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Ichthus PodcastCasas de chá (Shine Lee) - LiterárioPaulinho, Dri, TAM e Carol conhecem a história real de doze mulheres do distrito da luz vermelha de Taiwan por meio desse livro recém-lançado pela Editora Ultimato em parceria com a OMF Brasil.Precisa do livro? Compre-o pelo link abaixo e de quebra ainda ajude o Ichthus a crescer cada vez mais.→ Casas de chá (Shine Lee): https://ichthus.com.br/casas-de-cha* * *► GOSTA DO ICHTHUS PODCAST? ◄SÓ CONTINUAREMOS A EXISTIR COM A SUA AJUDA!Escolha AGORA MESMO sua faixa de apoio mensal em nossa campanha de financ...
2025-11-2850 min
Hamilton Road Presbyterian ChurchGlobal Mission Sunday: The Eastwoods in TaiwanPassage: Genesis 1:26-28, Matthew 28:18-20
Date: 19 October 2025
Speaker: David Eastwood
Summary: This Sunday, David Eastwood is sharing with us during their time home from Taiwan, serving with OMF. Exploring the creation mandate in Genesis reveals our fundamental purpose: to glorify God through our relationships and stewardship of the earth. As we reflect on Jesus’ Great Commission, we see that this call to make disciples is not just for missionaries, but for all of us. Engaging with our communities and sharing the message of Christ is how we fulfill our divine design and find tr...
2025-10-1936 min
Life SimplifiedAI in Theological Training and MissionsThese sources collectively discuss Redeemers University North America (RUNA), its academic programs, and Christian mission work. The first document, a course catalog, outlines RUNA's history, leadership, values, and a variety of programs from certificate to doctoral levels, including degrees in ministry and counseling, with specific courses listed. The latter two sources, articles from Gospel Coalition and SlideShare, touch upon the broader theme of spreading the Christian gospel globally, particularly highlighting the role of technology like AI in Bible translation and discussing innovation and adaptation within mission organizations to reach diverse communities and address changing societal needs, using examples from...
2025-05-2515 min
Facing a Task UnfinishedWhy Has No One Here Become A Christian Yet?"If you lived here, you would understand."This is often the response OMF Taiwan missionary Kat Tang wants to say to people who inquire about why, after five years in Meishan, Taiwan, has no one become a Christian yet? It can be a difficult subject, but the full answer is so important to understand!In addition to this audio, you can see her share this story (and see a bit of Meishan) on our YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/H_ruxefB6fw——Originally started as Chin...
2025-04-1403 minFacing a Task UnfinishedEmbracing the Journey with God (Chat with Michael Littlefield)Former OMF (U.S.) President and National Director, Michael Littlefield, joins Rodney Pennington on this episode of the podcast. Michael shares about how his faith developed and led to a life in missions with his first wife, LeMei. After working for many years with OMF in Taiwan and Singapore, they returned to the U.S. to continue serving with OMF in Colorado.
Michael shares how God led them through times of great blessings and challenges including LeMei’s death from cancer in 2012. He also updates us on the work he’s now doing with his wife, Rhonda, inclu...
2025-02-0344 min
Mango Radio. Der OMF Ostasien-Podcast.Gilt die Bibel wirklich für alle Kulturen? - Mit Dr. Meiken BuchholzIn dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Dr. Meiken Buchholz, die an der FTH Gießen, in Norwegen und in Taiwan interkulturelle Theologie und Missiologie lehrt. Gemeinsam gehen wir der Frage nach, ob die Bibel in jeder Kultur Gültigkeit besitzt und wie Menschen in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt sie verstehen. Außerdem erfahren Sie, wie die Bibel Menschen in buddhistischen Kontexten berührt. Besonders gehen wir auf den Vorwurf ein: Stimmt es, das Missionarinnen und Missionare Menschen anderer Kulturen ihr eigenes Verständnis der Bibel aufzwingen? Dr. Buchholz wird auch beim Herbstmissionsfest in Mücke am 26...
2024-10-0135 min
Serve Asia Bible Study PodcastThe End of MissionThe end of mission is of how God’s grand narrative concludes with the completion of mission, to reach the ends of the earth.
Phil Nicholson has been involved in missions for over 30 years. We ask him whether he has ever had times when he wanted to end his time in missions and decide it's time to go home to Australia.
We also dig a little deeper into the theology of the end and ask about over-realised and under-realised eschatology.
Join us for the final episode of our journey through missions!
2024-06-2918 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastThe wrong side of historyThe gospel still holds power to transform lives today, despite growing opposition to Christianity and claims that we’re on the wrong side of history.
Joining us to discuss this is Amy Gibson who has over 20 years of experience in church planting and ministry in Taiwan and currently lives in a countryside village in Chiayi County.
