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Finish Line Podcast Episode 26

Mike and Joyce Jackson from Reach the Rest on Going Where the Gospel is Not

You may care deeply about the Great Commission and still wonder what meaningful role you can play when billions of people, distant cultures, and unfamiliar missions strategies make the task feel far removed from everyday life.

How can your time, relationships, travel, and generosity help take the gospel to places where people may still have little or no access to Jesus, Scripture, or a local church?


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Meet your guide

Mike Jackson, CEO of Reach the Rest, and Joyce Jackson, Director of Operations, bring decades of missions experience and international relationships to the challenge of reaching people with little access to the gospel. Their personal stories include seasons of brokenness that deepened their dependence on God and eventually led them into ministry focused on unreached communities around the world.

Reach the Rest works through national believers, indigenous church planters, and partnerships with other missions organizations, particularly in the 10/40 Window. Mike and Joyce explain why relationships, trust, prayer, collaboration, and local leadership are essential for reaching communities where Western ministries cannot work effectively alone. They also describe how traveling overseas can replace stereotypes with relationships and give generous Christians a clearer perspective on where their resources can make a difference.

Their stories show that participation is not limited to wealthy donors or professional missionaries. By the end, you may see how even modest resources, intentional relationships, and faithful obedience can become part of bringing the gospel and Scripture to people who have never heard.

What you’ll gain

  • Why indigenous believers are essential to reaching unreached communities
  • How international travel can transform your perspective on missions
  • Why collaboration can accelerate the spread of the gospel
  • How small gifts can become meaningful Kingdom investments
  • Why generosity begins with obedience rather than financial capacity
  • How to build a multigenerational legacy of Great Commission generosity

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Quotes to Remember

  • “We’re used to being the tip of the spear. But in this age in which we live in, it’s a great thing to be a servant, and to be in a subservient role, to where we’re not necessarily the tip, but we’re holding the spear for those dear national believers, the indigenous. And they get the privilege of penetrating the darkness with the gospel.”
  • “What’s the best investment you can make? It’s based in a relationship, one that is going to bring someone into God’s kingdom. Those types of investments are eternal.”
  • “God just asks you to bring your fish and your loaves. That’s all He asks you to bring. He’s not asking you to bring enough to feed the 5000. He asks you to bring what He’s put in your hand.”

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Bible References from the Show

Lamentations 3:22-24 | Great Is Your Faithfullness

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”

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