The Missions Show

By Alex Kocman and Scott DunfordSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity Education Philosophy

The Missions Show episodes

November 06, 2024The Job of Pastors and What Lausanne Does Well
In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott interview Paul Davis, President of ABWE, about his recent experience attending the Lausanne Conference and the good and bad things he saw from it.
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2 min
November 05, 2024 Why Have the Missionary Conference? Brooks Buser | Missionary 2024
What's unique about Missionary? Is it just another conference? In this exclusive interview from Missionary, Alex and Scott interview Brooks Buser, President of Radius International and founder of Missionary as he talks about the need in today's world to inspire new pioneers like William Tyndale who will bring the Word of God to new languages and people.
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11 min
November 04, 2024How to Reach Tribal People With Steve Sanford
How do you reach a people group with no written language or Bible translation? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott Dunford sits down with Steve Sanford, CEO of Ethnos360, as he talks about his experience reaching a tribal group and the unique complexities and methodologies needed to go where the gospel hasn't gone before.
Steve Sanford is CEO of Ethnos360 and has been a missionary to unreached people groups in South America. Ethnos360's mission is to have a thriving church for every people. They focus on evangelizing and church planting among unreached people groups, helping develop language and Bible translations, so that they can effectively communicate the gospel message in people's heart language.
Want to start reading the Puritans but don’t know where to begin? Their Puritan Treasures for Today series from Reformation Heritage Books makes the works of classic writers like John Owen and Jeremiah Burroughs accessible for modern readers.
As a thank you for their partnership with ABWE, Reformation Heritage Books is providing a special discount code. We extend our gratitude to RHB for their support. Learn more at heritagebooks.org/PuritanTreasures, and you can use the code MISSIONSPOD if you order.
This week's Overtime episode for Premium Subscribers focuses on the similarities and differences in church planting to unreached peoples in the rural village and the urban setting. Get access to that episode by becoming a Premium Subscriber at patreon.com/TheMissionsShow.
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42 min
October 30, 2024The Supernatural Act of Raising Up New Believers to Leaders
This week's episode of The Missions Podcast features Ethnos360 CEO, Steve Sanford, as he talks about his personal experience reaching unreached people groups and church planting methodologies.
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2 min
October 27, 2024Reliance on God and the Importance of Faithful Men in Missions With Paul Washer at Missionary
What kind of men do we need going to the mission field? In this exclusive interview from Missionary Conference, Alex and Scott sit down with Paul Washer as he discusses the role that ABWE missionaries had on this life, the type of men that should be going to the mission field, and crucial words that the church needs to hear today.
Paul Washer is a pastor, author, evangelist, and founder of HeartCry Missionary Society. He served as a missionary in Peru. HeartCry's work now supports indigenous missionaries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Eurasia, and Latin America.
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Want to start reading the Puritans but don’t know where to begin? Their Puritan Treasures for Today series from Reformation Heritage Books makes the works of classic writers like John Owen and Jeremiah Burroughs accessible for modern readers.
As a thank you for their partnership with ABWE, Reformation Heritage Books is providing a special discount code. We extend our gratitude to RHB for their support. Learn more at heritagebooks.org/PuritanTreasures, and you can use the code MISSIONSPOD if you order.
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46 min
October 23, 2024Don’t Rely on Intelligence. Rely on God Through Prayer | Paul Washer
This week on The Missions Podcast, we have an exclusive interview with Paul Washer from Missionary Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Join Alex and Scott for this incredibly insightful and challenging discussion.
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2 min
October 20, 2024Is Israel Still Important to Missions? With Stephen Atkinson and Gregg Kite
What is the church's obligation to the Jewish people? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex sits down with Stephen Atkinson and Gregg Kite from Christian Witness to Israel (CWI) as they discuss the cultural, theological, and political misunderstandings that are present in the American church today as it relates to evangelizing the nation of Israel who are in our own neighborhoods.
Stephen Atkinson is the Director of Ministry at CWI and Gregg Kite is a pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Wamego, Kansas and serves as Media Director at CWI. Together they raise awareness, correct misunderstandings, and encourage the North American church to reach and disciple Jewish people that are living in North America. They also host a website for Jewish seekers to get to know about who Jesus is from their own cultural lens.
Want to start reading the Puritans but don’t know where to begin? Their Puritan Treasures for Today series from Reformation Heritage Books makes the works of classic writers like John Owen and Jeremiah Burroughs accessible for modern readers.
As a thank you for their partnership with ABWE, Reformation Heritage Books is providing a special discount code. We extend our gratitude to RHB for their support. Learn more at heritagebooks.org/PuritanTreasures, and you can use the code MISSIONSPOD if you order.
This week's Overtime episode for Premium Subscribers focuses on why the ethnic Jewish people are not only forgotten by the American church but often hated and misunderstood. Get access to that episode by becoming a Premium Subscriber at patreon.com/TheMissionsShow.
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40 min
October 16, 2024What The Gentile Church Owes to the Jews
In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex Kocman sits down with Stephen Atkinson and Gregg Kite from Christian Witness to Israel to discuss the cultural, theological, and political challenges of evangelizing modern-day Jews.
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1 min
October 13, 2024Prayer Habits From Top Ministry Leaders With Peter Greer
Are you satisfied with your prayer life? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with returning guest Peter Greer to talk about prayer. They discuss the importance of prayer, why it is so hard but vital to prioritize in ministry, and prayer lessons from some of the top ministry leaders.
Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He has also written a number of books including "Mission Drift" and most recently "Lead With Prayer". Get free prayer tools at the Lead With Prayer website.
Want to start reading the Puritans but don’t know where to begin? Their Puritan Treasures for Today series from Reformation Heritage Books makes the works of classic writers like John Owen and Jeremiah Burroughs accessible for modern readers.
As a thank you for their partnership with ABWE, Reformation Heritage Books is providing a special discount code. We extend our gratitude to RHB for their support. Learn more at heritagebooks.org/PuritanTreasures, and you can use the code MISSIONSPOD if you order.
This week's Overtime episode for Premium Subscribers focuses on the specific ways missionaries can utilize and prioritize prayer amid the challenges of cross-cultural ministry. Get access to that episode by becoming a Premium Subscriber at patreon.com/TheMissionsShow.
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38 min
October 09, 2024Are you Relying on Your Own Competence Rather Than God?
Have you neglected prayer so much that you are relying on your own competence in ministry rather than on the Holy Spirit? Peter Greer joins The Missions Podcast this week.
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1 min

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The Missions Show answers hard questions about theology, missions, and practice to help goers think and thinkers go. We are conservative, evangelical, and gospel-centered.