When Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica, they changed the community. How? By collaborating with God to bring His kingdom on earth. We are called to do the same. Leadership coach Reggie McNeal offers eight signature practices for leaders who want to partner with God and others for kingdom growth. This interview may inspire you to become a kingdom collaborator in a specific sector of our society, such as: business, education, media, arts, healthcare, or spiritual growth.

Christianity started in Jerusalem. For many centuries it was concentrated in the West, in Europe and North America. But in the past century the church expanded rapidly across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. What led to the church’s vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Brian Stiller identifies five key factors. Discover the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel. And be encouraged that Jesus’ witness continues to the ends of the earth.

The average person thinks of Iran as a Muslim stronghold, impenetrable to the Gospel. In truth, Iran has the fastest growing segment of Evangelical Christians on the world scene, according to Dr Hormoz Shariat, the founder of Iran Alive. His ministry is broadcasting the Christian message via satellite television into Iran 24/7, and hundreds of thousands of Muslims have come to Christ. Tune in to be encouraged and challenged by what God is doing in the Muslim world. Link

Over twenty years ago, Yancey wrote the bestseller, “What’s So Amazing About Grace?” So much has changed in the past two decades that he has recently found reason to write again about grace, now from a whole new angle. Join us to learn why it is that secular people look at the Church with so much disdain. Learn also how you can dispense grace to a hurting world as a pilgrim, an activist, or as an artist. Yancey’s keen insights and his clear communication style make him one of the top selling authors in the Evangelical world.

Division. Poloarization. Strife. That’s life-as-usual in today’s world. But it shouldn’t describe the church. It’s time for Christians to listen, reach out, and work together for the common good. But how can God’s people achieve true unity in a fallen world? What sort of cooperation is actually possible? Luder Whitlock has an answer—a good one—and an appeal. He shows how we can learn from studying God’s views on church unity and from historical schisms as well as agreements. And, once we embrace the goal of unity, Whitlock points us to specific, realistic steps we can take to realize a united community under God.

Job, arguably the most ancient book in the Bible, focuses especially on the age-old problem of suffering. When you face trials and challenges, what Biblical insights and guidelines can help you through? Why does a good God allow evil in the world? How can we remain faithful when trials overwhelm us and cause us to doubt? Tune in as Walt Kaiser brings the concerns that have long plagued the world into the present day, in a simple and accessible manner.

Is the Bible full of contradictions and discrepancies as some people claim? Dr. Norm Geisler, apologist, teacher, and author, co-author, or editor of over 90 books, believes there are apparent discrepancies in the Bible, but none that are real. Considering Bible difficulties from Genesis to the Gospels, this interview debunks the idea that the Bible is full of errors. Link

Who is God? Many of us call God our Father, Lord, Friend, and Savior. But when we delve into the perplexing bits of Scripture, we discover a God who cannot be pinned down, explained, or predicted. Is it possible that we have missed the Bible’s consistent teaching that God is other, higher, stranger? Krish Kandiah offers us a fresh look at some of the difficult, awkward, and even troubling Bible passages, helping us discover that when God shows up unannounced, uninvited, and unrecognized, that’s precisely when big things happen.