EquippingU Podcast

The Joy and Privilege of Teaching God‘s Word – Season 6 Episode 5

Erin Davis, content manager and Bible teacher for the Revive Our Hearts ministry joins the podcast to discuss the joy and privilege of teaching God's Word. Erin, Terry, and Alan get into the nitty-gritty details of preparing to teach the Bible and setting the table so God can bring the feast.

Equipping Elders for the Church – Season 6 Episode 4

Do you have questions about how to equip elders for your church?

If so, then tune in for our conversation with Bob Thune. Bob is the pastor Coram Deo Church in Omaha, Nebraska, the author of a practical book called Gospel Eldership and he is an experienced practitioner in equipping elders. He will help shape your perspective about the character and responsibilities of elders as well as provide practical help for how to equip them to lead with faith and integrity in your local church.

The Gospel and Making Disciples with Jeff Vanderstelt – Season 6 Episode 2

Jeff Vanderstelt, author of "Gospel Fluency" joins Terry and Alan to discuss how the gospel is not just about taking care of our sins in the past and giving us entrance into heaven in the future. It is for all of life and essential to making disciples. Tune in for a rich, practical and motivating conversation.

Hero or Hero Maker? – Season 6 Episode 1

Being fruitful with Jesus in making and multiplying disciples requires a shift from being a hero to being a hero maker. Tune in as we kick off season 6 with a motivating conversation with Dave Ferguson, president of Exponential, about what it means to be kingdom-focused and five practices to pursue to multiply disciples and leaders.

Longevity and Integrity in Ministry with Rock Dillaman – Season 6 Special Episode 2

We've all been saddened and disappointed by the numerous Christian leaders who have fallen into sin and out of ministry. In this episode, long time and recently retired Alliance pastor, Rock Dillaman, joins Terry and Alan to discuss what it takes to faithfully stay the course for a lifetime of ministry.

All of Jesus for All the World Takes All of Us with Tim Meier – Season 6 Special Episode 1

Tim Meier, Alliance VP for Development, joins the podcast to share how God has shaped him for his current leadership role and how the Alliance funding changes have strengthened our partnership to pursue our shared mission of all of Jesus for all of the world.

Preparing Field Ready, Debt-free Workers for the Harvest with Rob Bashioum - Season 5 Episode 10

Rob Bashioum, Executive Director of the Reach Training Institute (RTI) in Salem, Oregon, joins Terry and Alan for a challenging conversation about RTI’s passionate purpose of preparing workers for the harvest who are ready to serve and not encumbered by debt. Listen in and you’ll get your fires stoked for developing leaders who are ready and willing to engage in reaching the lost.

Why Some Churches Are Blessed with Dan Betzer - Season 5 Episode 9

Former Alliance pastor and long-time Assembly of God pastor Dan Betzer joins Terry and Alan for a conversation about his book, “Why Some Churches Are Blessed”.  Stories of faith and missions and generosity abound in this episode and you’ll be thankful for the simple wisdom of this faithful pastor. 

Making Evangelism Normal in Your Church with Kevin Harney - Season 5 Episode 8

Kevin Harney, pastor and author of the “Organic Outreach” series of books, joins Terry and Alan for a powerful conversation calling pastors and churches to make evangelism the top value in their church.  Kevin challenges us to not wait until we have strengthened worship and Christian growth ministries to focus on evangelism but to make it first priority and discover that it will fuel the worship and disciple-making in your church.  Kevin offers an inspirational and doable 4 step plan for helping all the people in your church to embrace evangelism out of a love for lost people.

The Deeply Formed Life with Rich Villodas – Season 5 Episode 7

Rich Villodas, pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York City, returns to the podcast for a conversation about resisting the cultural pull toward a shallow life and listening to the voice of Jesus leading us to be deeply formed.  Along the way, Rich, Terry and Alan discuss practices of spiritual formation that are often overlooked but are deeply rewarding for our journey with Christ and that make us a blessing to the world in which we live.