The Watching World

Host Les Norman interviews the founders of Refine Us Ministries, Justin and Trisha Davis. Our mission is to help you restore hope and renew relationships because communities thrive when relationships are healthy. They coach others to help relationships thrive. They also talk about their new book Beyond Ordinary.

Pastor Chad Glover sits down and talks about launching the Crossroads campus of Abundant Life in Kansas City and what Launching Season looks like.

Host Les Norman spends some time with Dr. Ken Wilgus the author of Feeding the Mouth that Bites You. They dive into the world of parenting teens. Some simple things you can do as a parent of teens getting them ready to be adults. A clear and practical path to: Planned Emancipation Training them to be adults Knowing and understanding adolescents Knowing how to respond

Kenn Kington is a comedian, author and speaker.

Communication in Leadership. What does it mean, how can we use it, and how can we communicate in a biblical way? Les Norman and Jeremy Brownlee talk about what it means to communicate and to be a part of a team.

Host Les Norman and Abundant Life Lead Pastor Phil Hopper discuss what the significance of Easter and the life that we live now.

Join Pastor Phil as he and Host Les Norman interview local Kansas City candidates currently running for office. They discuss why they wanted to join the race what role Christians play in Government.

Join Les Norman as he talks with Crystal Paine.

Join host Les Norman and Nathan Bacon, Head Baseball Coach at Dordt University out of Sioux Center, Iowa a Christian University.

In this episode, Les Norman chats with special guest host Cathy Erickson about grief. Cathy is a grief coach and the leader of Abundant Life's GriefShare group. Cathy became a widow after forty-six wonderful years of marriage to her husband Dan. After Dan passed, Cathy attended GriefShare and found comfort for her grief. She went through two rounds before she was asked to lead GriefShare. Now she...

In this episode, special guests Ryan and Megan McGaughey share their journey through the foster-to-adopt process, the challenges and rewards they’ve faced along the way, and an exciting new ministry coming to Abundant Life. James 1:27 says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the wor...

In this episode, guest Jenna Doll shares a valuable evangelism tool: the My SharePal app. Matthew 28:19 says, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” This is our great commission, yet according to a recent study, less than 2% of believers share the gospel. Of that group, 95% have never led someone to Jesus. J...

In this episode, a couple preparing to serve overseas shares their journey to faith and how the Lord called them into international missions. Acts 1:8 tells us, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” While this couple was involved in a thriving ministry in the United Stat...

Three out of four students in public schools are unchurched. The students brave enough to share their faith are often called names or victimized. In this episode, special guest hosts Season Tingler and Stephen Summit introduce us to First Priority of America, a nationwide organization dedicated to taking the hope of Christ to every student. First Priority educates, trains, and provides resources f...

Welcome to part 2 of our interview with guest host Debbie Stiegler. Debbie is the Executive Director of Ministry at Abundant Life and the author of Beyond Survival: Finding Hope, Healing, and Happiness After Any Setback Because Surviving Isn’t Enough. After experiencing several losses herself, Debbie wrote Beyond Survival to help others learn how to thrive after tragedy. In the previous episode, w...

In part one of this two-part series, guest host Debbie Stiegler walks us through finding purpose and hope in the face of hardship. Debbie is the executive director of ministry at Abundant Life and the author of Beyond Survival: How to Find Hope, Healing, and Happiness After Any Setback Because Surviving Isn’t Enough. Debbie never saw herself as an author, but as she faced several difficult circums...

Les and Pastor Kyle Worsham discuss spiritual dryness. What is spiritual dryness? A feeling of being depleted or empty. Many people describe it as feeling far from the presence of God or having minimal or no spiritual growth What 3 things can cause spiritual dryness? Situations and mindsets: lusts of the flesh and pride are the primary ones Lusts: Peter said that fleshly lusts wage “war against th...