Scott Guffin's guest appearances

Scott Guffin

Beeson Divinity Podcast

Strike the Match with J. D. Payne

Church Leadership Podcast

Ed Litton

Paul Lawler

Matt Burford

George Herbert

John Donne

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Todd Adkins

Peyton Jones

Todd Wilson

Daniel Im

Ron Edmondson

Wayne Cordova

Jonathan Edwards

Christian Zionism

Jeremy Jones

OwlTail

Roy Ciampa

Co-hosts Doug Sweeney and Kristen Padilla sit down with two Samford colleagues, Dr. Roy Ciampa and Dr. Scott Guffin, to talk about the ways in which God is at work at Samford University in their two departments.

God at Work at Samford: A Conversation with Roy Ciampa and Scott Guffin

In Episode 11, Andy and Mark have a great discussion with Dr. Scott Guffin, who is the Executive Director of the Christian Ministry Program at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. To learn more about the program, contact Scott by email. Quotables  It’s a really tough realization as a pastor to sit down one day and go, “OK, we’re not making disciples, and that’s on me.” That’s what the Great Commission is; it’s not y’all come to us, it’s Jesus saying to the Church, “Y’all go to them.” There’s a bigger Kingdom thing at stake here of standing before your church and being honest, and just saying “We are not making disciples. I’m gonna lead the way in this, as God gives me grace to do so. And would you guys please follow as we do this?” I had a 92 year old man, who trained to be a disciple maker, and he teamed up with a man in his 80’s who was a greeter at Walmart. They started a D-Group in the McDonald’s in Walmart.” What would the 50 year old me go back and tell the 22 year old me about ministry?…don’t stop making disciples.   In the episode, Scott referenced two great resources that have proved helpful in making disciples: Growing Up by Robby Gallaty The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! Please subscribe and review through your favorite podcast app! If you have been encouraged, please share the podcast with those you know so more can be encouraged to better lead the local church.

In Episode 11, Andy and Mark have a great discussion with Dr. Scott Guffin, who is the Executive Director of the <a href="https://www.samford.edu/arts/christian-ministry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Ministry Program</a> at <a href="http://samford.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samford University</a> in Birmingham, Alabama. To learn more about the program, <a href="mailto: slguffin@samford.edu">contact Scott by email</a>. <h4>Quotables</h4> <ul> <li>It’s a really tough realization as a pastor to sit down one day and go, “OK, we’re not making disciples, and that’s on me.”</li> <li>That’s what the Great Commission is; it’s not y’all come to us, it’s Jesus saying to the Church, “Y’all go to them.”</li> <li>There’s a bigger Kingdom thing at stake here of standing before your church and being honest, and just saying “We are not making disciples. I’m gonna lead the way in this, as God gives me grace to do so. And would you guys please follow as we do this?”</li> <li>I had a 92 year old man, who trained to be a disciple maker, and he teamed up with a man in his 80’s who was a greeter at Walmart. They started a D-Group in the McDonald’s in Walmart.”</li> <li>What would the 50 year old me go back and tell the 22 year old me about ministry?…don’t stop making disciples. </li> </ul> In the episode, Scott referenced two great resources that have proved helpful in making disciples: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Up-Disciple-Makes-Disciples/dp/1462730000/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3EWNN5F687XQ1&amp;keywords=growing+up+robby+gallaty&amp;qid=1555988172&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=growing+up%2Caps%2C165&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Growing Up by Robby Gallaty</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Master-Evangelism-MASTER-EVANGELISM-Paperback/dp/B00QOTSML0/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1LTN6FMNOQNMW&amp;keywords=master+plan+of+evangelism&amp;qid=1555988205&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=master+plan+of+%2Caps%2C177&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman</a> Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! Please subscribe and review through your favorite podcast app! If you have been encouraged, please share the podcast with those you know so more can be encouraged to better lead the local church.

Episode 11 – Scott Guffin

Samford University launched a new undergraduate degree and program this fall. Dr. Scott Guffin is now the Executive Director of the Christian Ministry Program and my guest on this episode. We discuss this new program and its 5 Key Distinctives: 1) Biblically Grounded; 2) Theologically Evangelical; 3) Missionally Focused; 4) Baptist Connected; and Academically Rigorous. We also address the core components of the major (Biblical interpretation; Apologetics and Theology; Mission of the Church; Leadership; and Internships) and faculty mentoring. “We want to make disciples who make disciples,” Guffin shares, “So, we’ve designed our curriculum with that in mind.” This new program is also flexible and offers courses to other majors across the university. Guffin has a vision and passion to see all students, regardless of their degrees/vocations, trained in disciple making and missions. He notes, “every student in every walk of life could engage with this curriculum on some level.” Here is the email address he provides: slguffin@samford.edu. Reach out to him. Check out our conversation. Hear what the Lord is doing. Share this episode with others.

<a href="http://www.jdpayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Strike-the-Match.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.samford.edu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Samford University</a> launched a new undergraduate degree and program this fall. <a href="https://www.samford.edu/arts/directory/guffin-scott" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Scott Guffin</a> is now the Executive Director of the Christian Ministry Program and my guest on this episode. We discuss this <a href="https://www.samford.edu/arts/christian-ministry/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">new program</a> and its 5 Key Distinctives: 1) Biblically Grounded; 2) Theologically Evangelical; 3) Missionally Focused; 4) Baptist Connected; and Academically Rigorous. We also address the core components of the major (Biblical interpretation; Apologetics and Theology; Mission of the Church; Leadership; and Internships) and faculty mentoring. “We want to make disciples who make disciples,” Guffin shares, “So, we’ve designed our curriculum with that in mind.” This new program is also flexible and offers courses to other majors across the university. Guffin has a vision and passion to see all students, regardless of their degrees/vocations, trained in disciple making and missions. He notes, “every student in every walk of life could engage with this curriculum on some level.” Here is the email address he provides: slguffin@samford.edu. Reach out to him. Check out our conversation. Hear what the Lord is doing. Share this episode with others.

Scott Guffin on New Christian Min Program, Samford University