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Mark Dever & Brooks Buser Discuss Missions Today MARK DEVER Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, President of 9Marks Mark has served as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church since 1994 and as president of 9Marks (a ministry to churches and church leaders) since its founding in 1998. He's married to Connie and they have two adult children, both married, and one grandchild. Mark has authored a number of books, including 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. BROOKS BUSER Cross-Cultural Church Planter, President of Radius International Brooks and his wife Nina are graduates of Christian Heritage College. Brooks worked as the CFO of a Dutch multinational before he and wife were challenged through God's word to take the gospel to an unreached people group. In 2003 they moved in among the Yembi Yembi people and spend the next 13 years working among them. They were able to develop an alphabet, teach them how to read and write in their own language for the first time, translate the entire N.T. and large portions of the O.T. and teach through the Biblical narrative till a church came into existence. In 2016 elders were in place and the church was strong and they returned to the U.S. In 2017 Brooks was named as President of Radius International. https://www.radiusinternational.org/about-effective-cross-cultural-church-planting-training/

Andy Naselli & Brooks Buser Discuss Missions Today Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 1:05 What has been the reaction to your book on Keswick theology? 2:45 How do you see your book on conscience impaction those on the mission field today? 8:06 There is some out there that say "Because of the urgent need, we should just send people." Do think it is good to send people without adequate training? 10:43 What are your thoughts on contextualization in missions? 14:44 What are your thoughts on movement methodologies? 16:00 How do church planters today guard against 1 Corinthians type baby churches continuing to stay as babies with bad theology? 19:50 Now that you have seen it in person, what are your thoughts on Radius? 21:11 What are the top five books that you recommend for aspiring missionaries? 24:54 Tell us about Bethlehem College and Seminary

Brad Buser—BACK TO BASICS: WHO WILL REACH THE NATIONS? What type of mindset and consecration will it take to bring the gospel to the last remaining language groups? We will look briefly at what King David understood about sacrifice, how Paul lived and demonstrated to the Corinthians what it is to be a follower of Christ, and, lastly, what Jesus spoke of as the immutable standard for those who bear His name. The easy places have been reached, it's the hard ones that remain. Unless consecration is clearly in our minds, the modern-day gospel workers will be ill-equipped for the challenges that lie ahead.

Chad Vegas—CHRIST'S ATONING WORK FOR THE NATIONS The Apostle Paul spoke of his driving ambition to "preach the gospel where Christ had not been named." When Paul spoke these words, he saw them in line with Isaiah 52:15—the coming of the suffering servant, and His atoning work for the "nations." This session will press toward that atoning work of Christ and the church's work of proclaiming that atonement to the ends of the earth. OUR NEXT CONFERENCE: The Missionary Conference October 16-18, 2024 Jacksonville, FL https://www.missionaryproject.org/

Aubrey Sequeira—EMPTYING THE CROSS OF ITS POWER: HONOR/SHAME AND THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST In recent days the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) has fallen on hard times. This supposed "Western" doctrine is often spoken of as "one option" when communicating the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The language of honor/shame is seen as more culturally relevant for non-western cultures. This session will point out the error of deviating from PSA, and while honor/shame can be helpful, it remains the handmaiden to the doctrine that Scripture sets forth for all cultures and at all times. OUR NEXT CONFERENCE: The Missionary Conference October 16-18, 2024 Jacksonville, FL https://www.missionaryproject.org/

John MacArthur—A FAITHFUL GOSPEL VS. A QUICK GOSPEL When we hear of thousands of people being converted and hundreds of churches being planted in remarkably short periods of time, what are we to think? Does the Spirit work differently overseas than He does in our country? Should we be employing faster, more efficient methods to see converts made and churches planted? This session will speak to the tried and true—the ordinary means of grace laid down in scripture versus the new and modern that is so popular in missions today.

One of the biggest fears in missions is "will my kids turn our normal". Parenting is a huge issue that few get the appropriate training on. Come hear how to think through key issues in parenting in a cross-cultural environment, and how kids can be such a tremendous asset to the advance of the gospel among unreached language groups. One of the biggest fears for missionary parents is "Will my kids turn out normal?" Parenting is a huge topic that few church-planting parents rarely get the appropriate training for. Learn how to think through key issues that families will need to deal with while living in a cross-cultural environment, and how kids can be such a tremendous asset to the advance of the gospel among unreached language groups.

Ian Hamilton–LIFE AND LEGACY OF WILLIAM CHALMERS BURNS William Chalmers Burns, though not as known in our day, was one of the great missionaries of the 19th Century. Burns was a trusted friend and co-pastor to Robert Murray M'Cheyne and contemporary of Hudson Taylor with each having a wonderful impact on each other's ministries in China. Burns understanding of language fluency, perseverance through trials, and being a "man of the book" are examples to us today. William Chalmers Burns, though not as known in our day, was one of the great missionaries of the 19th Century. Burns was a trusted friend and co-pastor to Robert Murray M'Cheyne as well as a contemporary of Hudson Taylor with each having a wonderful impact on each other's ministries in China. Burns understanding of language fluency, perseverance through trials, and being a "man of the Book" are relevant examples to us today.

Missionaries today not only need to know the gospel message, but also, just as importantly, how to communicate that message across language and culture to those still in darkness. This will be a session that will look at those two challenges and how churches can help prepare their sent ones for the task of missions among unreached language groups.

The story of the church advancing across culture, geography, and time is the story of missions. What do the previous generations teach us and how does modern missiology stack up to what we see historically? This session will walk through encouragements and dangers in modern missions and how churches can be faithful to the Great Commission in this day and age.