{"podcast":{"title":"The Crossway Podcast","slug":"the-crossway-podcast-1166075","podcast_index_feed_id":1166075,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CXW4883631318","website_url":"https://www.crossway.org/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/232294e0-d811-11eb-ae8c-63810e671cfd/image/full_1550000346-artwork.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Crossway","episode_count":517,"summary":"This is The Crossway Podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:20:24.647735+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075"},"episode":{"title":"Should I Become a Missionary? (Matt Bennett)","slug":"should-i-become-a-missionary-matt-bennett","published_at":"2026-07-06T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/should-i-become-a-missionary-matt-bennett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CXW1702429577.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CXW1702429577.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Matt Bennet talks about what it takes to be a missionary. Matt Bennett is an associate professor of missions and theology at Cedarville University and the director of long-term ministries at Reaching and Teaching Ministries. He is also the co-author of 'The Path to Being a Missionary: A Guide for the Aspiring' from Crossway. ❖ Listen to “The Problem with Modern Missions\" with Matt Rhodes:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts | Spotify ⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show.","meta_description":"In this episode, Matt Bennet talks about what it takes to be a missionary. Matt Bennett is an associate professor of missions and theology at Cedarville U…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/episodes/should-i-become-a-missionary-matt-bennett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/should-i-become-a-missionary-matt-bennett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}