• On Healthy Indigenous Churches (Ep. 55)
    May 29 2025
    In this episode of Missions Talk, Ryan, Mack, and TJ explore the marks of a healthy indigenous church, highlighting key practices like regular gatherings and faithful preaching, while addressing the challenges missionaries face in establishing churches that are both biblically sound and culturally rooted.
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    28 m
  • On Contextualization and the Bible (Ep. 54)
    May 15 2025
    Ryan and Mack talk with Elliot Clark and Caleb Greggsen about the complexities of contextualization in missions—how to faithfully communicate the gospel across cultures with clarity, humility, and cultural sensitivity.

    Resources Mentioned
    Evangelism as Exiles by Elliot Clark
    Mission Affirmed by Elliot Clark
    The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

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    45 m
  • On Missions Work in Bangkok, with Matt Tyler and Daniel Davison (Ep. 53)
    May 1 2025
    Ryan and Mack talk with Matt Tyler and Daniel Davison about missions work in Bangkok, the need for healthy churches, and gospel opportunities in Thailand.

    Resources Mentioned
    • Bangkok City Baptist Church
    • Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Stephen J. Wellum
    • Great Commission Council (GCC) Articles
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    53 m
  • On Missions in Uganda, with Tony Gordon and Kris Mobbs (Ep. 52)
    Apr 17 2025
    In this episode, Ryan & Mack speak with two missionaries serving in Uganda about ministry there and the state of the church in the country.
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    39 m
  • On Gospel Infrastructure, with Scott Logsdon (Ep. 51)
    Apr 3 2025
    In this episode, Ryan Robertson and Mack Stiles speak with Scott Logsdon, pastor of Union Church in Istanbul about the importance of various elements of healthy gospel infrastructure for missions strategizing — including church planting, theological education, and pastoral training, amongst others.

    Resources Mentioned
    • The Joshua Project
    • Book: Evangelism by J. Mack Stiles
    • Resources on Worship by Bob Kauflin
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    49 m
  • On AI & Bible translation, with Bethany Moore (Ep. 50)
    Mar 20 2025
    Why is Bible translation important and how should we strategize translating the Bible into other languages?

    In this episode, Ryan and Mack speak with Bethany Moore about translation strategies and how local churches can learn more about translation efforts around the world.
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    50 m
  • On Ekklesia International (Ep. 49)
    Mar 6 2025
    In this episode of Missions Talk, Mack Stiles and Ryan Robertson chat with Andy Johnson, John Folmar, and Josh Manley about Ekklesia International. You can find more information about Ekklesia International here.
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    36 m
  • On Missions in North Africa (Ep. 48)
    Feb 20 2025
    In this episode of Missions Talk, Mack Stiles and Ryan Robertson interview Joe and A.W., about their missionary work in North Africa.

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    32 m