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The term ‘Black Robe Regiment’ referred not to a literal regiment of soldiers that wore black robes into battle, but rather to the influential clergymen who promoted American Independence and supported the military struggle against Britain. By encouraging the Patriot Cause, those ministers helped muster critical support among members of their congregation. We are in another Revolutionary War … this War is for the Soul of our Nat...
In this episode, Tahni Cullen shares her experience of how God revealed his love and blessing to her through her parenting journey. She has written a book called Josiah’s Fire, in which she recounts the incredible story of hope and God’s love through her autistic son. Tahni lays out how the greatest inheritance we can leave our children is for them to see us receive God’s love, and for them to see that love extended to them. God...
In the past, the Marketplace has not been thought of as a place for Gospel Influence, but with more Leadership Gurus using Principles from Scripture as Lead Values for their Companies, the idea of a Marketplace Ministry is just a short step away. Some say the Marketplace is the New Missionary Frontier, and CEOs and Business Owners are able to influence more people in a week than any pastor. It is an important field to consider w...
In this episode, Jim Hansen talks with two pastors who share their thoughts on what Leadership means to them. They discuss that all Christians should have a leadership role, whether it’s in their family, at their job, or in their neighborhood. Christ calls this Servant Leadership, which means we need to serve our neighborhood, our employees, our employers, all those within our reach. We need to serve others in order to become Le...
Mina Carlson is a Christian Leader whose Leadership Skills were developed as a founder of a tech company. Her passion for the Gospel ended up in Christian Ministry where she ministers to women about their Leadership Skills and Calling. She is a Life Coach, and an Advisor to other Ministry Leaders, and the Founder of Wilhelmina Ministries. In this episode, Mina is my guest, and we talk about the role of women in developing leader...
In this episode, The Truth Barista talks about the accountability of Leaders who say they are the Lord’s Anointed, and they are not to be touched. Are only Leaders Anointed? Don’t we all have God’s Anointing? Leaders who say they are not to be touched use this as an excuse for them to not be accountable. Some Leaders have taken instruction from God and turned it into a formula and techniques manipulated by the Leader. We are to ...
In this episode, John Mayer, the Executive Director of the non-profit Christian ministry, City Vision, helps us understand who is in our neighborhoods, who is coming to our neighborhoods, and what this tell us about America’s future. John discusses that we have an unreached people group right in our local neighborhoods, and the ramifications to the Church if it ignores the presence of the immigrant population. Culture, and...
In this ‘Thinking Out Loud’ episode, Walt McFadden discusses that people who don’t go to Church are the Unchurched. Ministry Leaders had a goal to get the Unchurched to go to Church, however, the end results were failure. We went from old-style music to new-style music, from sermons to short statements, and took out Worship and the Word. We just wanted to make the Unchurched feel comfortable. We just wanted to give the Unchurche...
Immigration is one of the defining issues of our day. The migration of people around the world is at unprecedented numbers, in fact, we are now witnessing the highest levels of the movement of people on record. So why are people on the move in such numbers all over the world? Could this be something God is doing; moving people away from their home of origin and allowing them to come in contact with people of Faith? In this epis...
Military Chaplain Phil Wright is the Religious Director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberties (CALL). In this episode, Phil Wright shares what CALL is and what it does. CALL endorses those who have met the stringent requirements to be Military Chaplains. CALL fights for the religious freedoms of all, no matter their religious affiliation. Operation HighGround identifies and implements strategies to help Veteran...
In this episode, Military Chaplain Phil Wright continues the discussion on Military Chaplains. Military Chaplains have unique issues because they counsel personnel from many different faiths. He shares the difficulties Military Chaplains face every day, and how they function in their duties based on the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberties (CALL). Operation HighGround identifies and implements strategies to help Vete...
One of the most insidious theologies in the Church today is known as ‘Replacement Theology.’ It is the idea that the Church has replaced Israel as God’s Chosen People, and that God is done with the Jews. This is a pervasive view of many Churches today, and it is a heretic view of Israel and the Jews. In this episode, Larry talks with Pastor Jay Christianson, from Issachar Congregation in Minneapolis, about this view. They also h...
In this episode, Rob Gales discusses that in our Spiritual Journey, God keeps turning back the onion layers as we learn to understand that God keeps directing us to our Purpose … our Kingdom Purpose. Rob Gales helps us to understand that great disappointments lead to great opportunities, and for us to give our entire business to the Lord and receive His Guidance. Bob Willbanks is a former businessman whose transformation ...
My concern focuses on how opinions on the Bible have become more important in influencing people, than the Bible Itself. My concern is that we are losing our ability to study the Bible and look at Passages of Scripture objectively. There has been a slow movement away from good, exegetical review on Scripture, and many people today don’t believe in things like Hell, Judgment, and the Old Testament. This should be a concern for al...
Tahni Cullen tells the story of her young son being diagnosed with non-verbal autism and the stages in her journey when any reason for hope was taken from her. In the face of disappointments, she lays out why hope has become her only choice. When there is often a dichotomy between her actual circumstances and what God promises His children, Tahni shares how choosing to hope and risk disappointment brings her in to an experience ...
The Messaging of the Church has somewhat changed over my lifetime. In my early years of Following Jesus, the Message was about Discipleship and the Surrendering of the Will to God. It then started taking on the ideas that God wants us to live in Prosperity, then where authority was the key to living out a Christian life, and eventually changed into where we live out our lives in good behavior with the right kind of thinking. Yet...
In this ‘Thinking Out Loud’ episode, Walt McFadden provides us with an in-depth history lesson on socialism and communism and helps us understand that the prelude for both systems were brutal, oppressive governments. Socialism in our culture is very different than the socialism described in the Bible. Our worldview is formed more by our political leanings than the Bible’s worldview. He discusses that socialism has to get rid of ...
Church Leaders steer the ship, drive the emphasis, and make or break the important things we should know about God. We are seeing Christian Leaders in general shift their emphasis from expounding on God’s Word to a philosophical emphasis on being fulfilled as a person. The problem with that thinking is simple … it’s not Biblical. As Christians, our Leader gave it all to fulfill His Coming from Heaven, and so what will it take fo...
In a world that's constantly telling you what's wrong with you, David McKnight tells you what's right with you. David helps us understand that we each have a unique behavior that God designed in us and helps us discover our uniqueness and how we are each designed in that uniqueness. David helps us to understand that if we operate from our design, we will be much more successful in life. David McKnight, Executi...
I have spent the majority of my life as a clergy person. The reason I chose this profession was because I was interested in helping broken people come to know the Lord. There isn’t a greater satisfaction in life then to know you had a part in helping someone find Salvation in Jesus Christ. Yet in the process of learning and growing in being a minister, there are many speed bumps that can distract, mislead, and upend a person’s c...
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