4Corners Podcast
By UFM Worldwide
Since 1931 we’ve had the privilege of helping churches to identify, train, send and support workers for cross-cultural mission. We currently serve about 225 mission partners in 40 countries, sent by 100 gospel-hearted churches.
UFM workers are committed to taking the gospel to the least reached, and supporting under-resourced churches around the world.
For more information visit: ufm.org.uk
4Corners PodcastNov 29, 2022
Reasons not to lose heart (part 4): because eternity is what really counts. (2 Cor 4: 17-18)
Part 4 | Reasons not to lose heart: because eternity is what really counts. (2 Corinthians 4: 17-18)
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Every year we have the privilege and blessing of meeting as a mission family for fellowship, bible teaching and hearing about, and praying for Gospel progress around the world.
This year, our Bible teaching was led by Andy, who after nine years in UK pastoral ministry went to serve in Eastern Europe in 2007 with his wife and daughter.
Andy continues to serve both in the UK and Eastern Europe focusing on Bible ministry, training, church planting and responding to war and the resulting humanitarian disaster.
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We pray that this bible series will be as encouraging for you as it is for us.
To learn more about how you can get involved in cross-cultural mission, visit our website ufm.org.uk
Reasons not to lose heart (part 3): because God is not finished with us yet. (2 Cor 4: 13-16)
Part 3 | Reasons not to lose heart: because God is not finished with us yet. (2 Corinthians 4: 13-16)
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Every year we have the privilege and blessing of meeting as a mission family for fellowship, bible teaching and hearing about, and praying for Gospel progress around the world.
This year, our Bible teaching was led by Andy, who after nine years in UK pastoral ministry went to serve in Eastern Europe in 2007 with his wife and daughter.
Andy continues to serve both in the UK and Eastern Europe focusing on Bible ministry, training, church planting and responding to war and the resulting humanitarian disaster.
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We pray that this bible series will be as encouraging for you as it is for us.
To learn more about how you can get involved in cross-cultural mission, visit our website ufm.org.uk
Reasons not to lose heart (part 2): because not everything is what it seems. (2 Cor 4: 7-12)
Part 2 | Reasons not to lose heart: because not everything is what it seems. (2 Corinthians 4: 7-12)
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Every year we have the privilege and blessing of meeting as a mission family for fellowship, bible teaching and hearing about, and praying for Gospel progress around the world.
This year, our Bible teaching was led by Andy, who after nine years in UK pastoral ministry went to serve in Eastern Europe in 2007 with his wife and daughter.
Andy continues to serve both in the UK and Eastern Europe focusing on Bible ministry, training, church planting and responding to war and the resulting humanitarian disaster.
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We pray that this bible series will be as encouraging for you as it is for us.
To learn more about how you can get involved in cross-cultural mission, visit our website ufm.org.uk
Reasons not to lose heart (part 1): because we preach the mercy of God, not ourselves. (2 Cor 4: 1-6)
Part 1 | Reasons not to lose heart: because we preach the mercy of God, not ourselves. (2 Corinthians 4: 1-6)
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Every year we have the privilege and blessing of meeting as a mission family for fellowship, bible teaching and hearing about, and praying for Gospel progress around the world.
This year, our Bible teaching was led by Andy, who after nine years in UK pastoral ministry went to serve in Eastern Europe in 2007 with his wife and daughter.
Andy continues to serve both in the UK and Eastern Europe focusing on Bible ministry, training, church planting and responding to war and the resulting humanitarian disaster.
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We pray that this bible series will be as encouraging for you as it is for us.
To learn more about how you can get involved in cross-cultural mission, visit our website ufm.org.uk
Relationships and resources in Rumginae with Rosie Crowter
Even the least reached places aren't immune to the world's worst influences. When high youth unemployment leads to porn and drug addictions and spiritual darkness is compounded by animistic practices, only God can shine through with the power of the Gospel.
For over 25 years, God has used Rosie to reach the heart of Papua New Guinea. Living with and integrating herself among the people, Rosie has seen many come to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Now in her final term, Rosie looks to strengthen the local church with biblical resources as she begins to close a chapter on relationships that have lasted over a quarter of a century.
