The idea that you need to be a “Super Christian” to do Christian Missions can be a major hindrance for people as they try to pursue God’s plan for their life. God does not look at your experience, but He looks at your heart.

When I first joined staff in Youth With A Mission I committed to six-months. Near the end of that six-months I had enough and didn’t really want to come back after staffing my first Discipleship Training School. God however had other plans,

In picking the name for this podcast, The Accidental Missionary, I was trying to be a bit edgy and ironic, kind of like Jamie the Very Worst Missionary. The idea was to show that I felt like I got here by accident, even though it was always God's plan for

After over a month and a half of no Accidental Missionary Podcast episodes I figured it was time for an update about what we have been up to and the ministry that we’re involved in… Ministry wise I’ve been getting into a groove and starting to figure o...

After my last podcast, “Burnout in Ministry and Missions, What Happened to the YWAM Podcast?“, I was asked some follow up questions about my personal experience with burnout. I would love to hear, how was your process of realizing you were burnt out an...

After producing the YWAM Podcast for over 50 episodes and two years I abruptly stopped after our Christmas episode in December 2011. Unfortunately the reason I stopped the podcast was because I got burnt out ... A good definition of how I felt was writte

One of the things that I have previously written about on my web-site is the importance of us telling the story of what God is doing in our ministry and life. As full-time volunteer missionaries there is the additional need for us to maintain regular comm

One of the things that I have previously written about on my web-site is the importance of us telling the story of what God is doing in our ministry and life. As full-time volunteer missionaries there is the additional need for us to maintain regular c...

In this episode of The Accidental Missionary Podcast I reflect on a book that I have been reading and challenged by called "Don't Waste Your Life" by Dan Carlin. With this, and other things that have been occurring in my life, I feel that God has been con

This episode of the Accidental Missionary Podcast was recorded sitting at the bottom of the steps to the sports oval at the Youth With A Mission Southlands - Adelaide location. I was waiting for the staff to return from their breakfast club and kid's club