Relentless Pursuit

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Welcome to the Relentless Pursuit Podcast. You love God, and you want to do His will for your life. However, fear and even plain uncertainty get in the way. In this podcast, we hear stories from missionaries who have struggled with those exact things. They've wrestled through tough seasons in pursuit of God's glory among the nations. Their raw stories will inspire you in your walk with God. So, grab a cup of coffee and lean in to grow and be stretched.

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We chat with Joe who was a missionary to Central Asia. Joe shares about his struggle to discern a calling and choosing from two really good paths in life: academia or missions. What if he could be used better in a university? What if he showed up overseas and was completely useless?

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What if we were meant to be transformed? What if following Jesus means taking steps seen as risky, but what follows is our transformation?

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Do we need to hear a direct voice from God to participate in His global purpose? Does God use our strengths and desires when directing us where to go? Maybe you are asking yourself these same questions. Listen to hear Rachel share how God led her to take part in His kingdom work while living in Paris.

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When Ann left for the field, she expected life to be hard. She knew the Christian life included suffering, but she didn’t expect it to come to her. We get the privilege of looking back with Ann, seeing the way God has woven His grace, provision, and presence throughout Ann’s life.

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I think God is calling me to go. I want to be sent to serve among those with little access to the Gospel. What do I need? In this episode, we talk with Steve about how mobilization is the work of missions.

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What do we need to persevere in the face of suffering in missions? What is resiliency? What should our posture be?

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Are you willing to obey God to go wherever he takes you? Do you wrestle with what it practically means to walk with God in obedience?

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Is God calling me into missions? Where should I go? What should I do as I wait for the right timing? Kim’s story gives a faithful example of what it looks like to wrestle with these questions, serve where we are, and see God take us places we couldn’t imagine.

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Do you wrestle with where to serve? How do you follow God and hear his voice? Are you passionate about sharing the gospel with those who have never heard? In this episode, Andrew shares how God called him to serve in Chad.

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What if my calling doesn’t come as a lightning bolt? How will I recognize that I’m called? What does ‘following the cloud’ look like today?

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What does it look like to defy the cost of bringing the gospel to the ends of the earth? Jason grew up with his parents serving among the indigenous people on the Amazon. In this episode, he shares some of the amazing adventures and intense challenges of living in such a remote place.

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What if God has bigger dreams for us than we have for ourselves?

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How do we adjust our expectations and redirect our hearts when a long-time passion doesn’t fit our giftings? What if God doesn’t call me to be miserable?

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The truth that married couples represent Christ and the Church is popular. But is there a special truth about Christ that singles display to the world?

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What is it like to trust that feelings will follow obedience? Listen in to how a three-minute conversation over a satellite phone drastically changed Jake and his high school sweetheart, Melissa’s, lives.

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In what ways has God gifted you? Have you ever thought about how you might offer those gifts back to Him?

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Our God is the God who sees! Listen in as Elyse shares a beautiful story of Jesus healing and delivering a young woman in South Asia.

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John and Pat Hazelwood currently serve as marriage coaches on Pioneers-USA pre-field ministry team.

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Am I willing to lay down the American dream and embrace suffering for God’s glory and the sake of others? There is a cost to taking the gospel to the nations and God is worthy of that cost.

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Raising support is one of the biggest obstacles to new missionaries heading to the field.