A Myanmar pastor links salvation, prison work, and practical care to the same ministry call.
Ministry Minded follows Pastor Van Lom of Myanmar as he traces a path from church attendance and Bible college to a salvation experience on April 21, 2005.

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Hear stories from around the globe from ministry leaders, pastors, and individuals who are committed to sticking to Jesus' Message and communicating it with greater biblical clarity for genuine saving-faith in Christ Jesus. Amazingly, 75% of "decisions" for Christ don't actually last, (*1) and 41% of regular church attenders show little evidence of being genuinely 'born again' Christians (*2). In light of this staggering reality, Step Up To Life's mission is to eliminate temporary decisions and replace them with genuine conversions by presenting the Gospel with greater biblical clarity. (*1)-David Frost - "Billy Graham - Personal Thoughts of a Public Man" p. 72(*2)-George Barna - 2...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Ministry Minded treats gospel clarity, repentance, and discipleship as practical questions for pastors, youth leaders, and evangelism-minded Christians.
Ministry Minded: A Podcast by Step Up To Life is church-facing Christianity in a practical register. Its interviews move through the gospel, theology, repentance, counseling, youth ministry, and ministry across cultures without splitting belief from day to day work.
You want gospel clarity with actual ministry mileage, not a fog machine and a feelings hangover.
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A Myanmar pastor links salvation, prison work, and practical care to the same ministry call.
Ministry Minded follows Pastor Van Lom of Myanmar as he traces a path from church attendance and Bible college to a salvation experience on April 21, 2005.
A close look at Step Up to Life's early days, shaped by ministry memories, practical work, and a baptism marked by thunder.
This episode returns to the people and early work around Step Up to Life, with Gary Koenig and Ray Donsler in the studio as the host and Link trace how the ministry took shape through graphics, marketing, and the materials made and recorded along the way.
A patient account of gospel work reaching prisons, streets, and the marketplace.
Ministry Minded follows Paul Tan of Singapore as Step Up to Life moves from prison Bible study into wider gospel outreach. The episode keeps its focus on lived ministry rather than summary, tracing prayer, reading, waiting, and the slow spread of a five-step message into…
Step Up to Life's international reach gives this conversation its clear focus.
Step Up to Life's international reach gives the conversation its strongest shape, following the work from the Midwest into Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
A fire chief's career move becomes a quiet study in cost and commitment.
Ministry Minded follows a conversation with Bill Bose, a longtime supporter of Step Up to Life, and it moves with ease from church softball memories into the practical realities of a firefighting career.
A warm ministry interview that turns a personal story into a blunt conversation about saving faith.
Ryan Martinez's conversation opens on family life, his wife Karina, and a pending move out of Youth for Christ, then settles into a direct discussion of conviction and saving faith.
A ministry conversation about conversion, young zeal, and the slow work of Christian maturity.
This conversation ties gospel, theology, and Christian growth to CJ Greiner's own path, which gives it some weight. His move from a non-Christian home to college questions, an old friend with obvious joy and consistency, and those long bonfire talks keep the material grounded in…
A candid ministry conversation about formation, humility, burnout, and lasting in the work.
Taylor Foster's story is about staying teachable as ministry keeps getting heavier. He talks about serving as the youth pastor at LifeGate Church and associate campus pastor, and he traces that posture back to years shaped by his grandfather, seminary, and a few mentoring…

Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.




Joe Slabaugh joins the conversation with a long church and family connection already in the room.
The hosts discuss the theological importance of repentance in salvation, arguing it's often misunderstood or omitted in modern evangelism.
The host opens by framing Ministry Minded around the gospel, theology, and the highs and lows of Christian ministry.
Ministry Minded starts with school, then follows the guest into early ministry work.
Vaughn Perez sits down with Ministry Minded to talk through his story, his work, and the shape of his ministry.
Ministry Minded opens with the host welcoming Bill Bose, a longtime connection to Step Up to Life.
Paul Tan joins Ministry Minded from Singapore.
Jimmy O.
Ministry Minded sits down with Adam Kabin, the Latin America hub coordinator and Colombia champion for Step Up To Life.
Link welcomes CJ Greiner and Nick Fela.
The host steers the conversation toward Step Up to Life's international reach.
Taylor Foster sits down with Ministry Minded to talk through nine years in ministry and the roles that have shaped him.
The conversation opens with Pastor Van Lom from Myanmar, a guest on Ministry Minded.
Ryan Martinez joins the hosts for a laid-back conversation.
Tank (Edward King III) shares his faith journey from a shy pastor's kid to a Youth for Christ campus director, detailing how he uses Step Up to Life to reach inner-city youth.