MAPS Global Podcast

In episode 101, we have our Senior Vice President of Care in the house! Listen as R.A. Martinez and Chris Carter discuss the evolution of our current sermon series "The Father's House" and hear the heart behind the messaging. The Father's aim is to gather wandering sons to come home and stay home. There, we mature into fathers and mothers who turn and welcome others home.

We did it! One hundred episodes full of leadership lessons, hard conversations, bible talk, and banter. We have so enjoyed releasing these episodes over the past four years. We hope that they have served you well. Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed the ride with us!

Listen to the continuation of the discussion on "Antioch Sending Centers" as R.A. Martinez walks through five "convergence points" found in Antioch and the elements we can expect to hold in tension as we build presence centered families.

In the third episode of this conversation on "Antioch Sending Centers," we talk about the tensions that laborers are formed in to be robust, internally strong and have longevity. The environment that became the Apostolic hub of the New Testament was filled with tensions as it became a place of convergence and confluence.

In this podcast episode, we continue the discussion on "Antioch Sending Centers." God is raising up a wineskin across the earth in this generation of Presence-Centered families, that are multiethnic and multigenerational, who are developing and sending laborers to neighborhoods and nations. The blueprints can be found in what Luke records in Acts chapters 11 and 13 concerning the church in Antioch. Listen as R.A. Martinez dives into twelve distinct characteristics of these "sending centers".

In this podcast episode, we discuss the roadmap for the blueprints for "Antioch Sending Centers." God is raising up a wineskin across the earth in this generation of Presence-Centered families that are multiethnic, multigenerational, and are developing and sending laborers to neighborhoods and nations. These blueprints can be found in what Luke records in Acts chapters 11 and 13 concerning the church in Antioch. Listen as R.A. Martinez introduces twelve distinct characteristics of these "sending centers" and why were are launching "The Blueprint" series.

In today's podcast episode, we have special guests from overseas! Listen to the leaders of our Middle East Missions Base discuss life, ministry, and lessons learned as a missionary family on the field. This conversation is full of wisdom for prospective missionaries, singles in ministry, families, and more.

Many people are building churches with the primary goal of getting more people in the room. What would happen if we built church with the goal of getting more of God in the room? In this conversation, we take a deep dive into the biblical concept of "Ministry to the Lord" and how it is expressed within the New Testament priesthood of believers. The dignity given to man in the Garden of Eden to minister directly to God is still our chief vocation and the end goal of our lives.

We are experiencing an accelerated rate of trends coming and going within the Body of Christ. This can leave people disillusioned with a sense of emotional and spiritual whiplash when it comes to what it is they believe and what is priority in the Christian life. R.A. Martinez sits down with a few of our staff members and shares his perspective from almost 20 years in ministry. We discuss how to hold our hearts and build healthy communities through the rise and fall of trends. Play the long game and lay the ground work of your life so that in 20, 30, or 50 years, you will be more in love with Jesus than you were when you started.

There are many things that come to mind when someone mentions "the prayer movement". Some are good, some are not so good. In this episode, R.A. Martinez discusses the sociology of movements, especially in church history, and tries to bring clarity to the modern prayer and worship phenomenon. We also tackle the characteristics of cults and the difference between movements, networks and denominations. If you've never been quite sure what it means when someone says "the prayer movement" then this one is for you!