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. Ep 20: Be Useful - What a Professional Short Term Trip Actually Looks Like

    1d ago

    Ep 20: Be Useful - What a Professional Short Term Trip Actually Looks Like

    SUMMER SHORT-TERM TRIP SERIES: PROFESSIONAL TRIPS Last week I took you to Mumbai to show you what a Vision Trip looks like — the Red Light district, the Dharavi slum, Titus and his chai, the maps-on-the ground prayer meeting. That's a Vision Trip entering as a learner, getting more out than you give. Today is different. Today is about being useful. In this episode I walk through what a Professional Trip actually looks like — using a specific skill, at a specific invitation, to accomplish a specific task in service of long-term work that's already happening on the ground. I use Nehemiah as the model: he knew what he was bringing, he knew what was needed, he knew who was already there. Then I tell real stories across several types of professional trips: ✅ IT professionals serving field workers at overseas conferences ✅ My daughter's trip to the Philippines with me — and Dr. Melissa, a psychologist who showed up to care for exhausted long-term workers ✅ Entrepreneurs and business owners coaching Kingdom businesses overseas ✅ Teachers and trainers offering intensive skill-based training at the invitation of a field worker ✅ Retirees as grandparents and coaches — and why I think this is the most underused category of all I also give the three cautions for Professional Trips: ❌ Don't go without an invitation. ❌ Don't fold into a vision trip. ❌ Don't go directly to the local population without a cultural intermediary. Resources mentioned in this episode: ✔️ Across the Street and Around the World — Chapter 7, full Professional Trip ideas list + all three trip type checklists ✔️ What Kind of Trip Type are you Planning? Checklist ✔️ Neighbors and Nations Course ✔️ World Changer Type Quiz Subscribe: New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't miss one! LISTEN NOW: 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify 🌍 My Global Goer Podcast Page   **Remember: The world is bigger than your zip code. Let's go!** Next episode: Survey Trips — the rarest trip nobody's planning, and the one that led to me moving my whole family to India. Send me an email at hello@jeannie-marie.com: Are you a professional or retiree getting ideas of planning a trip like this? Let me know your ideas. I'd love to pray for you. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanniemmarie

    34 min
  2. Episode 19: Let Me Take You to Mumbai: What a Vision Trip Actually Looks Like

    Jun 2

    Episode 19: Let Me Take You to Mumbai: What a Vision Trip Actually Looks Like

    SUMMER SHORT-TERM TRIP SERIES: VISION TRIPS Rather than tell you the difference between a Vision Trip and a Professional Trip and a Survey Trip (the three trip types), I want to show you what a Short-Term Vision Trip actually looks like. Not a slide presentation. Not a bullet-point list of activities. A real trip, with real moments, that did something real to everyone who went. I'll illustrate the true aspects of a great Vision Trip by showing you what it looked like to Vision Trip to Mumbai. In this episode I take you with me to Mumbai — one of the top ten largest cities in the world, home to about twenty-two million people, a majority Hindu and Muslim population, where families from every unreached people group in India likely live. I walk you through the Red Light District and introduce you to Sonita, Veronica, and Asha — three women running a one-room community center in the heart of the red light district where fifty-one women gained freedom last year.  I introduce you to the Dhavari slum, one of the largest in the world with 700,000 souls living on about a mile and a half of land. I tell you about Titus — a man of peace who pulled us off the street and into his home for tea. And I take you to the rooftop prayer meeting where we got on our knees and prayed Isaiah 58 over a city of twenty-two million. Woven throughout, I talk about: ✅ Why short-term teams cannot do in ten days what may take ten years to do — and why that's actually freeing ✅ The poverty alleviation caution: what we did NOT do in that red light district, and why it matters ✅ The naming problem: why calling domestic youth service trips "mission trips" creates confusion and false expectations ✅ What a vision trip done well actually produces — and the right way to talk about what you saw when you come home   RESOURCES mentioned in this episode: ✔️ Mumbai Photo Essay and Instagram Stories Highlight Reel ✔️ Search for #MumbaiPhotoEssay2019 on Instagram ✔️ Across the Street and Around the World Book (Chapter 7: Short Term Trips) ✔️ Get the Trip Type Checklist ✔️ Use the Neighbors and Nations Course to train well before the trip.✔️ Free One Hour Training: Offer Jesus Naturally to Your Neighbors & the Nations Next episode: Professional Trips  — real stories of real people who used their specific skills overseas, and what happened.

