The Monday Christian Podcast

Hannah Nation is a frequent writer and speaker on both contemporary Chinese gospel movements and the history of women in the church, both academically and popularly. Her speaking on both topics ranges from presenting at academic conferences to leading local church retreats. She is a research associate at Gordon-Conwell's  Center for the Study of Global Christianity  and member...

Trevin Wax (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor of theology at Cedarville University. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to  The Washington Post ,  Religion News Service ,  World, and Ch...

Bishop Claude R. Alexander Jr. is senior pastor of  The Park Church  in Charlotte, North Carolina. He serves on the board of Christianity Today, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and  Movement.org . He is the chair of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's board of trustees and a past president of the Hampton University Ministers Conf...

Bonnie is the author of  Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community  (2022) and  A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today  (2018).  Her column, "The Lesser Kingdom," appears in print and online at  Christianity Today . Her work has also been published at outlets including&...

David T. Lamb is the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament and dean of faculty at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He previously worked in campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and has taught extensively in various crosscultural contexts. He is the author of  God Behaving Badly , Righteous Jehu and His Evil Heirs, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love...

Jay Y. Kim serves as the lead pastor at  WestGate Church  in the Silicon Valley and on the leadership team of the  ReGeneration Project . His writing has been featured in  Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Missio Alliance,  and  Relevant Magazine.  He lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and two children. Episode Talking Points Growing up years, deconstr...

Jim Domen shares the following bio of his life:  "I never imagined that I would enter the homosexual lifestyle after being raised in a God-fearing home and accepting Christ at age seven. After I graduated from George Fox University, I was so desperate to love and be loved that I didn’t care that my partner was HIV positive. God changed my life forever on June 8, 2002, when I lost all my world...

Tommy Newberry is The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The 4:8 Principle. He is the founder and head coach of AchievingOPTIMAL, an organization focused on helping Christian entrepreneurs and their families maximize their full potential. Tommy is also the author of the motivational classic, Success Is Not an Accident, 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life, I Call Shotgun, Think 4...

Bekele Shanko joined full-time missionary work with Campus Crusade for Christ International in  Ethiopia  in 1993. Since then, he has held diverse leadership roles for the organization, including National Director for Ethiopia for five years, Area Director for Southern and Eastern Africa for 11 years, and Global Vice President since 2010. Bekele also serves as President of the Global All...

Episode Talking Points The good in the grind Perspectives on daily discipline Our perceptions of God and how they color relationship Reading the First Testament in light of the New Reading the Scriptures responsibly Light, tradition, and Tradition Christians and sin

Ben Adams is a local representative for the State of Idaho. He was born in Jupiter, Florida and raised on the mission field in Kiev, Ukraine. As a pastor’s son in Emmett, Idaho he was a home school graduate and is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at Boise State University. He is a retired Marine Corps sergeant and served two combat tours in Afghanistan and one Marine expeditionary deploy...

Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe (PhD, University of Virginia) is professor of psychology at Calvin University. She teaches developmental psychology and conducts research on parent–child relationships. Previously she worked at Child Trends, Inc., in Washington DC, and served as a member of the design team for the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth conducted by the US Department of Labor. Gunnoe lives in...

Kimberly McOwen Yim is co-founder and executive director of the SOCO Institute, and she writes and speaks on issues related to human trafficking. She is also co-author (with Shayne Moore) of Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery . Sandra Morgan is director of the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University. She is recognized globally as a leader in the fi...

After being awarded an MA in Systematic Theology from TEDS in 2014, Joel enrolled at the University of Toronto to pursue a PhD in Systematic Theology, studying at Wycliffe College with Ephraim Radner. Having completed the coursework and residency requirements of the program, Joel returned to TEDS in the summer of 2016 to assume the role of Project & Communications manager for the Henry Ce...

Dr. Ury is the National Ambassador of Holiness for the Salvation Army. He is a world-renowned scholar on Wesleyan Holiness and Systematic Theology. Bill completed his M. Phil. and Ph. D in Theological and Religious Studies at Drew University (Madison, New Jersey) in 1991. Prior to that, Dr. Ury earned his M. Div. in 1983 at Asbury Theological Seminary. He was a Professor of Systematic and His...

In this episode, Dave and Ezra discuss the recent overturn of Roe Vs. Wade, laws on gun control, and what it should look like for a Christian to enjoy life. 

Dr. Michael Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and Anglican priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues. Mike is Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of over thirty books including  Evangelical Theology ,  Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible ,  Romans&nb...

Susan L. Maros (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an affiliate assistant professor of Christian leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she has also served as a doctoral supervisor, and an adjunct professor at the King's University, Southlake, Texas. She is a past president of the Academy of Religious Leadership. Episode Talking Points Defining calling Communal aspects of calling Calli...

Glenn Packiam (Doctor of Theology and Ministry, Durham University) is associate senior pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, and lead pastor of one of its eight congregations, New Life Downtown. A Senior Fellow at Barna Group, a visiting fellow at St. John’s College at Durham University, and an adjunct professor at Denver Seminary, Glenn is the author of several books, including The Resil...

Darrell E. Hall is campus pastor of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Conyers, Georgia, where he regularly preaches and teaches across five generations. He is an experienced preacher and public speaker who has given messages in venues from local Bible studies to a packed NBA arena. Hall has a DMin from Beeson Divinity School, where his doctoral research focused on generational intelligence and effective...

Jake Meador is the editor in chief of  Mere Orthodoxy , an online magazine covering the Christian faith in the public sphere, and a contributing editor with  Plough . His first book was  In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World . Jake's work has been published in  First Things ,  National Review ,  Books & Culture ,  Commonweal ,&...

Brian Zahnd  is the founder and lead pastor of  Word of Life Church , a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981. Brian is also the author of several books, including,  Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God ,  Water to Wine ,  A Farewell To Mars ,  Beauty Will Save the World , and  Un...

James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series which includes  The Good and Beautiful God ,  The Good and Beautiful You ,  The Good and Beautiful Life , and  The Good and Beautiful Community . He earned his MDiv at Yale and his DMin at Fuller and is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the ...

W. Mark Lanier (JD, Texas Tech University) is an attorney, author, teacher, pastor, and expert story teller. He founded the  Lanier Law Firm , which has offices in Houston, New York, and Los Angeles, and is a recipient of the American Association of Justice's  Lifetime Achievement Award . Furthermore, he was named as one of  U.S. New and World Report 's Best Lawyers in Ame...

Daniel Yang is the Director of the Send Institute, leading and overseeing all of its initiatives. Prior to directing the institute, he planted a church in Toronto where he also helped recruit, assess, and train church planters through the Send Network and the Release Initiative. Daniel has served on various church staffs including Northwood Church, led by Bob Roberts Jr., where he was trained as a...