Mark Tatlock
Mark Tatlock is president of The Master’s Academy International, a faculty member at The Master’s University and Seminary, the former executive vice president and provost at The Master’s University, and a local church minister in Los Angeles, California. Mark is the co-editor of the missions textbook Biblical Missions (Thomas Nelson, 2025).
22 August 2026
How You Can Encourage Students to Use Their Vocations for Cross-Cultural Ministry
Students have been a driving force in modern missions. Christian institutions of higher education can promote their student’s engagement in cross-cultural ministry by instilling a vision of their vocation as an opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission, preparing graduates to advance God’s kingdom worldwide through their careers.
17 April 2025
Risk Assessment: Trends Within Evangelical Missions, Part 2
This is the second in our two-part series examining some of the recent concerning shifts in evangelical missions philosophy and practice. In Part 1, we explored how liberal and Arminian influences have gradually eroded biblical foundations in missions and we examined two alarming trends: the liberalization of international theological education and what might be called hyper-contextualization. Now we continue our assessment with two additional trends and provide practical guidance for pastors and churches seeking to protect biblical integrity in their missions programs.
17 April 2025
Risk Assessment: Trends Within Evangelical Missions, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series examining some of the recent concerning shifts in evangelical missions philosophy and practice. In this article (Part 1), we explore how liberal and Arminian influences have gradually eroded biblical foundations in missions and examine two alarming trends that have resulted from these changes. The following article (Part 2) will address two additional trends and provide practical guidance for pastors and churches seeking to protect biblical integrity in their missions programs.
