Best Adventist Review Ministries Podcasts (2024)

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M150 Ep45 - The Future of Adventist Mission 51:18

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David and Sam are joined again by Adventist Church world president Ted Wilson. In this episode, Elder Wilson shares his vision for the future of Adventist mission, inspired by 150 years of history.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep44 - Serving all around the world 33:52

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Sam and David are joined by Ronald Kuhn, who has worked as a missionary in ten countries for many years. He shares how the best way to learn to adapt to a new culture is by humility and learning from mistakes; and his love for the people he worked among is obvious. He shares about his current job, training new missionaries for intercultural assignm…

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M150 Ep43 - From West Africa to the former Soviet Union: A 20th-Century Missionary Family 50:08

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Sam and David are joined by Elder Ted Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who talks about his and his family's experiences as missionaries in West Africa and the former Soviet Union in the 1980s and 1990s.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep42 - Indigenizing Adventist Mission: The South Pacific 42:46

2M ago42:46

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David and Sam are joined again by historian Michael Campbell to talk about early Adventist mission in the South Pacific islands, and especially in Fiji. They discuss not only early missionaries but also early indigenous converts, thanks to whom the preaching of the Adventist message really took off.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep41 - Twenty-first Century Missionary Service in the Philippines 42:27

2M ago42:27

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Sam and David are joined by historian Michael Campbell but this time not to talk history, instead to talk about Michael and his family's history of ministry, incliuding as missionaries for six years in Southeast AsiaBy Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep40 - Self-Sacrificing Missionaries to South America 31:14

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David and Sam tell the stories of two missionary families: the Cotts, who served in the 1920a and 1930s among the indigenous people of Guyana; and the Haydens, who served for nearly four decades in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. For more information, read D. J. B. Trim, Living Sacrifices (Pacific Press, 2019).…

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M150 Ep39 - Planning for United Action to Advance Mission 38:15

3M ago38:15

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Sam and David continue looking at the importance of the General Conference Secretariat in the mission advances of the early twentieth century, and how the Church, from an early stage, used data to help strategically plan for the Adventist Church's worldwide mission. For more information, read "We aim at nothing less than the whole world": The Seven…

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M150 - Special: The Hopeful 41:17

4M ago41:17

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A new Adventist motion picture is being released this April 2024, The Hopeful, which tells the story of the origins of the Adventist Church, from William Miller to John N. Andrews, and features Andrews and his children. In this episode, Sam and David talk with Kyle Portbury, director of The Hopeful about the movie and what Kyle hopes it will do.…

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M150 Ep 38 - An International Career in the Twenty-first Century 29:04

4M ago29:04

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David interviews Sam about his fascinating career that has taken him to serve mission in Brazil, Britain, and now the United States of America, where Sam serves the world Church.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep37 - Making Mission Work (Part II) 35:11

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This episode explores in more detail how the General Conference Secretariat established complex structures and proceesses that made it possible to greatly increase the numbers of missionaries sent out by the Seventh-day Adventist Church all around the world. Without the administrative infrastucture, frontline missionaries could not work.…

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M150 - Ep36 - Making Mission Work (Part I) 31:51

5M ago31:51

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People love to hear stories about missionaries' courage, self-sacrifice, and trust in God. What we don't want to hear is about bureaucracy. But without a strong administrative infrastructure, it would be impossible to recruit, dispatch, sustain and return missionaries--the stories we love to hear about missionaries on the front line are essentially…

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M150 Ep35 - Lives of Service in the Far East 26:19

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This episode focuses on two more missionary families, the Appels and Longways, who committed to nearly life-long service in the mission field, serving in the Far East (especially China) and the Middle East.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep34 - Committing for Life in China 19:31

6M ago19:31

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This episode focuses on Merritt and Wilma Warren, who spent 47 years as missionaries, most of them in China. Merritt is thought to have hiked 25,000 miles across China!By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep33 - An Extraordinary Mission Innovator (Part II) 46:54

6M ago46:54

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In this episode, David and Sam finish telling the story of George Keough, who is still a legend among Adventists in the Middle East for his incarnational ministry in the region for 33 years.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep32 - An Extraordinary Mission Innovator (Part I) 31:18

6M ago31:18

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This episode tells the story of the most important Adventist missionary most people have never heard of: George D. Keough. It covers the first ten years of his and his family's mission experience in Egypt from 1908 to 1918, when he won extraordinary numbers of people to the Seventh-day Adventist message. It also examines how he achieved his remarka…

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M150 Ep31 - Training Cross-Cultural Missionaries Today 36:57

7M ago36:57

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Sam and David are joined by a native of Kenya, Dr. Oscar Osindo, director of the Adventist Church's Institute of World Mission, to talk about his many years of experience as a foreign missionary for the Church, about his years of involvement in ministry to Muslims, and his current work with the Institute of World Mission, training, resourcing and s…

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M150 Ep30 - A Modern Missionary to Southeast Asia 47:59

7M ago47:59

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Sam and David interview a modern missionary, Amy Whitsett, about her experiences of ten years of missionary service in the Lao Democratic People's Republic, and then six years in Thailand; and about her current work as Associate Director of the Church's Institute of World MissionBy Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep29 - The First Missionaries to the Middle East 36:45

8M ago36:45

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In this episode, Sam and David talk about some of the early missionaries to the Middle East, about the sacrifices they made, about what historic photographs can tell us about Adventist history, and about the tendency to over-work among Adventist pastors and administrators. Some of the stories shared in this episode appear in D. J. B. Trim, A Living…