2024-05-2717 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastGet movingFrom being the "product of the Singapore dream" to serving women who work in a red light district in the Pearl Family Garden ministry. SinEe shares about why she 'got moving' for missions and went instead of staying.
2024-05-1219 minMango Radio. Der OMF Ostasien-Podcast.Chemiker + Historikerin -- Zwei Chinesen mit einem Faible für DeutschlandTianji stammt aus China, Szu-Chin kommt aus Taiwan. Er ist Doktor der Chemie, sie hat deutsche Nachkriegsgeschichte studiert. Beide kamen in einer chinesischen Migrantengemeinde in Deutschland zum Glauben. Welcher Ruf hat sie dazu bewegt, ihr ursprüngliches Fach aufzugeben und sich für junge Chinesen in Deutschland einzusetzen? Dieses spannende Gespräch zeigt, welche Rolle ihr Migrationshintergrund in Gottes Berufung spielt. Im Auftrag von OMF helfen sie heute anderen jungen Chinesen in Deutschland, ihre Gaben zu entdecken und Gottes Plan für ihr Leben zu verstehen. Tianji und Szu-Chin geben auch Tipps, wie man...
2024-05-0130 minMango Radio. Der OMF Ostasien-Podcast.Anne Erben: Eine Bremerin kreuz und quer in Gottes Mission unterwegsIn dieser Podcast-Episode steht Anne Erben im Mittelpunkt. Die äußerlich unscheinbare, aber trotzdem robuste 82-jährige ehemalige Missionarin teilt ihre Erfahrungen über ihre Berufung, die sie nach Taiwan, auf die Philippinen, zurück nach Deutschland und schließlich nach China führte. Ihre Geschichte ist ein lebendiges Beispiel dafür, wie eine Berufung sich über viele Jahre und über Grenzen hinweg entfalten und verwirklichen kann. Obwohl Gott die Richtung mehrere Male änderte, blieb Anne ihrer Berufung treu und fand Wege, diese in verschiedenen Phasen ihres Lebens auszuleben – bis hin zu ihrer ehrenamtlichen Tätigkeit im Ruhestand. Ihre Erz...
2024-04-1522 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastThe Essence of MissionThere are lots of ideas about what Christian missions is. Often there is a preconception that missions is about helping people.
You might bring a group of young people to an underdeveloped part of the world, build some buildings and take some photos with children. Then when you return you report to your church what you have have done.
But Japan is a wealthy country, with technology and healthcare. The standard of living is very high.
So what is the essence of mission?
In this episode, we have a special guest...
2024-03-2523 minFacing a Task UnfinishedMeet Our Missionaries - Ben & Kelly LaPiana (Taiwan)We catch up with OMF Taiwan missionaries Ben & Kelly LaPiana. They're temporarily here in the states before returning to Taiwan later this year.
Among a number of topics we cover, they share how God is working in their area of ministry with university students.
We'll also hear how working in the states during this time opened up a different ministry opportunity that is also open to all of us.
To learn more about Ben & Kelly's ministry, visit:
https://partnerhub.omf.org/BKL1
You can also see v...
2024-03-1428 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastPraying for the MissionMatthew 9:35-38, is often used when we are trying to encourage people to share the gospel, be involved in missions…
Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
But this passage is actually a command not to share the gospel, but to pray. To ASK God to do something.
Tina Keller, who is now OMF's international director for evangelisation, shares about the blessings of par...
2024-03-0124 minFacing a Task UnfinishedMeet Our Missionaries - Kat Tang (Taiwan)We check in with OMF Taiwan missionary, Kat Tang. Along with her husband and two children, Kat is briefly in the U.S. before returning to Taiwan.
We talk about what it’s like to serve in an area where her family is the only Christians in their community, the challenge of sharing the gospel where they are, and what missionaries really wish they could tell their supporters.
To see and learn more about Kat and her husband, Putao’s, ministry in Meishan, Taiwan, visit:
https://partnerhub.omf.org/KT1
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2024-02-1930 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastFighting for Justice"Sharing the gospel is very important. But I think we only have the right to share when we have made an effort to understand the people we are reaching out to, or are trying to love and help, or love and support, or walk with."
How does social justice fit in with our faith? Hear from Tera van Twillert who has over 20 years sharing the gospel and loving women who work in the sex trade.
2024-02-1518 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastA Light for the NationsGod can bring his opponents in to become part of his blessed people, and sometimes that’s a shock. In Taiwan, God sometimes works in the hearts of those have given up on.
Joining us to discuss this is Thomas McIntyre who has been church planting in Taiwan for more than a decade.
