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Chad Glover is the Executive Teaching Pastor at Abundant Life Church in Kansas City and leads Paradigm KC: Paradigm is a weekly gathering of Kansas City college and twenty-thirty somethings who have a desire to see Jesus made known throughout the city. Come and grab a cup of coffee and enjoy a relaxing environment, hear messages relevant to college and young professionals and build relationships w...

Scott and Crystal Martin serve as the National Directors for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, USA. Chi Alpha (XA) exists on over 300 college and university campuses with over 20,000 students involved each year with a vision of offering students the opportunity to find Jesus and follow Him for a lifetime by transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world! 

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; president of Serious Times, Inc., a ministry that explores the intersection of faith and culture and hosts this website, ChurchAndCulture.org which features his messages and blogs; ranked adjunct professor of theology and culture at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he also se...

Emma Dotter is part of the amazing team leading the Porch at Watermark Church in Dallas, Texas. She’s also very passionate about helping her generation understand the Bible! So she creates cutting edge content like videos and a brand new book to be a blessing and encouragement! 

Reggie Hill is the young adult pastor at Journey Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Joey Weller is the Lead Student and College Pastor at Church Unlimited in Corpus Christi, Texas.  

Justin Hamilton is a husband, father and speaker who is passionate about raising up a generation of leaders all around the world. His mission in life is to educate, encourage and equip youth and young adults to live a life of purpose. He serves as Youth and Young Adult Pastor at Generation Church in Arizona! His creative communication style enables him to connect with both the Gen-Z and Millennial...

Are you looking for joy? Want to super-charge your thought life? This episode is for you!  Tommy Newberry is the author of seven books—including the New York Times bestseller, The 4:8 Principle, and the motivational classic, Success is Not an Accident—both of which have been translated into dozens of languages.

If you've ever questioned your faith in Jesus, asked hard questions about your faith, are yourself a skeptic or have friends or loved ones who are, this episode is for you! We talk with Pastor Mark Clark (pastor of Village Church in Canada) about his latest book "The Problem of Jesus" Mark Clark is the founding pastor of Village Church, a multi-site church with locations in multiple cities across...

John Eldredge, counselor and New York Times bestselling author of the 5-million copy bestseller,  Wild at Heart . We are living in a time when men and boys are experiencing the greatest mental health crisis we’ve ever known. As a leading authority on masculinity, John is passionate about this topic and addressing the issues head-on that are plaguing men. John offers solutions to help through an ex...

Shane serves as the National Next Gen Evangelism Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He and his wife, Kasi, reside in Rockwall, TX with their five children – Raygen, Harper, Titus, Elliot, & Glory. He has been in ministry for over 18 years as a denominational worker, church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies, a Master’s Degr...

Tom Truszinski is the Center Director for MN Adult & Teen Challenge in Rochester, MN. Tom started drinking alcohol at a young age, barely graduating high school. Even though his alcohol usage increased during his young adult years, he found identity through success in college and in the corporate world. At 28 years old, Tom was the V.P. of a large financial firm in St. Paul, MN. He was even featur...

PAUL ANGONE is the best-selling author of a number of books including 25 Lies Twentysomethings Need to Stop Believing: How to Get Unstuck and Own Your Defining Decade a sought-after national keynote speaker for corporations and keynote speaker for colleges and universities, and the creator of AllGroanUp.com, which has been read by millions of people in 190 countries. Paul is also an organizational...

Pastor Rod Carlson and his wife Melody are the Senior Pastors at Oak Hills Church in Eagan, Minnesota. They planted this church 30 years ago! Rod has his doctorate and focused his dissertation efforts on preaching to the unchurched. www.oakhillschurch.net  | Link to Pastor Rod's Doctoral Thesis we referenced in the conversation: https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/dmin_theses/14/  

Josiah and Micah Kennealy dive into a conversation about launching a brand new young adult ministry as well as leading an existing young adult ministry with Clay Cooney!  Clay is the director of young adults at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. 

Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview. He is also a professor of apologetics at Biola University. AU...

Dr. Allen Griffin is the founder of Excellerate Youth- a program ministering to and mentoring young adults in foster care, equipping students with skills and training to provide brighter futures for tomorrow's leaders. He is also an author, evangelist, and traveling speaker! Allen has a Doctorate degree in Leadership from SEU.

Dr. Brian Pingel and his wife Kristi accepted the senior pastor position at Cedar Rapids First Assembly in 2016. They have served in various pastoral roles for over 25 years. Brian has also served as a college professor at North Central University where he oversaw the development of young pastors and led programs in Urban & Youth Development. They have been married since 1991 and have three sons.

We talk about transitioning students out of high school, off to college, and retaining them in the local church. We also dive into missions giving and going. And we want to be sure we have fun in ministry! 

We are joined today by #81 for the Green Bay Packers – Josiah Deguara! Josiah is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football at Cincinnati. Drafted 94th pick overall in the 2020 draft!

Barnabas Piper is a husband and the father of two daughters who loves spent reading, writing, or watching sports. The Piper’s reside in the Nashville area where he serves as an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church of Nashville. He’s the author of several books: The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity Help My Unbelief: Why Doubt is Not the Enemy of Faith   The Curious Christian: How Di...

Rod Loy is senior pastor at First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Under his leadership, the church has grown to over 3,000 in average weekly attendance and has helped plant more than 1,100 churches in sixty-three nations. Rod's unique approach to leadership has led him to adventures in the Real World, including working as a volunteer lifeguard and elementary school assistant. He is...

Pastor Choco De Jesus is the founding pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Chicago, the General Treasurer of the Assemblies of God, USA, and Author of several books including his latest: Move into More! Time Magazine has named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world!

Jodie Berndt: Author | Speaker | Bible Teacher Wife and mom to four adult children and two sons-in-law Love good books, good worship, good friends, good beach days! Jodie is the author of the of the Praying The Scriptures Series… and in our hands we have a copy of her newest book “the 20th Anniversary Edition of Praying the Scriptures for Your Children.”

Josiah and Micah Kennealy have a conversation with JP Pokluda!    JP Pokluda, lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, TX, and former leader of  The Porch , also the author of a brand new book Outdated: Find Love That Lasts When Dating Has Changed (March 2).