Both Ends of the Rope
Jay Greer, Chad Farmer, Mustard Seed NetworkBoth Ends of the Rope is a podcast for those who send and those who go. Hosted by Chad Farmer and Jay Greer from Tokyo, Japan, we talk about missions and the local church--who to send, how to support missionaries well, how to evaluate the work faithfully, and what long-term faithfulness looks like on the field. If you care about missions and the local church, this is for you.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ChristianityReligion & Spirituality | |||
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Chad and Jay open with an icebreaker about their first jobs: Jay survived a brief stint at Sonic Drive-In; Chad was a busboy and dishwasher at an assisted living center, then pivot to one of the most practical episodes yet: why missionaries need actu... more
When Jay introduced Dr. Chris Dewelt at the top of this episode, he called him "the first real live missiologist on the missions podcast" — and then said "feels fitting." He wasn't wrong. Chris has a doctorate in missiology, eight years as a missiona... more
Who does a missionary actually answer to? Chad and Jay get honest about accountability structures, supporter pressure, and why every missionary needs to know exactly who their authority is before they hit the field.
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00:00 — Intro
02:11 — Wh... more
Most churches want to be sending churches. Few know what that actually requires.
In this episode, Chad Farmer and Jay Greer walk through what it actually looks like for a local church to send a missionary well — from assessing the candidate before t... more
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Apple Podcasts | #120 |  Japan/Religion & Spirituality/Christianity |
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This show targets people involved with sending and supporting cross-cultural workers, with a strong emphasis on thoughtful, gospel-centered mission strategy. Across recent episodes, the conversations center on selecting, preparing, and sustaining missionaries, weighing urgency against long-term fruitfulness, and ensuring partnerships between sending churches and on-the-ground ministries in Japan. Hosts discuss practical criteria for recruitment, mentorship, and accountability, along with context-aware biblical teaching, and they introduce concepts like Recon Tours to help assess fit before commitment. Noteworthy is the consistent focus on avoiding burnout, maintaining doctrinal integrity, and modeling sustainable support for field workers, ... more
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