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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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!"

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. Jun 23

    EPISODE 22: We Just Started Driving South: A Survey Trip to Bangladesh

    SUMMER SHORT-TERM TRIP SERIES: SURVEY TRIPS (BANGLADESH) This is the finale of the Short-Term Trip Summer Series — and we're going to Bangladesh. Two twenty-five-year-old millennial vloggers named Luke and Paul. A retired sixty-something businessman named John. A Muslim driver and guide. And me. We flew to Dhaka, hired a car, and just started driving south through four districts with eight million Bengali Muslims and almost no long-term workers. We had a map. We had advice. And we had the Spirit of God who kept saying: turn here, go there, talk to this person, stay here. The whole trip was documented in ten YouTube vlogs by TwinSauce — Luke and Paul — and I walk you through every stop in this episode. Watch the vlogs alongside the episode for the full experience: the Old City of Dhaka, the kingdom businesses, the Nice Guesthouse in Noakhali, our Cornelius who said "bring your friends, I will take care of them," the ferry boat we may or may not have made, the agricultural district of Patuakhali, the jungle paradise of Jalukhati, the elephant who wanted our money, and the hip-hop dance that went viral in an hour. Two phrases I say about southern Bangladesh to this day: a beautiful paradise. And generously hospitable. This is what survey trips do. They make the unknown known. They open doors that cannot be opened any other way. And they make it impossible to look away. Resources mentioned in this episode:  ✔️ Bangladesh Survey Trip Vlog TWINSAUCE Playlist  ✔️ Take a Virtual Survey Trip to Bangladesh PART ONE  ✔️ Take a Virtual Survey Trip to Bangladesh PART TWO  ✔️ Across the Street and Around the World Book ✔️ Training for Short-Term Trips LISTEN NOW: 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify 🌍 My Global Goer Podcast Page Send me an email at hello@jeannie-marie.com and let me know how this Short-Term Trip Summer Series changed how you think about short-term trips?

    EPISODE 22: We Just Started Driving South: A Survey Trip to Bangladesh

  7. Jun 16

    EPISODE 21: Someone Has to Go First: What a Survey Trip Actually Is

    SUMMER SHORT-TERM TRIP SERIES: SURVEY TRIPS My favorite kind of short-term trip is the one hardly anyone is planning. The Short-Term Trip called a Survey Trip goes where no long-term workers live. Where if you look up the city in a missions database, you get back almost nothing. Where the people you ask say — no, nobody is working there right now. Not that we know of. In this episode I define what a Survey Trip actually is — not a Vision Trip, not a Professional Trip, but the specific kind of trip designed to make the unknown known, rip the doors of impossibility off your imagination, and come back with a Caleb and Joshua report: I was there, I saw it, here's what God can do. Then I tell the story of the Survey Trip that changed my life. Three years of waving around a photo of a white sand beach. A team of six brave, quaking, resolute souls. The kinds of things we did on that first survey trip to an unreached, unengaged people group where no long-term workers lived in the city of a million Muslims. You'll discover what a Survey Trip IS and how to plan one illustrated by this Survey trip that led my family and I to move there. I also give you the full Survey Trip objectives list — ten questions to ask yourself that will tell you if a  Survey Trip might be what God is asking of you next.  Resources mentioned in this episode: ✔️ Across the Street and Around the World Book ✔️ What Kind of Trip Type are you Planning? Checklist ✔️ Group Training Package for the Inviting Muslims to Follow Jesus Course ✔️ India From the Inside Podcast Episode 12  ✔️ Neighbors and Nations Course Subscribe: New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't miss one! LISTEN NOW: 🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎤 Spotify 🌍 My Global Goer Podcast Page  Next episode — the Short-Term Trip Summer Series finale: a survey trip to southern Bangladesh. Two millennial vloggers, a retired businessman, a hired car, and eight million Bengali Muslims with almost no workers. The vlogs are on YouTube and you can watch along. Send me an email at hello@jeannie-marie.com and let me know what type of trip you're planning and if you'd consider a Survey Trip!   **It would mean the world to me if you could leave a Review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps people like you find this show.

    EPISODE 21: Someone Has to Go First: What a Survey Trip Actually Is

  8. Jun 8

    EPISODE 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

    EPISODE 20: Be Useful - What a Professional Short Term Trip Actually Looks Like
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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
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Jeannie Marie Academy
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