What In The World?

What In The World?

Elmbrook Church Mission Department

Episodes 53
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (16)
Since May 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
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80%
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About This Podcast

This podcast will transport listeners all around the world, hearing inspiring stories of the Church in action. During each episode, I will host a guest who has significantly contributed to the legacy of Mission at Elmbrook Church. Their stories will immerse listeners in diverse locations: from hospitals in India, to refugee camps in Bangladesh; from the Amazon rainforest, to your very own hometown. Rest assured, "What in the World?" listeners will not just be bystanders to God's work. Each episode will equip and encourage the audience to contribute to the legacy of faith.

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Recent Episodes

S4E5 S4E8 Church on a Boat (Daniel Skokan)

Mar 23, 2026 48m

In this episode, Jake interviews Daniel, a church planter in Czechia.While some people trace their spiritual lineage back through generations of Christian believers, Daniel was born into a…

S4E7 S4E7 We need to be in the Ecotone! (Dr. Jay Mātenga) Part 2

Feb 23, 2026 22m

This episode is part two of a conversation between Jake and Dr. Jay Matenga, and they discuss how cultures can work together in a space of tension. Dr. Jay Matenga: Executive Director, World…

S4E6 S4E6 We need tension! (Dr. Jay Mātenga) Part 1

Feb 09, 2026 30m

In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Jay Matenga, who discusses how cultures can work together in a space of tension. Dr. Jay Matenga: Executive Director, World Evangelical Alliance, Mission…

S4E5 S4E5 Get in the Kitchen together! (Dr. Seblewengel Daniel) Part 2

Jan 26, 2026 25m

In this Episode, Jake and Seble continue their conversation and discuss what it means to truly bring all parts of the Church together as equal partners. Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East…

S4E4 S4E4 All Cultures Need To Do Their Own Theologizing (Dr. Seblewengel Daniel) Part 1

Jan 12, 2026 29m

In this Episode, Jake and Seble have a conversation about how we have to let each culture develop their own theology.Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East Africa Sending Office; Faculty Member,…

S4E3 S4E3 Empowering Younger Branches of the Church (Reverend Dev.)

Dec 29, 2025 32m

In this episode, Jake interviews Dev about the Church in Nepal.Reverend Dev: President, Kathmandu Bible Institute and Research Center List of Resources ⁠CETI⁠ ⁠Circle of Concerned African Women…

S4E2 S4E2 Using All Five Senses In Theology? (Dr. John W. K. Cheong)

Dec 16, 2025 33m

In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. John, and they talk about how theology is so much more than just thoughts and words; it needs to be embodied. Dr. John W. K. Cheong: Associate Professor of World…

S4E1 S4E1 Learning From Those Who Have Experienced Hardship (Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst)

Dec 02, 2025 25m

In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, and they discuss what we at Elmbrook Church should learn from the broader Majority World Church.Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst currently serves at…

S3E11 S3E11 Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together (Saru, Lausanne)

Sep 15, 2025 38m

In this episode, Saru and Jake discuss their experiences in South Korea, attending the 4th Lausanne Congress. Elmbrook Church has had the privilege to be at all four of these historic points in…

S3 E10 Five To Grow Before I Go (Diet Schindler, Germany)

Aug 18, 2025 34m

Jake interviews Diet in this episode, talking about the transformative work God did in his life that led a young man to return the many things he had stolen and built him up into a church planter and…

S3 E9 Continuing to Pass the Baton (Hamilton, Eagle Lake Colorado Springs)

Jul 07, 2025 20m

In this episode, Jake interviews Roger and Lynn Hamilton where they talk about their passion to see ordinary people live out a Navigator core tenant “To know Christ, make Him known, and help others…

S3E8 S3 E8 The Domino Effect (Ochaeta Guatemala)

Jun 10, 2025 47m

In this episode, Jake interviews Bio and Derida about their work in Guatemala. They work with at-risk youth and care for the pastors from 29 churches in the community around them.

S3E7 S3 E7 Refugees: What does the Bible say? (Jamal and Suzan, Jordan)

Apr 14, 2025 25m

In this episode, Jake interviews Jamal and Suzan. They discuss the work they do in Jordan among the refugee community. What are we as Christians called to do?

S3E6 We call them Treasures (Potter’s House, Guatemala)

Nov 20, 2024 39m

In this episode, Kristin interviews representatives from Potter’s House. They discuss the work they do in Guatemala among those living in poverty. They talk through how to properly view poverty with…

S3E34 S3E5 Want to finish your degree? Have a kid! (Saru, SE Asia)

Oct 08, 2024 32m

In this episode, Jake interviews Saru, who shares about the calling God has placed on her life. Saru also shares about the blessing her daughter is and encourages Elmbrook Church to press on.

S3E4 Does marriage take your wings or give you legs? (Saru, SE Asia)

Aug 09, 2024 31m

In this episode, Jake interviews Saru, a brilliant woman from southeast Asia with a desire for others to know Jesus. They cover culture, Saru’s faith story, and her focus on the importance of…

S2E3 S3E3 Hope is more needed than you know (Rachel CareNet Milwaukee)

Apr 09, 2024 30m

In this episode, Kristin interviews Rachel, the Executive Director of CareNet, a pregnancy center in Milwaukee. Hear stories of what God is doing in the lives of women who walk through these doors.

S3E2 S3E2 Continuing the Legacy of Hudson Taylor (Christina W. Japan)

Jan 04, 2024 28m

In this episode, Kristin continues her interview with Christina about her time in Japan, Christina shares some lessons she has learned from her time in Japan. You won't want to miss this cultural…

S3E1 S3E1 What Does An Indigenous Japanese Church Look Like? (Christina W. Japan)

Jan 04, 2024 24m

In this episode, Kristin interviews Christina about her time in Japan. We learn about what the Church looks like in Japan and hear another cultural blunder!

S2E17 S2E17 To grow the church we need to close it....? (Lionel, Germany)

Nov 28, 2023 36m

In this episode, Jake interviews Lionel, a Cameroonian church planter in Germany. They talk about church attendance and involvement and a strategy where the church is closed to get people on mission.

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