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The Missions Show — 691 episodes

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A Defense Against Missions as Colonialism

2

Sustaining Grace Through Tragedy: The Bowers Shoot Down, 25 Years Later

3

Protestant Missions and the Catholic Question

4

Reaching Muslim Refugees With the Gospel

5

Demystifying the Order of Love

6

Global Persecution, Biblical Judgment, and Discernment on the Mission Field

7

What’s Happening in Iran? Protests, Crisis, and the Church

8

How to Develop Godly Grit With Kyle Farran

9

Thailand: A Strategic Missions Hub With Benjamin Collins

10

Why the Puritans Matter to Modern Missions With Stephen Yuille

11

Reforming Missions: A Conversation With Jerry Slate Jr.

12

Do You Believe in Miracles? What Acts Says With Dr. Darren Carlson

13

Paris – A City of Light and Mission With Billy Bean

14

New Name, Same Show

15

Evangelism and Missions in India With Aaron Menikoff and Harshit Singh

16

A Practical Theology of Persecution With Matt Rhodes

17

Holiday Special! Our Favorite Episodes from 2025

18

Church Planting From Bangladesh to NYC With Prodip Das

19

The Reality of Missions in Japan With Bill Petite

20

The Transcultural Gospel With E.D. Burns

21

Behind the Numbers: What’s Really Happening in Global Missions With Ted Esler

22

Islam’s War on Christians in Nigeria With Larry Alex Taunton

23

Is Persecution a Good Thing?

24

Need to Know Data on Church Missions Engagement With Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters

25

Collab: Nicene Creed and the Transcultural Gospel with Dr. Don Fairbairn and Cedar Crest Church

26

Your ‘World View’ Is Wrong: The Challenge and Blessing of Missionary Mapmaking

27

Why Church Planting Still Matters in America With Clare Jewell

28

If Bible Colleges Close, What Happens to Missions? With Dr. Jim Lytle

29

Bringing Christ to the Frontlines: Stories From North Africa

30

AI Translation, Culture, and the Myth of Missions Shortcuts

31

The Sin of Empathy? Leadership, Sabotage, and Missions With Joe Rigney

32

Missions and Philosophy: Does it Matter for Missionaries? With Dr. David Talcott

33

Penal Substitutionary Atonement and Theories of the Cross

34

Babies, Schools, and Church Planting in Papua New Guinea: Bill and Lori Smith

35

The Theology of AI With C.R. Wiley

36

The Dangers of Muslim Insider Movements and Translations With Dr. Ant Greenham

37

Cultural and Social Realities of Ministry in South Africa With Nate Bell

38

What Is a Nation and Why Does It Matter?

39

Motherhood on Mission: Purpose Amid the Mundane With Simona Gorton

40

Why Every Missionary Should be a Theologian

41

Missions and Animation: Examining the iBible With Steve Cleary

42

What New Data Says About Gospel Opportunity With Dr. Adam Rasmussen

43

Should Christians Read Fiction Books? With Dr. Marvin Newell

44

Mega Episode: HeartCry, Humility, and the Great Commission with Paul Washer

45

Theology of Money and Prosperity With Josiah Stowe

46

The Forgotten Attributes of God With Peter Sammons

47

Persecution, Sensationalism, and the Reality in Syria and Nigeria With Andy Coleman

48

Engaging the Heart in Missions With E.D. Burns (Part 2)

49

Engaging the Heart in Missions with Dr. E.D. Burns

50

How to Handle Theological Conflict With Joshua Howard

51

Ministry in Asia: Translation Work and Equipping the Asian Church (Part 2)

52

Ministry in Asia: The Realities of Family Life (Part 1)

53

Big News (If True)

54

A Light on a Hill: What Washington, D.C. Taught One Church About Missions With Caleb Morell

55

Who Is a Missionary? With Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters

56

Striving for the Faith in Philippians

57

Theology of the Church in Illegal Contexts

58

Building Christian Community in a Muslim Majority Country

59

Aaron Renn: Has the ‘Negative World’ Come to an End?

60

Is Singleness a Gift? With Mandi Vermilyea

61

The Gift of Singleness

62

How to Start Doing Evangelism Today With Jim Murphy

63

Don’t Make Evangelism a Transaction

64

Apologetics 101, Wesley Huff, Joe Rogan, and Presuppositionalism

65

A New Apologetic for Africa With Dr. Kevin Muriithi

66

The Need for an African Apologetic

67

Essential Lessons From Pastors to Missionaries

68

Telling Effective Missionary Stories with Tim Keesee

69

Missionary Stories the Church is Hungry for

70

Top 10 Missions Books to Read in 2025 with Chris Howles

71

Essential Books on Missions

72

The Best of 2024 – Year End Wrap Up

73

What We Learned This Year

74

The Gospel Worth Dying for – The Testimony of John and Betty Stam With Andrew Montonera

75

The Martyrdom of John and Betty Stam

76

Making House Churches Work With Matt Lynskey

77

Becoming at Home With House Churches

78

What You Didn’t Know About D.L. Moody

79

The Forerunner of Modern Missions

80

How to Get Students to Do Evangelism With Greg Stier

81

Are we in the Golden Age of Evangelism?

82

Defining the Missionary Call and Training With E.D. Burns

83

What is a Missionary Call?

