The Missiology Podcast features conversations with missiologists about their experiences in the study of mission. We want to know their stories: why the study of mission has mattered in their lives and what it's all about. The host, Martin Rodriguez, and producer, Greg McKinzie, hope our listeners enjoy hearing the unique voices of these authors and teachers.
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#49 - Missional Life in Practice and Theory
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In this episode of Missiology Shelf, we dive into the book Missional Life in Practice and Theory, edited by Chris Flanders and Greg McKinzie, a Festschrift honoring the enduring impact of Gailyn Van Rheenen on mission theory and practice. Chris and Greg reflect on their personal experiences with Van Rheenen, discuss his pioneering role as a "missio…
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#48 - Crossing Cultures with the Gospel
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In this episode of Missiology Shelf, Martin Rodriguez sits down with Darrell Whiteman to discuss his book Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness. They explore Whiteman's extensive experience in cross-cultural communication, his journey of writing the book, and the critical need for missionaries to …
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In this episode of Missiology Shelf, missiology.com’s book review series, Martin Rodriguez speaks with Miriam Adeney and Rashid Alish about their book Afghan Mountain Faith: Stories of Justice, Beauty, and Relationships. They discuss the resilience of Afghan faith amidst cultural and religious challenges, highlighting how Jesus is transforming live…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Michael Niebauer, author of Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission. Together, they discuss the experiences that inspired the book, Niebauer’s unique approach to mission rooted in theological ethics, and how virtue plays a central role in Christian discipleship. The conversation also explores the challen…
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #44 interview with Enoch Wan. They discuss diaspora missiology, the relationship between witness and disciple-making, Reformed and Arminian theologies of mission, the theology of participation in God's mission, and the significance of language-learning for relational missiology.…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Enoch Wan, professor of intercultural studies and director of the doctor of education and doctor of intercultural studies programs at Western Seminary (Portland, OR). They discuss diaspora missiology, the relational mission paradigm, and the the deficiencies of "functional" missionary anthropology.…
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#43 – Michael Rynkiewich Postgame
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #41 interview with Michael Rynkiewich. They discuss the church-academy relationship in light of listener feedback, the state of culture studies in contemporary missiology, and postmodern and postcolonial missiology paradigms.
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#42 – Leaving Egypt Crossover Episode
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Martin and Greg chat with Alan Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair at the Leaving Egypt podcast. They discuss how the churches have been affected by modernity, and how mission needs to change. Sharing the disorientation they encounter among church leaders, they explore the tension between missiological scholarship and relationships with real people.…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Michael Rynkiewich, retired professor of anthropology. They discuss his experiences as a missionary and anthropologist in the Pacific Islands, his contrubtions to missiology as a scholar and professor, and the future of the field in our rapidly changing world.
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #39 interview with Craig Van Gelder. They discuss the role of personality in theological work, the significance of vocational in-between periods, the challenge of relating the every-day to God's mission, tensions in North American missiology, problematic missioloigcal terminology, missional parenting, and more…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Craig Van Gelder, professor emeritus of congregational mission at Luther Seminary. They discuss his experiences as a North American missiologist and church consultant who has made major contributions to missional ecclesiology, especially in the areas of cultural analysis, missional imagination, and pneumatology.…
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #37 interview with Kate Blakely. They discuss the significance of missionary experiences for missiologists, the comically missionary notion of "rest," the love of otherness, attentiveness to our engagement with others, the contrast between early-career and seasoned missiologists, the need for reflection on rac…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Kate Blakely, an early-career missiologist currently living in Moldova. They discuss her experiences studying and teaching missiology, why the field matters, and her hopes for its future.
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#36 – Trauma-Informed Evangelism
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Martin and Greg talk with Charles Kiser and Elaine Heath, the authors of Trauma-Informed Evangelism: Cultivating Communities of Wounded Healers. They discuss the experiences that gave rise to the book, the meaning of trauma, the authors' understanding of discipleship and evangelism, and what drawing ethical boundaries has to do with traumatizing ot…
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#35 – Roger Schroeder Postgame
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #34 interview with Roger Schroeder. They discuss some of Martin's experiences as a missionary kid, the question "Is teaching mission?," the complexities of relating to cultural others, what the mysterious "sex soup" mentioned in the interview represents, and the importance of the prophetic dialogue model.…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Roger Schroeder, professor of intercultural studies and ministry at Catholic Theological Union. Schroeder reflects on his experiences in mission, identifies his contributions to missiology, and shares his hopes for its future.
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #32 interview with Miriam Adeney. They discuss the importance and difficulty of increasing female representation in missiology. Then they break down Dr. Adeney's seven hopes for the future of the field. Along they way, they ponder what counts as tangential matters for missiology, the need for Christians to sta…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Miriam Adeney, anthropologist and professor emerita of world Christian studies at Seattle Pacific University. Adeney reflects on her experiences in missiology, identifies her contributions to the field, and shares her hopes for its future.
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #30 interview with Darrell Whiteman. They discuss Whiteman's devotion to both scholarship and missionary training, the complex nature of contextualization, and the importance of relationships in academic theological education.
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Darrell Whiteman, missiologist and retired professor of cultural anthropology. Whiteman shares about his experiences as a missionary, anthropologist, and professor and reflects on his hopes for the future of the field.
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #28 interview with Robert Priest. They discuss Priest's courageous missiology, the implications of his "bridge-building" metaphor for anthropology, and the importance of addressing contemporary issues with rigorous on-the-ground research.
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Robert Priest, missiologist and retired professor of anthropology. Priest shares about his experiences as a missiological anthropologist, his research, and his hopes for the future of the field.
