Following the previous discussion in Episode #149, R.A. Martinez & Mimi continue the conversation around Matthew 24 & 25. In these passages, we see that Jesus is neither confused nor unclear about the End Times. And guess what? He wants us to have clarity about this essential topic, too! Listen as we dive into what Jesus has to say about the signs of the approaching End of the Age

When it comes to the Gospel and the Great Commission, do eschatology, the end of the age, and apocalyptic Bible verses really have any value? In this episode of the MAPS Global Podcast, listen as R.A. Martinez discusses what the Scriptures have to say about how important the end times are to the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

We caught a special moment to chat with Aiva at Annual Gathering after she spontaneously decided to release an original song during one of the AG24 worship moments. Listen as Aiva shares some nuggets of wisdom and inspiration that songwriters and prophetic singers can glean from.

Tune in to hear stories of Muslims being healed and saved from the leaders of a young adult praying & worshipping community in the Middle East. This bold spiritual family is seeing the Lord move in signs and wonders in their nation in East Africa. “She was completely healed…she started praying…‘Jesus I give you my life’...” Hear the full testimony in this special podcast episode!

Somebody has to say ‘yes’ and by God’s grace, I said ’yes.’” In this moment with a missionary, Aaron interviews J on her experience pioneering a black missions movement in an unreached nation. Listen to how she found a place in her assignment to be completely herself serving the church in the Levant. “I’m living cross-culturally, living who God made me to be, in the midst of crisis…full of Joy.

During AG24, we got to sit down with some of our incredible family members from around the globe to hear what God is doing in their nations. In this episode, a missionary to Eurasia shares some of her experience, her process, and testimonies of worship & prayer in Eurasia. If your heart is burdened for missions, tune in to hear what God is doing in one of the largest unreached Muslim nations in the world!

Today's topic includes an exciting announcement. In this episode, R.A Martinez and Aaron Custalow cast vision for why we gather every year in August as a spiritual family. Listen as they share what they feel the Lord is saying this year leading up to AG24, MAPS Global's worship and missions conference. August 8-11.

In this episode, listen as R.A. Martinez discusses the biblical characteristics of the worship happening in the throne room of heaven. What are the sights, the sounds, the movements, and the songs being sung around the throne? And how should this impact and inform the culture of our worship today? Tune in to hear!

Listen to this podcast recapping the recent 50 Hours trip that took place and how worship and prayer open the door for missions. 

In the final episode of this series, R.A. Martinez shares the third reason that MAPS Global exists: the Time is Urgent.    

You won't want to miss this one! In this episode we sit down with our overseas missions base directors as well as our planting missions base director to the Himalayas. These frontier missionaries share their hearts for what God is doing in the 10/40 Window and give insight on how He's moving in the time leading up to the 50 Hours. Tune in for testimonies and faith building stories as we prepare to host God's presence for the 10th annual 50 Hours. 

In this episode, R.A. Martinez talks about the second reason that MAPS Global exists: the Gospel is Powerful.

Check out this new podcast episode featuring R.A. Martinez & Aaron Custalow talking about the origin story of 50 Hours prayer meetings. Countless peoples and places have been profoundly impacted by the past ten years of 50 hours prayer meetings across the 10/40 Window. Hear what we are looking forward to for our TENTH ANNUAL 50 Hours prayer meeting this April 2024!

At the core of everything we do here at MAPS Global is this fundamental truth: Jesus is Worthy. But what does it mean when we ascribe “worth” to Jesus? Many times we can be prone to religious rhetoric when we say the word “worthy”. It is not just the right answer to a Sunday School question. “Jesus is Worthy” is a cost statement that demands a response. In this episode, R.A. Martinez talks about the first “why” at MAPS; the matchless worth of the Lamb of God that is the fuel and the finish line of all we do.

Following up from the last podcast about pipelines vs. buckets: as we wrap up 2023, we have exciting news to share about how you can double your end of year gift for the Great Commission. R.A. Martinez shares about this incredible opportunity as we prep to move into 2024 with strength. Keep listening as the episode transitions into a sermon about pipelines from R.A. Martinez at First Friday in June 2023. P.S. we are taking a podcast hiatus and will return in February with a whole new set of guests and discussions...See you next year!

R.A. Martinez sits down to discuss questions that come up often: what is tithing, should I do it and is it different than New Testament giving? In this episode, we walk through both the Old and New Testaments, looking at the examples of what God requires of his people when it comes to generosity. We believe that God is raising up pipelines for His purposes, not buckets for personal blessing.

