Be equipped, empowered and encouraged for godly influence in every season and circumstance as Doug Stringer and other leaders share God’s truth through practical teaching and powerful stories of good news instead of only bad news. For more information on Doug Stringer or how Somebody Cares America/International is a tangible expression of Christ’s love to a hurting world, visit SomebodyCares.org.
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Each episode is a time to encourage, equip, and empower you to be a godly influence in every season and circumstance of life. You’ll hear practical insights and thoughts for personal growth and leadership.
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A weekly show, hosted by Bunni Pounds, featuring in-depth interviews and discussions with Christian leaders, elected officials, and grassroots activists who share practical ways to pray, vote, and engage in our culture. Connect with us at www.christiansengaged.org
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I ALMOST QUIT - A Transforming Leadership Conversation with Doug Stringer and guest; Shane Idleman, Pastor, Author, and Influencer
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47:35In this gripping and deeply authentic conversation, Doug Stringer sits down with Shane Idleman, founding pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship and author of I Almost Quit. Together, they explore the often unseen struggles of leadership, the dangerous drift toward cultural compromise in the Church, and the revival power found in brokenness and hum…
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Loving Like Jesus in Times of Crisis: Doug Stringer on Crisis Relief and Compassion
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33:29This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Ben Quine welcomes Doug Stringer—founder of Somebody Cares America / Somebody Cares International—to explore what it trul…
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From Prayer Closet to State Capitol: Alyssa Brown’s Journey
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41:43In the first episode of our summer series recapping the 2024 Christians Engaged Conference, we kick things off with a moving message from Arkansas State Representative Alyssa Brown—the youngest person ever elected to the Arkansas Legislature. Just two years ago, she joined our Young Adult 1630 Initiative and took a life-changing trip to Washington,…
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Is the Church Being Hijacked? Pastor Lucas Miles on Wokeism & the True Jesus
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22:48This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode of Conversations with Christians Engaged, Ben Quine sits down with Pastor Lucas Miles—Senior Director of TPUSA Faith and a…
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From the Courtroom to the Classroom: Dr. Michael Farris on Defending Freedom
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32:09This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Ben Quine sits down with Dr. Michael Farris—founding president of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick H…
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A Heartfelt Conversation with Gary Wilkerson
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41:48Join Doug and friend, Gary Wilkerson on this interview and conversation. It is available on our Transforming Leadership video series and also on "A Word in Season with Doug Stringer and friends” podcast. Gary will also be with us at the Somebody Cares Summit in Houston, May 19-20th Gary Wilkerson is the President of World Challenge, an internationa…
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Faith in the Halls of Power: Kimberly Genau’s Capitol Hill Mission
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26:01This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Bunni Pounds sits down with Kimberly Genau, the co-founder of Alabaster House—a ministry providing prayer, care, and spir…
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United in Prayer: Honoring God and Country on the National Day of Prayer
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22:53Our teams at Christians Engaged and Family Policy Alliance Foundation invite you to join us in celebrating the National Day of Prayer! The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President…
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June Hunt on Turning Trauma Into Triumph with God's Word
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33:20This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Bunni Pounds sits down with biblical counselor, author, and founder of Hope for the Heart, June Hunt. Together, they dive…
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Deliver Us from Evil: Kris Vallotton on Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
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30:45This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Kris Vallotton of Bethel Church opens up about his deeply personal battle with mental illness—including two nervous break…
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Pastor Rob Pacienza on Reclaiming Culture for Christ
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33:05This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Ben Quine sits down with Pastor Rob Pacienza—Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and President of Coral Ridg…
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Dr. Jeffress Reveals the Truth About the End Times & Why Christians Must Engage
