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June 25, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomes Reagan Schrock to share the story of the Anabaptist Origins documentary. Anabaptist Origins is a ten-part documentary series tracing the first hundred years of the Anabaptist movement. Filmed on location across Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, the series brings viewers to the actual places where men like Con...

June 23, 2026  Strength to Strength welcomed Anan Twijjukye to answer a much-disputed question: should Christians fight for their country? What does it mean to love our enemies? What did the early Christians believe, and would they stand with modern Christians on war? Join us to learn about the practices of the early Christians. An interactive question-and-answer period follows. https://strengthto...

June 6, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Jane Hodges to share her testimony and life story. In the Talk, Jane discusses the downward spiral of sin and the hopelessness that life brings. But the love and goodness of God is enduring. Even when stumbling and backsliding, God came out on the mountainside to find His lost sheep and restore her back to the fold. An interactive question-and-ans...

May 23, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell for this wrap-up talk on our Sacred Roots series. In the Sacred Roots series, we have surveyed the history and development of the Church of Jesus Christ from its founding through to the end of the Reformation. We will look at what happened during this 1600 years, both the good and the bad, and consider how this history may effectively give...

Strength to Strength responds to a recent episode by Anabaptist Perspectives. In this response video, Greg Weaver is joined by Justin Zehr and Bryant Martin to offer a rebuttal to the presentation offered by Julian Stoltzfus. In this episode, we respond to a presentation on Progressive Dispensationalism. Is Progressive Dispensationalism compatible with the Christo-centric hermeneutic or Anabaptism...

May 9, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Grant Bontrager to discuss lessons learned through his life story. Grant Bontrager was born as the result of a sexual assault. Although he was raised in a loving, Christian home, he still struggled intensely with identity, questions about his past, and the belief that God had a plan for his strange, confusing life. It wasn’t until he went to a counselor, t...

May 2, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Rhoda Wenger to share her testimony. Traveling through life with my sweetheart of 53½ years has been an adventure I would not trade. God blessed us with 9 precious children, 5 additional precious children through marriage, and 14 treasured grandchildren. While our children were still at home, we had the privilege of all traveling together in an iti...

Caleb Summit registration is open! October 29–30, 2026 Schedule here: https://www.calebsummit.org/schedule Caleb Summit is a gathering built to activate and align men (16+) with the historic Christian faith—and to ignite church planting, evangelism, and movement growth. This is not a retreat or a recovery meeting. It is a forward-leaning rally for men who want to carry the historic faith with conf...

April 25, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed David Bercot to explore Paul’s most theologically foundational—but often divisive—book, Romans. Romans can be a difficult book to navigate. As a result, people have used Romans to teach wrong doctrines like salvation by faith alone. However, Bercot explains that if we keep in mind just three simple principles, Romans becomes a book that any Christian ca...

April 4, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Marietta Yoder to discuss the power of intercessory prayer. "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." —James 5:16 Without prayer, ministry becomes a human effort that is like the vapor, shadow, grass. It will not last–only burn up. It becomes a burden-an idol. Prayer causes the work you are engaged in to be eternal....

Conflict is inevitable. It is a normal part of the human experience. The important question is: “Are we doing it well?” Dare to believe that we can be peacemakers in every situation and be called the children of God. You will be surprised at the outpouring of His blessing. BUY this book here: https://strengthtostrength.org/product/conflict-arraigned-ryan-martin/

April 11, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Paul Lamicela to explore the place that the kingdom of God has within the Scripture. Sometimes we use “kingdom” as a buzzword, perhaps paired with a few prooftexts from the Gospels. But what did Jesus really mean when he proclaimed that the “kingdom of God” was at hand? Hint: we have to dig into the Old Testament to get the full picture. And doing so wi...

March 28, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed four brothers to share about initiatives that they are involved in. The unsung heroes of Jesus’ kingdom are the faithful disciples who serve their Lord without fanfare or applause. Whether you are a warrior in secret prayer, a widow who casts in the last two mites, or a worker advancing the bleeding edge of the kingdom, you can rest assured that deeds o...

