177: Singing Missions Movement

In 2021, MAPS Global leadership published an audacious vision: "We believe that in the grace of God we have an assignment to strengthen, build, and plant seven Missions Bases over the next seven years across the 10-40 window. These will be Antioch Sending Centers in their regions with many churches, houses of prayer and locations connected to each one." Five years later, five bases are established and running, and the next two are already underway. In one place, more than 50 people have come to faith in a single year. In another, a woman who couldn't put weight on her foot went from a pain level of ten to zero in the middle of a war. Join R.A. Martinez and Luke Jeffery as they share stories on the ground from each base, look ahead to what's coming next, and invite you to soar with us as God moves powerfully across the ends of the earth.

Why does joy make so many of us uncomfortable, and why do we treat it as the one fruit of the Spirit we don't need to express? In the Bible, we find that joy is a non-negotiable to God. It fuels our assignments, even in the midst of suffering, and brain science shows that regular experiences of joy build an identity that holds up under stress. Listen along as R.A. unpacks what joy really is and how to return to it when it gets lost among the burdens of life.

Singing Missions Movement