International Commission Podcast

Following Jesus in America

Grace and Bucky talk about the advantages and challenges of following Jesus and making disciples in the United States. Listen in to hear about how we each met Jesus and how we spend time with him each day (Grace likes to journal, Bucky uses apps). We discuss the pluses and minuses of the prevalence of churches, religious freedom, theological resources and education, Christian celebrity and influence, immigration, and money. Wrapping up the episode is a Cool Culture segment where we discuss our favorite things about living in America.

Living on mission as a family

What is it like to be a ministry spouse? How do you raise mission-minded kids? Is it hard to raise support as a full-time missionary with a family of 7? What benefits come from living differently as missionaries in the USA? Bucky and his awesome wife, Kim, discuss all these things and more (like the weirdest meals they've had overseas) on this very special episode. Resources mentioned: - Window on the World book: https://www.amazon.com/Window-World-Operation-Resource-Resources/dp/0830857834 - Via Families: https://www.vianations.org/families - THUMB Prayer Cards: https://store.vianations.org/collections/family-mobilization/products/thumb-prayer-cards

Tactics: How to Graciously Share your Christian Convictions, feat. Jonathan Noyse - E&E Training

International Commission's E&E Training presents "Tactics: How to Graciously Share your Christian Convictions" featuring Jonathan Noyse with Stand to Reason. Jonathan spent most of his life as an atheist strongly arguing against the existence of God. It wasn't until his late 20's when he examined the evidence for Christianity that he realized Jesus is who He says He is and he surrendered his life to Christ. Since then, Jon has had a passion for training other Christians how to think more clearly about what they believe and why, and how to communicate things of faith to people around them effectively.
In this training you will learn:
-What the two biblical roles are in leading someone to Christ.
-The two most effective questions or "Tactics" you can use when you find yourself in the hot seat of a spiritual conversation.
-How to respond to a difficult faith question you don't know the answer to.
For more info: This training is based on the principles found in the book "Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions" by Gregory Koukl @STRvideos
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Hospitality and Hurricanes

What even happens before and after an IC mission trip? What goes on "behind the scenes" while one of our teams is on the field? On this episode, Laura (our Area Strategy Team VP) joins Alli and Bucky to explain how our AST develops new connections around the world and how churches prepare for evangelism partnerships. She also answers rapid-fire questions in a lightning round before we discuss the worst weather situations we've ever faced while on mission. Connect with us on the socials to ask questions and learn more: 
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Chloe Goes to Africa

Join us to learn how Chloe Baker led people to freedom in Christ in Zimbabwe on her first international trip, find out why Bucky throws things at kids around the world, and hear Alli share astounding results of IC's work; did you know that MILLIONS of people have heard and accepted the gospel this year?
 
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Just Say No to Dabbing

According to Brooke's research, it is NOT okay to play music or dab in public in Saudi Arabia. But you can go there now because they have a tourist visa! Did you know that Laos is known as the "land of a million elephants"? Learn more about these countries on this episode's Cool Culture segment, then stick around to hear how growing up in one town (like Brooke) or moving between countries and continents as a Third Culture Kid (like Bucky) can affect your personality, perspective on the world, and approach to missions. Send us a message and keep up with missions stories and opportunities on the socials:IG & FB: @internationalcommisison

Bizarre Bible Stories

Every Christian podcast has to talk about the Nephilim at some point, right? Well, this is that episode for us! Hit play and hear about the 10 weirdest stories in the Bible, what we can learn from them, and how God still does wild and miraculous things today to lead people to salvation in Jesus. We promise you'll laugh and learn a lot! Leave a review or DM us on the socials to let us know if we left out your favorite strange story from the Bible. FB & IG: @InternationalCommission

Don't Tell Customs You Were "On a Farm"

Hosts Brooke and Bucky reveal their top 5 favorite books of the Bible, offer tips about getting through customs smoothly during international travel, and share an incredible story about a voodoo witchdoctor whose life was transformed by Jesus. Learn how you can invest in stories like this, pray for our ministry, and go with us at internationalcommission.org