Preview
Karl Faase sat down with some remarkable guests for Jesus the Game Changer Season 2. Watch the Extended Interviews here to explore in more depth what each guest brought to the series.
1 mins
Interview 01 - Os Guinness
Os Guinness sat down with Karl Faase for Jesus the Game Changer 2. They discuss faith, mission and some of his personal story. Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Born in 1941 in China, to medical missionaries, he completed his schooling in England and obtained his doctor of philosophy from Oriel college in Oxford. He has written or edited over 30 books.
28 mins
Interview 02 - Dana Robert
For Jesus the Game Changer Season 2, Karl Faase met with historian and missiologist Dr Dana Robert. She has been the Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, as well as the director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University since 1984. She has written several books and papers, including, ‘Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion’.
37 mins
Interview 03 - Tom Holland
Tom Holland was interviewed by Karl Faase for Jesus the Game Changer Season 2. He is an acclaimed historian in classical antiquity and an author of numerous award-winning books including Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World and Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic.
47 mins
Interview 04 - Ed Stetzer
When filming Jesus the Game Changer Season 2, Karl Faase interviewed Ed Stetzer about the growth of Christianity and how it expanded to the ends of the earth. Ed Stetzer is the Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, and holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission and Evangelism. He is also a church planter, missiologist and pastor. He has written a number of books and articles on church growth and planting, and continues to train pastors.
42 mins
Interview 05 - Lynn Cohick
When filming for Season 2 of the documentary Jesus the Game Changer, Karl Faase met with Lynn Cohick - Provost Dean at Denver Seminary in Colorado. Lynn is a professor, teacher and speaker and received her PHD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Her written works include ‘Christian Women in the Patristic World’, and a commentary on the book of Philippians.
21 mins
Interview 06 - Peter Rowan
When filming Jesus the Game Changer Season 2, Karl sat down with UK Director of OMF Peter Rowan. He has served with OMF for 18 years, and taught missiology in Malaysia for 10 of those years. He authored the book, ‘Proclaiming the Peacemaker: The Malaysian Church as an Agent of Reconciliation in a Multicultural Society’.
37 mins
Interview 07 - Jamie Taylor
Karl Faase interviewed Jamie Taylor for Season 2 of Jesus the Game Changer. As the great-great-grandson of Hudson Taylor, Jamie shared wonderful insights into cross cultural mission and the story of the China Inland Mission lead by Taylor in the mid-1800's. He is the Executive Consultant for Chinese Ministries at the Overseas Missions Fellowship (OMF) and he has a Doctorate of Ministry.
39 mins
Interview 08 - Takashi Fukuda
Karl Faase visited the home of Takashi Fukuda when gathering stories for Jesus the Game Changer Season 2. Takashi shared his story of mission and Bible Translation when he, his wife and two small children journeyed to a remote village in the Philippines. They spent 12 years there translating books of the Bible into the local language, as well as producing Christian songbooks, health booklets and a dictionary. They also helped to establish a local high school and eventually formed what is now known as Wycliffe Japan.
37 mins
Interview 09 - Mark Noll
Karl Faase interviewed Mark Noll for Jesus the Game Changer's second season titled "To The Ends of the Earth". Mark is a leading historian, specialising in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Research Professor of History at Regent College, and has taught courses throughout the United States. Among his many books is the insightful, ‘Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity’.
39 mins
Interview 10 - Michael Bird
When filming the documentary 'Jesus the Game Changer', Karl Faase interviewed Michael Bird who is a theologian and New Testament Scholar. He is the Academic Dean and a lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia.. He has written and edited over thirty books in the areas of Historical Jesus, the Gospels, St Paul and Biblical Theology.
23 mins
Interview 11 - Daryl Ireland
Karl Faase met with Daryl Ireland to discuss mission movements to China for the documentary 'Jesus the Game Changer: To the Ends of the Earth'. Daryl is the Associate Director of the Centre for Global Christianity and Mission, and a Research Assistant Professor of Mission at Boston University. He is also an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene. Daryl’s research interests centre around Christianity in East Asia, particularly revitilisation movements in China and Southeast Asia.
26 mins
Interview 12 - Joe Turner
One of the guests from Jesus the Game Changer Season 2 was Joe Turner. In this interview with Karl Faase, this former Belfast loyalist shares about how he encountered God whilst in prison and turned his life radically around. He now runs a church in East Belfast, and is actively working in prisons, bringing the message of God to those who need it most.
32 mins
Interview 13 - Tim Kesicki
Karl Faase interviewed Father Tim Kesicki for Jesus the Game Changer 2. Father Tim became a Jesuit novitiate in 1984, and is now the director of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Ordained in 1994, Tim worked and taught in high schools around the United States, as well as spending a year at the Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda. He frequently contributes articles to CNN and MSNBC.
23 mins
Interview 14 - Emma Wildwood
When filming Jesus the Game Changer 2, Karl Faase sat down with Emma Wildwood - Senior Lecturer and PHD supervisor at the University of Edinburgh. She has previously held positions at the University of Cambridge, and taught in DR Congo and Uganda for many years. Her particular research area is religious encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Christian conversion and the growth of mission-initiated denominations between 1800 and the present day.
