On this, our 50th episode, Gina is joined by two men who lead an organization that is empowering literally hundreds of everyday people all over North America to live Jesus-Shaped lives and minister to thousands of their immediate neighbors. Pete Kelly and Josh Jackaway are leaders with Apartment Life, a faith-based, non-profit organization that has…

This is the third and final episode in our mini-series on Sabbath. Austin Catalano has been with Gina the last two episodes - and she's here once again! Austin has become convinced that all disciples of Jesus should consider the instruction of the Lord for His people to take a weekly (and literal 24 hour) Sabbath. This is something she has been doi…

This is the second episode in our three-part series on Sabbath featuring discussions between our host, Gina Mueller, and Austin Catalano. Austin is a wife, mother, school leader and house church leader who has embraced taking a weekly 24-hour Sabbath. She's back on this episode to continue talking about how important it is to rest by pressing-in to…

This episode begins a 3-part series on the Sabbath where Gina and Austin Catalano talk about how important it is to rest and press-in to the God-given gift of Sabbath so that we can live a balanced Jesus-Shaped Life. Austin is a familiar voice on this podcast, and she's back to talk about the importance of Sabbath - mainly because she's studied it …

On this episode, Gina is joined by a familiar voice in the 3DM Movement - Bob Rognlien. Bob is the chairman of the board of 3DM North America. He's also an author, teacher, and archaeological guide with over 30 years of experience leading groups on archaeological and spiritual journeys in the Middle East. Bob joins Gina today for a discussion about…

Recently, the leaders of 3DM North America gathered to worship, pray, learn, and talk about the vision of the movement. Some of our leaders presented short "TED Talks," and on this episode, we are featuring one of them. Austin Catalano who is a wife, mother, school leader and house church leader spoke about how parents can think and parent missiona…

When it comes to being a disciple and making disciples, what are you? Are you more a theologian or more a practitioner? Most of us are one or the other, but Gina's guest on this episode helps us see the importance of being both. David Broberg is the Assistant Director of Discipleship at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, so - for…

What happens when a family who is new to a town - a town where it's "weird" for neighbors to get together - park their grill in their front yard and fire it up? Actually, pretty cool things happen - like laughter, sharing, new friendships, and even "church!" This is the story of Gina's guests on this episode. Rob and Kelly Abrams hold family-on-mis…

On this episode, Gina is joined by co-host, Grace Maconochie. Both sit down to talk about the intersection of worship and discipleship with Sol and Kali Grimes. Sol and Kali oversee The Gospel House in Ft. Wayne, IN which is a prayer and worship ministry that primarily works with the emerging generation of young adults in the Midwest dedicated to m…

Gina's guest is Steve Bruns who leads a 3DM-like network of missional church movements from his home base in Norway called Agenda1. Agenda1 is a relational network of churches on a journey together to build missional churches that transform cultures by making disciples who make disciples in the power of the Holy Spirit. Sounds familiar, huh?! Under…

Gina's guest is Brian Gerig who has been on mission for a long time! Brian co-founded a city-wide youth ministry in Ft. Wayne, Indiana called "The Powerhouse" in 1995 that is still going strong today. He joins Gina to tell stories of how he and his team have been equipping teens to go on mission to their friends and family members for nearly 30 yea…

Gina's guests are JD and ChristianAnn Larson who are pastors of an innovative church plant in Minneapolis called North City Church. They're here to talk with Gina specifically about what they call "Dinner Church" which they see as a way to follow Jesus' example of taking temple things into table spaces. Their story is sure to give you some creative…

Jo Saxton is back for part two of her conversation with Gina that began on the last episode. Jo is the founder of Ezer Collective, which is a 2-day leadership intensive made up of about 75 women from all industries, life stages, and leadership roles. She's also a speaker, podcast host, author, and leadership coach. On this episode, she and Gina tal…

Gina's guest on this episode is Jo Saxton who has been a part of the 3DM movement for a long time. Her name might be familiar to you since many in the 3DM movement have interacted with her books and teachings. Jo has committed her life to raising up and equipping women to lead, and she's here to encourage women to step into their identity, gifting,…

Something big is happening in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Gina's guests are here to tell us all about it! Gina Jehl, Daisy Baily, and Deborah Hughes - who are known by the people in Fort Wayne as the "Fort Wayne Intercessors" - have been gathering together to pray for their city for decades. They join Gina to tell us how it all began, what the Lord ha…

Gina's guest is Steven Barr, the founder of Cast Member Church, a global network of micro-churches for Disney cast members - most of whom have never been part of a church or have ever even opened a Bible before! The Cast Member church movement is a Jesus-centered family specifically designed for Disney cast members that ​extends across six continen…