2023-12-0818 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastWhen No One ListensHave you ever tried to share Jesus with someone and they’re not interested? It can be quite disappointing, discouraging - what do you do if that keeps happening?
Even though Christianity has been in Taiwan for over 150 years, in many parts of Taiwan there’s very little interest in Jesus.
Today, our guest is Jason. He lives in rural Taiwan, where there are less than 1% Christian, maybe 0.5% Christian. He has experienced, over many years, what it feels like “when no one listens."
2023-11-0529 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastA Message for the Intolerant?Phil Nicholson has served for over 30 years in Australia, Taiwan, and across Asia in pastoral ministry, student work, leadership, training preachers, and many other areas. Over this time, society's view of Christianity has shifted drastically, increasingly viewing Christians as intolerant and narrow-minded.
How do you respond to someone who says that Christians are intolerant and narrow-minded for claiming that the Lord is the only true God?
In the West, Christians may often be (sometimes rightly) accused of being bigoted and narrow-minded. What are some objections that other cultures might have to Christianity?
2023-10-1420 minMango Radio. Der OMF Ostasien-Podcast.Aufs Wartegleis gestellt? Wie Corona das Leben einer Missionarsfamilie durcheinanderwirbelt Die Wohnung war aufgelöst, die Winterkleider verkauft, der Kindergartenplatz gekündigt. Mel & Ben wollten mit ihren Kindern nach Taiwan auswandern, um dort als Missionare zu leben. Corona machte ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung. Statt im Sommer 2021 abzufliegen, mussten sie 15 Monate lang warten. Wie haben sie diese Zeit überstanden? Wie hat sich ihr Glaube verändert? Was raten sie anderen, die auch auf etwas warten müssen? Heike Messer spricht mit ihnen über ihre Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen. (Update: Vor fast genau einem Jahr kam die Familie endlich in Taiwan an und freut sich ü...
2023-10-0125 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastGod's InfluencerKing Solomon’s wisdom and wealth greatly influenced the whole world but it didn't last as he turned away from God. Yet even he points forward to the greater glories of the kingdom of heaven ruled by King Jesus.
Brian Janssen has been ministering to university students in Taiwan for a decade. In this episode, he shares about how one might be an influencer of God in today’s society through our faith in all seasons of life.
2023-09-2223 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastFear of Missing OutWe hate to think other people have it better than us. Up until now God raised up judges like Samuel to lead Israel and had planned that one-day Israel would have a king (See Deuteronomy 17:14-20). But when Israel asks for a king, God says that “they have rejected me as their king.” God answers their request, but it is a disaster.
In this episode Teo Sin Ee shares about how God has grown her through things she has missed out on by choosing to be a missionary. She also shares some stories of how...
2023-09-0518 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastCharacter mattersCharacter matters. If Israel keep God’s commands, the nations would see God’s wisdom. God’s plan was always that their uniqueness would bear witness to the nations and draw them to know him.
For this episode, we are joined by Tera van Twillert. She has over 20 years experience loving and serving women who work in the sex trade. Tera's shares some of her interactions showing just important your life and attitude are in Christian ministry.
2023-07-2318 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastA Purpose Bigger Than YourselfJust as Israel was set apart and a blessing to the nations, so we as Christians are set apart to show God’s goodness to the world.
Joining us is Amy Gibson, who has over 20 years of experience in church planting and ministry in Taiwan. She can speak Taiwanese and Mandarin, and she lives in a countryside village in Chiayi County - a type of place where the average person may not feel very special.
2023-06-3018 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastDo you know where you are going?Today we are going to talk about Abraham, from the Bible, and what a big impact Abraham had on the world, Christianity, and missions.
Our guest is the field director for OMF Taiwan. He has over 25 years experience in living missions, he is a deep thinker on the Bible and culture, particularly how that all comes together here in Taiwan.
2023-06-0727 minServe Asia Bible Study PodcastMission from beginning to endToday we hear from a bible teacher with over 30 years of intercultural missions experience in student ministry, pastoral ministry, discipleship, leadership, and now with Langham Preaching. Phil Nicholson trains people in Asia, in how to preach from the Bible.
2023-05-1216 min
Facing a Task UnfinishedPartnership in Taiwan is a Two-way StreetOMF’s Kat Tang shares how partnering with locals is an important part of ministry in Taiwan. You can also read her story on the OMF (U.S.) blog.
About: Putao Lin & Kat Tang with their daughters Jovie and Maisie, are missionaries with OMF in Taiwan. Kat is from Texas, and joined OMF in 2006, originally serving at-risk kids in the Wanhua district in Taipei. From 2011-2016, she served as the Serve Asia Coordinator of the field, where she trained and discipled short-term workers coming to serve in various ministries. Putao is from Taiwan, and gr...