    38 min
  3. Episode 18: Why Most Short-Term Mission Trips Miss the Mark (And How to Fix It)

    May 25

    Episode 18: Why Most Short-Term Mission Trips Miss the Mark (And How to Fix It)

    I have a confession to make. Years ago, I led a short-term trip to India with twenty-two people and the best intentions in the world. We stuffed twenty-two of our forty-four duffel bags with Beanie Babies for orphan children. We built a medical database nobody asked for. We spoke at a Bible school where no one understood our English. And when I came home, I felt confused, depressed, and deeply disappointed — and I couldn't figure out why. When I went back a year later, the Beanie Babies were in a caretaker's private room. The database had stopped working. The computers had died in the heat and humidity. And the school director had spent forty nights in jail on false charges. I hadn't known my WHY. In this first episode of the summer series on short-term trips, I'm talking about the one question that changes everything before a trip even starts — and what it looks like when a church actually gets it right. I walk through how my own church built a whole sequence of short-term trips in service of one long-term vision: getting long-term workers to unreached Muslims. Morocco, Turkey, Algeria, Bangladesh, and a survey trip — each one with a specific purpose, each one feeding the next. I also talk about why a short-term trip is actually a six-month trip — and why pre-trip training and post-trip debrief are just as important as what happens on the ground. Resources mentioned in this episode: Across the Street and Around the World by Jeannie Marie (Chapter 7: the full WHY checklist + pre-trip training framework):  Neighbors and Nations Course (the pre-trip training I built): jeanniemarieacademy.com/nncourse Global Goer Quiz: jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz Free Video Training Next episode: the three types of short-term trips — and why mislabeling yours might be the most expensive mistake you make.

    39 min
  4. Episode 17: Why Headship Theology Is Dangerous for the Nations (And for Women)

    May 18

    Episode 17: Why Headship Theology Is Dangerous for the Nations (And for Women)

    Why is it that women are often more unleashed in overseas movement contexts than in Western churches? And what does that tell us about the theology we've accepted without examining? In this episode, I'm wading into one of the most important — and most understudied and misunderstood — topics in global missions and the church: headship theology. I'll clearly define it, then address it honestly, from a perspective of my own learning. And yes, I'll make a case from the Bible for why I believes it needs to change. In this episode: ✔️ The story of three widows in their 40s who started a movement in the Muslim world ✔️ The Sunday morning that gave me pause  ✔️ What headship theology actually means — authority, covering (and the final-decision doctrine often taught but isn't in Scripture) ✔️ Complementarian vs. egalitarian — both believe men and women are equal in value; the debate is about role ✔️ Why women are more unleashed in overseas movement contexts — and what that costs the nations when headship theology proponents stop them ✔️ Spiritual gifts have no gender label — and what that means for who gets to lead ✔️ What ezer and kephalē could actually mean — and why it matters ✔️ A quick honest look at 1 Timothy 2, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Peter 3, and Ephesians 5 ✔️ Why the submission passages are not a blank check — and why they've been dangerously misused in abusive situations ✔️ The curse argument — why building a theology on the fall instead of the garden doesn't make sense ✔️ The love and respect either/or framework — and why it doesn't hold up ✔️ What wives are really asking for when they say to their husbands, "I want you to be the spiritual leader" ✔️ A personal admission — my kids, my marriage, and the work I still have to do ✔️ The Reformation parallel — and why re-examining theology isn't the same as making it say whatever you want ✔️ The single women on the mission field point — and the inconsistency we need to name Whew, this is a long one. A necessary one. Let me know your thoughts hello@jeannie-marie.com    Resources mentioned: From Genesis to Junia by Preston Sprinkle Theology of Women Academy with Dr. Cynthia Hester Neighbors and Nations Course Across the Street and Around the World book

    43 min
  5. EPISODE 16: You Don’t Have to Be Mother Teresa: The Five Global Goer Types

    May 11

    EPISODE 16: You Don’t Have to Be Mother Teresa: The Five Global Goer Types

    I just got off a call with a former Anderson Consulting executive who coaches aspiring cross-cultural workers how to start legitimate businesses in countries where religious visas don’t exist. And I thought — he is not at all what I imagined a global goer would look like. That’s what this episode is about. After a lifetime of living among cross-cultural workers and walking alongside hundreds of families moving overseas, I’ve noticed that there are five distinct types of global goers. Five different motivations. Five different ways God wires people to make a difference in the world. If you’ve ever thought “I’m not sure I’m the right TYPE of person for this” — this episode is for you. And if you’re a church leader or mobilizer trying to find and recruit the right people — this one’s for you too. In this episode: Why your image of a global goer might be way too small The difference between community development and pioneering disciplemaking movement work (and why it matters) Why knowing your Global Goer Type gives you permission to be who God wired you to be How mobilizers and church leaders can use the five types as a recruiting tool A full walk-through of all five types: The Bleeding Heart, The Strategic Thinker, The Meaning and Purpose Champion, The Adventure Seeker, and The Obedient Disciple A behind-the-scenes peek at the book I’m writing about this Resouces:  Take the Global Goer Quiz (before you listen — seriously, do it first!): Free Chapter 9 download — Wrestling With Calling, Gifting and Personalities Across the Street and Around the World (my book):   Listen to: Episode 14: Discerning Your Calling — Part 1 How to Know if You Should Go (Apple Podcast) Episode 15:  Discerning Your Calling — Part 2 Called to a Who, Not a Where (Apple Podcast) Find me on Instagram and DM me — which Global Goer Type are you? And is the Five Global Goer Types book something you’d want to read? I really want to know.

