What is the role of experience in missiology? What are the benefits of student mission trips, and what are their problems? How should Westerners scholars engage with majority-world Christians in biblical interpretation? Martin Rodriguez and Greg McKinzie discuss these and other questions as they reflect on episode #7 – Paul Hertig.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Your Host

Martin Rodriguez is a doctoral student of intercultural studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, writing on missiology at the intersection of postcolonial hybridity theory and late-modern leadership theory. Since 2011, he has served as Family Life Minister at the Hollywood Church of Christ (Hollywood, CA, USA). Before this he served for five years as a missionary in China where he mentored emerging leaders and partnered with Chinese leaders to plant three churches. Martin holds an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and a degree in Religion and International Studies from Pepperdine University. He is also a content editor of Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis and a member of the missiology.com team. 

Your Producer

Greg McKinzie is a PhD candidate in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, writing on missional hermeneutics at the intersection of constructive theology, theological interpretation of Scripture, and missiology. He is also the executive editor of Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis and the lead administrator of missiology.com. From 2008 to 2015, he served in Arequipa, Peru, as a partner in holistic evangelism with Team Arequipa and The Christian Urban Development Association. Greg holds an MDiv from Harding School of Theology (Memphis, TN, USA) and a BA in missions from Harding University (Searcy, AR, USA). He should probably be working on his dissertation right now.