In this episode of Missiology Podcast, Martin Rodriguez speaks with David Baer and Nathan Bills of Mesa Scholars, a global network of scholars serving alongside theological institutions and Christian communities. Drawing on their experiences in Colombia and Ghana, they discuss the opportunities and challenges of cross-cultural theological education, including contextualization, power dynamics, humility, and local leadership. Their conversation explores how scholarship can serve God's mission through mutual learning, long-term partnerships, and attentiveness to local contexts.

Our Guests

David Baer is director of Mesa Scholars and professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia in ...

Martin Rodriguez speaks with Fr. Dr. Francis Oborji about how context, dialogue, and experience have shaped his missiological vision. They reflect on the transition from Pope Francis to Pope Leo XIV, discuss AI as both opportunity and moral challenge, and trace the influences behind Oborji’s work, including Concepts of Mission (2006). The conversation culminates in his call for “theological pilgrimage,” a two-way dialogue between churches of the North and South.

Our Guest

Martin and Greg reflect on the episode #56 interview with Daniel White Hodge. They discuss hip-hop as a window for cultural and theological analysis, the definition of missiology, the experiences of those marginalized by the missiological establishment, and the need for intersectional perspectives.

Your Host

Martin Rodriguez is an assistant professor in the Department of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University. He holds a PhD in intercultural studies from Fuller Theological. His dissertation focuses 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 ...