84

Diagnosing Church Leadership Problems With Joel Wayne

85

Take Your Eyes off Your Church

86

Mailbag: Generosity in Hard Financial Circumstances

87

Prioritizing the Old Ways in Missions With Kevin DeYoung | Missionary 2024

88

Ministry in Life’s Later Years With Brad Buser | Missionary 2024

89

Optimizing Ministry Partnerships With Ryan Robertson and Duane Tweeten | Missionary 2024

90

What’s Going on in Nicaea? | Missionary 2024

91

Plan Your Generosity, God Provides For It

92

Confessionalism and the 1689 London Confession With Dr. James Renihan | Missionary 2024

93

What Lausanne Was Really Like With Paul Davis

94

What is Really Happening in Modern Missions? Chad Vegas | Missionary 2024

95

The Forgotten Doctrine With Jonathan Master | Missionary 2024

96

The State of Christianity in Africa With Conrad Mbewe | Missionary 2024

97

The Job of Pastors and What Lausanne Does Well

98

Why Have the Missionary Conference? Brooks Buser | Missionary 2024

99

How to Reach Tribal People With Steve Sanford

100

The Supernatural Act of Raising Up New Believers to Leaders

101

Reliance on God and the Importance of Faithful Men in Missions With Paul Washer at Missionary

102

Don’t Rely on Intelligence. Rely on God Through Prayer | Paul Washer

103

Is Israel Still Important to Missions? With Stephen Atkinson and Gregg Kite

104

What The Gentile Church Owes to the Jews

105

Prayer Habits From Top Ministry Leaders With Peter Greer

106

Are you Relying on Your Own Competence Rather Than God?

107

Urban Elites and the Unreached in South Asia

108

Reaching University Students To Reach The Poor in South Asia

109

Worship Practices and Liturgies with Zac Hicks

110

Worship is an Encounter With the Living God

111

The State of the Pro-Life Movement with Sarah Tarnowski with Love Life

112

You Can’t End Abortion Singlehandedly

113

Refugees Reaching Muslims in the United States: Discussing the Afghan Initiative

114

Becoming Family With Those You Are Ministering To

115

The Power of God’s Word in Today’s World With Dirk Smith

116

A Single Bible Can Change Someone’s Life

117

Lessons From the Persecuted Church With Ryan Brown

118

The Danger of Being Discipled by Our Culture

119

The Truth About the Crusades and ‘Radical’ Islam With Raymond Ibrahim

120

Why Islam Isn’t Neutral

121

Andrew Fuller and Combating Hyper-Calvinism With Jared Longshore

122

Hyper-Calvinism and Pastor Andrew Fuller

123

Send Well or Not at All With Mike G.

124

Big Announcement!

125

What The Global South Needs From Missionaries

126

A New Apologetic to Muslims with Matt Bennett

127

Christians Provide a Hopeful Alternative to Islam

128

The Persecuted Church in Iran with Lana Silk

129

It Costs Iranians Something to Follow Christ

130

The Simplicity of God | Classical Theology with Jeriah Shank

131

All That Is in God Is God

132

Moldova and the Pursuit of Proper Doctrine With Mihai Chisari

133

Encouraging the Church in Moldova to be Faithful

134

Depth and Breadth – The State of Christianity in Brazil with Diego Dy Carlos

135

The Church in Brazil Needs More Writers and Thinkers to Thrive

136

God’s Call to Be Radically Ordinary in Our Faith With Michael Horton

137

Not Everyone is Supposed to be ‘Radical’

138

Beheading Statues and Engaging the Public Sphere With Ben Zeisloft

139

The Christian Origins of the First Amendment

140

Christian Nationalism and the Nations: David Schrock and Steve Wellum

141

Every Nation is Religious

142

What To Know Before You Go: A Conversation with Matt Bennett and Josh Bowman

143

Men Struggling With Identity During Their First Year on the Field

144

The Land Down Under: Evangelism Challenges in Australia with Russ Matthews

145

Secularization and Opportunity in Australia

146

The Challenges of Worldwide Orphan Ministry With Nicole Wilke

147

The Scientific and Spiritual Evidence for Children in Families

148

Exposing the Errors of the ‘Second Great Awakening’ With Paul Davis

149

Is Numbers-Based Evangelism Destroying the Church?

150

Why Are The Unreached Unreached?

151

No Drone Strikes in Missions

152

Reaching the ‘Reached’ and Challenging Missions Shibboleths: Trevor Holloway Joins

153

Shamanism in the Church?

154

The Crisis in Manipur, India: Pastor Stephen Shares

155

The Boldness of the Church in India

156

Dawkins, Haiti, and Christendom: A Missions News Rundown

157

Christianity Will Win

158

Beyond Winsomeness: Michael Clary on the Church Planting Movement and Contextualization in an Age of Sexual Confusion

159

We’ve Gotten the Missional Thing Backwards

160

Cloud of Witnesses Ep. 5: Surrendering to the Lord’s Leading

161

A Crisis in Evangelism? A Conversation With Paul Akin

162

The 747 Principle

163

Cloud of Witnesses Ep. 4: Focusing on the Family

164

Globalization and Blind Spots: Dr. Craig Ott on Contextualization

165

The Future of the Missionary Workforce

166

Cloud of Witnesses Ep. 3: Staying Faithful Where You’re Called

167

What Every Missionary Needs to Know About Language Acquisition: Jim Ruff Explains

168

Why Language Learning Is Everything

169

Cloud of Witnesses Ep. 2: Flying by Faith

170

Evangelism, Media, and Saving the Unborn With Jon Speed

171

Cloud of Witnesses Ep. 1: Serving Through Suffering

172

The Problem With the Pro-Life Movement

173

Who Was John Nevius? Joshua Bowman on the Missionary to China and Three-Self Missiology

174

Coming Up: Who Was John Nevius?