32 mins
Interview 15 - Israel Olofinjana
Karl Faase interviews Israel Olofinjana - who is an ordained Baptist minister and the pastor of Woolwich Central Baptist Church in London. He is the founding director of Centre for Missionaries from the Majority World, an initiative designed to prepare, equip and encourage missionaries from the Majority World in Britain. He has authored and edited a number of books, including ‘African Voices: Towards African British Theologies’.
32 mins
Interview 16 - Craig Keener
Karl Faase met with Craig Keener when filming for Jesus the Game Changer 2. Craig is a Professor of the New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. He holds a PHD from Duke University and is known for his commentaries on contextualising the New Testament in its early Jewish and Greco-Roman setting. He has authored numerous books and journals and has taught in every continent except Antarctica.
31 mins
How could the message of Jesus go from the backwaters of the Roman Empire to become a global faith? This was the question that sent Karl Faase and the team around the world to hear the story of the message of Jesus reaching ‘the ends of the earth’. These long-form interviews allow you to explore more of the expertise, stories and research of each of the guests we interviewed for Jesus the Game Changer Season 2. Karl Faase meets with academics, historians, missiologists, pastors, authors and missionaries to hear stories of courage, conviction, faith and the power of the Gospel.
Dana Robert
Dana Robert is a historian of Christianity and a missiologist. She has been the Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, as well as the director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University since 1984. She has written several books and papers, including, ‘Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion’.
Daryl Ireland
Daryl Ireland is the Associate Director of the Centre for Global Christianity and Mission, and a Research Assistant Professor of Mission at Boston University. He is also an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene. Daryl’s research interests centre around Christianity in East Asia, particularly revitilisation movements in China and Southeast Asia.
Ed Stetzer
Ed Stetzer is the Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, and holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission and Evangelism. He is also a church planter, missiologist and pastor. He has written a number of books and articles on church growth and planting, and continues to train pastors. He is a contributing editor for Christianity Today, a columnist for Outreach Magazine, and co-hosts the radio program Breakpoint This Week. Ed currently serves as the interim pastor for Moody Church in Chicago.
Jamie Taylor
Jamie Taylor is the Executive Consultant for Chinese Ministries at the Overseas Missions Fellowship, an organisation first founded by his great-great-grandfather, Hudson Taylor. Jamie has a Masters in Divinity and a Doctorate of Ministry.
Joe Turner
A former Belfast loyalist, Joe encountered God whilst in prison and turned his life radically around. He now runs a church in East Belfast, and is actively working in prisons, bringing the message of God to those who need it most.
Lynn Cohick
Lynn Cohick is the Provost Dean at Denver Seminary in Colorado. She is a professor, teacher and speaker, and has taught in numerous cities and countries, including Australia and Kenya. Lynn received her PHD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Her written works include ‘Christian Women in the Patristic World’, and a commentary on the book of the Bible, Phillipians.
Mark Noll
Mark Noll is a leading historian, specialising in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Research Professor of History at Regent College, and has taught courses throughout the United States on American religious history, world Christianity, Reformation theology, Puritanism, historiography, 19th century British evangelicalism, and American intellectual history. Among his many books is the insightful, ‘Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity’.
Michael Bird
Michael Bird is a theologian and New Testament Scholar. He is the Academic Dean and a lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia.. He has written and edited over thirty books in the areas of Historical Jesus, the Gospels, St Paul and Biblical Theology. His book, ‘Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction’, is an attempt to develop a truly gospel-based theology that promotes the advance of the gospel in Christian life and thought.
Os Guinness
Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Born in 1941 in China, to medical missionaries, he completed his schooling in England and obtained his doctor of philosophy from Oriel college in Oxford. He has written or edited over 30 books that offer valuable insight into the cultural, political, and social contexts in which we all live, including the new, ‘Carpe Diem Redeemed: Seizing the Day, Discerning the Times’. Os also continues to speak at universities, and political and business conferences around the world.
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan is the UK National Director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship, a role which he shares with his wife Christine. He has served with OMF for 18 years, and taught missiology in Malaysia for 10 of those years. He authored the book, ‘Proclaiming the Peacemaker: The Malaysian Church as an Agent of Reconciliation in a Multicultural Society’.
Takashi Fukuda
After reading the article, ‘Two Thousand Tongues To Go’, in a Japanese translation of Reader’s Digest, Takashi contacted Wycliffe United States, wanting to join in their work. In 1966 Takashi and a colleague formed the Japan Bible Translation Fellowship which would eventually become Wycliffe Japan. Takashi, his wife and two small children journeyed to a remote village in the Philippines, where they spent 12 years translating books of the Bible into the local language, as well as producing Christian songbooks, health booklets and a dictionary. They also helped to establish a local high school.
Tim Kesicki
Father Tim Kesicki became a Jesuit novitiate in 1984, and is now the director of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. His formation as a Jesuit included studies in philosophy, theology and educational administration over a ten year period. Ordained in 1994, Tim worked and taught in high schools around the United States, as well as spending a year at the Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda. He frequently contributes articles to CNN and MSNBC.
Tom Holland
Tom Holland is an historian in classical antiquity and an author of numerous award-winning books including Rubcion: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic. He shares his expertise as a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Making History and has written and presented a number of television documentaries, on various subjects. Tom served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors and is currently the Chair of the British Library’s PLR Advisory Committee.