Christ Our Redeemer Seminary Podcast: Recent Episodes
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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.org/
Side By Sideby Ed Welch
Instruments in the Redeemers Hands by Paul David Tripp
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Frank VaughnOur special guest was Sara LittlejohnEditing was done by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
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 hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guests were Odalys Silvera and Paige JohnsonEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
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 BeebeEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
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 Gospelbound here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kRYr5FTKr5ru1N7MR65Br
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Collin HansenResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Jeff Kyle is the vice president of China Partnership. Their mission is to support an indigenous gospel movement in China. Hoffman and Jeff's friendship goes way back to their time working together in China.
You can learn more about China Partnership at https://chinapartnership.org/
And you can find the Call to Pray at https://youtu.be/5tzxImXNvn0?feature=shared
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne
Our Special guest was Jeff Kyle
Research led by Parker Williams
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Dr. Richard Pratt is the president of Third Millennium Ministries. Their mission is to provide biblical education for the world for free. Hoffman and Dr. Pratt had such a great conversation that we split it into two episodes, this is part two.
You can learn more about Third Mill at https://thirdmill.org/
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne
Our special guest was Dr. Richard Pratt
Research led by Parker Williams
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Dr. Richard Pratt is the president of Third Millennium Ministries. Their mission is to provide biblical education for the world for free. Hoffman and Dr. Pratt had such a great conversation that we split it into two episodes, this is part one.
You can learn more about Third Mill at https://thirdmill.org/
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne
Our special guest was Dr. Richard Pratt
Research led by Parker Williams
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
This week, Hoffman talks finance with Dr. Nate Dunlap. Dr. Dunlap serves as the Executive Director of the PRF Institute and the Interim Director of Circles Opelika. The PRF Institute is a financial-based teaching ministry, and Circles Opelika seeks to reduce poverty in Opelika. You can learn more about those organizations here:
PRF Institute - https://www.prfinstitute.org/
Circles Opelika - https://www.circlesopelika.org/
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Dr. Nate Dunlap Research led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In this episode, Hoffman invites Rozi Dover from Homelink Reality and Jenifer Lovvorn from JL Reality group to discuss where people come from when they move to Lee County.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guests were Rozi Dover and Jenifer LovvornResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In this episode, Hoffman is joined by Daniel González to discuss how to minister to and with the Latino community in Lee County. Originally from Cuba, Daniel is the Latino Pastor at First Baptist Church of Opelika. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in church planting.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Daniel GonzálezResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
The studio was full as Hoffman was joined by Lara Potts, the founder of Redeeming Grace Ministries, Kari Glemaker, Christ Our Redeemer student and volunteer at Redeeming Grace, and Emily, a resident of Redeeming Grace. Redeeming Grace offers a residential program for women transitioning out of a correctional facility or rehabilitation program that equips them to maintain their recovery. You can learn more about Redeeming Grace Ministries at redeeminggraceministries.com.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guests were Lara Potts, Kari Glemaker, and EmilyResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Dell Crosby, the founder of Mercy Medical Ministry, and Kitti Magruder, the steward of encouragers at Mercy Medical, join Hoffman on the show. Mercy Medical Ministry has been in Auburn for over two decades, and they have had a front-row seat to how this community has grown and changed. If you want more info on the ministry, check out their website: https://www.mercymedicalauburn.org/
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guests were Dell Crosby and Kitti MagruderResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In this special two-part episode, Jay and Anna Hovey join Hoffman and discuss their perspectives from lifetimes in Lee County and careers in public service. In this second episode, Jay Hovey, Alabama State senator representing District 27, shares stories of his experience. He shares the need for winsome disagreement and models civil discourse as he seeks to represent the people of District 27 well.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne
Our special guests were Jay and Anna Hovey
Research led by Parker Williams
