The Missions Show

What is the church’s mission? Better yet, what isn’t her mission? Alex and Scott talk to pastor, author, and theologian Kevin DeYoung at the recent Radius International Missiology Conference . Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel . Listen to all of our RMC22 exclusives here . Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a top...

For some Christians, missions is out of sight and out of mind. For others, it’s the absolute center of the Christian life. Is it possible for us to make an idol out of missions? If so, how would we know we’ve done so? We ask Chad Vegas, co-founder of Radius International and pastor of Sovereign Grace Church in Bakersfield, CA in this second RMC22 exclusive. Watch the video version of this episode...

We recently attended the 2022 Radius International Missiology Conference to capture some exclusive content. Here’s the first in a series of exclusive, behind-the-scenes episodes from RMC. Enjoy! Watch the video version of this episode here. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email  alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .

Watch the video version of this episode here. Thanks to modern technology, our every move is tracked and recorded. What does this mean for missionaries living and serving in parts of the world where evangelism is illegal? And what might it soon mean for Christians in the Western world facing an increasingly hostile environment? This week, Alex and Scott talk to Andrew, executive director for Live...

Risk is right… or is it? In this week’s upcoming episode, we talk to an IT security expert about the best, most secure ways to communicate with missionaries in restricted-access fields. 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  alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .

Watch the video version of this episode here. In the US, being a Christian used to be a prerequisite for popularity as a politician or social influencer. That hasn’t been true for a while. But why? And, what can analyzing the state of Christianity in America teach us about the state of Christianity in other nations? Aaron Renn weighs in with some penetrating insights from his First Things article...

What changed in the Western mind to make biblical Christianity suddenly so abhorrent in the public eye? Social researcher Aaron Renn shares his “three worlds” explanation in this week’s upcoming interview. 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 .

Watch the video version of this episode here. Joshua Sherif grew up Muslim, escaped from Egypt, and found Christ in the US. In The Stranger at Our Shore , he shares his remarkable testimony, Chicago pastor Joshua Sherif calls the Western Church to reconsider the plight of the modern day sojourners in our land—the strangers at our shore and the ones living right next door—and to return wholehearted...

Joshua Sherif wasn’t always a Christian. But he wrote The Stranger on Our Shore: How Immigrants and Refugees Strengthen the Church not to critique the church, but to praise the church for the way experienced God’s love when he was leaving his Muslim background. Hear more in this Sunday’s interview. Subscribe now  to never miss an episode when it drops. Support this podcast  and impact Go...

Watch the video version of this episode here. Western culture has made a radical shift. How should Christians respond? What does the gospel have to say about sexuality? How can we approach a culture of pride as bold, humble missionaries? Alex and Scott talk to Josh Teis , pastor of Southern Hills Church in Las Vegas, N.V., and founder of Idea Network . To purchase and replay the EveryEthne LGBTQ w...

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  missionspodstg.wpengine.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 c...

Enter our giveaway to attend the Radius Missiology Conference in person or virtually. Details at  missionspodstg.wpengine.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 Banne...

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 missionspodstg.wpengine.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 Bam...

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...