Episodes

Podcast Description: What does Jesus mean when he says to store up treasures in heaven? In this message from Matthew 6, Mike walks through one of the most misunderstood teachings in the Sermon on the Mount — and what it actually demands of how we live, spend, and invest our lives. This sermon was recorded in Avrig, Romania, during a Storyline Missions training trip partnering with Romanian believers to equip and send indigenous missionaries to unreached people groups. The setting isn’t incident...

In Episode 39, Mike interviews Tolya (Tolik) Deminko, the National Campus Ministry Leader for CRU in Ukraine, about how God is working among university students during the ongoing war. This episode gives a ground-level look at Christian ministry in Ukraine, the spiritual hunger emerging on campuses, and how young people are responding to the Gospel in the middle of crisis. Tolya shares firsthand stories from Kyiv, Lviv, and Odessa—cities deeply impacted by the war. He explains how internally di...

In this episode, Mike explores the often-overlooked but deeply practical doctrine of the imminent return of Jesus Christ — the truth that He could come at any moment. Drawing from Jesus’ own words and the writings of the Apostle Paul, Mike shows how this teaching is not meant to stir fear or speculation, but to produce holiness, urgency, and hope in every follower of Christ. He also references William E. Blackstone’s classic book Jesus Is Coming (1878), highlighting how Blackstone argued that n...

Episode Summary: Mike shares updates revealing how Storyline’s vision is multiplying—from Latin America’s expanding youth movement to a sustainable model in Romania and a new campus initiative that’s raising up young mobilizers worldwide. Latin America – The Multiplying Effect Over 2,500 young people in 2024 went through Storyline lessons integrated into CIMA programs, combining theology, evangelism, and outreach. From the beginning of 2024 to today, the Storyline / Movida partnership has see...

Show Notes In this episode, Mike sits down with Mason Smith, Storyline’s Asian Partnership Director, currently based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Mason shares about the challenges and opportunities in mobilizing churches across Asia, the spiritual condition of Thai youth, and how God is opening new doors for the gospel in the region. About Mason Role: Asian Partnership Director, Storyline Missions Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Focus: Developing partnerships, training mobilizers, and equipping ...

Summary: In this special 10-year anniversary episode, we celebrate all that God has done through Storyline and share a vision for the days ahead. From equipping churches in Spain, Vietnam, Ukraine, Romania, and across Asia, to creating fast, free digital resources in multiple languages, we’ve seen the Lord open doors for frontier mobilization. We’ll reflect on why our strategy is so powerful, how it empowers local churches to reach unreached peoples, and why we believe the best days are still a...

Today Mike talks with one of Storylines Ukraine partners about the ministry called Wise Carpenter. This ministry is reaching young boys who are fatherless from the Ukraine war. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and insights from the field.

Today we talk with Steve about his ministry in Asia. He is seeing amazing results from training national workers, missionaries and pastors the fundamentals of Biblical support raising. To contact Steve you can reach out to steve@vianations.org To learn more about Via go to vianations.org Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and in...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything. It is the most significant event in world history. In this short episode, Mike shares an encouraging short message reflecting on the importance of Easter and the resurrection. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and insights from the field.

Today we’re talking with Mason Smith, the Asia Director for Storyline. He shares his story about how God called him into mobilization and his vision to help mobilize local churches in Asia. If you’d like to learn more about Mason and his ministry you can go to www.storylinemissions.org/staff. Mason can be reached at mason.smith@storylinemissions.org Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and miss...

Today we have Josh Dilly on the show. He is the Storyline Director giving leadership to efforts to strengthen local church sending from the Caribbean and Latin America. He shares his vision for the area and talks about how God is using believers from this area to reach the world for Christ. To reach Josh you can email him at Josh.Dilly@storylinegloba.org For the Dilly Storyline page you can go to www.storylinemissions.org/dillys Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn ...