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In this special two-part episode, Jay and Anna Hovey join Hoffman and discuss their perspectives from lifetimes in Lee County and careers in public service. In this first episode, Anna Hovey, President and CEO of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, shares how the growing diversity of business in Auburn is leading to a more stable community. Her role in supporting businesses and nonprofits gives her an invaluable perspective.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne
Our special guests were Jay and Anna Hovey
Research led by Parker Williams
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Auburn City’s chief of police, Cedric Anderson joins Hoffman on the show today. In this episode, chief Anderson tells of how he has witnessed Auburn grow and change over his decades long career and how the low crime rates and perceived safety are leading to Auburn’s continued growth. He and Hoffman also discuss the redemptive approach the Auburn police officers employ when serving the community. Most of all, Cedric shares how the power of prayer can radically change communities.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Cedric AndersonResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
This week's special guest is Bobby Woodard, the senior vice president for student affairs at Auburn University. Dr. Woodard represents the student body to university and city administrators in this role. In this episode, Hoffman and Bobby discuss the growth of Auburn University and how the student affairs office has increased student engagement and health programs to serve the student body better. Hoffman and Bobby also discuss the large Christian presence on campus and how Christians can practice free speech and civil discourse winsomely.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Bobby WoodardResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Our special guest this week is Auburn’s mayor, Ron Anders. In this interview, Mayor Anders shares his perspective on Auburn’s rapid growth and the challenges and opportunities that come with it. He also shares his approach to leadership and how his faith influences his work.
For more information about Auburn’s growth, check out our blog series.
http://www.christourredeemer.org/our-missional-context-from-a-village-to-a-city
This episode was hosted by Hoffman RhyneOur special guest was Ron AndersResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Hoffman and Max return to the podcast this week to wrap up their discussion on the 2020 Census data. This episode touches on data ranging from poverty rates to home values to the rise of religious nones. Be sure to check out the companion blog post at https://www.christourredeemer.org/new-copy-of-our-missional-context-research-project-podcast-series
This article from The Gospel Coalition may also be helpful: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/know-mainline-protestantism/
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Max BeebeeResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In the second episode of “Our Missional Context” Hoffman and Max look over 2020 Census data and consider how the Auburn and Opelika community has changed and how that affects our churches. Be sure to check out the companion blog post at https://www.christourredeemer.org/our-missional-context-lee-countys-rapid-growth.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Max BeebeeResearch led by Parker WilliamsEditing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
In this new season titled “Our Missional Context” we will be exploring Auburn, Opelika, and our surrounding community, looking for where God is at work. Each week, we will have a special guest sharing their perspective on the community. In this first episode, Hoffman Rhyne and Max Beebe outline the research that went into this series and look at what is coming next. Be sure to check out the companion blog post at https://www.christourredeemer.org/ur-missional-context-research-project-podcast-series.
This episode was hosted by Hoffman Rhyne and Max Beebee.
Research led by Parker Williams.
Editing by Michael Harvey
For more info, visit christourredeemer.org
Pastor and ministry director Trace Hamiter and current Christ Our Redeemer Seminary student Fuller Musselwhite join us on this episode to share their experience with the mentoring program and how it has brought a greater depth to their relationship. They specifically reflect how working through their life stories together has helped them look back on God’s hand at work in their lives through both the good and bad times. Listen in to hear more about how the seminary’s three-fold integrated curriculum is training up holistic ministry leaders in the local community.
Local business owner and seminary mentor Joshua Fuller joins us on the podcast to discuss how the influence of godly men in his own life has created a model for his mentoring relationship with the seminary. He speaks on how making the sacrifice to step into this mentoring role has helped him cherish all that God has given him and share that perspective with his mentee.
Current students Jeff and Jarrod share how the mentoring program at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary has been a wonderful aid in their spiritual and personal growth as one of the three components of our seminary curriculum. Listen as they reflect on how their mentors have encouraged them in their seminary journey and what is needed to get the most out of a mentoring relationship.
Enjoy another episode with Peter and Sally Ann Doyle as they share their journey in ministry in remaining faithful to one another and the calling the Lord placed on their lives.
In this unique episode, Peter and Sally Ann Doyle share from their wonderful experiences following the Lord’s leading to be his faithful servants all over the world. They have a long life of stories to share, and we’re sure you’ll be edified and encouraged by their testimony.
