We are enjoying hearing from different women and the biblical truths that motivate them both in their Christian faith and spreading the gospel. Today we are joined by Khevna Dave, who is the Director of The Missions Hub in downtown Toronto. She shares what it means to keep an eternal perspective and how that compels us to think and act. Scripture: John 17:13 Philippians 3:202 Corinthians 4:16-18Ecclesiastes 5:19Hebrews 13:141 Corinthians 3:11Resources: Missions Hub websiteListen to Episode 16 on God's Heart for the Nations MoveIn ministryQuotes: "Knowing Christ is kind of the end goal." -- Michelle "We are currently living as finite beings trying to understand a concept that we don't always tangible experience here fully on earth." -- Khevna "It's so important to remind ourselves regularly that our lives here are temporary." -- Khevna Connect with Khevna:Instagram | Facebook | Website Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | Facebook Share with others, leave a review Connect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

In today’s episode, we are talking with Dr. Linda Reed from Heritage College & Seminary about some of the challenges she has faced in her life and ministry and how God has sustained her through it all. Scripture: Galatians 6:9 Colossians 4:17 Philippians 1:6 2 Timothy 4:5 2 Corinthians 10:5 Philippians 3:8 John 6:68 Psalm 46:10 Ephesians 3:20 Psalm 1:1-2 Psalm 34:8-9 Galatians 6:10 Hebrews 12:1 Resources: Linda Reed's website The Bible Memory AppHeritage Centre for Women in Ministry Connect with Linda:Website Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | Facebook Share with others, leave a review Connect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

Today we are excited to have Karen Earls with us to talk about our identity in Christ. Karen is a local who has worked at Word of Life Bible Institute and has experience as a Biblical counsellor to women. We had such an encouraging truth-filled conversation with her about who we are in Christ and how that motivates us in gospel-spreading work! Scripture: Psalm 51:5 Romans 3:23 1 John 1:8 Romans 5:8 Ephesians 1 & 2 Ezekiel 37 Ephesians 2:1-5 Resources: Word of Life Bible Institute in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada The Complete Green Letters by Miles Stanford We created a free "Who I Am in Christ" printable that you can download here. Quotes: "God really wants us to have that certainty and security only in Him." -- Karen "Position is who we are in God's sight." -- Michelle "We don't always feel righteous and holy, but the truth is that God sees us that way." -- Karen "Being His child is enough." -- Karen "Remembering that who Christ says I am is where I find my value." -- Karen "He not only gives us salvation, but He gives us the tools we need to believe what's true and live free as His children." -- Karen "When we turn our eyes to him and we just behold who He is, we slowly become practically more actually like him." -- Michelle "Recognizing who I am in Christ propels me with gratitude to want to live for Him and not for myself." -- Karen Connect with Karen:Facebook | Support their ministrySubscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | Facebook Share with others, leave a review Connect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

This season at Compel, we have been remembering why we share the Gospel story. What motivates us to share Christ with the world? We have looked at how His love compels us and how knowing God’s purpose motivates us. Today we are going to be answering the question, “Is God’s Word really the source of truth? Can we trust it?” Andrea Thom, a Canadian author and Bible teacher, shares how we know the Bible is reliable and trustworthy, and briefly on how we got the Bible. We hope you find this conversation as encouraging as we did! Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21 Psalms 119:3 Psalm 119:89 Resources: Andrea Thom's website Michelle's blog series on "Is the Bible Really True?" Amos: Come Awake! by Andrea Thom Ruth: Redeeming the Darkness by Andrea Thom Precept Ministries Canada Charles Simeon Trust Quotes: "Any time we invest in the Word is never ever wasted time." -- Michelle Connect with Andrea:Website Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | Facebook Share with others, leave a review Connect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

