The Global Goer Podcast

Jeannie Marie
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Welcome to The Global Goer Podcast, where we explore creative, unconventional ways to make a global impact—whether that's across the street or around the world. Hosted by Jeannie Marie, author of the book Across the Street and Around the World: Following Jesus to the Nations in Your Neighborhood and Beyond (20,000+ copies sold), this show is for purpose-driven adventurers who believe their lives should count for something beyond themselves. If you've always been drawn to other cultures, dreamed of international travel with purpose, or wondered how to reach unreached people groups in today's world, this podcast is for you. Whether you're a parent wanting to raise globally-minded kids, a young professional exploring how your career could open doors overseas, or someone who took a short-term trip years ago and never stopped thinking about it—you'll find inspiration and practical next steps here. Each episode features real conversations about (and with) entrepreneurs, creatives, and cross-cultural workers who are doing global work differently. We'll explore topics like creative access to closed countries, diaspora strategy, business as a platform for transformation, international students and cultural engagement, authentic community development, family travel with purpose, and how to use your actual profession to serve overseas. You'll hear stories of millennial bloggers transforming perceptions in unreached cities, prayer movements that sparked global change, digital nomads working remotely from strategic locations, and families raising third-culture kids. We'll talk about everything from travel hacks and language learning to the emotional journey of living between cultures. This Podcast Will Help You ✔️ Discover creative pathways for global impact that fit your unique gifts and season of life ✔️ Learn from people who are actually doing the work in innovative ways ✔️ Find practical strategies for cross-cultural ministry—whether locally or internationally ✔️ Understand how to serve unreached people groups without following traditional missionary models ✔️ Connect your faith, your profession, and your passion for travel and culture ✔️ Take your next step as a GLOBAL GOER Whether you're interested in missions, mobilization, discipleship, movements, culture, or using business for transformation, The Global Goer Podcast will inspire you with new possibilities and equip you with actionable wisdom. READY TO TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP? Take the free Global Goer Quiz and discover your unique path to making a global impact: 👉 www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz CONNECT WITH JEANNIE MARIE: 📖 Book: Across the Street and Around the World - www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/book 🎓 Free Video Training: Three Ways to Share Jesus Naturally with Your Neighbors and the Nations - www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/freevideotraining 🌍 Neighbors & Nations Course: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/nncourse 🌐 Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com 📱 Instagram: @jeanniemmarie ✉️ Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now and join a community of people who believe the world is bigger than their zip code—and they're ready to do something about it.

  1. Oct 27

    EPISODE 32 Why I'm Republican and Love Welcoming Refugees

    The midterm elections are November 3rd, and some of  you have asked me the same question: Jeannie, how can you be a Republican when you talk so much about welcoming refugees? In this episode I answer it, honestly and kindly. I share four reasons I vote the way I do, where I disagree with my own party, and why I believe the answer for our international neighbors, whichever way you vote, is friendship and the gospel. Most podcasters never say who they vote for. But you asked, and I would rather talk it through with you than leave you guessing. My hope is a conversation, not an argument. If you agree with me, I hope this encourages you. If you see it differently, I hope it opens a kinder conversation. Either way, I want you to leave ready to vote and ready to welcome your international neighbor. In this episode: Why I am talking about politics at all Why you should vote, and why it is not only about the presidency Four reasons I am a Republican How I square America First with welcoming refugees The difference between refugees and asylum seekers Where I disagree with my own party A word to those who agree with me, and to those who see it differently Because we have the gospel, we go Resources mentioned: Free Video Training: Three Ways to Share Jesus Naturally with Your Neighbors and the Nations. www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/freevideotraining  My book, Across the Street and Around the World. www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/book  How to Reach Your Neighbors & the Nations. www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/freetraining Check your registration and find your state's official election site. www.vote.gov  My earlier blog How to Fight for the Rights of Women and Children (and Why the Abortion Issue Matters Across the Street and Around the World*Note: FB removed the video I created, so I'll do a podcast episode on this soon! My earlier episode on the war with Iran   Connect with Me: Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Email: Hello@jeannie-marie.com