175

Preserving Missionary Fervor in Our Lives and Institutions: Brooks Buser and Pat Daly Discuss ‘Missionary’

176

Building Missional Institutions

177

Paul Planted, Apollos Watered, but God: Chris Sadowitz on Weakness in Missions

178

Thank God for Thomas

179

Mailbag: Neglecting the Unreached and Fighting Heresy

180

Many Teachers, Few Fathers

181

Ludwig Krapf: Who He Was and Why You’ve Never Heard of Him

182

The Surprising Reason Swahili Uses Roman Script

183

Demonology for the Global Church: Scott MacDonald on a Biblical Approach to the Unseen Realm

184

Why You Should Reject Dualism

185

What’s Happening in Global Theological Education in 2024: Dr. Michael Ortiz Speaks

186

Why You Must Measure Impact, Not Just Activity

187

Virtuous Persuasion: Redefining Missions With Michael Niebauer

188

Doing Ethical Missions

189

The Persecuted Church in Nigeria With Judd Saul

190

Islamic Takeover of Africa?

191

A Theology of the Cross in Missions: Tim Bertolet Explains

192

Who Are We Boasting In?

193

New Year’s Eve Countdown: 2024’s Must-Read Missions Books

194

Why Christianity Is Altogether Unique

195

Christmas Year in Review: Top Episodes, World Events, and Lessons Learned

196

Do Scott and Alex Disagree?

197

Doing Honest Missions History With Ed Smither

198

Missionary Monks?

199

Voddie Baucham on Education, Mission, and Christian Culture-Building

200

Voddie: Missionaries Aren’t All ‘Green Berets’

201

More Modern Lessons From Medieval Missions With Glenn Sunshine

202

Unlearning Myths About Colonialism

203

Medieval Missions Explored: Boniface, Patrick, and More With Glenn Sunshine

204

No, Christianity Didn’t Spread by Conquest

205

’Tis the Season to Rethink Outreach?

206

The Goodness of Christian Culture

207

Artificial Intelligence and World Missions

208

The Lie of Transhumanism

209

Letting the Gospel Wreck Your Life: Scott Dunford Shares

210

The Danger of Missions Conferences

211

Navigating the Uncharted: A Conversation with Emily Bennett on ‘Before You Go’

212

Emily Bennett: You Don’t Become Bold Overnight

213

Israel, Palestine, and the Gospel

214

Why Is Antisemitism on the Rise?

215

Erased: What Every Believer Needs to Know About the Armenian Christian Genocide, Then and Now—With Joel Veldkamp

216

Genocide Against Christians?

217

Crisis in Missions? Independent Filmmaker David Griffin Speaks

218

Spurgeon and Effective Evangelism

219

Are We ‘Unhinged’? What Genocide, Assassination, and Other Current News Means for Missions

220

A World in Chaos

221

Preaching People Out of the Pews: How to Mobilize From the Pulpit

222

Guilt-Free Preaching

223

What Is Karmic Christianity? An Interview With E.D. Burns

224

Planting by Pastoring: A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church With Nathan Knight

225

If We Get This Wrong, Nothing Else Matters

226

Biblical Headship and Its Missiological Implications: Scott Callaham Returns

227

What It Takes to Be a Missionary

228

Unleashing Spiritual Gifts in Missions: A Conversation with David Rogers

229

Must All Missionaries Have the ‘Gift of Evangelism’?

230

Missionary Virtue in Action: A Look at Philippians 2

231

Love Is Costly

232

Launch Day Announcement

233

Missions Mobilization in a Post-Pandemic World

234

The Most Effective Mobilizers

235

Learning From William Chalmers Burns: Ian Hamilton | Radius 2023

236

Local Church Centered Missions With Ryan Robertson | Radius 2023

237

Parenting as a Missionary: Rachel Explains | Radius 2023

238

What God Is Doing Through ABWE: Jason Phillips Shares | Radius 2023

239

What Is the Missions Course? Luke Womack and Barry Brown Answer | Radius 2023

240

What Women Should Know to Prepare for Missionary Life: Nina Buser | Radius 2023

241

Strategic Retreat? Scott and Alex on Blue States and the Joel Webbon Controversy

242

Why You Must Know & Train Your Missionaries: Brian Murphy | Radius 2023

243

Brad Buser on Suffering and Resilience | Radius 2023

244

Leaving Blue States?

245

The Caste System & the Homogenous Unit Principle With Aubrey Sequeira | Radius 2023

246

Why Penal Substitutionary Atonement? Aubrey Sequeira | Radius 2023

247

Why Reach Japan? Joel Diffenderfer Shares | Radius 2023

248

Jonathan Master on the Missional Legacy of Old Princeton | Radius 2023

249

Chad Vegas on the Clarity of the Gospel | Radius 2023

250

Missionary Mama’s Survival Guide: Advice from Tori Haverkamp for Parents and Grandparents

251

The Holy Privilege of Raising MKs

252

What We’re Up To

253

Responding to the ‘No Shortcut to Success’ Controversy

254

About That ‘No Shortcuts’ Review…

255

Apologetics in a Chaotic World

256

What Romans 1 Means for Apologetics Today

257

China and the Future of Missions

258

We Can’t Be So Risk-Averse That We Do Nothing

259

Exposing Pastoral Blindspots: Paul Davis on Common Missions Mistakes

260

What We Get Wrong About Accountability

261

Why the Ascension Matters for Missionaries: Tim Bertolet

262

The Cross in Context? Exploring Atonement and Contextualization with Brad Vaughn

263

Is All Theology ‘Contextual’?

