Focus

By Eastern Mennonite Missions

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Christ's transforming love compels us to cross cultures, engage the world, and make disciples of Jesus. Focus is a weekly 4-minute radio program of EMM that airs on WDAC (94.5 FM) on Saturdays at 8:55 p.m.

Episode Date
Multiplying leaders
Dec 28, 2025
The harvested fields
Dec 21, 2025
Open fields
Nov 30, 2025
Three sisters
Nov 23, 2025
Sharing peace through film
Nov 09, 2025
Ancient rhythms: fresh inspiration
Nov 02, 2025
Where he loves me and calls me by name
Oct 26, 2025
Kingdom come
Oct 19, 2025
One house at a time
Oct 12, 2025
35 years later
Oct 05, 2025
Following Jesus as a family
Sep 28, 2025
Addition vs. multiplication
Sep 21, 2025
Inertia
Sep 14, 2025
Movement as worship
Sep 07, 2025
Moving to a new home
Aug 31, 2025
Watching God at work
Aug 24, 2025
Reflecting on the past year
Aug 17, 2025
The value of community
Aug 02, 2025
Teaching in Ethiopia
Jul 27, 2025
Spiritual opposition
Jul 13, 2025
A quiet revival
Jul 06, 2025
An audacious vision
Jun 29, 2025
Identify, disciple, and release
Jun 22, 2025
What prayer can do
Jun 15, 2025
Embracing awkwardness
Jun 08, 2025
God makes things more beautiful
Jun 01, 2025
How did we get to this place?
May 25, 2025
"Brokering" relationships
May 11, 2025
He helps when you ask
May 04, 2025
The beginning of "Doorways"
Apr 13, 2025
Kingdom Multiplication Vision update
Apr 06, 2025
Letting his light shine
Mar 23, 2025
Soccer and sharing the love of God
Mar 16, 2025
If it is in your will
Mar 09, 2025
The best job!
Mar 02, 2025
Growing in community
Feb 16, 2025
Finding home in a new place
Feb 09, 2025
Moving to a new location
Feb 02, 2025
Prayers answered
Jan 26, 2025
God's power is greater
Jan 18, 2025
What you might not notice
Jan 05, 2025
Arriving in Cambodia
Dec 29, 2024
The Ladder
Dec 22, 2024
"You must stay"
Dec 15, 2024
Learning locally to serve globally
Dec 08, 2024
To Give Thanks
Dec 01, 2024
The Impact Fund supports training
Nov 24, 2024
Transforming lives in Vietnam
Nov 16, 2024
Expectancy that God will show up
Nov 10, 2024
Theological training, theological training, theological training
Nov 03, 2024
Forever thankful
Oct 27, 2024
Multiplying efforts for years to come
Oct 20, 2024
What is Kairos?
Oct 13, 2024
Unexpected Peace
Oct 06, 2024
Seeing the world differently
Sep 22, 2024
A shift in mindset
Sep 15, 2024
Five strategic regions
Sep 08, 2024
You're invited!
Sep 01, 2024
Being a guest in a foreign land
Aug 25, 2024
Recurring affirmation from God
Aug 18, 2024
Working between the cracks
Aug 11, 2024
The Foundations of Christian Leadership
Aug 04, 2024
The same?
Jul 28, 2024
Our cup is overflowing
Jul 21, 2024
Dream bigger
Jul 14, 2024
Why we focus on least-reached people
Jul 07, 2024
Multiplying mission in Thailand
Jun 30, 2024
Multiplying mission in Peru
Jun 23, 2024
Multiplying mission in El Salvador
Jun 16, 2024
Multiplying mission in the Dominican Republic
Jun 09, 2024
Multiplying mission in the Philippines
Jun 02, 2024
Multiplying mission in Honduras (again)
May 26, 2024
Multiplying mission in Guatemala
May 19, 2024
Multiplying mission in Kenya
May 12, 2024
Multiplying mission in Belize
May 05, 2024
Multiplying mission in Vietnam
Apr 28, 2024
Multiplying mission in Honduras
Apr 21, 2024
Multiplying mission in Ethiopia
Apr 14, 2024
Multiplying mission in Tanazania
Apr 12, 2024
Remembering Jesus' words
Mar 31, 2024
All disciples are sent
Mar 24, 2024
Conversations about Christ
Mar 17, 2024
Reignite the call
Mar 10, 2024
Building homes & sharing hope
Mar 03, 2024
Now is the time
Feb 25, 2024
Multiplying disciples of Jesus
Feb 18, 2024
Doesn't Jesus disrupt these ideas?
