In this episode we are looking at a third core characteristic of mission mobilization movements - the importance of leadership that embodies Great Commission vision. Ryan unpacks the vital role ministry leaders play in seeing an environment developed within churches and denominations that is conducive to thriving mission mobilization taking place. If you are a ministry leader, you will not want to miss this inspiring episode.

We are continuing with our seven episode series on the 7 characteristics of Mission Mobilization Movements. In this episode Ryan discusses the vital and foundational characteristic of cultivating wholehearted discipleship in our churches and denominations. The kind of discipleship we are teaching and modeling in our churches has a direct connection to the capacity our people will have to be educated, inspired and activated in Jesus' Great Commission. We must pursue wholeheartedness, Jesus' kind of discipleship.

Are there common characteristics of local churches and denominations seeking to grow their members with mission vision? Of course there are. In this episode of Mobilization Chats, Ryan introduces a new seven-part series focused on seven core characteristics of "Mission Mobilization Movements." If you are a ministry leader you will not want to miss these seven core characteristics and then start implementing them into the life of your ministry.

In this episode Ryan discusses two fundamental questions that every believer asks at some point and that mobilization, rightly understood, provides answers for. Mission mobilization helps anchor believers and churches in foundational truths about the global Church and its great purpose - the fulfillment of the Great Commission. This episode will equip you as a leader to address these two questions effectively with your disciples and churches.

In this episode Ryan discusses what a Biblical "local church" is and what essential characteristics mark such churches. While as Christians we sometimes think we fully understand what a church is, we are often assuming wrong elements that aren't necessarily Biblical at all. For the sake of becoming all that God intends every local church to be, we need to understand and seek to integrate these essential characteristics.

In this episode Ryan provides a focused call to pastors to recognize that, before God and as a result of the New Testament teachings of Paul, they are also called to the role of "mobilizer." Pastors are meant to be mobilizers, equipping their churches for the work of the ministry, which includes the Great Commission. To see mission mobilization propelled in the global Church as God intends we need to recover this pivotal, though overlooked, truth regarding pastors and church leadership teams.

In this episode Ryan continues to consider commonly held negative stereotypes about the Great Commission and cross-cultural ministry that are widely held among believers and churches globally. In this episode Ryan focuses on two specific misunderstandings. First, the idea that the Great Commission might already be fulfilled and second, the leadership error that if we mobilize our people for missions we will lose our best people. Both of these are misunderstandings of the heart of God that His people must correctly overcome.

In this episode Ryan discusses two common negative stereotypes about the Great Commission and cross-cultural ministry that are widely held among believers and churches globally. Ryan advocates that a core aspect of mobilization is helping to educate believers and churches with right outlooks related to areas that are often misunderstood in missions. You will be equipped to respond rightly to these two negative stereotypes.

In this episode we look at a recurring theme that regularly shows up in the Old and New Testaments. The theme is found in the Biblical concept of "Rebuilding Ancient Ruins." Using the twin passages of Jeremiah 33:6-9 and Ezekiel 36:33-36, we unpack this concept and how to apply it today as a crucial part of mission mobilization and what God is calling His global Church to do.

In this episode Ryan introduces six core principles directly related to seeing mission mobilization movements happen within our individual local ministries and even across entire denominational structures. To do this we look at the example of the Moravian community at Herrnhut in the 1700's as a representation of these six principles of mobilization movements.

In this episode you will learn more about what type of mobilizer you might be. We will explore this by considering the lives of two historical mobilization giants and analyzing their mobilization leadership by using a grid surrounding the various mobilizer types. This enables us to then consider the potential mobilizer type we ourselves might be.

In this episode you will learn how God intends many ministry leaders to grasp that their leadership role includes that of being a mission mobilizer. They are called to help their churches on the journey of being educated, inspired and activated in the Great Commission. This is a critical role in the overall process of God mobilizing His Church.

There are many practical elements, slices of the pie, that God wants to impart to His global Church through the ministry of mission mobilization. In this episode you will learn about five core, mission understanding aspects of mobilization that need to be integrated into our local ministries. Growth in these areas is a major factor in whether or not local ministries effectively partner with Jesus in fulfilling the Great Commission.

There are many aspects of mission mobilization that often get overlooked. Yet they are equally important to the process of seeing believers and churches embracing Jesus' big picture purpose of the Great Commission. In this episode Ryan provides five core spiritual life aspects of mobilization that every local ministry needs to be implementing in order to to prepare their members to rightly engage in Jesus' Great Commission.

In this episode Ryan introduces a potentially new type of prayer for many of us, called "Mobilization Prayer," highlighting aspects of prayer for the nations that the global Church has often overlooked. He shares a bit of his own journey of growing in prayer for the nations and how the Lord led over the years to incorporate prayer for the Church to become who God intends her to become spiritually, while simultaneously becoming a people rooted in and living from a Great Commission paradigm.

In this episode Ryan discusses how God has put within the heart of every believer a desire to share truth with others. Yet most believers don't feel equipped to do so. Ryan then introduces a helpful tool for believers to use as they engage the natural relationships God has put around them with the gospel of the Kingdom. You don't want to miss this practical episode while also passing it on to believers in your churches and ministries.

It is easy to overlook or maybe forget that the primary purpose of the body of Christ from Jesus’ first coming to His second coming is the fulfillment of Jesus’ Great Commission. Yet it is absolutely necessary to root and anchor ourselves in this truth as the people of God. While there are many sub-purposes of the Church of Christ, the overarching primary purpose is to diffuse the light of Christ among all the ethnic peoples and see multitudes thrust into the Kingdom in the Great harvest.

In this episode we look at a proven, effective tool being used to help inspire local ministries to begin the journey of becoming a Great Commission Ministry, a local ministry emphasizing the Great Commission in their fellowship. This tool is called a Great Commission Seminar, a strategic means to engage local ministries with mission vision, inspiring and instructing them to pursue becoming a Great Commission oriented ministry.

In this episode we explore the critical importance of local ministry leaders in mission mobilization. The secret of enabling local churches and campus ministries to effectively engage with unreached and unengaged people groups globally is one of leadership. Pastors and spiritual leaders play the essential role in guiding local ministries to be envisioned and equipped in the Great Commission.

What is God doing and saying related to formalized ministry training devoted to mission mobilization? In this episode we explore mission mobilization training and discover rationale for why it is necessary for where the Spirit is taking the global Church, while differentiating mobilization training from missiological training. Ryan also breaks down the four training schools of GMMI's Global Mobilization Institute in this episode.