264

Saving God’s Face? A Dialogue With Brad Vaughn on Honor and Shame

265

Honor, Shame, and the Atonement

266

Spiritual Warfare in the News: A Missions Perspective

267

Spiritual Warfare in the News

268

How to Raise Men for the Church and the Mission Field: Ray Brandon

269

Men’s Role in the Mission

270

What About Orality? Jonathan Worthington Answers

271

Is Literacy Overrated?

272

Healthy Missionaries, Healthy Christians: Mason King on Spiritual Disciplines

273

Why We Avoid God

274

Making Disciples in Light of the Trinity: Chase Davis

275

Yes, You Can Just Be Yourself

276

The Resurrection and Mission With Dr. Tim Bertolet

277

It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming

278

Recovering Our Ambition: Alex Kocman on Romans 15

279

Calling and Desire

280

MEGA Episode: A Debate on Prioritism and Holism With Ray Norman and Alex Kocman

281

What’s At Stake if We Don’t Preach Christ

282

Does the Church Have One Mission or Two? ‘Come and See’ Author Justin Schell

283

Words and Deeds: One Mission or Two?

284

Can We Learn From Movements? JR Stevenson on What the Reformed and Movements Can Learn From Each Other

285

Are We Wrong About Movements?

286

Is Revival Biblical?

287

The True Sign of Revival

288

Is Missions in the Old Testament?

289

Partnering on Mission: Why Church Associationalism Matters With Dr. James Renihan

290

Jim Renihan: The Missional Advantage of Church Partnership

291

Hope for American Evangelicals: A Missionary Perspective on Restoring Our Broken House With Matt Bennett

292

What the Church Has That the World Doesn’t

293

You Are Sent: A Conversation With Nathan Sloan

294

Why Do We Even Need Missions?

295

MEGA Episode: What Is a Nation? Vishal Mangalwadi on the Great Commission

296

What Genesis Means by ‘Nation’

297

Poland, Ukraine, and Ministering Amid International Crisis: Pastor Maksym’s Story

298

Pastoring Through Ethnic Tensions in Eastern Europe

299

What About My Kids? Cheryl Winget on MK Education and Parenting on the Field

300

What Makes Raising MKs Different

301

Should We Use the ‘M’ Word?

302

Should We Be Using the Word “Missionary”?

303

Top 10 Missions Books to Read in 2023: Chris Howles Shares

304

Required Reading for 2023

305

The Mission of Christmas

306

Advent and Missions

307

How to Care for Parents of Missionaries

308

What About Parents of Missionaries?

309

How to Last in Ministry: Josh Zeichik on the Temptations of Leadership

310

Good News: God Doesn’t Need You

311

How to Hold the Rope: Ryan Martin on Caring for Missionaries

312

Mobilization Starts in the Church

313

What’s Best Next: Missions and Productivity With Matt Perman

314

Missionary: Know Your Limits

315

Is the Commission Still Great? Steve Richardson Answers

316

The Most Important Thing Happening in the World Right Now

317

What Is Discipleship?

318

Christian: You’re Called to the Church

319

When Helping Hurts With Brian Fikkert

320

Why Poverty Relief Often Fails

321

How Should Christians Respond When the Foreigner Comes?

322

God’s Heart for the Nations

323

Missions History and Adoption: Dr. John Mark Yeats – #FTC22

324

Muslims and the Adopting Love of God With Joe Allen – #FTC22

325

Missions in the Old Testament and in the Horn of Africa: Jason DeRouchie Explains – #FTC22

326

Turnaround: Dr. Jason Allen on Transformative Leadership in Ministry – #FTC22

327

Charles Spurgeon as a Sending Pastor With Geoff Chang – #FTC22

328

The ‘Simple’ Trinity in Missions: Matthew Barrett – #FTC22

329

Is Missions Easier Than You Think? Steven Wendel Explains – #FTC22

330

What Is Fusion? Erik Odegard Answers – #FTC22

331

Cooperation, Direct Sending, or Both? Paul Davis Answers – #FTC22

332

When Couples Disagree About Their Calling: Scott and Tara Dunford Share

333

Give the Holy Spirit Some Credit

334

Seeds and Stars: Resting in Christ for Great Commission Service With E.D. Burns

335

The Power Is in the Seed, Not the Seed Thrower

336

A Pastoral Approach to Theological Training

337

The Right Type of Training

338

The Air We Breathe: Glen Scrivener on the Ghost of Christianity in Western Culture

339

The Shadow of the Cross Over the West

340

The Beauty of International Churches: Dr. Michael Crane

341

Church: Don’t Be Comfortable With Just Who You Have

342

When a Sending Church Un-Sends a Missionary

343

Christian: Remember Who You Are in Christ

344

Josh McDowell: What Missionaries Need to Know About Apologetics

345

Josh McDowell: Are You Ready to Give an Answer?

346

What Motivates Gen Z Towards Missions?

347

The Difference Between Millennials and Gen Z

348

Medical Missions, Church Planting, and Lessons Learned in Africa: Steven Chmil

349

Having Surgical Precision in Doctrine

350

Mission-Driven Christian Leadership in Cowardly Times: Joel Wayne

351

Will Christian Leaders Speak Up?

352

‘Glurbanization,’ Church Planting, and Why Our Definition of ‘People Group’ Is Outdated: Dr. Michael Crane

353

Missiology Needs to Change

354

#RMC22: The Final Word

355

#RMC22: Steve Meister on Classical Hermeneutics and Bible Translation

356

#RMC22: Growing in Grace as a Missionary With Jonathan Master

357

#RMC22: What You Might Not Know About Missions in Asia: Wayne Chen

358

#RMC22: Brad Buser on Missionary Endurance

359

#RMC22: Ian Hamilton on the Missionary Life as Abiding in Christ

360

#RMC22: Brooks Buser on Leaving Well

361

#RMC22: Kevin DeYoung on the Mission of the Church

362

#RMC22: Are We Idolizing Missions? A Chat With Chad Vegas

363

#RMC22: Why the Radius Missiology Conference?