    EPISODE 32 Why I'm Republican and Love Welcoming Refugees

  2. Oct 6

    EPISODE 31: Ideas for your Global Sunday or Global Series

    What's Inside It's Global Sunday season. Most churches here in the U.S. set aside one Sunday, or sometimes a whole series, to highlight the nations and get the congregation thinking about their neighbors and the nations, both across the street and around the world. I'm speaking this Sunday (or by the time this airs, I already will have) at a church running a series called Go Across the Street and Around the World, based on my book. So I wanted to hand you a whole episode of ideas, some of my own and some I've picked up from other churches, for how to make your Global Sunday, series, or even a whole Global Month memorable. Here's what I cover: Start with what you're already doing. Look at your church's current global and local work, refugees, international students, short-term trips, and build your message and worship around it. This one Sunday isn't the only thing you do all year. It's a chance to shine a light on it. Build it around a book. A book gives you a built-in outline, and it gives people something to take home and keep growing with. I share the story of a church that went all out with my book, yellow and blue everywhere, even marshmallow peeps and a wrapped mini bus, and I mention my free sermon series outlines (one Sunday, four Sundays, and eight Sundays) on my website. Move it into small groups. A book series works best when it becomes a small group study afterward. I talk about the free book series guide I created for Across the Street and Around the World, simple enough that a group doesn't even need a designated leader. Do something creative and interactive during the service. Get people out of their seats, interview a cross-cultural worker or someone heading overseas, or bring in a family from a refugee or immigrant background to share their story. I tell you about interviewing an Iraqi refugee family on video, and about interviewing a short-term trip team live over Zoom during a service. Get the whole church involved with a challenge. I talk about my Refugee Rations Challenge, Prayer Pathways, and Discover by Doing resources, all free on my website. Use scripture you haven't already used ten times. If you want a fresh angle, go listen to last week's episode on Joseph. I don't think I've ever heard a Global Sunday message built around him, and there's a lot there. Eat together. Potlucks are back, even in big churches. Our church did an international potluck last year, and it was one of the best parts of the day. Host a nations night of worship. Give people space to emotionally connect with the three billion people who have the least access to Jesus, with resources like Joshua Project's videos and maps. Don't forget who's already in your city. I tell the story of my dad discovering a Bengali family in a small town in Kansas, and Bengalis are the largest unreached people group in the world. I also tell you about calling a faith-based international student ministry at ASU years ago and inviting our whole church to host students for Thanksgiving. Suddenly they weren't statistics anymore. They were people. A personal note: the next few episodes are recorded ahead of time, because my husband and I are headed to Italy soon to celebrate our 35th anniversary (we Travel Hack)! If you don't hear a new episode right away, that's why. And if this episode was helpful, I would love it if you left a review wherever you listen. It helps people find the show. Resources Mentioned: Across the Street and Around the World: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/book  Free Sermon Series Outlines (1, 4, and 8 Sunday versions):www.jeannie-marie.com/sermon-leads Free Small Group and Book Series Guides:www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/smallgroupguides  Global Challenges (Refugee Rations Challenge, Prayer Pathways, Discover by Doing): www.jeannie-marie.com/global-challenges  Joshua Project: www.joshuaproject.net  Last week's episode on Joseph   Connect with Jeannie Marie Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com

    EPISODE 31: Ideas for your Global Sunday or Global Series

  3. Sep 29

    EPISODE 30: Six Lessons From Joseph on Living as a Global Goer

    In This Episode: I've been doing a deep study of the life of Joseph in Genesis, and I've realized he's my favorite Old Testament character. He's the one I want to revere. We admire Moses, but he murdered someone. David committed adultery and murder. Joshua killed babies and pregnant women in war. Joseph is the one who entered another culture, not by his own choice, and held himself up with righteousness the whole way through. In this episode I'm sharing six lessons I've learned from studying Joseph's life, all about what it looks like to enter another culture well: He became Egyptian. He took a new name, an Egyptian wife, and Egyptian customs, and he never asked to go home. My line for this is, if it's not sin, do it their way. And Joseph lived that out, except for the one line he wouldn't cross. He didn't look for the exit. He never tried to escape or plan his way back home, even when things got hard. I tell on myself a little here about my own first months in India. He learned humility. He wasn't born humble. He was pretty arrogant as a teenager, bragging to his brothers about his dreams. Egypt is where that got stripped out of him. His view of God was solid. He trusted God before he ever got an explanation. Two full years in prison, no answers, and he never got bitter. He was emotionally healthy. He wept, openly and often, even as the second most powerful man in Egypt. That's health, not weakness. He had a heart for the nations, just like God does. Joseph's success fed his own family, and Egypt and the surrounding nations too. If you are in another culture right now, or wrestling with whether to go, or feeling betrayed by the people you're trying to reach, I think Joseph has something for you. Resources Mentioned: Free Video Training: Three Ways to Share Jesus Naturally with Your Neighbors and the Nations: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/freevideotraining  Book: Across the Street and Around the World: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/book   What's Next Coming up next time, I'm talking about what to do as a church for your Global Sunday or your Global Series of the year! Connect with Jeannie Marie Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com

