The Missions Show

Where do missionaries come from? The church. This week, Ryan Martin, author of the new book Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones , returns to explain how church leaders can call people to step out on mission. Get more content at  missionsshow.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@miss...

Where do missionaries come from? The church. This week, Ryan Martin, author of the new book Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones , returns to explain how church leaders can call people to step out on mission. Get more content at  missionspodstg.wpengine.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email&nbsp...

Personal productivity isn’t just important to professional success. It’s also important to the cause of global missions. This week, author Matt Perman lays out a theology of work, productivity, and cross-cultural ministry, drawing upon his book What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done . Matt is director of career development at The King’s College NYC and co-founder o...

Personal productivity isn’t just important to professional success. It’s also important to the cause of global missions. This week, author Matt Perman lays out a theology of work, productivity, and cross-cultural ministry, drawing upon his book What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done . Matt is director of career development at The King’s College NYC and co-founder o...

It’s almost the holiday season. Not a great time for productivity, right? But this week, gospel-centered productivity expert Matt Perman explains why we should be realistic about our limits—and let God’s grace spur us on to greater activity. Get more content at  missionsshow.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@...

It’s almost the holiday season. Not a great time for productivity, right? But this week, gospel-centered productivity expert Matt Perman explains why we should be realistic about our limits—and let God’s grace spur us on to greater activity. Get more content at  missionspodstg.wpengine.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email&...

There’s no shortage of myths about missions. In this interview, Steve Richardson , president of Pioneers and author of Is the Commission Still Great? 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church , dispels common misconceptions about the Great Commission and why it still matters. Steve Richardson has served as president of Pioneers-USA since 1999. Pioneers mobilizes and supports 3,200 m...

There’s no shortage of myths about missions. In this interview, Steve Richardson , president of Pioneers and author of Is the Commission Still Great? 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church , dispels common misconceptions about the Great Commission and why it still matters. Steve Richardson has served as president of Pioneers-USA since 1999. Pioneers mobilizes and supports 3,200 m...

Steve Richardson, president of Pioneers and author of Is the Commission Still Great? 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church , explains what he sees as the singularly most important global event right now. Get more content at  missionsshow.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionsshow.com .

Steve Richardson, president of Pioneers and author of Is the Commission Still Great? 8 Myths about Missions and What They Mean for the Church , explains what he sees as the singularly most important global event right now. Get more content at  missionspodstg.wpengine.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missions...

We’re called to make disciples of all nations. But how? Is discipleship a separate program added to the life of the church, or is it the sum total of the entire ministry of the church? And how do we know if we’re succeeding? Alex and Scott wrestle through these critical questions. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . The Missions Show is a ministry resource of ABWE. Learn more at&n...

We’re called to make disciples of all nations. But how? Is discipleship a separate program added to the life of the church, or is it the sum total of the entire ministry of the church? And how do we know if we’re succeeding? Alex and Scott wrestle through these critical questions. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . The Missions Show is a ministry resource of ABWE. Learn more at&n...

What is discipleship? Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford explore this often-misunderstood concept and its implications for global missions and local church life. Get more content at missionsshow.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionsshow.com .

What is discipleship? Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford explore this often-misunderstood concept and its implications for global missions and local church life. Get more content at missionspodstg.wpengine.com . Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .

Scripture commands us not only to preach the gospel but to care for the poor and suffering. But affluent North Americans can sometimes do more harm than good. How can we help without hurting? Author and professor Brian Fikkert joins to discuss his landmark missions book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself —and what the consequences of that book have...

Scripture commands us not only to preach the gospel but to care for the poor and suffering. But affluent North Americans can sometimes do more harm than good. How can we help without hurting? Author and professor Brian Fikkert joins to discuss his landmark missions book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself —and what the consequences of that book have...

Coming up this week, Brian Fikkert , coauthor of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself , explains why good intentions aren't enough when it comes to serving the needy across the world. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionsshow.com .

Coming up this week, Brian Fikkert , coauthor of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself , explains why good intentions aren't enough when it comes to serving the needy across the world. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .

By any measure, the number of unreached people groups coming to the US is at an all-time high. How should Christians react—not only politically, but spiritually? Scott Dunford and Alex Kocman wrestle through this question from the text of Scripture and discuss what God is doing through ABWE’s Afghan Initiative . You can hear a recent sermon Alex preached on this topic from 1 Kings 8 here . Believe...

By any measure, the number of unreached people groups coming to the US is at an all-time high. How should Christians react—not only politically, but spiritually? Scott Dunford and Alex Kocman wrestle through this question from the text of Scripture and discuss what God is doing through ABWE’s Afghan Initiative . You can hear a recent sermon Alex preached on this topic from 1 Kings 8 here . Believe...

Even in the Old Testament, God’s heart isn’t just for Israel but for all the world. How should that affect our view of the globe today? We’ll explore in our next episode. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionsshow.com .

Even in the Old Testament, God’s heart isn’t just for Israel but for all the world. How should that affect our view of the globe today? We’ll explore in our next episode. Believe in our mission?  Support this podcast . Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .

What lessons does history teach us about the intersection of missions and mercy ministry? John Mark Yeats sits down to discuss missions movements in Great Britain, adoption, and more. Yeats serves as Vice President of Student Services, Dean of Students and Student Success, Title IX Coordinator, and Professor of Church History at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College. He earn...

What lessons does history teach us about the intersection of missions and mercy ministry? John Mark Yeats sits down to discuss missions movements in Great Britain, adoption, and more. Yeats serves as Vice President of Student Services, Dean of Students and Student Success, Title IX Coordinator, and Professor of Church History at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College. He earn...

What does the doctrine of adoption have to do with reaching Muslims for Christ? Dr. Joe Allen explains the connection. Joe Allen serves as Assistant Professor of Missions at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He wrote his dissertation on “Soteriological Adoption for Muslim Evangelism: Engaging Muslims with the Trinitarian Love of God.” Watch the video version of this episode here . You can a...