with Professor John Lennox

“This is no innocent little thing that will sit on the periphery of our experience, it’s going to influence almost everything and we need to get ready”

In this The Same Commission conversation, Professor John Lennox – mathematician, author of 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the AI Revolution, and respected Christian apologist – explores the profound ethical and spiritual challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

From the dangers of surveillance states and facial recognition to the widening gap between rich and poor, Lennox unpacks how AI is already transforming society — and why believers must respond. He challenges Christians to engage seriously with the reality of AI, the illusion of consciousness in machines, and the urgent need for hope rooted in the return of Christ.

Whether you're curious about AI's role in mission, concerned about freedom and control in a digital world, or looking for a biblical perspective on the future, this conversation will inform, equip, and inspire.

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📖 Learn more about 2084 and other works by John Lennox at: https://www.johnlennox.org/

John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He regularly teaches at many academic institutions, is Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum and has written a series of books exploring the relationship between science and Christianity. He is President of The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics.

Podcast participants: Jim Armstrong, General Director, Echoes International, Matthew Pitts, Missions Director, Echoes International and Professor John Lennox

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PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: www.echoesinternational.org.uk/commission
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-same-commission/id1735900905
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KEYWORDS: #AI #JohnLennox #ChristianityAndAI #2084 #Surveillance #Mission #ChristianEthics #ArtificialIntelligence #ChurchAndTechnology

with Professor John Lennox

“So you can say very modestly but truly that you do believe that there is a fixed point and you can witness to your faith in Christ”

Professor John Lennox joins us for the first episode of Season 4 of The Same Commission to explore how we can share our Christian faith today ‘without fear’ in this unstable world.

John Lennox engages with questions of faith and apologetics in both a dominant secular society and cross-culturally. We look at the need for Christians to pursue ‘persuasive evangelism’ and how believers can naturally witness to their faith with friends and family. Considering persecuted Christians around the world, John encourages us to remember Jesus’ promise that in whatever situation we’re placed, the Lord will give us the words to say.

Whether you're feeling unsure about how to share your new-found faith in Christ or have been on the mission field for years, this practical and engaging conversation will challenge you to have an expectant heart for opportunities to witness.

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📖 Learn more about 2084 and other works by John Lennox at: https://www.johnlennox.org/

John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He regularly teaches at many academic institutions, is Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum and has written a series of books exploring the relationship between science and Christianity. He is President of The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics.

Podcast participants: Jim Armstrong, General Director, Echoes International, Matthew Pitts, Missions Director, Echoes International and Professor John Lennox

TAG ON SOCIAL:

Facebook: @echoesinternational; @profjohnlennox
Instagram: @echoesinternational; @profjohnlennox

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: www.echoesinternational.org.uk/commission
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-same-commission/id1735900905
Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/be7b52bc-c722-41d2-a211-2cd958f6b7eb/the-same-commission
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LlwFSwHrVeYrJlhfcvJy2?si=b78369ad3f5945e5

SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoesinternational/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoesinternational
Website: www.echoesinternational.org.uk

KEYWORDS: #Fear #JohnLennox #Christianity #Witness #Evangelism #Apologetics #ChristianityandSecularism #Persecution #DefendingtheFaith #Faith #FaithNotFaith #Mission #CrossCulturalMission #PersuasiveEvangelism

With Rachael Bee, mission partner, UK (cross-cultural)

The Same Commission stays in the UK today, looking with mission partner Rachael Bee at how to ‘Welcome the Stranger’. Jim and Matt explore with Rachael how to use the opportunities that God has given us to share the gospel with refugees and asylum-seekers in this country. Listen, as Rachael shares some practical ways in which fellowships can open up and offer warm hospitality to those who have arrived in the UK, often from countries where Christianity is oppressed and believers persecuted.

Rachael Bee is a mission partner working in cross-cultural mission in the UK. Her work includes Bible teaching and support work with asylum seekers and refugees, particularly amongst people from Iran. She and her family live and serve in the Bristol area.

“Our hope and prayer constantly is that profound and transformative and life-long commitment to Jesus comes into each person, that comes through this kind of [discipleship] process” – Rachael Bee, mission partner, UK (cross-cultural)

Podcast participants: Jim Armstrong, General Director, Echoes International, Matt Pitts, Missions Director, Echoes International and Rachael Bee, mission partner, UK (cross-cultural)

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: www.echoesinternational.org.uk/commission
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-same-commission/id1735900905
Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/be7b52bc-c722-41d2-a211-2cd958f6b7eb/the-same-commission
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LlwFSwHrVeYrJlhfcvJy2?si=b78369ad3f5945e5

SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoesinternational/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoesinternational
Website: www.echoesinternational.org.uk

KEYWORDS: Mission; Mission partners; Gospel; Christian; Brethren; Assemblies; Believers; Asylum; Refuge; Migrants; Immigrants; Asylum-seekers; Refugees; Migration; Immigration; Church; Fellowships; Jesus; Jesus Christ; Good news; Hospitality; Bible Studies; Middle East; Persecution; Sojourner; Stranger; Welcome; Persian; Farsi; Iranian; Resettled; Undocumented; Salvation; Stateless; Displaced;