Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 40:

• Update – Pressing pause on the podcast again.
• Encouragement – Story of a German-born aircraft engineer who left the U.S. to bring Christian education to Germany.
• Tech. Tip – A computer backup solution that sounds almost as if it was designed for missionaries.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 39:

• Update – Conclusion of our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries.
• Encouragement – When it’s time for a rest – by our choice, or not.
• Tech. Tip – Why does my computer slow down when it’s not really working hard?

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 38:

• Update – Progress on our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries.
• Encouragement – Find out what the survey responses have had me thinking about criticism.
• Tech. Tip – How to keep your phone battery from draining so fast when you lose your cell signal.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 37:

• Update – Progress on our 2017 Deputation Survey for Churches and Missionaries.
• Encouragement – Early insights gained from the responses to the survey so far. Explore what they’re teaching me about irrational fears in ministry.
• Tech. Tip – Stop making embarrassing grammar mistakes and improve your writing when you communicate in ministry.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 36:

• Update – Today we launch our deputation surveys for missionaries and churches.
• Encouragement – Hear how a childhood tragedy created a passion for missions in Trent Cornwell – without turning him into a missionary.
• Tech. Tip – Another way to organize scattered thoughts when starting a new project.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 35:

• Update – A frustration and an encouragement with Edify Hub projects.
• Encouragement – Hear the story of a man who was ridiculed when his approach didn’t yield fruit right away, and what happened when he quit before seeing the results of his work.
• Tech. Tip – How to organize your scattered thoughts when you start planning a big, new project.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 34:

• Update – Major technical changes to better support Edify Hub’s missionary websites.
• Encouragement – Meet Andy Geers, inventor of the PrayerMate app. After his employer closed its doors, he now works full-time on developing PrayerMate.
• Tech. Tip – Quickly protect your email from shoulder-surfing when someone enters your office.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 33:

• Update – 2017 goals for Edify Hub and for Steve Dwire
• Encouragement – Daily Scripture Meditations: Bible verses that have become part of my morning reading every day
• Tech. Tip – How to protect your Internet conversations over insecure public WiFi connections and browse the internet from the United States even when you’re overseas

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 32:

• Update: A change of focus for 2017, discovered during prayers and walking at a local park.
• Encouragement: Getting good advice for specific decisions can be hard. Hear why, and how to find a good advisor.
• Tech. Tip: Learn how you can avoid the annoying alerts of your phone at night, without missing emergencies, and even if your friends forget what time zone you live in.

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll hear in Episode 31:

• Update: Second-guessing a decision; then first-guessing it again.
• Encouragement: Hear the conclusion of Chaplain Joe Willis’s story of giving up his dream of a career as an officer in the U.S. military to serve in gospel ministry.
• Tech. Tip: When you say, “I’ll pray for you,” make sure you mean it. Keep your prayer list up to date on your Android or iPhone.