#102: Nextgen Missionaries Won’t Look Like Their Predecessors

Kyle Barrington currently serves as an International Missionary Partners (IMP) Coordinator at Christ’s Commission Fellowship in Manila, Philippines. He and his wife Jessa have been serving among Filipino Muslims since 2015, specifically focused on implementing Disciple Making Movements and mobilizing churches to do the same. Kyle also serves as admin, alongside six others, of the dynamic millennial/Gen-Z Christian apologetics social media movement in the Philippines called “The Christian Think Tank PH.” His passion is to see all people follow Jesus, especially Muslims and religious skeptics. Find Missions Pulse episode #102 on our website at https://davidjoannes.com/102kylebarrington/ 00:00 Teaser 04:12 Intro 03:58 Gen Z and the Future of Missions 06:32 Importance of Contextualization 08:34 Are We Fulfilling the Great Commission? 11:37 From Atheism to Christianity 17:00 Honest Faith-Sharing 20:42 Authentic Discipleship 23:05 Disciple-Making Mentality 28:03 Global South Christians 34:20 Redemptive Analogies and Colonialism 40:00 Gen Z & Short-Term Missions 43:20 When Everything Is Missions 46:45 Filipinos in Missions 49:10 Ministry to Muslims 51:57 Territorialism in Missions 58:18 Christian Think Talk PH 1:04:48 Micah 6:8 Calling 1:07:43 Final Thoughts