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21:42This episode is part of our Conversations series, Messengers: Live from the NRB Conference, which features insightful interviews with influential Christian leaders who inspire biblical action across generations. In this episode, Bunni Pounds sits down with Dr. Robert Jeffress—Senior Pastor of First Baptist Dallas and host of Pathway to Victory—to d…
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School boards play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our children, establishing policies that influence the thinking and values of their young minds.In this series, Christians Engaged leaders Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine delve into the crucial topics of parental authority, teaching truth and morality, and accountability. Together, we can impact…
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School boards play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our children, establishing policies that influence the thinking and values of their young minds.In this series, Christians Engaged leaders Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine delve into the crucial topics of parental authority, teaching truth and morality, and accountability. Together, we can impact…
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School boards play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our children, establishing policies that influence the thinking and values of their young minds.In this series, Christians Engaged leaders Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine delve into the crucial topics of parental authority, teaching truth and morality, and accountability. Together, we can impact…
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Description: We can become living worship by simply saying ‘Yes’ to God. Chris Mitchell, CBN Middle East Bureau Chief, felt a divine calling when he first visited Israel, recognizing it as God's land. His journey is rooted in obedience. Discouragement may come, but he did not let them derail him. Fixing your eyes on Jesus provides strength to see b…
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School boards play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our children, establishing policies that influence the thinking and values of their young minds.In this series, Christians Engaged leaders Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine delve into the crucial topics of parental authority, teaching truth and morality, and accountability. Together, we can impact…
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School boards play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our children, establishing policies that influence the thinking and values of their young minds.In this series, Christians Engaged leaders Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine delve into the crucial topics of parental authority, teaching truth and morality, and accountability. Together, we can impact…
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Pastor Ryan Binkley on Running for President and the Lessons He Learned
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23:25This episode is part of our series, "Courageous Pastors" featuring inspiring stories from bold American pastors. In this episode, we’re featuring Bunni Pounds' conversation with Pastor Ryan Binkley of Create Church, recorded at the 2024 Christians Engaged Conference. They discuss Ryan's run for President in the 2024 primary and the lessons he learn…
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Pastor John Amanchukwu on Protecting Kids from Gender Ideology & Standing Firm in Our Convictions
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35:29This episode is part of our series, "Courageous Pastors" featuring inspiring stories from bold American pastors. In this episode, we are joined by Pastor John Amanchukwu, a pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Wake Forest, NC. Pastor Amanchukwu gained national attention for his efforts to protect children in schools from books promot…
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Pastor Kason Huddleston on Recruiting Christians to Run for Office
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34:23This episode is part of our series, "Courageous Pastors" featuring inspiring stories from bold American pastors. In this episode, we are joined by Pastor Kason Huddleston of Freedom Place Church in Rowlett, Texas, who has worked closely with Christians Engaged to foster civic involvement. His leadership has motivated fellow Christians to run for po…
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Pastor Chris McRae on the Significance of Mentorship and Nurturing Future Leaders
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26:25This episode is part of our series, "Courageous Pastors" featuring inspiring stories from bold American pastors. In this episode, we are joined by Pastor Chris McRae from Sojourn Church in Carrollton, TX, and he passionately shares his personal testimony, demonstrating his courage in addressing biblical issues and pressing cultural topics. He empha…
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Alyssa Brown Shares How She Became the Youngest Woman Elected to Office in Arkansas
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31:04This episode is part of our series, "Discipleship for America" discussing the current issues in the American church and how Christians can unite around the gospel. In this episode, Bunni is joined by the Honorable Alyssa Brown, who shares her story of how Christians Engaged helped to propel her to run for office, and to be elected as the youngest w…