God is a team and teams are a reflection of His glory. Jesus sent teams, the Apostles worked on teams, New Testament churches were led by teams, and sent out teams. Diverse and highly functioning teams are essential for leadership and for the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Join us on this podcast as we sit down with R.A. Martinez to discuss the non-negotiable of team leadership and keys that he has found to build successful teams. 

God is a team and teams are a reflection of His glory. Jesus sent teams, the Apostles worked on teams, New Testament churches were led by teams and sent out teams. Diverse and highly functioning teams are essential for leadership and for the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Join us on this podcast as we sit down with R.A. Martinez to discuss the non-negotiable of team leadership and keys that he has found to build successful teams. 

R.A. Martinez sits down and discusses our perspective on the current war in the Middle East. Many are only seeing it from a geo-political perspective and seeking to take "sides". However, there is another perspective to look from and pray from. As a spiritual family we are praying and responding through the lens of God's heart for mercy and the Great Commission. Jesus is inviting us to contend for mercy in the midst of increasing conflict in the nations and to open a door in the region for the Gospel.

R.A. Martinez sits at the mic with his better half to talk about a topic relevant to building a healthy church community. Kaitlin and Randy open up a conversation that they've been having in their marriage for years about healthy relationships and what it truly means to be "pure". Listen to this podcast for an open, honest discussion about the purity culture generation and what the Bible says about dating, sex, and marriage. 

Following up from the initial conversation titled “Help, I’m Angry and I Don’t Know Why”, R.A. Martinez and Mimi talk through Matthew 5 and Matthew 18, discussing how to approach the reparation of a broken relationship, both from the perspective of the offender and the offendee. How do you get to the place that reconciliation can happen with the outcome being mutual love and a path forward? Great Q! Listen to this episode to learn how.

Unresolved anger is like a weed in the garden of our souls… AND it is a liability to our destinies. Listen to R.A. Martinez and new host “Mimi” chat through the dangers of unresolved anger and how to identify it within ourselves. In a worldly culture which condones anger, we must free ourselves from unresolved anger, living not by the world’s standards, but by the countercultural Word of God.

R.A. Martinez sits in the host seat to discuss missionary care with special guest Alberta Wray. Ms. Alberta Wray is a member care specialist with decades of experience walking thousands of workers through the transitional processes of becoming missionaries, staying healthy on the field, and debriefing well. R.A. and Alberta cover a wide range of helpful topics related to singles and families who desire to serve as missionaries or who already have experience on the field and are in need of wisdom to help them thrive in their assignments. Church members and senders can highly benefit from this conversation and learn how to better pray for and send individuals to the mission field as they catch a glimpse into the untold backstories of missionary stress and life.  

You’re listening to a Q&A panel that happened back in August at AG23, MAPS Global’s Annual Gathering. During this live panel, Billy Humphrey, Michael and Lorisa Miller, and our very own R.A. Martinez fielded questions from our host about valuable leadership lessons and what it actually means to steward a presence centered community. There's something in this Q&A pannel for everyone to glean from!

R.A. Martinez sits down with a brand new voice to talk about leadership failures. R.A. shares his personal experiences and mistakes as a young leader, to hopefully equip and exhort others who could learn from his mistakes. 

R.A. Martinez sits in the host seat to discuss the power of prophetic movement with a former dancer and familiar voice. R.A. and Joles discuss the authority that dance carries in ministry to the Lord while giving practical tips for how to engage in movement in worship.

In this special episode, our host sits down with Luke Jeffery, MAPS Global’s Vice President of Finances and Operations to discuss partnership, investments, stewardship, and more. Two other guests join in from different spheres of the finance world to tease out what it means to surpass a limited view of stewardship. This clarifying conversation brings greater understanding to the dignity of partnership with God in the church’s mandate to finish the Great Commission.

R.A. Martinez sits down to interview our beloved host for her final conversation on the podcast before moving overseas to lead the launch of our third missions base. Listen to her testimony about how she went from living an LGBTQ+ lifestyle to moving to an unreached nation as a missionary.

R.A. Martinez sits down to interview our beloved host for her final conversation on the podcast before moving overseas to lead the launch of our third missions base. Listen to her testimony about how she went from living an LGBTQ+ lifestyle to moving to an unreached nation as a missionary.

