Missions Talk — A podcast by 9Marks and Reaching & Teaching International Ministries

9Marks

Missions Talk features conversations that explain the too-often-overlooked connection between healthy churches and global missions.

60 Episodes

On Setting Strategic Priorities for Missions Sending from your Local Church (Ep. 60)
12/11/2025
56:09
Mack and Ryan discuss how local churches consider strategic missions priorities with Robert Cline and Jeffrey Timmons.
On God's Sovereignty and Missions (Ep. 59)
11/27/2025
34:31
What is the relation between God's Sovereignty and our role in Missions? Ryan and Mack talk to AJ Gibson about this important theological understanding and what the Bible teaches.Resources Mentioned:Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. PackerA Vision for Missions by Tom WellsFor the Sake of His Name by Dave DoranAn Inquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens by William Carey
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On Prioritizing Missions in the Church (Ep. 58)
11/13/2025
49:42
In this live episode from RTIM's Sending Church Summit, Ryan and Mack discuss the new volume, Prioritizing Missions in the Church, with its authors, Aaron Menikoff & Harshit Singh.Resources Mentioned:Prioritizing Missions in the Church by Aaron Menikoff and Harshit Singh
On Preparation for the Missions Field (Ep. 57)
10/30/2025
43:11
In this episode, Ryan, Mac, Matt, & Hunter discuss what aspiring missionaries and their local churches should consider when preparing for overseas ministry.
On Church-Centered Missions (Ep. 56)
10/16/2025
37:57
In this season opening of Missions Talk, Ryan and Mack talk with Jonathan Leeman about Church Centered Missions—highlighting how healthy local churches with a strong ecclesiology are vital for training missionaries, shaping strategy, and planting churches.Learn more about Church Centered Missions here: https://www.churchcenteredmissions.org
On Healthy Indigenous Churches (Ep. 55)
5/29/2025
27:49
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.
On Contextualization and the Bible (Ep. 54)
5/15/2025
44:31
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 MentionedEvangelism as Exiles by Elliot ClarkMission Affirmed by Elliot ClarkThe Culture Map by Erin Meyer
On Missions Work in Bangkok, with Matt Tyler and Daniel Davison (Ep. 53)
5/1/2025
52:59
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 MentionedBangkok City Baptist Church Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Stephen J. WellumGreat Commission Council (GCC) Articles
On Missions in Uganda, with Tony Gordon and Kris Mobbs (Ep. 52)
4/17/2025
39:20
In this episode, Ryan & Mack speak with two missionaries serving in Uganda about ministry there and the state of the church in the country.
On Gospel Infrastructure, with Scott Logsdon (Ep. 51)
4/3/2025
48:34
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 MentionedThe Joshua ProjectBook: Evangelism by J. Mack StilesResources on Worship by Bob Kauflin

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Missions Talk — A podcast by 9Marks and Reaching & Teaching International Ministries

9Marks

60 Episodes

On Setting Strategic Priorities for Missions Sending from your Local Church (Ep. 60)

On God's Sovereignty and Missions (Ep. 59)

On Prioritizing Missions in the Church (Ep. 58)

On Preparation for the Missions Field (Ep. 57)

On Church-Centered Missions (Ep. 56)

On Healthy Indigenous Churches (Ep. 55)

On Contextualization and the Bible (Ep. 54)

On Missions Work in Bangkok, with Matt Tyler and Daniel Davison (Ep. 53)

On Missions in Uganda, with Tony Gordon and Kris Mobbs (Ep. 52)

On Gospel Infrastructure, with Scott Logsdon (Ep. 51)