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Aaron Keyes on the Transformative Power of Prayer, Worship, and Simple Devotions
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39:34This episode is part of our series, "Discipleship for America" discussing the current issues in the American church and how Christians can unite around the gospel. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Aaron Keyes, one of her all-time favorite worship leaders. Bunni and Aaron discuss the power of prayer, worship and simple devotions, and how God has …
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Billy Humphrey on the Practical Ways We Can Grow in Our Faith
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39:18This episode is part of our series, "Discipleship for America" discussing the current issues in the American church and how Christians can unite around the gospel. In this episode, Billy Humphrey, an intercessor for revival and director of GateCity Church in Atlanta, joins Bunni to discuss the practical ways we can grow in our faith. Billy has been…
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Dr. Kyle Lance Martin on Discipleship, Repentance, and the Gospel
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37:23This episode is part of our series, "Discipleship for America" discussing the current issues in the American church and how Christians can unite around the gospel. In this episode, Dr. Kyle Lance Martin, founder of our evangelism ministry partner, Time to Revive, joins Bunni to discuss the present move of God in the American church, our upcoming Re…
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Special: Bunni and Ben Lay Out Our Vision for 2025 & Beyond
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38:45In this special episode, Bunni and Ben lay out the organizational vision for Christians Engaged in the years to come. They talk specifically through the plans for 2025 and into 2026, and share how Christians Engaged will further impact the Body of Christ and our communities and nation.Support Christians Engaged's efforts to educate and empower Chri…
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Special: 2024 Year End Report & Testimonies with Bunni Pounds and Ben Quine
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40:42In this special episode, Bunni and Ben share all that God has done in the life of Christians Engaged in 2024. They discuss how our ministry's merger with Family Policy Alliance has made such a positive impact on both of our organizations, and how our prayer and civic engagement programs and resources have expanded and are reaching Christians nation…
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Christmas Special: The Baby in the Manger vs. the Risen Lord
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34:37In this special episode, Bunni is joined by our Vice President Ben Quine to discuss Christmas and the knowledge of God. Do we as Believers only love the baby Jesus in the manger, or do we also love the Jesus who will one day be coming in the clouds with fire in His eyes? Bunni and Ben discuss how we can pursue the knowledge of God and the fullness …
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Lea Hernandez on Our 1630 Initiative and Finding Her Voice as a Young Leader
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20:48This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Lea Hernandez, a young local church ministry leader from Baytown, Texas who is a part of our 1630 initiative. Lea went to Wash…
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Kaedon Kesterson on How 1630 Empowered Him to Step Up as a Leader
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23:30This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Kaedon Kesterson, a young parent and Gen Z business leader from East Texas who is a part of our 1630 initiative on our steerin…
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Young Adult Joshua Rayan on the Impact 1630 has Made in His Life
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26:30This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Joshua Rayan, a young adult from California, and a key part of our 1630 initiative. Joshua went to Washington, D.C. with us on…
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How We Plan to Raise Up the Next Generation of Leaders
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25:30This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by the Christians Engaged Young Adult Director, Abby Sexton, to discuss the beginnings of 1630 and our vision to raise up the nex…
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Doug Stringer was honored to be the opening and closing speaker for the annual three-day Christian Men's Network Summit. The recent 2024 Global Summit, which had the theme "BORN TO SERVE," focused on SHAPING A NEW GENERATION OF SERVANT LEADERS. In this episode, Doug Stringer dives deep into the power of serving others and living with a purpose beyo…
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'Politics 101' Panel Discussion with Terri Hasdorff, Aamon Ross, & Dave Welch
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36:10This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, we're featuring our 'Politics 101' panel discussion from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. Panelists include, Aamon Ross, Creator of Kingdom in Politics, our Christians Engaged Campaig…
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Special: Prayer Call for the Elections with Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Tim Scott, and many more!
