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Helping pastors build healthy churches around the world.

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Missionary, Love Your Ekklesia More Than Your Ecclesiology

Our love is misplaced when we hold our theology of the church in higher esteem than our own local church.
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Why Missionaries Need to Know More Than Religions and Cultures: An Encouragement to Engage the Individual

Just because you live in a “majority Muslim” country doesn’t mean everyone there sees the world through the same lens—just like living in a “Christian nation” doesn’t mean all people live with the same beliefs, values, and assumptions.
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Why Missionaries Need to Know the Trinity

The missionary needs to understand how Christ’s two natures relate to his life and teaching in the Gospels.

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Persecution in Missions

Persecution in Missions

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Prioritizing the Church in Missions

Prioritizing the Church in Missions

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The Path to Being a Missionary

The Path to Being a Missionary

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Why We Exist

Missiology is downstream from ecclesiology.

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On A Path to Being a Missionary

On A Path to Being a Missionary

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.
On John Paton

On John Paton

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.
On Culture & Language Acquisition in Tokyo

On Culture & Language Acquisition in Tokyo

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.

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