Weâve launched our premium membership! Visit missionspodcast.com/premium to join and gain access to exclusive bonus content. In this insightful episode, we explore the complex and often challenging journey of language learning for missionaries. Our guest, Jim Ruff, delves into a series of probing questions that shed light on common pitfalls, strategic decisions, and the spiritualContinue reading “What Every Missionary Needs to Know About Language Acquisition: Jim Ruff Explains”
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What About Orality? Jonathan Worthington Answers
As Christians, we hold the Bible in the highest esteem. But what happens when the people we are trying to reach have a primarily oral cultureâhow do we ensure that the message of Scripture is accurately transmitted and understood in cultures where literacy is not the norm? In this podcast interview with Jonathan Worthington, Ph.D.,Continue reading “What About Orality? Jonathan Worthington Answers”
Should We Use the âMâ Word?
For some, missionaries are faith-filled heroesâout on the far reaches of society, sharing the good news in faraway lands. For others, âmissionaryâ might be synonymous with words like âcolonizerâ or âimperialist.â Whatâs in a word? In this episode, Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford wrestle with the implications of the âmâ word in terms of language,Continue reading “Should We Use the âMâ Word?”
Translating the Bible Isnât Enough: Kyle D. on Bible Translation and Church Planting
The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few (Matt. 9:37). Only 713 of the worldâs 7,387 languages have a full Bible translation. Yet our work canât stop with translation. In this interview, Kyle D. of Bible Translation Fellowship asks churches to send more teams of church-planters and Bible translators. Kyle is the founder and executive director of BTF. HeContinue reading “Translating the Bible Isnât Enough: Kyle D. on Bible Translation and Church Planting”
Translating the Bible in 40 Weeks? Dan Kramer on Bible Translation Methods
Of the worldâs 7,100 languages, less than ten percent have a complete, written Bible. The Great Commission depends on translations into the heart languages of the lost. How can we get Scripture into the remaining languages without waiting for English-speaking experts in Greek and Hebrew to learn multiple foreign languagesâor, is speeding up the processContinue reading “Translating the Bible in 40 Weeks? Dan Kramer on Bible Translation Methods”
A Theology of Language: Dr. Vern Poythress Speaks
The inconvenience of learning a foreign language is a major reason people choose not to pursue cross-cultural missions. But, as Dr. Vern Poythress explains, language isnât just a barrier; itâs a gift from God that displays his creativity. In this special interview, Dr. Poythress explains why language itself finds its source in the Trinity, howContinue reading “A Theology of Language: Dr. Vern Poythress Speaks”
Brad Buser on Tribal Religion, Contextualization, and Disciple-Making Movements
When we think âmissions,â we tend to think jungles, tribes, animism, strange languages, and thatched roofs. That impression isnât always accurate. But for veteran missionary and legendary mobilizer Brad Buser, thatâs exactly what he experienced. In this episode, we pick Bradâs brain about the importance of tribal missions and long-term, patient language acquisition and contextualization.Continue reading “Brad Buser on Tribal Religion, Contextualization, and Disciple-Making Movements”