In today's episode, Josh interviews Chip Lamca on the positives and negatives of short-term mission trips. We learn how to make the most of short-term opportunities. Also, praying for peace in the Colombian class war.LINKS:Colombia’s class

The Definitive Compatibility Between A Passion For God's Glory And Compassion For The Souls Of Human Beings

May 17th, 2021 38m 55s

What is the relationship between a passion for the glory of God and compassion for perishing sinners? In this episode, Josh walks through chapter 6 in "Let the Nations Be Glad" by John Piper and works out the answer. Also in this podcast: celeb

The Mind of a Missionary - Interview with David Joannes and Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem

May 12th, 2021 42m 2s

So how does the mind of a missionary work? In this episode, Josh interviews missionary and author David Joannes (Within Reach Global). David shares how he began ministry in Asia, what it's like to live in Buddhist Thailand, and how we can mobil

Clarifying the scope of the missionary task: individuals or peoples? Remembering David Livingstone and the UPG of the Week - the Zaza-Dimli of Turkey

May 3rd, 2021 49m 25s

In today's episode, our host Josh Matteson walks us through the fifth chapter of Piper's "Let the Nations Be Glad". We consider the question, "Is it biblical to define the missionary task of the church as reaching all the unreached peoples of t

Bullfighting, leaving atheism, and reaching Spain: an interview with Andy Messmer - Plus: praying for India

Apr 28th, 2021 38m 1s

In this episode, 'Thinking Missions' host Josh Matteson interviews missionary Andy Messmer about his journey in and out of faith and his life on the mission field in southern Spain. Plus, in our 'Beyond the Headlines' segment, we will hear abou

Is Jesus the Only Way? Remembering the Founder of Wycliffe and the UPG of the Week - the Moors of Africa

Apr 26th, 2021 34m 24s

Can a person today be saved by the work of Christ even if he or she does not have an opportunity to hear about it? In this episode of "Thinking Missions", our host Josh Matteson walks through chapter 4 of "Let the Nations Be Glad" and explores

Before You Go: Why Training Matters - Interview with Brooks Buser

Apr 21st, 2021 40m 15s

In this episode, Josh talks with Brooks Buser, president of Radius International, about his own experience serving overseas in Papua New Guinea and why extensive pre-deployment training is so important. Plus, we go Beyond the Headlines and thin

How suffering shows God's supremacy, the story of James Chalmers and Oliver Tomkins, and the UPG of the Week

Apr 20th, 2021 37m 41s

Does suffering show the supremacy of God's worth more clearly to the world than all worship and prayer does? Our host Josh Matteson walks us through chapter 3 of "Let the Nations Be Glad" for answers. Also, the missionary heroism of James Chalm

Praying for Muslims During Ramadan and How the Gospel Goes Forward Post-Lockdown in the UK

Apr 14th, 2021 32m 6s

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of 'Thinking Missions'! In today's episode, Josh goes beyond the headlines to talk about the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Why does should it matter to Christians and how can we be praying for the Muslim world? A

Prayer as a War-Time Weapon, How Korea First Heard the Gospel, and the UPG of the Week

Apr 12th, 2021 33m 13s

PRAYER AS A WAR-TIME WEAPON, HOW KOREA FIRST HEARD THE GOSPEL, AND THE UPG OF THE WEEK - THE WOLLO AMHARAHow did the Gospel get spread among the Korean people? In today's episode we will celebrate the life and legacy of Henry and Ella Appenzel

Will Burnham and the Little Old Ladies Who Get In Our Faces

Apr 7th, 2021 40m 6s

In this Wednesday edition of "Thinking Missions", Josh talks with Will Burnham, former overseas missionary and current Training Director of SALT Next Gen, about his call to ministry and what life and ministry is like overseas. Also, we will go

Welcome to Thinking Missions!

Apr 5th, 2021 49m 36s

Well, here we go! We have launched a podcast geared toward all things missions. We invite you to spend a few minutes of your day thinking about missions. Here is what is covered in this initial podcast:Our host Josh will explain why we think