Mission150

M150 Ep25 - Reforming for Mission in 1903

The 1901 Reforms of the Adventist Church, discussed in Episode 24, were not an end. The work of reforming the church was completed att the 1903 General Conference Session, which laid the foundations for mission expansion in the following decades. To find out more, read chapter 4 of A. L. Chism, D. J. B. Trim, and M. F. Younker) "We aim at nothing less than the whole world": The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s missionary enterprise and the General Conference Secretariat, 1863–2019 (Silver Spring, MD: Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, 2021), available from Amazon.

M150 Ep24 - Reorganizing for Mission in 1901

The Seventh-day Adventist Church got back on track after the problems of the 1890s by undertaking very major organizational reforms at the famous 1901 General Conference Session, where Ellen White urged that change was needed "right here ... right now". More information can be gained from A. L. Chism, D. J. B. Trim, and M. F. Younker) "We aim at nothing less than the whole world": The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s missionary enterprise and the General Conference Secretariat, 1863–2019 (Silver Spring, MD: Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, 2021), available from Amazon; and Barry David Oliver, SDA organizational structure: Past, present and future (Berrien Springs, Mich.: Andrews University Press, 1989)

M150 Ep23 - Mission Stalls in the 1890s

In the 1890s, the expansion of the Adventist Church slowed down as personal clashes, administrative difficulties, and a wrong-headed approach to managing what had become a worldwide movement, all took effect. This episode examines how and why Adventist mission growth stalled at the very end of the nineteenth century, and draws some comparisons to the digital world of the early twenty-first century.

M150 Ep22 - Selfless mission in Central and South America

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major force in the Inter-American region today, but it wasn't always so. In this episode, Sam Neves and David Trim explore the lives of the Baxter family, which provided two generations of missionaries to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

M150 Ep21 - Sacrificing for mission in Southern and Eastern Africa

In this episode, David Trim and Sam Neves tell more stories of missionaries who gave everything so that people could hear about Jesus; this time they focus on Southern and Eastern Africa. The stories come from David's book, A Living Sacrifice (Pacific Press, 2019) which is available at adventistbookcenter.com

M150 Ep20 - Sacrificing for mission in the South Pacific

In this episode, David and Sam share inspiring and humbling stories of young men and women who gave their lives to open up the Adventist Church's missionary work in the South Pacific. The stories come from David Trim's book, A Living Sacrifice (Pacific Press, 2019) which is available at adventistbookcenter.com

M150 Ep19 - Working as a medical missionary

This week's episode features a doctor who is preparing to serve as a medical missionary. She shares about her family heritage of mission, her experience as a student missionary, and where she feels God is leading in her life.

M150 Ep18 - The Office of Adventist Mission

Dr. Gary Krause returns as our guest in this episode, and explains what the Office of Adventist Mission is doing to push forward the boundaries of Adventist mission.