#326 How to Guard Against Mission Drift, with Judge Phil Ginn

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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How can Christian institutions stay faithful in a shifting cultural landscape? In this episode, Judge Phil Ginn—President of Southern Evangelical Seminary—joins me to talk about the danger of mission drift and how SES works to stay anchored to its biblical foundation. We discuss the importance of clear theological commitments, why SES drafted a position paper on social justice in the wake of the George Floyd riots, and how intentional steps like these can help churches, ministries, and schools remain on track with their God-given mission.------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:SEVEN WEEKS COFFEETaste the Coffee that is Saving Lives.Go to www.sevenweekscoffee.com for more information.Use my code: ALISAFOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to thinkBiblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com for more information! Use my code: ALISAIMPACT 360Leading Gen Z Conference hosted by Impact 360 InstituteSeptember 11, 2025 in Newnan, GA.Go to www.whoisgenz.com for more information.And if you're not able to attend in person, a digital version of the conference will be available for purchase after the event at Impact360.orgUse the code IMPACT360 for $15 off--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/musicThere you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachildersTo order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.comTo see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachildersPotential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	And the church in America is hurting right now. You talk about institutions drifted and the church has drifted.
0:05.7	Yeah, that's right.
0:07.4	Recent Barnett statistics show that 51% of the pastors in America in evangelical churches have a biblical worldview.
0:16.3	Yeah.
0:16.6	Listen, think about that, what that means. And less than 6% of the occupants of a pew in evangelical churches have biblical worldviews.
0:27.2	It's little wonder that church members are wandering if their shepherds don't know the direction to take them.
0:45.4	Well, hey, everyone.
0:49.6	Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast where it's always my goal to help equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel
0:55.8	with clarity, kindness, and truth.
0:57.6	And I've got a great conversation for you today with the president of my seminary.
1:02.3	That's Southern Evangelical Seminary.
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1:45.9	alisa. All right, we're going to be talking with Judge Phil Ginn, who is the president of Southern
1:51.1	Evangelical Seminary. Now, for those of you who are new to the podcast, maybe you've never heard
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