About this episode

Ben Barrett discusses discerning God's call and his new role in ministry amidst persecution in South Asia.

How do you discern God's call and determine where He's leading you? How much of your prayer time is spent listening to Him? Ben Barrett, who's led The Voice of the Martyrs' work in South Asia, will help us answer those questions as he shares how God has led him and his wife into a new season of ministry. His new role—with one of VOM's strategic partner ministries—includes raising up indigenous Christian leaders, supporting church planting efforts and encouraging pastors to continue making disciples to multiply the gospel work. "We want to come alongside them in the midst of persecution and difficulty," Ben said. One of the parts of Ben's new role that excites him—and draws on his experience serving at VOM—is bringing church planters and leaders from different places where Christians are persecuted together to share with each other experiences and hard-won wisdom. Listen as Ben shares some of the stories that have impacted him greatly during his time serving our persecuted brothers and sisters with VOM, the current state of persecution in South Asia and how Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims are coming to know Christ. He'll also encourage listeners to lean into where the Lord may be…

People in this episode

Guest: Ben Barrett

Topics covered

• God's call
• ministry
• persecution
• church planting
• discipleship
• indigenous leaders

Keywords

• God's call
• ministry
• persecution
• church planting
• discipleship
• South Asia
• indigenous leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Voice of the Martyrs

Places: South Asia, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims

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