Mission150

M150 Ep06 - The Sending of John N. Andrews to Europe

In 1874, John Nevins Andrews and his two children, Charles and Mary, travelled from the United States to Switzerland, the first missionaries sent by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This episode explores the situation John found when he arrived in Switzerland, the difficulties he faced in confronting new cultures, his work to establish the first cross-cultural mission in Adventist history, and how both Mary and he came to die. It ends by considering Andrews's legacy.

M150 Ep05 - John N. Andrews: The Church’s First Missionary

M150 Ep5 - John N. Andrews: The Church's First Missionary
John Nevins Andrews was the person the Seventh-day Adventist Church sent as its first overseas missionary. But who was he? This episode explores the life of John N. Andrews up to the point when the Church took the major decision to send him. It considers his background, his family, and the skillset he brought to being the Church's first missionary.

M150 Ep04 - Hannah More - The Forgotten Missionary, Part 2

Hannah More was the first Seventh-day Adventist in Africa. But what happened to her after her time as a missionary? This episode looks at what happened to her after she returned to the United States and her tragic death. It explains why someone with her skills and experience was not made use of by the young Seventh-day Adventist denomination, and why Ellen White wished she had been able to help with the expansion of Adventist mission.

M150 Ep 03 - Hannah More - The Forgotten Missionary, Part 1

Did you know that there was an Adventist missionary in Africa before the Church sent John N. Andrews to Europe? Find out more on this episode of Mission 150 which recounts the early life of the remarkable Hannah More.

M150 Ep 02 - Taking on Mission to Europe

In episode 1 of Mission 150, we explained that Seventh-day Adventists initially were very cautious about mission beyond North America. This episode explores how and why that changed, and the young movement’s move to finally embrace the idea of mission to all the world.

M150 Ep 01 - Reluctance

Even before the Seventh-day Adventist denomination was founded in 1863, seventh-day Sabbath-keeping Adventists had begun to ask whether they should be conducting mission outside North America. This first episode of Mission 150 explores the early discussions about overseas mission and reveals surprising facts about how most early leader of Seventh-day Adventists had very limited ideas about mission.

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Mission150 tells the exciting story of the 150 years of Adventist Mission to the world. Each week, the podcast explores the past and the present of the Adventist missionary enterprise. Join each episode to learn, to be challanged, and to be inspired, to be come part of the mission of the Seventh-Day Adventist church.