Strength to Strength

Strength to Strength welcomed Bryant Martin to discuss the unlikely way to change the world. We all want to be part of changing the world but let’s be real, many things—the world, the flesh and the devil, a.k.a., tech, tiredness and toys—can threaten this dream and make it seem distant and dull. How do we cut through the noise and stay true to our values? We will dive into three mindsets that can...

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Tara Foster to share her experiences sharing the Gospel on a college campus. In this Talk, Tara explores various aspects of what it means to be a woman in ministry as an older single. We will talk about relational boundaries, respect for authority, and our own soul’s needs. Tara’s perspective will focus on how this looks on American soil and in an academic set...

Salt & Light is a Bible-based financial teaching course to help you demonstrate God’s kingdom locally. It helps you discover how to become better stewards of God’s resources and actively engage with your local community, church, and youth. SALT reaches out globally to people in material poverty in dozens of countries through savings groups, agricultural development, microloans, and vocational...

Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss the church during the medieval period. Medieval Europe is often seen as the Dark Ages. It was a time of great changes and turmoil. G. K. Chesterton, referring to that period, wrote in Orthodoxy, "The Church was the only thing that ever brought us out of [the Dark Ages]." Join us as we discuss the church in the medieval period, an era...

Strength to Strength welcomed Ryan Grove to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The current conflict in Israel and Gaza gets large amounts of attention by many people who have very different viewpoints. We recognize and mourn the ongoing and recent human suffering by the inhabitants of these lands that are full of history and religious significance. We will look at some history and the viewpoint...

April 5, 2025 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Jennifer Miller to discuss how singleness can be a blessing. Sometimes we get the message that a woman most truly fulfills her purpose as a woman when she is in the role of wife and mother. A more robust understanding of God’s purpose for marriage, however, reveals that both singleness and marriage are intended to showcase God’s plan for His rela...

March 22, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson to discuss the church’s development in understanding who Jesus is. Is the Trinity just an abstract doctrine? Why did early Christians fight so hard to define who Jesus is? In this two-part episode, David Anderson breaks down the Trinity and Christology in simple terms showing how they are not just abstract ideas but central to our salvati...

March 22, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson to discuss the church’s development in understanding who Jesus is. Is the Trinity just an abstract doctrine? Why did early Christians fight so hard to define who Jesus is? In this two-part episode, David Anderson breaks down the Trinity and Christology in simple terms showing how they are not just abstract ideas but central to our salvati...

Strength to Strength welcomed Anan Twijjukye to share an underappreciated historical reality: western Christianity has deep roots in Africa. Christianity is often labeled a “Western export” to Africa. However, long before European missionaries arrived, African communities had embraced Christianity for centuries, forging movements and shaping a faith that transcends geography. This talk reclaims th...

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Manya Hozen to share her testimony. Join in on the story of God’s faithfulness in my life even yet while I fell, failed, feared, fought, and fled in ignorance. He ultimately brought me to the place of fidelity and faithfulness. An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

February 22, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss how the apostolic church’s original stance towards their earthly nation shifted over time. The first 300 years of the Church’s existence were marked by distrust and persecution of the Church by the Roman Empire. The next twelve centuries reveal an ever-closer entanglement of Church and State in western Europe (the core of C...

February 15, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed six brothers to discuss what their lives look like being a disciple of Jesus. 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...

February 11, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson to discuss the uniqueness of the Early Church. The early church “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6) through their lives, teaching, and witness. This talk explores the practical distinctives of the early church from the New Testament era to the fourth century with a special focus on the nature of the church meeting, attitudes tow...

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Mary Ann Brechbill to share insights she’s learned. Discover how to use the power of influence in your role as a woman, and allow your position as a woman in Christ to grow you personally and spiritually. Experience the beauty, freedom, and power found in embracing Biblical Headship. An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

January 25, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss Gnosticism and its effects. God has told us in the first two chapters of Genesis about the world he has made. It has a spiritual and a physical aspect. And, it is all good. But in the early days of the church there were those who rejected the truth, only saw the spiritual as good, and yet considered themselves Christians. An...

January 25, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed Stephen Russell to discuss Gnosticism and its effects. God has told us in the first two chapters of Genesis about the world he has made. It has a spiritual and a physical aspect. And, it is all good. But in the early days of the church there were those who rejected the truth, only saw the spiritual as good, and yet considered themselves Christians. An...

John Coblentz . Five hundred years ago, a group of seekers determined to follow the call of Christ in the Scriptures without regard to the cost. As they followed the New Testament pattern of repentance, baptism, and surrender to the Spirit, a believers’ church was born. In the years that followed, the commitment to follow Christ supremely was tested by pressures both within the church and from wit...

Strength to Strength welcomed Sam Baer to discuss crossbearing. What has it cost you to be a disciple of Jesus? Are you willing to make the sacrifice? What did Jesus mean when he asked us to bear our cross? We readily agree that Jesus has asked us to bear our cross but are we willing to clarify what that means? Jesus not only calls us to bear our cross; He offers the resources needed and great rew...

Dorcas Hoover .  The Victor’s Crown of Glory  takes the reader to the frontlines of the battle in the Middle East where God’s miraculous power is displayed in the midst of evil. Stories of God at work in the 21st Century feel as if they come straight from the book of Acts. Gripping accounts showcase daring, modern day heroes of the faith risking all to follow Jesus in the face of radical ISIS terr...

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Marlene Nisly to share about the blessings and challenges of living in a population center like New York City. Having grown up in rural Pennsylvania and now living in Brooklyn, NY, for nearly twenty-five years, Marlene will talk about the call and the challenge to live well as followers of Jesus, with specific focus on an urban setting. An interactive question...

December 28, 2024 Strength to Strength welcomed David Anderson to discuss the value church history is to our lives today. We are the product of, not only our reading of scripture, but two millenia of church history that has shaped our culture and experience. Only by knowing the past can we be informed to chart a way forward. Skeptics of the value of church history are encouraged to bring their har...

Salt & Light is a Bible-based financial teaching course to help you demonstrate God’s kingdom locally. It helps you discover how to become better stewards of God’s resources and actively engage with your local community, church, and youth. SALT reaches out globally to people in material poverty in dozens of countries through savings groups, agricultural development, microloans, and vocational...

Strength to Strength welcomed Finny Kuruvilla to reexamine the record of the church as recorded in Acts. Is the book of Acts an historical account which is not intended to be repeated? Or is it supposed to be the template for the Christian life? This talk will explore this age-old question and make a biblically grounded proposal. An interactive question-and-answer period follows. https://strengtht...

December 14, 2024 Strength to Strength welcomed Finny Kuruvilla to explore how, and more importantly,  why  the earliest church flourished. One of the themes of the Jesus’ preaching was the kingdom of God. In the book of Acts, we watch as the kingdom of God expands throughout the Roman empire. This talk will explore the biblical theology of the book of Acts and practical principles of the kingdom....

December 7, 2024 Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Gina Martin, Laura Smucker, and Delphine Martin for a panel discussion to share about lessons that walking through grief can teach us. Can life ever be good again after devastating loss? What questions should I be asking God about the valley I have experienced? How can I look outward in my muddled state? Join us for this panel discussion on Na...