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What God is Doing in South Asia
A national partner explains ministry to an unreached Muslim nation.
Are You Doing Short-Term Missions Trips Right?
Can short-term missions trips be effective long-term?
Helping the Poor Without Hurting the Mission
Can compassion ministry and gospel proclamation work together?
What 40 Years of Church Planting Can Teach Us
What does faithfulness in church planting look like in South America?
Listener Letter – When Spouses Disagree on Missional Calling
What happens when a husband and wife disagree on their calling?
Bringing Masculinity Back to Missions With Chase Davis
Men need a higher, more rigorous calling to follow Christ.
Crisis Response and First Responder Ministry
How do missionaries and missions agencies approach security?
How Missionaries Transform Cultures
How should missionaries interact with their host culture?
Engaging Islam with the Truth of the Trinity With Dr. Imad Shehadeh
How do you explain the Trinity to Muslims?
Are Church Planting Movements Bad?
Is there a wrong way to plant a church?
Canada’s C9 Bill – Is God’s Truth Being Outlawed?
Is the church under attack in Canada?
Protestant Missions and the Catholic Question
How should we view Roman Catholicism?
Reaching Muslim Refugees With the Gospel
Where do you find identity when ministry and life get difficult?
Demystifying the Order of Love
Can we be biblical in how we order our affections?
How to Develop Godly Grit With Kyle Farran
Do you have grit to overcome ministry hardships?
Thailand: A Strategic Missions Hub With Benjamin Collins
Can reaching Thailand be the key to reaching all of Southeast Asia?
Why the Puritans Matter to Modern Missions With Stephen Yuille
How did the Puritans influence the modern missions movement?
Paris – A City of Light and Mission With Billy Bean
What missions looks like in a global city like Paris, France.
Evangelism and Missions in India With Aaron Menikoff and Harshit Singh
Church Planting and Evangelism in India
Holiday Special! Our Favorite Episodes from 2025
Celebrate another great year of The Missions Podcast with us.
Church Planting From Bangladesh to NYC With Prodip Das
What’s the spiritual climate in Bangladesh?
The Reality of Missions in Japan With Bill Petite
What makes missions in Japan so difficult?
The Transcultural Gospel With E.D. Burns
Why the gospel can’t be boxed into a culture-first approach.
Is Persecution a Good Thing?
Should Christians always view persecution as a good thing?
Need to Know Data on Church Missions Engagement With Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters
What does the latest data say about churches and missions?
Why Church Planting Still Matters in America With Clare Jewell
What does church planting look like here in North America?
If Bible Colleges Close, What Happens to Missions? With Dr. Jim Lytle
Is this the end of the Bible college movement?
Bringing Christ to the Frontlines: Stories From North Africa
What missionary life looks like in an unreached muslim context.
Penal Substitutionary Atonement and Theories of the Cross
How does Penal Substitution stack up against other theories of the cross?
Babies, Schools, and Church Planting in Papua New Guinea: Bill and Lori Smith
What does ministry fruitfulness look like in Papua New Guinea? Alex Kocman talks with Bill and Lori Smith, veteran ABWE missionaries who have served in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for nearly 40 years. The Smiths share their journey into missions, the unique cultural and spiritual challenges in PNG, and the dual nature of their ministry—trainingContinue reading “Babies, Schools, and Church Planting in Papua New Guinea: Bill and Lori Smith”
Cultural and Social Realities of Ministry in South Africa With Nate Bell
Ongoing effects of apartheid and colonization create difficulties for ministry.
Motherhood on Mission: Purpose Amid the Mundane With Simona Gorton
How can the mundane of motherhood be extraordinary?
Why Every Missionary Should be a Theologian
Missionaries need to take seriously the task of knowing their theology.
Mega Episode: HeartCry, Humility, and the Great Commission with Paul Washer
Take a deep dive with Paul Washer on missions, theology, biblical elder-qualifications, and the necessity of prayer.
The Forgotten Attributes of God With Peter Sammons
In order to effectively communicate who God is, we must not neglect certain divine aspects.
Engaging the Heart in Missions With E.D. Burns (Part 2)
Asking good questions can be a powerful tool in using cultural apologetics.
Ministry in Asia: Translation Work and Equipping the Asian Church (Part 2)
What are the struggles of the Chinese church today?
Ministry in Asia: The Realities of Family Life (Part 1)
What does missionary life look like in a hard place like East Asia? In this week’s episode, Alex and Scott sit down with two ABWE missionaries to East Asia. Together they talk about what ministry looked like during their time in Asia, the benefits and struggles of living on the field with kids, and howContinue reading “Ministry in Asia: The Realities of Family Life (Part 1)”
Building Christian Community in a Muslim Majority Country
Church, eggs, and babies. Developing Christian community among Muslims.
Aaron Renn: Has the ‘Negative World’ Come to an End?
How do Christians engage a culture that is against them?
Is Singleness a Gift? With Mandi Vermilyea
How can God use your season of singleness to his glory?
The Gift of Singleness
In this week’s episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Mandi Vermilyea to talk about singleness on the mission field.
How to Start Doing Evangelism Today With Jim Murphy
Why is evangelism so hard to start and maintain?
Don’t Make Evangelism a Transaction
This week on The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Jim Murphy from My Circle Training to discuss why evangelism can be so difficult in today’s world.
What Pastors Really Want Missionaries to Know With Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden
Essential traits of a potential missionary from the mouths of pastors.
Essential Lessons From Pastors to Missionaries
The Missions Podcast goes on the road! This week Alex talks with Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden from Founders Ministries in their studio to talk about essential lessons and traits of pastors that translate to missionary work.
Making House Churches Work With Matt Lynskey
House churches have a unique advantage for evangelism and pastoral ministry.
Becoming at Home With House Churches
This week on The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Matt Lynskey, a local pastor and church planter, to talk about how house churches can engage those who wouldn’t normally walk into a typical church building.
How to Get Students to Do Evangelism With Greg Stier
How do you mobilize students to evangelize to their friends?