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

Dr. Jeffrey Mooney, California Baptist University

The Story and Evolution of Redeemer Baptist Church's Sending Program

Dr. Jeff Mooney is associate professor of Old Testament Studies and Biblical Theology at CBU and an elder at Redeemer Baptist Church in Riverside, California. Redeemer Baptist Church is a community of believers who exist to glorify God by gathering for worship, growing in Christlikeness, and going to the world with the gospel. RBC is committed to being a sending church, believing every member has a part to play. Their main areas of commitment are: Global Care and Short Term Trips.

"We believe the tasks of local and global engagement and the advancement of the gospel is too important to take lightly. As a church, we purpose to do all that we can to equip each of our members for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:12). We require all those who desire to be sent by Redeemer as a global worker to begin their specialized training for global engagement by participation in our “Ministry Training Program.

In Redeemer Baptist Church’s Ministry Training Program participants will undergo a two-year commitment (4 semesters) of ministerial discipleship by the elders and ministry leaders to develop the doctrine of ecclesiology, theology, and missiology, to develop a greater understanding of the rigors and expectations of ministry, and to gain clarity about calls to ministry (local or global).”