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1:05:57Christians Engaged and Family Policy Alliance Foundation's November 3, 2024 Nationwide Prayer Call for the 2024 Elections.Together, we are awakening and educating the Church to pray, vote, and engage, but we need the Church to also engage within our cities, states, and nation. We are believing for an awakening within the Body of Christ, which will …
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Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler Shares Practical Wisdom for Campaigns
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29:32This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Christians Engaged Advisory Board Member and former Congresswoman, Vicky Hartzler (MO-04). In this discussion, Vicky shares the story of how God called her to pu…
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Congressman Lance Gooden & Bunni Pounds Discuss their Journey from Political Opponents to Friends
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24:12This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by her former opponent for Congress (now friend), Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05). Bunni and Lance share a behind the scenes look from their high profile 2018 race…
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Congresssman Keith Self on Running for Office & Navigating Politics
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28:45This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by a dear friend of the ministry, and courageous voice in the U.S. House, Congressman. Keith Self (TX-03). Prior to serving in Congress, Congressman Self served and…
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Special: Bunni Pounds on the Root of the Problem in America & How We are the Answer
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38:16From Christians Engaged President, Bunni Pounds—a critical message for the American church. In this timely message from the 2024 Christians Engaged Conference, Bunni dives into what she believes is the cause of the apathy we're witnessing not only in the church, but across all leadership in our culture. Using the early Christian church as a guide, …
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Special: Coach Joe & Denise Kennedy Share Their Powerful Story
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36:58Coach Joe and Denise Kennedy's powerful and emotional interview recounting their story from the 2024 Christians Engaged Conference.Learn more about Coach Kennedy: https://coachjoekennedy.comLearn about 'Average Joe', the new movie highlighting Coach Kennedy's story: https://averagejoemovie.comStream the full 2024 Christians Engaged Conference: http…
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Tim Goeglein on How Christians Can Navigate the 2024 Elections
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34:42In this special episode, we are joined by Tim Goeglein (Vice President, External and Government Relations for Focus on the Family), to discuss the General Election on November 5, 2024. Tim discusses the scope of the critical choices that Christian voters have to make when casting their ballots not only in the Presidential race, but also in U.S. Hou…
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Wake Up! Replays: Scott Sanford & Alyssa Brown on Government & Ministry
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40:59This episode is part of our series, "Wake Up! Replays", featuring replays from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. In this episode, we feature remarks from former Texas State Representative, Pastor Scott Sanford and Alyssa Brown. In his remarks, Pastor Sanford shares a message to the church from his unique perspective of working both in the government an…
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Wake Up! Replays: Richard Harris on Discipling through the '7 Mountains'
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39:39This episode is part of our series, "Wake Up! Replays", featuring replays from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. In this episode, we feature remarks from Richard Harris, Executive Director at Truth & Liberty Coalition, and he lays out how the Body of Christ should be active in the seven mountains of influence in a culture in order to effectively discip…
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Wake Up! Replays: A Panel Discussion on the Power of Public Service
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37:43This episode is part of our series, "Wake Up! Replays", featuring replays from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with officials from the federal, state, and county levels of government on the power of public service and prayer for our elected officials. Panelists include, U.S. Congressman Michael Cloud, TX…
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Lift Up the Word and Light Up the World - Be A Living Lampstand!
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35:54The theme for the 2024 National Day of Prayer was “Lift Up The Word and Light Up The World”. Doug shared this message at New Life Church Houston taken from a message on “Being A Living Lampstand." This message is focused on the importance of being grounded in God's word and living according to biblical principles. Doug emphasizes the need to lift u…
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Wake Up! Replays: The Importance of Discipling Our Families
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32:26This episode is part of our series, "Wake Up! Replays", featuring replays from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. In this episode, we feature a panel discussion on the importance of discipleship within our families, led by Kevin Freeman, (Host of Economic War Room) and featuring his daughter Madysen, and two other families - the Ralph family and the Loy…
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Like all leaders, Jim Buchan has encountered challenges and potholes along his leadership journey. He shares how leadership development requires intentional preparation, much like the precision of a relay race handoff, where timing and alignment are crucial. When we hit the potholes of life, it can throw off our alignment and put us in danger. Join…
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Summary: Choices define our destiny! Throughout our lives, we are confronted with making choices that influence our lives and future. As we are faced with decisions, it is so important to keeping our vision of hope and destination, with expectation and anticipation. There are times that our immediate circumstances are challenging and difficult, yet…
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Wake Up! Replays: Kelly Shackelford on Religious Freedom and the First Amendment
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35:59This episode is part of our series, "Wake Up! Replays", featuring replays from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. In this episode, we feature remarks from Kelly Shackelford, CEO and President of First Liberty Institute and he discusses how due to several recent high-profile Supreme Court decisions, Americans have more religious freedom than we have had …
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