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #26 interview with Stephen Bevans. They discuss Bevans’s contributions to missiology, the definition of the field of study, and the importance of discipleship for the future of missiological reflection.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Stephen Bevans, the Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Professor of Mission and Culture, Emeritus, at Catholic Theological Union. Bevans shares about his formative influences as a theologian of mission, his contributions to missiology, and his hopes for the future of the field.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #24 interview with Gailyn Van Rheenen. They discuss Gailyn’s role as the founder of missiology.com, his influence on missiological education among Churches of Christ, and the importance of a holistic model of missiological formation.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Gailyn Van Rheenen, the founder of missiology.com, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Van Rheenen shares about his years as a missionary in Africa, the founding of Mission Alive (a North American church-planting organization), and the importance of the missional helix paradigm for the future of missiology.…
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#23 – Sherwood Lingenfelter Postgame
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #22 interview with Sherwood Lingenfelter. They discuss the messiness of relationships, the role of anthropology in missiology, missional humility, deep otherness, and colonialism.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Sherwood Lingenfelter, Provost Emeritus and Senior Professor of Anthropology at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Lingenfelter shares about his journey from anthropology to missiology, his influences and contributions, and his hopes for the future of the field.…
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Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #20 interview with Eddie Gibbs. They discuss the tension between instrumental and theological interests in the definition of missiology, the value of advanced missiological education relative to relationality, the importance of not taking ourselves too seriously, and the difficulty of theological disagreements…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Eddie Gibbs, retired Donald A. McGavran Professor Emeritus of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Gibbs shares about his experiences with and hopes for the future of missiology in Western cultures.Autor: Missiology.com
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#19 – Leadership, God’s Agency, and Disruptions: Confronting Modernity’s Wager
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This is the first of Missiology Podcast’s book review episodes. Martin leaves aside our usual format for a discussion with Mark Lau Branson and Alan J. Roxburgh about their new book Leadership, God’s Agency, and Disruptions: Confronting Modernity’s Wager.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin and Greg reflect on episode #17 interview with Wilbert Shenk. They discuss the use of thinkers whose major moral failings have come to light (such as John Howard Yoder's sexual abuse of students), the importance of Shenk's Anabaptist contributions to missional ecclesiology, and the meaning of his hope for mission to get a serious hearing in …
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Wilbert Shenk, retired Senior Professor of Mission History and Contemporary Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Shenk shares captivating anecdotes about his friendships with David Bosch and Lesslie Newbigin and laments the failure of the theological education establishm…
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#16 – Charles and Marguerite Kraft Postgame
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Martin and Greg chop up the episode #15 – Charles and Marguerite Kraft. They discuss the status of anthropology in missiology today, the significance of Charles Kraft's Christianity and Culture, the relevance of the Krafts' emphasis on "power encounters," and more.Autor: Missiology.com
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#15 – Charles and Marguerite Kraft
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Charles (Chuck) Kraft, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Intercultural Communication at Fuller Theological Seminary, and his wife Marguerite (Meg) Kraft, Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies at Biola University, to discuss their experiences with missiology.Autor: Missiology.com
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What difference does missional theology make for the practice of Appreciative Inquiry (AI)? Is AI realistic enough to deal with serious problems? How might AI approach issues like systemic racism? Why does Missiology Podcast make use of AI methodology in its interviews? And what's on the lineup for our second season? Podcast host Martin Rodriguez a…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Mark Lau Branson, Homer L. Goddard Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences with the qualitative research method known as appreciative inquiry (AI)—which has been Martin's approach in the preceding Missiology Podcast interviews. Dr. Branson shares how he became…
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What role should God’s agency play in historical scholarship? How does historical study help us think about the problems of Zionism in Christian mission? What might collaborative intercultural mission scholarship look like? And How should Christian spirituality shape missiological scholarship? Podcast host Martin Rodriguez and producer Greg McKinzi…
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Scott Sunquist, President & Professor of Missiology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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What is the role of Western theological education in the Majority World? What does the future of ecumenical leadership look like? What does it take to make radical missiological shifts? How can we lean in to hear diverse voices? Podcast host Martin Rodriguez and producer Greg McKinzie discuss these and other questions as they reflect on episode #9 …
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Timothy Park, senior professor of Asian missions at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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What is the role of experience in missiology? What are the benefits of student mission trips, and what are their problems? How should Westerners scholars engage with majority-world Christians in biblical interpretation?Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Paul Hertig, professor of global studies at Azusa Pacific University, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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What about the "dark side" of mission? Should the religious other convert the missionary? And is the line between missiology and theology necessary?Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Amos Yong, director of the Center for Missiological Research (CMR) and professor of theology and mission at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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Host Martin Rodriguez and producer Greg McKinzie reflect on episode #3 – Allen Yeh. They highlight the best and most hopeful aspects of Allen's interview and critically engage his responses.Autor: Missiology.com
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Martin Rodriguez sits down with Allen Yeh, associate professor of intercultural studies at Biola University, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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Host Martin Rodriguez and producer Greg McKinzie reflect on episode #1 – Kirsteen Kim. They highlight the best and most hopeful aspects of Kirsteen's interview and the significance of her work.Autor: Missiology.com
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In our inaugural episode, host Martin Rodriguez sits down with Kirsteen Kim, professor of theology and world Christianity at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss her experiences in missiology and her hopes for its future.Autor: Missiology.com
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#0 – Introduction with Martin Rodriguez and Greg McKinzie
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Your HostMartin Rodriguez is a doctoral student of intercultural studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, writing on missiology at the intersection of postcolonial hybridity theory and late-modern leadership theory. Since 2011, he has served as Family Life Minister at the Hollywood Church of Christ (Hollywood, CA, USA). Before this he served for fiv…
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