Barnabas: The Overlooked Missions Leader

What can churches and missions leaders learn from Barnabas in today's rapidly changing global missions landscape? In this episode of the Mission Matters Podcast, hosts Matthew Ellison and Ted Esler sit down with Josh Irby, author of The Barnabas Factor: How Cross-Cultural Partnership Amplifies Global Mission, to explore the future of missions in a world where the gospel is moving from everywhere to everywhere. Josh shares insights from interviews with 60 global mission leaders and explains why Barnabas may be a more relevant model for modern missions partnership than we realize. The Mission Matters Podcast is a place to talk about the importance of our Mission as Christians. The Mission Matters is a partnership of Missio Nexus and Sixteen:Fifteen, who have a shared passion to mobilize God’s people to be a part of His mission. 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Meet Josh Irby & The Barnabas Factor 03:38 Why Barnabas Matters for Missions Today 06:06 The Shift to “From Everywhere to Everywhere” Missions 08:22 When Western Churches Become Discouragers Instead of Encouragers 12:42 Money, Methods, Materials, and Meetings 13:05 The Challenge of Money in Global Partnerships 17:31 Capacity Building vs. Dependency 19:47 Making Yourself Dispensable as a Leader 25:24 Barnabas, Paul, and Being Called Out 29:50 Josh's Biggest Leadership Reversal 33:15 Faithful Farmers, Not Spiritual Engineers 35:37 Final Thoughts & The Barnabas Factor 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 Book: The Barnabas Factor https://www.amazon.com/Barnabas-Facto...