    EPISODE 30: Six Lessons From Joseph on Living as a Global Goer

  4. Sep 15

    Ep 29: An Experiment — Using Documentaries to Go Deep Into an Unreached, Unengaged People Group

    Episode Description A few years ago I met a red-haired American named Sarah at the Perspectives 50th anniversary in Chicago, with a baby strapped to her chest. We connected instantly. Turns out she was living in India, married to a Bengali filmmaker with tattoo sleeves who does raids to rescue trafficked children and spends the rest of his time filming secular documentaries in vulnerable communities across India. In this episode, I'm telling you about an experiment I just ran using one of his newest documentaries. It's called How We Are Tempered and this episode is called Pneumatophores. It takes you inside a Bengali Muslim community in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, a place with almost no long-term cross-cultural workers and less than 0.1% believers among 3 million people. I watched all four hours of it in one sitting, and it changed how I think about getting to know a people group before you go. Instead of stats or a one-page profile, this is ethnographic storytelling. You watch real people, in their own homes and community, telling their own story in their own words. I walk through what I loved about it, including an unforgettable interview with a gunan, a local witch doctor, and what I think we can learn about entering a community with welcome, understanding root causes of systemic issues, and seeing how worldview shapes behavior long before we ever try to bring change. I also tell you about the Deep Dive Round Table experience I built around this documentary, so you can watch it yourself, gather your team or small group, and work through discussion questions and strategic prayer together.   Resources Mentioned The documentary and Deep Dive Round Table experience at jeanniemarieacademy.com/24parganas My Afterwards video with my own thoughts and observations after watching, unlocked on that same page Create a Deep Dive Round Table. Watch it, gather people, and let's think, pray, and strategize together about what it would take to bring the Kingdom to this district. What's Next Next week: Lessons from the life of Joseph, how he engaged with another culture in surprising and insightful ways Connect with Jeannie Marie Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com

    Ep 29: An Experiment — Using Documentaries to Go Deep Into an Unreached, Unengaged People Group

  5. Sep 8

    EPISODE 28: 8 Things Cross-Cultural Workers are Talking About in 2026

    Episode Description I just flew back from a gathering overseas with about 130 cross-cultural workers living in some of the most difficult, and most strategic, places on earth in South Asia. I thought I'd bring you behind-the-scenes and let you in on eight topics cross-cultural workers are discussing, the ones happening around tables, from the stage, and over dinner. Not theory, not old news. What's live right now in 2026. If you're a church leader, this matters because these are the things the people you're sending, or want to send, should be discussing right now. If you're already on the field, this will probably validate a lot of what you've been thinking. And if you're a potential Global Goer, this is your chance to get in on the conversation early. In This Episode The great need for workers, and how we recruit and mobilize more of them, including the Global South Prayer, and asking God to reveal what he's doing and what he's planned for a specific people or region Security, and how workers are protecting their phones, laptops, and information Identity, and why your visa and cover need to be authentic, not just a way in The three training tracks workers voted to dive deep into: transformational pioneering movements, trauma care, and culture adaptation Bible translation gaps, and why a translation existing isn't the same as a translation people can actually read Resources Mentioned Free Video Training: Three Ways to Share Jesus Naturally with Your Neighbors and the Nations Related Episode 20: Professional Short-Term Trips Related Blog Travel hacking and flying for free with points What's Next Next week: a deep dive documentary from 24 Parganas, West Bengal, and the launch of our new Deep Dive Roundtable. Watch the documentary on your own, then gather your own table to discuss and pray using our guide. Connect with Jeannie Marie Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com

