Teaching Truth International offers a variety of different courses and in a variety of different contexts from the following fields: Bible, Theology, Church History and Apologetics.
About
Teaching
Staff
Rick Cornish
Senior Teacher
Rick Cornish is a former Marine Officer with a Doctorate degree from Denver Seminary as well as a Masters degree in Greek and history from the University of Nebraska.
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Rick Cornish
Senior Teacher
Rick Cornish is a former Marine Officer with a Doctorate degree from Denver Seminary as well as a Masters degree in Greek and history from the University of Nebraska.
He has seventeen years’ experience as a pastor in the U.S., and is the founder and former President of “Teaching Truth International” (TTI). Rick teaches New Testament, systematic theology, biblical theology and church history at several international pastoral training centers in east Asia, Latin America and Africa. He previously served as U.S. Director and teacher of New Testament and systematic theology at Donetsk Christian University in Ukraine.
Rick is the author of three books: 5 Minute Theologian, 5 Minute Apologist, and 5 Minute Church Historian, all published by NavPress.
Tracy and Rick met through Youth for Christ, and have been married for almost 50 years. During their years in ministry she has been active with youth ministry, women’s ministry, and music. She served for ten years as the Assistant to the Women’s Ministry Director at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, and has traveled with Rick to Ukraine, Australia, Nicaragua and China.
Rick and Tracy have two sons, Scott and Ben. Scott earned a B.A. in music from the University of Arkansas, a Masters degree in Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota as well as a Masters degree Worship Leadership at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Scott is the Director for Orchestra, Instrumental Music, and the Performing Arts Academy at 1st Baptist Church in Arnold, Missouri. He and his wife Heather have one daughter, Ella Grace.
Ben earned a B.A. in history at the University of Minnesota, a Master of Divinity degree at Southern Seminary in Louisville, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in World Religions from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,. He is the President of TTI and teaches systematic theology, biblical theology, New Testament, Old Testament, and apologetics at several international pastoral training centers around the world. Ben has been married to Emily since 2012, and they have one daughter, Zoe.
Ben Cornish
President
Ben Cornish is Rick & Tracy’s youngest son. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota (2009), and a Masters of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky with a focus on missions (2016).
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Ben Cornish
President
Ben Cornish is now pursuing a Ph.D. in World Religions from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and holds a Masters of Divinity from Southern Seminary (2016) and a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota (2009).
For two years Ben served as the missionary team leader and campus director for Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) in Brisbane, Australia before joining staff with Teaching Truth International. Since 2012, Ben has served with TTI by writing curriculum and teaching the Bible, theology, and hermeneutics to pastors around the world so that they might know and teach God’s Word more faithfully. Ben is passionate about missions, evangelism, and the power of God’s Word, when rightly understood, to transform lives.
Ben has been married to Emily since 2012, and they have one daughter, Zoe.
Jamin Eben
Vice President
Jamin Eben hails from the Black Hills of South Dakota. He holds a BS in Music from Black Hills State University (2009), and a Masters of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky (2016).
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Jamin Eben
Vice President
Jamin Eben hails from the Black Hills of South Dakota. He holds a BS in Music from Black Hills State University (2009), a Masters of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky (2016), and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Southern Seminary.
Jamin worked as a Christian broadcaster for nine years in the upper Midwest before coming to Kentucky to pursue his Masters of Divinity in 2012. He served for five years as a pastor in Southern Indiana before joining TTI.
While working as a broadcaster, Jamin was involved in several short-term missions trips and was broken over the theological famine afflicting pastors in the developing world. This new found passion developed into a close relationship with the mission and staff of TTI, and eventually a full time partnership.
Jamin is married to Kristen and they live in the Louisville KY metro.
Jesse Erickson
Missionary Teacher
Jesse Erickson holds a BS in Music from Black Hills State University (2010) and is studying apologetics, Bible, theology, and ethics in pursuit of an MA in Philosophy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Jesse Erickson
Missionary Teacher
Jesse Erickson holds a BS in Music from Black Hills State University (2010) and is studying apologetics, Bible, theology, and ethics in pursuit of an MA in Philosophy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jesse has had the privilege of teaching various theology and apologetics classes in churches over the last several years.
Jesse has always felt a passion to teach and equip the church to fulfill the great commission and defend the faith, and the magnitude of this task on the mission field came home in 2022 when he took his first trip to Tanzania with TTI. The need for theological education is great among pastors in the forgotten corners of the world, and Jesse feels God has equipped him to work through the ministry of TTI to accomplish this task.
