If you’re curious about how God is moving in some of the most unlikely places, you’ll want to hear this conversation with Dr. Hormoz Shariat. He shares an eye‑opening, hope‑filled update on the church in Iran—stories of courage, transformation, and a growing hunger for the gospel that’s unfolding despite enormous challenges. It’s a rare chance to get firsthand insight from someone who understands the region deeply and is watching God work in real time. This episode will leave you encouraged, informed, and inspired to pray boldly for what’s happening in Iran.

Iran Alive Ministries

The Church Digital is a movement focused on equipping and mobilizing Christians to make disciples in online spaces, helping churches and individuals see the internet as a legitimate and vibrant mission field. Through resources, training, podcasts, and communities, it encourages digital missionaries to build authentic relationships, spark gospel conversations, and create meaningful discipleship pathways across platforms like Discord, YouTube, Twitch, and more. That’s coming up on this episode of Missions Today!

The Church Digital

Crossroads Prison Ministries’ international outreach is a growing global movement that brings the hope of the Gospel to incarcerated men and women across more than twenty countries. Through partnerships with national ministry leaders, Crossroads equips local teams with Bible study lessons, training, and ongoing support so they can disciple students in culturally relevant and meaningful ways. Lessons are now offered in multiple languages, and many countries print materials locally to reduce costs and expand access. From Africa to Asia, Europe to South America, these partnerships empower mentors and chaplains to walk alongside students, offering encouragement, Scripture-based guidance, and the message of Christ’s transforming love. As a result, thousands of people behind bars worldwide are encountering hope, restoration, and spiritual growth through Crossroads’ international ministry efforts.

Crossroads Prison Ministries - International

The 2025 Launch Survey from Gospel Mobilization offers a revealing look into the motivations and barriers shaping today’s aspiring missionaries, drawing insights from 2,428 respondents. The analysis highlights generational differences, the factors most likely to propel someone toward international service, and the obstacles that most commonly prevent them from reaching the field. By examining both those who have already launched and those still discerning their next steps, the survey provides mission leaders with actionable wisdom to strengthen recruitment, refine mobilization strategies, and better support emerging workers.

2025 Launch Survey

GoCorps

Gospel Mobilization

From a mission to the public schools to missionary journalism, from reaching the unreached to AI and online missions, we have traveled the globe to find stories of God at work around the world. On this episode of Missions Today, we’ll look at five highlights from 2025 and hopefully bring a bit of encouragement to your heart about the ways God is at work in the lives of people all over the world. Check out 2025 Highlights on this week’s episode of Missions Today.

Mission Field: Public Schools with Joel Penton

On a Military Mission with Brian Kleager

Expanding the Reach of the Gospel with Doug Lucas

AI and Online Missionaries with Yvonne Carlson

Missionary Journalism with Jim Killam

At one point in college she wanted nothing to do with God. Then, a special bible study opened her eyes to God’s mission in the world and the need to provide God’s Word and local churches to the least and the lost. Now, as a Director of Missions at a local church, she is seeing where and how God is on the move and how much it is impacting the people in her congregation. Local Church Missions, the focus of this week’s episode of Missions Today!

Tonya’s Missions Team Info

The Shared Foundations Initiative is a strategic collaboration launched by the People Care & Development track of the Missio Nexus Leaders Conference, in partnership with the John Powell Institute at Mission Training International. It seeks to create a unified framework for Member Care, or “People Care & Development,” across Western mission-sending organizations. This field has traditionally lacked common guidelines, which has led to isolation, inconsistent practices, and variable quality in providing care and support for global workers. Learn more on this week’s episode of Missions Today.

Shared Foundations Initiative

He had no desire to get involved in his father's ministry. He wanted to work in finance, travel the world, spend time with friends. But God clearly communicated to him one day that he was to serve in his father's organization, and that's just what he did. Now, after his father's tenure of 36 years, he has been given the mantle of this incredible organization that brings the Good News of God's Word to hundreds of thousands across Africa through dramatized audio bibles in the people's heart language. Hear more of his story this weekend on Missions Today!

Theovision International

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