Dawson Now

This week Scott Dawson Speaks with World Vision President Emeritus, Richard Stearns about his new book, "Lead Like It Matters to God".

As President Emeritus of World Vision U.S., Rich Stearns continues to share his leadership influence by writing and speaking on behalf of the organization. He had the longest tenure of any president in its global history, serving from 1998 to 2018.

Over his two decades with the organization, Rich built a strong leadership team focused on bringing corporate best practices to the nonprofit sector. Logging 3 million air miles, he traveled to more than 60 of the nearly 100 countries in which World Vision has a presence. He served as a prophetic voice, calling on the American church to respond to the AIDS pandemic in the early 2000s and later raising awareness of the global refugee crisis and global poverty. As a thought leader, Rich appeared regularly in media outlets such as Christianity Today, FOX News, CNN, NPR, Charisma News, and Relevant magazine.

This week Scott's guest is Bill Jessup, a lifelong friend, and the point man for the new Strength to Stand Biblical Counseling Network. This week they'll take about the differences between standard psychological counseling and biblically based counseling for believers.

To learn more go to STSCounseling.org

Where can new parents turn when they have questions about bringing up children? Preferably to someone with real experience in parenting Godly kids, and that's who joins Scott Dawson for this week's episode of Dawson Now. Scott chats with Jimmy and Kristin Scoggins, authors of the new book, "Full Circle Parenting", about the challenges of bringing up kids in today's society.

This week Join Scott Dawson as he talks with Rabbi Eric Walker about his journey to faith in Jesus, what followed finding his Messiah, and his online video program, "Igniting a Nation".

For more about Rabbit Walker, go to: https://ignitinganation.com

This week Scott Dawson chats with Dr. Charles Lowery about psychology and the church. It's an enlightening and funny conversation you'll want to pass along to your friends and family.

Charles S. Lowery, Ph.D. is president and CEO of Lowery Institute for Excellence, Inc., a non-profit training and consulting organization. Dr. Lowery's diverse background includes private practice, college professor, management consultant and corporate motivator.

Charles' unique style of humor, encouragement, and motivation has made him one of the most sought after speakers in the country.

Dr. Lowery has helped to train and motivate sales forces, management teams, and employees from companies across America. Dr. Lowery holds a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of South Carolina, and has completed post-doctoral work at Columbia International University.

The work of spreading the Gospel goes on, and along with the work there are expenses to pay. How has fundraising for the work, be it the local church or an evangelistic organization, been impacted by COVID? That' what we'll look at In this week's episode of Dawson Now with Scott's Guest Kevin Wilburn.

"Cultural Catalyst" - You hear that term in every episode of Dawson Now. What does it really mean?

In this special edition of the podcast Scott Dawson is joined by assistant Will Roberts and producer Mark Congleton to explore what it means to be a Cultural Catalyst and lay out the ten characteristics you'll find in every person who is one.

Take notes and see if you can identify the Cultural Catalysts in your life!

Join Scott Dawson as he talks with the President of Birmingham, Alabama's Samford University, Dr. Andrew Westmoreland.

Join Scott for this special edition of Dawson Now as he chats with David Nasser, who delivered an impactful message to the students at the January 2021 Strength to Stand Student Conference in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Join Scott as he sits down with Ben Stuart, one of the featured speakers from the January 2021 Strength to Stand Student Conference in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Ben Stuart is the pastor of Passion City Church, Washington D.C. Prior to joining Passion City Church, Ben served for eleven years as the executive director of Breakaway Ministries, a weekly Bible study attended by thousands of college students on the campus of Texas A&M. Ben earned a master's degree in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Ben and his wife, Donna, live to inspire and equip people to walk with God for a lifetime. They live in the District with their three kids, Hannah, Sparrow, and Owen.