In this episode of the God Network News podcast we recount the story of Baba Morando , an elderly Fulani man in Niger, whose recovery from serious illness after receiving help and prayer from a missionary named Ali led him to declare faith in Jesus . This declaration inspired his entire family of over a hundred people to also embrace this faith and start a church in their village. The episode highlights how this singular transformation led to eight neighboring Fulani settlements also requesting ...
Jul 07, 2025•7 min•Ep. 266
This podcast episode from God Network News discusses the rapid growth of Christianity in Myanmar , highlighting how a local ministry has expanded significantly, particularly among individuals with Buddhist and Muslim backgrounds. Key factors in this expansion include a strategic use of media , such as docudramas and audio Bibles in local languages, to make scripture accessible, especially for low-literacy communities. The episode also emphasizes powerful acts of reconciliation between historical...
Jun 30, 2025•11 min•Ep. 265
This episode recounts the remarkable story of the Banjara people , an unreached Hindu community in India, and how a culturally tailored film titled "Transformation" over fifteen years ago sparked an unforeseen Christian movement . Initially, the film, created with local actors and cultural advisors, led to 10,000 conversions and 500 new churches within five years. However, the movement drastically expanded when an actor uploaded the film to YouTube , leading to millions of views and an estimated...
Jun 23, 2025•15 min•Ep. 264
This podcast episode discusses the significant impact of culturally relevant storytelling , specifically focusing on the Isaan people in Thailand and their reception of the biblical parable of the prodigal son. It highlights how Create International adapted the story using local language, actors, and imagery, linking it to a pre-existing Isan folk tale about a son's remorse, thereby creating a deep connection with the audience. This contextualized approach led to widespread engagement through va...
Jun 16, 2025•11 min•Ep. 263
In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote villages with their existing phones and minimal equipment. It emphasizes adapting professional techniques to mobile capabilities, using external lens...
Jun 09, 2025•14 min•Ep. 262
In this episode, we dive into the story of Smartphone Filmmaking in Malawi—These sources, presented as episodes of the podcast "God Network News," provide an overview of a unique project in Malawi that utilizes smartphones for filmmaking to share the gospel. The project challenges traditional filmmaking assumptions by training individuals in remote villages with their existing phones and minimal equipment. It emphasizes adapting professional techniques to mobile capabilities, using external lens...
Jun 02, 2025•16 min•Ep. 261
In this episode, we dive into the story of the Smartphone Filmmaking Seminar hosted by Media4Movements —a hands-on training that equips movement-builders and mission workers to tell powerful visual stories using the smartphones in their pockets. You’ll hear how participants learned practical media skills for creating compelling content that fuels discipleship and outreach, and how this collaborative, innovative approach is already sparking significant impact across the region. The Lord is moving...
May 19, 2025•16 min•Ep. 260
In this episode, we explore the inspiring story behind "My Bible In My Language", the very first contextualized, illustrated Bible created for Roma children. Born from a dream shared by a Roma believer and the creative team at Create Seeds , this groundbreaking project affirms the value of the Roma people by offering God’s Word in their heart language and cultural context for the first time in history. We’ll discuss how contextualization makes Scripture relatable, how collaboration and divine ap...
May 12, 2025•7 min•Ep. 259
In this episode, we discuss the goals of Media4Movements. We ask the hard questions, are we ready for the estimated 1 Billion new believers in Christ over the next ten years. What will they need to continue to grow and mature? Have we positioned ourselves to serve them with the skills to create their own local media, Bible translations, and indigenous worship? This is the goal of Media4Movements, and we are prepared to come alongside these new and expanding movements with a approach that empower...
Apr 28, 2025•17 min•Ep. 258
In this episode, we discuss how Create International is reaching the Buoyi people of China through Animated Storytelling. This deep dive discussion is based on the testimony of an on-field worker living among this very remote minority group in China. It demonstrates the power of animated films that share the gospel message in a culturally relevant way, using imagery that is familiar to the people. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can be a powerful tool for discipleship and chur...
