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Alex Kocman

Alex Kocman serves as the Director of Communications and Engagement for ABWE. In this capacity, Alex oversees ABWE’s comprehensive communications efforts, serves as General Editor of Message Magazine and the ABWE Blog, and co-hosts The Missions Podcast, ...

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Behind the Numbers: What’s Really Happening in Global Missions With Ted Esler

In this episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex Kocman and ABWE President, Paul Davis, interview Ted Esler, president of Missio Nexus, on the global state of Christian missions. Esler explains that although the global church is experiencing slow and steady g...

SPECIAL: Reaching America: Right Vs. Left or Rival Religions? R. Davis Younts

Alex Kocman sits down with R. Davis Younts, a Christian attorney and former Air Force JAG, to talk about faith colliding with culture. Younts describes his path from law school to fighting for religious liberty in the military, warning that America’s sup...

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Courageous Faith in Days of Conflict

To encourage is literally to put courage into another. The English prefix en- means “into,” and courage comes from the Latin cor, meaning “heart.” To encourage believers, then, is to strengthen the heart—to ...

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The Mission Field Is No Place for Soft Men

I recently saw a clip on social media of a friendly, calm, seemingly mild-mannered pastor preaching a sermon not long after the murder of Charlie Kirk. He made the striking comment that if there had been more “gospel sensitivity” before the barbaric ki...

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AI Translation, Culture, and the Myth of Missions Shortcuts

Can AI technology shortcut language barriers for the gospel? Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford explore the connection between language, culture, and gospel communication. They discuss Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 with Live Translation and explain why technol...

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Babies, Schools, and Church Planting in Papua New Guinea: Bill and Lori Smith

What does ministry fruitfulness look like in Papua New Guinea? Alex Kocman talks with Bill and Lori Smith, veteran ABWE missionaries who have served in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for nearly 40 years. The Smiths share their journey into missions, the unique ...

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Humility and the Great Commission With Paul Washer

https://youtu.be/_nSUWzXHDBw In this special extended episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex Kocman and ABWE president Paul Davis engage in a wide-ranging, deeply reflective conversation with Paul Washer of HeartCry Missionary Society. Washer recounts t...

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What South Africa’s Refugees Teach Christians About Biblical Compassion

On May 12, 2025, 59 white South African Afrikaners arrived in the US under a refugee program initiated by President Donald Trump. These Afrikaners, representing descendants of Dutch and French settlers who once led South Africa’s apartheid government...

How Modern Ideologies Are Destroying Society: Jon Harris

Jon Harris joins The World View with Alex Kocman to take on modern ideological beliefs and how ideologies on both sides of the aisle are harming our Christian witness. Together they also discuss how to approach individuals who are radicalizing themselves w...

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