Christ Our Redeemer Seminary Podcast

Interview with George Walker...

In this episode of Global Missions in the 21st Century, Hoffman sits down with Pastor Daniel Gonzalez, the Latino pastor at First Baptist Church Opelika. Originally from Cuba, Daniel spent three decades planting churches and multiplying leaders under one of the most restrictive communist regimes in the world — starting when evangelicals made up less than 0.01% of the population. He went on to help...

Interview with Ronald Laldinsuah...

Interview with Christopher Wright...

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Takaki is a PhD candidate in business at Auburn University, originally from Kobe, Japan, who grew up with no Christian friends, no Christian education, and the quiet cultural assumption that religious groups were something to be wary of. That all began to change when he studied abroad in Australia and stumbled into a dinner gathering for international students hosted by a Christian ministry. In th...

Ryuta Kimura is the pastor and church planter of Double O Cross Church in Kichijoji, Tokyo — a neighborhood pulsing with anime culture, university students, and young people longing for a life they don’t yet have. In a country where Christians make up less than 1% of the population and the average evangelical pastor is over 70 years old, Ryuta is part of a small but courageous movement replanting...

In this episode of Global Missions in the 21st Century, Hoffman sits down with Dr. Dan Strange, theologian, author, and fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, for a rich conversation on J.H. Bavinck's enduring legacy for missionary theology. Dr. Strange shares his personal journey from a mixed Hindu-Christian background to becoming the scholar most responsible for bringing J.H....

What if the people most hostile to organized religion are actually the ones who teach you what the church is supposed to be? Tim Coomar is the Operations Director for City to City Europe and a former church planter in one of the most unlikely neighborhoods on the continent. With a British passport, a Sri Lankan father, and a Greek mother, Tim’s cross-cultural story prepared him for a unique callin...

What does it look like to plant missional churches in a post-Communist, post-Christendom city? In this conversation, Hoffman Rhyne sits down with Dr. András Lovas, a Reformed pastor, church planting consultant, and City to City Europe trainer based in Budapest, Hungary, to hear his remarkable story of gospel ministry in Central Europe. Dr. Lovas served for over 22 years as the founding pastor of G...

What does it look like to plant evangelical churches in one of the oldest Christian cities in the world, a city where the Apostle Paul once preached on Mars Hill, and yet where evangelical Christians make up only 0.3% of the population? In this episode, Hoffman Rhyne sits down with Giotis (Panagiotis) Kantartzis, Pastor of the First Greek Evangelical Church in Athens, author of A Christian's P...

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...

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 c...

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...

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:/...

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-...

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://podcas...

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-...

Hot off the heels of our last quarterly seminar, Hoffman and Frank have Sara Littlejohn on the podcast to discuss Biblical Counseling. Sara leads Redemption Biblical Counseling in Mississippi.  Listen to learn what it means to "Ask another question." You can learn more about Redemption Biblical Counseling at https://www.redemptionbcm.com/ And about Biblical Counseling in general https://www.ccef.o...

On this episode, Odalys Silvera and Paige Johnson from Esperanza House join Hoffman to discuss the latino population of our missional context. Esperanza House is a ministry dedicated to serving the needs of latino families in Auburn and Opelika through youth development, education, advocacy, and more. For more information on Esperanza House, visit https://www.esperanzahouse.org/ This episode was h...

Hoffman and Max finish up their conversation about what it means theologically to live in a city. For further study: BibleProject Theme Video - The City BibleProject Article - Cities in the Bible This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Max Beebe Editing by Michael Harvey For more info, visit christourredeemer.org

We're back, folks! Kicking off a new season of Our Missional Context this week with Hoffman and Christ Our Redeemer Seminary Alumnus Max Beebe discussing what cities mean theologically. For further study: BibleProject Theme Video - The City BibleProject Article - Cities in the Bible This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Max Beebe Editing by Michael Harvey For more info, visit christourr...

Collin Hansen is the Editor in Chief of The Gospel Coalition and the executive director of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He also hosts the Gospelbound podcast. In this episode of Our Missional Context, Hoffman asks, "What is Cultural Apologetics?" You can learn more about the Keller Center here: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/thekellercenter/ And you can find Gospelboun...