Jesse and Anna got married in 2019 and currently live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.
Jones Ndzi
Associate Teacher, Former TTI Staff
Jones Ndzi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Dschang (2001), a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary–CBTS (2007), a Master of Theology in the New Testament (2013) and a PhD in Biblical Theology (2018) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Jones Ndzi
Associate Teacher, Former TTI Staff
Jones currently serves as the lead preaching pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Mebane, NC.
Jones holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Dschang (2001), a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary–CBTS (2007), a Master of Theology in the New Testament (2013) and a PhD in Biblical Theology (2018) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He previously served as the senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Douala, Cameroon for five years and has served on the elder board of Immanuel Baptist church, Louisville, KY for more than three years. Jones served as an International Teacher with TTI for three years before being called to Grace Reformed.
He is married to the love of his life, Nicoline, and they have and they have five boys: Nethanel, Mishael, Eliezer, Joel and Lemuel.
Endorsements
David Akondowe
Pastor - Mbeya, Tanzania``The witchcraft situation here is terrible, and the government can't fight it. The situation is urgent! If pastors are not equipped, things will never change, but get even worse. But any training other than TTI is offered only in the colleges and cities, not in the villages. But, as a result of your coming to teach the Bible, many pastors' minds have been opened to God's Word. That is why I have established TTI PRAYER WARRIORS to keep praying for you people because TTI is the first ministry I've seen which is focusing on untrained ministers in the villages. Please come back every year.``
Pastor S
Pastor - East Asia``Pastor Rick's teaching in our church is so helpful and practical that our students enjoy it very much. From his teaching, we learn many things such as skills about how to study the Bible. And we are looking forward to his next teaching in our church. God bless you!``
Dr. B
Director Training Center - East Asia``Thank you for excellent ministry to our students. Your ability to make important and profound theological concepts and principles practical and understandable without watering them down is a gift. Using your gift to bless our students will indeed bless East Asia as they spread out across this great country.``
Pastor Z
Pastor - East Asia``Through Dr. Rick Cornish's training, all pastors and/or lay leaders involved in the seminars have become better prepared to defend their beliefs grounded in Bible teaching. This is particularly important when we are surrounded by so many cult groups in East Asia. We thank God for sending us such a great theologian to help strengthen our theological understanding of the WORD.``
Jimmy Hassan
National Director, Campus Crusade for Christ - Nicaragua``Rick has the special gift to make theology accessible for normal people. He eliminated the myth that theology was for special people. Because of his work, Christians all over the world can know God and themselves better.``
Junior Obregon
Campus Crusade for Christ - Nicaragua``I first met Dr. Rick Cornish at our Center for Leadership Development training course on basic theology. I thought that a class on theology would be boring but my mind was change on the first day. Rick made it very interesting and showed how theology is a great tool for ministry and personal application. I came to see God in a bigger way and learned that even though we are insignificant compared to God, He still loves us so much. I will never forget how Rick showed me God.``
Sergei Rybikov
Rector, Donetsk Christian University - Donetsk, Ukraine``Rick Cornish has had a vital teaching ministry at Donetsk Christian University for many years. His teaching is practical and well-adapted to the culture. Our students enjoy his teaching and find it applicable in their ministries.``
Andrey Kravtsev
President, North Caucasus Bible Institute - Prohladnye, Russia``Rick’s classes are thought-provoking, distinctive in clear presentation, combined with a solid knowledge of the subject, always opened to discussion and sensitive to the students’ questions, objections and concerns. Since I myself am now a teacher, I realize even more how much I learned from Rick - not only from what he taught us, but also from the way he taught.``
Pastor Kayange
Pastor, Methodist Church - Malawi``I thank God for what those people (with TTI) taught us. I tell you the truth, the materials we learned there are so powerful. I am just praying that the next training is going to be held soon, as you know my location there are no place to call a church. I am now planting a church in that area so these trainings have really helped me a lot. Next time they come, I will cultivate and do my things (in advance) so that by the time I am away nothing should call me home. As you know, I am a farmer. Those brothers have transformed our minds and the way we think. We have this new approach (to understand) all the books they taught. I do not take that opportunity for granted. I thank you so much.”
