Is God’s Sovereignty Compatible With Missions?

The debate between Calvinism and Arminianism isn’t confined to the ivory towers. It has real implications for evangelism and missions.

Is Reformed theology antithetical to missions? Can Calvinists and Arminians partner together in gospel ministry? Scott and Alex take a swing at these hotly-debated topics and provide answers from a biblical perspective, recognizing that God’s sovereignty is fully compatible with the call to repent and believe the gospel—since the fact that Christ has definitively “purchased for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9) is what fuels all missionary hope.

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Alex Kocman & Scott Dunford

Alex Kocman is the Director of Communications and Engagement for ABWE. He serves as general editor for Message Magazine and co-hosts The Missions Podcast. After earning his M.A. in Communication and B.S. in Biblical Studies, he served as an online apologetics instructor with Liberty University and a youth pastor in Pennsylvania, where he now resides with his wife and three children. Read his blog or follow him on X/Twitter.

Scott Dunford is the pastor of Western Hills Church in San Mateo, Calif. Previously, Scott served as Vice President of Mobilization and Communications for ABWE and as a missionary in East Asia. Scott graduated from Northland International University (B.A. in Pastoral Studies), earned his M.A. in biblical studies from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, his M.B.A. from Cornerstone University, and is currently enrolled in Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s D.Min. program with an emphasis on missions.