Leaders Prepared for Persecution

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🗓️ 13 October 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Joe Handley leads Asian Access, a ministry to train and equip church leaders—including many working in countries where Christians face persecution for their faith.

Listen as Joe shares the process used to train leaders, and the special challenges of raising up leaders prepared to endure and thrive in spite of persecution and hostility. Joe will also talk about how the principles taught translate across cultural boundaries from country to country, equipping leaders to boldly follow Christ and serve His people. Finally, Joe will equip us to pray for these leaders, as well as the ministry of Asian Access.

Don’t forget: the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is coming up November 4. Get free resources from VOM to help your church pray.

Transcript

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0:00.0	When you sign up for a ministry in your church, do you stick with it even when it gets tough?
0:06.5	Joe Hanley gives us an example of church leaders from Asia who show us that we can stay committed to God's call even when it's hard.
0:16.9	Some of them have had to send their children to other countries to get high school education
0:21.5	because of the death threats on their lives. I've literally
0:24.9	talked to their children who are deathly afraid for their parents. Mom, dad, why do you
0:29.5	stay there? You've got a ticket out. You know people in the West, you could easily go out and yet they feel committed to stay.
0:40.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:43.2	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:46.8	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:49.4	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles,
0:52.9	and they're still coming true today
0:54.7	in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:57.1	Join host Todd Nettleton,
0:58.6	as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
1:01.9	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs radio network.
1:05.0	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:08.0	My name is Todd Nettleton and we're in our studio in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
1:12.0	with the leader of a ministry training church leaders, and we're
1:16.9	going to talk about what they do. Joe Handley is the president of Asian Access.
1:22.3	Joe, welcome to Voice of the Martyrs Radio.
1:24.0	It's great to be with you, Todd.
1:26.0	Pleasure to be here.
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