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In 2021, MAPS Global leadership published an audacious vision: "We believe that in the grace of God we have an assignment to strengthen, build, and plant seven Missions Bases over the next seven years across the 10-40 window. These will be Antioch Sending Centers in their regions with many churches, houses of prayer and locations connected to each one." Five years later, five bases are established and running, and the next two are already underway. In one place, more than 50 people have come to faith in a single year. In another, a woman who couldn't put weight on her foot went from a pain level of ten to zero in the middle of a war. Join R.A. Martinez and Luke Jeffery as they share stories on the ground from each base, look ahead to what's coming next, and invite you to soar with us as God moves powerfully across the ends of the earth.

Why does joy make so many of us uncomfortable, and why do we treat it as the one fruit of the Spirit we don't need to express? In the Bible, we find that joy is a non-negotiable to God. It fuels our assignments, even in the midst of suffering, and brain science shows that regular experiences of joy build an identity that holds up under stress. Listen along as R.A. unpacks what joy really is and how to return to it when it gets lost among the burdens of life.

Singing Missions Movement

Have you ever wondered why Jesus sometimes doesn't calm the storms we face? When life feels chaotic and heaven seems quiet, it can leave us asking, "Lord, where are You?" Join RA Martinez and Keith Dionise, Director of the MAPS Global School, as they unpack the mystery of what God is doing when He doesn't immediately calm the storm around us.

Missions History is Black History

Scripture describes believers as being "built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit", emphasizing presence, holiness, and formation rather than efficiency, branding, or customer satisfaction. Yet many modern church models have unconsciously adopted the logic of consumer capitalism, treating worship as a product, pastors as service providers, and congregants as customers whose preferences determine success. When the Church begins to resemble a Target—measured by foot traffic, convenience, aesthetics, and retention—it risks exchanging priestly identity for retail strategy. Notes: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6359c64fa953f80dd1978783/t/696cf854a7f73e4959ad60cb/1768749154698/Ecclesia%3A+A+Temple+Not+a+Target+Store.pdf

Generation Z is stepping into leadership across the globe in an era where the need to be seen, heard, and correct is sweeping the church into controversy and conflict and stealing people away from their assignments. Hear R.A. Martinez and Keith Dionise (Director of the MAPS Global School) discuss lessons leaders can learn from Paul's letters to Timothy to help them proactively and successfully build ministries and people filled with love for others, purity of heart, endurance, and unity.

In a highly requested follow-up in their "Marriage and Ministry" series, R.A. Martinez and his wife Kaitlin discuss navigating marriage and communication, the balance of family and ministry, and creating a ministry culture where marriages and families thrive. You can go back and listen to episode #111 and #112 of the MAPS Global Podcast to hear the first two episodes of this series!