International Commission Podcast

Catch up with Bucky, Brooke, and Grace to hear about what God is doing in our ministry and in our personal lives. Each of us are in different life stages; engaged, married with a first kid, and married for 19 years with five kids - but all of us work in full-time missions. What is that like, and what is God teaching us? How can you be partner with us to take the gospel around the world? Then stick around for a new round of Bible Tr...

Road trip! Hop in the car with Bucky, Laura, and Shara as we drive through the mountains of Vermont and talk about how God is preparing the ground to see a great harvest for His Kingdom in New England. Buckle up to hear what we've observed about Vermont's culture, landscape, and climate — both physically and spiritually. Get a front seat view of what happens in local churches before IC brings a short-team team to partner with them ...

International Commission's E&E Training presents "Going", which is the final training in a 5-part series entitled, "The 5 Habits of a World Christian". "Going" features special guest, Donnie Todd, who serves with the global mission mobilization ministry, Via.

In this training you will learn:

-What the Bible says about God's heart for the nations and a Christian's responsibility for going to them

-Who is suppose to go? Is it eve...

Ramadan is a special time of the year to talk about Jesus with Muslims. Do you know how? On this episode, Brooke and Bucky talk about how you can pray for Muslim people in your life and demonstrate really simple tools that can guide a conversation so that you can proclaim the gospel with confidence and kindness. ⭐️ Help us out: subscribe and review! 🗺️ Go on a mission trip to share Jesus! https://internationalcommission.org/ 🗣️ ...

So you want to go tell others about Jesus, but you're shy. Did you know that Introverts don't have a monopoly on that? Anyone can experience fear or anxiety, especially when it comes to evangelism. If you relate to that, we've got some encouragement and advice for you! On this episode, Brooke and Bucky discuss how to rely on God for courage instead of focusing on your own strengths or weaknesses and being motivated by the burden of...

"I want to go on a mission trip, but I'm afraid..." - I won't be safe. - of talking to strangers. - I won't know what to say. - I could get lost - everything will be too different - I'll offend people If that's you, this episode is for you! Bucky, Brooke, and Grace discuss how to overcome these fears, trust the Lord, and step into the joy of following Him into the nations. Then they play some more Bible trivia; can you do better t...

So you want to go on a mission trip, but you have family commitments; kids to raise, aging parents to care for, church responsibilities, and the list goes on. How can you leave those behind for a week or two to go share the gospel, and is it okay if you just can't? On this episode, we discuss all of that and Bucky shares stories about evangelism with Muslims in an Arab country before we take on another round of Bible trivia! ⭐️ He...

On this episode, we share our advice for raising money for a mission trip and tell stories about nearly getting lost forever in China, accidentally stuck at the Israeli-Jordanian border, or maybe murdered by mushroom hunters in Latvia. Sometimes crazy things happen when you make questionable decisions on a trip to share the gospel with strangers around the world. Make sure to listen for the magic words you should say to avoid situa...

International Commission's E&E Training presents "Welcoming", which is part 1 in a new 5-part series entitled "The 5 Habits of a World Christian". "Welcoming" features special guest, Shelby Freitas, who serves with the global mission mobilization ministry, Via.

In this training you will learn:

-What the bible says about foreigners and how we should respond.

-Insights as to how reaching out to foreigners can lead to spiritual ...

Grace and Bucky talk about the advantages and challenges of following Jesus and making disciples in the United States. Listen in to hear about how we each met Jesus and how we spend time with him each day (Grace likes to journal, Bucky uses apps). We discuss the pluses and minuses of the prevalence of churches, religious freedom, theological resources and education, Christian celebrity and influence, immigration, and money. Wrappin...

What is it like to be a ministry spouse? How do you raise mission-minded kids? Is it hard to raise support as a full-time missionary with a family of 7? What benefits come from living differently as missionaries in the USA? Bucky and his awesome wife, Kim, discuss all these things and more (like the weirdest meals they've had overseas) on this very special episode. Resources mentioned: - Window on the World book: https://www.ama...

International Commission's E&E Training presents "Tactics: How to Graciously Share your Christian Convictions" featuring Jonathan Noyse with Stand to Reason. Jonathan spent most of his life as an atheist strongly arguing against the existence of God. It wasn't until his late 20's when he examined the evidence for Christianity that he realized Jesus is who He says He is and he surrendered his life to Christ. Since then, Jon has ...

What even happens before and after an IC mission trip? What goes on "behind the scenes" while one of our teams is on the field? On this episode, Laura (our Area Strategy Team VP) joins Alli and Bucky to explain how our AST develops new connections around the world and how churches prepare for evangelism partnerships. She also answers rapid-fire questions in a lightning round before we discuss the worst weather situations we've ever...