OneLink Podcast

S4:E26 - Remembering Your Why in the Hard Times

Today we talk with a young man who is midway into his first 2-year commitment overseas. 

S4:E25 - Atheists and Mormons - Working with the Unreligious part 4

Today we talk with Randi about her work in Northwest New Mexico and what she's learned about working with the Unreligious.  She also works quite a lot with Mormons and so we talk about that as well.  She gives some really great ideas and techniques for disarming an angry atheist and getting into a real and authentic conversation with them. 

 

Scriptures mentioned:

John 3:16-21
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Colossians 1:15 and following

 

S4:E24 - I was the Unreligious - Working with the Unreligious part 3

Alex is a German citizen who began his life in East Germany. He grew up without a faith, but God used an international internship to open Alex's eyes.  Now Alex works with Connexxions helping German students make the same faith journey he did. 

Learn first hand what its like to be unreligious.

S4:E23 - Atheists without Chips on Their Shoulders - Working with the Unreligious part 2

Join in on this discussion of working with the Non-religious in Germany and the Netherlands.  We sit down with Martha from a college ministry in Europe called Connexxion. You'll learn about how to best work with the non-religious in Europe, and hear what God is doing now in an area that has become hard and rocky soil.

To connect with Martha email her at gomartha1 @ gmail . com. 

 

S4:E22 - From Moscow with Love - Working with the Unreligious part 1

We kick off a new series on working with the Unreligious. Today we interview Dan about his time in Moscow and Europe and what he has learned about working with the unreligious. How do you communicate who God is? What do you do with objections brought up by strong LBGTQ+ communities?  How do we focus on our identity of being made in the Image of God?

This is part of our overall plan to cover everything from the THUMB acronym.  We have already done series on working with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.  If you haven't listened to those go back and tune in. 

S4:E21 - How to Share Your Faith With Muslims

Nina would say she isn't naturally good at evangelism... and yet now she does it overseas with her Muslim friends and neighbors.  Join in on this conversation and learn how she grew and learned to share her faith. You'll grow, too.

Nina mentioned she likes to use God in History. For Training on using God in History click here.

S4:E20 - Sharing Your Faith Better Overseas

Today we visit with Julie about how she really learned to share her faith overseas, and then how she trains both teams and nationals to share their faith in better ways in her context. 

 

Resources:

Three Circles

S4:E19 - Step by Step Guide to Discipling Someone to Evangelize Well

Join us as we talk with Micah about how he specifically disciples someone to be able to evangelize well.  This episode is also available on Youtube here with the title "Discipling Someone to Evangelize".

 

To download the evangelism presentation he uses go to https://www.nmsuchristianchallenge.org/campus-e-training-material.html

S4:E18 - Don't have a small opinion of what God wants to do in your life - with Cody Bryan

We talk with Cody in California about how they set up and use Gospel Appointments to share their faith and help their students do the same.

How to have Gospel Appointments

UCSC Challenge resources - Lots of other great resources for growing as a disciple and a disciple maker.

S4:E17 The Power of the Written Word in Evangelism - Matt Holland

Today we sit down with former Carribean heathen boat Captain and current OU BCM staff, Matt Holland to talk about using the written word in Evangelism.  Matt is passionate about evangelism, and passionate about taking others with him to learn how to share. Matt shares some great stories of the ways He has seen God work through using tracts when he shares.  You'll be challenged and encouraged.  

S4:E16 - The Impact of Hands-On Evangelism Training with David Englehart

What’s your strategy for training students to evangelize? We continue our talk with David about the about the strategies and impact they see of training their students in evangelism. Part 2.

Campus E Training Material

NMSU Christian Challenge

S4:E15 - Would you talk with someone about Jesus if they gave you permission to? With David Englehart

Fear is what stops most of us from doing more evangelism. David talks with Elise and James about the strategies they use at NMSU to train their students in evangelism, and the way they learned to use Permission Based Evangelism to help lower their fear levels. Part 1.

