The Kouyanet Podcast Eddie Arthur

In this latest episode of the FIEC podcast, I talk to Adrian Reynolds about how church leaders can engage with mission agencies among other things.















00:00 – Introduction01:12 – The stories behind every mission worker05:35 – The benefits and pitfalls of working with mission agencies09:34 – Churches working together to send missionaries15:37 – Constructive relationships with a mission agency17:44 – Short-term mission trips23:51 – Relief and grant-making agencies29:54 – Paul’s missionary prayer letter







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British mission agencies face a perfect storm of three different existential challenges to their existence and purpose. In the light of these challenges, agencies must ask whether they are viable and (more importantly) whether they are relevant.



















Resources that might prove useful







* The Indigenous Future of Missions – Jay Matenga * A Snapshot of Mission Agencies – Eddie Arthur * The Way Forward: How should mission agencies react to a changing world? (Kindle version) Eddie Arthur* Mission Agencies in Crisis? – Eddie Arthur















If you don’t want to watch me on video or listen to my voice (and I wouldn’t blame you) you could read this transcription. Just a word of warning, the transcription was prepared by an online service and I’ve not checked it, so there are no promises about the quality.







The Kouyanet blog, podcast, videos and downloads are distributed (for the most part) free of charge in the hope that they will be of use to those who are interested in mission, theology and the world church. However, if you would like to support the site, you can do so by signing up to be a regular patron, buying something from our Wishlist or making a one off donation using the button below.

This is another of my podcasts with Adrian Reynolds of the FIEC. In this short episode we talk about how a church can and should care for their missionaries



























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In this video/podcast, I am interviewed by Adrian Reynolds from the FIEC and we explore the ways in which world mission has changed in the last 50 years and what impact this should have on the local church.



























The Kouyanet blog, podcast, videos and downloads are distributed (for the most part) free of charge in the hope that they will be of use to those who are interested in mission, theology and the world church. However, if you would like to support the site, you can do so by signing up to be a regular patron, buying something from our Wishlist or making a one off donation using the button below.

A few weeks’ ago, I spent a morning at the headquarters of the Fellowship of Independent Churches recording a series of podcasts. I’ll be knicking these for Kouyanet (with permission) as they appear!



















In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Eddie Arthur (Wycliffe Bible Translators) to discuss world mission and how church leaders can think about and develop world mission well in the life of the church.







00:00 – Introduction03:10 – Definition of ‘mission’07:57 – Moving world mission in from the margins10:26 – Personal connections and world mission17:11 – Developing world mission in the local church19:57 – World mission priorities23:45 – Whose responsibilities is world mission in the local church?25:47 – Church to church mission partnerships















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Dr Wat Ho Meas was born in Cambodia, served as a missionary in Japan and now lives in Northern Ireland. In this conversation he reflects on the way in which God has guided him through these experiences and prepared him for the next steps.



























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