What if the greatest opportunity for evangelism isn’t reaching more people ourselves, but equipping more believers to share Jesus with the people around them?

On this episode of The Missional Leader, Rob Hoskins sits down with Pastor Miles McPherson, founder of Rock Church and Just 1, to explore how the Church can reclaim evangelism as a calling for every believer. Miles shares how a simple, 30–60-second testimony can help anyone share their faith with confidence, overcome the fear of difficult conversations, and trust the Holy Spirit to transform hearts. Discover how missional leaders can move beyond inviting people to hear the Gospel to equipping a generation to share it.

In This Episode:
- Why evangelism belongs at the heart of discipleship
- How a simple testimony can equip anyone to share their faith
- Overcoming fear and trusting the Holy Spirit with the outcome
- Mobilizing the next generation to reach their peers
- How the Just 1 Challenge helps believers take the first step

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
⁠- Just 1 — Evangelism Training & Resources: https://www.sdrock.com/just1
Miles McPherson’s initiative equipping everyday Christians to confidently share the Gospel through their personal testimony.
⁠- Rock Church: https://www.sdrock.com/
The church founded by Miles McPherson in San Diego, known for its emphasis on evangelism, discipleship, and community outreach.
- OneHope Research: Global Youth Culture & Gen Alpha:
https://www.globalyouthculture.net/
https://resources.onehope.net/genalphausa/p/1
Research referenced by Rob concerning young people’s spiritual openness and the importance of reaching children and youth with the Gospel.

What if Christian hope isn’t about escaping this world, but about seeing it made new?

In this inaugural episode of Season 3, Rob Hoskins sits down with renowned New Testament scholar Dr. N.T. Wright and theologian Dr. Jesse Stone at Oxford to explore what the Holy Spirit is doing in the space between the resurrection of Jesus and the renewal of all things. Together, they challenge an “escape to heaven” vision of Christianity and recover a bigger biblical story: God is not abandoning His creation. He is renewing it and forming His people to embody that future in the world today.

Drawing from Acts 2, Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 15, and Wright’s newest book God’s Homecoming, they explore what this vision means for Spirit-empowered mission, suffering, evangelism, the Church, and Christian leadership. If the Spirit is preparing us not simply to leave the world but to become people of new creation, how should that reshape the way we lead, serve, suffer, and bear witness today?

For missional leaders, the question is ultimately bigger than what we believe about the end times: What kind of people is the Spirit forming us to become - and what does our life together reveal about the future God has promised?

Show Note Links:

Hoskins School of Mission

Within Southeastern University, the Bob and Hazel Hoskins School of Mission provides students with interdisciplinary degree programs which combine ministry and marketplace skills for roles of Spirit-empowered leadership. This episode was recorded during a doctoral intensive hosted by the Hoskins School of Mission.

To speak directly with one of our HSOM program coordinators, please fill out this form here

⁠God’s Homecoming by N.T. Wright
Tom’s newest book exploring God’s promise to dwell with His people and renew creation.

⁠Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
Referenced as an important companion to God’s Homecoming and its vision of resurrection, new creation, and Christian hope.

⁠The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd
A formative influence on Rob’s understanding of inaugurated eschatology.

⁠Ask N.T. Wright Anything
Tom’s podcast exploring biblical, theological, and cultural questions.

Admirato
A new platform featuring Tom’s online courses, engaging community discussions, and resources.

⁠Lesslie Newbigin Resources
An extensive archive of Newbigin’s writings, lectures, sermons, and resources on mission and the Church’s public witness.

Timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
01:02 Welcome to season 3, meeting NT Wright and Jesse Stone
03:53 I'll Fly Away and the rapture problem
07:39 Jesse's journey from Pentecostal to Anglican
12:20 Where Pentecostal pneumatology meets inaugurated eschatology
13:15 NT Wright's own charismatic formation
18:01 Acts 2, heaven and earth, and the new temple
23:35 The four E's: eschatology and the fate of creation
29:11 Souls, bodies, and Plato's long shadow
32:38 Mission, bodies, and the full gospel
38:29 Lesslie Newbigin and the church as hermeneutic
43:19 A theology of power and the Spirit of the crucified
49:21 Suffering, certainty, and the lust for control
56:21 Evangelism and Eucharist as new creation
01:00:00 Ecclesiology and the integration of all humanity
01:04:22 Where to find more NT Wright
01:06:46 Closing invitation

One year in. Over 115,000 subscribers. Dozens of conversations that have shaped how we think about leading on mission. In this finale, Rob Hoskins and the OneHope team revisit the moments that stayed with us most—the ideas worth carrying into whatever comes next.

You'll hear Mart Green on generosity as adventure and the power of personal governance. Craig Groeschel on parenting with grace and truth. Bobby Gruenewald on the real limits of AI in ministry. Justin Forman on the power of storytelling in faith-driven entrepreneurship. Amy Orr-Ewing on apologetics with Gen Z born from personal encounter. Barry Corey on holding convictions with a firm center with soft edges. Plus voices from Uganda, Singapore, and beyond on discipling the next generation.

Four themes emerge: hidden formation, faithful innovation, courageous conviction, and a rising global Church reaching the next generation now. Come reflect on what God is stirring in missional leaders everywhere.

Show Note Links:
OneHope Research: Gen Alpha https://onehope.net/global-outreach/research/
Courageous Hope: Living on the Edge of Faith: bobhoskins.co/ch
Miscio: https://www.miscio.io/
Faith Driven Entrepreneur: https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org
Theology of the City: https://resources.onehope.net/toc
Heart of God Church: https://heartofgodchurch.org/

Timestamps
00:00 Celebrating one year together
01:33 Hidden work of leaders
01:55 Family generosity through voting
05:03 Uncomfortable meeting, forged partnership
06:24 Adventure partners and accountability
07:53 Two wings: leadership and governance
11:47 Six kids, six playbooks
14:41 Biggest parenting mistake
16:16 Innovation as stewardship
16:38 Three categories of risk
21:54 AI's limits for ministry
26:48 Three harnesses for AI
29:29 Power of story at scale
31:41 Collaboration over solo entrepreneurship
34:22 Disagreeing without compromising
36:32 Listen to learn, not respond
41:26 Miracles in Lebanon and Guyana
49:34 Hope in the next generation
52:24 Africa's Christian century challenges
55:15 Nominalism among African youth
58:32 Education as mission
01:00:09 Building home for young leaders

-

Rob's Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/robdeanhoskins/
https://www.facebook.com/robhoskins/
https://x.com/robhoskins
https://www.threads.com/@robdeanhoskins
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-hoskins-3646454/