Across the church, there is a rift between theology and missions. Bad theology produces bad missions, and bad missions fuels bad theology.

We wrongly think that we must choose between making a global impact and thinking deeply about the things of God. But the relationship between theology and missions is symbiotic—one cannot exist without the other. They walk hand-in-hand.

Alex Kocman and Chad Vegas join the Christian Emergency Alliance to unpack these ideas for pastors, regular Christians and even missionaries themselves.  Together they help demystify the world of missions, and empower believers to discern what is healthy and what is not. You will learn about popular mission strategies like Insider Movements, Church Planting Movements (CPM), and Disciple Making Movements (DMM).

But how do these strategies bear up under biblical scrutiny? And how does the Bible speak to how we should advance the Gospel in different cultures. Check out this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast to find out.

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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.

Missions by the Book: How Theology and Missions Walk Together, by Alex Kocman and Chad Vegas (Book) (Founders Press): https://press.founders.org/shop/missions-by-the-book/

The Missions Podcast: https://missionspodcast.com/

ABWE International: https://www.abwe.org/

Radius International: https://www.radiusinternational.org/

Sovereign Grace Church (Bakersfield, California): https://bakersfieldchurch.org

Alex Kocman (Website): https://alexkocman.com/

Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/

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The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.

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