Community Dispersed

Many ministers grappled with the dilemma of how to build needed community when God's people could not gather during the days of COVID-19 lockdown. In response, Gateway faculty felt compelled to create helpful, instructive, and encouraging resources for the dispersed church.

Kristen Ferguson

In the initial days and weeks of shutdowns across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches, ministry leaders, and organizations grappled with how to be the church dispersed. Instantly, ministry leaders had to learn not only how to deliver a sermon digitally but wrestled with how to build needed community when God’s people could not gather. At Gateway Seminary, our strong emphasis on online education that seeks to not just inform, but transform, has provided us many years of theological, theoretical, and practical tools for developing community and content from a distance. Our faculty have been delivering biblical content and fostering community with students from around the world for well over a decade. It was out of the great need we witnessed among churches and from our own understanding of online education that we felt compelled to create helpful, instructive, and encouraging resources for the dispersed church.

Theology

Posted by: Philip O. Hopkins | April 7, 2026

Iran: Further Reading

Read through this helpful bibliography of resources on Iran gathered by Dr. Phil Hopkins.

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Philip O. Hopkins

Professor of Missions

Philip O. Hopkins is a professor of missions and chair of the Missions and Intercultural Studies Department 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 the associate editor of the IRAN: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies.

Theology

Posted by: Daniel M. Gurtner, Ph.D. | March 26, 2026

Protected: Book Excerpt – Engaging the First Christian Historian

Read an excerpt from Daniel M. Gurtner’s article in this festschrift in honor of Dr. Steve Walton

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Daniel M. Gurtner, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament Studies

Dr. Gurtner has a passion for making Christ known through careful, deliberate, and worshipful study of the Bible, and training students to do the same.

Theology

Posted by: Philip O. Hopkins | March 4, 2026

Persecution and Protection of Iranian Christians

A closer look at the history of Christianity in Iran may be helpful in understanding the current war in Iran.

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Philip O. Hopkins

Professor of Missions

Theology

Posted by: Adam P. Groza | December 19, 2025

The Gateway Journal of Theology Inaugural Issue

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

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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.

Community Dispersed