A Summary of The Fellows Program from Gospel Partners Media

Todd Friel with Gospel Partners Media announced a significant change in their approach to spreading the Gospel, in their recent YouTube video titled “This is the Biggest Change We’ve Made.” To maximize the GPM ministry for God’s glory they plan to add qualified men and women to speak into specific areas of interest. They are calling it a Fellows Program and have described it as “a Christian version of the Daily Wire sans all the politics”. This change shows their commitment to outreach and providing relevant and practical information.

Launching the Fellows Program

Gospel Partners Media, founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, is known for biblically sound content. The ministry’s productions currently include “Wretched TV”, “Wretched Radio”, “Road Trip to Truth”, and “Transformed” all aimed at tackling contemporary issues, teaching theology, and providing spiritual encouragement. The announcement of this new Fellows Program gives a glimpse into GPM’s new formats, platforms, cutting-edge technology, and media trends to reach more for the glory of God.

The Fellows Program is launching with eight men. Todd Friel did state that they are not against adding a woman to this group of men if they find someone qualified to teach on a specific subject. The eight fellows introduced themselves in the launch announcement video but here is a quick look at them, their current roles, and the specific area they will be diving into with this collaboration.

Meet the Fellows

1. Dr. Greg Gifford is Chair at the School of Biblical Studies and Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling will focus on Biblical Counseling. He will be producing resources in the form of booklets, video series, and Sunday School curriculum as well as continuing the “Transformed” podcast.
2. Dr. Adam Tyson is Pastor of Placerita Bible Church and Adjunct Professor, Biblical Counseling Department, for The Master’s University. He will focus on reaching Gen Z men through a podcast, hot takes, and other resources to help young mean live rooted in God’s Word.
3. Pastor Brad Bigney is Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, Florence, KY. He will be focusing on marriage and parenting. He brings 36 years of counseling to this collaboration and will be working on a podcast full of practical advice.
4. Dr. John Crotts is Pastor of Faith Bible Church, Sharpsburg, GA and on the Board of Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals. He will be creating podcast, resources, webinars, short form videos, and articles to help people learn how to apply theology.
5. Dr. Jason Lisle is an Astrophysicist and the Founder of the Biblical Science Institute. As the science expert in this line up, he will be working on short videos on hot button issues, holding webinars, and providing resources to help the church, in his words, “encourage Christians and equip them to be able to defend the faith well in the area of science.”
6. Dr. Andrew Walker holds several positions. He is the Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology, Director of the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement, Fellow in Christian Political Thought at Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Associate Dean in the School of Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He will be producing short videos, resources, webinars, and articles focused on Christian ethics.
7. Pastor Tim Challies is the Founder of www.challies.com, Co-founder of Cruciform Press, and Elder at Grace Fellowship Church of Toronto. His focus will be on the local church. He will bring his well-established identity of book reviewer from his blog platform to videos and webinars.
8. Todd Friel is Host of Wretched TV and Wretched Radio and Pastor at Alpharetta Bible Church. He will continue with his current commitments.

Dr. Jason Lisle (who I refer to as ‘My favorite Astrophysicist’) sums up this collaboration beautifully when he said, “I think it’s wonderful when God brings together Christians with different strengths, different areas of expertise and we work together for the glory of God.”

I highly recommend watching the whole video, I’ve inserted it below, to hear what these men have to say. Phil Johnson and Ken Ham both make appearances to support this ministry as well. And seem really encouraged by the path of the Gospel Partners Media Ministry.

I’m excited to see how this initiative plays out and expect some excellent resources to come out of this collaboration. How about you? Do you think the Fellows Program is the right way for Gospel Partners Media to direct resources? How do you feel about the fellows that have been chosen?

Watch the Video Announcement

Learn More and Support the Fellows Program

Gospel Partners Media also used this video to ask for support. Currently there is a $250K Match Campaign to help meet the financial support needs to expand this initiative. For more information, to stay updated on projects, or to support this ministry you can visit their YouTube channel or official website.

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