David Joannes

@davidjoannes

Founder/CEO: @within_reach🎚 Host: #MissionsPulse podcast🎙 Author: Gospel Privilege, The Mind of a Missionary 📚 Happy husband, proud father👨‍👩‍👧

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David Joannes@davidjoannes · May 3, 2024

I'm thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of The Mind of a Missionary is now available online! 250+⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings and reviews. Tell your friends and pick up a copy here: bit.ly/tmoam2 Special thanks to @NikRipken for writing the foreword!

davidjoannes's tweet image. I'm thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of The Mind of a Missionary is now available online! 250+⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ratings and reviews. Tell your friends and pick up a copy here: bit.ly/tmoam2

Special thanks to @NikRipken for writing the foreword!

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David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jul 1

You've probably never heard of Sundar Singh but his story is amazing! Read about him in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 31The Mind of a Missionary Devotional The Apostle With the Bleeding FeetSundar Singh “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 30

YWAM is EVERYWHERE, thanks to Loren Cunningham. Read about his story in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 30The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Crashing on the ShoresLoren Cunningham “And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 29

The Moravians prayed 24 hours a day for 100 years, an unbroken prayer vigil that birthed a missions passion worldwide. Read about them in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 29The Mind of a Missionary Devotional A 100-Year Prayer VigilThe Moravian Movement “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 28

You've never heard of Yellow Jesus before. It's a pseudonym for one of our heroic Within Reach Global missionaries in China, and his story is remarkable. Read about him in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 28The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Yellow JesusZhang Rong “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the Gospel,...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 27

I've been to Mozambique, the mission field where the Bakers serve. I was amazed to see how God has used them to impact thousands of people in the African Continent and worldwide. Read about them in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 27The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Compelled by LoveRolland and Heidi Baker “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” — Matthew 6:10 On a chilled London afternoon,...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 26

The Student Volunteer Movement changed everything! Read about it in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 26The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Willing and Desirous to GoThe Student Volunteer Movement “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation.’” — Mark 16:15 It...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 25

William Carey, the man who could plod through every difficulty, came to be known as the Father of Modern Missions. Read his story in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 25The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Rising From the AshesWilliam Carey “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” — 2 Timothy 4:7 In 1786, the chairman...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 24

My friend, David Eubank, founder of the @FreeBurmaRangrs is a one-of-a-kind modern hero. Read his story in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional! davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 24The Mind of a Missionary Devotional All for LoveDavid Eubank “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13 The sun blazed down on the streets of...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 24

I'd geek out on this game.

GGavin Ortlund@gavinortlund · Jun 24

A while back I shared I was building a customizable card game based on the Narnia books. Unfortunately, copyright challenges proved insurmountable. The good news is I have redirected my energies toward building Church History: The Board Game. It involves spreading churches…

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David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 23

The story of the first Moravian missionaries is like no other. Two young men willing to sell themselves into slavery to reach people enslaved in the West Indies? Wow! Read more about them in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 23The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Bound by LoveJohann Leonhard Dober and David Nitschmann “And He said to all, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 22

There's a lot of crazy things happening in the world right now—precisely why we must cultivate the missionary ethos of Jesus as we live countercultural lifestyles. Lott Cary's work in Liberia in The Mind of a Missionary Devotional will inspire you today. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 22The Mind of a Missionary Devotional From Governed to GovernorLott Cary “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 21

C. T. Studd is one of my favorite missionaries. I like him so much I just finished another book inspired by him called Faith for Firebrands (available later in 2025). In the meantime, learn about him in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional! davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 21The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Trading the Cricket Bat for the BibleC. T. Studd “Lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 20

Nikolaus Zinzendorf, founder of the Moravian movement, transformed the world as we know it. Read about him in this entry of The Mind of a Missionary Devotional. davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 20The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Transformed by a Divine VisionNikolaus Zinzendorf “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you...

David Joannes@davidjoannes · Jun 19

Don't miss this entry about the Cambridge Seven in The Mind of a Missionary Devotional! These guys were studs! davidjoannes.com/the-mind-of-a-…

davidjoannes's tweet card. Day 19The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Living for Life EternalThe Cambridge Seven “How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they...