PCA pastor John “Penny” Pennylegion (Christ the King PCA, Roanoke, VA) joins the conversation for a warm and highly practical discussion, guiding church leaders through a grounded vision for Great Commission faithfulness—one that’s deeply biblical, patiently relational, and confident in Christ’s authority and presence.  Penny shares his powerful conversion story, the mentors God used to...

Chris Tapp, pastor of Stanmore Chapel in London, England, joins The Great Commission Today to explore what faithful disciple-making looks like in a global city shaped by diversity, secularism, immigration, and spiritual searching. Drawing from his own testimony, years of pastoral ministry, and deep engagement with Matthew’s Gospel, Chris helps listeners recover a worship-centered, church-shaped...

In this visionary, wide-ranging, and deeply pastoral conversation, Rev. Richard Dalton—church planter, Anglican minister, and founder of Look Up Detroit—joins The Great Commission Today to explore how Christians can reclaim a faithful, visible, and redemptive presence in the digital public square. Drawing from his conversion story, decades of ministry, and a growing burden for cities,...

In this thoughtful and deeply pastoral conversation, Rev. Pete Hurst—retired Presbyterian minister, businessman, writer, and founder of PeteHurst.com—joins The Great Commission Today to reflect on a lifetime of ministry, vocation, and obedience to Christ’s Great Commission. Drawing from decades of pastoral service, involvement in the early formation of the PCA, current membership in an OPC...

In this rich and candid conversation, Rev. Paul Murphy, Pastor of Evangelism and Pastor Emeritus at Messiah’s Reformed Fellowship (URC) in New York City, reflects on more than four decades of gospel ministry and evangelistic labor in one of the most challenging mission fields in North America. Drawing from his own dramatic conversion out of...

In this biblically rooted and thoughtful conversation, Andrew Martin, church planter of Lumberton Mission Church (PCA) in Lumberton, North Carolina, joins The Great Commission Today to reflect on disciple-making at ground level. Drawing from his background as a missionary kid, youth pastor, seminary graduate, and now church planter, Andrew offers a deeply biblical and practical...

In this thoughtful, wide-ranging, and theologically grounded conversation, Rev. Chris Byrd—regional home evangelist for the OPC Presbytery of New Jersey, co-director of the historic Boardwalk Chapel, and longtime trainer in biblical evangelism—joins The Great Commission Today for a comprehensive discussion of evangelism, discipleship, and church-wide mission. Drawing from his covenant upbringing, conversion experience, seminary training,...

In this rich and far-reaching conversation, OPC ruling elder John Terpstra (South Austin Presbyterian Church) helps church leaders recover a deeply biblical, confessional, and worship-centered understanding of the Great Commission. Drawing on decades of service in the OPC, hands-on church-planting experience, and a lifetime immersed in Scripture and Reformed theology, John shows how disciple-making flows...