The Monday Christian Podcast

Helpful Links Mentioned in this Show:  methodistprayer.org Psalm for all Seasons ( https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-All-Seasons-Complete-Psalter/dp/1587433168 ) Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew OT (https://www.amazon.com/Hebrew-Bible-Translation-Commentary-Three/dp/0393292495/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1612243017&sr=8-1) The One Year Bible: https://www.amazon.com/The...

In this episode, Dave and Ezra discuss the importance of personal accountability and discipleship. From personal experience, they share the different ways they have grown in their relationship with Christ and helped others along their journey. If you find yourself in a season of life that sees you "walking alone," this podcast is a must-listen! 

When should you speak up and when should you be silent? This is a tough topic to grapple with and it was the subject of a recent blog post on The Monday Christian (https://themondaychristian.com/2021/when-should-i-speak-up-thoughts-on-using-your-voice-in-a-world-where-every-word-is-judged/) In this exchange, Ezra welcomes new co-host, David Hartkopf, to the show and together they discuss how they...

Nate is the host of the Grace Story Podcast has been a registered nurse for eight years and currently works in a float pool in Kentucky. For the past several months, he has been working on Covid floors and deals with Covid patients on a daily basis.  To check out Nate's podcast, visit gracestoryministries.com or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, or where you receive your podcasts. 

Mark grew up in Toronto and moved to Vancouver in 2004 to attend Regent College, where he received a Master of New Testament Studies. Following over ten years of ministry, Mark, along with his wife Erin and an amazing team of people, planted Village Church in January 2010, which has now grown to a vibrant multi-site church in the Greater Vancouver Area and Calgary. He is passionate...

Charnika Elliott is an educator, entrepreneur and pillar of her local community. She was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia and is married to Byron Elliott also of Roanoke. She is the proud mother of two children, Promyss and Joshua and became a legal guardian and mother to a former student, Devante. She is a licensed and ordained Elder of New Life Christian Fellowship where she actively serves...

Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. The ERLC is the moral and public policy entity of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The Wall Street Journal has called Moore “vigorous, cheerful, and fiercely articulate.” He was named in 2017 to Politico Magazine’s list of top fifty influence-makers in Washington, and has be...

Having been in ministry for over thirty years, Mark Cravens is more passionate than ever about the ministry opportunities available in today's ever-changing world. By God's grace, he intends to make the rest of his life the best of his life! God has given him the heart of a shepherd, and he finds the greatest fulfillment in life by using his pastoral gifts and leadership skills in loving, serving,...

Support our podcast on a monthly basis by visiting this link! https://anchor.fm/the-monday-christian Brandi Swindell is the Founder and CEO of Stanton Healthcare. She is a powerful and well-known advocate for human rights, equality, and justice in America and across the globe.  Whether traveling to Tiananmen Square during the Beijing Olympics to le...

Barnabas grew up as a pastor's kid in Minneapolis, MN and professed faith in Jesus as a young child. He grew up having a love/hate relationship with the church and struggling to find his own identity in Christ. After high school he moved to Illinois to attend Wheaton College. In his mid-20s God did a significant work in Barnabas's life to humble him, show him what repentance and grace truly look l...

David serves as Founder & President of TTI. He casts vision and gives direction to TTI as we impact the world for Christ. David is a former senior pastor and had success in growing three different churches in Maryland, Iowa and Florida. He has been a trustee on the board of Luther Rice Seminary and has taught all over the world. David received a Master of Arts degree from Moody Bible Institute...

Rev. Bill Roscoe is the President and CEO of the Boise Rescue Mission. Rev. Bill has been at the BRM for 18 years (30 years of Rescue Ministry), and overseas a great army of staff and volunteers who are seeking to restore faith, hope, and family across the greater Boise region known to locals as The Treasure Valley. Rev Bill seeks To be a man of God; A man of integrity, courage and honor. To be th...