Jeremy and Nicole Snoberger join Gina to tell their story of how God is speaking to and leading them (as empty nesters) on a brand new mission. Actually, they're still in the middle of their story, and it's a story of how God is calling them to move from their home and community into a completely different home and community as He calls them into a…

Paul Maconochie is back to talk to us about how we can engage in and see victory in the spiritual battles we face when we step out in obedience to Jesus' call to discipleship and mission. That's when spiritual warfare seems to always heat up - when we step out in obedience to Jesus. Paul is a pastor with the 5-fold gifting of prophet, and the insig…

Mike's guest is Paul Maconochie who was "on the ground" when 3DM got its start in Sheffield, England some 30 years ago. Paul was a university student back then and found his way to St Thomas Church, Crookes (which is now known as "STC Sheffield."). It would be there that Paul would experience an incredible move of God, and it would be there that Pa…

Mike’s guest on this episode is someone who has been on mission to make disciples and grow the church all of his adult life. His name is Tony Plummer, and along with his wife Lisa, they live and minister in Venice, FL. Tony is here to encourage all of us to keep going in the ministry God has called us to. His story - which is still being written - …

Gina is on a well-deserved mini sabbatical, so Mike Potter fills in as the host with his guest, Jesse Harden. Jesse has quite a story to tell. He and his wife, Joanna, are people who listen to the Lord and seek to follow His leading in their lives. This listening and following has led to quite an adventure - an adventure full of fruit, and an adven…

This podcast is just over a year old, and one of our most popular episodes so far was a discussion Gina had about living on mission in a small town setting (Episode 9). So, we decided to do another episode about being on mission in a small town, but this time with pastor and professor Jason McConnell. And if there was ever a guy to talk about this …

The Everyday Mission Podcast is officially one year old as we launched our first episode in January of 2022. As we move into our second year, we thought it would be fun to begin by giving you a look behind the mic at the two people who make this podcast happen. On this episode, host Gina Mueller and editor and producer Mike Potter sit down together…

As promised, here is part 2 of Gina's compelling conversation with Bob Rognlein. Bob is the chairman of the board of 3DM North America. He's also an author, teacher, and archaeological guide with over 30 years of experience leading groups on archaeological and spiritual journeys in the Middle East. Bob believes that archaeology helps reveal the rea…

What does archaeology have to do with discipleship? And even more, what does archaeology have to do with the everyday mission that everyday people are called to by Christ? Gina's guest believes that archaeology not only reveals more about the time in which Jesus lived, but it reveals more about the way Jesus lived - which is the way that all Christ…

Shannan Martin is Gina's guest on this episode of the Everyday Mission Podcast. She's just written a book called Start with Hello (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). It's a field guide for helping all of us become more connected to the people around us. She's here to share her family's story of moving from a rural farm to a city full of n…

On this episode, Gina is joined by Marika Springer and Brittney Bowers who are two of the women who are students in our 3DM Discipleship School. Both have committed to taking ten months out of their lives to press-in to discipleship and mission, and both have given up a lot to do it - jobs, family, friends, and one even sold her home! But as you wi…

Gina's guest is Pastor Dan Koller who is leading a church "revitalization" process in Yakima, Washington that is using both the gathered and scattered expressions of the church to move forward in discipleship and disciple-making. Dan joins Gina to talk about the struggle that many church people are experiencing - especially those who have caught th…

Jesus made it clear that we are to be His witnesses wherever we are to whomever we are around. His final words to His disciples recorded in Acts 1 say as much - and these words apply to His disciples today as well. The question then becomes: How do we gauge how well we're doing as His witness? For sure, we know that part of that answer lies in our …

The Apostle Paul in Romans 12 tells all Christ followers (then and now) to "Practice hospitality." In 1 Peter 4, Peter encourages us to "offer hospitality to one another without grumbling." Evidently, grumbling was a thing back then when it came to offering hospitality! The same could probably be said for many of us today. Offering hospitality can …

On this episode, Gina has a conversation with Joe and Melissa Eastman. After they had four young children of their own, Melissa experienced a life-threatening health issue that nearly ended her life. Just before this happened, God called them to bring more kids into their home thru foster care. They are here to share their story of fostering childr…

Have you ever considered that business could be a powerful tool for mission and ministry? Gina's guest today does because he’s ALWAYS thinking about this. As a seminary-trained pastor and church planter, Pat Dierkse, is using his catering company in Compton, CA as an intentional tool for not only making money for his family but also for providing j…

