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.

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⁠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

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What if the future of global mission isn’t about going solo, but about radical collaboration? In this special episode of The Missional Leader, Rob unpacks the powerful story and personal conviction centered on “collaborative missiology” – a movement transforming how the Church approaches God’s mission in the 21st century.

Drawing from his experience growing up on the mission field and decades of leadership at OneHope, Rob traces the dramatic journey of missions: from the passionate Moravians and the resistance-defying William Carey to the profound turning points at Edinburgh 1910 and today’s explosive growth of the Church in the Global South. Discover how historic models, once shaped by Western influence, are giving way to global, indigenous leadership and “from everywhere to everywhere” mission.

You’ll hear unforgettable moments, including the convicting words of Samuel Azaria at Edinburgh that still echo today, and Rob’s own watershed realization that the Great Commission is simply too big for any one organization to carry alone. Learn why the Church’s greatest impact comes from cultivating networks of trust, generosity, and shared vision – and how innovations like the Bible App for Kids, massive Bible translation collaborations, and “plural-verse” missiology are reshaping the landscape.
Whether you’re a leader, a pastor, or passionate about cross-cultural mission, this episode will challenge and invite you: Will you pursue God’s mission independently, or choose to step boldly into true partnership with God’s people around the world?

CHAPTERS:
00:38 The real barrier to the Great Commission
02:03 Why unity is a kingdom core value
02:38 The Moravians and the spark of modern missions
03:26 William Carey: "Sit down, young man"
04:07 The Great Century of Missions and its complexities
05:14 Every model is a method for the moment
05:38 Edinburgh 1910 and Azariah's challenge
07:00 OneHope's shift from doing to catalyzing
07:52 The center of gravity has moved to the Majority World
08:43 From three-self to self-theologizing
09:23 Bosch and the "pluriverse" of missiology
10:04 Why the pioneering spirit isn't enough anymore
10:59 Collaborative missiology as the 21st century framework
11:55 What collaboration has already made possible

Show Note Links:

• Episode Guide
  — Access a resource designed to help you reflect and learn from this episode conversation!
• Miscio: Global Christian learning organization referenced as a case study example of collaborative missiology in action; Access full video story.
• David Bosch, Transforming Mission: Referenced for his framework of mission entering a new era with many voices and expressions
• Bible App for Kids with YouVersion:Referenced as a collaborative program reaching children globally
• Close the Bible Gap:Referenced as a collaborative Bible access initiative serving frontline missionaries and church planters