Ranked #1
A Theology of Language: Dr. Vern Poythress Speaks
A Theology of Language: Dr. Vern Poythress Speaks
The inconvenience of learning a foreign language is a major reason people choose not to pursue cross-cultural missions. ... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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51mins
Ranked #2
Where Did the Gritty Missionaries Go? David Joannes on Missionary Motivations
Where Did the Gritty Missionaries Go? David Joannes on Missionary Motivations
C.T. Studd is credited with saying, “Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue... Read more
5 Mar 2018
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41mins
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How to Build a Sending Church Culture
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Thousands of people groups remain unreached—so where are all the new missionaries we need? They're in the church. In thi... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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34mins
Ranked #4
Josh Daggett on Personal Evangelism and Prayer
Josh Daggett on Personal Evangelism and Prayer
We’ve all struggled to share our faith in one-on-one conversations. We also struggle with personal spiritual disciplines... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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53mins
Ranked #5
When Everything Is Missions… (Nothing Is): A Chat With Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison
When Everything Is Missions… (Nothing Is): A Chat With Denny Spitters and Matthew Ellison
Is every Christian a missionary? Is there a difference between "missions," "missional," and "mission?" Is volunteering a... Read more
26 Feb 2018
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51mins
Ranked #6
How Does Hospitality Fuel Mission?
How Does Hospitality Fuel Mission?
Starting gospel conversations—whether at home or overseas—is difficult in our distracted, technology-addicted world. Is ... Read more
14 May 2018
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36mins
Ranked #7
Church Planting: Multiethnic or Homogeneous Units?
Church Planting: Multiethnic or Homogeneous Units?
Should churches aim to be multiethnic, or should we stick to the homogenous unit principle inherited from missiologists?... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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55mins
Ranked #8
How Can We Prevent Missionary Burnout?
How Can We Prevent Missionary Burnout?
Ministry burnout is real. On the mission field, the pressures are vastly multiplied. Cultural shock, marital strain, poo... Read more
7 May 2018
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36mins
Ranked #9
Chris Bruno: Biblical Theology Versus Systematic Theology in Missions
Chris Bruno: Biblical Theology Versus Systematic Theology in Missions
Protestants in the West have a rich heritage of systematic theology—but it doesn’t always translate easily into new cult... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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34mins
Ranked #10
How to Raise Missions-Minded Children
How to Raise Missions-Minded Children
Parenting is stressful enough—not to mention the crucial responsibility parents have to raise their children in the way ... Read more
29 Jan 2018
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31mins
Ranked #11
Tom Schreiner: What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit and Miracles in Missions?
Tom Schreiner: What Is the Role of the Holy Spirit and Miracles in Missions?
Dreams and visions in the Islamic world. Miraculous healings. “Power-encounters.” What is the role of the Holy Spirit in... Read more
24 Sep 2018
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42mins
Ranked #12
Brooks Buser on the Urgency of Eternity and the Dangers of Pragmatism
Brooks Buser on the Urgency of Eternity and the Dangers of Pragmatism
Do we really grasp the urgency of taking the gospel to those who have never heard? And if the task of making disciples a... Read more
19 Aug 2019
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47mins
Ranked #13
Does Business as Mission Work?
Does Business as Mission Work?
Tentmaking. Platform. Business as mission. BAM. All terms that are used sometimes interchangeably throughout the mission... Read more
3 Sep 2018
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51mins
Ranked #14
Rachel Jankovic on Identity, Christian Women, and the Mission Field of Motherhood
Rachel Jankovic on Identity, Christian Women, and the Mission Field of Motherhood
How are Christian women to respond to the onslaught of lies barraging them from the surrounding culture about who they a... Read more
9 Jun 2019
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56mins
Ranked #15
How Many Unreached Are There Really? A Chat on Statistics With Justin Long
How Many Unreached Are There Really? A Chat on Statistics With Justin Long
How do we really know how many unreached people groups there are—and is that the thing we should be counting, anyway? Wh... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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45mins
Ranked #16
What Is a Missionary “Calling”? Caleb Suko Answers
What Is a Missionary “Calling”? Caleb Suko Answers
Announcement: It’s the show’s first birthday! As a way of thanking our loyal listeners, we’re giving away some great, fr... Read more
15 Oct 2018
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43mins
Ranked #17
John Morgan: Animism, Syncretism, and Witchcraft in West Africa
John Morgan: Animism, Syncretism, and Witchcraft in West Africa
When the gospel enters a new place—like Togo in West Africa—those who hear the message have a tendency to interpret it t... Read more
20 Aug 2018
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32mins
Ranked #18
Throwback: Is Every Christian a Missionary? Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters Answer
Throwback: Is Every Christian a Missionary? Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters Answer
As we leave the Advent season and enter the new year, it’s important to get back to the basics of the Christian life. Sh... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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53mins
Ranked #19
Michael Foster on the Crisis of Masculinity and Missions
Michael Foster on the Crisis of Masculinity and Missions
Why are there so few men in missions? Does the cultural mandate conflict with the Great Commission? And how has the over... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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57mins