March 14, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Philip Hess to critique the reformer’s views of soteriology. Did the Protestant Reformers restore the true Apostolic doctrine to the church? Or did they fall short of this goal? Join us as we talk about how the Reformation teaching of “faith alone” did not represent the New Testament’s picture of faith. To support “faith alone”, the Reformers had to pro...

March 7, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Faith Zook to discuss practical evangelism. When was the last time I had a conversation with a total stranger? Does talking to the ungodly around us make me feel uncomfortable or do I feel energized by these conversations? In this talk, Faith will show through humor and stories how we can have the confidence to talk to others about the hope that...

February 28, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Edsel Burdge to discuss the early Anabaptists’ understanding of separation. This message explores the roots of early Anabaptism, the 500th anniversary of believer’s baptism in Zurich (1525), and the Schleitheim Articles of 1527. Learn how Michael Sattler and the Swiss Brethren emphasized separation from the world, non-resistance, discipleship, and li...

February 14, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Finny Kuruvilla to share the story of Michael Sattler, a short life with an large impact. Who was Michael Sattler? This talk examines the life and thought of Michael Sattler within the context of the early 1500s, highlighting the Schleitheim Confession as a formative theological statement. Sattler’s witness and martyrdom illuminates the ethical and e...

February 7, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Mariel Frost to discuss what a home can offer when parents properly order their family. There is power in a well-ordered home. It serves as a platform for hospitality and a launchpad for ministry. It is a sanctuary of rest and a source of peace. A well-ordered home isn’t perfect or fancy, but it functions smoothly like a well-oiled machine. It...

How can business owners intentionally pursue the kingdom of God while using their resources wisely? Find ways to keep Christ at the center of your business in a materialistic world. Purchase this book here: https://strengthtostrength.org/product/its-not-your-business-gary-miller/  https://strengthtostrength.org/its-not-your-business/

January 24, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Ian Miller to share how to seek Jesus’ kingdom first in 2026. Too often we sacrifice what’s most important on the altar of the urgent. With so much demanding our attention, how can we keep first things first? I want to take a look at Jesus’ life and learn how he stayed connected to and focused on His Father’s purpose for His life. Together we will exp...

January 10, 2026 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephan Gingerich to ask if we're willing to pay the ultimate price for our allegiance to Jesus. Thousands of courageous young men willingly gave their lives to defend the “cause of freedom” in the World Wars. Where are the men and women, young and old, who would willingly risk their lives for the cause of spiritual freedom today? Why aren’t we he...

January 8, 2026 Extend Cafés invited Strength to Strength listeners to join them as they host author and thought-leader, Gary Miller, for a talk on business. How can business owners intentionally pursue the kingdom of God while using their resources wisely? Find ways to keep Christ at the center of your business in a materialistic world. This talk will highlight ideas shared in his book, “It’s Not...

January 3, 2026 Strength to Strength Sisters  welcomed Shari Zook to discuss the toughest of struggles: betrayal. What does hope have to say about a husband’s sexual addiction? In this session, Shari will share the lies she internalized as a wife, and the truth God is writing in her heart about identity, freedom, and trust. She wants this to be a safe space where the focus is on Christ and his lig...

December 27, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed Saimir Braho to share what we need to be as the people of God to have the outcomes in the world that we hope for. How is it that the Kingdom of God seems to be hard to recognize these days, especially in Europe? Ecclesiastes reminds us: “Do not be amazed…there is nothing new under the sun.” Yet, there are still sparks of hope scattered throughout Eur...

Gregory Weaver. Jesus told his Jewish audience, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” What did Jesus imply with this statement? In this book, Gregory Weaver examines how Jesus and his apostles understood the promises made to Abraham. Rediscover the historic view of the promises to Abraham, and see how dispensationalism is exposed as a modern, errant innovation....