Obstacles to Missions

18/02/2020 48 min
Obstacles to Missions

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Episode Synopsis

This episode, we talk about the obstacles we face in missions work and the reputations that precede us. Do mission workers do more harm than good, even with righteous intentions? And do those intentions absolve them of responsibility? How do we introduce the gospel into a new culture without destroying it? And how can we advocate for international travel when it could be damaging our environment, especially in impoverished and developing areas?

Relevant Links-
Brian Regan on Airline Travel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9em-ZCddWk
One Church, Many Tribes: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/one-church-many-tribes/361100
John Chau Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/11/28/slain-missionary-john-chau-prepared-much-more-than-we-thought-his-case-is-still-quandary-us-missionaries/
Cool Effect Carbon Offsets: https://www.cooleffect.org/content/travel-offset
White Savior Industrial Complex: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-white-savior-industrial-complex/254843/
Early Missionaries to Australia: https://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/early-missionaries/


Uncharted International: unchartedinternational.org
Unsettled Collective: unsettledcollective.com

Music in this episode-
Smoke and Mirrors by Falls
Stay Woke by Ghost Beatz
Patriot by OBOY
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