This fall we are taking some time to zoom out and talk about the “why” behind missions. What motivates us to spread the Gospel story? Last week we talked about how the love of Christ compels us to action. If you missed that episode, I encourage you to go back and listen. It’s a foundational episode for this series. This week we are talking with Lindsay Campbell from Word of Life Bible Institute about purpose. What did God save us for? What is God’s purpose? And, subsequently, what is our purpose? Scripture: John 17:3 2 Corinthians 5:14-17Jeremiah 21 Timothy 6:7Luke 19:10 Resources: Word of Life Bible Institute in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love by Milton Vincent GoodSeed website By This Name by John Cross, also available at Amazon | Ethnos Canada The Lamb by John Cross, also available at Amazon | Ethnos Canada Fieldnotes: Stories of the Gospel Transforming Lives Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin Quotes: "The only safe obsession is God. He is the only one we are allowed to fully pursue, fully worship, and get crazy about and it's not going to harm us. " -- Michelle "We need to be praying about the Lord bringing unbelievers into our lives." -- Lindsay "Where ever you are at, remember that knowing Christ is one of your main purposes." "We're not just on mission when we are overseas, but we can be on mission in our communities and God is at work." -- Lindsay Connect with Lindsay:Instagram | Facebook | Support her ministry Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | Facebook Share with others, leave a review Connect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

Welcome back to season three of the Compel podcast. This episode Michelle Beeksma and I are gathering round to chat briefly about why it is so important to know the gospel message and share it with others—and also what is going to keep us motivated to do these things. We walk through 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 and apply these biblical principles to our lives today. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 Connect with Michelle:Instagram | Facebook | Blog Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | or on our Episodes page Follow us on Instagram | FacebookShare with others, leave a reviewConnect with us at compel@ethnos.ca

EPISODE 21 | Where Bible and Missions are One with Emily, Joanna, & Katie In today's episode, we're getting a glimpse of Bible school life and short-term mission trips from the perspective of Bible school students. Ethnos360 Bible Institute has a great two-year program with an emphasis on the Bible, missions, and discipleship. You will enjoy hearing from three young women and how the Bible school encouraged their pursuit of missions. GLOSSARY: MK - an acronym for missionary kid Encounter trip - a two week trip to learn, serve and experience ministry among unreached people groups. MTC - an acronym for Missionary Training Centre. This is the name of Ethnos360's training program in the States. The training program equivalent in Canada is called Emanate. vision trip - a trip that some missionaries take to visit another country and learn more about the culture and ministries there. Emanate - an 18-month program that trains individuals and families for cross-cultural ministry. RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: Learn more about Ethnos360 Bible Institute at e360bible.org. Check out these affordable online classes that you can take with Ethnos360 Bible Insitute. For more information about short-term mission trips, like Encounter and Interface, please visit our Mission Trips page. Want to have a better understanding of how Jesus is your sacrificial lamb? You can watch the videos by John Cross that these students mentioned, for free, at Mentioned By This Name videos. you can watch them for free at goodseed.com/btn. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

EPISODE 20 | Women in Church History with Dr. Michael Haykin Today we are talking with Dr. Michael Haykin, a church history professor at Heritage College & Seminary. We are delighted to hear how women have been involved in gospel-spreading work for the past 2,000 years, and can’t wait to learn from our sisters-in-Christ who have gone before us. Check out this episode's show notes for recommended books and resources.

April 21, 2020 EPISODE 19 | Medical Care in Church Planting with Marianne Bayfield This week we hear how medical work can play an important role in a church plant. Marianne Bayfield, a church planter in the Philippines, shares about her family's ministry to the Manobo people who heard the gospel message for the first time in early 2016. From chronological Bible lessons to caring for people's medical needs--we know you'll enjoy our conversation with Marianne! RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: Connect with Marianne Bayfield here. Watch this video of Marianne and Grant, Ministering Medically, here. Marianne recommends the Missionary Medicine Intensive course through Equip International. You can read updates and prayer requests for the Manobo people group here. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

EPISODE 18 | Living in Isolation with Mel Humphreys In today's episode, Mel Humphreys shares about the challenges her family faced in living in a remote village in Paraguay. It was encouraging to hear how they persevered through times of fear, loneliness, and extreme isolation—looking to God to sustain them during those challenging times. SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: Romans 8:31-39 RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: If you would like to pray for our missionaries around the world, you can read the most recent prayer requests here. Or subscribe to our daily or weekly prayer emails here. Mel mentioned Ethnos360 Bible Institute. They have excellent online classes, including one on understanding suffering. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

Today we hear from Elissa Hawley who serves at Ethnos Canada's training program. She shares how her role in childcare helps equip families for cross-cultural ministry and supports church planting around the world. SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: 2 Corinthians 12:9 GLOSSARY: Emanate - an 18-month cross-cultural missionary training program with Ethnos Canada. Interface - is a six-week, college-level missions course in Papua New Guinea. It’s for college students, married couples, singles, pastors, or anyone eager to know more about missions. PNG - an acronym for the country of Papua New Guinea "the training" - refers to Emanate, Ethnos Canada's training program. RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: You can connect with Elissa here. Check out Ethnos Canada's training program for believers interested in church planting at emanatetraining.ca. Read more about the Emanate childcare program here. Watch a video about the childcare program at Emanate and hear how you don't have to sacrifice being a mom to be a missionary. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

Join us for a round table discussion with Kirsten Kurvits as we talk about God's heart for the nations. We discuss where we see missions in the Bible and why we should care so much about taking the gospel to nations and language groups that do not have access to it. SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: Matthew 28:18-20 Acts 1:8 Romans 10:14 Colossians 1:16 Genesis 1:26-27 Genesis 3:15 2 Peter 2:5 Genesis 9:1 Genesis 12:2-3 Jonah 3:5 Jonah 4:11 Isaiah 42:5-8 Joshua 2:8-11 Romans 4:3 Matthew 1:5 James 2:25 1 Kings 10:6-9 Isaiah 19:25 Revelation 7:9 QUOTES: “A divine program to glorify the Lord by bringing salvation to all on planet earth” --Walter Kaiser RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations by Walter Kaiser By This Name by John Cross FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

Cynthia Barkman has served for the past 25+ years in mission aviation with Ethnos Canada. She shares what life as a pilot's wife has been like and how she is now involved in mentoring and training others at Moody Aviation. We hope to gain a clear picture of how mission aviators advance the gospel to the ends of the earth. GLOSSARY: "bush location" - a location remote in the jungle, where a tribal village may be located. [Nate's Edits: a remote location in the jungle...] Ethnos360 Aviation - Ethnos360 Aviation’s core purpose is to assist the church planting ministries of Ethnos360 and likeminded ministries through the use of aviation to achieve the goal of a thriving church for every people. HF radio - is short for "high frequency radio" which is used to communicate with missionary pilots or missionaries located in remote locations where there are no other reliable forms of communication. maintenance - refers to the task of maintaining an aircraft and keeping it in working condition. Missionary aviation - is aviation involved in transporting missionaries or indigenous people to remote locations to speed the progress of a church plant or Bible translation. Moody Aviation - Is an undergraduate program with Moody Bible Institute where you can major in Missionary Aviation Technology. seconded - an employee that is temporarily assigned to work for another organization or employer. solar system - is referring to a power system that uses solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity SOP - is an acronym for Standard Operating Procedure twin engine - is referring to an aircraft powered by two engines. RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: You can connect with Cynthia here or e-mail her at garrybarkman@ethnos.ca. Your kids can be involved in helping purchase helicopters for missionary aviation! You can download a free wrap here. Read here how you can give towards the cost of three helicopters for missionaries in Papua New Guinea. Watch a video about the needs for new helicopters in Papua New Guinea. Give towards flights for national and indigenous missionaries! Watch a video about how you can help keep costs down for flights for national missionaries. Learn how you can pray or support Ethnos360 Aviation here. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

In today's episode, Leah Humphreys is sharing with us about the fears we face taking our kids to the mission field, as well as truths from God's Word that combat those fears. Leah served in Paraguay as a church planter for 25 years, and now serves in a member care ministry with Ethnos Canada, and we are so thankful how she always points us back to the Truth. SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: Proverbs 3:5-6 Ephesians 4:32 GLOSSARY: Chaco - is a hot and dry lowland region of Paraguay. RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: You can connect with Leah here. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