Apr 14, 2025•14 min•Ep. 257
In this episode, we discuss the goals of Media4Movements. We ask the hard questions, are we ready for the estimated 1 Billion new believers in Christ over the next ten years. What will they need to continue to grow and mature? Have we positioned ourselves to serve them with the skills to create their own local media, Bible translations, and indigenous worship? This is the goal of Media4Movements, and we are prepared to come alongside these new and expanding movements with a approach that empower...
Apr 07, 2025•14 min•Ep. 256
In this episode, we discuss the rapid acceleration of the growth of the church among the Unreached Peoples of the world. We ask the hard questions, are we ready for the estimated 1 Billion new believers in Christ over the next ten years. What will they need to continue to grow and mature? Have we positioned ourselves to serve them with the skills to create their own local media, Bible translations, and indigenous worship? This is the goal of Media4Movements, and we are prepared to come alongside...
Mar 24, 2025•16 min•Ep. 255
In this episode, "A Hidden Legacy in Tibet", we highlight the impact of contextualized art forms on generations of Unreached Peoples. These indigenous tools empower local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can be a powerful tool for discipleship and church planting among the least reached peoples of the world. The Lord is moving around the world in unprecedented ways to bring in the e...
Mar 17, 2025•13 min•Ep. 254
In this episode, we highlight the impact of indigenous media on the Tem people of Togo, where Create International teams are equipping local believers to produce their own culturally relevant gospel films using inexpensive film production equipment. This approach empowers local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can be a powerful tool for discipleship and church planting among the Unr...
Mar 03, 2025•16 min•Ep. 253
In this episode, we explore the concept of movements and how they function in spreading the Gospel. We highlight real-life examples from the Bhojpuri people of India, where Create International teams are equipping the movement leaders to produce their own culturally relevant gospel films using only their smartphones. This approach empowers local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can ...
Feb 24, 2025•15 min•Ep. 252
In this episode, we explore the concept of movements and how they function in spreading the Gospel. We highlight real-life examples from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), where Create International teams are equipping the Rakhine and Rohingya people to produce their own culturally relevant gospel films using only their smartphones. This approach empowers local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indig...
Feb 17, 2025•14 min•Ep. 251
In this episode, we explore the concept of movements and how they function in spreading the Gospel. We highlight real-life examples from Malawi, where Create International teams are equipping the Yao people to produce their own culturally relevant gospel films using only their smartphones. This approach empowers local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can be a powerful tool for disci...
Feb 10, 2025•15 min•Ep. 250
In this episode, we explore the concept of movements and how they function in spreading the Gospel. We highlight real-life examples from Malawi, where Create International teams are equipping the Yao people to produce their own culturally relevant gospel films using only their smartphones. This approach empowers local believers to share the message of Jesus in a way that resonates deeply within their communities. Through these stories, we see how indigenous media can be a powerful tool for disci...
Feb 03, 2025•17 min•Ep. 249
In this episode, “Bridges to the Bimanese”, sister Pam a church planter shares her struggles, growth and eventual success as a church planter in this very unreached people group. The Bimanese people are an ethnic group from the eastern part of Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. They have a rich cultural heritage, and their traditional language, Bima or Nggahi Mbojo, plays an important role in their daily lives. However, the majority of Bimanese people follow Islam, and there are relatively few Christian...
Dec 02, 2024•5 min•Ep. 248
In this episode, “Media that is Transforming Nations", Calvin and Carol tell us how Smartphone Filmmaking training is equipping church planting movement leaders to multiply their evangelism and discipleship efforts, and how they plan to implement these new skills in their team's work among the Unreached. Calvin and Carol share with us how media and technology is accelerating the continued multiplication of believers and house churches among hundreds of Unreached peoples groups. They share inspir...
Nov 05, 2024•41 min•Ep. 82
In this episode, “Kulumi Audio Bibles for the Unreached", brothers Clive tells us how solar powered audio Bibles are transforming the landscape of missions among the least reached people of the world. He shares with us how this technology is accelerating the continued multiplication of believers and house churches among many Unreached peoples groups. He tells stories of how they are seeing fruit coming from the use of these devises especially among those who cannot read or write. Catch his excit...
