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The Mission Matters — 79 episodes

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What Is Missio Dei? Understanding God’s Mission with Ed Stetzer

2

Are Western Missionaries Still Needed? A Global Missions Perspective

3

Iran's Underground Church: Growth, Persecution and Hope

4

Is God Calling Me? New Research on Missionary Motivation

5

Addressing Sexual Brokenness in the Church and on the Mission Field

6

The Unknown Missionary: Gospel Advance Through Nameless Faithfulness

7

Missiology Translated : The Why and How For Mission Pastors

8

Kingdom Partnership for the Tarahumara: Light Shine and Faith Bible Church

9

2025 Year-End Review: Highlights and Trends

10

Building a Church-Led Strategy for International Students

11

Deconstruction in Missions with Ted Esler

12

 The Current of the Holy Spirit: Unity Fueling Global Mission in Roanoke

13

From Generosity to Stewardship: Inside Excellence in Giving (Al Mueller)

14

Why are Business Professionals Key to Missions Today?

15

Ending Bible Poverty: A New Vision for Discipleship in Africa

16

Church-Centric Missions vs Agencies: Lessons from the Frontllines

17

The Sending Shepherd: Pastors and The Great Commission

18

Equipping Africa’s Pastors: Non-Formal Theological Training

19

Beyond Sponsorship: Empowering Families for Lasting Transformation

20

God’s Heart for the Nations: A 30-Year Legacy of Mobilizing the Church

21

When the Bible Speaks Their Language: Visual Scripture for the Unreached

22

Where Seminaries Can't Reach: Training Global Church Leaders

23

Conversational Bridges: Evangelism for Regular People

24

Missions and Evangelism: An Essential Pairing

25

Faith for the Curious & Urbana '25

26

Rediscovering Missions: One Church's Journey

27

Pooling Resources, Expanding Reach: A Missions Giving Circle

28

Immigration and Asylum: Compassion in the Crisis

29

Innovation in Church and Missions

30

Preparing Missionaries in Higher Education

31

Borders and Immigration: Morality and Missions

32

The Marginalization of Missions in Theological Education

33

Managing Risk: Gospel Obedience and Thriving

34

Neighbors and Nations

35

Fifty Unbelievable Years of Gospel Advance

36

Sending Latinos: Uniquely Suited as Missionaries

37

SIM's First Non-Western International Director

38

Mobilizing Gen Z with Jolene Erlacher

39

Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Seoul with David Bennett

40

Coaching Leaders: Discovering Identity and Contribution with Rob Wassel

41

Funding and Sending Ethnic Minorities with Krystle Roberts and Tyler Collins

42

We want to hear from you! Podcast Survey for 2024

43

Values, Biases, & Culture: The Air We Breathe with Glen Scrivener

44

Conversations from Mission Leaders Conference 2023

45

The Other Side of "The Mission" Documentary: The Story of John Allen Chau

46

Immigrating Nones & Graphs About Religion with Ryan Burge

47

Is it time to deconstruct the UPG Narrative? with Ted Esler & Matthew Ellison

48

Business As Mission: Beyond The Silver Bullet Strawman with João Mordomo

49

Revival, Missions, & Zinzendorf with Jeff Lewis

50

Is The Era of Support Raising Over? with Mark Wilson

51

Kingdom Collaboration with Michael Oh of Lausanne (co-hosted with Walter Kim of the NAE)

52

Cultivating Resilience with Josh Duncan

53

When Dying Is Gain with Mary Ho

54

The Hardest Places on the Planet with Bob Blincoe

55

The Future Is Bright...

56

Missional vs. Missions with a S? with Michael Goheen

57

Debunking Missions Myths with Steve Richardson

58

No Choice Network & Church Renewal with Missie Nederland

59

Financial Discipleship as Outreach

60

Isn’t It Colonial of Us to Send Missionaries?

61

Critical Missions Conversations

62

A Church After God's Own Heart

63

Is Virtual Reality a Biblical Reality?

64

Afghanistan: What’s Happening and What’s Next?

65

"The Universal Particularism of 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝑻𝒂 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒏𝒆: A biblical case for the continued viability of the people group concept in mission"

66

Helping Women Thrive on the Mission Field

67

Honor, Shame and the Gospel: An Update

68

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: Past, Present and Future of the Perspectives Study Program

69

How Do I Get My Pastor Engaged In Missions? | Cracking the Code

70

Charitable Giving In a Post Covid World: The Why, What and How of Investing in Kingdom Enterprises

71

Operation World

72

The Awakening Nigerian Missions Movement

73

Mission Fields to Mission Forces

74

To Send or Not to Send?

75

Innovation in the Mission Field

76

Diversity in the Mission Field

77

Missions Trends in a COVID-19 World

78

Martyrdom on a Mission

79

Fundraising in a COVID-19 Era