Today we have the joy to sit down with Holly Dyck, who serves in the Missionary Kid Care & Education Department with Ethnos Canada. We can’t wait to hear about how we can better care for missionary kids, as well as gain an understanding of some of the challenges families face serving in remote locations. GLOSSARY: Missionary Kid (MK) - is a child of a missionary. Third Culture Kid (TCK) - is a person who is from a home culture (e.g. Canada), grows up in a foreign culture (e. g. Singapore) for their childhood years, and creates a third culture because they don't quite fit in either home or foreign culture. MK Care & Ed - Is the department within Ethnos Canada that cares for our missionary kids and provides education consultation and resources for families. Emanate - an 18-month cross-cultural missionary training program with Ethnos Canada RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: You can connect with Holly here or at e-mail her at hollydyck@ethnos.ca . Learn more about Emanate, Ethnos Canada’s training program for believers interested in church planting among unreached people groups.

This week we have Rebecca Preheim with us, a missionary to the Mangen tribe in Papua New Guinea. She shares about how she and her co-worker, Keri, translated the New Testament into their heart language and the joys and challenges along the way. January 14, 2020 EPISODE 12 | Translating God's Word with Rebecca Preheim This week we have Rebecca Preheim with us, a missionary to the Mangen tribe in Papua New Guinea. She shares about how she and her co-worker, Keri, translated the New Testament into their heart language and the joys and challenges along the way. SCRIPTURE MENTIONED: Hebrews 13:8 GLOSSARY: "Campus" - is referring to the campus in Durham, Ontario where the Ethnos Canada headquarters and training centre is located. "Training" - is referring to Ethnos Canada's 18-month training program, Emanate, that equips for cross-cultural church planting, Durham - is a small town in southern Ontario where the Ethnos Canada headquarters is located. Hoskins - is a campus or base in Papua New Guinea that houses missionaries who support the ministries of missionaries to remote locations within the country. "the mission" - is a shortened name that many missionaries referring to the mission organization, Ethnos Canada. Interface - is a six-week, college-level missions course in Papua New Guinea. It’s for college students, married couples, singles, pastors, or anyone eager to know more about missions. Summit - was the name of short-term work trips that Ethnos Canada used to host. PNG - an acronym for the country of Papua New Guinea. Pidgin English - refers to a creole language, Tok Pisin, which is the national language of Papua New Guinea. RELATED ARTICLES, RESOURCES, AND CONTENT: You can connect with Rebecca here. Read updates on ministry among the Mengen people group. Watch "Each Stick Had a Name", a slideshow and story that helped inspire Rebecca to become a missionary. Learn more about Emanate, Ethnos Canada’s training program for believers interested in church planting among unreached people groups. You can apply for an Interface short-term mission trip to Papua New Guinea here to learn more about the ministry Rebecca was involved with. FOR MORE: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, go to our Stitcher page and subscribe. You can also go to our Episodes page to find your favourite podcast app. Leave an iTunes review. Help other women find our podcast and learn how they can be involved in spreading the gospel to the ends of the earth. Follow us on Instagram or the latest updates. Connect with us! We’d love to hear from you and join you in your journey! Send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an e-mail at compel@ethnos.ca. Tell others. We would love for you to talk with others about the Compel podcast! Feel free to share these conversations with your friends! Thank you for supporting the Compel podcast!

We have a special episode today! We are in Toronto with our friend, Colleen McFadden, who trains women Bible teachers with Simeon Trust and leads the women’s ministries at her church. We will be talking about why it is important for women to be involved in discipleship and how to be equipped to share God’s Word with others. Check out this episode's show notes on compelpodcast.ca

We have another bonus episode to share with you this week! Today I am here with my co-host, Lesley Doerksen, who is going to be sharing her story with us about how she got involved in missions and how she has seen God’s faithfulness in every season of her life.

In today's episode, you'll hear from Kirsten Kurvits, who was involved in training missionaries at Ethnos Canada's cross-cultural training centre, and is now en route to Mexico. Kirsten talks about her fear of failure and combats that with truths from the Old Testament about doing hard things for God.

We have a special bonus episode for you! Lesley Doerksen is interviewing her co-host, Lauren Ducommun. We hope you enjoy hearing more of Lauren's story and how God led her into missions. She also shares about God's goodness in her life amidst trials and transitions.