"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." - Acts 1:8

Episode 11: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-11-a-church-with-no-mission/id1694064788?i=1000626682439

Episode 12: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-12-the-missional-church/id1694064788?i=1000627448104

The Importance of Mission

• What is the Biblical mission of the Church?
• In the "Beyond the Breakwater" illustration, what takes place in the harbor of a mission church?
• In the "Beyond the Breakwater" illustration, what takes place beyond the breakwater?
• Why are both important?

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." - Acts 1:8

Episode 8: https://beyond-the-breakwater-62714ddb.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-8-what-is-pier-ministry

Episode 9: https://beyond-the-breakwater-62714ddb.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-9-beyond-the-border-part-one

Episode 10: https://beyond-the-breakwater-62714ddb.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-10-beyond-the-border-part-two

Beyond the Border

• What is the difference between assisting and doing and why does that difference matter?
• How are local efforts to reach those in need similar to overeseas mission work?
• How can short-term overseas mission trips help us to do a better job of going beyond the breakwater?

Preview these episodes below for next week:

Episode 11: https://beyond-the-breakwater-62714ddb.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-11-a-church-with-no-mission

Episode 12: https://beyond-the-breakwater-62714ddb.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-12-the-missional-church

Beyond The Breakwater How to (Not) Help Others, Episodes 5, 6 & 7

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." - Acts 1:8

Episode 5: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-5-the-dangers-of-a-handout/id1694064788?i=1000622124690

Episode 6: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-6-the-giving-dilemma/id1694064788?i=1000622909334

Episode 7: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-7-american-history-social-dilemmas/id1694064788?i=1000623664587

How to (Not) Help Others

• How has American compassion for the poor actually contributed to the rise in poverty?
• What is the difference between "good charity" and "bad charity"?
• How do we distinguish between emergency needs and assistance? And how do we transition from one to the other?

Preview these episodes below for next week:

Episode 8: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-8-what-is-pier-ministry/id1694064788?i=1000624375681

Episode 9: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-9-beyond-the-border-part-one/id1694064788?i=1000625114399

Episode 10: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-10-beyond-the-border-part-two/id1694064788?i=1000625918500