    33 min
  6. EPISODE 15: Discerning Your Calling — Part 2 Called to a Who, Not a Where

    May 4

    EPISODE 15: Discerning Your Calling — Part 2 Called to a Who, Not a Where

    Discerning Your Calling — Part 2: Called to a Who, Not a Where This is Part 2 of my two-part series on discerning your calling as a Global Goer. If you haven't listened to Episode 14 yet, I recommend you start there first. In this episode I tackle the question that trips most people up once they think they might be called: where? I make the case that calling is probably not a where first — it's a who. And once you know your who, the where starts to take care of itself. In this episode I cover: Why asking "where" might be the wrong first question Paul's example — apostle to the Gentiles, not apostle to Rome How to narrow your "who" and let the "where" follow The difference between a calling and your next directional step The green light vs. red light framework for moving forward   Links mentioned in this episode: Breakthrough Prayer Course Across the Street and Around the World book Connect with Jeannie Marie: 🌐 Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com  📱 Instagram: @jeanniemmarie (DM me which of the 15 resonated most!)  📖 Take the Global Goer Quiz: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz  🎥 Watch the free one-hour training: Share Jesus Naturally With the Nations Near You   What's Next: Next week: Episode 16 - Change the Way God Wired You with The Five Global Goer Types   Leave a Review and Subscribe: If this episode helped you discern your calling, would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? It helps others who are considering the journey find this show! New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't miss one! 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify

    28 min
  7. EPISODE 14: Discerning Your Calling — Part 1 How to Know if You Should Go

    Apr 27

    EPISODE 14: Discerning Your Calling — Part 1 How to Know if You Should Go

    A couple of years ago, I sat in a room with about 50 cross-cultural workers living in South Asia — veterans, people with 20+ years on the field. We asked the ones who stayed: what kept you here? Every single one of them said the same thing: calling. Not strategy, not a great organization — a deep sense that God had called them to a specific people, a specific work, and hadn't released them yet.  I know that people going to the field for the first time know they need a calling. But often they're searching for it so much that they don't even go — because they don't know what it looks like, or how to define it, or even what a calling actually is. So that's what I'm talking about in this two-part series. In this episode I cover: What apostolic yearning is and how to recognize it in yourself What apostolic conviction is and why one long-term worker said he'd rather see conviction than calling The difference between spiritual gifting and personality (and why it matters) Why ordinary people — not superstars — are the ones who end up on the field A practical listening prayer exercise you can do today What to do with your language fears This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 — Called to a Who, Not a Where — drops next week. Links mentioned in this episode: Free Chapter 9 download — Wrestling With Calling, Gifting and Personalities: Across the Street and Around the World book: Uncharted Mission — stories of workers discovering and living out their calling: The Raw Mission Podcast Connect with me! 🌐 Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com  📱 Instagram: @jeanniemmarie  📖 Take the Global Goer Quiz: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz  🎥 Watch the free one-hour training: Share Jesus Naturally With the Nations Near You   What's Next: Next week: Episode 16 - Discerning Your Calling Part Two: Called to a Who, Not a Where   Leave a Review and Subscribe: If this episode helped you discern your calling, would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? It helps others who are considering the journey find this show! New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't miss one! 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify

    31 min
  8. EPISODE 13: What I Do to Reach 92: The Importance of Physical Health as a Global Goer

    Apr 20

    EPISODE 13: What I Do to Reach 92: The Importance of Physical Health as a Global Goer

    In this episode, I get personal about my physical health journey — what woke me up, why it matters specifically for global goers, and the practical changes I'm making now. From walking and strength training to learning to see food as medicine, this is a candid, encouraging conversation about taking care of the body God gave me for the long haul. Resources Mentioned: Book: Across the Street and Around the World  Free Video Training : 3 Secrets to Share Jesus naturally with your Neighbors and Nations Key Takeaways: Physical health is a spiritual discipline — our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit Global goers push their bodies in unique ways; physical reserves matter for the mission 30-40 minutes of daily movement transforms mood, clarity, and energy Strength training matters — especially post-50, muscle loss is real and preventable Learn what foods fuel YOUR body — food journal, Whole30, or work with a nutritionist Aim for: 30 min movement daily, 9 servings of fruit/veg, 100g protein, 90 oz water Living overseas can make you healthier — cooking from scratch beats processed food No shame, no guilt — just honest conversations with God and yourself   This Week's Challenge: Keep a food and exercise diary for 7 days. Then ask: what do I have to do to make it to 92? Pick one change. Get a coach, group, or app if you need accountability.   Connect with me! 🌐 Website: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com  📱 Instagram: @jeanniemmarie  📖 Take the Global Goer Quiz: www.jeanniemarieacademy.com/quiz  🎥 Watch the free one-hour training: Share Jesus Naturally With the Nations Near You   What's Next: Next week: Episode 16 - Discerning Your Calling Part One: How to Know if You Should Go   Leave a Review and Subscribe: If this episode helped you discern your calling, would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? It helps others who are considering the journey find this show! New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't miss one! 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify

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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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