364

Missionary Security, Big Tech, and Cancel Culture

365

How to Talk to a Missionary in a Closed Country

366

The ‘Three Worlds’ of Evangelicalism: A Paradigm for Missions? Aaron Renn Answers

367

When Did Christianity Become So Unpopular?

368

The Stranger on Our Shore With Joshua Sherif

369

Do Christians Love Foreigners?

370

Pride, Culture, and Mission With Josh Teis

371

How Should We Talk About Sexual Sin?

372

How to Reach LGBTQ With the Gospel: Jim Childs

373

Why Missionaries Must Read Old Books: Banner of Truth’s John Rawlinson

374

Too Busy Chasing Methods?

375

When Helping Works: Michael Badriaki on Western Dependence in Uganda

376

What’s Wrong With Creating ‘Dependence?’

377

What Is Every Christian’s Calling?

378

Does Evangelism Have to Be Scary?

379

Let’s Talk About Evangelism

380

T4G22: Jason Allen on Building Missions Cultures in Christian Leadership

381

T4G22: Brooks Buser on Missionary Training That Matters

382

T4G22: The Need for Church Planting With Thad Bergmeier

383

T4G22: Why the Need for Speed in Missions? Sean DeMars and Caleb Morrell

384

T4G22: Ryan Robertson on Reaching and Teaching

385

T4G22: Matt Bennett on the Qur’an and the Christian

386

T4G22: Charles Smith and Paul Davis on Missions, Education, and the Church

387

T4G22: Zane Pratt on Methods and Defining ‘Church’

388

T4G22: Why National Partnerships? David Prairie on Live Global

389

T4G22: Why Upstream Sending? Nathan Sloan Shares

390

T4G22: Women and Singles in Missions? Lisa LaGeorge’s Take

391

T4G22: Prayer and Movements? Jonathan Arnold Explains

392

The Russian Church, Ukraine, and What American Christians Can Learn: Yevgeny Bakhmutsky at T4G22

393

Live at T4G22

394

Peter Greer: Helping Without Hurting, Avoiding Mission Drift, and Supporting Enterprise

395

Admitting When Helping Hurts: Peter Greer

396

Doing Ministry Out of the Overflow: Kyle Farran

397

Who Will Hear ‘Well Done’?

398

Doing Missions Committees Right: Paul Davis Shares

399

Are Missions Committees Even Biblical?

400

Jesus, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union: Duane Early

401

Will the Soviet Union Return?

402

How One Missionary Started a Century-Long Movement: Jim Ruff on ABWE Founder Raphael Thomas

403

Jesus’ Imminent Return?

404

The Forgotten Principle of Money and Missions: Conley Owens on ‘The Dorean Principle’

405

Ukraine Refugee Update: Caleb Suko Exclusive

406

What if Everyone Fundraised Like a Missionary?

407

Nik Ripken on Persecution, Missions, and Ukraine

408

Nik Ripken: ‘You Get the Country You Deserve’

409

No Shortcuts to Success: Matt Rhodes’ ‘Manifesto’

410

Mission Affirmed: Elliot Clark on Recovering Paul’s Missionary Motivation

411

What Elliot Clark Would Do Differently

412

Helping Goers Think and Thinkers Go: Paul Davis on Media and Missions

413

What Is a Church For?

414

Ukraine From the Ground: Caleb Suko Reports

415

Ukraine and Psalm 31

416

Sending When It Hurts: Josh Teis on the Pastor’s Job in Mobilization

417

The Biblical Case for the Faith Support Model: Steve Shadrach Shares

418

Is Raising Support Biblical? Steve Shadrach Answers

419

Chad Vegas: Defining the ‘Proclamational Model’ (Part 2)

420

Chad Vegas: The Bottom Line

421

Chad Vegas: Defining the ‘Proclamational Model’ (Part 1)

422

Chad Vegas: Why Evangelism Is Confrontational

423

Refresh: Doing Short-Term Missions Responsibly With Jason Phillips

424

Away From Home for the Holidays: A Missionary Perspective From Stephanie Boon

425

Saving Babies’ Lives in Papua New Guinea: Lori Smith Speaks

426

Amazing Pro-Life Ministry Happening in Papua New Guinea

427

Thinking Like a Missionary: Mary, Catholicism, and Syncretism

428

Mary and Idolatry

429

Why Target Unreached People Groups?

430

Cover Blown: How a Missionary Got Kicked Out of Country

431

Doctrine, Pragmatism, and Movements: A Discussion With Ted Esler (Part 2)

432

Why Fruit Isn’t About Numbers

433

Doctrine, Pragmatism, and Movements: A Discussion With Ted Esler (Part 1)

434

Pathological Ecclesiology?

435

Suffering, Eschatology, and the Glorious Reward in Missions

436

The School of Suffering

437

Is Obedience-Based Discipleship Biblical? Alex and Scott Discuss

438

The Problem With Obedience-Based Discipleship

439

The Case for Missionary Care With Ryan Martin

440

Why It’s Hard to Care for Missionaries

441

Reaching Europe Through Liturgy? Melissa Baccarella and Andy Messmer

442

How Your Worship Is Shaping You

443

Multiethnic or Homogeneous? A Discussion on Church Planting

444

People Group Targeting or Multiethnic Church?

