Elite Missionary Training | feat. Jeremy Taliaferro

What if preparing someone for the mission field looked less like a classroom and more like special forces training?

In this episode, we explore exactly that question with Jeremy Taliaferro, founder and CEO of Anchored International, an organization dedicated to training, mentoring, and encouraging missionaries around the world.

With over 22 years of experience as an IMB missionary, Jeremy has led church planting teams in war zones, taught trauma healing in refugee camps, and developed some of the most rigorous missionary training programs in the field today. He shares his personal journey to Christ, his calling into missions, and what it was like uprooting his family to serve in a remote village—along with the challenges that eventually led him to create the Elite Missionary Training program.

We dig into what real preparation for cross-cultural ministry looks like: how special forces-style training principles apply to church planting, and how missionaries can be equipped to serve safely and effectively in high-risk, high-security regions. Jeremy also speaks candidly to anyone who feels called to missions but unsure if they're equipped—and offers practical next steps for getting trained and sent.

A quick note: the audio cuts out briefly a few times during this episode, but the content is well worth pushing through for—Jeremy's insight and experience make this one worth every minute.

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Go to https://www.anchored-international.com to discover their various missionary training programs and legacy connect.

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