From Here To Eternity

About From Here To Eternity

A podcast about persecution, preparation, and the history and theology of mission work with Dr. Phil Hopkins.

Publisher

Gateway Seminary

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episode

2 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Mar 2026

   Project 3000 with Kelly Zbinden

   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 effort to ensure that every people group can access the gospel. Over the next five years, we’re sending 300 missionary explorers to research every remaining people group with no known gospel presence. www.imb.org/project-3000/

2. 

   26 Jan 2026

   Theology and Missiology with Dr. Peter Lillback

   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.

3. 

   28 Nov 2025

   Ecclesiology and Evangelical Missionaries by Dr. Richard Cook

   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 crystallize timeless truths. Scouring each work for insights into ecclesiology and missions reveals a remarkable progression of the understanding of the church. In 1907, Arthur J Brown provided an entire chapter on the “home” church, discussing its role including letters, furloughs, and adequate support. Later, a second chapter turns its attention to the “native” church. One particularly fascinating section deals with why missionaries might fear allowing for the independence of the Indigenous churches. Like Brown, in 2008 Steffen and Douglas include a robust discussion of ecclesiology and missions. Nonetheless, the context has transformed. There is no longer a clear dichotomy between the “home” and “native” churches, as missions is constantly evolving in the direction of “from everywhere to everyone (Samuel Escobar).” Most startling, however, was J Herbert Kane’s contribution in 1980. He does not have a chapter on either home or native churches, and he seems to include little on ecclesiology. I believe he represents a transitional moment in evangelical conceptions of the “church” that is worthy of thoughtful examination. The three volumes, from 1907, 1980, and 2008, represent the church and missions at three discrete moments in time and, as I will show, reflect the inexorable movement toward our contemporary understanding of the Global Church.

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