

Missionary Minds
Paul Schlehlein
From the rural village of Mbhokota in Limpopo, South Africa, hear from the mind of a real-world missionary of almost 20 years. Paul Schlehlein–or "boti Paul / mfundisi" (brother Paul / teacher) as he is addressed in the podcast–hails from Wisconsin, America but has left to cross the world, a culture, and a language group to go and minister to the Tsonga people of northern South Africa. With his knowledge of the scriptures, a passion for church history, and lessons from the field he seeks to speak on issues of the faith, the family, and the fog of worldview confusion that plagues our day.
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May 7, 2024 • 7min
TARIF 92: Mercy or Murder? Thoughts on Euthanasia
Should doctors or family members be allowed to help a person die if they have a painful or terminal illness? Some first-world countries would answer yes, as euthanasia is legal in a handful of nations like the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Ecuador, and Spain. In 2024, eight South African doctors published their opinions in a national medical journal in hopes of persuading the nation’s High Court to legalize euthanasia. Should more societies follow suit?

May 6, 2024 • 27min
MM 88: How to Make a Lasting Impact In Ministry
Every faithful man in ministry wants to make a lasting impact. Every man in ministry wants to increase his fruitfulness and have something that will outlive him. This episode discusses the value of writing.

May 6, 2024 • 9min
TARIF 91: Sounding the Alarm on South Africa’s Gender Benders
The past 10 years have seen an inordinate amount of time and energy spent by the media, politicians, and educators on promoting transgenderism or Gender Identity Disorder (GID).
The latest promotion of transgenderism in the school system is what is called Early Childhood Development Toolkit. The ECD Toolkit is meant to train primary school teachers on how to “educate” lower-grade learners on the fluidity of gender apart from biological givens.
How should we think through the issue as Christians?

Apr 30, 2024 • 8min
TARIF 90: Does Systemic Racism Exist in Africa?
Systemic racism refers to laws and policies in a society that discriminate against people based on their race. The Cambridge Dictionary defines systemic racism as “policies and practices that exist throughout a whole society…that result in and support a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race.” Therefore, systemic racism isn’t just racial bigotry. It’s ‘bias on the books’. It’s discrimination encoded in law.
Does it exist today?

Apr 29, 2024 • 34min
MM 87: Manoeuvring Money in Ministry
All about money and ministry in the life of a ministry.

Apr 26, 2024 • 36min
MM 86: Do You Teach Your Children This Way?
In this episode Boti Paul speaks to us about training a child rightly. It's never too early to start. If you've waited too long, it isn't too late to begin either.

Apr 25, 2024 • 6min
TARIF 89: A Bright Light Among Darkened Minds
This June, our continent will see its first-ever “Africa Pride” event, a virtual event celebrating homosexuality across Africa. The event is organised by “Reverend” Troy Perry, an American activist, in protest against the criminalisation of homosexual behaviour in Africa. This announcement comes as a bill has been introduced in Botswana’s parliament which would amend the constitution to incorporate specific protection for “intersex persons”, a move which has been widely condemned by Christians in the southern African nation.
Listen to learn about Uganda's stand against LGBTQ Imperialism.

Apr 23, 2024 • 7min
TARIF 88: Should We Stop Having Kids?
When a society ignores God's directive to be fruitful and multiply, its death rate will surpass its fertility rate and that nation will begin to die. For example, researchers estimate that the population of Japan–currently at 125 million–will more than halve to 53 million by the end of the century. Russia, Ukraine, and Italy face a similar problem. These nations thought they were smarter than God and now they are reaping the consequences.

Apr 22, 2024 • 32min
MM 85: How Do You Balance Ministry and Family?
History a filled with many who never went far enough, never tried hard enough, and never continued long enough. Despite these, there are those who can be faulted for going too far and sacrificing too much.
How does a man balance ministry and family life?

Apr 18, 2024 • 7min
TARIF 87: Kicking the Can Down the Road and Diving Deeper into Debt
Hezekiah received a prophecy that because of his disobedience, a future Babylonian invasion would result in the capture and captivity of his sons. Hezekiah was relieved that he and his generation wouldn’t suffer the Babylonian invasion. As we would say, he kicked the can down the road and left his sons and their generation to deal with the consequences of his folly.This seems to be the attitude of many governments around the world, especially in Africa, as they recklessly spend on government projects that leave future generations to deal with the consequences.