The Missions Podcast

Would you be prepared to die for the gospel? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Andrew Montonera, author of a new missionary biography on John and Betty Stam. They discuss the tragic story of the Stam's martyrdom in China (1934), the ordinariness of their lives, and the impact that their story has on Chinese Christians today. Andrew Montonera is the great grand nephew of John Stam. Upon finding a collection of old books owned by John and Betty Stam, Andrew felt called to write a new missionary biography, "By Life or By Death", about their incredible life and death. Want to hear more of the conversation? In this week's Overtime episode for Premium Subscribers, Alex, Scott, and Brian dive into how stories of martyrs have affected their lives and what those stories do for the global church. Become a Premium Subscriber and listen to that conversation and more at missionspodcast.com/premium. With over 3 billion people in the world who have never heard of Jesus, the global need is tremendous for workers to go into the harvest fields (Matthew 9:37-38). Is God calling you to missions? We'd love to have a conversation with you on how you can use your gifts and talents to advance the Great Commission at home and abroad. Visit abwe.org/SendMe for more information and to take your next step in missions. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Andrew Montonera, author of a new missionary biography on John and Betty Stam, talks about how their life and death impacted the Chinese church and a whole generation of Christians.

How does the house-church model work? What about a whole network of house churches? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott talk with Matt Lynskey, a pastor and church planter in a network of house churches. Together, they talk about the Biblical model for house churches, how house churches can fit within the culture of a city, and how house churches can serve an evangelical and pastoral purpose. Matt Lynskey is a church planter and pastor of Noble City Church in York, PA. He's a former missionary to East Africa, has done translation work, taught at Lancaster Bible College, and founded Noble Collective, a church-based missionary society that plants churches, does pioneer evangelism, and trains ministry leaders. Want more of the conversation? Join our Premium Subscribers in the exclusive Overtime episode to talk over some of the challenges and logistics of running house churches. Become a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium. Help missionaries get to the field. God has called and trained individuals and families to answer the Great Commission, but they need supporters to get there. Encourage and hold the rope for those on Prefield by generously giving to those that God has called to cross-cultural missions. Find a partner in ministry at abwe.org/Prefield. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

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. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

How much do you know about D.L. Moody? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott sits down with Gregg Quiggle, retired professor of Church History at Moody Bible Institute to talk about this critical figure in modern evangelicalism. They discuss how this simple man impacted, through speaking and writing, around 100 million people during his lifetime, was a figurehead in American evangelicalism, and seamlessly combined social initiatives with biblical gospel. Gregg Quiggle is a retired professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Moody Bible Institute. He also ran the Study Abroad program at Moody for 20 years. Currently, he runs a Christian History travel company, Quotelos Travel. He has recently released a biography on D.L. Moody titled, "Bread and Bibles". Gregg lives in Wheaton, Illinois. Explore your calling to global missions at ABWE's 24-Hour DEMO event. These events, held throughout the year, help individuals and churches explore how they can help fulfill the Great Commission and explore God's calling on their life and church. Learn more at demo.abwe.org. Keep the conversation going by becoming a Missions Podcast Premium Subscriber and get access to this week's Overtime episode. Sign up at missionspodcast.com/premium. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott sits down with professor and historian Gregg Quiggle to talk about D.L. Moody and the critical effect he had on modern missions. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

How do you mobilize students to evangelize to their friends? In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott sits down with Greg Stier, founder of Dare2Share, as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of equipping young people to effectively and passionately share the gospel. Greg Stier is an evangelist, speaker, author, and founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries. Dare 2 Share helps come alongside the Church to help equip teens to share their faith and youth leaders to build youth ministries that advance the Gospel. Greg is also the author of a newly released book, "Radical Like Jesus", and hosts the Radical Like Jesus Podcast. Become a Premium Subscriber and get access to the bonus Overtime episode where the conversation continues as Scott and Brian discuss how to start evangelistic conversations. Get access at missionspodcast.com/premium . With over 3 billion people in the world who have never heard of Jesus, the global need is tremendous for workers to go into the harvest fields (Matthew 9:37-38). Is God calling you to missions? We'd love to have a conversation with you on how you can use your gifts and talents to advance the Great Commission at home and abroad. Visit abwe.org/SendMe for more information and to take your next step in missions. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

In this week's episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott Dunford sits down with Greg Stier, founder of Dare 2 Share, to discuss how to mobilize teenagers to share the gospel. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

Have you ever felt called to be a missionary? In this episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex sits down with ABWE President Paul Davis and E.D. Burns to analyze the question, "What is a missionary"? They discuss the role of calling in a person's life, qualifications for missionaries, and how the local church and mission organizations can partner together to send missionaries well. E.D. Burns is a long-time missionary in unreached contexts, Professor, and prolific author of many works including: "Great Commission Spirituality", "The Missionary-Theologian", "Karmic Christianity", and many more. He currently resides in Southeast Asia working among an unreached people group and training ministry leaders to proclaim the gospel. Join the Overtime episode as Alex, Paul, and E.D. talk about crucial aspects of missionary training. Get access to that bonus episode and more perks of The Missions Podcast at missionspodcast.com/premium. God has already called many people to the mission field, but they need your support to get there. Help someone in Prefield get to where God is calling them by prayerfully supporting their ministry at abwe.org/Prefield. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.

What defines a missionary call? This week's episode features E.D. Burns as he talks with Alex and ABWE President Paul Davis about what makes a missionary and how the local church can work with mission organizations to send well. Do you love The Missions Podcast? Have you been blessed by the show? Then become a Premium Subscriber! Premium Subscribers get access to: Exclusive bonus content A community Signal thread with other listeners and the hosts Invite-only webinars A free gift! Support The Missions Podcast and sign up to be a Premium Subscriber at missionspodcast.com/premium The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE. Learn more and take your next step in the Great Commission at abwe.org. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email alex@missionspodcast.com.