The Missions Show

How do you cultivate a mature Christian community in a Muslim-majority country? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with William (name changed for security), who is an ABWE missionary in South Asia. They discuss challenges that national believers and missionaries face in that context including church worship, child-rearing, financial difficulties, and the need t...

How do you cultivate a mature Christian community in a Muslim-majority country? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with William (name changed for security), who is an ABWE missionary in South Asia. They discuss challenges that national believers and missionaries face in that context including church worship, child-rearing, financial difficulties, and the need t...

How is the church to respond in a negative world? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with returning guest Aaron Renn. Aaron's "three worlds" model gives a framework on how to understand the cultural attitude toward Christianity in the United States. Together they discuss what the current attitude is and how the church and Christians should respond. Aaron Renn is th...

How is the church to respond in a negative world? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with returning guest Aaron Renn. Aaron's "three worlds" model gives a framework on how to understand the cultural attitude toward Christianity in the United States. Together they discuss what the current attitude is and how the church and Christians should respond. Aaron Renn is th...

Why does it seem like singleness is the gift that no one wants? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit done with ABWE missionary Mandi Vermilyea to talk about singleness on the mission field. They discuss advantages and disadvantages of being single in ministry, false and hurtful assumptions about singleness, and how churches can best support single women missionaries....

Why does it seem like singleness is the gift that no one wants? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit done with ABWE missionary Mandi Vermilyea to talk about singleness on the mission field. They discuss advantages and disadvantages of being single in ministry, false and hurtful assumptions about singleness, and how churches can best support single women missionaries....

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Mandi Vermilyea to talk about singleness on the mission field. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Suppor...

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Mandi Vermilyea to talk about singleness on the mission field. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Suppor...

Do you struggle with evangelism? You're not alone. In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Jim Murphy, from My Circle Training , as they talk about why evangelism can be so difficult. They analyze the cultural mindsets, training pitfalls, and even the church paradigms that hinder evangelism of church members. Jim Murphy is President of My Circle Training and a...

Do you struggle with evangelism? You're not alone. In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Jim Murphy, from My Circle Training , as they talk about why evangelism can be so difficult. They analyze the cultural mindsets, training pitfalls, and even the church paradigms that hinder evangelism of church members. Jim Murphy is President of My Circle Training and a...

This week on The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Jim Murphy from My Circle Training to discuss why evangelism can be so difficult in today's world. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webin...

This week on The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Jim Murphy from My Circle Training to discuss why evangelism can be so difficult in today's world. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webin...

Since Joe Rogan interviewed Wesley Huff, there has been a renewed interest in Christian apologetics and culture. But what exactly is apologetics? Alex and Scott dive into the controversy of different apologetic schools of thought, the pros and cons of each, and how moments like these can start to turn a culture back to the Lord. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? The...

Since Joe Rogan interviewed Wesley Huff, there has been a renewed interest in Christian apologetics and culture. But what exactly is apologetics? Alex and Scott dive into the controversy of different apologetic schools of thought, the pros and cons of each, and how moments like these can start to turn a culture back to the Lord. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? The...

How do we approach apologetics in different contexts? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with Dr. Kevin Muriithi, an author and lecturer in Kenya, on how to approach apologetics in an African context. They discuss the spiritual, cultural, and historical perspectives that inform the methods and answer the questions that Africans are asking in relation to the Bible....

How do we approach apologetics in different contexts? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with Dr. Kevin Muriithi, an author and lecturer in Kenya, on how to approach apologetics in an African context. They discuss the spiritual, cultural, and historical perspectives that inform the methods and answer the questions that Africans are asking in relation to the Bible....

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with Dr. Kevin Muriithi to discuss the critical perspectives, history, and questions that inform African apologetics. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the...

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with Dr. Kevin Muriithi to discuss the critical perspectives, history, and questions that inform African apologetics. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the...

Do you know what your pastor is looking for in a missionary? In this week's episode, Alex travels to Ft. Myers, Florida to visit the studios of Founders Ministries and interviews Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden. Together they discuss the office of pastor in the church, what pastors should look for in missionaries, and how the work of evangelism is integral to both pastors and missionaries. Tom Ascol i...

Do you know what your pastor is looking for in a missionary? In this week's episode, Alex travels to Ft. Myers, Florida to visit the studios of Founders Ministries and interviews Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden. Together they discuss the office of pastor in the church, what pastors should look for in missionaries, and how the work of evangelism is integral to both pastors and missionaries. Tom Ascol i...

The Missions Podcast goes on the road! This week Alex talks with Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden from Founders Ministries in their studio to talk about essential lessons and traits of pastors that translate to missionary work. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal...

The Missions Podcast goes on the road! This week Alex talks with Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden from Founders Ministries in their studio to talk about essential lessons and traits of pastors that translate to missionary work. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal...

How do you effectively tell Christian stories from around the world? In this episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex sits down with Tim Keesee, founder of Frontline Missions and Writer/Producer of several Christian documentaries. Together, they talk about how Dispatches From The Front got started, the importance of building trust in telling stories of believers, and why missionaries have the greates...

How do you effectively tell Christian stories from around the world? In this episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex sits down with Tim Keesee, founder of Frontline Missions and Writer/Producer of several Christian documentaries. Together, they talk about how Dispatches From The Front got started, the importance of building trust in telling stories of believers, and why missionaries have the greates...

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex sits down with Tim Keesee, Writer/Producer of Dispatches From The Front docu-series and founder of Frontline Missions International to talk about the necessity of effective storytelling in missions. Do you love The Missions Show? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bon...