    EPISODE 28: 8 Things Cross-Cultural Workers are Talking About in 2026

  6. Aug 3

    EPISODE 27 Stilling Your Soul: A Breath Prayer to Help You Hear God

    Episode Description I just got back from a camping weekend with zero cell service, and it reminded me just how much I need to still my soul and actually listen when I pray, not just talk. In this episode, I'm sharing three reasons listening prayer matters so much, especially for those of us doing cross-cultural work. I'll give you a peek inside Lesson One of my Breakthrough Prayer course, and then walk you through a simple breath prayer you can use anytime you need to quiet your soul and tune in to the Spirit. In This Episode Why I skipped packing up camp early to have "church in the woods" by myself Three reasons listening prayer matters, especially in cross-cultural work What I sensed God saying to me about my upcoming trip to Southeast Asia How I practice listening prayer while reading scripture (using Deuteronomy 30) A peek inside Lesson One of my Breakthrough Prayer course A simple breath prayer exercise to still your soul and prepare to listen, try it with me A Few Lines That Stuck With Me "Go slow to go fast." "Not by might, not by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord." "You can't, but I can." Resources Mentioned Breakthrough Prayer Course: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/breakthrough Let's Connect Email me at hello@jeanniemarie.com and tell me about your experience with listening prayer. And if this episode encouraged you, forward it to a friend who might need to hear it today. Don't forget to follow The Global Goer Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode.

    EPISODE 27 Stilling Your Soul: A Breath Prayer to Help You Hear God

  7. Jul 27

    EPISODE 26 Love Your Neighbor in India: How One Woman Trained 33 Believers to Reach Muslims

    Today I'm sharing something a little different — a real conversation I had with my colleague in India. I'm calling her Suwahati (not her real name) to protect her identity, but I wanted you to hear directly from her because what's happening through her ministry is honestly one of the most encouraging things I've come across lately. Suwahati took the Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus Course, spearheaded the translation of it into Tamil with a team, and ran her own group training called Love Your Neighbor in India. She prayed for 40 people to join. She got 40 people. And by the end, 33 of them finished the six-week course — many of whom started out saying they didn't even want to have a heart for their Muslim neighbors. In this episode we talk about: Why so many believers and even pastors in her city didn't want to reach out to Muslims, and where that resistance came from How she structured the course — video lessons on their own time, then a smaller live coaching group on Zoom each week The moment she started seeing real heart change in her students, not just head knowledge How she built consistency and community through WhatsApp reminders and personal phone calls (yes, she called people before every single session) Why she chose to commission her students instead of just handing them a certificate and calling it done Two student testimonies, translated from Tamil, about overcoming fear, starting conversations with Muslim neighbors, friends, and four families on the road into the Kingdom. If you've ever wondered how to help the people in your own life — your small group, your church, your family — catch a heart for Muslims, this episode is full of practical, real-world encouragement. India is home to more people with the least access to Jesus than almost anywhere else in the world, and Suwahati is proof that ordinary people, in an ordinary city, can be part of changing that. Resources Mentioned in This Episode ✅ Group Training Package (run your own version of what Suwahati did) — jeanniemarieacademy.com/grouptraining **Book a call with me and get rights to train FIFTY, less than $6 a person ✅  Free 10-Minute Video: Three Mistakes Most People Make When Reaching Out to Muslims — jeanniemarieacademy.com/invitemuslims ✅ Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus Course (get $50 off after watching the free video) — jeanniemarieacademy.com/invitemuslimsWould you consider facilitating your own small group training to cast vision for, and help people learn how to invite Muslims to follow Jesus? No prep. No teaching. Just follow my lesson plan for a six-week small group, or a weekend training. Show the videos, facilitate discussions and experience people feeling confident and happy to speak easily to their Muslim neighbor, co-worker, or friend. Also, if you book a call with me (email hello@jeannie-marie.com so I can brainstorm your situation with you), I'll throw in rights to train another 30 people. You could facilitate training for up to 50 people for only six dollars a person.  PPS: If you are a Global South student (like Suwahati, from a country in Africa or Asia), please click here to apply and I'll give you a full scholarship. The Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus Course is now in English, Tamil, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.   Related Episodes You Might Like Episode 25: Jesus Is Not the Son of God Episode 24: Easy Ways to Meet and Greet Internationals in Your City Episode 19: Let Me Take You to Mumbai: What a Vision Trip Looks Like Episode 10: How to Explain Easter to Hindus and Muslims Episode 7: India From the Inside: A Live Report 12 Years in the Making Episode 4: How to Be Intentional About Ramadan With Your Muslim Friends    More If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to listen to the full conversation, and if you're not subscribed yet, hit follow so you don't miss next week's episode on breakthrough prayer. Drop me an email at hello@jeannie-marie.com and tell me which part resonated most with you or if you have ideas for your own Group Training.

