The OneCry Podcast

Pastor Kyle Reno’s message from the recent Awakened Conference teaches prayer as the heart of revival, unpacking six approaches from the Lord’s Prayer: relationship, worship, inviting God’s kingdom, daily dependence, confession and forgiveness, and discipleship. This episode challenges listeners to deepen daily communion with God, believe for citywide renewal, and act in faith so heaven’s reality...

On this episode Bill Elliff shares a powerful message from Luke Lefevre preached at the recent Awaken Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Luke calls the church to remember its first love for Jesus and gives the simple remedy: remember, repent, and do the first works. Through stirring stories from persecuted pastors in India, the witness from early martyrs - and practical encouragement to live out...

In this episode, Pastor Robbie Symons shares from Isaiah 44, calling believers to hunger for revival as God promises to "pour water on thirsty land" and "pour out my Spirit" on offspring. He recounts historic revivals in Canada and Wales, highlights how God transforms churches and families, and urges covenant prayer, faith, and intercession for a nationwide awakening. Please let us know how the On...

Host Bill Elliff and his guest Jordan Bowen explore how stories of revival and persistent prayer have shaped their ministries, church planting in Little Rock, and work among international communities. They discuss becoming students of revival, building unity through pastors' prayer, and preparing churches to receive and disciple new believers. Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast has impacted...

Bill Elliff interviews his older brother Tom about powerful encounters with revival and the Holy Spirit—from the Asbury chapel awakening to an unexpected outpouring in Buena Vista—and how those experiences shaped pastoral ministry, mentoring, and global missions. They explore the need to balance theological truth with pastoral grace, the hunger of a new generation for spiritual mentors, and the ca...

Host Bill Elliff interviews OneCry Collegiate Director James Pool about his journey from the 1970s Jesus movement to a life transformed by revival, where personal encounters with the Holy Spirit reshaped his ministry and prayer life. James describes mobilizing intercessors, returning to Baylor University, and being a part of FM72 — a campus movement marked by bold evangelism, healing, repentance,...

This episode of the One Cry Podcast features brothers Bill and Jim Elliff as they reflect on the Jesus movement of the 1970s, personal stories of revival, and how seasons of awakening have shaped their lives and ministries. They also discuss bold evangelism, God’s faithful provision, and practical ways to share Jesus today. Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast has impacted your own story by e...

Host Bill Elliff interviews OneCry Prayer Director, Kim Butts as she recounts the founding of Harvest Prayer Ministries with her husband Dave, their mission to equip churches as houses of prayer, and how those resources now live on through OneCry. She discusses training leaders and laypeople in intercession, shares stories about the impact of revival, and points toward the ongoing rise of a global...

Host Bill Elliff interviews Byron Paulus, founder of OneCry, about his personal experience in revival, decades of leading revival teams, and vivid stories of God’s manifest presence transforming individuals and communities. Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast has impacted your own story by emailing us at info@onecry.com. You can find many more downloadable revival resources and join the move...

Host Bill Elliff welcomes dear friend Bob Bakke who shares personal stories from the Jesus Movement and campus revivals—how answered prayers, bold faith, and small gatherings later led to large-scale prayer movements and the seeds of a global awakening. This episode explores mentorship, the Collegiate Day of Prayer, and how God is raising a new generation of prayerful leaders transformed by reviva...

Hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno discuss how revival shapes leaders and communities, sharing personal stories of spiritual awakening, mentorship, and the importance of prayer and a hunger for God's presence. Kyle Reno shares how he came to faith during a powerful move of God, and how that environment accelerated his spiritual growth, with a call to lead others through proclamation, prayer, and disc...

In this episode, hosts Kyle Reno and Bill Elliff honor the life and ministry of their long time friend Steve Gaines. They explore how having a surrendered heart, fasting, brokenness, and hungering for God help shift our focus toward cultivating presence-centered worship and setting our sails toward the winds of revival. Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast has impacted your own story by email...

In this episode of the OneCry Podcast, hosts Kyle Reno and Bill Elliff unpack the transfiguration passage (found in the gospel of Luke chapter 9) as a powerful example of prayer that removes the barrier between heaven and earth and transforms those who enter God’s presence. Listeners are invited to value intimate, Spirit-led prayer which prepares us and brings heaven’s power into our everyday life...

