There’s a new episode from Back to Jerusalem that hits on something many people in missions are quietly wrestling with right now. In Episode 797, “Revelations from the Mission Field,” Eugene sits down with Mac to talk about a path that’s becoming more and more relevant—building businesses on the field.
Mac shares his own journey, moving from being a restaurant owner to training missionaries through food-based enterprise, and raises a question that’s hard to ignore: is it actually possible for missionaries to become fully self-sustaining and never need donations from Western churches?
What makes this conversation unique is how real (and sometimes awkward) it becomes. Listen closely and you’ll hear a simple yet difficult message: Mission work doesn’t always have to be done the way we think it should. In fact, there are methods for combining work, sustainability, and Gospel impact that lend access where traditional models have fallen short. But if that’s the case… what does that mean for the work we’ve been doing?
Find out in this episode:
