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Hosted by Moody Aviation · religion · EN · 55 episodes
This Podcast is named after the biblical character Barnabas. Barnabas was known as the "Son of Encouragement," and that is where we get the mission of this podcast. Our vision is to strengthen the hope you have in Christ and continue to encourage you to live a life filled with joy. We hope to encourage you and also to provide practical tools to help you better encourage others.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis Podcast is named after the biblical character Barnabas. Barnabas was known as the "Son of Encouragement," and that is where we get the mission of this podcast. Our vision is to strengthen the hope you have in Christ and continue to encourage you to live a life filled with joy.
The Barnabas Initiative is hosted by Moody Aviation. The show has published 55 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 50: Chat with the Team" (16 October 2026, 32 minutes), "Ep. 49: Leaving Margin" (21 September 2026, 39 minutes), and "Ep. 48: ITM (International Tribal Ministries)" (7 September 2026, 27 minutes).
The Barnabas Initiative publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 55 episodes.
Booking probability for The Barnabas Initiative is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Barnabas Initiative requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Barnabas Initiative's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #50
This is a very special episode, our 50th. In this episode we sit down with all the current members of the team and talk about where we are at and what is going on in our lives. We have a lot of fun and are excited to...
Episode #49
Join us as we sit down and reflect on our last episode with Chip and Isaac from ITM. We discuss how we need to leave margin in our lives to allow God to work and to follow His leading. goitm.org Feel free to email us...
Episode #48
Join us as we sit down with Chip Wells, a board member, and Isaac Mattix, a missionary kid and new pilot/mechanic with ITM (International Tribal Ministries). They share how God is working to provide for them in Bolivia...
Episode #47
In this episode, we sit down and reflect on our episode with Dr. Floyd Schneider where he shared about how God used him in unlikely ways to be a witness. Check out Floyd and Christine's website here...
Episode #44
In this episode, we sit down with Matt Olson and Linnie Weeks from Samaritan's Purse Mission Aviation Services as they share the ways they have grown in thier service and the need they have in the mission field...
Episode #42
Join us for this unique episode with a panel of mission representatives from 10 different organizations, recorded before a live audience. We ask them several questions and get to hear many different perspectives...
Episode #41
Join us for this episode where we sit down and reflect on our last episode with JAARS, MAF, and Ethnos 360 Aviation. We discuss topics such as unity and how disunity is the number one reason missionaries leave the...
Episode #40
Join us for this unique episode where we sit down with representatives from JAARS, MAF, and Ethnos 360 Aviation. We discuss topics such as unity and how these organizations work together while remaining separate...
Episode #39
In this episode, we sit down and reflect on our last episode with Tammie Jo Shults. How was she able to overcome the challenges that lay between her and her goal of flying? How did she deal with the opposition she was...
Episode #38
In this episode, we sit down with Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first US Naval Aviators to fly the F/A-18 Hornet and Captain of Southwest flight 1380. She is now an author and inspirational speaker sharing her story...
Episode #37
Join us as we reflect on the last episode with Ted Rurup from AIM Air. We discuss how God's leading in his life after graduating Moody Aviation led him in a way he was not intending to go, and how storytelling is a...
Episode #36
This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to Mission Week Intro to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Ted Rurup, a pilot and mobilizer...
Episode #35
In this episode, we reflect on our last episode with James and Sam Gabhart with Missionary Flights International (MFI). While still serving in mission aviation, it is not in the way they had initially planned. Listen to...
Episode #34
This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to Mission Week Intro to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with James and Sam Gabhart with...
The Barnabas Initiative
Here is a quick update from November 2025, letting you know where we are headed, some exciting changes, and what to expect for the next few months. As always, feel free to email us with prayer requests, questions...
Episode #24
In this episode, we reflect on how God meets us in places we never thought to look. After hearing stories from Dan and Rachael Stoner with JAARS and others serving around the world, we sit down to process how God shows...
Episode #32
This is next of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to Mission Week Intro to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Dan and Rachael Stoner, both...
Episode #31
In this episode, as we reflect on our two previous episodes with Flying Mission Zambia and SEND North, we sit down with a few fellow students to discuss how often God provides in ways we would have never expected at...
Episode #30
This is the second of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to Mission Week Intro to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Nate Sobie & Hayley Batt, both...
Episode #29
This is the first of our Mission Week 2025 episodes, if you haven't already, listen to Mission Week Intro to see what this is all about. In this episode, we sit down with Joel and Sue Bolthouse, career...
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