445

Does Generation Z Care About Missions? Tanner and Amber Callison Respond

446

How Do We Mobilize the Next Generation?

447

The Transcultural Gospel: E.D. Burns

448

E.D. Burns: What All Religions Have in Common

449

Is Innovation in Ministry Biblical? A Dialogue With Ted Esler

450

Why Culture Isn’t Sacred

451

C.S. Lewis and Mission: Dan DeWitt on Recapturing Our Cultural Imagination

452

Learning Missions From C.S. Lewis?

453

Brian Nester: Legendary Mobilizer

454

Responding to the Global Abortion Pandemic: John Ensor of PassionLife

455

4 Questions About Abortion

456

Why Medical Missions Matters: Katie Webb at Cedarville University

457

Sent From Zambia to South Asia: Joshua Bowman Explains

458

Can Parachurch Ministries Serve the Church? Thomas White and Paul Davis Answer

459

What’s Up With Gen Z?

460

Afghanistan, Islam, and Missions: Matt Bennett Joins

461

North Korea, Persecution, and Insider Movements: James Cha

462

Mind-Blowing Stories From North Korea

463

Translating the Bible Isn’t Enough: Kyle D. on Bible Translation and Church Planting

464

You Can’t Have Bible Without Church

465

Why Brick and Mortar Matter: Tim Hunsicker on Construction in Missions

466

More Than Digging Wells?

467

Roman Catholicism, Spain, and Liturgy: Andy Messmer Speaks

468

Why Worship Matters

469

Thinking Christianly About Haiti

470

What the News Won’t Tell You About Haiti

471

Some Mocked, But Some Believed: Scott Dunford on Acts 17

472

The Bee Line to Christ

473

When Doors Close: Carol Ghattas on Changing Course in Missions

474

#RMC21 Panel 2: Sending Well With Paul Davis, Chad Vegas, and Barry Brown

475

#RMC21: Wayne Chen on Overcoming Apathy and Suffering Well

476

#RMC21: Rick Davis of Engage Global Explains Hands-On Missions Training

477

#RMC21: Chad Vegas and Alex Kocman on Their Upcoming Book on Missions

478

#RMC21 Panel 1: Trends in Missions With Chad Vegas, Paul Davis, Wayne Chen, and Brad Buser

479

#RMC21: Mark Dever on Pragmatism, Ecclesiology, and the Post-COVID Church

480

#RMC21: Luke Womack on Why Student Debt Is Dumb

481

#RMC21: Jim Jordan on Church-Based International Theological Training

482

#RMC21: The Cost and Prize of Long-Term Missions

483

Reforming Short-Term Missions: Chip Lamca Explains

484

What Short-Term Trips Can’t Do

485

Why the Great Commission Doesn’t Mean What You Think

486

Do ‘Anything Short of Sin’?

487

Exposing and Fixing Pragmatism in Movements

488

‘Disturbing’ Findings on the Field

489

Heresy and Contextualization: Tim Bertolet on Galatians

490

Context Isn’t Everything

491

Navigating Theological Disagreement on the Mission Field

492

The Good Ol’ Baptist Boy

493

Why Every Christian Isn’t a Missionary: Conversations on When Everything Is Missions with Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters

494

The Crisis in Missions

495

How to Share Christ With Muslims During Ramadan: Matt Bennett Speaks

496

Earning Salvation During Ramadan

497

From Hinduism to Christ

498

What Wins Hindus

499

Parents, Goodbyes, and the Cost of Missions for Families

500

What It’s Like Sending Your Kids Somewhere Dangerous

501

Prayer as Warfare: A Front-Lines Perspective With Dr. Tom Kendall

502

Where Everything Is Supernatural

503

‘Reverse Missions’ and Global Christianity

504

Maybe We’re the Ones Who Need the Missionaries

505

Mercy, Justice, and Missions: Dr. George Grant

506

Preview: What Happened to Mercy Ministry?

507

Mega Episode: Honor, Shame, and the Gospel With Chris Flanders

508

Preview: Honor-Shame and the Atonement

509

Leading With Vision (For Normal People) With Bob Bixby

510

Preview: What Is Vision?

511

Online Education and Global Theological Famine

512

Preview: Doing Theological Education Wrong

513

Is the Missions ‘Guilt Trip’ Biblical? Guest: Paul Davis

514

Preview: The Guilt Trip

515

What’s Happening to Myanmar and Why It Matters for Missions

516

Preview: What’s Happening to Myanmar?

517

Lisa LaGeorge on Women’s Roles and Short-Term Missions

518

Preview: What’s Stopping Women From Using Their Gifts?

519

The Dangers of Syncretism and How to Avoid It

520

Preview: Syncretism in Missions?

521

Who Was George Liele? Jason Duesing on the First African American Missionary

522

Carl Trueman: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

523

Thad Bergmeier on the Power of Prayer in Missions

524

Dan Strange: A Theology of Religions and The Southgate Fellowship

525

How Technology Is Transforming Missions

526

Thor Madsen: Why Missionaries Need to Know Philosophy

527

Christmas Episode: Can Missions Be ‘Incarnational’?

528

Christian Nationalism, Patriotism, and Globalism

529

James Dolezal: What Every Missionary Needs to Know About the Doctrine of God

530

How to Tell Good Missionary Stories—Without Lying

531

Has the White Savior Complex Infected Evangelical Missions?

532

Paul Davis on Why Baptism Matters to Missions

533

Are Short-Term Missions Trips Dead? Jason Phillips Answers

534

Do Missionaries Need to Meet the Biblical Qualifications for Elders?

