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The Mission Matters Podcast discusses the mission of God and the matters of the mission. The Mission Matters is a partnership of Missio Nexus and Sixteen:Fifteen, who have a shared passion to mobilize God’s people to be a part of His mission.
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At 50, How Perspectives is Shaping the Global Missions Movement (opens the original)
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For more than 50 years, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement has helped Christians see the Bible—and their own lives—through the lens of God’s global mission. In this episode, Perspectives president James Mason joins Matthew Ellison and Ted Esler to unpack why the course has had such lasting influence, what new Barna research reveals about its impact, and what’s changing in the newly released fifth edition of the Perspectives Reader . They also explore the challenge of deep formation in
From Church Growth to Gospel Saturation: Author Todd Wilson (opens the original)
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What happens when church growth becomes more about bigger buildings, larger budgets, and better programs than making disciples who make disciples? In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, Matthew Ellison and Ted Esler talk with Todd Wilson, founder of Exponential and author of How Did We Get Here? , about the 75-year evolution of the modern church growth movement. Todd explores how the American church shifted from gospel saturation and church multiplication toward a consumer-driven model—
Why Oral Bible Translation Is Changing Global Missions Forever (opens the original)
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What happens when people hear the Bible in their own heart language for the very first time? In this fascinating conversation, Morgan Jackson of Faith Comes By Hearing shares incredible stories from the frontlines of global missions—where entire villages encounter Jesus through audio Scripture, oral Bible translation is accelerating access to God's Word, and technology is helping bring the gospel to every tribe, nation, and tongue. From remote African villages to cutting-edge AI LLM translation
Barnabas: The Overlooked Missions Leader (opens the original)
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What can churches and missions leaders learn from Barnabas in today's rapidly changing global missions landscape? In this episode of the Mission Matters Podcast , hosts Matthew Ellison and Ted Esler sit down with Josh Irby , author of The Barnabas Factor: How Cross-Cultural Partnership Amplifies Global Mission , to explore the future of missions in a world where the gospel is moving from everywhere to everywhere . Josh shares insights from interviews with 60 global mission leaders and explains w
Can Women Lead in Missions? With Michelle Atwell (opens the original)
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Women make up the majority of the global missionary workforce, yet their voices and leadership experiences are often overlooked in conversations about missions. In this episode of The Mission Matters Podcast (with hosts Ted Esler and Matthew Ellison) , SEND U.S. CEO Michelle Atwell shares her personal journey into missions leadership, the unique challenges women face in mobilization and church-planting organizations, and the vital contributions women bring to advancing the Great Commission. From
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