In this Episode, Jake and Seble continue their conversation and discuss what it means to truly bring all parts of the Church together as equal partners.

Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East Africa Sending Office; Faculty Member, Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology

List of Resources

• ⁠⁠CETI⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠INFEMIT⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Langham Literature⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission⁠⁠
• Journal of Latin American Theology

Latin America

• Samuel Escobar
• René and Kathy Padilla
• Melba Maggay

Africa

• Kwame Bediako
• Tite Tiénou
• Emmanuel Katongole
• Havila Darbarage
• Lamin O Sanneh
• Marcy Embar Ediouya
• Harvey C. Kwiyani

Middle East

• Vinu Rajendran
• Vinoth Ramachandra
• Sydney Roy
• Tony Deik
• Shadia Qubti

Western Voices

• Christopher J. H. Wright – The Mission of God
• David J Bosch – Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
• Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
• Graham Joseph Hill ⁠⁠https://grahamjosephhill.com/⁠⁠
• Stephen B. Bevans – The Church as a Community of Missionary Disciples

In this Episode, Jake and Seble have a conversation about how we have to let each culture develop their own theology.

Dr. Seblewengel Daniel: Director, SIM East Africa Sending Office; Faculty Member, Ethiopian Graduate School of TheologyDirector, SIM East Africa Sending Office; Faculty Member, Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology

List of Resources

• ⁠⁠CETI⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠INFEMIT⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Langham Literature⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission⁠⁠
• Journal of Latin American Theology

Latin America

• Samuel Escobar
• René and Kathy Padilla
• Melba Maggay

Africa

• Kwame Bediako
• Tite Tiénou
• Emmanuel Katongole
• Havila Darbarage
• Lamin O Sanneh
• Marcy Embar Ediouya
• Harvey C. Kwiyani

Middle East

• Vinu Rajendran
• Vinoth Ramachandra
• Sydney Roy
• Tony Deik
• Shadia Qubti

Western Voices

• Christopher J. H. Wright – The Mission of God
• David J Bosch – Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
• Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
• Graham Joseph Hill ⁠⁠https://grahamjosephhill.com/⁠⁠
• Stephen B. Bevans – The Church as a Community of Missionary Disciples

In this episode, Jake interviews Dev about the Church in Nepal.

Reverend Dev: President, Kathmandu Bible Institute and Research Center

List of Resources

• ⁠CETI⁠
• ⁠Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians⁠
• ⁠INFEMIT⁠
• ⁠Langham Literature⁠
• ⁠World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission⁠
• Journal of Latin American Theology

Latin America

• Samuel Escobar
• René and Kathy Padilla
• Melba Maggay

Africa

• Kwame Bediako
• Tite Tiénou
• Emmanuel Katongole
• Havila Darbarage
• Lamin O Sanneh
• Marcy Embar Ediouya
• Harvey C. Kwiyani

Middle East

• Vinu Rajendran
• Vinoth Ramachandra
• Sydney Roy
• Tony Deik
• Shadia Qubti

Western Voices

• Christopher J. H. Wright – The Mission of God
• David J Bosch – Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
• Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
• Graham Joseph Hill ⁠https://grahamjosephhill.com/⁠
• Stephen B. Bevans – The Church as a Community of Missionary Disciples

In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. John, and they talk about how theology is so much more than just thoughts and words; it needs to be embodied.

Dr. John W. K. Cheong: Associate Professor of World Religions and Missions, College of Theology, Grand Canyon University

List of Resources

• ⁠CETI⁠
• ⁠Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians⁠
• ⁠INFEMIT⁠
• ⁠Langham Literature⁠
• ⁠World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission⁠
• Journal of Latin American Theology

Latin America

• Samuel Escobar
• René and Kathy Padilla
• Melba Maggay

Africa

• Kwame Bediako
• Tite Tiénou
• Emmanuel Katongole
• Havila Darbarage
• Lamin O Sanneh
• Marcy Embar Ediouya
• Harvey C. Kwiyani

Middle East

• Vinu Rajendran
• Vinoth Ramachandra
• Sydney Roy
• Tony Deik
• Shadia Qubti

Western Voices

• Christopher J. H. Wright – The Mission of God
• David J Bosch – Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
• Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
• Graham Joseph Hill ⁠https://grahamjosephhill.com/⁠
• Stephen B. Bevans – The Church as a Community of Missionary Disciples

In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, and they discuss what we at Elmbrook Church should learn from the broader Majority World Church.

Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst currently serves at Western Theological Seminary – Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity

List of Resources

• CETI
• Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
• INFEMIT
• Langham Literature
• World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission
• Journal of Latin American Theology

Latin America

• Samuel Escobar
• René and Kathy Padilla
• Melba Maggay

Africa

• Kwame Bediako
• Tite Tiénou
• Emmanuel Katongole
• Havila Darbarage
• Lamin O Sanneh
• Marcy Embar Ediouya
• Harvey C. Kwiyani

Middle East

• Vinu Rajendran
• Vinoth Ramachandra
• Sydney Roy
• Tony Deik
• Shadia Qubti

Western Voices

• Christopher J. H. Wright – The Mission of God
• David J Bosch – Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission
• Lesslie Newbigin - The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
• Graham Joseph Hill https://grahamjosephhill.com/
• Stephen B. Bevans – The Church as a Community of Missionary Disciples

In this episode, Saru and Jake discuss their experiences in South Korea, attending the 4th Lausanne Congress. Elmbrook Church has had the privilege to be at all four of these historic points in modern Church history.

Jake interviews Diet in this episode, talking about the transformative work God did in his life that led a young man to return the many things he had stolen and built him up into a church planter and equipper of future church planters. 

In this episode, Jake interviews Roger and Lynn Hamilton where they talk about their passion to see ordinary people live out a Navigator core tenant “To know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.” After multiple years on campus Roger spends his time pouring into the staff at Eagle Lake Camp who in turn pour into the kids who attend summer camp.

In this episode, Jake interviews Bio and Derida about their work in Guatemala. They work with at-risk youth and care for the pastors from 29 churches in the community around them.

In this episode, Jake interviews Jamal and Suzan. They discuss the work they do in Jordan among the refugee community.

What are we as Christians called to do?