535

The Dangers of Insider Bible Translations: The Arlington Statement

536

How to Be a Word-Centered Missionary: E.D. Burns

537

Was Adam a Missionary? Matthew Newkirk on the Creation Mandate and Missions

538

Know Your Place: How to Identify and Study Your Mission Field

539

Throwback: The Greatest Injustice With Chad Vegas

540

American Gospel or Biblical Gospel? Sean DeMars on the Danger of Prosperity Preaching

541

Evangelize or Civilize? C.J. Moore on William Carey

542

Are International Churches Missional? Scott Zeller on Pastoring Expats

543

Brooks Buser Answers: How Dare Missionaries Seek to Convert?

544

Critical Theory, Post-Colonialism, and Missions: Neil Shenvi on Social Justice

545

Missions History in a ‘Cancel Culture’ Age: Jonathan Arnold Explains

546

Tragedy in Beirut and What It Means for Missions: Pierre Houssney Speaks

547

Is Netflix Killing Missions? Tony Reinke on Media and Technology

548

Apologetics, Evangelism, and Revival in Norway: Nahum O’Brien and Edvard Moe Explain

549

Should We ‘Follow the Science’ in Missions?

550

Theological Famine in the Pacific Islands: Chris Bruno Speaks

551

The Power of God in Missions

552

How to Be a Next-Level Sending Church

553

Before You Quit: Doug Gehman on Perseverance

554

Disaster, Discipleship, and the Developing World: Smita Singh on Cyclone Ampham

555

Sheriff Chris Swanson on Faith, Justice, and Missions

556

Fearless Leadership in Fearful Days: Charles Smith Speaks

557

Questioning Contextualization? With C.R. Wiley

558

What Is Happening to China’s Uyghurs?

559

Nathan Sloan on the Sacrifice of Sending

560

Has COVID-19 Halted Global Missions? Paul Davis Answers

561

The Biblical Way to Raise Support During Financial Crisis

562

When the Church Can’t Gather: Pandemics, Persecution, and Worship on the Mission Field

563

T4G20 Panel: The Local Church and the Nations

564

Dr. Robin Hadaway on Reaching Folk Muslims

565

What Does COVID-19 Mean for Medical Missions?

566

Coronavirus and Plague: Lessons From Church History With Glenn Sunshine

567

God’s Law or Sharia? 40 Questions About Islam With Matt Bennett

568

Serve in Place: Missions in a Pandemic

569

Paul Davis: Why the Gospel Must Be ‘Preached’

570

Soleimani, Iran, and the Gospel

571

Is Christianity a ‘Western Religion’? The Ancient Path in Asia

572

Special Episode: How Does Coronavirus Affect Missions?

573

From Africa to the Abortion Clinic: Anthony Mathenia on Suffering and the Sovereignty in Evangelism

574

Can Soldiers Become Missionaries? Rich Culp on Military Ministry

575

How Do Chinese Christians Think? Diane Poythress on the Church in Asia

576

The Tragic Fruit of Liberalism in Missions: Mark Tatlock Explains

577

Translating the Bible in 40 Weeks? Dan Kramer on Bible Translation Methods

578

Mailbag: Finishing the Task, Counting Converts, and Defining the ‘Call’

579

Presuppositional Apologetics in Missions: Vern Poythress Explains

580

Reaching Ferguson, Missouri: Chris Brown on Urban Church Planting

581

Insider Movements: Definitions and Dangers With Matthew Bennett

582

Throwback: Is Every Christian a Missionary? Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters Answer

583

Bonus Episode: The Government Shall Be Upon His Shoulder

584

Disagreeing Agreeably: An Honest Discussion on Separation, Fundamentalism, and Cooperation with Josh Teis

585

Children: An Overlooked Mission Field? Taylor Lassiter on Children’s Ministry Overseas

586

Should Emotions Motivate Missions? Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd, and Religious Affections With Ryan Martin

587

Panel: Why Marketplace Missions Matters But Isn’t a Silver Bullet

588

Engaging the Cults With Summer Jaeger

589

The Life of the Missionary Wife: Heather Farran on Motherhood on the Field

590

A Theology of Language: Dr. Vern Poythress Speaks

591

Is All Theology Cultural? Biblical Authority and Contextualization

592

Why Europe Needs Missionaries: Jonathan Kleis on Reaching Roman Catholics in Italy

593

Disciple-Making Movements: A Critical Discussion With Dr. Glenn Sunshine

594

C.R. Wiley on Missions, the Household, and the Cosmos

595

Why Theology Must Shape Mission: A Chat With Zane Pratt

596

Christopher Yuan on Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

597

Why Character Matters in Ministry: Paul Davis on Knowing Christ

598

What Happens When Missionaries Get Kicked Out? John Klaassen Answers

599

Michael Foster on the Crisis of Masculinity and Missions

600

Special Episode: What Do the Hong Kong Protests Have to Do With Missions?

601

Race, Evolution, and Missions: Charles Ware Speaks

602

Brooks Buser on the Urgency of Eternity and the Dangers of Pragmatism

603

Is ‘Marketplace Missions’ Sustainable? Mark Silvers Talks Mobilization

604

What Missionaries Need to Know About the Faith and Works Debate: Chris Bruno on Justification and the Missiology of Paul and James

605

What Is the Mission of God’s People?

606

How Much Do the Unreached Know? Natural Revelation and Evangelism

607

Brad Buser on Tribal Religion, Contextualization, and Disciple-Making Movements

608

Longevity and Endurance in Church Planting: Bob Trout Shares

609

Benjamin Vrbicek: Don’t Just Send a Resume to a Church—Or a Missions Agency

610

Are Honor and Shame the Keys to Cross-Cultural Evangelism?

