On Mission

By: Matt Davis
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  • On Mission is a podcast that explores personal mission in the lives of leaders in ministry, community, and business. Each episode features a leader dedicated to pursuing a life of excellence, service, and eternal significance.
    2024 Maranatha Baptist University
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Ministry & Evangelism Personal Success Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
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Episodes
  • S9 E10 | David Oliver

    S9 E10 | David Oliver
    Dec 24 2024
    The scenario presented in this episode of On Mission is the following: a teen boy with no Christian background is saved while reading a gospel tract, immediately seeks a Bible-preaching church, and eventually becomes a preacher. Who would write that narrative? Only God. And that is guest Dr. Oliver’s story. Dr. Oliver, a pastor and Maranatha’s new board chair, discusses with host Dr. Matt Davis his mission to preach. They explore what preaching is and isn’t, its essential components, how it parallels authoritative legal constructions, and the effects it should elicit. David’s quest to engage another generation in selfless ministry (which he pursues through mentoring summer interns) is also Maranatha’s mission—a mission he is responsible to protect as a board member. Noting his own legal profession and his guest’s pastoral ministry, Dr. Davis pointed out that God has a calling for each one of us, whether it is nursing or education or business and humanities. The degrees that MBU offers, those the world thinks of as secular, they are ministry degrees when used for God’s glory.
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    47 mins
  • S9 Ep 9 | Paul Brown

    S9 Ep 9 | Paul Brown
    Dec 17 2024
    Are you a high school student worried about what to do next? Take heart. In this podcast episode Paul Brown explains steps the Lord used to guide him to an answer to that dilemma, an answer that surprised him, one that would take him from a business major in a community college to a physical education major in a small Christian college and then to his current position as Maranatha’s athletics director and women’s basketball coach. After high school, Paul’s goal was to become an accountant, work a few months during tax season, and then enjoy leisure sports. Now his mission is to use the tools of athletics to help others conform to Christ’s image. He and host Dr. Davis discuss how his program of accountability, communication, and relationships helps set Maranatha apart. For instance, Dr. Davis cites a tragic situation in which a visiting team … Oh, it’s truly a heartwarming story—so please listen!
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    51 mins
  • S9 E8 | Aria Saunders

    S9 E8 | Aria Saunders
    Dec 10 2024
    Sometimes personal needs direct career choices, as MBU Assistant Professor Aria Saunders explains in this podcast episode. Aria pursued a master’s degree in science and biomedical engineering with an emphasis in assistive technologies and served as research coordinator in a lab specializing in developing medical equipment for people with disabilities. She focused her research primarily on type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease which she personally controls with technology. “I think,” she comments, “some of the best scientific discoveries are from people who have personal vested interests in finding better solutions.” Aria and host Dr. Davis compare their experiences on secular campuses, expressing surprise at tolerance of unbelieving classmates and of their curiosity toward Bible-believers. They also discuss isolation resulting from faith that contradicts campus philosophy and lifestyle. "Let your light so shine before men, “Aria recites as her life’s mission, “that others may see your good works and glorify your Father which is heaven”—an apropos goal for someone seeking to help others with medical assistance and now, as an instructor, equipping students to do the same.
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    43 mins

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