Feb 11, 2024
The birth of a church
Feb 04, 2024
A Czech treanslation
Jan 21, 2024
An Advance participant's experience
Jan 07, 2024
Turning to the Scriptures
Dec 31, 2023
God is not far from any one of us
Dec 24, 2023
God calls us to ...
Dec 17, 2023
Learning and growing
Dec 10, 2023
Christ's transforming love compels us to ...
Dec 03, 2023
Taking your teachers seriously
Nov 26, 2023
Praying for the ministry in Thailand
Nov 19, 2023
EMM’s strategic focus
Nov 05, 2023
The start of a journey
Oct 29, 2023
God invites us to reveal the good news
Oct 22, 2023
A look at Advance Global
Oct 15, 2023
Taking time to be attentive
Oct 08, 2023
More than 3 billion ...
Oct 01, 2023
As summer goes, a new season comes
Sep 24, 2023
Building relationships and sharing the Good News
Sep 17, 2023
A house of prayer for all nations
Sep 10, 2023
Hiring with purpose
Sep 03, 2023
Do this in remembrance of me
Aug 27, 2023
Adapting to challenges
Aug 20, 2023
Introducing the new "Messenger"
Aug 06, 2023
An unexpected opportunity
Jul 30, 2023
Exploring a future home
Jul 23, 2023
Radix Missional Anabaptist Training
Jul 16, 2023
What is the Kairos course?
Jul 09, 2023
Going where God leads
Jul 02, 2023
An unforgettable experience
Jun 25, 2023
Stopping for a reason
Jun 18, 2023
King Jesus as our leader
Jun 11, 2023
What is Central Europe?
Jun 04, 2023
Partnering with those who "go"
May 28, 2023
Living with purpose
May 21, 2023
Mission in Europe
May 14, 2023
Responding to the Borena Drought
May 07, 2023
Celebration and perseverance
Apr 30, 2023
A great location for mission mobilization
Apr 16, 2023
Percentages and baptism
Apr 09, 2023
Joy in the midst
Mar 26, 2023
Restarting camps on the island
Mar 19, 2023
Taking off the "expectations"
Mar 05, 2023
Hearing God
Feb 26, 2023
The source of happiness?
Feb 19, 2023
An ambassador of Christ’s peace
Feb 12, 2023
How will we respond to the call of Christ in our lives?
Feb 05, 2023
What are your summer plans?
Jan 29, 2023
A developing vision
Jan 22, 2023
A Kingdom Multiplication Vision
Jan 01, 2023
Merry Christmas to you
Dec 25, 2022
Preparing for Christmas
Dec 18, 2022
Teaching in Kenya
Dec 11, 2022
Weeping and rejoicing
Nov 27, 2022
Living incarnationally with a film crew
Nov 13, 2022
Serving together in Spain
Nov 06, 2022
This is your beginning
Oct 30, 2022
How do you keep going?
Oct 23, 2022
New opportunities to teach
Oct 16, 2022
A transformation of the heart
Oct 09, 2022
Getting acclimated to a new place
Oct 02, 2022
The Bible in their own language
Sep 18, 2022
Beginnings in Southeast Asia
Sep 11, 2022
The right tools for the job
Sep 04, 2022
Entrance by association?
