Life is busy and there is a lot of noise that can keep us distracted, making it hard to hear the voice of God. The good news is that God really wants you to hear Him! And, sometimes God is the loudest in our own silence.

Listen into this insightful conversation between Jonathan Pitts and Addison Bevere, COO of Messenger International, to uncover practical advice on how to have godly discernment throughout the stresses of your life. Addison shares a profound moment in his life where he took a vow of silence while dealing with insomnia and anxiety. He gives practical thoughts and advise for how to find understanding and discernment through the stresses of life.

He also shares tips on having real connection with God, pulling from his newly released bestseller, Words With God: Trading Boring Empty Prayer for Real Connection.

More than 360 million Christians suffer persecution and discrimination. The problem is urgent, but how can we make a difference in such a global crisis? For nearly 70 years Open Doors has been helping followers of Jesus just like you answer this question! Open Doors originated in 1955, when a young Dutchman started smuggling Bibles to the persecuted Christians in Communist Europe. He became known as Brother Andrew, and his work led to more than six decades of support for the persecuted church worldwide.

The global efforts are now led by Lisa Pearce and she joins today’s Decisions Podcast to discuss the World Watch List - Open Doors’ annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. More than 360m Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith. This is a power episode about the global influence Christians are having around the world!

For the next two weeks, the entire world will turn its attention to a uniquely Christian holiday - Easter. On this episode from the Dunham Podcast Network, you will hear from Pastor Jack Graham, who serves as the Senior Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, a multi-site congregation in Plano, Texas, with a membership of over 45,000.

This conversation covers a wide range of topics, including Pastor Graham’s first Easter sermon, how he approaches Easter services differently than a normal service, and a reflection on the many ways Jesus is portrayed in the media and culture these days. Listeners We hope you will find this conversation encouraging as we move into Holy Week.

According to Psychology Today, the average child is exposed to online pornography by the age of 11, causing devastating effects on their relationships and overall well-being. Many games today feature violence and other illicit activities that have been said to correlate with depression and mental health problems. Anxiety, suicide and depression rates are at all-time highs for children, precisely tracked with the use of social media on smartphones.

This is why Brent Dusing created a gaming platform to bring high-quality, fun and biblically-sound entertainment to audiences worldwide. He joins the Decisions Podcast share his story and how the Christian community can use the best tools available to protect ourselves and our children from dangerous influences.

Gabe Lyons founded Q in 2007, a media and events platform that educates and mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. In this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Trent and Gabe discuss how to lead with clarity on cultural issues while showing empathy for those with the false beliefs pervasive in our society. As you make fresh decisions to lead boldly, the tools and principles outlined in this episode will be invaluable! Gabe is the co-author of Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme and unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity… And Why It Matters.

Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever found yourself in exile? Good news - God is with you in those moments! Dr. Conway Edwards is the founding and senior pastor of One Community Church, a church that includes five campuses across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and a global campus. His wife, Jada, is a renowned speaker and teacher who has been featured on RightNow Media and the annual IF:Gathering (a global women’s conference). It is a real gift to have both on the Decisions Podcast to discuss life as a ministerial couple, thriving in ministry, and how the Lord leads even when we find ourselves in exile. This is a powerful episode!

Lyle Wells is the President of Integrus Leadership and leads the way in vision casting and innovative strategies. Lyle joins the show to discuss his newest book, The Five-Day Leader – a guide to help you lead with confidence, accelerate your impact, grow your ministry, and transform your community. In this episode Wells contents that you were uniquely created and called to lead well, but you need more than a pep talk or an inspiring quote to carry on with confidence. The 5-Day Leader will give you the tools and leadership strategies to renew your spirit and transform you from the inside out. Every leader needs to hear this episode - you will be encouraged and challenged!

Founding Pastor of one of North America's most influential churches, Carey Nieuwhof desires to help you overcome life's hardest and most crippling challenges. He joins the Dunham Podcast Network to share insights about his own journey, providing clear tools and guidelines if you feel stuck in a painful experience or are wrestling with one of the unique challenges of ministry. It is a powerful and insightful episode!

Do you often feel weighted by seasons of overwhelm and uncertainty? Author and speaker Billie Jauss joins the podcast to share about her experience attempting to take control of the chaos in her life.She realized it wasn’t the external distractions, but the emotional barriers producing feelings of discouragement and defeat. Through detoxing from the emotional toxins, realigning priorities, and creating a spiritual health plan, she reclaimed confidence and found fulfillment not in adding one more thing but in realizing God’s best things. Listen in for a powerful story of wisdom-fueled decision making, and discover how you can find purpose in life’s rhythms.

Belinda and Andrew live in beautiful New Zealand, in a small coastal town, with their twins Isaac and Amy and a cheeky puppy named Lulu. They are about loving people and living a life full of generosity, integrity and righteousness. On this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Belinda shares about the importance of leaving a legacy. For this reason they created the Lazarus App. A place to collect audio, video, and stories that can be shared with your family and friends now, or after you are gone. It's your living story and we are excited to hear their story and how God is using this platform for good!