On this episode of the OneCry Podcast, we continue highlights from the recent Revival Roundtable. Wes Franklin - LU Shepherd Executive Director, leads a panel of GenZ leaders from Liberty University (Morgan McCorvey, Bella Bosco, Sam Huber and Ethan Erickson) in a discussion about what GenZ is looking for from the local church: authentic, Christ-centered, scripture-based faith, meaningful mentorsh...

In this episode of the OneCry Podcast, Pastor John Durham speaks from John 17 about the power of unity and prayer. Recorded as part of the 2026 Revival Roundtable and Collegiate Day of Prayer at Liberty University, the message highlights Waco’s "Last Thursdays" prayer movement, practical examples of humble leadership, and the call to sustain prayer for the next generations and a sweeping movement...

Host Ben Dishner introduces Kyle Lance Martin, who calls the church to biblical repentance as the essential foundation for revival. Kyle traces repentance from the Old Testament tabernacle to John the Baptist and Jesus, explaining repentance as a change of mind, affections, and will that leads to visible life change and ongoing spiritual renewal. Kyle also encourages honest confession, accountabil...

In the last installment of the Lifting Life's Greatest Load series, Hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno explore how confession and repentance "Roof off & Walls Down" are foundational to spiritual revival and personal freedom. Using Jesus' teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, practical stories, and common questions, the hosts explain how to seek reconciliation, make amends, and handle difficult s...

Join hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno as they offer practical steps toward confession and repentance. This episode continues to explore this important, biblical call while drawing from First John chapter 1 and Psalm 139 to show how honest, specific, and continual confession restores fellowship with God and others. You can find Bill's Book (Lifting Life's Greatest Load) HERE https://a.co/d/08sJEyoJ...

In this episode Kyle Reno and Bill Elliff unpack the conviction of the Holy Spirit and Psalm 32, sharing real stories of salvation and prayer-driven revival. They explain how unresolved sin drains our emotional, physical, and spiritual life and why God’s conviction is a call to repentance. The hosts offer practical steps for confessing sin, receiving forgiveness, and clearing your conscience—invit...

Host Bill Elliff catches up with special guest Paul Worcester (the National Collegiate Director for the North American Mission Board of the SBC) about a rising movement of spiritual awakening on college campuses, the history of student-led revivals, and the growth of The Annual Collegiate Day of Prayer. They discuss practical training for students, spirit-led gospel appointments, along with storie...

God is moving across the nation and campuses are aflame with a new wave of revival. This episode traces historical awakenings, highlights the recent Asbury movement, and explains why college students are pivotal to raising the next generation of leaders. Hosts Kyle Reno and Bill Elliff issue a call for listeners to join God's activity through the Collegiate Day of Prayer, adopt a campus, and pray...

In this episode of the OneCry Podcast, Hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno wrap up the Made to Pray series / a six-part roadmap for a life of prayer — from intimacy with the Father through relationship and true worship to partnering in God's kingdom, stewarding daily needs, fellowship with confession and forgiveness, and discipleship while stepping out into spiritual warfare. Please let us know how th...

Join hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno as they continue the Made to Pray series with part 5 which focuses on Fellowship. In this episode of the OneCry Podcast, Bill and Kyle continue to explore the Lord's Prayer with a focus on fellowship which is made possible through confession, receiving God's cleansing, and the daily practice of extending forgiveness. Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast ha...

Hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno continue the Made to Pray series with part 4 - Stewardship. Join a discussion around how we should invite God into every aspect of our daily lives through prayer. From relationship, worship, partnership, and now to stewardship, we find how the Lord has designed us to commune with Him through prayer.  Please let us know how the OneCry Podcast has impacted your own st...

Hosts Bill Elliff and Kyle Reno continue teaching from the Lord's Prayer that prayer is a partnership with God to bring heaven to earth. They encourage listeners to move from relationship and worship into active, specific prayers for families, churches, cities, and those who are lost—sharing stories of answered prayer and practical steps to pray God-initiated, kingdom-focused prayers. Please let u...