Oct 28, 2024•7 min•Ep. 81
In this episode, “Miraculous Movements in Nepal, pt3”, brother Aashish a movement leader in Nepal shares his struggles, growth and eventual success as a church planter in this very unreached country. For Aashish success in God’s kingdom is not measured by numbers; but instead by obedience to Jesus. He tells some of these stories of radical obedience and how this resulted in multiplying fellowships of new believers many generations deep. It was when he followed the voice of the Lord in incredible...
Sep 02, 2024•13 min•Ep. 247
In this episode, “Miraculous Movements in Nepal, pt2”, brother Aashish a movement leader in Nepal shares his struggles, growth and eventual success as a church planter in this very unreached country. For Aashish success in God’s kingdom is not measured by numbers; but instead by obedience to Jesus. He tells some of these stories of radical obedience and how this resulted in multiplying fellowships of new believers many generations deep. It was when he followed the voice of the Lord in incredible...
Aug 19, 2024•13 min•Ep. 246
In this episode, “Miraculous Movements in Nepal, pt.1”, brother Aashish a movement leader in Nepal shares his struggles, growth and eventual success as a church planter in this very unreached country. For Aashish success in God’s kingdom is not measured by numbers; but instead by obedience to Jesus. He tells some of these stories of radical obedience and how this resulted in multiplying fellowships of new believers many generations deep. It was when he followed the voice of the Lord in incredibl...
Aug 05, 2024•13 min•Ep. 245
In this episode, “Media for Movements - A Clarion Call”, brother Phillip who has been a missionary in Indonesia for more than 35 years, challenges arts, media and technology people from around the world, to come alongside movement leaders working among Unreached Peoples. To equip them to reach their own people, and other Unreached Peoples around them. This is sometimes referred to as, “From the Harvest to the Harvest”. Phillip is the leader of a network of Movements which has reached nearly 1 mi...
Jul 22, 2024•9 min•Ep. 244
In this episode, “Media for Movements - A Clarion Call”, brother Phillip who has been a missionary in Indonesia for more than 35 years, challenges arts, media and technology people from around the world, to come alongside movement leaders working among Unreached Peoples. To equip them to reach their own people, and other Unreached Peoples around them. This is sometimes referred to as, “From the Harvest to the Harvest”. Phillip is the leader of a network of Movements which has reached nearly 1 mi...
Jul 08, 2024•8 min•Ep. 243
In this episode, “Media for Movements - A Clarion Call”, brother Phillip who has been a missionary in Indonesia for more than 35 years, challenges arts, media and technology people from around the world, to come alongside movement leaders working among Unreached Peoples. To equip them to reach their own people, and other Unreached Peoples around them. This is sometimes referred to as, “From the Harvest to the Harvest”. Phillip is the leader of a network of Movements which has reached nearly 1 mi...
Jun 24, 2024•10 min•Ep. 242
In this episode, “Media for Movements - A Clarion Call”, brother Alan challenges arts, media and technology people from around the world, to come alongside movement leaders working among Unreached Peoples. To equip them to reach their own people, and other Unreached Peoples around them. This is sometimes referred to as, “From the Harvest to the Harvest”. This is a “Macedonian Call” to believers in the tech and arts community, let’s not miss the Call. The Lord is moving around the world in unprec...
Apr 29, 2024•7 min•Ep. 241
In this episode, “Media for Movements - Breakthroughs in Indonesia, pt 2”, brother Alan from Indonesia tells us the story of how God led him supernaturally to reach Muslim people groups in his country. Now brother Alan is working alongside a large network of church planting movements among Muslims which has seen nearly one million new believers, most of them coming to Christ in the last 5 years. He shares the exciting breakthroughs they are experiencing after the Media4Movements team came to his...
Apr 15, 2024•9 min•Ep. 240
In this episode, “Media for Movements - Breakthroughs in Indonesia, pt 1”, brother Alan from Indonesia tells us the story of how God led him supernaturally to reach Muslim people groups in his country. Now brother Alan is working alongside a large network of church planting movements among Muslims which has seen nearly one million new believers, most of them coming to Christ in the last 5 years. He shares the exciting breakthroughs they are experiencing after the Media4Movements team came to his...
Apr 01, 2024•9 min
