Missionary Conferences Podcast

Day 3 of National Conference 2026 begins with Mark Dever’s address, “Stay on Target: The Mission of the Church.”What is the mission of the Church? How does that affect missions? Mark Dever answers these critical questions from scripture.

Sinclair Ferguson concludes Day 2 of National Conference 2026 with three “Sending Vignettes.”Sinclair Ferguson traces three seedbeds of missionary sending: Calvin’s Geneva, Princeton Seminary, and Thomas Chalmers’s St. Andrews, where the word of God went to work in ordinary men and sent them to the ends of the earth.

Jonathan Master concludes Day 2 of National Conference 2026 with “Set Apart to Be Sent: The Church as Sending Agency.”Sending agencies are a beneficial tool in the sending process, but the responsibility of sending missionaries belongs to the local church. They inspire, train, and commission missionaries to go to the unreached.

Kevin DeYoung continues Day 2 of National Conference 2026 with “The Son: Sent to Redeem the Nations.”The mission that informs all other missions is the Father’s sending of the Son. This mission becomes the message the missionary brings to the nations.

Day 2 of National Conference 2026 opens with “For God’s Glory: The Mission of Henry Martyn.”Michael Reeves recounts the life of Henry Martyn, drawing attention to his unwavering dedication to the glory of God. Because Christ is most glorious, Martyn was sustained in the missionary task through hardship and fueled by delight in God’s glory.

Brooks Buser concludes Day 1 of National Conference 2026 with “Build Churches that Outlive You.”A church that is not sending is a dying church. Sending missionaries reminds the church of her purpose in building up the body of Christ and being a light to the nations, bringing the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Aubrey Sequeira continues Day 1 of National Conference 2026 with “Send Your Best: Qualifications Matter.”Missions Mike and ministry Martha have a desire for missions, but should your church send them? Qualifications are essential for faithfulness and fruitfulness on the field, and Aubrey Sequeira shows why.

Day 1 of National Conference 2026 continues with “The Spirit: Sent to Sanctify the Nations.”Chad Vegas examines the eternal procession of the Spirit, sent by the Father and the Son, to set apart the nations unto His glory.

Ian Hamilton opens Day 1 of the 2026 Missionary National Conference with “For the Love of Christ: Thomas Chalmers and the Six.”Consider the constraining power of the love of Christ that motivated Thomas Chalmers and six students in the work of global missions.

Brooks Buser finished our time at Go: West Coast Conference with a message on “Living for Eternity.”Brooks Buser shares about his time in Papua New Guinea with the Yembiyembi people, how they first heard the gospel in their own language, what it cost to bring it to them, and why living for eternity means embracing scars, suffering, and the joy of seeing Christ glorified where He has not been named.