Living on Mission as a Christian: The Call to Live Dangerously As a follower of Jesus Christ, you are waking up today into a spiritual war. You have a choice to make today: wander passively through the battefield and barely acknowledge this is reality, or become a warrior and embrace your mission of living dangerously. The stakes could not be any higher. Souls are in the balance. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Ephesians 6:12 that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rul...

We have Brian Easley on the show today with Via. Brian shares his story about how God gave him a heart to help students understand God’s heart for the nations and discover their strategic role in the building of God’s Kingdom. If you are curious about what God is doing in this generation of college students, this conversation will encourage you. To learn more about Brians ministry go to www.vianations.org You can connect with via on instagram here: @via_nations The mobilization index can be f...

Today we travel to Germany to speak with Rode Smith. She is an Argentinian who has served in Chile, Bolivia and Peru and who now lives in southern Germany. She shares about what it’s like living and working in Germany, and her vision to wake up the German church. To connect with the Rode Smith on Instagram: @famcampossmith Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline ...

Today we meet Mauro and speak with him about his journey moving from Costa Rica to Indiana. Mauro and his wife Brittany moved to the United States to lead in the mobilization of the Spanish speaking church. In this episode he shares how he’s using teaching, training and short term mission trips to build a heart for the mission field among latino churches. You can learn more about Mauro and Brittany Montero at Bridgesteps.org Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about...

Margarita is on the podcast sharing about life in Ukraine and her ministry to women. For more information about her ministry you can reach her at margaritagorlo@gmail.com Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and insights from the field.

In this episode Mike and Iwan discuss their partnership in expanding local churches in Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest muslim country by population and home to 233 unreached people groups These unreached peoples represent 195 million people. For more information about Indonesia you can visit the Joshua Project at https://joshuaproject.net/countries/ID For supporting Iwan and the work of church expansion go to: STORYLINE ASIA Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn a...

In this episode we talk with Rustam Kazakbaev, pastor in Biskek, Kyrgyzstan. He shares his story about being a gang member who used his muscle and fighting skills to extract money from other kids and how his life was changed when another gang member came to faith in Christ. His story is inspiring and encouraging. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read...

In this interview we talk with Raul Ponce, mission mobilizer from Houston Texas. In this episode we get to know Raul, his story, and his heart to send a generation of Latin Americans to the world. Tune in and enjoy. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and insights from the field.

The Storyline Podcast is Back!! Get excited!! Mike explains the thought behind returning the Storyline podcast. He gives several highlights about what listeners can expect going forward. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, updates, and insights from the field.

A dialogue about how a Ukrainian pastor, Vitaly Sorokun, planted an extremely unique church in Kharkiv, Ukraine 18 years ago for university students living in the 10/40 window and his path to becoming the Director of Foreign Missions in the largest Protestant denomination in Europe. God is using Vitaly to mobilize missionaries from Ukraine to places where they have open access and opportunity to share Jesus where he is not known. The amazing story of emerging missions from Ukraine. Explore Stor...

Sean James, a millennial mission’s pastor from a church in Austin, Texas talks about the surprises he experienced as the only American at a mission’s conference hosted in Ukraine. Listen to Sean’s stories about his recent Bible College education and the reality he experienced while in Eastern Europe. Explore Storyline Missions: Storyline Missions Website – Learn about our mission and vision. Storyline Podcast Hub – Access all episodes and mission resources. Storyline Blog – Read stories, upd...

Listen to Andrew and Jody talk about living cross-culturally to be a part of God’s global mission but as full-time workers in their careers. They were missionaries in the past but they now recognize a new potential for having full-time jobs while planting a new church with local leaders in Ukraine. Has God been calling you into missions but you thought your career was getting in the way? Maybe God wants to use your career as a part of your mission experience globally. Explore Storyline Missions...

Listen closely to this compelling interview with Jim in Moscow about the realities of Russians reaching the unreached in our world who don’t know Jesus. Jim has served in the Slavic world of Russia and Ukraine for close to three decades. Jim wrestles with the idea of being a missionary or a mission mobilizer. What is your most strategic role in God’s purpose and plans for the world?