Best Missionary Formation Podcasts (2025)

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Born Free: Law, Grace, And The Laughter Of Isaac 11:26

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Send us a text What if the heaviness you feel isn't from sin but from spiritual striving that grace has already answered? In this episode, we walk through Paul's sweeping argument in Galatians using the vivid story of Hagar and Sarah to reveal why law and grace can't coexist in the same heart without conflict. Hagar represents Sinai's effort, rules…

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Abraham Proves It: We’re Saved By Promise, Not Performance 11:28

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Send us a text What if the freedom you crave doesn't come from trying harder but from trusting deeper? We walk through Galatians again, tracing how the law exposes our need while grace steps in to heal, adopt, and transform. This isn't a message about lowering the bar; it's about moving from checklists to a new heart, where obedience turns from bur…

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Life on Mission with Leanne Bowen // Episode 254 1:18:41

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Delighted to interview Catholic artist and former FOCUS missionary, Leanne Bowen! Check out her work at leannebowen.com! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpost.org/podcasts/ see what we have upcoming in terms of events here:…

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From Law’s Diagnosis To Grace’s Cure 8:30

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Send us a text What if the relief you desire isn't found in doing more, but in trusting what's already done? There is a sharp line between the law that diagnoses and the grace that heals, swapping performance-based religion for a living for a steady walk of faith. From the x-ray and mirror metaphors to Paul's piercing questions, "Did you receive th…

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Special Episode - The Crisis in Canterbury with Bishop Chandler Jones 51:45

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Bishop Chandler Jones joins us this week to discuss the crisis in Canterbury and explore the historical role of the Archbishop of Canterbury. We also examine the modern crisis, tracing the theological decline back to the 1960s–70s and 1992, and point out how innovations like women's ordination and changes to the doctrine of Holy Matrimony share a c…

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Growing Through Empathy Challenges in Parenting 36:26

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Those of us with children understand there is no parenting blueprint or path to “get it right” all the time. This can lead us to shy away from offering empathy as we become afraid of enabling poor behavior or stealing opportunities for them to build resilience. Yet it’s empathy — even imperfect empathy — that empowers us to help our children throug…

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Galatians: A Clear Call To Freedom From Legalism 10:10

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Send us a text Freedom sounds different when you've been living on a treadmill. Paul shouts across the centuries to stop trying to earn what Jesus already gave. If performance-based religion has left you tired, ashamed, or numb, this conversation is a deep breath of grace. You'll hear why the law is a mirror that can show the dirt but never wash it…

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Holiness Means Belonging To God 18:27

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Send us a text What if "be holy" was never meant to sound like a shout from a mountaintop, but a Father's whisper of belonging? You need to shift your definition of holiness from a checklist to a relationship, from moral pressure to a life shared with the presence of God. Instead of chasing perfection: holy means set apart, spoken for, and filled w…

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From Scorecards To Sonship: Why Grace Restores Joy 5:55

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Send us a text What if the Father's house felt like a home again, where judgment quiets, honesty breathes, and joy returns? In this episode, we explore the tender power of grace through the often-overlooked figure of the elder brother: the dutiful son who stood outside abundance because he couldn't believe "all I have is yours." That single line be…

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Affirming Your Faith on Vacation 29:30

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We’ve all been there: we are traveling and someone notices that we are Christian and/or Catholic and they start a conversation with us. What do we do when strangers ask us about our Catholic Faith when in public? Whenever we travel and embrace our Catholic faith, we may find ourselves publicly witnessing Christ and could turn into moments of evange…

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When Religion Turns Bitter And Joy Leaves The Church 8:09

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Send us a text Ever feel like you're doing everything right and still missing the party? This episode examines the often-overlooked elder brother in Luke 15 not as a villain, but as a mirror reflecting our own quiet exhaustion. We explore how performance-based religion sneaks into our faith, draining joy and transforming the church from a refuge fo…

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Maybe People Just Don't Know That We're Called to Be Saints... // Episode 253 14:52

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Maybe just maybe, a lot of the Christian life makes more sense if we know that we're called to be saints...and if we know what saints are, too. As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpost.org/podcasts/ see what we have upcoming i…

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Resting In I Am: Letting Tomorrow Stop Stealing Today 11:08

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Send us a text What if the loudest thief of joy isn’t failure or chaos, but tomorrow? We open with a poem that names what hurry hides, the way our plans and spiritual hustle can masquerade as faith while quietly draining the grace found in the present. From there, we get honest about how living split between what is and what might be creates anxiet…

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The Power of Empathy in Parenting (Conversation with Briana) 34:36

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Empathy is valuable in all our relationships, but it's especially important when it comes to raising children. All of us long for our kids to love Jesus and fulfill his unique purposes for them. How can we help them get there? Empathy helps our children become secure and confident as they pursue Jesus and fullness of life in him. Join us for this e…

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Learning To Live Today With The Good Shepherd 12:58

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Send us a text If peace always feels one step away, this conversation invites you to stop chasing the horizon and meet the Shepherd who stands in the room. We talk about how a certain kind of “spiritual hunger” can disguise plain restlessness, and why the Lord is my shepherd only changes us when we hear it in present tense. Drawing from Psalm 23, t…

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Catechesis #21 - The 10 Commandments: Loving God & Neighbor (Part 1) 40:17

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In this episode, we discuss the first four commandments and our duty to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. We explore how we live in a pre-Christian culture where basic biblical knowledge can no longer be assumed, making catechesis more important than ever. Additionally, we discuss how humanity was created in God's image to refl…

