Jul 1, 202637 minS4
In this episode, Jake interviews Alice Atkins, intercultural trainer living in the Netherlands. They talk about blind spots and how these are not just areas that we have trouble seeing, but how they can also limit our...
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What In The World?
Hosted by Elmbrook Church Mission Department · religion · EN
About this Podcast:
This podcast will transport listeners all around the world, hearing inspiring stories of the Church in action. During each episode, I will host a guest who has significantly contributed to the legacy of Mission at Elmbrook Church. Their stories will immerse listeners in diverse locations: from hospitals in India, to refugee camps in Bangladesh; from the Amazon rainforest, to your very own hometown. Rest assured, "What in the World?" listeners will not just be bystanders to God's work. Each episode will equip and encourage the audience to contribute to the legacy of faith.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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What is What In The World? about?
This podcast will transport listeners all around the world, hearing inspiring stories of the Church in action. During each episode, I will host a guest who has significantly contributed to the legacy of Mission at Elmbrook Church.
Who hosts What In The World??
What In The World? is hosted by Elmbrook Church Mission Department. The show has published 55 episodes to date.
What has What In The World? covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S4E9 Do you like chicken skin? (Alice Atkins)" (1 July 2026, 37 minutes), "S4E8 Church on a Boat (Daniel Skokan)" (23 March 2026, 48 minutes), and "S4E7 We need to be in the Ecotone! (Dr. Jamie Mātenga) Part 2" (23 February 2026, 23 minutes).
How often does What In The World? publish?
What In The World? publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 55 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on What In The World??
Booking probability for What In The World? is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. What In The World? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. What In The World?'s contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch What In The World??
The strongest fits for What In The World? are Religion & Faith. What In The World? has a religion audience.
About the host
Elmbrook Church Mission Department hosts What In The World?, a religion podcast with 55 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #5
S4E8 Church on a Boat (Daniel Skokan)
Mar 23, 202648 minS4In this episode, Jake interviews Daniel, a church planter in Czechia. While some people trace their spiritual lineage back through generations of Christian believers, Daniel was born into a third-generation atheist...
- Feb 23, 202623 minS4
This episode is part two of a conversation between Jake and Dr. Jamie Matenga, and they discuss how cultures can work together in a space of tension. Dr. Jamie Matenga: Executive Director, World Evangelical Alliance...
- Feb 9, 202630 minS4
In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Jamie Matenga, who discusses how cultures can work together in a space of tension. Dr. Jamie Matenga: Executive Director, World Evangelical Alliance, Mission Commission Executive...
- Jan 26, 202626 minS4
In this Episode, Jake and Seble continue their conversation and discuss what it means to truly bring all parts of the Church together as equal partners. Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East Africa Sending Office...
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- Jan 12, 202629 minS4
In this Episode, Jake and Seble have a conversation about how we have to let each culture develop their own theology. Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East Africa Sending Office; Faculty Member, Ethiopian Graduate...
- Dec 29, 202532 minS4
In this episode, Jake interviews Dev about the Church in Nepal. Reverend Dev: President, Kathmandu Bible Institute and Research Center List of Resources CETI Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians INFEMIT...
- Dec 16, 202533 minS4
In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. John, and they talk about how theology is so much more than just thoughts and words; it needs to be embodied. Dr. John W. K. Cheong: Associate Professor of World Religions and...
- Dec 2, 202525 minS4
In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, and they discuss what we at Elmbrook Church should learn from the broader Majority World Church. Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst currently serves at Western...
- Sep 15, 202538 minS3
In this episode, Saru and Jake discuss their experiences in South Korea, attending the 4th Lausanne Congress. Elmbrook Church has had the privilege to be at all four of these historic points in modern Church history.
What In The World?
S3 E10 Five To Grow Before I Go (Diet Schindler, Germany)
Aug 18, 202534 minJake interviews Diet in this episode, talking about the transformative work God did in his life that led a young man to return the many things he had stolen and built him up into a church planter and equipper of future...
- Jul 7, 202520 min
In this episode, Jake interviews Roger and Lynn Hamilton where they talk about their passion to see ordinary people live out a Navigator core tenant “To know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.” After...
- Jun 10, 202548 minS3
In this episode, Jake interviews Bio and Derida about their work in Guatemala. They work with at-risk youth and care for the pastors from 29 churches in the community around them.
- Apr 14, 202525 minS3
In this episode, Jake interviews Jamal and Suzan. They discuss the work they do in Jordan among the refugee community. What are we as Christians called to do?
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S3E6 We call them Treasures (Potter’s House, Guatemala)
Nov 20, 202440 minIn this episode, Kristin interviews representatives from Potter’s House. They discuss the work they do in Guatemala among those living in poverty. They talk through how to properly view poverty with all its complexities...
- Oct 8, 202433 minS3
In this episode, Jake interviews Saru, who shares about the calling God has placed on her life. Saru also shares about the blessing her daughter is and encourages Elmbrook Church to press on.
What In The World?
S3E4 Does marriage take your wings or give you legs? (Saru, SE Asia)
Aug 9, 202432 minIn this episode, Jake interviews Saru, a brilliant woman from southeast Asia with a desire for others to know Jesus. They cover culture, Saru’s faith story, and her focus on the importance of marriage.
- Apr 9, 202431 minS2
In this episode, Kristin interviews Rachel, the Executive Director of CareNet, a pregnancy center in Milwaukee. Hear stories of what God is doing in the lives of women who walk through these doors.
- Jan 4, 202428 minS3
In this episode, Kristin continues her interview with Christina about her time in Japan, Christina shares some lessons she has learned from her time in Japan. You won't want to miss this cultural blunder!
- Jan 4, 202424 minS3
In this episode, Kristin interviews Christina about her time in Japan. We learn about what the Church looks like in Japan and hear another cultural blunder!
Recent guests
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Ruth Padilla Deborst
Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity, Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios
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Lynn Hamilton
executive director, Grand Canyon River Guides
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Dr. Jamie Matenga
World Evangelical Alliance
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Dr. Seblewengel Daniel
SIM East Africa Sending Office
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