MAPS Global Podcast

R.A. Martinez sits down with Kimberly Hager, our Global Worship Advisor for MAPS Global, to discuss our worship culture. We believe our worship must expand as our work in the nations expands. So what does it mean to "expand our worship"? Listen as we explain 7 practical ways to expand your worship personally as well as in the ministries and contexts you're leading.

Sit down with R.A. Martinez and Chris Carter, Senior Vice President of Care, at MAPS Global to discuss how we honor our and others' sacred stories. Our lives are a tapestry being spun together by God and we get to choose how we participate and affect those stories by how we use our words. Listen as they address the "toxic sludge"of gossip and slander and dialogue about how to build an environment with our words where people are honored, healed and have their destinies repaired.

R.A. Martinez sits down to answer some commonly asked questions about the relationship between the God of the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament. Did God change? Did Jesus save humankind from the angry, judgmental God in the Old Testament? Does the Bible have anything to say about this? Listen as we travel back to second century heresies and Church councils as well as address modern phrases that could be leading us to some dangerous conclusions.

We just signed the contract on a 6-acre property that will be the future home of MAPS Global! Over the years, God has spoken to us about a beautiful campus that would be the place where thousands of lives would be transformed, worship and prayer would never stop, and hundreds of missionaries would be trained and sent into the 10/40 Window. Listen as R.A. Martinez and special guest Luke Jeffery, Senior VP of Finance and Operations, talk about the journey and leadership lessons learned along the way to buying the future campus of MAPS Global. Visit www.mapsglobal.org/campus to learn more.

We just signed the contract on a 6-acre property that will be the future home of MAPS Global! Over the years, God has spoken to us about a beautiful campus that would be the place where thousands of lives would be transformed, worship and prayer would never stop, and hundreds of missionaries would be trained and sent into the 10/40 Window. Listen as R.A. Martinez and special guest Luke Jeffery, Senior VP of Finance and Operations, talk about the journey and leadership lessons learned along the way to buying the future campus of MAPS Global. Visit www.mapsglobal.org/campus to learn more.

God builds His house by raising up spiritual family. The house of the Lord is not a brick and mortar building; it is living stones who are built together as a resting place for God. There are spiritual families and "tribes" within the global family, which is the Church of Jesus. There are many different experiences with the term "spiritual family." In this episode, R.A. Martinez walks through the five defining characteristics for what it means to be and belong to a family.

Here at MAPS Global, we are constantly challenging the status quo. We are always asking ourselves, "How do we get better?" The best leaders practice behaviors that build healthy staff and healthy teams. They consistently evaluate how they are doing in their leadership role, how they are doing personally, and how they can get better. As we talk through these twenty questions, evaluate how you are doing in these areas and bring a few other people into the discussion to get some honest and helpful feedback.

Have you ever asked the questions, "What Is My Calling?", "Am I called to ministry?" Or "Where is my assignment?" We are here to help you figure out the answers! In this episode, we sat down and asked R.A. Martinez to clarify these terms and how they apply to New Testament believers. He gives his definitions to these often confusing terms: "calling", "assignment", and "ministry". Once we understand the distinctions between them, we can move forward with clarity. We hope this helps you and your friends to be able to jump on your destiny track and run hard after God with confidence in your calling, ministry and assignments!

Advent is a time on the liturgical calendar that we observe with the global Church. The word comes from the Latin "Adventus" which means "Coming". Thus, it is a time to slow down and remember the First Coming of Jesus and to look forward in anticipation for the Second Coming. During the weeks leading up to Christmas every year, our spiritual family at MAPS joins with millions of Christians from around the world to read the prophetic scriptures together in celebration of the virgin birth and in anticipation of the triumphant return of the King who is to come. In this episode, we dive into the WHYS behind Advent, analyze some church history, and examine how Christians have observed Advent since the first century.

Understanding the End Times is essential for a biblical and purpose-driven missiology but there is much confusion around the subject. In recent years, many have asked with a renewed interest, "Are we living in the End Times?" Listen to R.A. Martinez answer some of the most asked and often misunderstood eschatology (the study of the end times) questions and tackle this intense and often overlooked topic in the church.