Nations Reaching Nations (Hosted by Brian Hébert)

Roman and Pavel from Revival Sport join the show today to share about their family's story of fleeing Uzbekistan and coming to the States as refugees.  They also share some of their innovative ideas about how sports ministry and e-sports can be a tool for reaching the nations with the gospel.  You can find them on the web at http://revivalsport.org 

Santigui joins us this week to tell the amazing story of what God did in protecting his people in Sierra Leone.  We reflect on how some of these lessons can be applied to what is happening in Afghanistan.  This episode focuses a lot on what God is doing when His people are on the move.  This starts in the book of Acts with an unlikely alliance between Paul, Pricilla and Aquila, and a young man named Apollos.  We get a front row seat into the conflict in Sierra Leone and how a group of people were used to spread the gospel to a neighboring Muslim country.

As the crisis continues to unfold in Afghanistan, four guests participate in a discussion about Afghanistan.  These guests have backgrounds ranging from anti-terrorism support and military engagement in the region as well as kingdom focus on the peoples of Afghanistan in country and in our home. 

We often celebrate missionaries from the global south or majority world.  Today, we are joined by a Chinese missionary who was part of the Back to Jerusalem movement from China.

A mother-daughter duo come on the show to share about their experiences in following Jesus in India and how this has challenged their family and what this means for religious diversity and the Gospel in the West.

Valerie lives in Queens New York and comes on the show today to share some of her research about how to train and mobilize for missions in a multi-ethnic context.

Candace has appeared as a guest on our sister program (The Medina Focus Podcast) to share about her experience working with diaspora Muslims.  In this episode she shares some updates from her recent trip to Asia and tells us about what she has learned in the long journey where God has brought her.

Mac Gervais, former WBC music minister and current church planter, joins us to talk about church planting during 2020.  Nuf said....

Tony joins the program today to share about his experience in India and the US.

Samantha shares about her own experience growing up as an Asian-American and helps us understand how organizations and teams can be friendlier to diversifying and minorities.  

Evelyn joins me on the show today to talk about life as a third-culture kid and how this has shaped her for her current role in mobilizing Latinos for missions.

When you think of a Bible translator, undoubtedly images of a missionary living off in some village in the jungle comes to mind.  This week, Trevor shares about how the influx of immigrants from all over the world is enabling a new translation technique that is based right here in the States. 

Steve joins us on the show today to talk christian leaders through some of the conflict and trauma scenarios that have resulted from many of the current events recently.

In this episode, Immigration Attorney Shelle Simon and I talk about the Netflix docu-series Immigration Nation.  We discuss the logos, ethos, and pathos, of immigration.

David Matthew Joins us this week.  He is part of a new multi-ethnic church plant in Southwest Houston that is focused on discipling the nations.  

This episode is part of our series on race and culture in church and mission.

Clayton shares with us about his transition into a multi-ethnic church.

We are taking a short break from out series on race and culture in church and mission to interview a student who stepped out on faith and took an international trip to Spain right when Covid hit.  She shares about her experience there and what God taught her through all of the upheaval.

This episode is part of our series on race and culture in church and mission.

Jonathan Williams, Senior Pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church, joins us to talk about what it is like leading and discipling at a multi-ethnic church.  We talk about the challenges of worship, transience, racism, and leadership.

This episode is part of our series on race and culture in church and mission.

Blandon joins us for a 2 part set on BLM, Racial Reconciliation, and many other hot topics in todays racial discussions.

This episode is part of our series on race and culture in church and mission.

Blandon joins us for a 2 part set on BLM, Racial Reconciliation, and many other hot topics in todays racial discussions.

This episode is part of our series on race and culture in church and mission.

What benefit and challenges to multi-ethnic teams bring to missions?  Nicole Leung shares about her cross-cultural experience. 

This episode begins our series on race and culture in church and mission.  David Peña joins the show to talk about growing up in Brownsville and what the transition to Dallas did for his self-perception.

This is the final episode of the multi-part Christmas series on rediscovering the Christmas story through Middle-Eastern eyes.  Listener beware, many people who have sat through this series say that I have ruined some of their Christmas traditions.  This is a red-pill blue-pill situation.

Merry Christmas!  See you next year!

This is a continuation of a multi-part Christmas series on rediscovering the Christmas story through Middle-Eastern eyes.  Listener beware, many people who have sat through this series say that I have ruined some of their Christmas traditions.  This is a red-pill blue-pill situation.

Next week: the un-wise wise men

This is a continuation of a multi-part Christmas series on rediscovering the Christmas story through Middle-Eastern eyes.  Listener beware, many people who have sat through this series say that I have ruined some of their Christmas traditions.  This is a red-pill blue-pill situation.

Next week: The Not So Silent Night

This is a continuation of a multi-part Christmas series on rediscovering the Christmas story through Middle-Eastern eyes.  Listener beware, many people who have sat through this series say that I have ruined some of their Christmas traditions.  This is a red-pill blue-pill situation.

Next week: Where you born in a barn?

This episode discuses the dangerous decisions that Mary made and the seditious praise that followed.

Next week: Joseph and the Justice of Grace.

In this inaugural episode of the Nations Reaching Nations Podcast, I am starting with a multi-part Christmas series on rediscovering the Christmas story through Middle-Eastern eyes.  Listener beware, many people who have sat through this series say that I have ruined some of their Christmas traditions.  This is a red-pill blue-pill situation.

Next week: Mary, Meek or Mighty?