Made For Missions Podcast

We had been introduced to Bryan through mutual friends and right away we were intrigued. Bryan maintains the Engaging Missions Podcast as a way to connect what those on the Mission field are seeing God doing and getting those stories to the larger Christian population. We love that! In this interview, we learn more about […]

What a pleasure to be able to learn more about the ministry of ZimZam Global as Mike talked to Dave Meyers, the ministry’s President. After talking with Dave, Mike definitely has a new ministry to be praying for and a ministry that is ‘on the same page’ as it relates to Great Commission fulfillment. Mike […]

In this, the second part of our interview with Wayne Peterson, Mike asked him our Made For Missions 3 Questions. We loved the way he answers the questions and in-particular, we loved his Biblical reasoning behind his answer to whether the Great Commission is a normative command for all Christians! You’ll really enjoy this episode…. […]

In this episode, Mike interviews Wayne Peterson of International Day for the Unreached (IDU). They talk about the mission, vision and work of IDU, a bit about the stats behind IDU’s work and the desperate need for Christians to take up the cause of reaching the unreached! Great Episode!

In this episode, our CEO Mike Falkenstine was interviewed by Denver Radio personality Tom Moller about the new initiatives brewing here at One Eight Catalyst! Listen to learn about the ministry and all that is happening here! Enjoy, and share!

In this episode, Mike and Ken reflect on making the 80th Episode and pick two of their favorite moments from the previous episodes! Join us for this fantastic celebration of God’s goodness here at the Made for Missions Podcast!

In this episode, Ken and Mike have a fantastic conversation about the 10/40 window! They talk about what it is, why it’s important and how we in the West can best engage with those yet to be reached within the window! Highly recommended episode for all Western Christians!

In this episode of the Made For Missions Podcast, Ken and Mike talk about Cru‘s (the former Campus Crusade) The Jesus Film Project . At One Eight Catalyst, as a part of our plan to reach Unreached and Unengaged People groups, we will be using the Jesus Film as a major part of our evangelistic process […]

In this episode of the podcast, Mike interview’s Dave Runyon, the author of The Art of Neighboring, Building Genuine Relationships right outside your door. Dave is also co-founder and director of CityUnite, which helps government, business, and faith leaders unite around common causes. In this interview, Mike and Dave talk about Dave’s process of how he […]

Over the last couple of years, we’ve been diligently praying for North Korea and it’s people… we even had an opportunity to recruit teachers to go to a University in Pyongyang, but that opportunity closed last Spring with the heightened rhetoric between the US and North Korea. Many of those in country were forced to […]

Our first Bible Translation projects started in November 2017, and we’re using a new Bible Translation method called the MAST Translation method, which finishes Bible Translation projects in months rather than years! In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Ken talk through this method, including the 8 steps of MAST Translation and the pros/cons […]

In 2014,  Wycliffe Associates developed a new Bible Translation method called the MAST Translation method, which speeds up Bible Translation projects tremendously, therefore getting copies of the Bible into languages that have been waiting for too long. At One Eight Catalyst, we have adopted the Mast Method in our projects in Asia and have become […]

This is the 2nd part of Mike’s interview with Duane Fraiser of Joshua Project. In this 2nd half, we talk more about the lists of People Groups that exist and some of the finer details of how information is curated and collected for these lists. At the end of the episode, we get to a […]

We are very pleased to interview Duane Frasier with Joshua Project! In this first part of a two part interview, Duane and Mike talk about the list of People Groups that ministries use to determine which people groups are yet to be reached. They talk General Facts of the list, how many lists exist, and […]

Having just returned from Saddleback Church and the Finishing the Task Conference, Mike gives his impressions of the conference and encourages anyone who has a heart for reaching unreached people groups to consider attending next year!

In this episode, Mike and Ken look at 1 Corinthians 3, and talk through the consequences of disobedience. As Jesus gives us commands to obey, what happens if we don’t obey them?

Far too many Christians cannot clearly lay out the main principles of the Gospel Message. In this podcast, Mike and Ken give a simple way to lay out the Gospel. Notes: We love the Bridge Illustration as a way to share the Gospel. Here is the Navigators version of the Bridge:   The Bridge to […]

In this, the 2nd of a 2 part interview, Dudley talks about how they are ‘re-imagining church’ as a church planting ministry. What will churches of the future likely look like? Where is God at work in area that are now post-Christian? In this wide ranging, but very interesting episode, Dudley helps us see where […]

In this very special episode, Mike talks to Dudley Callison with Communitas Intl about their work, some of what they do around the world, and in particular, a very interesting look at their findings in Scotland, now considered an unreached area because of the vast decline of the church. Enjoy, then share!

In this episode, Mike and Ken Talk about despite the vast Western resources available in the Church, 42% remain unreached or unengaged. We try to come up with reasons and solutions.