On August 16, 2021, on the one year memorial of his death, we gathered to remember Bishop John K. Yambasu. To be honest, it still feels unbelievable that someone with so much life could be gone from us. Today on what would have been his 65th

16 - Disruptions in Church History 4 - When Disruption Comes To Your House

Sep 9th, 2020 21m 32s

This is an episode of the series I didn’t expect to make. I was planning to do the final episode right about now, but then my Bishop, Rev. Dr. John K Yambasu had a fatal accident and died on August 16. And my own world turned upside down. Di

15 - Disruptions in Church History 3 - The Bubonic Plague

Aug 13th, 2020 29m

Week 3 of our 4-part series on Disruptions in Church History. This episode covers the Bubonic Plague. This one is probably the most comparable to what we’re going through right now with COVID-19. And the church’s response looks BLEAK. Find

Disruptions in Church History 2 - Fall Of Western Rome

Jul 24th, 2020 31m 35s

Week 2 of our 4-part series on Disruptions in Church History. In case you missed it, here’s the description of what we’re doing…Welcome to a new format for the Postmodern Missionary Podcast. Let me tell you about it!Many have requested th

13 - Disruptions In Church History 1 - Church And Empire

Jul 2nd, 2020 33m 47s

Welcome to a new format for the Postmodern Missionary Podcast. Let me tell you about it!Many have requested that I add a teaching component on here in addition to my interviews, which has been in the works for a while. I had teachings on ho

12 - Living Racial Reconciliation Part 2 - Ally and Charles Currie

May 21st, 2020 53m 13s

“Racial reconciliation is a gospel issue.” Join the second half of our conversation with Charles and Ally Currie, who have been living purposeful and practical racial reconciliation for close to a decade now. Katie and the Curries jump right

11 - Living Racial Reconciliation - Ally and Charles Currie

May 14th, 2020 1h 1m

Charles and Ally Currie have been purposefully living racial reconciliation since before they were married. Their journey has led them from Tennessee to Sierra Leone and back. This is an important and timely conversation about what it looks l

10 - Farmer, Missionary, Boss - Lorraine Charinda

Apr 29th, 2020 39m 57s

I met Lorraine Charinda on my first day of missionary training in Atlanta. Since then she has become one of my favorite people. Serving as a missionary agriculturalist in the DRC, she is an absolute BOSS, a powerful leader, and a beautiful so

09 - Living in Kroo Bay, Freetown's Slum - Kristen Bacher

Apr 8th, 2020 1h 1m

Season 2 is here! This was Katie's first recorded episode and returning to it a year and a half later taught Katie a BIG LESSON. Check out Kristen Bacher's insane wisdom from having lived in Kroo Bay, a slum in Freetown, for a few years. AND

08 - Philosopher, Ambassador, Missionary - Prof Carew Part 2

Sep 5th, 2019 57m 14s

Don’t miss the second half of Katie’s conversation with Rev. Professor George Carew, former Sierra Leone Ambassador to the US and current Vice Chancellor of the UMU. In this conversation, we get into the missionary endeavor, politics in Africa

07 - Philosopher, Ambassador, Missionary - Rev. Dr. Professor George Carew Part 1

Aug 28th, 2019 54m 28s

Rev. Dr. Professor George Carew is an author, philosopher, former Ambassador the the United States, and former missionary to Nigeria and Liberia. He now serves as the Vice Chancellor of the United Methodist University Sierra Leone. In this conv

06 - GirlUp! - Yasmine Ibrahim

Aug 21st, 2019 1h 8m

Yasmine Ibrahim was born in the US to Sierra Leonean parents. As a dual citizen raised in the US and living in Salone, Yasmine has a life and perspective that few experiences. Hear about her work with girls in Sierra Leone, what it means to b

05 - Unexpectedly Head Teacher - Laura Kircough

Aug 14th, 2019 1h 8m

Laura Kirkough had a great life teaching in the UK. Over the course of 10 weeks, she found herself unexpectedly living in Sierra Leone as the head teacher of a school of disabled children. Hear here inspiring story, get influenced by her cour

04 - Two Countries And Six Degrees - Dr. Joseph Moiba Part 2

Aug 7th, 2019 54m 33s

Part 2 of Dr. Joseph Moiba’s conversation with Katie does not disappoint! Hear about Dr. Moiba’s bid for the Sierra Leone presidency, listen to his perspective about why Sierra Leoneans reacted to outsiders the way that they did, and soak up s

03 - Two Countries and Six Degrees - Dr. Joseph Moiba Part 1

Aug 3rd, 2019 46m 36s

Dr. Joseph Moiba is a man with two countries, six degrees, and a heart for his home of Sierra Leone. He gave up a comfortable life in Norway to return home and serve his people. This is a meaty conversation about one man's life and perspectiv

02 - Fifteen Years a Stranger - Cami Goble

Aug 2nd, 2019 1h 4m

Cami Goble has served in the slums of Freetown for fifteen years. Katie and Cami have a talk about what it has been like to be a stranger for so long and what she's learned in the process.

01 - Why a United Methodist University? Bishop John K. Yambasu

Aug 1st, 2019 1h 2m

Sierra Leone United Methodist Bishop discusses why he had a dream to build the United Methodist University (where Katie serves as Lecturer).

OOB - Missionary?

Jul 31st, 2019 57m 14s

Katie's missionary friend, Rev. Emily Everett, joins the podcast to discuss the word missionary. With all its history and baggage, what does it mean now? Is it a good thing?