Campus E Training Material

NMSU Christian Challenge

S4:E14 - The 100th Episode - Adoniram Judson - The Start of American Missions!

Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary by bringing Amy back to catch up with her, and then we dive into the life of Adoniram Judson. Adoniram was one of the first missionaries ever sent out from America. His life was filled with lots of suffering.  Was it worth it?

For a great book on his life check out To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson.

S4:E13 - What’s Christmas Like Overseas?

What is Christmas like overseas for our long term partners?  We'll share some stories of what God has done at Christmas, as well as perspectives on spending Christmas on the opposite side of the world. 

S4:E12 - One Sows, Another Harvests

S4:E11 - Pray Earnestly to the Lord of the Harvest

In Luke 10:2 Jesus tells us "And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."  how do we obey his command to "pray earnestly?"

S4:E10 - How do I Make Missions in My Church Better?

Are you like many of our listeners who had a great missions experience in college, but then moved to a new town and a new church and you find yourself dissatisfied and even jaded about their mission efforts?  How can we make them better?  Today we sit down with Kirk, who was a mission pastor for 25 years. He shares mistakes he made and learned from, but also how God lead them to do some really effective work overseas.

Kirk mentioned Perspectives as a key turning point that helped their ministry grow. https://perspectives.org/find-a-class/

If you'd like to hear how God saved Kirk as an adult and lead him into missions you can listen to "Heathen Golf Pro to Discipler of All Nations" on the "Deep Water Podcast - Learning to make disciples the way Jesus did." Episodes 5 and 6. 

S4:E9 - How to Build a Sending Culture in your Campus Ministry with David E. - Pt 2

This one could fit in the Old Timer series.  David was one of the earlier campuses involved in sending with and shaping OneLink.  Today we continue our conversation with David to ask him some question about how to build a sending culture in a campus ministry.

S4:E8 - How to Build a Sending Culture in your Campus Ministry with David E. - Pt 1

This one could fit in the Old Timer series.  David was one of the earlier campuses involved in sending with and shaping OneLink.  Today we sit down with David to ask him some question about how to build a sending culture in a campus ministry.

S4:E7 Mobilizing from the Stage with Seth from the Traveling Team - Mobilization Conversations Part 3 of 3

Mobilizing from the platform.  How do you best mobilize students when you are speaking from the stage to a group you don't know. I sit down with Seth from the Traveling Team to ask him that question, because no one I know mobilizes better from the stage than the Traveling Team.

To book the Traveling Team to your campus or church:
thetravelingteam.org/booking

Mobilization Resources:
Let the Nations Be Glad - John Piper
Perspectives.org
The Abrahamic Revolution - Todd Ahrend
Live Life on Purpose - Claud Hickman & Todd Ahrend
Joshua Project - maps, statistics, resources, Unreached of the Day App

S4:E6 - Dealing with Common Student Obstacles & Mobilizing for Longer Terms - Mobilization Conversations Part 2 of 3

We continue our conversation with Micah and Peter about being better at talking to students about the nations.

S4:E5 - Can You Talk Students Into Going? - Mobilization Conversation Part 1 of 3

In this episode, we interview two guests about how to have better mobilization conversations with students. Can we grow in our skill of mobilizing them to go?

S4:E4 - Founder’s Stories - Lessons Learned, Wisdom Shared, and a Funny Story or Two - Part 4

On this episode we wrap up our talk with John, Bob, and Brett as they share about how OneLink developed, what they learned along the way, and how God guided them.

S4:E3 - Founders Stories - OneLink is Born - Part 3

In this 3rd episode in our Founders stories we hear about how OneLink International is born, and how God continues to work and grow their hearts and vision for the nations.

S4:E2 - Founders Stories - From the Campus to the Nations - Part 2

In this episode you'll hear how God lead each of these men to start sending to the nations.  You'll hear some good stories, some amazing stories, and some hard stories.