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From Orphan Mindset to Beloved: The Cure for Everyday Selfishness 12:25

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Send us a text What if the self-protection you’ve been practicing is the very thing stealing your peace? From a quiet hotel room in Arequipa, while traveling and staying ahead on upcoming shows, Austin speaks to the listener who feels forgotten, unseen, and tired of fighting alone. Bitterness, he says, can sound like wisdom and look like strength, …

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Bitterness Said “Build a Wall,” Jesus Brought a Sledgehammer 9:19

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Send us a text A quiet confession opens the door: being forgotten can bruise a soul deeper than we admit. From a small hotel room in Arequipa, while traveling and staying ahead on upcoming shows, we speak to the listener who feels unseen, the one carrying silent wounds that never found closure. Bitterness can look like strength, but it slowly becom…

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You weren’t bad—you were dead, and Christ made you new 20:15

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Send us a text What if your story doesn’t start with “I should try harder,” but with “I was dead, and God made me alive”? In this episode, we open Ephesians 2 with raw honesty and real hope, tracing Paul’s unflinching diagnosis and the breathtaking interruption of “but God.” We begin with identity saints and faithful by gift, not grind. Then we fac…

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Pray, Pay, and Obey // Episode 252 23:38

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Maybe you've heard the line before: Pray, pay, and obey. Maybe the person saying it actually meant: Sit down and shut up. But what if it meant exactly what it said? What if those were three excellent admonitions for our life as Catholic Christians? Listen in to find out more! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ourout…

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From Peru with Gratitude: Missions, Family, and Psalm 23 15:35

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Send us a text Mercy isn’t a mood; it’s the current we keep finding ourselves in. In this episode, we sit down with Chris in Arequipa and trace a family story that spans decades of missions, a son’s cleft lip and palate surgeries, a pastor school that gathered leaders from Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina, and a faithful Shepherd guidin…

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Catechesis #20 - The Law of God: Prelude to the 10 Commandments (Part 2) 31:44

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In this episode, we discuss whether the Law of God remains necessary for Christians today. We also explore how the spirit of autonomy in American culture undermines biblical order, examine Jesus's declaration in Matthew 5:17-20 that He came to fulfill, not abolish, the law, and critique the hyper-grace movement's dismissal of sanctification while e…

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Landscapes of the Soul (Conversation with Cyd & Geoff Holsclaw) 31:21

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All of us are quick learners when it comes to fear and trauma, and because of this, have developed strategies to survive the landscapes of our childhood. Some of us anxiously protect our relationships while others avoid connection and become self-reliant. Thankfully you can follow the Good Shepherd into a new landscape — the pasture of secure attac…

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You don’t need to try harder—you need to trust deeper 13:08

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Send us a text What if the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is already working in your hardest places, quietly, steadily, right now? In this episode, we open Scripture and our own scars to trace a path from the pit to praise, showing how mercy follows and how weakness becomes the doorway to real strength. We explore Paul’s rich language f…

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Wisdom, Hope, and Power: Paul’s Prison Prayer for a Free People 15:31

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Send us a text When a man in chains prays for your freedom, it changes how you see your own life. In this episode, we walk through Ephesians 1:17–19 and listen to Paul’s prayer not for comfort or status, but for wisdom, hope, and power. From a prison cell, he asks God to open eyes, anchor hearts, and unleash the same resurrection power that raised …

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Paul’s Not Whining. Why Are We? 11:48

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Send us a text Ever notice how God repeats the same truth until it finally sinks in? In this episode, we sit with Ephesians 1:15–16 and watch Paul pray not for his chains to be broken, but for people he loves. From a prison cell, he shows us a way out of self-pity and into a life marked by gratitude, intercession, and hope. Chris joins me as we dis…

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Showing Hospitality to Priests 28:39

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Offering hospitality is a great way to show appreciation and be welcoming to the priests in your life. In this episode of On Mission, Chris Pierno, Sarah Scalfaro, and Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. are joined by William Tishuk, Production Coordinator at Catholic Apostolate Center, to discuss what are some methods people can use to help their priests feel…

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What if weakness is where God’s strength shines most? 13:08

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Send us a text What if the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is already at work in your everyday life? In this episode, we open Ephesians 1:19–20 and watch Paul pile up words for “power” to make sure we don’t miss it: this isn’t theory, it’s reality for those who believe. I share pieces of my own story, from cancer diagnoses and false accu…

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Hatefulness and Phobias // Episode 251 23:53

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The proliferation of 'hate-speech' and the slinging of phobic-motivations seems to just continue to rise, and I think there are interesting reasons for that. Listen in to find out more! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpost…

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Grace and Peace Come From the Father, Not Just Jesus 30:23

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Send us a text This recording is a message preached at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia. Do you picture God the Father as stern and angry, while Jesus is the kind one who shields you from His wrath? You’re not alone, but that picture is far from the truth. In this episode, we explore a life-giving reality from Ephesians 1: grace and …

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Praying the Parables of Jesus (Conversation With Steve Macchia) 37:06

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Holy Spirit Powered, Not Self Powered 12:37

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In this episode, we discuss the Sacrament of Confession and Absolution (Reconciliation) and why repentance is central to the Christian life. We examine the biblical foundations of confession, the meaning of true repentance as "metanoia" (changing one's mind and direction), and how confession relates to baptism and the Eucharist. We explain the role…