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M150 Ep27 - Mission to China 42:19

9M ago42:19

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This episode looks at how missionaries to China fell in love with the country and its people but had to face local diseases for which there were no cures, so that misssionaries took terrible risks in their service. For more about the stories shared in this episode, see D. J. B. Trim, A Living Sacrifice (Pacific Press, 2019)…

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M150 Ep26 - Changing Horizons 25:34

9M ago25:34

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This episode looks at how missionaries to China fell in love with the country and its people but had to face local diseases for which there were no cures, so that misssionaries took terrible risks in their service. For more about the stories shared in this episode, see D. J. B. Trim, A Living Sacrifice (Pacific Press, 2019)…

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M150 Ep25 - Reforming for Mission in 1903 43:54

10M ago43:54

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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 l…

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M150 Ep24 - Reorganizing for Mission in 1901 30:59

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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 no…

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M150 Ep23 - Mission Stalls in the 1890s 42:37

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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 t…

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M150 Ep22 - Selfless mission in Central and South America 33:46

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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.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep21 - Sacrificing for mission in Southern and Eastern Africa 47:40

11M ago47:40

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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…

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M150 Ep20 - Sacrificing for mission in the South Pacific 46:05

12M ago46:05

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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…

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M150 Ep19 - Working as a medical missionary 31:28

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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.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep18 - The Office of Adventist Mission 42:52

1y ago42:52

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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.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep17 - Managing Adventist Mission today 39:14

1y ago39:14

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Our guest in this episode is Dr. Gary Krause, Director of the Office of Adventist Mission.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep16 - Continuing J. N. Andrews’s legacy 29:18

1y ago29:18

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Have you ever weondered what happened to Charles Andrews, John Andrews's son who went with him to Switzerand in 1874? He remained an Adventist and so havee his descendants. In this episode we interview John Andrews's great-great-great-great-gandson, Zachary Kirsten, who recently returned from an overseas missionary posting himself.…

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M150 Ep15 - Vivid Faith 44:48

1y ago44:48

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In this episode we talk with Fylvia Kline, who served as a missionary for several years in Nepal and now is director of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's online platform for finding and recruiting missionaries, VividFaith.comBy Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep14 - Pioneering Mission in Zimbabwe 41:04

1y ago41:04

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This episode considers the beginnings of Adventist mission in the vast territory formerly known as Rhodesia, today's countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia. You will learn more about how Adventist related to colonial powers in the era of European imperialism. You will also hear the moving stories of the many who gave their lives to the cause of Adventist…

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M150 Ep13 - Opening the Mission in South Africa 42:47

1y ago42:47

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Mission to South Africa began with diamonds! An Adventst layman moved from the USA to Southern Africa to prospect for diamonds––he shared his faith and those he influenced appealed to the GC for missionaries. The first party of Adventist missionaries to South Africa arrived in 1887. They soon founded institutions and began to work widely. And they …

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M150 Ep12 - Early Missionaries to the Caribbean: Living Sacrifices 42:00

1y ago42:00

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This episode explores early Adventist mission to the Caribbean. While the early message spread thanks to the distribution of Adventist literature, a vital role was played both by missionaries and by their indigenous converts who took the message beyond what missionaries could. This was essential, because the prevalence of yellow fever in the Caribb…

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M150 Ep11 - Mission in West Africa 45:28

1y ago45:28

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In West Africa, the Adventist presence pre-dates the first missionaries sent by the Adventist Church. This episode explores how this came about and the early history of Seventh-day Adventist mission in West Africa. It brings out the importance of literature in spreading the Adventist message where missionaries had not yet gone, and the crucial role…

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M150 Ep10 - Early Mission Days in China 43:56

1y ago43:56

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Starting in 1902, the Seventh-day Adventist Church committed to mission to China in a substantial way, sending large numbers of missionaries and committing sizeable funds to China. This episode considers some of the early missionaries, the strategies the church used, and why the early history of mission in China is worth remembering today.…

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M150 Ep09 - Abram La Rue, First Missionary to China 44:55

1y ago44:55

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This episode tells the remarkable story of Abram La Rue, self-supporting missionary first to Hawaii and then to Hong Kong - the first Adventist missionary to Asia. A simple man, but one of incredible faith, his example is an inspiring one for Seventh-day Adventists today.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep08 - Opening the Mission in Australia 42:00

1y ago42:00

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In 1885, a large party of Adventist missionaries travelled from the United States to Australia. This episode tells the stories of that first group of missionaries and the early years of the Adventist mission in Australia and the South Pacific.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep07 - Mission after Andrews: The First Decade 41:11

1y ago41:11

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While Mission 150 marks 150 years since John N. Andrews and his family went as missionaries to Europe in 1874, other missionaries soon followed them. This episode considers the successors to Andrews and those who worked as his colleagues, especially John Matteson, John Loughborough, and Ludwig Conradi.…

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M150 Ep06 - The Sending of John N. Andrews to Europe 40:14

1y ago40:14

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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 c…

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M150 Ep05 - John N. Andrews: The Church’s First Missionary 32:10

1y ago32:10

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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 s…

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M150 Ep04 - Hannah More - The Forgotten Missionary, Part 2 39:20

1y ago39:20

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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 w…

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M150 Ep 03 - Hannah More - The Forgotten Missionary, Part 1 40:06

1+ y ago40:06

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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.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep 02 - Taking on Mission to Europe 37:26

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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.By Adventist Review Ministries

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M150 Ep 01 - Reluctance 36:09

1+ y ago36:09

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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-d…

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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.…