The Missions Show

Coming up in our next episode: Alex and Scott dive deep into obedience-based discipleship, the book of Acts, and the importance of rightly distinguishing law and gospel. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

Everyone’s talking about “care”—self-care, healthcare, pastoral care, and the list goes on. What’s the biblical case for churches to care for missionaries on the field, and how can we do it well? Ryan Martin answers. Read Ryan’s articles on the topic: “Missionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8” “Partnership In The Gospel: Biblical Support For Missionary Care From Philippia...

What stops too many pastors from confidently shepherding their sent missionaries? Ryan Martin , Director of Missions for Lightbearers , explains some of the common hurdles. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

Europe is more “post-Christian” than ever. So why would a high form of Christian worship be the key to reaching—and discipling—the unchurched in Europe? Melissa Baccarella , ABWE missionary to Italy, rejoins to show along with Andy Messmer to continue our previous conversation about liturgy. Love the show? Want to help more people think and go?  Support this podcast. Want to ask a question or...

In our upcoming episode, ABWE missionary Melissa Baccarella shares how the content of corporate worship is the key to discipleship. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

Should church planters target a specific people group (the homogeneous unit principle) or begin a multiethnic congregation from day one? The answer isn’t always simple. This week, BJ, a church planter working with diaspora Muslim peoples, weighs in as Scott and Alex have an honest conversation. Learn more about EveryEthne . Love the show? Want to help more people think and go?  Support this p...

Missions strategists tell us to target specific people groups, but Scripture paints a picture of a multiethnic church. How do we resolve the tension? This week, “BJ,” a church planter working with Muslim diaspora peoples, shares how we can learn from the best of both approaches. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Mis...

The up and coming generation is a source of confusion and controversy. Are Christians among Generation Z missions-minded? And if they are, do they have what it takes? We ask Tanner and Amber Callison, mobilizers with the Traveling Team . Love the show? Want to help more people think and go?  Support this podcast. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is...

This week, Tanner and Amber Callison, missions mobilizers with the Traveling Team , offer their advice for how to awaken a generation sometimes perceived as tech-obsessed, shy, and noncommittal. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

Honor and shame. Fear and power. Guilt and innocence. Missiologists are increasingly identifying these cultural value systems as the key to communicating the gospel. But have we gotten them wrong? E.D. Burns, author of The Transcultural Gospel , returns to the show to explain how the biblical gospel message transcends cultures and all our imperfect efforts to contextualize. Listen to our previous...

What is “enoughness,” and how can it help us translate the gospel across cultures? E.D. Burns, author of The Transcultural Gospel , returns to the show in this week’s upcoming episode. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

Ted Esler believes there’s a crisis in the Christian world. He believes leaders in ministry and missions aren’t innovating. Is this true—and is innovation itself biblical? Ted joins Scott and Alex this week to discuss his new book, The Innovation Crisis . Ted Esler is the president of Missio Nexus , an association of agencies and churches representing over 30,000 mission workers worldwide. Ted wor...

Where is the line between innovation in ministry and accommodation of the world? Ted Esler , president of Missio Nexus, shares his perspective this week in a lively interview. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

What does C.S. Lewis have to do with missions? More than you’d think. This week, Dan DeWitt explains how Lewis’ vision for literature, tradition, and the affections can transform cross-cultural ministry. Before joining the faculty of Cedarville University, Dr. Dan DeWitt served in academic and pastoral roles as Lead Pastor of the Campus Church, a campus of Highview Baptist Church, which met on the...

Can we learn missions from C.S. Lewis? Dan DeWitt , director of the Center for Biblical Apologetics and Public Christianity at Cedarville University, thinks so. Find out why in this week’s upcoming show. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’s Global Gospel Fund .

In our final mid-week exclusive from our time at Cedarville University, meet Brian Nester , Cedarville’s director of Global Outreach. You’ll be hard pressed to find someone more passionate about missions—or a more effective mobilizer of students to serve overseas. Hear Brian’s story in this interview. Your gift matters to help us bring you this content. Please consider supporting the show . Rate,...

Abortion isn’t just a US issue. It’s a global issue—which makes it a missions issue. This week, we talk to John Ensor , author, pastor, and president of  PassionLife , about how missionaries can push against the culture of death through the gospel of life. As president of PassionLife, John trains Christian leaders in biblical bioethics and pregnancy crisis intervention in countries suffering...

Every missionary, pastor, and believer must answer these four questions about the issue of life for the unborn. Hear PassionLife President John Ensor in our full interview premiering Sunday night at 7 PM Eastern. Subscribe now.

Our Cedarville series continues. Healing happens on the mission field—in ordinary ways. In this podcast midweek exclusive, Katie Webb , M.S., RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, shares why medical missions is vital to reaching the unreached. Support this podcast  and impact God’s mission. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic?  Email us . The Missions Show is sponsored by  ABWE’...

What is it like being sent out from a Zambian church as an American missionary to serve in a Hindu context? Joshua Bowman of Cedarville University shares his unique story. Joshua Bowman holds a Ph. D. in Missiology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is Assistant Professor of Missions and Theology at Cedarville University. He served with his wife Amy and their four children in...

Coming soon, Generation Z will be taking the mantle of the Great Commission. Are they ready? And what role can Christian colleges and missions agencies play in mobilizing them? Dr. Thomas White , president of Cedarville University , and Paul Davis , president of ABWE , join to discuss in this episode recorded on the campus of Cedarville. Prefer video? Watch the video version of this episode. Suppo...

Is the upcoming generation actually ready to carry on the Great Commission? Paul Davis shares in this week’s upcoming episode, recorded live at Cedarville University. Subscribe now.

What’s happening in Afghanistan isn’t just political—it’s spiritual. This week, Matt Bennett of Cedarville University examines the crisis from a missionary perspective. Dr. Matthew Bennett joined the faculty at  Cedarville University  in fall 2017 after serving and living in North Africa and the Middle East since 2011. Most recently he wrote  40 Questions About Islam . Hear our preview interviews...

What is the Korean Pentecost? Is Korea under divine judgment? And what does any of this have to do with Insider movements in the Islamic world? We tackle some massive topics with missionary and author James T. Cha of the  Crescent Project , author of  Fear Not . Rev. James Cha was born in Pusan, Korea, and immigrated to the US in the early 1970s with his family. While studying electrical...

How did North Korea become so spiritually dark? How did Christianity take root in South Korea? And what can missionaries learn today? Here’s a taste of our upcoming interview with James T. Cha of the Crescent Project , author of Fear Not . Subscribe: linktr.ee/MissionsPodcast .