The Jacumin-Simpson Missions Center at SEBTS in spring

Who We Are

The Lewis A. Drummond Center for Great Commission Studies is the hub of missionary mobilization at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The CGCS exists to mobilize and equip students, faculty, and staff in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. We accomplish this in the classroom, in our community, and among the nations in partnership with local churches, state conventions, NAMB, and the IMB.

What We Do

Mission Trips Events Academics

Meet the Team

Keelan Cook

Director of the CGCS

Kelly Garner

Office Manager and Assistant to the CGCS Director

Matt Rogers

CGCS Coordinator of North American Church Planting

Tate Griffiths

Administrative Assistant

Meridith Graves

Digital Media Specialist

Chloe Rutherford

Student Mobilizer

Keelan Cook

Director of the CGCS

Keelan Cook is the Director for the Center for Great Commission studies. He also serves as instructor of North American missiology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as the Associate Director for the Union Baptist Association in Houston, TX. Keelan’s areas of focus cover both North American and international missions. He teaches and writes on church renewal and replanting as well as developing healthy sending culture in churches. He has a passion for mobilizing the church to the nations, and a love for missions history. He leads the Peoples Next Door project, which is an initiative to equip local churches in North America to engage in cross-cultural missions among the least-reached peoples that now live in our communities. In previous years, he spent time as a church planter in West Africa with the IMB and doing ethnographic research in Washington, DC with NAMB.

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Kelly Garner

Office Manager and Assistant to the CGCS Director

Kelly Garner serves as the Office Manager and Administrative Assistant to the Director of the CGCS. She has served at Southeastern since 2011 and has been with the CGCS since 2016. Her primary focus is managing office personnel, finances, budgets, and travel logistics for short term mission trips.

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Matt Rogers

CGCS Coordinator of North American Church Planting

Dr. Matt Rogers serves as the Coordinator of North American Church Planting for the Center for Great Commission Studies. His focus is aiding students in understanding God’s heart for church planting in North America, equipping them to root their methodological approach in savvy missiology, and connecting them to people and places in need for healthy, reproducing churches.

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Tate Griffiths

Administrative Assistant

Tate Griffiths serves as the Administrative Assistant to the CGCS. He is a students of SEBTS working on his MDiv in Christian Ministry. His focus is to provide administrative support through event coordination, podcast development, and the CGCS’s logistics.

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Meridith Graves

Digital Media Specialist

Meridith serves as the Digital Communications Specialist to the CGCS. She is a student of SEBTS pursuing a MA in Church Planting. Her focus is to be the voice of the CGCS through social media, the CGCS’s blog, and other digital platforms.

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Chloe Rutherford

Student Mobilizer

Chloe Rutherford serves as the Student Mobilizer for the North American Mission Board. She is a student of SEBTS pursuing a MA in Christian Education with Biblical Counseling degree. Her focus is to mobilize college students in taking the next step to go on mission with SEBTS and NAMB GenSend.

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