Apoluo

Biblical Ministries Worldwide
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Does the mission of the church feel more complicated than it should be? Apoluo means to be sent out and to be set free — a perfect summary of both the mission and the message of the church. This podcast exists to help you cut through the clutter and get back to telling the story that changes everything. Join Jon Beazley, Andrew Bunnell, Lauren Lavender, and Clark Berryman for conversations on gospel-driven mission, culture, and discipleship — all grounded in one conviction: the gospel has power, and you've been sent to share it.

Episodes

  1. 7h ago

    Why the Mission Is Timeless

    Methods change, cultures shift, and technology moves fast. So why does the Christian mission never age out? In this episode, Jon, Andrew, Lauren, and Clark ask what makes the gospel timeless, and the answer has less to do with strategy than most of us assume. Along the way, they ask why every generation feels the need to "reframe" the gospel, what "good news" meant to a first-century Roman ear, which symbol the early church chose before the cross, and how a century of missionary work collapsed because the message got tangled up with a flag. Apoluo is a production of Biblical Ministries Worldwide. Learn more at biblicalministries.org.

  2. Aug 18

    What Counts as "Reached"? Rethinking People Groups

    What do we actually mean when we talk about "reaching the world"? In this episode, Jon, Andrew, Lauren, and Clark dig into one of the most influential — and most debated — ideas in modern missions: the people group. Where did the concept come from, and is it clarifying the mission or complicating it? They wrestle with the questions hiding underneath the missiological jargon: Who decides what counts as a people group? Why is 2% the threshold for "reached"? Along the way, they explore Ralph Winter's idea of "gospel flow," the danger of importing American business models into missions, the difference between studying a people and actually telling them the good news, and why contextualization isn't a dirty word — it's how Jesus talked to Nicodemus one way and the woman at the well another. The gospel doesn't need an upgrade. It needs messengers. Maybe reaching the world isn't as complicated as we've made it. Apoluo is a production of Biblical Ministries Worldwide. Learn more at biblicalministries.org or write to us at podcast@biblicalministries.org.

  3. Jul 21

    Back to the Heart of Missions

    What if the Christian mission is simpler than we've made it? In this debut episode of Apoluo, Jon Beazley sits down with co-hosts Andrew Bunnell, Lauren Lavender, and Clark Berryman to ask why the modern missions world feels so noisy — endless strategies, frameworks, cultural analyses, and "ologies" — while the actual work of proclaiming the gospel gets crowded out. Drawing from Acts, Paul's church-planting journeys, Roland Allen's classic Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours?, and Tom Holland's Dominion, the team explores mission drift, the niche-people-group model, and what it looks like to recover the blessed simplicity of pray, meet people, and tell them about Jesus. Because the gospel doesn't need an upgrade — it needs messengers. Apoluo is a production of Biblical Ministries Worldwide. Learn more at biblicalministries.org or email us at podcast@biblicalministries.org.

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    Apoluo is a podcast by Biblical Ministries Worldwide that invites you to rediscover the simplicity, beauty, and challenges of participating in the mission of God — taking the gospel around the globe. Apoluo means to be sent out and to be set free — a summary of both the mission and the message of the church. But somewhere along the way, the mission got complicated. Join Jon Beazley, Andrew Bunnell, Lauren Lavender, and Clark Berryman for honest conversations on culture, discipleship, and gospel-driven mission — all grounded in one conviction: the gospel has power, and the church has been sent to share it. Stop overcomplicating the mission. Start telling the story that changes everything.

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Does the mission of the church feel more complicated than it should be? Apoluo means to be sent out and to be set free — a perfect summary of both the mission and the message of the church. This podcast exists to help you cut through the clutter and get back to telling the story that changes everything. Join Jon Beazley, Andrew Bunnell, Lauren Lavender, and Clark Berryman for conversations on gospel-driven mission, culture, and discipleship — all grounded in one conviction: the gospel has power, and you've been sent to share it.

Information

  • Creator
    Biblical Ministries Worldwide
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Biblical Ministries Worldwide
  • Show Website
    Apoluo