Mike Wayman is a member of the Board of Trustees for Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. His work and ministry focuses on providing resources and coaching for believers in closed countries to help them own and operate small businesses. By doing this, he has been able to partner with believers in more than 20 countries as they use their businesses to share the gospel with their countrymen and women.
Dr. Gary Spooner is the executive director of The Owen Center, a biblical counseling ministry located in Auburn, Alabama. In this episode, he speaks from his lengthy experience in vocational ministry which includes various pastorates and his later transition into biblical counseling. We hope that you are encouraged by his message of hope and transformation for all people found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
JArthur Grubbs is a bivocational minister who serves as an Associate Pastor at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church. He shares from a breadth of life experience which unites around a pattern of leaning in and trusting God when the future looks uncertain.
Tom McClendon is an Associate Pastor at Lakeview Baptist Church. In this episode you’ll hear his story of how God steadily calling him into ministry has guided his humble pursuit of making Christ known through the proclamation of His Word.
David Green was a member of our founding team at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary and currently serves as a student mentor. In this episode you’ll hear how one key mentoring relationship in his life has led him on a journey of helping young people reach their potential. Listen as he describes how he incorporates biblical insights into interpersonal relationships and how he helped us craft the vision of the mentoring program at the seminary.
Max Beebe is a student in our inaugural cohort at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. Listen to his testimony as he recounts God’s faithfulness in his upbringing, meeting wife in college, and his life since as he pursues a call to work in cross-cultural ministry. He specifically reflects on the blessing of studying Scripture in depth alongside a community of believers and his desire to once again see Christ proclaimed in regions that were prominent during the early church era.
Hannah Nation is the Managing Director of the Center for House Church Theology. Her primary ministry and passion is helping translate the writings of leaders in the Chinese Church so that believers worldwide may be edified by them. We pray that while listening to this episode you are encouraged and challenged by the faithful testimony of our brothers and sisters in China and the work that God is doing among them.
Frank Vaughn is the Dean of Mentoring at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. In this episode, you’ll hear his testimony of God’s grace in the midst of tragedy, his path into student ministry through the influence of faithful men and women the Lord placed in his life, and his passion for making disciples through biblical mentorship.
Tim Kurtaneck is the Dean of Practicum and Program Director at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. Listen to his story of God’s providential work in his life through his adoption, growing up as the son of a seminary professor, and his unexpected journey into full-time vocational ministry. You’ll be encouraged by his passion for all people and how he is using that passion to pour into the lives of our students.
Jere Scott Bradshaw is the Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church. He has a gift for simply and clearly articulating gospel truth and the reality of life in Christ. We hope that you are encouraged by his words and how they reflect the transformational ministry training model we are striving for at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Randy Schlichting is the President of Metro Atlanta Seminary and a member of the Board of Trustees for Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. You’ll hear his testimony of the Lord sowing seeds in his heart during his time working in business, both overseas and domestically, which eventually led to his call into ministry. This helped cast the vision for a locally accessible seminary centered around discipleship and mentoring that became Metro Atlanta Seminary and subsequently resulted in Christ Our Redeemer being founded as an affiliate seminary under its model and leadership.
Michael Alsup is a Campus Minister with RUF International at Auburn University. Listen as he shares his experience in pastoral and international ministry. In this episode, Michael and Hoffman discuss how ministry in culturally diverse contexts helps to enrich one’s understanding of God and his revelation.
Dr. Joseph Fan is an Associate Professor of Forestry at Auburn University and a Pastor of the Chinese Church in Auburn. In this episode you’ll hear his powerful testimony of how the Lord brought him and many of his family members to faith in Christ and his subsequent calling to minister to Chinese students on college campuses. As both a member of the Board of Trustees and student at Christ Our Redeemer Seminary, he provides a unique perspective on the value of a local, accessible seminary as he continues to minister through his full-time job at the university.
