Missions
109 conversations where the hosts get into missions.
109 conversations
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The persecuted church and Western comfort
- What does biblical faith (pistis) mean: belief without proof, or belief because you saw?
The hosts work through a 2021 list of the 50 countries where it is most dangerous to follow Jesus, noting that 13 Christians are killed for their faith every day, with North Korea…
From No. 422 · Jesus, Technology and Persecution
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Reaching 'unsaved Christians': the Bible Belt article
- What are good starting points for a spiritual conversation with a cultural Christian?
The hosts work through the Christianity Today article 'to reach unsaved Christians, first help them get lost': a pastor's parking-lot epiphany that the Bible Belt — where people…
From No. 364 · Golden Calf Purity Rings
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Do we misunderstand 'unreached people'?
- Is redefining 'unreached people' to include our neighbors hampering international missions?
The hosts discuss a Christian Post article reporting that mission alliances worry Christians now define 'unreached' as their unbelieving neighbor, which — the article claims — is hampering funding for truly unreached people groups (tribes in Sudan, Malawi, the pygmies).
From No. 338 · Following the News
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What's happening: Ebola missionaries - how far is too far?
- How far is too far for a Christ-follower to go in helping people who are infectious, when it could endanger their family or country?
Dan (addressed by name) presents the news: missionaries infected with Ebola in Liberia are back in the US in quarantine, and some fear an outbreak.
From No. 201 · As We Are
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'I like Jesus but not the church'
- Can you keep a relationship with Christ while distancing yourself from the church?
- Can two Christians disagree sharply and still serve God's mission?
The hosts push back on distancing from the church while claiming Christ, comparing it to insulting a man's bride: the church is Christ's bride.
From No. 21 · Jehosaphat Wasn't Really a Jumper
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Takeaways: gratitude, Jesus tourism, and long-term hope
- What from the Peru trip do you want to take with you or remember?
Ethan says he wants to carry home gratitude for what Americans take for granted. Ben reflects on his Ethiopia trip and the value of short-term missions as a shock out of 'Jesus tourism' into sympathy for people whose circumstances limit their choices.
From No. 542 · The Peruvian Gambling Ring
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Deconstruction conversations with missions friends
- Do I still believe what I believed before I went overseas?
A host recounts a weekend conversation with friends recently back from years-long missions work who brought hurts and deconstruction questions, including whether they still believe what they believed before going.
From No. 504 · Saul, Naturally
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Childlike faith: born a Christian, suspicious conversions, Liberia
Ben tells of his third kid insisting she was born a Christian and never not following Jesus, and his reluctance to talk her out of a faith that seems so natural to her.
From No. 539 · Birdcage
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Zebedee's testimony and Living Proof's growth
- What has surprised Zebedee about doing this kind of mission work?
Asked what has surprised him about the work, Zebedee testifies that God has a sense of humor: he is one of 24 children, educated by his father only to about eighth grade, with the rest through Bible college, and now holds an honorary doctorate.
From No. 372 · Interview with Zebedee
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Paul's unstoppable ministry and a prayer for boldness
Paul's ministry continued regardless of beatings, jail, or funding, unlike modern traveling acts that quit when the money dries up; Dan's Zimbabwe trip is recalled; a host prays to walk in boldness without suppressing the gospel or treating people as commodities.
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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Simplicity of the gospel and Zimbabwe mission
The hosts commend the simplicity of the Nigerian and Zimbabwean gospel: no twinkle and pizzazz, just 'you sinned, you can't pay for it, God said I love you, I will pay for this.'
From No. 456 · Just Do It
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Interview: Moriah Harris on El Salvador mission work
- How can listeners help Moriah's mission work in El Salvador?
Guest Moriah Harris (addressed by name on-air; speaker-2) describes her call to El Salvador: her church's annual mission trips to Honduras and El Salvador, the March 2013 trip…
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Mary Wastee interview, part 1: Wycliffe and language survey
- Do Bible translators work from the Greek, the Latin Vulgate, or an English translation?
The guest Mary Wastee (speaker-5), a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators, explains her role: she does language survey work paving the way for Bible translation, rather than translating directly.
From No. 215 · I Never Knew You
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Was Chau a fool? Martyrdom, effectiveness, and God's economy
The hosts wrestle with the core question: was John Chau an idiot, or a faithful martyr? They reject the 'he died so it failed' framing — he knew the islanders kill intruders and went willingly, writing that the tribe's eternal lives were at hand.
From No. 359 · A Bad Hombre Does Bad Things
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'The real world' is relative
The hosts riff on the Secular answer's 'real world' language: reality is relative — Paul Harvey had no normal job, and you can't expect someone to live a reality that isn't theirs.
From No. 329 · Hippo Valley PTA
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Smuggling Bibles into China
- When, if ever, is it right to break a country's law for a higher authority?
A host tells the story of a trip to China years earlier when several in his group smuggled in Bibles against the law of the land, describing armed guards checking bags.
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Emma's Dominican Republic takeaway and soccer with the kids
- Would you recommend going on a short-term mission trip?
Emma Fust says she expected poverty from others' trip stories and resisted the urge to purge half her belongings afterward, but was struck by the joy and normalcy of the kids at VBS.
From No. 542 · The Peruvian Gambling Ring
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Dan's Zimbabwe revival story
Ben asks Dan — just back from Zimbabwe — to tell the story from a 75-year-old historic church at the center of a mission area, where they held a revival and a vacation Bible school with hundreds of kids.
From No. 596 · Mr. Prayer Closet
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Child Development Ministry and Cambodia's post-genocide reality
Vanek explains the ministry he started, Child Development Ministry, now supporting over 300 children with the aim of transformed lives through education, faith, and community development.
From No. 584 · When Vanek Was Here | Cambodia Testimony, Church Mission, Josiah Queen
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Fruit, the Pakistan friend, and guilt versus the Spirit
Vanek reports fruit: twenty young people in university, nine graduates — the first batch all women who overcame poverty — with support from Jim Ross and The Very Last ministry in Colorado Springs.
From No. 584 · When Vanek Was Here | Cambodia Testimony, Church Mission, Josiah Queen
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How Dan Got Hooked Up With Zimbabwe
- How did Dan get hooked up with mission work in Zimbabwe?
Dan tells the origin story of his Zimbabwe mission connection: reading about a $100 scholarship covering a Bible college student's room, board, and tuition; hearing that the…
From No. 470 · Two Claps and a Ric Flair
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How to Actually Support the Work
- How can Christians in the States support and pray for what God is doing in places like Zimbabwe?
Asked how folks in the States can help, Dan points to Hippo Valley's Living Proof program: $20 a month sponsors an impoverished child's uniform, schooling, and scripture club — one sponsored girl came forward at the all-night revival.
From No. 470 · Two Claps and a Ric Flair
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The Pakistan brickyard story and giving
A rare on-air mention of the show's quiet work with a friend in Pakistan: Christian families in debt slavery in brickyards (Muslims can't enslave Muslims there, so the yards are…
From No. 561 · The Answer is Liverpool
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Village ministry: Jesus film, missionaries, Quechua Bible
Ethan describes flying into Lima, an eight-hour bus ride to Huaraz, and hiking into mountain villages of 100-200 people with missionaries Rachel (formerly of Ohio) and Adi and an organization called AWI that translated the whole Bible into Quechuan.
From No. 542 · The Peruvian Gambling Ring