This is the online presence of Ted Esler and home of the World Christian Podcast. Ted writes and speaks on the global Christian movement, disaster response and development, and personal productivity.
You can get the podcast via the iTunes store (search for 'Esler') or from this feed:
This is a podcast with a mission agency leader who lives in SE Asia and is responsible to get ministry started in the nation of Myanmar (formerly called Burma). This interview highlights some of the obstacles to reaching this nation which has many needs.
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>The feed is back. I quit waiting for OurMedia.org to fix their site and wrote up the rss feed myself. You can now subscribe once again. I notice that Apple removed my podcast - I don’t blame them as it was down for so long. I have re-submitted the feed, though, and [...]
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>I just got back from Asia and am still jetlagging pretty bad. I have a few answers to oft-emailed questions about the podcast. The bottom line is that the feed is down and probably will be for a few more days.
I host the podcasts on ourmedia.org and they are migrating to new servers. [...]
You can download the latest podcast on church planting among the Quechu in Peru. If you want the direct link, you can click here.
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>The crisis in the middle east rolls on. I am, of course, much amazed at
the world reaction toward Israel. Any and every country would fight back
against Hezbolla - why we talk about “porportionality” and the like is beyond
me.
As a student of cross-cultural dynamics, I like to look at the sociology behind these sorts of conflicts. [...]
There has been a great deal of buzz lately about the C-Scale and missionary efforts utilizing a strong C-5 approach. Part of what is happening is that the American church leadership is beginning to learn just how experimental missionaries can be. I realize that many aren’t aware of C5 Insider Movements, so here is [...]
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>They say that the fastest way to destroy readership on a blog (and listernership with a podcast) is to be inconsistent. Well, I am guilty. I have dropped off the face of blogosphere (and the “podosphere”) for the past few months. I have been gone for a number of reasons.
When I decided [...]
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>Europe - reached or unreached? Certainly in need of a new dose of fervor for Christ!! This latest podcast is an interview with a church planter who has spent the last part of her life in Hungary. Listen in to see what is [...]
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>Does missions work? You listen to this interview, and you will be hearing a first-generation missionary from a tribe in Indonesia talk about how they have gone cross-cultural and planted churches. He talks about the role that Westerners can/should play in working with [...]
Posted in The Podcast | No Comments »>Brigada, the oldest and perhaps most widely distributed soure of missionary tips, sites, and other info, is over ten years old! In this podcast I interview the founder and organizer of Brigada, Doug Lucas. If you have never heard of Brigada, crawl out from under that rock and check it out!
You can find [...]