In this unique episode, R.A. Martinez interviews seven of our missionaries who share stories of what God did this Spring when we sent teams of 70+ people across four locations in the Middle East to do 50 Hours of prayer and worship with indigenous believers. You don’t want to miss these testimonies!

What does it mean to be a “priest?” In this podcast episode, R.A. Martinez discusses how prayer, worship, and ministry to the Lord are central to the call of the believer, and how we can cultivate atmospheres that are presence-centered and modeled after heaven. This conversation also shares details about the launch of our School Of Prayer And Worship.

In this episode, R.A. Martinez talks with two of our MAPS Global missionaries to discuss the unique calling, language, experience, and challenges surrounding the black missions movement. Listen as they share their personal journey pursuing God’s call to missions as a black man and black woman. Hear them cast vision for the mobilization of “black arrows” and the building of healthy, multicultural training environments for missionaries of every race & ethnicity to be launched into the nations.

R.A. Martinez gives commentary on our current sermon series, “With Jesus on the Mountain.” Recorded in Matthew 5-7, the Sermon of the Mount is Jesus’ first public and longest recorded sermon in the gospels. Jesus’ main focuses in these chapters are what we belong to (the Kingdom), who we belong to (the Father), and how we interact with both (love and obedience). It is the constitution of the “upside-down Kingdom”. Here, losing is winning, suffering is joy, and enemies are loved. We discuss how this is the only way of life for the Church. What does it look like to be a disciple of Jesus? Listen to this discussion! (You can find the actual weekly sermons on our Weekend Services Podcast.)

Continue listening to the conversation between R.A. Martinez and his wife Kaitlin as they answer some deeper theological questions about marriage and ministry.

You asked…we answered! R.A. Martinez sits with his wife Kaitlin to tell the story of their fourteen years of marriage and answer your questions about marriage and ministry! They discuss rhythms of life, navigating different personality types and things to consider on the road to marriage.

Sitting down with R.A. Martinez this week is the Director of our Global Prayer Room here in Richmond, VA. Together, they discuss what Paul was talking about when he admonished two different churches to "address one another in Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.” They define each of these terms, discuss the differences between them, and wrap up with some practical ways to incorporate them into your worship culture.

In this bonus episode, we get into the nitty gritty details of how, when, and where to pray for healing. R.A. Martinez and Sherrie Moore share best practices of how to heal from decades of experience. We hope this 5 step guide helps you grow in confidence and boldness as you step out in faith to pray for healing.

R.A. Martinez and Sherrie Moore continue their conversation about divine healing. In this episode they tackle the hard questions like, "Is it always God's will to heal?” and “what hinders healing from happening?”. Listen as they lay out a biblical case for the pursuit of healing and New Testament expectation about when, where and how healing takes place.

Listen as R.A. Martinez and Sherrie Moore start a conversation about their individual journeys with divine healing! These powerful backstories set the stage for the prophetic storyline of our MAPS Global family concerning the promises of supernatural power, signs, wonders and miracles. These experiences and stories prepare our hearts for the second episode of our conversation where we ask, “Is it always God’s will to heal?” and “what hinders healing from happening?“.

Prayer is the means by which weak humans communicate with the uncreated God. This is the great wonder: every morning we wake up and stumble into cosmic significance because the Sovereign King of the universe has chosen to talk to us. When we engage in that conversation, He accomplishes His will in each of us personally and realizes His purposes on the earth. This then begs the question: “What is Prayer, and how do we do it?" In this podcast, R.A. Martinez sits down to define three different types of prayer and how to engage in each of them to build a vibrant and powerful life of prayer.

Every November we spend a whole month focused on how Jesus eradicated shame! R.A. Martinez sits across the table with leaders at MAPS Global to discuss the origin of “No Shame November”. God wants His church to be a shame-free environment where we are connected to God, connected to ourselves and connected to others in freedom and authenticity.  

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Hampton for a raw conversation about authentic worship, intimacy in relationship with God, and how worship cultures are formed. Listen to this discussion for a fresh outlook on worship, trends, and how to pursue the unique sound that God is drawing out of you and your community.

Continuing the discussion on the dangers between legalism and lawlessness, R.A. Martinez sits down with a few of our MAPS leaders to discuss the distinction between personal conviction, pastoral exhortation and biblical prohibition. How we respond to each of these is important as we seek to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work…” What does the Bible say about our conscience and its role in discerning what is permissible for the Christian? This in-depth conversation teases out topics of discussion that are often either ignored or banned by leaders.