Aug 28, 2022
Thai church leaders travel to MWC Indonesia
Aug 21, 2022
Resourcing a growing church
Aug 14, 2022
Intercession as a foundation for multiplication
Aug 07, 2022
Fellowship via Zoom
Jul 31, 2022
Preparing for a convention
Jul 24, 2022
A spiritual encounter at a football game
Jul 17, 2022
Tuesdays in Lebanon
Jul 03, 2022
A change in plans
Jun 26, 2022
An invitation to partner
Jun 19, 2022
The movement grows
Jun 12, 2022
Continuation of a movement
Jun 05, 2022
Beginnings of a movement
May 29, 2022
A Jesus movement
May 22, 2022
Questions without answers
May 15, 2022
Looking to Nehemiah
May 08, 2022
Context matters
May 01, 2022
Entertaining angels
Apr 24, 2022
Reimagining church
Apr 17, 2022
Welcome and a wistful longing
Apr 10, 2022
A divinely orchestrated road trip
Apr 03, 2022
A documentary for peace
Mar 27, 2022
Being faithful in the midst of adversity
Mar 13, 2022
Looking into their eyes
Mar 06, 2022
Still learning
Feb 20, 2022
Solar panels and stewardship
Feb 13, 2022
Bus, car, train … camel
Feb 06, 2022
The Great Investment
Jan 16, 2022
Full of the “unexpected”
Jan 09, 2022
Building a generous kingdom
Dec 26, 2021
Answers that exceed our askings
Dec 19, 2021
God wants to continue using us
Dec 12, 2021
Bringing the right people
Dec 05, 2021
Moving to a new city
Nov 28, 2021
We must find our own sheep
Nov 21, 2021
A global food tour and teaching religion in school
Nov 14, 2021
Living in community
Oct 31, 2021
God pursues us all
Oct 10, 2021
You are worth more than many turtles
Oct 03, 2021
Creative ways to give
Sep 26, 2021
When everything stops
Sep 19, 2021
Battle for the heart
Sep 12, 2021
Creatively sharing the gospel
Sep 05, 2021
Returning to the village
Aug 29, 2021
A gentle boldness
Aug 22, 2021
Finding truth-seekers
Aug 15, 2021
Re-digging the foundation
Aug 08, 2021
Cross-country trek for Advance
Aug 01, 2021
Growing inspiration
Jul 25, 2021
Prayer is not second-rate
Jul 11, 2021
Transfer of leadership
Jun 27, 2021
Serving and partnering
Jun 20, 2021
Discipleship together
Jun 13, 2021
A good partnership
Jun 06, 2021
A turning point
May 30, 2021
Pastoral training
May 23, 2021
If it is the Lord's will
May 16, 2021
God's plan always exceeds expectations
May 09, 2021
Almost a year had passed
May 02, 2021
When a risk pays off
Apr 25, 2021
A journey of transformation
Apr 18, 2021
A Christian community house
Apr 11, 2021
Healing and deliverance
Apr 04, 2021
Who's at our door?
Mar 28, 2021
Multiplying ourselves
Mar 21, 2021
“I have offered my life”
Mar 14, 2021
Light in the darkness
Mar 07, 2021
May Your will be done, not ours
Feb 28, 2021
Change: it's inevitable
Feb 21, 2021
What new thing is this?
Feb 14, 2021
Green pastures and dark valleys
Feb 07, 2021
Unforgiveness
Jan 31, 2021
Our quarter note
Jan 24, 2021
Sharing Christ's love
Jan 18, 2021
Surprising, open doors
Jan 10, 2021
Saying goodbye
Jan 03, 2021
Why should I care about Christian-Muslim relations?
Dec 27, 2020
The Word became flesh
Dec 20, 2020
May it be so now too
Dec 13, 2020
The peace of Jesus changing lives
Dec 06, 2020
Partnering to provide relief
Nov 29, 2020
Lessons learned from transitions
Nov 22, 2020
What leads to transformation?
Nov 15, 2020
Grammar of sovereignty
Nov 08, 2020
Finding a new home base
Nov 01, 2020
Announcing EMM's new president
Oct 25, 2020
A choice we can always make
Oct 18, 2020
Being a blessing right where you are
Oct 11, 2020
The little nest
Oct 04, 2020
A temporary home
Sep 27, 2020
Collaborating during a pandemic
Sep 20, 2020
Urban ministry and COVID-19
Sep 13, 2020
A stranger's kindness
Sep 06, 2020
His history of faithfulness
Aug 30, 2020
Jesus, the reason for their action
Aug 23, 2020
Exponentially increasing training
Aug 16, 2020
Investing wisely
Aug 02, 2020
Partners in God's mission
Jul 26, 2020
A range of human resilience
Jul 19, 2020
Multiplication is our heartbeat
Jul 12, 2020
Connected to each other
Jul 05, 2020
Mission in Wales amid COVID-19
Jun 28, 2020
Remembering the call
Jun 21, 2020
One year later
Jun 14, 2020
Showing the Jesus video
Jun 07, 2020
Making disciples, locally
Jun 04, 2020
Church isn't an exclusive club
May 31, 2020
The tapestry continues to weave
May 19, 2020
Hand-in-hand, in service to others
May 11, 2020
He didn’t give up on you or me
May 05, 2020
Refusing to believe the lie
Apr 27, 2020
Living courageously in the hope of Christ
Apr 20, 2020
A new kind of mission in Alabama
Apr 06, 2020
New Mennonite churches in West Africa
Mar 30, 2020
Letter from President Gerry Keener
Mar 23, 2020
Reflections from an evening walk
Mar 19, 2020
Great love and obedience
Mar 09, 2020
A lifelong process
Mar 02, 2020
Do they all worship the same God?
