Missions Talk — A podcast by 9Marks and Reaching & Teaching International Ministries

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Missions Talk — A podcast by 9Marks and Reaching & Teaching International Ministries episodes

October 22 On Evangelizing Hindus (Ep. 76)
How do you share the gospel with a Hindu neighbor? In this episode, Ryan Robertson, Kyle Brousseau, and J.P. Stokes discuss Hindu beliefs, common misconceptions, and practical ways Christians can faithfully engage Hindus with the good news of Jesus Christ.
Guests: Kyle Brousseau & JP Stokes
48 min
October 08 On Translation to Indigenous Publishing (Ep. 75)
How does faithful publishing strengthen global missions? In this episode, we explore how translation, indigenous authorship, and theological resources help build healthy churches around the world.

Guests: Rick Denham & David Adams
49 min
September 24 On Evangelizing Muslims (Ep. 74)
How should Christians think about evangelism among Muslims? This episode explores faithful gospel witness, contextualization, discipleship, and the hope of Christ in hard places.
43 min
June 25 On The Path To Being A Missionary (Ep. 73)
A new generation of missionaries doesn’t appear overnight. Ryan Robertson and Matt Bennett discuss their new book, The Path to Being a Missionary, and unpack how churches can identify, assess, prepare, and send faithful missionaries.
53 min
June 11 On John Paton (Ep. 72)
Who was John Paton, and why is he considered one of the greatest missionaries in church history? In this episode, Paul Schlehlein explores Paton’s life, theology, suffering, and enduring legacy as a missionary to the New Hebrides.
48 min
May 28 On Culture & Language Acquisition in Tokyo (Ep. 71)
What does it actually take for missionaries to learn a new language and culture? In this episode, missionaries serving in Japan share the challenges, lessons, and practical realities of language acquisition and cultural adaptation on the mission field.

Guests: Stephen Tipton & Robbie Hughes
46 min
May 14 On Global Cities Partnership (Ep. 70)
What is the Global Cities Partnership, and why does it matter for missions today?

In this episode, we explore the vision behind this strategic effort to strengthen healthy churches and gospel infrastructure in the world’s most influential cities.
40 min
April 30 On Risk Assessment in the Mission Field (Ep. 69)
How should missionaries, churches, and sending agencies think about danger on the mission field? In this episode, Caleb Greggsen joins the conversation to explore risk, suffering, resurrection hope, and what it means to count the cost of obedience in global missions.
48 min
April 16 On Preparing & Planning for Tokyo (Ep. 68)
In this episode of Missions Talk, Ryan Robertson talks with David King, David Rainer, and Mindy Rainer about God’s providential leading of Concord Baptist Church to send the Rainers to Tokyo to plant a church.
54 min
April 02On Reading The Bible Evangelistically (Ep. 67)
This episode with Isaac Stiles & Ethan English explores how evangelistic Bible studies can be a powerful, church-centered tool for reaching unbelievers, especially on college campuses.

Resources Mentioned
One-to-One Bible Reading by David Helm
Christianity Explained by Mark Dever
46 min