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. 3d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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!"

  7. Jul 14

    EPISODE 24 Easy Ways to Meet and Greet Internationals in Your Country

    In this episode, I'm answering a question from Ashley, one of my Neighbors & Nations Course students, who kept noticing Muslim and Hindu women at the grocery store and wanted to talk to them but didn't know what to say without being weird. So I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing an actual lesson from inside the Neighbors & Nations Course, Module 1 Lesson 4, on how to meet and greet internationals in a way that feels natural, not forced. You'll learn: ✔️ How to find out what country someone's family is originally from ✔️ A gentle way to ask about their extended family's religion without putting them on the spot ✔️ Simple greetings in Arabic, Hindi, and Thai that open the door to a real conversation ✔️ Clues, like head coverings, saris, and names, that can point you toward someone's background What to do when you get it wrong (you will, and that's okay) ✔️ I also share the story of my daughter striking up a wonderful conversation with a Pakistani family in the park and what that family told her afterward. It broke my heart a little. Resources Mentioned: The Neighbors & Nations Coursewww.jeanniemarieacademy.com/nncourse Ten Ways to Make Ten Friends From Unreached People Groups (Right Where You Live) Guidewww.jeanniemarieacademy.com/tenfriends   If you're listening, would you mind writing a quick REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify? It helps people find the show! Thank you SO MUCH. Email me at hello@jeannie-marie.com to connect

    EPISODE 24 Easy Ways to Meet and Greet Internationals in Your Country

  8. Jul 6

    EPISODE 23: How I Published My Book (And 3 Ways You Can Too)

    Dozens of you have written in since my book came out asking the same question: how did you publish your book? Today I'm answering it — and giving you three different paths depending on why you're writing and what kind of book you're dreaming about. We start with the most important question: why are you writing a book in the first place? Is it a memoir for your family's legacy? A framework or idea you want to share? A lifetime of experience you want to pass on? Your answer shapes everything else. From there, I walk through three publishing paths: writing a memoir with the help of a guided prompt service (including the story of the beautiful book I made from my dad's life stories), self-publishing (starting with the children's book I wrote in 5th grade), and traditional publishing — the full, honest story of how I landed a literary agent, wrote a book proposal, queried 19 agents, got the deal with Thomas Nelson, and spent two years writing, revising, and marketing the book you're holding today. Then I tell you the one thing you have to do before any of that matters — and share the story of the year-long blog that quietly became the seed of my book. If you've ever thought "I should write my stories down" or "I have a book in me" — this episode is for you. Resources mentioned: Across the Street and Around the World by Jeannie Marie Multipliers Mindset by Cynthia Anderson Write your memoir with StoryWorth Start your own influencer business with Kajabi (podcast, blog, website, courses, coaching)    Episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe so you don't ever miss one. If you love this, please leave a review! It helps people find the show who need it. Email me at hello@jeannie-marie and let me know your book idea.

    EPISODE 23: How I Published My Book (And 3 Ways You Can Too)
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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
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Jeannie Marie Academy
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    The Global Goer Podcast

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