The Missions Show

How should Christians talk about sexual sin in our present culture? Pastor Josh Teis takes us back to the pages of Scripture and the Apostle Paul’s approach. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us .

Enter our giveaway to attend the Radius Missiology Conference in person or virtually. Details at  missionsshow.com/radius22 . Many of us are afraid to directly present Christ to those caught up in the LGBTQ subculture. Should we be afraid? How can we win the person, not just the argument? And what does Scripture say? In this episode, we cut from our normal format to present you a conversation...

Enter our giveaway to attend the Radius Missiology Conference in person or virtually. Details at  missionsshow.com/radius22 . The Missions Show exists to help goers think and thinkers go. Perhaps no other modern Christian publisher is more concerned with helping believers to think deeply about—and experience—the things of God than Banner of Truth. What cross-cultural impact is the Banner having gl...

Coming up: Are we so busy chasing the latest fads in missions that we forget the tried-and-true? John Rawlinson, General Manager of Banner of Truth Trust, joins the show to talk about the riches of the Puritan heritage and what it means for missions practitioners today. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a qu...

Enter our giveaway to attend the Radius Missiology Conference in person or virtually. Details at missionsshow.com/radius22 . Many missions-minded Christians have read When Helping Hurts and resonated with its message—that sometimes in missionary work, we can do more harm than good in the name of Jesus. But in When Helping Works: Alleviating Fear and Pain in Global Missions , Michael Bamwesigye Bad...

What’s wrong with creating “dependence” on foreign missionaries? This week, Michael Bamwesigye Badriaki, author of When Helping Works: Alleviating Fear and Pain in Global Missions , challenges our conventional wisdom. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us .

Should every Christian be in ministry? How do missions and evangelism fit with our theology of work? This week, we take a break from our normal conversation format as Alex Kocman answers in this lecture on 1 Peter 2:9-12 delivered to the Central Pennsylvania chapter of the C.S. Lewis Institute. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s...

Evangelism can’t be one-size-fits-all. Or can it? This week, Scott Dunford and Alex Kocman discuss their upbringing doing door-to-door evangelism, methods of presenting the gospel, contextualization, and the Book of Acts. If you’ve ever been discouraged in your efforts to share your faith, this conversation will embolden you. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this...

This week: It’s back to the basics. Let’s have a conversation about how to do evangelism. Is there a one-size-fits-all method? New episodes Sundays at 7 p.m.  Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us .

How can Christian leaders make time to prioritize short-term missions trips? Jason Allen shares how he’s built a missions culture inside of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , which he leads as president. Also featured in this conversation is Paul Davis , president of ABWE . In addition to his seminary duties, Dr. Allen has served as pastor and interim pastor of several Southern Baptist chur...

Too many styles of missions promise fast results. What kind of training to missionaries really need? Brooks Buser of Radius International returns to the show during T4G. Brooks and Nina Buser planted a church among the Yembiyembi people in Papua New Guinea. In 2016, they returned to San Diego. Both Brooks and Nina participate in the teaching at Radius International as well as leading and...

Thousands of churches worldwide are closing each year. What can we do to stem the tide? Thad Bergmeier, executive director of EveryEthne , shares solutions. Join the movement. Sign up to participate in the Day of Prayer for Church Planting. You can watch the video version of this episode on  The Missions Show Facebook page. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support t...

Why do Americans have such a need for speed in missions, and how can we change that? Alex sits down with Sean DeMars of Confirm and Defend podcast and Caleb Morrell of 9Marks and Capitol Hill Baptist Church. Caleb Morell is a child of missionaries and graduate of Georgetown University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves on staff at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D....

Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is a theological mecca. In this conversation, Ryan Robertson , president of Reaching and Teaching International Ministries , shares his burden to take the riches of theological rigor in a place like Louisville and unleash is across the globe. Ryan Robertson has served as the President of Reaching & Teaching since April 20...

How do Muslims think? What should Christians know about the Qur’an? And how is any of that helpful in missions? Our friend Matt Bennett , Assistant Professor of Missions and Theology at Cedarville University, returns to talk about his new book, The Qur’an and the Christian , in this exclusive interview recorded live at Together for the Gospel. You can watch the video version of this episode on&nbs...

Why do so few seminary graduates go to the mission field? Charles Smith, vice president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and ABWE board member, and Paul Davis , ABWE president, share solutions. You can watch the video version of this episode on  The Missions Show Facebook page. Hear our previous interviews with Charles here. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops...

When it comes to the popular methods used on the mission field today, we often talk past one another. What do we mean by “church,” “convert,” or “disciple”? Zane Pratt , vice president of training for IMB , returns to the show. Hear our previous interviews with Zane here . You can watch the video version of this episode here , or watch all of our T4G exclusives on  The Missions Show Facebook page....

Missions is no longer from the West to the rest—it’s from everywhere, to everywhere. In this T4G exclusive, Live Global missionary David Prairie explains why their model is challenging traditional missions assumptions. You can watch the video version of this episode on  The Missions Show Facebook page. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impac...

Sending missionaries is the local church’s job—so why start a new parachurch missions sending organization? Nathan Sloan, pastor and executive director of the Upstream Sending explains in this exclusive interview recorded at the final Together for the Gospel conference. Nathan has a Doctor of Missiology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Previously, Nathan and his wife Sarah served as...

Why do so many women and singles pursue missions—and what does it mean for biblical manhood and womanhood? Dr. Lisa LaGeorge , director of CHF Academy at  Children’s Hunger Fund  in Sylmar, CA, returns to the show to talk about her experiences as a complementarian woman on mission. You can watch the video version of this episode on  The Missions Show Facebook page. Hear our previous interview with...

Prayer is the beating heart of missions. But how should we pray? Can we repeat pre-written prayers, or is that inauthentic? And what can history teach us about how prayer has sparked missions movements? Our friend Dr. Jonathan Arnold returns to the show to explain in this bonus interview. This conversation was recorded live at Together for the Gospel 2022 in Louisville, Kent. Watch or listen to mo...

American believers aren’t the only ones polarized over the last few years. For believers in Russia, the conflict in Ukraine is driving the same wedge through congregations that the social justice debate is in the West. How is the Russian church doing? How do Russian Christians view Ukraine? And what can American Christians and missionaries learn? Pastor and professor Yevgeny Bakhmutsky answers in...

It’s the final Together for the Gospel conference, and Scott and Alex are recording on the convention floor and connecting with missions experts and Christian leaders from across the nation. Tune in to our first update! Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us .

Sometimes in missions, helping can hurt. But have we taken that simple fact too far—as an excuse for inaction? Peter Greer , president of HOPE International , explains how missionaries can responsibly approach the problem of poverty and how churches and ministries can avoid mission drift. Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development orga...

Coming this Sunday: Sometimes in the world of missions, our best efforts to help those in need can actually hurt. But has that become an excuse to do nothing? Peter Greer , president of HOPE International , explains. New episodes Sundays at 7 p.m.  Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest...