Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford
The Missions Show
The Missions Show answers hard questions about theology, missions, and practice to help goers think and thinkers go. We are conservative, evangelical, and gospel-centered. The Missions Show is powered by ABWE International, a missions agency with a force of more than 1,000 workers serving across 90+ countries with a focus on evangelism, discipleship, and church planting.
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Nov 9, 2026
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Episodes
Having Surgical Precision in Doctrine 12.08.2022 0:49
What does healthcare have to do with theology? Missionary surgeon Steven Chmil shares why having surgical precision is essential in both domains. Support this podcast and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .
Mission-Driven Christian Leadership in Cowardly Times: Joel Wayne 08.08.2022 39:21
Where are the leaders in the church—much less the mission field? Pastor Joel Wayne of bethechurch.org and Chapel Pointe weighs in this week on how churches and missionaries can solve the leadership pipeline and raise up leaders when it counts. Joel’s is also the founder and executive director of Be the Church, a movement to revitalize the local church through authentic leadership development. Jo...
Mission-Driven Christian Leadership in Cowardly Times: Joel Wayne 07.08.2022 39:21
Where are the leaders in the church—much less the mission field? Pastor Joel Wayne of bethechurch.org and Chapel Pointe weighs in this week on how churches and missionaries can solve the leadership pipeline and raise up leaders when it counts. Joel’s is also the founder and executive director of Be the Church, a movement to revitalize the local church through authentic leadership development. Jo...
Will Christian Leaders Speak Up? 05.08.2022 0:49
Pastor Joel Wayne shares a stirring challenge for Christians on the mission field and at home in changing days. Tune in this upcoming Sunday night to hear the full episode. Support this podcast and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionsshow.com .
Will Christian Leaders Speak Up? 05.08.2022 0:49
Pastor Joel Wayne shares a stirring challenge for Christians on the mission field and at home in changing days. Tune in this upcoming Sunday night to hear the full episode. Support this podcast and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .
‘Glurbanization,’ Church Planting, and Why Our Definition of ‘People Group’ Is Outdated: Dr. Michael Crane 01.08.2022 40:33
Globalization has made the world smaller and smaller. Increasingly, cities are overtaking suburban and rural areas as the center of society. What does all this mean for church planting? Is the ethnolinguistic people group definition itself outdated? Missiologist Dr. Michael Crane unpacks the implications of what he calls “glurbanization.” Michael and his wife moved to Southeast Asia working in a v...
‘Glurbanization,’ Church Planting, and Why Our Definition of ‘People Group’ Is Outdated: Dr. Michael Crane 31.07.2022 40:33
Globalization has made the world smaller and smaller. Increasingly, cities are overtaking suburban and rural areas as the center of society. What does all this mean for church planting? Is the ethnolinguistic people group definition itself outdated? Missiologist Dr. Michael Crane unpacks the implications of what he calls “glurbanization.” Michael and his wife moved to Southeast Asia working in a v...
Missiology Needs to Change 28.07.2022 0:49
Coming up in this week’s episode: missiology Michael Crane explains why missiology’s outdated views of ethnicity need to change. Support this podcast and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionsshow.com .
Missiology Needs to Change 28.07.2022 0:49
Coming up in this week’s episode: missiology Michael Crane explains why missiology’s outdated views of ethnicity need to change. Support this podcast and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodstg.wpengine.com .
#RMC22: The Final Word 25.07.2022 17:12
In this tenth and final exclusive from the Radius Missiology Conference , Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford discuss their favorite takeaways from their conversations with Kevin DeYoung, Ian Hamilton, Brad Buser, Brooks Buser, Wayne Chen, Chad Vegas, Jonathan Master, and Steve Meister. Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel . Listen to all of our RMC22 exclusives ...
#RMC22: The Final Word 25.07.2022 17:12
In this tenth and final exclusive from the Radius Missiology Conference , Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford discuss their favorite takeaways from their conversations with Kevin DeYoung, Ian Hamilton, Brad Buser, Brooks Buser, Wayne Chen, Chad Vegas, Jonathan Master, and Steve Meister. Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel . Listen to all of our RMC22 exclusives ...
#RMC22: Steve Meister on Classical Hermeneutics and Bible Translation 25.07.2022 29:43
Right now, two controversies are brewing. In the world of theology, conservative evangelicals are torn over classical theism and pre-modern hermeneutics. And in the missions world, Bible translation methodologies remain a lightning-rod issue. In this meaty conversation from the Radius Missiology Conference , Steve Meister, pastor and board member for Bible Translation Fellowship , explains why th...
#RMC22: Steve Meister on Classical Hermeneutics and Bible Translation 24.07.2022 29:43
Right now, two controversies are brewing. In the world of theology, conservative evangelicals are torn over classical theism and pre-modern hermeneutics. And in the missions world, Bible translation methodologies remain a lightning-rod issue. In this meaty conversation from the Radius Missiology Conference , Steve Meister, pastor and board member for Bible Translation Fellowship , explains why th...
#RMC22: Growing in Grace as a Missionary With Jonathan Master 21.07.2022 22:13
What does it mean for a Christian on mission to “grow in grace”? Dr. Jonathan Master, president of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, explains at the recent Radius Missiology Conference . Learn more about GPTS’s new partnership with Radius at gpts.edu/radius-partnership . Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel . Listen to all of our RMC22 exclusi...
#RMC22: Growing in Grace as a Missionary With Jonathan Master 21.07.2022 22:13
What does it mean for a Christian on mission to “grow in grace”? Dr. Jonathan Master, president of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, explains at the recent Radius Missiology Conference . Learn more about GPTS’s new partnership with Radius at gpts.edu/radius-partnership . Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel . Listen to all of our RMC22 exclusi...
#RMC22: What You Might Not Know About Missions in Asia: Wayne Chen 20.07.2022 10:09
What is the state of the church in Asia? And what makes Asian missions so unique? We talk to Wayne Chen , director of Radius Asia, at the recent Radius 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 topic? E...
#RMC22: What You Might Not Know About Missions in Asia: Wayne Chen 20.07.2022 10:09
What is the state of the church in Asia? And what makes Asian missions so unique? We talk to Wayne Chen , director of Radius Asia, at the recent Radius 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 topic? E...
#RMC22: Brad Buser on Missionary Endurance 19.07.2022 20:01
Before helping found Radius International, Brad Buser served among the Iteri people of Papua New Guinea. Continuing our theme of finishing well, we ask him how he instills endurance in the missionaries he trains in this interview from 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 h...
#RMC22: Brad Buser on Missionary Endurance 19.07.2022 20:01
Before helping found Radius International, Brad Buser served among the Iteri people of Papua New Guinea. Continuing our theme of finishing well, we ask him how he instills endurance in the missionaries he trains in this interview from 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 h...
#RMC22: Ian Hamilton on the Missionary Life as Abiding in Christ 18.07.2022 27:07
How can missionaries serve in the midst of difficult, spiritually-dry seasons? And did Jesus himself ever feel like all his labors were for nothing? Dr. Ian Hamilton—theologian, minister, author, and president of Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Newcastle, England—shares some surprising answers at the recent Radius International Missiology Conference . Watch the video version of th...
#RMC22: Ian Hamilton on the Missionary Life as Abiding in Christ 17.07.2022 27:07
How can missionaries serve in the midst of difficult, spiritually-dry seasons? And did Jesus himself ever feel like all his labors were for nothing? Dr. Ian Hamilton—theologian, minister, author, and president of Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Newcastle, England—shares some surprising answers at the recent Radius International Missiology Conference . Watch the video version of th...
#RMC22: Brooks Buser on Leaving Well 16.07.2022 15:41
Missions done well means staying the course. So how do you know when it’s time to transition off the field and entrust local believers with leadership? Brooks Buser, president of Radius International, discusses his experience among the YembiYembi people in Papua New Guinea at the recent Radius International Missiology Conference . Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel...
#RMC22: Brooks Buser on Leaving Well 16.07.2022 15:41
Missions done well means staying the course. So how do you know when it’s time to transition off the field and entrust local believers with leadership? Brooks Buser, president of Radius International, discusses his experience among the YembiYembi people in Papua New Guinea at the recent Radius International Missiology Conference . Watch the video version of this episode on the ABWE YouTube channel...
#RMC22: Kevin DeYoung on the Mission of the Church 15.07.2022 11:54
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...
#RMC22: Kevin DeYoung on the Mission of the Church 15.07.2022 11:54
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...
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