The Gateway Journal of Theology Inaugural Issue

Read all new articles in the inaugural issue of The Gateway Journal of Theology.

Adam P. Groza
President
Adam is a native Californian and has taught philosophy-related classes at a variety of institutions including California Baptist University, Tarleton State University, Scarborough College, and Korea Baptist Theological Seminary.

Lessons from Twenty-Five Years of Preaching God’s Word

I am unashamedly an expository preacher. My first sermon, however, was not.

Josh Hutchens
Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Missions at Overland Church
Dr. Joshua Caleb Hutchens is a biblical theologian serving as the Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Missions at Overland Church in Fort Collins, Colorado and leading the Northern Colorado teaching site of Gateway Seminary.

Who Were the Danbury Baptists?

The Baptist story is integral to the history of the United States.

Jonathan McCormick
Director of Library Services | Associate Professor of Theological Research
Dr. Jonathan McCormick’s dissertation examined the tradition of confessions of faith among Baptists in the United States through the 1925 Baptist Faith and Message.

Articles

Excerpt – John Piper, Calvinism, and Missions: A Way Forward

Read this section of Dr. Hopkins’ new book on the theology of John Piper.

Philip O. Hopkins
Associate Professor of Church History
Philip O. Hopkins is the associate professor of Church history at Gateway Seminary. He earned Ph.D. in applied theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a second Ph.D. in Iranian history from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). He is also a research fellow for the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews, guest lecturer at Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan, Armenia, and part of the editorial board for Iran and the Caucasus (Brill).
Missions

The Incarcerated Church

When God Works Before Your Very Eyes

Helping ‘The Helper’

Seeing the Unseen

CSBC Women’s Ministry Director Cathie Smith shares how the church can serve the marginalized in its community.

Cathie Smith
CSBC Women’s Ministry Director
Cathie Smith serves as the California Southern Baptist Convention Women’s Ministry Director. She has a passion for teaching God’s word, serving the marginalized, and reaching the unreached. 

A Love for Scripture

Damaris Scrima, MTS student, shares the importance of cultivating a love for God’s word.

Damaris Scrima
Student | MTS
Damaris Scrima holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Theology from California Baptist University. She is currently pursuing a master’s in Theological Studies with a concentration in Biblical Studies at Gateway Seminary.

Excerpt — Another Move God?

Beth Runkle, Gateway alum, shares her reflections as a military wife and seeks to encourage other military wives in her new book Another Move, God?

Beth Runkle
Gateway MTS ’24
Author Beth Runkle has been married to her military man for twenty-five years. Faith in Christ dramatically transformed Beth from a bitter and reluctant military wife to one who embraced the community. Beth is called to encourage other women to intentionally pursue Christ in military life.

“Faith is a tree known by its fruits”: The Gisle Johnson Project

The Gisle Johnson Project is a new research endeavor spearheaded by Robb Torseth

Robb Torseth
Public Service Librarian & Adjunct Professor at Gateway Seminary

Podcasts

Jonathan Edwards Center Podcast
December 17, 2025

Jonathan and Sarah Edwards with Nathan Finn

Dr. Nathan Finn came to Gateway to give a talk on Sarah and Jonathan Edwards’s Marriage during a Night Life Event. He joined Tyler Sanders on the podcast to give a brief overview of the meaning of Sarah and Jonathan’s Marriage, the four major interpretations of their

Jonathan Edwards Center Podcast
December 16, 2025

The Blank Bible and Jonathan Edwards’s Biblical Typology with Cameron Schweitzer

Dr. Cameron Schweitzer joins the JEC Podcast to discuss his work on Edward’s Typology and the ‘Blank Bible’ and to talk about his book, “Towards a Clearer Understanding of Jonathan Edwards’s Biblical Typology: A Case Study in the ‘Blank Bible’

From Here to Eternity
November 28, 2025

Ecclesiology and Evangelical Missionaries by Dr. Richard Cook

Evangelical Missiological Society, “EMS Southwest Regional Meeting”, April 4th 2024

Richard Cook, Logos Evangelical Seminary

Ecclesiology and Evangelical Missionaries: 1900 to the Present (Part 2)

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