Prayer is fundamental to our lives as Christians as Russ Kirkpatrick - ministry strategist and digital innovator at Pray.com - knows only to well.

Pray.com is a leading faith-based app where Kirpatrick focuses on leveraging technology to spread the gospel and build unity among believers. It's a platform that is designed to facilitate religious communities through daily prayers, sermons, biblical content, and podcasts

Phil Cooke is the son of a preacher but says he never felt the call to the pulpit. Yet his upbringing gave him a fundamental understanding of the pressures that come with leading a church.

He went on to become founder of Cooke Media Group – a consulting company that works with religious and nonprofit organizations to improve their branding and storytelling. He’s helped clients like The Salvation Army, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and Joel Osteen Ministries, among many others.

His latest book Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis, gives churches a much needed toolkit on how to manage public relation issues that can do more damage than people think.

What makes the UAE different from other middle eastern countries? That's a question and that Obaid Ahmed AlZaabi can easily answer.

Dr. AlZaabi has been actively involved in various international forums, representing the UAE's interests and perspectives on global issues and has held particular emphasis on UAE's commitment to religious openness and minority rights.

As a seasoned diplomat he's worked as a permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and has served as the UAE's Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva.

Being a Christian in Iran is complex. It's not illegal to practise you faith there but it depends on how you do it. Even being a member of a house church can have you thrown in jail. But despite being a majority Muslim nation the Church there is growing there.

Dr. Hormoz Shariat is an Iranian-American Christian evangelist and the founder of Iran Alive Ministries, an organization that uses TV and digital media to broadcast Christian content into Iran and the broader Persian-speaking world. He's often referred to as the "Billy Graham of Iran" because of his large-scale evangelistic impact though he'd never call himself a televanglist. His is a global church using media.

He was born in Iran then came to the United States in the late 1970s. He originally studied Computer Engineering, earning a Ph.D. from USC (University of Southern California) only later transitioning to full-time ministry.

Dr. Shariat became a Christian while in the U.S., and his personal transformation played a major role in shaping his mission to share The Gospel with other Iranians.

Our very own Rev Dr Johnnie Moore has been hitting the news headlines this week in taking up the chairmanship of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. We find out why he was willing to lead an organisation receiving criticism at this critical time for the region.

Dr. Susan Michael is a prominent leader in Christian Zionist advocacy and education. She serves as the USA Director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) and is a member of its international Board of Directors.

Dr. Michael has a degree in Theology from Oral Roberts University and a Master’s degree in Judeo-Christian Studies from Jerusalem University College. Her engagement with ICEJ began in 1980 during her graduate studies in Jerusalem, which coincided with the Embassy's founding.

For three decades she has been instrumental in expanding ICEJ's presence in the United States. She also directs the American Christian Leaders for Israel (ACLI), a network of over 3,000 Christian leaders advocating for Israel

Bunni Pounds - named after Billy Graham's daughter - says she works in the 'mud-slinging' profession of politics. She's a political strategist who herself has stood for Congress in Texas so she knows a thing or two about the world of Washington.

With 20 years of ministry as well and as a writer and speaker she has also addresses issues that intersect faith, politics and biblical truth.

She is founder of Christians Engaged which calls people to pray, vote and engage in civic life.

In her new book Jesus and Politics: One Woman's Walk with God in a Mudslinging Profession she encourages christians to change the world.

Dr Carmen Imes is a biblical scholar, author, and professor best known for her work in Old Testament studies. She's currently an Associate Professor of the Old Testament at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology.

Her books include: Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Her latest book is Becoming God's Family.

In this episode of Babel Undone, Johnny Moore and Bishop D'Souza discuss the the individualistic approach of western society, Sabbath and what the point of Church is.

Somaliland wants independent and that's something Bashir Goth - a journalist and poet - has been advocating for many years.

Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has maintained a stable, democratic government ever since - no mean feat. But despite functioning as a de facto independent state, it remains unrecognized internationally.

It's a complex situation but Goth, a diplomat and head of the Somaliland Mission to US, believes it can be done.

As a journalist, Goth has worked for the Washington Post, The New York Times and Al Jazeera addresing topics ranging from Somali identity its diaspora and the dynamic and regional drive for peace and development.

In his own words Dr. Bob Junior is a a man who's been on the front lines of 'multi-faith' dialogue. He's a pastor and church planter as well as a podcast host himself.

Based in Texas he's the son of a pastor who two years ago became the President of the Institute of Global Engagement (IGE) an organisation which is committed to freedom of faith worldwide and preparing leaders for effective global engagement.

As the voice behind the Bold Love podcast, Dr. Junior explores what it means to live and lead with a love that reflects the radical example of Jesus. He's authored 6 books the latest of which is Transformation: Discipleship that Turns Lives, Churches, and the World Upside Down.