611

Your Questions (Finally) Answered: Mailbag Episode

612

Rachel Jankovic on Identity, Christian Women, and the Mission Field of Motherhood

613

Faithfulness or Pragmatism? Andy Johnson on Methodologies

614

Fouad Masri on What Christians Get Wrong About Reaching Muslims

615

Should Missions Be ‘Radical’ or Ordinary? Michael Horton Answers

616

Why Aren’t We Talking About ‘Gospel Privilege’? Chad Vegas Answers

617

Dean Inserra on How to Reach America’s Most-Underrated Mission Field

618

Culture: When to Bend, When to Break—Kenneth Nehrbass Explains

619

Do We Need to Redefine Unreached? Matthew Bennett Answers

620

What Every Missionary Needs to Know About Lament: Mark Vroegop Explains

621

Muslim Refugees Meeting Christ: Darren Carlson on ‘Jesus in Athens’ Documentary

622

The Life of the Missionary Mind

623

Tom Ascol and Jared Longshore on the Priority of Preaching, God’s Sovereignty, and Discernment

624

Should We Stop Sending Indebted Missionaries? Luke Womack on Student Loans

625

Why You Should ‘Adult’ Before Pursuing Missions: A Chat With Lori McDaniel

626

The Number One Reason Missionaries Go Home

627

A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Warfare and Missions

628

Micah Fries: What Christians Should Know About Islam in North America

629

Fighting Abortion in Ukraine With the Gospel: Holly Friesen on Medical Missions

630

Breaking Down Cultural Walls to Reach Muslims: Mariya Dostzadah’s Story

631

Porn: the Killer of Missions—With Benjamin Vrbicek

632

Danny Akin on Mobilizing Millennials — and Young Men

633

How to Think Like a Missionary: David Doran Jr. on Missional Living

634

What Are Worldviews and How Do They Change? John Mark Yeats on Paul Hiebert

635

How Many Unreached Are There Really? A Chat on Statistics With Justin Long

636

Special Episode: Scott’s Transition and Church Planting in Silicon Valley

637

What Is Gospel-Centered Missions?

638

John Chau: Missions, Methodology, and Martyrdom

639

Mere Hope: Jason Duesing on Missionary Hope in a Cynical Age

640

Mentorship: the Missing Ingredient in Missions? With Marvin Brubacher

641

Andrew Fuller: The Man Behind the Man Behind Modern Missions — With Travis Myers

642

Church Planting in the Middle East Through Business as Mission

643

Trauma, Sex Trafficking, and Gospel Ministry in India With Smita Singh

644

How Missionaries Should Think About Economics With Matthew Arbo

645

What Is a Missionary “Calling”? Caleb Suko Answers

646

How Iran’s Underground Church Is Miraculously Growing

647

What Is Life Really Like in a 99.9% Muslim Country?

648

Tom Schreiner: What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit and Miracles in Missions?

649

John Taylor: 5 Problems With Money, Nationals, and Helping That Hurts

650

Conrad Mbewe: Combatting Prosperity Teaching in Africa

651

Does Business as Mission Work?

652

Serving Christ in Suffering: Jenn DeKryger on Togo and the Loss of Todd DeKryger

653

John Morgan: Animism, Syncretism, and Witchcraft in West Africa

654

Lucy Peabody: The Groundbreaking Pioneer Missionary You’ve Never Heard of

655

Josh Daggett on Personal Evangelism and Prayer

656

Racial Reconciliation and Multiethnic Church Planting in South Africa

657

Chris Bruno: Biblical Theology Versus Systematic Theology in Missions

658

Paul Davis: Why Missionaries Must Be Theologians

659

What is God doing in China? Steve Schirmer Answers

660

Zane Pratt: Are Explosive Disciple-Making Movements Really Healthy?

661

Collin Hansen: Social Justice, Racial Reconciliation, and Missions

662

Church Planting: Multiethnic or Homogeneous Units?

663

Is LGBT the Next Mission Field?

664

Jared C. Wilson: Why Missionaries Need the Gospel Too

665

India, Sex Trafficking, and the Gospel

666

How Does Hospitality Fuel Mission?

667

How Can We Prevent Missionary Burnout?

668

Barnabas Piper on Ministry Kids, Curiosity, and Identity

669

T4G Panel on Theological Training in Missions

670

God’s Sovereignty, Human Responsibility, and Missions

671

Charles Smith on Missions Leadership “For the Church”

672

The Kingdom of God and the Authority of the Great Commission

673

The Gift of Singleness in Missions: an Interview With Lina AbuJamra

674

How to Understand and Reach Hindus

675

How Should Christians Engage Other Religious Texts?

676

Where Did the Gritty Missionaries Go? David Joannes on Missionary Motivations

677

When Everything Is Missions… (Nothing Is): A Chat With Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison

678

Suffering and Sovereignty in the Rohingya Crisis

679

Dan DeWitt on Apologetics, Missions, and Suffering

680

How to Raise Missions-Minded Children

681

How the Gospel Transforms Cultures: Vishal Mangalwadi on William Carey

682

How to Be a “World Christian”

683

Lori McDaniel on Being a “Rebel” Like Lottie Moon

684

How Much Contextualization Is Too Much?

685

Paul Davis on the Pastor as Mobilizer

686

Dan Dumas on Adoption, Foster Care, and Missions

687

How to Build a Sending Church Culture

688

Why Should Missionaries Care About the Reformation?

689

Did the Reformers Believe in the Great Commission?

690

Why You Should Stop Sending Short-Term

691

What’s Wrong With Missions Agencies