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#GARBC20: How to Be a Next-Level Sending Church

Now is a time for churches to rebuild and reopen. But if that’s all we do, we’re missing the point. In this episode, ABWE President Paul Davis sits down (virtually) with Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford for a GARBC 2020 conference breakout...
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What Is the Mission of God’s People?

What is the mission of the people of God in the world? Christians often get this basic question wrong. Are the people of God primarily called to social work, church planting, evangelistic campaigns, or all three somehow? This week, Scott Dunford explains ...
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Does Business as Mission Really Work?

Tentmaking. Platform. Business as mission. BAM. All terms that are used sometimes interchangeably throughout the missions community—but what do they mean? Is it really practical to use a for-profit business venture as a ministry platform in another cultu...
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How to Understand and Reach Hindus

Of all the world’s religions that are likely to stump Western Christians, Hinduism tops the list. How can Christians make sense of Hinduism’s millions of deities, belief in reincarnation, denial of human suffering, and rigorous caste system? Better yet...
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How Much Contextualization Is Too Much?

Today in missions there’s a lot of talk about contextualization. The “C scale” developed by John Travis makes a case for so-called insider movements—professing believers in the Islamic world who follow Jesus, yet remain culturally and religiously M...
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What’s Wrong With Missions Agencies?

In this pilot episode of The Missions Podcast, Scott Dunford and Alex Kocman shoot straight on missions agencies. Are they biblical, or are they just modern constructs that exist to fill the gap when the local church drops the ball? Do they even work? To h...
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Should We Only Focus on the Unreached?

Success isn’t just to be measured in converts—is it? Scott Dunford, ABWE West Coast Mobilizer and former Vice President of Mobilization and Communications, shares at the 24 Hour DEMO event why fulfilling the Great Commission means stayi...
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3 Reasons Mission Agencies Are Biblical

“I love Jesus, but not organized religion.” Phrases like this show just how small the average person’s view of the church is. But Jesus had a far greater vision: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail agai...
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How Does the Hope of Heaven Drive Missions?

The World War II television series Band of Brothers captures a conversation between a steely lieutenant and a fearful private crouched in a foxhole. You hid in that ditch because you think there is still hope. But the only hope you have is to accept th...

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