Season 5
June 8, 2023
117: From LGBTQ+ to the Levant
R.A. Martinez sits down to interview our beloved host for her final conversation on the podcast before moving overseas to lead the launch of our third missions base. Listen to her testimony about how she went from living an …
Dec. 6, 2022
107: What is Prayer?
Prayer is the means by which weak humans communicate with the uncreated God. This is the great wonder: every morning we wake up and stumble into cosmic significance because the Sovereign King of the universe has chosen to ta…
Nov. 22, 2022
106: No Shame November - 2022
Every November we spend a whole month focused on how Jesus eradicated shame! R.A. Martinez sits across the table with leaders at MAPS Global to discuss the origin of “No Shame November”. God wants His church to be a shame-fr…
Nov. 8, 2022
105: Authentic Worship
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Hampton for a raw conversation about authentic worship, intimacy in relationship with God, and how worship cultures are formed. Listen to this discussion for a fresh outlook o…
Oct. 26, 2022
104: The Narrow Road Between Lawlessness and Legalism (Matters of Conscience)
Continuing the discussion on the dangers between legalism and lawlessness, R.A. Martinez sits down with a few of our MAPS leaders to discuss the distinction between personal conviction, pastoral exhortation and biblical proh…
Oct. 11, 2022
103: The Narrow Road Between Lawlessness and Legalism
R.A. Martinez sits down with a few of our MAPS leaders to discuss a very important topic. The New Testament exhorts us to walk along the narrow road between lawlessness and legalism. We are warned of the dangers of both but …
Sept. 20, 2022
102: From Podcast Listener to Placement Leader
We sit down to interview a family who started as listeners to our podcast! They joined our Frontier Missions School, trained with us, deployed for 90 days in the Middle East and are now leading teams back to the frontier! Th…
Aug. 23, 2022
100: ONE HUNDRED Episodes of the MAPS Global Podcast!
We did it! One hundred episodes full of leadership lessons, hard conversations, bible talk, and banter. We have so enjoyed releasing these episodes over the past four years. We hope that they have served you well. Thank you …
July 25, 2022
99: The Blueprint: Convergence & Confluence (Five Points of Convergence Explained)
Listen to the continuation of the discussion on "Antioch Sending Centers” as R.A. Martinez walks through five “convergence points” found in Antioch and the elements we can expect to hold in tension as we build presence cen…
July 24, 2022
98: The Blueprint: Convergence & Confluence
In the third episode of this conversation on "Antioch Sending Centers,” we talk about the tensions that laborers are formed in to be robust, internally strong and have longevity. The environment that became the Apostolic hu…
July 5, 2022
97: The Blueprint: Antioch Sending Centers (12 Characteristics)
In this podcast episode, we continue the discussion on "Antioch Sending Centers.” God is raising up a wineskin across the earth in this generation of Presence-Centered families, that are multiethnic and multigenerational, wh…
June 21, 2022
96: The Blueprint: Antioch Sending Centers
In this podcast episode, we discuss the roadmap for the blueprints for "Antioch Sending Centers.” God is raising up a wineskin across the earth in this generation of Presence-Centered families that are multiethnic, multigene…
June 7, 2022
95: Missions Is A Family Affair
In today’s podcast episode, we have special guests from overseas! Listen to the leaders of our Middle East Missions Base discuss life, ministry, and lessons learned as a missionary family on the field. This conversation is f…
May 24, 2022
94: What Is "Ministry To The Lord"?
Many people are building churches with the primary goal of getting more people in the room. What would happen if we built church with the goal of getting more of God in the room? In this conversation, we take a deep dive int…
May 10, 2022
93: Playing the Long Game
We are experiencing an accelerated rate of trends coming and going within the Body of Christ. This can leave people disillusioned with a sense of emotional and spiritual whiplash when it comes to what it is they believe and …
April 27, 2022
92: What Is “The Prayer Movement”?
There are many things that come to mind when someone mentions “the prayer movement”. Some are good, some are not so good. In this episode, R.A. Martinez discusses the sociology of movements, especially in church history, and…
April 12, 2022
91: Expanding Our Worship (And Yours Too)
R.A. Martinez sits down with Kimberly Hager, our Global Worship Advisor for MAPS Global, to discuss our worship culture. We believe our worship must expand as our work in the nations expands. So what does it mean to “expand …
March 29, 2022
90: Honoring Our Sacred Stories
Sit down with R.A. Martinez and Chris Carter, Senior Vice President of Care, at MAPS Global to discuss how we honor our and others’ sacred stories. Our lives are a tapestry being spun together by God and we get to choose how…
March 15, 2022
89: The Angry Old Testament God and Jesus of Nazareth
R.A. Martinez sits down to answer some commonly asked questions about the relationship between the God of the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament. Did God change? Did Jesus save humankind from the angry, judgmental …
March 2, 2022
88: The Beautiful Campus (The Story Continued…)
We just signed the contract on a 6-acre property that will be the future home of MAPS Global! Over the years, God has spoken to us about a beautiful campus that would be the place where thousands of lives would be transforme…
Feb. 15, 2022
87: The Beautiful Campus (The Story)
We just signed the contract on a 6-acre property that will be the future home of MAPS Global! Over the years, God has spoken to us about a beautiful campus that would be the place where thousands of lives would be transforme…
Feb. 1, 2022
86: What Is Spiritual Family?
God builds His house by raising up spiritual family. The house of the Lord is not a brick and mortar building; it is living stones who are built together as a resting place for God. There are spiritual families and “tribes” …
Jan. 18, 2022
85: 20 Questions For Healthy Leaders
Here at MAPS Global, we are constantly challenging the status quo. We are always asking ourselves, “How do we get better?” The best leaders practice behaviors that build healthy staff and healthy teams. They consistently ev…
Jan. 4, 2022
84: What Is My Calling? Can I Know For Sure? (Clarity On The Terms Calling, Assignment and Ministry)
Have you ever asked the questions, “What Is My Calling?“, “Am I called to ministry?” Or “Where is my assignment?” We are here to help you figure out the answers! In this episode, we sat down and asked R.A. Martinez to clarif…