2023-02-1303 min
Between the LinesAuthor Christine DillonChristine is Australian and was a physiotherapist but now she writes 'storyteller' on any airport forms. She can legitimately claim to be this as she has written two books on storytelling and spends much of her time either telling Bible stories or training others to do so. She was based in Taiwan from 1999-2021 but has recently returned to Australia, although continuing to work with OMF International. Believing so much in the power of stories has led her to fiction. Her first novel, Grace in Strange Disguise was released October 2017 and in 2021 she completed the sixth novel in the s...
2023-01-0530 min
Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention AudioDavid Eastwood, OMF TaiwanThe focus tonight will be work and ministry in different parts of Asia. David Eastwood, Field Director of OMF in Taiwan, will share about 20 years working in outreach to the working class and marginalised in society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-2422 min
OMF Billions AudioNew School, Same GodStarting at a new school can bring up all kinds of worries for children and parents alike. This is especially true for families starting a new school in a new country in a new language. The Koh family – OMF workers from Australia – share about their experiences when they moved to Taiwan.
You can also read the article here.
Audio from OMF Billions Magazine May - August 2022 ‘Every day is a school day’. Read more at billions.omf.org.
2022-08-2302 min
The Serve Asia PodcastDiscover: Taiwan - Family, Spirituality, and FestivalsIn the fifth episode of the Discover series, we learn more about the beautiful country of Taiwan. From its high-tech and forward-thinking cities, to its colourful festivals, and the people's deep spirituality, Taiwan is full of interesting stories! But how can we show God's love to Taiwanese people? And how can we pray for the Taiwanese church?
One exciting way to join in with what God is doing in the world is to learn more about his heart for the nations. This is exactly what the Discover series is all about. We would love for you to join...
2021-03-0841 min
The Biblical Wisdom PodcastEpisode 13: Paul Buttrey | Dealing with ConflictHaving grown up in a Christian home in Lewiston, Idaho, Paul Buttrey studied at Stanford University (English) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.). After ministering to university students with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for five years in the Los Angeles area, he and his wife went to Taiwan, where they served with OMF International as missionaries for 34 years. During that time in Taiwan he provided organizational leadership for up to 100 OMF International missionaries for several years and trained pastors in a Taiwan seminary. While involved in seminary teaching, he also became associated with International Training Partners, facilitating the “Sharpening Your In...
2020-09-2143 minThe Biblical Wisdom PodcastEpisode 11: Mary Jeanne Buttrey | The Wisdom of Dying WellMary Jeanne and her husband Paul met in the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship group at Stanford University. Though they became engaged shortly before graduation, the wedding was delayed for 3½ years as Mary Jeanne went to New York to attend Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The following year, Paul matriculated at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. They came to know the roads between Massachusetts and New York well as they visited over weekends. They married before their final year of school as Mary Jeanne took elective courses in New England. After graduation, they moved to the Los Angeles area where Mary Jeanne h...
2020-09-0751 min
The Bible and Me"The Bible and Me" S03 Episode 4: Paul & Abbie Brooks - Faith in Action as Missionaries“The Bible and Me” S03 Episode 4: Paul & Abbie Brooks – Faith in Action as Missionaries Nigel Watts talks to Paul and Abbie Brooks about being called early in life to serve God full time, and their lives in Taiwan as missionaries with OMF International.
The post Paul & Abbie Brooks – Faith in Action as Missionaries – Episode 4 appeared first on Precept UK.
2018-09-2748 minThe Bible and Me"The Bible and Me" S03 Episode 4: Paul & Abbie Brooks - Faith in Action as Missionaries“The Bible and Me” S03 Episode 4: Paul & Abbie Brooks – Faith in Action as Missionaries
Nigel Watts talks to Paul and Abbie Brooks about being called early in life to serve God full time, and their lives in Taiwan as missionaries with OMF International.
The post Paul & Abbie Brooks – Faith in Action as Missionaries – Episode 4 appeared first on Precept UK.
2018-09-2748 min
Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention AudioDavid Eastwood (OMF)The theme for Friday evening reflects the need to bring hope to a dying world. To help us gain insight into how this is being done in other parts of the globed, David Eastwood will be speaking about his work in Taiwan, particularly among the working classes, and two representatives from Musalaha ( Salim and Lisa ) will share about their work of reconciliation among Christians from various backgrounds in Israel at the present time. The challenges of the work facing all our speakers this evening are great but they do bring a message of hope which should be an encouragement to us...
2017-08-2527 minBangor Worldwide Missionary Convention AudioDavid Eastwood (OMF Taiwan)Worship led by Melanie Johnston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2012-08-2924 min