Who Is a Missionary? With Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters

Who is a missionary and why does it matter? The authors of “When Everything Is Missions” explain.

Who gets to call themselves a missionary and why does it matter? In today’s episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott sit down with Matthew Ellison and Denny Spitters to revisit the question of “who is a missionary?”. There is still great confusion in the church about what the Great Commission is and the need to go to the unreached. Does missions require crossing cultures? What is the biblical definition of missions? What’s the big deal if we say that everything is missions? See full show notes…


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Alex Kocman & Scott Dunford

Alex Kocman is the Director of Communications and Engagement for ABWE. He serves as general editor for Message Magazine and co-hosts The Missions Podcast. After earning his M.A. in Communication and B.S. in Biblical Studies, he served as an online apologetics instructor with Liberty University and a youth pastor in Pennsylvania, where he now resides with his wife and four children. Read his blog or follow him on X.

Scott Dunford is the pastor of Western Hills Church in San Mateo, Calif. Previously, Scott served as Vice President of Mobilization and Communications for ABWE and as a missionary in East Asia. Scott graduated from Northland International University (B.A. in Pastoral Studies), earned his M.A. in biblical studies from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, his M.B.A. from Cornerstone University, and is currently enrolled in Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s D.Min. program with an emphasis on missions.


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