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My guest in this episode is Nik Ripken, missionary, author, and founder of Nik Ripken Ministries. Ripken is one of the world’s leading experts on the topic of Christian persecution and missions. His travels have taken him to 72 countries where he has interviewed over 600 believers living in persecution. […]

Nik Ripken on Learning from Believers in Persecution





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The missio Dei conversations of the 20th century shifted the focus of mission from an ecclesiocentric position to a theocentric position (specifically, Trinitarian). Mission did not belong to the Church, but to God. The world did not set the agenda for the Church to carry out mission, but God established […]

Before the Proto-evangelium, the Proto-missio


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The apostolic nature of God in the Old Testament has been on my mind for sometime. The fact that God sends Himself, on His mission, is the beginning of the practical outworking of the redemption and restoration of all things. I believe the Church often overlooks this important aspect of […]

Old Testament and the Mission of God


June 20 is recognized as World Refugee Day. There are over 25 million refugees in the world, in addition to over 3 million asylum seekers. Over half of the world’s refugees are children. In addition to these figures, 40 million people have been displaced from their homes and remain within […]

25 Million Refugees on World Refugee Day