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You were created on purpose. You have a purpose. You are not biochemical happenstance. Rather, you are Imago Dei, created in God's image and likeness to be Kingdom Come in a world that is in desperate need of His Son! For the Summer of 2026, as part of our annual Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading campaign, we are exploring this theme, using the book "Consider the Cost" by creationist Russ Miller, to spur these conversations. It's going to be a fun summer as we converse with recognized though leaders in young Earth creationism, theistic evolution, geocentricity, flat Earth, and many othe...

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Pastor Drew Anderson, NFL Alumni Players Association Chaplain and Legacy Christian Center: School Choice is the Civil Rights Issue of our Day 24.10.2022 33:43

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Earlier this year, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed Universal ESA's into law within the state. Arizona, already a school choice leader, was suddenly propelled into the national spotlight, adding ESA's for every Arizona student to the already thriving state tuition tax credit...

Ryan Helfenbein, Executive Director, Standing for Freedom Center at Liberty University: American Exceptionalism and Christian Nationalism 17.10.2022 36:28

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Terms like "American Exceptionalism", "Christo-Fascism", and "Christian Nationalism" are suddenly ubiquitous, culturally fashionable, and pervasive on talk radio, social media, and the opinion pages. But, truth be told, they seem to be used most often towar...

Mike Riddle, Executive Director, Creation Training Initiative: Do Aliens and UFO's Factor into God's Creation? 10.10.2022 29:14

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Scripture is silent on the issue of extraterrestrials and UFO's, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Mike Riddle has worked with the Creation Research Institute and Answers in Genesis. Via his "Creation Training Initiative", he's made presentations on this question before NAS...

Sarah Engelhardt MA LAC, Professional Counseling Associates: Helping Students with Stress Management (Part Two) 05.10.2022 25:03

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! History will remember today as a tough time to be an adolescent. Based on UNESCO monitoring reports during the pandemic, 9 out of 10 students (87%) in 165 countries were affected by school closures in March due to the coronavirus. This translates to over 1.5 billion primary to tertiary l...

Sarah Engelhardt MA LAC, Professional Counseling Associates: Helping Students with Stress Management (Part One) 04.10.2022 40:09

Pastor Stephen Yee, Northwest Chinese Baptist Church: "An Active Faith is a Lasting Faith" 03.10.2022 33:19

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! According to the website, "Northwest Chinese Baptist Church is a Bible-based New Testament Christian church that is committed to helping people enter into a personal and growing relationship with God. This is made possible by the death and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ."...

Pastor Jayse Meyer, Student Ministries, Desert Breeze Community Church: The Top Twelve Topics that Youth Pastors Avoid (Part Three) 28.09.2022 36:14

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! This conversation is about to get very awkward. Recently, LeaderTreks, a curriculum resource ministry for youth pastors, published the "top 12 topics that youth pastors avoid". Today, as the third and final part of a three part conversation, we sit down with Pastor Jayse Meyer...

Pastor Jayse Meyer, Student Ministries, Desert Breeze Community Church: The Top Twelve Topics that Youth Pastors Avoid (Part Two) 27.09.2022 32:29

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! This conversation is about to get very awkward. Recently, LeaderTreks, a curriculum resource ministry for youth pastors, published the "top 12 topics that youth pastors avoid". Today, as the second part of a three part conversation, we sit down with Pastor Jayse Meyer from Des...

Pastor Jayse Meyer, Student Ministries, Desert Breeze Community Church: The Top Twelve Topics that Youth Pastors Avoid (Part One) 26.09.2022 35:15

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! This conversation is about to get very awkward. Recently, LeaderTreks, a curriculum resource ministry for youth pastors, published the "top 12 topics that youth pastors avoid". Today and over the next two days, we sit down with Pastor Jayse Meyer from Desert Breeze Community C...

Jordan Brittain, Pacific Southwest Regional Coordinator, Students for Life: There is Still Work to Do for the First Post-Roe Generation 22.09.2022 40:42

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! They said it could never happen. Nevertheless, the impossible became possible when, on June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that many considered a judicial coup, mistakenly attributed the power to establish the "consti...

["What About?" Wednesday] Robby Lashua of Stand to Reason: What about the Rapture? 21.09.2022 45:18

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! It's the elephant in the room. 1 in 10 Americans believe that at any point in time, unforeseen and unceremoniously, they will suddenly disappear from the planet. If we extrapolate out Pew Research regarding the theology of Evangelicals and the percentage of American Evangelicals acc...

Pastor Greg Johannes: Understanding the Variables that Contribute to Successful Multicultural Ministry 20.09.2022 32:21

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Greg Johannes knows multicultural ministry. Born and raised in El Salvador, Greg worked for decades ministering on a bilingual basis within the Latino culture. In a part-two to yesterday's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, today, Greg peels back the layers of multicultura...

