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Mack Stiles

Mack Stiles formerly served as Senior Pastor of the Erbil International Church. He’s the author of Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus.
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We Never Arrive Before God: Missionary Hope for Hard Places

We Never Arrive Before God

Missionary Hope for Hard Places

Nov 16, 2023
If you feel called to serve in an especially hard or hostile place, or you’re praying for someone called to one of those places, remember that God always arrives on the mission field before us.
Mack Stiles
Nov 16, 2023
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The Awkward Duty of Encouragement: How Men Strengthen Other Men

The Awkward Duty of Encouragement

How Men Strengthen Other Men

Apr 17, 2023
If you are a man, who is the last brother in Christ you encouraged? Why don’t we give uplifting words to other men more?
Mack Stiles
Apr 17, 2023
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‘Give Me Nineteen Men’: Muslim Missions Twenty Years After 9/11

‘Give Me Nineteen Men’

Muslim Missions Twenty Years After 9/11

Sep 10, 2021
Mack Stiles and his family boarded a plane for the Middle East just weeks after 9/11. After two decades, he reflects on missions to Muslims since the towers fell.
Mack Stiles
Sep 10, 2021
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What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’? Six Dangers in a Missions Strategy

What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’?

Six Dangers in a Missions Strategy

Aug 24, 2020
If we prize depth over breadth, we may not spread the gospel far. If we prize breadth over depth, we leave churches vulnerable to error and heresy.
Mack Stiles
Aug 24, 2020
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Panel Discussion
Gospel Joy Panel Discussion: Piper, Charles, Meyer, Onwuchekwa, Rigney, & Stiles

Gospel Joy Panel Discussion

Piper, Charles, Meyer, Onwuchekwa, Rigney & Stiles

Mar 18, 2019
We should always seek delight in God as the root of every act of obedience, and when it’s not there we should grieve over it, repent, and press onward in our duty until joy comes.
John Piper + 6
Mar 18, 2019
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Why Global Missions Requires Healthy Churches

Why Global Missions Requires Healthy Churches

Jan 30, 2019
The Great Commission isn’t disconnected from the church — it’s given to the church. God designed the local church and missions to be wed together.
John Piper + 3
Jan 30, 2019
Ask Pastor John
Should Hell Motivate Our Missionaries?

Should Hell Motivate Our Missionaries?

Jan 28, 2019
We cannot afford to ignore hell. Christians must care about suffering, but especially eternal suffering. And it must mobilize us to go and to send.
John Piper + 3
Jan 28, 2019
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Awkward Is Better Than Silent: Finding Courage for Missed Opportunities

Awkward Is Better Than Silent

Finding Courage for Missed Opportunities

Apr 12, 2018
If you find yourself afraid to share about Christ when opportunities come, remember that awkward is always better than silent.
Mack Stiles
Apr 12, 2018
Book
Cross

Cross

Unrivaled Christ, Unstoppable Gospel, Unreached Peoples, Unending Joy

Mar 1, 2015
Cross captures, for a new generation, the great summons to the unreached and unengaged peoples of the world.
John Piper + 10
Mar 1, 2015
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Interview

Evangelism

Theology Refresh: Podcast for Christian Leaders

Aug 10, 2013
Mack Stiles talks evangelism.
Mack Stiles
Aug 10, 2013
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Conference Message

Supernatural World Missions: “With Man This Is Impossible”

Desiring God 2013 Conference for Pastors

Feb 6, 2013
The calling to missions goes hand in hand with a commitment to the local church and a love for the gospel.
Mack Stiles
Feb 6, 2013
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Panel Discussion

Speaker Panel

Desiring God 2013 Conference for Pastors

Feb 6, 2013
What can Christians do to help their church embrace the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to be faithful and fruitful? In this discussion, the panelists answer these questions and more.
John Piper + 5
Feb 6, 2013

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