The Orchard Podcast
By Mike and Michelle Tessendorf & Brian LaMew
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Episodes: 60
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The Orchard Podcast is a resource of Orchard: Africa that helps you make a positive and sustainable impact in the places of greatest need in our world. This podcast is designed for church leaders, mission directors and anyone wanting to be involved in global compassion. Learn from Mike and Michelle Tessendorf the founders of Orchard: Africa who bring over three decades of valuable experience in equipping the church to care for the vulnerable. They are joined by Brian LaMew who has served in senior leadership roles in growing churches for the last 20 years.
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Episode 60: God's original plan for our lives
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Episode 59: We were made to be original
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 58: The next step feels scary — Now what?
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Episode 57: Learning to delight in God this year (and why it changes everything)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 56: God is already making a way for you
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 55: Permission Granted--Living into God's Permissive Will for Your Life
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 54: "God, why are you taking so long?"
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Putting your body to work for God's will
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 52: Learning to be hungry for the things of God
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 51: One of the most loving things you can do
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 50: God’s Will Isn’t a Mystery: 3 Simple Commands That Change Everything
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 49: Discovering God's plan when yours doesn't work out
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 48: How to find peace when the future feels unclear
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 47: How do you know if God is listening?
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 46: God's Will-In you and through you
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode 45: What's God's will for me this year?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 44: Clark Griswold, sandy beaches, and the season of Advent
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode 43: Would Jesus have used Google Maps? --Choosing the Way of Life
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 42: The sandwich, the plank, the window, and the gold--Jesus' teaching on loving people well
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 41: How to Own Your Possessions Without Letting Them Own You – Jesus’ Teachings on Storing Treasures in Heaven
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Jesus' 30 second elevator pitch about life in the kingdom of God
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 39: Should giving be in secret? Understanding Jesus' giving paradox.
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Extra Mile Living and Loving with Special Guest Deacon Stanley Jones Jr. from First Baptist Church of Glenarden
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Promises, pinky swears, and loving people well
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 36: From Rulebook to Roadtrip--Embracing the Law of Love
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Be salty and shine brightly (with special guest Theuno Swart, Orchard: Africa's National Director of South Africa)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode 34: Wrong way driving and Jesus' backward kingdom
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 33: Make Each Other Shine
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 32: Rooted in Love: Navigating global turmoil with a heart at peace
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 31: What to do when you feel like giving up
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 30: How the first Christians modeled unity and diversity
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Conspiring with God--the role of prayer in missions
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 28: How are you, really? (with special guest Pastor Victor Motlhampe)
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 27: The Invisible Becomes Visible (with special guest Pastor Patrick Mokgosi)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Less than the Least
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Kicking Up Dust
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Making Ripples
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Six words that can change the world--Part 3 (Walk Humbly)
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 22: Six words that can change the world--Part 2 (Love Mercy)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 21: Six words that can change the world--Part 1 (Do Justice)
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 20: Discussing the "White Savior Complex"
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Oppression, Captivity and the Business of Setting People Free
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Short Term Missions from the Perspective of a Village Pastor
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Truth Tensions in Global Missions
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 16: What's Wrong with this Picture?
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May 17, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Passing the Baton to the TikTok Generation
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 14: The Joy of Working in Hard Places
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Episode 13: How to Biblically Respond to the Brokenness of our World
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 12: A Compelling Vision for Compassion
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Top Ten Lessons We Learned this Year
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 10: Is Your "Why" Big Enough?
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 9: Developing Sunday Morning Preachers into Community Leaders
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 8: How to Avoid Doing the Right Thing in the Wrong Way
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 7: Should We Care about Outreach?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Top 10 Ways to Stay Engaged in Missions this Year
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Choosing a Global Partner For Long Term Impact
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Was Jesus a Humanitarian?
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May 27, 2021 |
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Episode 3: From Moments to Movements--Creating long term sustainable change
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Whose Need Are You Serving?
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 1: How to make an impact in an ever changing world
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Feb 16, 2021 |