EquippingU Podcast

Rebecca McLaughlin on Hard Questions Christianity Must Address - Season 9 Episode 2

Rebecca Mclaughlin, author of the 2020 Christianity Book of the Year, "Confronting Christianity", joins Terry and Alan on the podcast for a conversation on the hard questions Christianity must address and for a call to giving intelligent answers for the hope we have in Christ with gentleness and respect.

Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals - Season 9 Episode 1

Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, shares profound insights for Evangelicals in this cultural moment, provides encouragement for weary Christian leaders and talks about how significant moments in his spiritual journey included Star Wars and a final exam in seminary.

Mark and Nami Trinkl : Multi-cultural marriage and ministry - Season 8 Episode 11

Mark and Nami Trinkl, pastoral couple at Neighborhood Church in the suburban Washington D.C. region, join Terry and Alan for this season's biographical episode with a local Alliance church pastor.  Mark and Nami share their international love story from Wisconsin to England to South Korea, the challenges and opportunities of multi-cultural marriage and what it means to be both a multi-ethnic and multicultural church.

Kevin Pies opens our eyes to Alliance Military Chaplaincy - Season 8 Episode 10

The Alliance is in the top 5% of military chaplain endorsers and we have Alliance chaplains in key places of the U.S. military world. Alliance military chaplaincy leader, Chaplain Colonel Kevin Pies, gives us a look behind the scenes of this vital ministry reaching people that may not be reached in any other way.

Mark Byrom on Mobilizing Your Local Church for Missions - Season 8 Episode 9

Mark Byrom, Executive Pastor of Outreach and Care and Missions Mobilizer for Appleton Alliance Church in Wisconsin, joins Terry and Alan for a practical and encouraging conversation about making church and International Worker partnerships mutually beneficial for the IW and the local church. Mark provides great tips for celebrating missions and building missions mobilization teams in local churches of all sizes.

Adam Clewer gives us a glimpse of the good news - Season 8 Episode 8

Adam Clewer, Old England native and current lead pastor in New England of South Shore Community Church in Boston, takes time to share the story behind Glimpse videos. Glimpse videos are creative works meant to give people a taste of the good news of Jesus so they hunger for more.

Mark and Kora Taube: A Personal Conversation with Alliance IWs - Season 8 Episode 7

Mark and Kora Taube, Alliance IWs in Montevideo, Uruguay, join Terry and Alan for a personal conversation about growing up as Third Culture Kids, their call to international work, why it mattered that they learned to love the local church, and about serving as team leaders in one of the most secular cities in Latin America.

Tom Flanders on the Ministry of District Superintendent - Season 8 Episode 6

Tom Flanders, Former District Superintendent of Alliance New England and current District Superintendent of Alliance Southeast in Florida, joins Terry and Alan for a thoughtful conversation about shepherding and leading Alliance workers as a DS. Tom's wisdom, care and intentionality shine through with practical insights for ministry in any setting.

Rob Parker on Overcoming the Discipleship Deficit in the Church - Season 8 Episode 5

Rob Parker, planter, and pastor of "The Plant" in Mahwah, New Jersey, and leader of Launch Discipleship, joins Terry and Alan for an energy-filled conversation about lessons learned from the highlights and hardships of church planting and about training pastors and church leaders to make disciples in a way that matches their context.

Dann Spader on Learning to Make Disciples from the Son’s Life - Season 8 Episode 4

Dann Spader, legendary founder of SonLife Ministries and longtime leader of Concentric / Global Youth Initiative, joins Terry and Alan for a conversation about intentional disciple making. He reminds us that making disciples is hard, but it's easier than we think. He challenges us to understand that making disciples requires both new wine and new wineskins and to believe that every believer who wants to be part of a a disciple making movement will have a wilderness experience.