Go! You Are Sent

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Merry Christmas from all of us here at Family Missions Company!
This week's episode will be dropping Thursday.
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
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Saved by Golden Crest of God

If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
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Safety Second

Is being a missionary safe? Is it safe to go on a mission trip? Is it possible to make safety into an idol? 
This week, we discuss our culture’s obsession with security and control and contrast that with Christ’s command to radical surrender and the promise of persecution. 
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
Want to hear more inspiring stories like this? Join our (e-)mailing list!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
FMC’s Theology of Risk
Risk Your Kids for the Kingdom? - John Piper
Absolute Control vs. Absolute Surrender - Francis Chan

So You Want to be a Missionary // Erik Martin

What does the path to becoming a missionary look like? If we feel like the Lord may be calling us, what should we do? 
This week, we dive into the process of missionary formation with Erik Martin, the Formation Manager for FMC. We discuss what is involved in missionary formation, as well as many other practical matters in answering the call.
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
Our guest on today’s episode is Erik Martin. If you’d like to learn more about his work and support his family’s mission, please click HERE.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Evangelii Nuntiandi - Pope Paul VI
Redemptoris Missio - St. Pope John Paul II
Evangelii Gaudium - Pope Francis

Discerning the Lord's Will

“Is it time to change jobs? Should I marry this person? Am I called to religious life?” Each of us face real major life decisions, how do we seek God’s will in these choices? This week, we dive into the process of discernment. We discuss real practical methods that we can apply to our life to help us make major life decisions.
Sarah Granger joins us again to discuss practical ways you can incorporate discernment into your life.
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations.
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us.
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
If you’d like to learn more about Kevin and Sarah Granger’s work and support their family’s mission, please click HERE.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Discerning the Will of God - Timothy M. Gallagher
Kevin’s Quick Reference Sheet

To Love and Serve the Poor

If we wonder why the world has not long ago been converted, could it be that Christ’s followers look too much like everyone else?
Today we sit down with missionary and FMC Executive Director, Sarah Granger, and dig into the challenging invitation to Gospel poverty.
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
Our guest on today’s episode is Sarah Granger. If you’d like to learn more about her work and support her family’s mission, please click HERE.
Want to hear more inspiring stories like this? Join our (e-)mailing list!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Happy Are You Poor - by Fr. Thomas Dubay

From Columbine to the Mission Field // Ben Schumann

Most people have heard about the Holy Spirit taking the form of fire, but have you ever heard of the Spirit taking the form of a butterfly?
In today's episode, Kevin and Saul sit down with Ben Schumann to hear about his visceral experiences of God and journey into missions. Grab another cup of coffee, and enjoy!
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
Our guest on today’s episode is Ben Schumann. If you’d like to learn more about his work and support his family’s mission, please click HERE.
Want to hear more inspiring stories like this? Join our (e-)mailing list!

Proclaiming The Gospel // Joseph Anthony

Can you summarize your Christian faith in a succinct way? Can you articulate to someone else why they should follow Jesus? Did St. Francis really say, “preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary use words?” (Hint: NO.)
In this episode, we take a look at the importance of proclaiming the Gospel with lifelong missionary Joseph Anthony. We unpack the Kerygma, and how powerful the simple call of Jesus is.  
If you like what you’ve heard, you can financially support Go! You Are Sent! and FMC’s mission to take the Gospel to the nations. 
Curious about becoming a lay foreign missionary? Learn more about missionary vocations on our website. If you’d like to speak to one of our missionaries and learn what life is really like on the field, you can schedule a call with us. 
What leads someone to abandon the comforts of modern life and follow Jesus into mission? Watch transformative Call to Mission testimonies of FMC’s missionaries to find out!
Our guest on today’s episode is Joseph Anthony. For safety reasons, we are unable to share greater details about Joseph Anthony’s mission post; however, if you’d like to learn more about his work and support his family’s mission, please click HERE. 
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
FMC Video: Did You Know...?