From Here To Eternity

Kelly Zbinden joins Dr. Hopkins at a live Q&A at the 2026 Mission Conference. Kelly is with the International Mission Board. He has served in the IMB in a variety of ways over the last 31 years with his family. In 2023, Kelly and his wife began serving as Global Leads for Project 3,000. Project 3,000 is all about reaching unengaged and unreached people groups. Project 3000 is a concerted effor...

Rev. Dr. Peter Lillback, president of Westminster Theological Seminary, PA, and founder of The Providence Forum, joins Dr. Hopkins to chat about the inclusion of young children during the main services in church, the religion and theology of George Washington, and the value of experiencing a mission trip even if you aren't called to be a missionary.

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Richard Cook, Logos Evangelical Seminary Ecclesiology and Evangelical Missionaries: 1900 to the Present (Part 2) To understand the history of the missionary experience, I compare three classic textbooks on the life of a missionary from distinct eras. Contrasts yield insight into each epoch, whereas consistencies cr...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Mikko Sivonen, Agricola Theological Seminary, Finland Missionaries as Provisional Pastors As suggested by some missiologists, is it biblically accurate to say that missionaries cannot or should not fulfill a pastoral role? Within the scope of this article, we are not saying that every missionary sent to serve on a...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Daniel Low, Christian Witness Theological Seminary To the Ends of the Earth: Suffering and Other Key Markers in Chinese Missions A pervasive marker of the Chinese church, particularly in embodying the Gospel through missions, is suffering (Ahern, 2022). Conceptually to “suffer” in Chinese is to “eat suffering” (吃...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 David Ofumbi, Biola University The Being-Orientation for Reimagining Ecclesiology and Mission for Church Influence and Growth The Church strives to retain its self-giving mission orientation to maintain its identity as the Body of Christ in the world to function as the embodiment of the gospel and reproduce itself...

Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, joins Dr. Hopkins on From Here to Eternity to share his testimony of radical transformation. They discuss PhD programs in American and in Britain comparing both of their benefits.

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Jamie Sanchez, Talbot School of Theology Refugee Women: Stories of how Faith and the Faith Community Impact Resilience Limited research has been conducted specific to women refugees (Freedman, 2015; Gissi, 2018; Marchand, 2008). Resilience, or the ability to successfully overcome adversity (Masten, 2018), is one th...

Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board (IMB), joins the podcast this week to talk about the strength of cooperative effort, the call of the entire family into ministry, and the immense joy and blessing of serving Southern Baptists. To learn more about the IMB's programs or to get involved, go to www.imb.org

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Chris Gankon, Talbot School of Theology Public and Political Discipleship: An Innovative Model in Church Planting According to Matt.13.24-25 – Another parable put he (Jesus) forth unto them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came...

Dr. Nathan Finn, executive director for the Institute of Faith and Culture, and professor of Faith and Culture at North Greenville University joins From Here to Eternity this week to talk about his wrestle with ministry at a young age, the realization for the need for higher education leadership in Christian universities, and how missiology is connected to everything. Follow Dr. Finn on his Substa...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Joseph Handley, President of A3 Polycentric Leadership in Practice: Rethinking Congregational Engagement in Today’s Complex Reality This paper explores the practice of ekklesia oriented around the theme of polycentric leadership as a model for navigating the complexities of modern congregational life. Rooted in the...

Rico Tice, author and the creator of Christianity Explored, a program that offers courses video resources and other ministries to help people learn about the Gospel Truth, joins Dr. Hopkins on the podcast. Tice shares his testimony and the experiences that led to the creation of Christianity Explored and how it differs from other programs. He also talks about his feelings on the English Anglican c...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Jose Abraham, Fuller Seminary Deep Listening in Christian-Muslim Engagement: An Ecclesiological Imperative for Mission The church, as the Body of Christ, is called to bear witness in a world of religious and cultural diversity. Yet, Christian engagement with Muslims has often been characterized by apologetics and p...

Don and Anne Dent join Dr. Hopkins this week and share about their calling to the nations, both as individuals and together as a married couple. They discussed the benefits and challenges of raising children in the mission field, and provide sage advice from all their years in ministry. You can find the books authored by Don Dent mentioned in this episode at the links below. The Ongoing Role of Ap...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Ted Proffitt, Joshua Project A Missiology of Ecclesiology This presentation is based on my systematic theology of mission, a work in progress, which I hope will be improved by interaction with those in attendance. After a brief introduction concerning the church as sodality of mission that makes people into discipl...

Dr. David Dockery, president of Southwestern seminary, president of the International Alliance for Christian Education, and a very important figure and Theologian in Baptist life, joins Dr. Hopkins this week. They talk about cross-cultural experiences even within the United States in ministry and how to maintain integrity in ministry. Dr. Dockery reflects on God's providence in his life along with...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Glen Bagley, Grand Canyon University The Vital Role of Local Urban Missionary Outreach to the Poor and Homeless in Major U.S. Cities Urban missionary outreach is an indispensable component of the Evangelical mission to embody Christ’s love and compassion in modern society. This paper underscores the importance of l...

Dr. Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, joins Dr. Hopkins this week to discuss keeping his integrity and his focus on Christ while in a political spotlight, as well as the church's involvement in the adoption of his sons, and celebrating all the good things the SBC is doing.

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Daniel Rodriquez, Pepperdine University The Fourth Lausanne Congress: A Hispanic Evangelical Perspective This paper analyses “The State of the Great Commission Report” and the “The Seoul Statement” with special emphasis on missiological implications and contributions from a distinctly North American Hispanic evange...

Dr. Danny Akin is Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's longest serving president. He has been in ministry for over 50 years, and he joins Dr. Hopkins this week to talk about the joys and sorrows of ministry and on finishing your service well.

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Linda Barkman, Testimony Ministries “Gallons of Love” Christmas for Prisoners Project: Impact of Expanded Ecclesiology in Missional Outreach to California Prisoners This paper will explore how Gallons of Love – Christmas Gifts for Prisoners, has become a unifying mission project, bringing together incarceration-imp...

Dr. Steve Scheibner, 'Captain Steeeve', has over 750K followers on YouTube. He is a devout Christian and in 2001 he was supposed to be a pilot on the first plane that hit the twin towers in New York City on September 11th. He joins Dr. Hopkins this week to talk about his journey from the navy, to being a pastor, then to being a commercial airline pilot, and now becoming a YouTube influencer! Watch...

Evangelical Missiological Society, "EMS Southwest Regional Meeting", April 4th 2024 Mark Harris, Mission Consulting Group Counterfeit Conversions and Their Remedies  The Bible uses animal metaphors to describe various kinds of people who populate churches. The sheep of the Lord recognize His voice. They are true believers. Goats, on the other hand, often mingle with the sheep but are not believers...

The Legendary Victor Chayasirisobhan joins the podcast this week. He expresses the importance of being a lifelong learner and using all your education as a tool, offerings to God, to point people to Him.