On this episode, Gina is joined by Cath Livesey who is a part of the 3DM UK team and the leader of an organization called Accessible Prophecy that helps local churches grow a prophetic culture. If you've been involved in the 3DM movement for any amount of time, you're probably familiar with Cath because she's the author of a book that we use called…

Gina is joined by Brandon Kelly who is the Lead Pastor of College First Church of God in northwest Ohio and the co-director of an organization called 5Q. 5Q provides a rich and biblical way for leaders who are committed to equipping and releasing the church to be on mission for the Kingdom of God. Some of you may be familiar with the term APEST - w…

Gina is joined by an everyday person who is leading a discipleship and house church movement in India. Josh Howard is the Director of Leadership Training and Multiplication for the Central India Christian Mission, and his story of how literally thousands of everyday people have been and are being trained to make disciples who make disciples is incr…

Gina is joined by three guests on this episode: Tanner Morgan, Gaelin Elmore and Kayla DeJesus Rodriguez - all of whom have deep connections with Athletes in Action. Tanner is the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Gaelin is a former NFL player and current speaker and facilitator, and Kayla is the team leader of Athletes in Actio…

Gina is joined by an everyday husband, dad, fund manager, and introvert who is also a neighbor on mission. Chris Gleason has been following the Lord since he was a child, but something happened when he was 8 years old that caused him to say that he would never share the Gospel with anyone ever again. That is until about 7 years ago when he blindly …

We seem to be inundated with bad news these days from our schools, but on this episode, you will be encouraged to hear about some of the ways in which God is on the move in our high schools and on our college campuses. Gina's guest is a young man named Colin Jester who, when he was a sophomore in high school, sensed God calling him to begin a missi…

On this episode, Gina is joined by Mark Burgess. Mark is an Englishman who left England over 15 years ago to go on mission in Lima, Peru. He'll share a bit of that story, and he'll share the amazing thing God did for his church during Covid. But Gina's main focus with Mark is on exploring the ways in which he has learned to listen to the Lord and s…

Gina's guest is Stacy Hendricks, an everyday mom of three teens who Gina discipled years ago. Stacy is someone who listens to the Lord for His missional direction, and what she heard Him tell her five years ago was quite a shock! She will join Gina to tell her about how she processed God’s surprise call on her life and how, after hesitantly steppin…

A recent study shows that 97% of America’s land mass is rural. 97%! While the majority of the population lives in urban areas, a whopping 64 million people live in rural areas – in small towns or in the country. So, the missional need in rural areas is huge, and while we often think the most effective mission is in urban areas, there are some who h…

On this episode of the Everyday Mission Podcast, Gina sits down with Tom and Jen Catanzaro, parents of five young children, who are making a missional difference in the San Francisco Bay area. In a city that’s not very open to the gospel, they are utilizing a powerful and effective missional weapon - their front yard! If you’re looking for ideas on…

Julie Dirkse is Gina's guest on this episode of the Everyday Mission Podcast. Julie and her husband, Pat, followed God's call on their life 10 years ago to move as missionaries and church planters into one of the most dangerous cities in America - Compton, CA. She shares their story about a city and a people they have fallen in love with as they li…

Gina's guest is Dan Wolf, a former full-time pastor at a multi-staff church in Florida who left there to go on mission in one of the most post-Christian cities in America, Portland, Maine - right in the middle of the pandemic. His story is a story of how God is at work in powerful ways through everyday people in a city where the hard soil is seeing…

Gina's guest has an incredible story to tell! Gwen Adams is an everyday mom and grandma who God called out of the church she was serving to be the church way out on the margins of society. It all started with a simple missional challenge from the Lord to pray. And those prayers have led to a profound movement of crazy church ladies who are having a…

What if your church caught the vision for seriously and intentionally equipping you and the others in your church to live everyday missional lives in your community. What if your church was so serious about this that you started hearing words and phrases like "decentralization of the church," "scattered church," and "home churches" being tossed aro…

In Ephesians 4, the Apostle Paul told the church in Ephesus that Christ himself gives the church "apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." These are what many call "The 5-Fold Spiritual Gifts," and many believe that every believer has been given one…

Gina's guest today is Caren Hunter - an everyday mom of 4 kids who self-identifies as an "introvert." But she and her family decided years ago to step out and set up a weekly missional predictable pattern that is simple, often involves cereal, and is making a Kingdom difference in their neck of the woods.…

On our very first episode of the Everyday Mission Podcast, host and director of 3DM North America, Gina Mueller, talks with Grace Maconochie - a woman that we think is pretty special - but like all of us, Grace is just an everyday person seeking to live her life on mission one day at a time. She's here to share her story of how in opening her home,…