Learn more about Rosie here
Un amour de la France pour la vie | An interview with Debs Prisk
In today's episode, UFM mission partner, Debs Prisk, enjoys a friendly chat with Matthew and Anna about her ministry in central Paris. As well as pondering the many cultural and gastronomic delights of France, Debs shares her lifelong love of the country and her passion for reaching an increasingly secular population with the gospel.
Running with endurance (Hebrews 12) | Andy, Eastern Europe
We hope you have your gym kit ready, because in this episode UFM mission partner, Andy opens up Hebrews 12 to explore the theme 'running with endurance'.
Developing partnerships for the gospel - Tim Howlett
Matthew and Anna catch up with the newest member of the UFM staff team, Tim Howlett. As Head of Partnerships, Tim outlines some exciting opportunities for churches, organisations and individuals to become involved in the work of UFM, as well as sharing his personal motivation for gospel progress through short-term and cross-cultural mission over many years. If you'd like to know more about, you can email tim@ufm.org.uk.
"Don't let go of the rope" - with Brandon Nelson
On today's podcast, Brandon Nelson, Director for UFM Worldwide, USA, Inc. leads a devotional which he shared at a recent UFM webinar. Brandon guides us through the biblical principles for pastoral care as outlined in 3 John and encourages us to think about how to best care pastorally for mission partners overseas.
This is part of a resource for churches who are sending and supporting cross-cultural mission partners. Check out the UFM website to access articles and more resources for sending churches here.
“It’s not mad to be doing this!” - Interview with John and Anne Goodwin | Italy
Anna connects with John and Anne Goodwin as they reflect on what God has taught them during their first year in mission, consider what it’s like to be sent, and share their motivation for helping Italians reach unreached Italians.
Money matters with Jonathan Redhead
Money, money, money! It's the subject that nobody ever wants to talk about - and yet, behind the scenes, it's vital to mission sending in the modern world.
Jonathan Redhead, UFM's Director of Finance, joins us on the 4 Corners podcast to give an insight into budgeting and the important role that sending churches can play in supporting their mission partners in this area.
A view from the local church with Ardi Wiriadinata - Indonesia
How is cross-cultural mission viewed from the perspective of the Indonesian Church? Answering this and much more is Ardi Wiriadinata, Director of Mission at the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation. Ardi shares his thoughts on the 'traditional' Western model, as well as how things are slowly changing in South-East Asia.
For more information about cross-cultural mission, visit: www.ufm.org.uk
You can find out more about the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation here
A contrast of cultures. Mission from a Kenyan perspective with Grace Njuguna
UFM mission worker, Grace Njuguna, spent three years on the Cornhill Training Course, where she undertook a placement at All Saints Church, Crowborough. She is now serving long-term in youth and children’s ministry in Kenya.
Grace joins Anna on the podcast to share her experience of coming to the UK and offers thoughts for churches wanting to welcome cross-cultural mission workers.
4Corners article: https://www.ufm.org.uk/how-can-uk-churches-welcome-cross-cultural-mission-workers/
Majority world mission sending: is there a role for the West?
As the church in many parts of the majority world continues to grow at a rapid pace, how does the church in the West support cross-cultural mission sending from those places, and what practical role, if any, should the church in the West play in the future? Director of UFM Worldwide, Michael Prest, talks over some of the barriers and opportunities for local and national churches as they engage in mission sending from the majority world church.
Interview with JD Payne: A Biblical Theology of Mission
Brandon Nelson, UFM's US director sits down with Professor JD Payne to look at the biblical theology of mission and particularly how it applies to today's Church and our view of mission.
J. D. Payne serves as professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Before moving to Birmingham, he served for ten years with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism in the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting. You can find out more about JD on his website here including his podcast, Strike the Match.
JD's book, Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology can be purchased on Amazon, as well as many of his other titles.
To find out more about UFM Worldwide and serving in cross-cultural mission please head to our website - we’d love to help you and your church with your world mission involvement.
Dream Small - Seth Lewis on Dreaming Better, not Bigger.
Ahead of the launch of his new book, Dream Small, Seth Lewis talks to us about why playing a part in God's story is far greater than any part we will ever play in our own.
Seth lives on the south coast of Ireland, with his wife and three children. He is currently working with a group of local churches who are committed to church-planting, supporting one another in outreach, and equipping local believers through Bible training.
You can learn more about Seth, his writing and his book here.
To find out how you could serve in cross-cultural mission, head over to ufm.org.uk