    EPISODE 26 Love Your Neighbor in India: How One Woman Trained 33 Believers to Reach Muslims

  8. Jul 21

    EPISODE 25 When Muslims say "Jesus is not the Son of God!"

    If you have Muslim friends, you already know this conversation. You turn things spiritual, and it goes the same way almost every time — the same objections, rapid fire, with total conviction. And usually, it ends in an argument instead of a real conversation. In this episode, I'm answering the question I get asked most: how do you talk with a Muslim friend without it turning into a fight? I'm pulling back the curtain on a lesson straight from my Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus course, where I walk through exactly how I sidestep the biggest objections in those early conversations, and then how I answer one objection in particular: "Jesus is not the Son of God." What you'll hear in this episode: ✔️ Four things I do in the first conversations with Muslim friends to keep us from ending up in a boxing match instead of a real conversation. ✔️ The six most common objections Muslims raise with Christians, and why I don't argue with all of them right away. ✔️ Exactly what I say when a friend tells me Jesus is not the Son of God, including the Arabic framework and the "adopted into the family" picture that tends to open the door instead of closing it. ✔️ Why the phrase "Son of God" means something completely different to a Muslim than it does to us, and how saying it the wrong way can shut a conversation down fast. ✔️ A practice moment for you to try answering the question yourself. Resources mentioned in this episode: Free 10-Minute Video: Three Mistakes Most People Make When Reaching Out to Muslims www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/invitemuslims Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus Course www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/invitemuslims Connect with me Instagram: @jeanniemmarie Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com

    EPISODE 25 When Muslims say "Jesus is not the Son of God!"
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Welcome to The Global Goer Podcast, where we explore creative, unconventional ways to make a global impact—whether that's across the street or around the world. Hosted by Jeannie Marie, author of the book Across the Street and Around the World: Following Jesus to the Nations in Your Neighborhood and Beyond (20,000+ copies sold), this show is for purpose-driven adventurers who believe their lives should count for something beyond themselves. If you've always been drawn to other cultures, dreamed of international travel with purpose, or wondered how to reach unreached people groups in today's world, this podcast is for you. Whether you're a parent wanting to raise globally-minded kids, a young professional exploring how your career could open doors overseas, or someone who took a short-term trip years ago and never stopped thinking about it—you'll find inspiration and practical next steps here. Each episode features real conversations about (and with) entrepreneurs, creatives, and cross-cultural workers who are doing global work differently. We'll explore topics like creative access to closed countries, diaspora strategy, business as a platform for transformation, international students and cultural engagement, authentic community development, family travel with purpose, and how to use your actual profession to serve overseas. You'll hear stories of millennial bloggers transforming perceptions in unreached cities, prayer movements that sparked global change, digital nomads working remotely from strategic locations, and families raising third-culture kids. We'll talk about everything from travel hacks and language learning to the emotional journey of living between cultures. This Podcast Will Help You ✔️ Discover creative pathways for global impact that fit your unique gifts and season of life ✔️ Learn from people who are actually doing the work in innovative ways ✔️ Find practical strategies for cross-cultural ministry—whether locally or internationally ✔️ Understand how to serve unreached people groups without following traditional missionary models ✔️ Connect your faith, your profession, and your passion for travel and culture ✔️ Take your next step as a GLOBAL GOER Whether you're interested in missions, mobilization, discipleship, movements, culture, or using business for transformation, The Global Goer Podcast will inspire you with new possibilities and equip you with actionable wisdom. READY TO TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP? Take the free Global Goer Quiz and discover your unique path to making a global impact: 👉 www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz CONNECT WITH JEANNIE MARIE: 📖 Book: Across the Street and Around the World - www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/book 🎓 Free Video Training: Three Ways to Share Jesus Naturally with Your Neighbors and the Nations - www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/freevideotraining 🌍 Neighbors & Nations Course: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/nncourse 🌐 Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com 📱 Instagram: @jeanniemmarie ✉️ Email: hello@jeannie-marie.com New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now and join a community of people who believe the world is bigger than their zip code—and they're ready to do something about it.

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  • Creator
    Jeannie Marie
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Jeannie Marie Academy
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    The Global Goer Podcast

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