There is nothing quick about the Great Commission. It takes time, commitment, and lifetimes of work. There are no shortcuts!
That's how Dr. Timothy Tennent opens this conversation, and it only gets more searching from there.
Dr. Timothy Tennent, who spent fifteen years as President of Asbury Theological Seminary, has taught every year for over three decades at New Theological College in India, and wrote Invitation to World Missions, one of the most important missiological texts of the 21st century. He now holds the Methodist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School. His daughter Bethany has spent 16 years among a Muslim people group in Tanzania and has now translated half the New Testament into a language with no prior Scripture.
In this episode of Global Missions in the 21st Century, Dr. Tennent joins us to unpack what it means to say that mission is fundamentally trinitarian and eschatological, why the West urgently needs a "missions selah," and what genuine preparation looks like for a new generation called to pioneer work among unreached peoples.
If you want to think more clearly and more biblically about the remaining task of global missions, this conversation is for you.

What if the diversity on your street is exactly what God is doing in the world?
Dr. Todd Johnson is the co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and co-author of the World Christian Encyclopedia. He spent his career tracking one of the most dramatic transformations in the history of Christianity, and he has the data to show it.
In this conversation, Dr. Johnson takes us from Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in Wittenberg, sharing how God used a love of math and a season among Cambodian refugees to shape one of the world's leading scholars of global Christianity.
Along the way, he reflects on the legacy of his father-in-law, Ralph Winter, the underappreciated trend of integral mission, the massive shift of Christianity to the Global South, and what it means that the peoples of the world are literally moving in next door.
His word to those called to global missions? Become curious. Become empathetic. And embrace God's vision for the Church - a multi-ethnic family of believers from every tongue, tribe, and nation united in Jesus Christ.

Kevin Lunsford, a recent graduate of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary, is the director of Circles Opelika. Circles Opelika is a community-driven program that works to increase upward mobility for individuals and families in poverty in Opelika.

In this episode, Hoffman sits down with Kevin to discuss what the Church in Auburn and Opelika can do to restore God's shalom to those living below the poverty line.

To learn more about Circles Opelika, go to https://www.circlesopelika.org/

This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne

Our Special guest was Kevin Lunsford

Editing was done by Michael Harvey

For more information, visit christourredeemer.org

Introducing the Christ Our Redeemer Seminary Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/cors

Have you wondered what missional theology is and where to start with it? In this episode, Hoffman and Michael talk about a reading list to get you started in learning about the mission of God.

Want to get the seminary a Christmas present? Check out our Lesslie Newbigin Missional Theology Library wishlist: https://bookshop.org/wishlists/67cde27cf504c8dd2a365f5b8e00b57aa3a75ca0

This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Michael Harvey

Editing was done by Michael Harvey

For more information, visit christourredeemer.org

We've got a special episode this week: Hoffman's talk from our last quarterly seminar. These quarterly seminars are a great time of inspiration, encouragement, and equipping. You can learn more about the seminars at https://www.christourredeemer.org/events

In this episode:

State of the Great Commission: https://lausanne.org/download-report

Seoul Statement: https://lausanne.org/statement/the-seoul-statement

Plenary Sessions from Lausanne 4: https://lausanne.org/accelerate

This episode was a special presentation by Hoffman Rhyne

Editing was done by Michael Harvey

For more information, go to christourredeemer.org

In this episode, Hoffman invites Daria Monroe to discuss Women's Hope, a nonprofit organization providing medical and material provisions for pregnant mothers and families.

You can learn more about Women's Hope at https://womenshope.org/

This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne

Our special guest was Daria Monroe

Editing by Michael Harvey

For more information, visit us at christourredeemer.org

You might not expect our small city in Alabama to be an international city, but due to the influence of Auburn University, lots of international expatriates are calling Lee county home. CORS graduate, Dr. Joseph Fan leads the Auburn Grace Chinese Church. Listen to his perspective from ministering to and with the Chinese community in Auburn.

Check out Dr. Fan's previous episode here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cors/episodes/Meet-Our-Leaders-10---Dr--Joseph-Fan-e1jca9f

You can learn more about Auburn Grace Chinese Church here: https://augccc.org/

This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne

Our special guest was Dr. Joseph Fan

Editing was done by Michael Harvey

For more info, visit christourredeemer.org

The Lausanne movement arose out of the friendship between John Stott and Billy Graham and their shared burden for the unity of the Church in missions. Recently, Hoffman got the opportunity to be a delegate at the 4th Lausanne Congress.

You can learn more about the Lausanne Movement at https://lausanne.org/

And on our blog at https://www.christourredeemer.org/the-lausanne-movement-its-significance-for-global-missions

Also,

The State of the Great Commission Report

The Seoul Statement

This episode was hosted by Michael Harvey and Hoffman Rhyne

Editing was done by Michael Harvey

For more info, visit christourredeemer.org