Missio Ecclesia promotes starting and strengthening healthy churches in missions, explores the value of working in and through local churches on the field, highlights faithful missionaries around the world, and engages the wide spectrum of missiological ideas with charity.
Global Pastor Chip Bugnar explains how missionaries can apply the book of Acts to contemporary mission practice in this interview.
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Preparing for Suffering
Host Dr. Scott Smith interviews Marwan Aboul-Zelof, a pastor, about faithfully navigating risk and preparing for suffering in missionary work.
15 Sept 2026
Making Contextualization Practical
Host Jude, a church planter, shares practical insights on faithfully applying biblical principles in diverse cultural contexts through contextualized preaching and worship.
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 8 - Missions Comes with a House Key
In this episode, Susan and Tia share about practicing hospitality cross-culturally and what it looks like to make hospitality a distinctly Christian practice. Drawing from their years of ministry in Central Asia, they explore how Christian hospitality can point people to Christ, strengthen the local church, and help believers share the cost and privilege of following Jesus.
18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 7 - Church Planting in the Shadow of the Vatican
In this episode, Reid Karr joins us to talk about church planting in Rome, just outside the walls of the Vatican. We discuss evangelism in a Roman Catholic context, the challenges of church planting, and the essential role of the local church in gospel ministry.
7 Jul 2026
Ep. 6 - Healthy Churches Multiplying in Colombia
God is raising up healthy churches in Colombia—and those churches are planting more churches and sending missionaries to the nations. Join us as Will Becknal and Pastor Nicolás Osorio share what the Lord is doing through the Pillar Network.
23 Jun 2026
Ep. 5 - Raising Children on the Field
In this episode, Olivia and Sam share their experience raising third-culture kids on the mission field, discussing education, identity, the challenges of cross-cultural life, and the vital role of the local church in helping missionary children thrive.
9 Jun 2026
Ep. 4 - How Does the Church's Witness Relate to God's Mission in the World?
Theologian and missionary Justin Schell joins the podcast to talk about the profound insights he serves up in his book, The Mission of God and the Witness of the Church. Justin is the US Director for Union, a ministry that seeks the reformation of Christ’s church worldwide. He is also the Director of Executive Projects for the Lausanne Movement and has served cross-culturally in the Muslim world. Links: Justin Schell, The Mission of God and the Witness of the Church
26 May 2026
Ep. 3 - The Kind of Missionaries the Global Church Wants
Evgeny Bakhmutsky is a pastor in Moscow and helps lead a church network called Ekklesia. He joins the podcast to share about what God is doing in Russia and about the kind of missionaries he hopes will come to join in the work God is doing among the nations. Links: Daniel Akin, "Why Theology and Missions Should Be Integrated"
12 May 2026
Ep. 2 - Should Missionaries Serve as Elders?
In this episode, missionaries and pastors Ricky Don Wilhelm and Ross Frierson join the podcast to discuss church planting in Russia and Wales, the role of missionaries in local churches, and whether missionaries should serve as elders. Links: Ross Frierson, Mikko Sivonen, and Ricky Don Wilhelm, "Missionaries as Provisional Pastors" Sam Martyn, "Should Missionaries Serve as Elders?"
1 May 2026
Ep. 1 - Reflections on a Forced Exit
Being forced to leave a place of service is an experience of suffering common to many missionaries. In this episode, Erik White tells his family’s story of leaving Central Asia.
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How Should Missionaries Apply Acts? (Part 1)
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's just been formative for me. And I think in a lot of ways, we love the book of Acts because we want to see the gospel explode in the world, just like it did in the ancient world. And We want to see just significant progress of gospel work and church planting. But we're so in a rush to get to the strategies. I think sometimes we forget that act of surrender toward the literary dimensions of the text that would communicate Luke's meaning and that meaning becoming the peace that we surrender to in our strategies. Just thinking about how we're in a rush to get to strategies sometimes as missiologists and missions thinkers and missions practitioners. […]
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