Pastor Greg Johannes: Embracing Cultural Strengths and Frailties through Multicultural Ministry 19.09.2022 35:42

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Greg Johannes knows multicultural ministry. Born and raised in El Salvador, Greg worked for decades ministering on a bilingual basis within the Latino culture. And, according to research, during the time he has spent in the pulpit, the diversity within Christian congregations across th...

Zac Driscoll, Student Ministry Director, The Trinity Church: What Students Need Now--the Truth about Identity 12.09.2022 27:21

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! It wasn't too long ago that Zac Driscoll was a student himself. But, today, he is running point for student ministry at one of the fastest growing churches in the United States: The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. Having grown within the context of ministry and the local ch...

["What About?" Wednesday] Robby Lashua of Stand to Reason: What about Female Pastors? 07.09.2022 47:42

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! The firestorm of controversy transcended the Twitterverse and actually became a subject of frequent discussion in homes and churches: John MacArthur's two-word take-down of Beth Moore ("Go home") was a polarizing moment in Evangelical culture on a topic that was already v...

Tony Young, Executive Pastor, CityView Church: "The Conversation about Abortion and the Sanctity of Life Just Got Real." 06.09.2022 37:15

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! For most of us, the cultural, religious, and political conversations about abortion get to stay philosophical. When the Young family discovered that one of the twins they were expecting was seriously ill and placing the life of the other in risk, the conversation about abortion suddenly...

Tony Young, Executive Pastor, CityView Church: Reflections on International Missions and the Mission of Family 05.09.2022 27:31

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Tony Young's journey has had some bumps and surprise twists in the road. An attorney once employed within the office of the attorney general of Arizona, Young changed course and found himself employed as the executive pastor of a rising church in the valley: CityView Church. Alon...

Sally Henry, President, Arizona State Tuition Organization Association: Answering the Pressing Questions about Universal ESA and STOs 30.08.2022 26:33

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! The game is about to change. According to Scholaroo.com, considering students in states across the U.S., Arizona ranks 47th for the least educated students, 38th for educational attainment, 48th for school quality and 48th in the number of colleges/universities per 100,000 adults. In or...

[Worldview Contrasts] Lucien Greaves of The Satanic Temple: Atheism and Secularism Contrasted with Biblical Worldview 29.08.2022 58:58

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Today, Kingdom Culture Conversations is launching a new series of irregularly scheduled episodes called "Worldview Contrasts" which have a novel approach to exploring culture and worldview. In the interest of growing discernment, better understanding the variety of worldviews,...

Susan Leonard, Colson Fellow, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: The Fact Value Split and the Growing Secularism within Christian Schools 24.08.2022 57:29

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! In the third of three stirring episodes featuring worldview experts from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, we spend time once more with Susan Leonard. But, today, we drop in on a presentation ("The Growing Secularism in Christian Schools") that Susan gave to the facul...

Susan Leonard and Nathan Johnson, Colson Fellows, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: Good and Bad vs. True and False 23.08.2022 37:47

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! The mission of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview is to ignite hope by informing, equipping, and uniting the Body of Christ to live a Christian Worldview in the cultural moment. Originally founded by political culprit turned evangelical culture champion Charles Colson, it is diff...

Susan Leonard and Nathan Johnson, Colson Fellows, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: If Christianity Were Decisively Proved to be Untrue, Would We Stop Believing It? 22.08.2022 47:02

Tom and Lindy Schneider, America's College Advisors: Frank Discussions about the Growing Gender Gap and Shrinking Earnings Potential after University 16.08.2022 23:31

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! Where have all the young men gone? And, while we're asking tough questions of universities, where's the money gone? Since 1960, the percentages of young men enrolling in university has fallen significantly. At the same time, statistics have shown that post-university earning...

Tom and Lindy Schneider, America's College Advisors: Is College Still Worth the Investment? 15.08.2022 15:30

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! In the last twenty years, the cost of college has sky-rocketed! Considered the "cheapest" route in higher ed, in-state universities, across the U.S., have seen a 211% increase in annual tuition. This has led to what many consider to be a student debt crisis. How does a family...

Dr. John DelHousaye of the Biblical and Theological Studies Department at Arizona Christian University: Understanding Spiritual Formation (Part Two) 09.08.2022 21:21

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua! From posts in schools like Phoenix Seminary and Arizona Christian University, author and professor Dr. John DelHousaye has championed extensive research and academic study in what most would consider to be critical areas of understanding for Christ followers: Jesus Christ, the gospels,...