you enjoyed this podcast it would be good for you to start by visiting our website where all of o

A short but exciting story of a musical celebrity from a very unreached people group comes to Christ and uses his talent in music and drama to share the gospel message in a powerful way to his own people. This is a great case study for the strategy of using contextual arts and media to see a movement of unreached peoples to Jesus. Enjoy this exciting testimony!This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey? If you enjoyed this podcast it would be good for you to start by visiting our website where all of our podcast episod

In the episode of Gospel Gadgets Podcast, Dave Hudson shares all of his secrets behind how to produce professional quality animated films using cheap or free software. How is it possible that a small team of skilled creatives can craft a media tool in the heart language of the people group while creating visuals that are directly contextual for that particular culture? This episode will give you amazing insights into the world of Gospel Animation! Enjoy the ride!Also, we want to remind you to visit an amazing website where you can view and download more than 450 gospel films in over 120 different languages http://www.indigitube.tv This website also has a section where you can search for audio Bibles in over 1300 different languages! It is amazing, and it is all free! This may be the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video fi

In the episode of Gospel Gadgets Podcast, Ben McClure who works with Create International, shares the insights that he has gathered through years of producing cross-cultural films on a shoe-string budget. Ever wonder how ministries like this can pull off a quality short dramatic film production for less than $10,000? Well in this episode you get the secrets behind the scenes!Also, we want to remind you to visit an amazing website where you can view and download more than 450 gospel films in over 120 different languages http://www.indigitube.tv This website also has a section where you can search for audio Bibles in over 1300 different languages! It is amazing, and it is all free! This may be the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your fro

Jim Green of Jesus Film shares from his rich experience using media to evangelize the lost in Africa. Learn how the effectiveness of the Jesus Film was increased by 40%. This amazing man of God provides incredible insights on how to maximize the effectiveness of your productions. Please visit our God Network News profile page. This is most likely the first page that you will see when you respond to any of my invitations or messages to you about new episodes of our podcast. For many of you this may be the first time you have heard of a podcast. A podcast is an audio or video file that is accessible through an RSS feed. Like a newspaper that is delivered to your front door, a podcast can be delivered to your computer once you subscribe to it. Each time a new episode is uploaded your computer will be notified that it is available for you to download. Simple, hey?Just subscribe in iTunes to the God Network News Podcast at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/god-network-news/id885322187 that’s all there is to it!