Simon Baker
National Director of Great Commission Movement - Sierra Leone``Teaching Truth International serves as an auxiliary ministry to Great Commission Movement in Sierra Leone in their bid to train church leaders and plant new churches. Their contributions in this field cannot be quantified. Teaching Truth International is a light house to many in the field of Missions and training.``
Melvin Castellon
TTI Translator & National Coordinator``Since 2010 TTI has had a great impact on pastors and church leaders in Nicaragua. Those who attend TTI conferences have learned to study the Bible verse by verse and learned what the Bible says about theological topics. Our local churches are significantly influenced because pastors can now preach the Bible rather than just give their own opinions. TTI has also provided materials for those who attend the conferences so they can reinforce their studies after the conference is over. The impact of this ministry has spread so that it is reaching pastors and leaders in most areas of Nicaragua.``
Beni Mashimo
``We were honored to have Dr. Cornish as guest teacher several times at our Bible Study class in Tokyo. His teaching helped us understand the Scriptures correctly and revealed the complicated parts in a super clear and precise way. We often had Q&A sessions at the end of the class and I found these very inspiring and helpful to get our questions solved and enhance our spiritual growth as well. We are so blessed and grateful to have such a talented Bible teacher with us and look forward to his next coming.``
Carlos Coffin
TTI Coordinator, North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua``TTI is a biblical training ministry that for several years has prepared pastors and Christian leaders for ministry in the cities of Bilwi, Waspam and Bluefields. In a context where most Christian leaders lack formal studies in theology, the expository lectures of the books of the Bible and the study of fundamental doctrines has greatly helped to deepen the understanding of the biblical message. In recent years there has been an increase in the number of pastors and leaders participating in these conferences and expressing enormous thanks for the help in their ministerial work. I believe that one of the greatest challenges in developing a faithful ministry is ``being faithful to the sacred scriptures``, extracting the message from it and communicating it to the listener as it was entrusted to the human authors. TTI is helping Christian leaders meet this need. I highly recommend it to pastors and leaders around the world. For the glory of God and the spread of his kingdom.``
We Believe In
Teaching Truth International affirms the faith of Jesus Christ and the Apostles.
Along with the early church, we accept the authority of the Bible, that is both the Old Testament and the New Testament, as constituting the old covenant and the new covenant of God with his people.
Thus we accept its teaching as authoritative and infallible. As brief summaries of the faith of the Bible, we affirm two creeds of the early church, the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed.
We believe in:
God:
The one infinite, personal, sovereign, triune God (Deut. 6:4; Ps. 115:3; Mat. 28:19; 2Cor. 13:14)
Scripture:
The verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments (2 Tim.3:16; 2 Pe. 1:21)
Creation:
The creation of the universe, including mankind, by an infinite, personal God (Gen. 1:1; 2:7; 1:27)
The creation of mankind in the image and likeness of God, equally found in the male and female, intended by God to be joined in marriage in Complementary roles (Gen. 1:26-28)
The fall of mankind through the sin of Adam (Gen. 3:1-24; Ro. 5:12-19)
Jesus:
The incarnation and virgin birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (John 1:14; Mat. 1:23; Mat. 16:16)
The saving work of Christ on the cross (1 Pe. 2:24; Eph. 1:7; Ro. 3:26,28)
The resurrection of Jesus’ body from the tomb (1 Cor. 15:4; Mat. 28:6
The provision of salvation by God’s grace alone, received through faith alone (Romans 3:23-25, 28; Gal. 2:16)
Salvation:
Salvation by grace alone, received through faith alone (John 3:16, 36; Rom. 3:23-25, 28; Eph. 2:8-9; Gal. 2:16)
The new birth by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit (John 3:16-17; Titus 3:4-7)
Justification (declaration of righteousness) from sin through Jesus’ substitutionary death (Rom. 3:23-24; Eph. 2:8-9)
The new birth by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit (John 3:16-17; Titus 3:4-7)
The gift of eternal life by the grace of God (John 3:36; 5:24; 6:40; Rom. 6:23; 1 John 5:11,13)
The Church:
The one universal church, composed of all true believers in Christ, expressed in local churches throughout the world (Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22; Acts 8:1; 1 Cor. 16:19)
The Christian Life:
The importance of Christian growth and the command for faithful service (1 Pe. 2:2; 2 Pe. 3:18; 1 Cor. 15:58; Galatians 6:9; 2 Thes. 3:13)
The Great Commission:
The commission to disciple all peoples of the earth (Mat. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8)
The Return of Christ:
The literal second coming of Christ (Acts 1:9-11; Luke 21:27; 1 Thes. 4:15-17)