Feb 24, 2020
Restoring life
Feb 17, 2020
Obedience is beautiful
Jan 27, 2020
Names are significant
Jan 21, 2020
Reflecting on a legacy
Jan 16, 2020
Despair turned into worship
Jan 06, 2020
Breaking the ice
Jan 03, 2020
Moving forward with hope
Dec 23, 2019
Changed and defined
Dec 16, 2019
Unlearning and learning
Dec 09, 2019
Our mission statement lived out
Dec 02, 2019
Fiesta de quinceañera
Nov 25, 2019
Going to a Garifuna conference in Belize
Nov 18, 2019
Transforming into green
Nov 11, 2019
Making “noise” by breaking ground
Oct 30, 2019
Created in the image of God
Oct 21, 2019
Reflecting on 20 books commending Christ
Oct 16, 2019
Training the trainers
Oct 07, 2019
Glimpses of “home”
Oct 02, 2019
Déjà vu
Sep 23, 2019
Sharing the gospel in Romanian
Sep 16, 2019
Sing, eat, and celebrate … on earth and in heaven!
Sep 09, 2019
Dreams and following Jesus
Sep 03, 2019
Nine hundred miles
Aug 27, 2019
Debriefing for peacebuilders
Aug 19, 2019
“God is back in Nyabange Mission”
Aug 12, 2019
Grandparent visits
Aug 06, 2019
A safe place
Aug 02, 2019
Boldly shared faith
Jul 24, 2019
A new chapter for mobilizers
Jul 17, 2019
I want Christ!
Jul 08, 2019
Broken glass and forgiveness
Jul 03, 2019
Blessed to be the giver
Jul 03, 2019
Never would have guessed
Jun 19, 2019
A great sense of admiration
Jun 12, 2019
Behind the scenes
Jun 03, 2019
Intentional living in Cardiff, Wales
May 28, 2019
From coffee farms to busy streets
May 23, 2019
Blessed and grateful
May 15, 2019
God’s message was so clear
May 06, 2019
An opportune time
Apr 22, 2019
New life in Dangriga
Apr 15, 2019
God knows
Apr 08, 2019
Translated into Swahili
Apr 03, 2019
Getting to know EMM’s eighth president
Mar 25, 2019
A year in review
Mar 18, 2019
Free coffee and new friends
Mar 12, 2019
A different kind of Christmas
Mar 04, 2019
Nuts and bolts
Feb 25, 2019
First days in a new place
Feb 18, 2019
Newly credentialed pastors
Feb 11, 2019
Created to create
Feb 04, 2019
Help me Lord to be strong
Jan 28, 2019
Using music for mission
Jan 23, 2019
Eager to sing
Jan 17, 2019
Two choirs, three languages
Dec 31, 2018
Dinner with the King on Christmas Eve
Dec 31, 2018
Waiting for this
Dec 17, 2018
A quiet prayer or a simple song
Dec 11, 2018
Two days without cell phones
Dec 06, 2018
Multiplied like loaves and fish
Nov 19, 2018
Training the trainers
Nov 12, 2018
Fifty years later: The K'ekchi' Mennonite Church
Nov 05, 2018
Language is not the most important thing
Oct 29, 2018
Christian-Muslim dialogue in the “land of the waterfalls”
Oct 23, 2018
Hospitality at the border
Oct 15, 2018
Three languages of peace
Oct 08, 2018
Worlds Apart
Oct 01, 2018
Close proximity: urban ministry
Sep 24, 2018
Called where the people are
Sep 17, 2018
Ancient city, new hope
Sep 10, 2018
K-Teams
Sep 04, 2018
Inside the cloak of secrecy
Aug 27, 2018
A radical movement
Aug 21, 2018