David Espeut didn't follow the path of most writers. For much of his life, he focused his creative energy on music. As a graduate of UofT's Jazz Program, he's written three musical productions and over a hundred songs. But the entire time, notions of novel writing lingered in the back of his mind. One day, while teaching music to a group of chatty Kindergarten st...

Ryan is a licensed professional counselor in Cincinnati, Ohio and works with patients of all different backgrounds but especially those who are struggling with some form of sex addiction. He currently works with Counseling Alliance Cincinnati and has dealt with numbers of patients who have struggled with subject of our conversation!  On this podcast Ryan: Shares why he got into counseling. Of...

Gord has a passion for evangelism, equipping and church-planting. His experiences include: Missions in Ecuador and Colombia, evangelism pastoring and planting in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, the formation of an inter-denominational mission to reach the disadvantaged of the K-W community and he is the founder of Vision Ministries Canada which began in 1992. He and his wife Heather, live in Waterloo...

Racial tensions are high in the United States and Canada right now. Darrell Stetler is someone who has spoken out on these topics in recent months and has posted a number of articles and videos to his blog and YouTube channel about this topic. As a white pastor, Darrell shares his journey of better understanding racial reconciliation and some of the changes he has made in his life over the years o...

Keith Waggoner is the Lead Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Nampa, Idaho. He first took over the church around ten years ago and since that time has seen the congregation at Grace grow from a couple of hundred people to nearly 1,500 people meeting on a weekly basis. During this Covid-19 season, there have been many fresh challenges that Keith and the leadership at Grace have had to navigate. He get...

Vance responded to God’s call to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2000, as a church plant from First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia. With a passion for God’s kingdom, he had a vision to launch a church focused on joining in God’s activity locally and globally. Thus was Hope Church born in the fall of 2001 in Las Vegas, NV. From a small group of eighteen adults in a living room, Hope’s fellowship has gr...

Jen is the author of three books: Surprised by Paradox (2019), Keeping Place (2017), and Teach Us to Want , Christianity Today’s 2015 Book of the Year. You can find Jen on Twitter and Facebook , and you can also sign up to receive a monthly letter she sends to her readers. She currently lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and five kids. She loves coffee and enjoys life in the big city. For...

David is the Dean of Undergraduate Studies at God's Bible School and College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a Master's of Music from Miami University and currently pastors at Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Falmouth, Kentucky. He works with a variety of students from many different backgrounds on a daily basis and for the last ten years has been Ezra's personal accountability partner. On this p...

Katie Leigh is a multi-faceted voiceover veteran. She is beloved as Connie Kendall in the world’s longest running international radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey. Other roles she's played include Baby Rowlf in the Emmy Award-Winning Jim Henson's Muppet Babies cartoon series, Honker Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck, Sheila the Thief in Dungeons and Dragons, Richie in ...

Dr. Ed Smither earned a PhD in Historical Theology from the University of Wales (UK) and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from the University of Pretoria (South Africa). In addition to a number of scholarly and practical articles, Ed has written, edited, or translated numerous books that include: Augustine as Mentor: A Model for Preparing Spiritual Leaders (2008), Early Christianity in North Af...

For three decades Daniel Henderson has been guiding individuals, leaders, and churches to embrace experiences of powerful spiritual renewal. Today he speaks across the nation at leadership conferences and local churches while coaching pastors and business leaders in the principles of a strategic and spiritually significant life. He is a husband, father, grandfather, and author of ten books. For mo...

Daniel Im is the Senior Associate Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church, a multiplying multisite church focused on reaching 1% of Edmonton for Christ. His latest book is You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, and Love. He is also the author of No Silver Bullets: Five Small Shifts that will Transform Your Ministry, and co-author of Planting Missional Churches: Your Guide to Starting C...

Stan Key is the President of the Francis Asbury Society. Stan’s education includes an M.Div. degree from  Asbury Theological Seminary  and a Th. M. degree in Missions from  Trinity Evangelical Divinity School . He has completed additional graduate work at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique in Vaux-sur-Seine, France. After serving churches in Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois,...