Chris Gonzalez is the President of the Missional Training Center in Tempe, Arizona. He shares his experience in applying missional theology derived from the biblical narrative as the basis for planting thriving churches and training effective leaders. Together Chris and Hoffman discuss the necessity of local churches uniting to fulfill God’s mission in their city, a vision which defines both the Missional Training Center and Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Matt Dean is the Lead Pastor of Grace Auburn Church and a member of the Board of Trustees for Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. Listen as he reflects on the Lord’s refining work during the hard seasons of his life which shaped his calling to shepherd the church and bring the gospel to those who have yet to hear. You’ll hear how he shares in the mission of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary to equip ministry leaders to do the same through the local church in Auburn.
Garrett Walden is a pastor at Grace Heritage Church and the Dean of Admissions for Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. Listen to his testimony of how God kindled in him a heart for discipleship and evangelism during college which has become a love for pastoral ministry and preaching. He also tells of his PhD studies and his desire to use his degree to facilitate theological education for others in his community through the local church and Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Courtney Rhyne is a former missionary and the wife of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary President Hoffman Rhyne. In this episode she shares her testimony of being called to intercultural ministry through playing collegiate softball before spending several years serving in Tibet and China. You’ll also hear about her role in founding the seminary and her vision for local and international believers being equipped and sent out from Auburn to the nations.
Bernard Anderson is the Pastor of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the Board of Trustees for Christ Our Redeemer Seminary. Pastor Anderson shares from his wisdom and experience as a long-tenured leader in the Auburn community. You’ll hear about God’s providence in his marriage and call to ministry as well as his unique fingerprint on the founding of the seminary.
Ben Jefferies is the Rector (Senior Pastor and Priest) at The Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Opelika. His journey from England to the American Midwest and then to Alabama gives him a unique perspective on the breadth of modern evangelicalism. Listen as he shares about his appreciation for the rich liturgy of his Anglican tradition and the practical ministry training model of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Josh Yates is the Assistant Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Opelika. Hear about his experience in college and local church ministry as well as his passion for equipping believers to rightly interpret and proclaim the Word of God for use in vocational ministry and everyday life. He also shares practical wisdom concerning the value of theological education and what he loves about the “by the Church for the Church” model of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Noah Kiser is the Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Opelika. Listen as he shares his call to ministry and God’s providence in bringing him to FPO. Noah also discusses his appreciation for the ecumenical unity of the churches in Auburn-Opelika and the benefits of the local church model of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Trace Hamiter is a local pastor and network overseer of the Simple Church Network of Auburn and Opelika. He is also the executive director of All Things Ministries. The topic of discipleship has been a long-time interest for Trace and became the focus of his doctoral work at Beeson Divinity School. Drawing from that and 20+ years in the trenches of discipleship, Trace taught our course this Spring on Making and Training Disciples. You'll hear from him why he is excited about being a part of Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
Jeff Hollis has the unique perspective of being on our launch team as well as being our very first student and member of our inaugural cohort! Listen in as he shares about what God is doing through Christ Our Redeemer Seminary.
As part of our initial launch team, Lee Cadden's sacrificial service helped get Christ Our Redeemer Seminary off the ground. As a local pastor, Lee shares in this podcast why he's excited about how this seminary model centers the training of aspiring leaders in the local church.
Christ Our Redeemer Seminary is a partnership of churches in Auburn & Opelika working together to equip leaders for God’s global mission. We offer accredited theological training designed to shape the mind and heart with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Through this podcast you’ll learn more about how the Bible is an epic story of God’s mission through God’s people to save God’s world and how that story finds it focus and fulfillment in the good news of Jesus Christ. We’ll talk about the central role of the Church in God’s mission, which makes the Church missional by its very nature and calling. We’ll talk about how the local church is the primary context of the Spirit’s renewing work, including the equipping and affirmation of aspiring leaders, a process that happens best when it is holistic, highly relational, and firmly rooted in the local church. You’ll learn how we integrate rigorous theological education, heart-level mentoring, and hands-on ministry opportunities to shape not only how we think, but also what we love, and how we live.
Look for our first episodes beginning in March 2022!