Charisma Connection

Boko Haram, now known as Isis West Africa, is terrorizing the people of Nigeria, including many believers in Jesus. Judd Saul, founder of Equipping the Persecuted, and his network of trusted Nigerian Christians see that supplies and donations go directly and quickly to the people in need with accountability. In this second of a three-part series, he tells host Chris Johnson how his organization is...

After filmmaker Judd Saul went to Nigeria, he was burdened by the great need there. Because no one else was helping the people who were terrorized by Boko Haram, he set out to do something about it. In this first of a three-part series, he tells host Chris Johnson the three ways his organization, Equipping the Persecuted, is stepping in to serve through a trusted group of people on the ground.

Michael Jebb, founder and president of Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), has plenty of reasons to believe God wants you to have a better prayer life, and he's working to provide the tools and resources needed to establish you in this part of your walk with Christ. In the final episode of this prayer series with host Chris Johnson, discover why believers are called to devote themselves to prayer.

Michael Jebb tells the dramatic story of a car accident a few years ago that left him wondering how he was still alive. Find out what happened next and how it inspired Jebb to continue the work he does with Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), an organization he founded to advance the kingdom of God through strategic prayer. Learn more about SPI and the value of prayer with others in episode 2 of th...

Michael Jebb, founder and president of Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), shares with host Chris Johnson how God providentially directed him to understand the critical need for prayer in spiritual warfare. Today, through SPI, he provides research and resources that encourage believers to move the kingdom forward through strategic  prayer.

Former Navy Corpsman-turned-novelist turns his attention to the end times in his seven-book fiction series, The End, The Book . He describes his series as "Jihad terrorism meets the Bible belt." Listen as host Chris Johnson interviews Robb about the characters in his books and how the last days play out in his series.

Jamie Rohrbaugh is founder and president of From His Presence. Previously she worked for a Fortune 500 company but gave it up for her call to engage in preaching, intercession and prophetic ministry. Today she helps pastors thrive in the "new normal" as the church ministers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, host Chris Johnson talks with her about her work with pastors in church commun...

Somebody Cares is doing exceptional work in serving compassionately to meet needs across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Hear these amazing God-glorifying reports from Somebody Cares Vice President Jodie Chiricosta in this podcast interview with host Chris Johnson.

Wouldn't you like to be part of a happier, healthier church? Dr. Henry Cloud believes it's possible. Perhaps best known as the co-author of the "Boundaries" series, Dr. Cloud is a clinical psychologist, a pastor of pastors and a New York Times bestselling author. He joins host Chris Johnson in this episode to discuss his program "Churches That Heal." He wants to see the church become a place hurti...

Ginny Marshall-Frye is a changed person today, but there was a time when she made a bargain with God for her healing from depression. Today she has a powerful personal testimony that, she says, no one can take from her. Be encouraged to live the Spirit-led life as you listen to her story in this interview with host Chris Johnson, and learn about her book, Going for a Ride: A Journey to the Heart's...

Biblical wisdom was the foundation of higher education in America. When Ivy League schools like Harvard and Princeton were founded, they were seminaries, and their presidents were ministers. In time, these college presidents began to teach how to live in light of God’s presence in all of life. Lewis Andrews ( lewisandrews.com ), author of Living Spiritually in the Material World, shares with host...

Do you want lasting change in your Christian life? In this final episode of his three-part series, prophetic Bible teacher Sterling Sawyer explains how believers function as kings who serve the King of kings. Sawyer, founder of Liberty Tree Ministries, shares with host Chris Johnson his "Prophet, Priest and King" model of growth, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives.

In this second episode of his three-part series, Sawyer explains the priest function lays out the framework for his "Prophet, Priest and King" model, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives so it changes us. Learn how to flow with God's truth so it makes a difference for you and those around you.

Prophetic teacher Sterling Sawyer of Liberty Tree Ministries points to John 8:32, which says, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” In this first episode of his three-part series, Sawyer lays out the framework for his "Prophet, Priest and King" model, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives so it changes us. Learn how to flow with God's truth so it makes a...

Rene Bates’ wife never gave up on him. He was gloriously saved and now calls other believers to walk in the Spirit and live a holy life for God’s glory. Listen to hear the prophecy he says God gave him about the coronavirus and why the world is experiencing this pandemic. In these trying times, Bates, author of God’s Glory and the Exhortation, urges believers to endure to the end.

"Everywhere she went, revival fire followed," says Sharon Buss of Sister Gwen Shaw, the ministry founder of Global Outpouring. Discover the key to the power of this Spirit-birthed ministry with Sharon and her husband, Philip, in this interview with host Chris Johnson, 

Business owner Pam Stanford learned of the benefits of natural health when she used products from the Neem tree to get rid of high toxicity in her body. Today, as a proponent for the tree's benefits, she calls herself "The Neem Queen." Listen to discover how these products, from tooth powders to teas, have helped Stanford and others, and why the Neem tree is thought of as the "village pharmacy." L...

Former triathlete and body builder Joanne Moody knows what it means to walk with God through years of debilitating nerve pain. But after a businessman prayed for her healing, she says she became a "medical miracle." Listen as host Chris Johnson interviews her about her long labor bearing a child, her near-death experience and miraculous healing as well as her international ministry, Agape Freedom...

Coming out of sex trafficking takes more than a change of location; it takes a true transformation of mind and heart. The Samaritan Women's Institute for Shelter Care is helping women who are survivors with that life change. Calvin Fanning, director of shelter mentoring for the institute, and Kay Duffield, executive director of the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative, share in this fina...

Believers are invited to "join with God in shaping the future," says Brad Long of Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International (PRMI). Long and PRMI's prayer mobilizer, Martin Boardman, visit with show host Chris Johnson to share how the Holy Spirit is using intercessors around the world because, as Long says, "God depends on our prayers to carry out His will and fulfill His vision.” Listen to f...

Calvin Fanning, a former church-planting missionary, believes that committing one's self to helping sex trafficking victims by "planting" a shelter is just as big a commitment as going overseas as a missionary. But Fanning knows that, for those who are called, it's worth it. Now the director of shelter mentoring for The Samaritan Women's Institute for Shelter Care, he leads the three-year mentorin...

Victims of sexual exploitation are thought of as products, not people. But Jeanne Allert, founder and executive director of The Samaritan Women, wants to help these women turn their lives around. She finds her inspiration in John 4 and Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well. The Samaritan Women organization meets the sex-trafficked woman where she is in a nonjudgmental way and cares for her s...

The Holy Spirit is calling out spiritual SWAT teams in an army of intercessors to build God's kingdom. Dr. Brad Long, executive director of Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International, and Rev. Martin Boardman, prayer mobilizer for PRMI, join host Chris Johnson for this episode to discuss how God's people are engaging in Spirit-led prayer together to pull down strongholds and advance God's king...

Leading the way to meet the needs of sex-trafficking victims, The Samaritan Women aims to restore survivors physically, emotionally and spiritually through its residential program. What Jeanne Allert, the organization's executive director, has found is just how great a need there is across the country for shelters and other services. Listen to this episode of the "Set the Captives Free" series as...

Children in the U.S. are being exposed to pornography when they are quite young. On average, boys are 7 and girls are 11 when they experience pornographic materials for the first time. Julie Haltom, education director at The Samaritan Women ( sheltercareusa.org ), speaks to the relationship between porn and sex trafficking in this episode with host Chris Johnson. Listen to learn how to prevent exp...