Ed Stetzer Live

​Jesus called us to be disciples. To share our knowledge and love of the gospel and help others go out and do the same. So how do we walk beside others in sharing the love of Christ? Doug Hardy, Spiritual Formation Professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary will talk with me about this and engaging our friends and neighbors in their faith.​

As believers, the goal we share at the end of our lives, is to run the race God has set before us. God has designed both men and women for their unique purposes in this plan. Pastor James Meeks, Founder of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, joins Ed Stetzer at Moody Bible Institute's "Walk Worthy Conference". They'll talk about the strength and perseverance God gives men for their journey.

Do you ever feel disconnected at church? Or maybe, you'd just like to find a few believers to share life with?  Brett Eastman understands that. As founder of Lifetogether, he's championed small groups within churches. He'll talk with me about why this is important in growing our faith and making disciples among those around us.​

As believers engaging in the culture, how do we offer the love of God and wise counsel to our friends, neighbors and family members who come to us for help, hope and direction, especially regarding mental health issues.  Ed Stetzer talks with Institute for Compassionate Care Executive Director Jennifer Cisney Ellers from the Rise Up World Conference about how to point our friends to the knowledge that Christ came to set us free.

When you talk about the Bible today with skeptics, some call it outdated, out of step with the culture or maybe even oppressive. Aspiring theologians and millennial though leaders, Michael and Lauren McAfee have faced those critiques from friends, colleagues and non-believers. But they say its time to set preconceptions aside and engage the Bible head-on. It's through God's living Word, that we can build our relationship with Him.

In the U.S., many of us live pretty comfortable lives. We practice our faith in church and Bible studies, but God calls us to do more. Belinda Bauman's faith caught fire when she met an assault survivor in one of the poorest countries in the world. And that's where she began to learn and practice empathy. She talks with Ed Stetzer about how that's made all the difference in her walk with Christ.

 

Marriage, identity, politics, religious freedom... it seems like we're shouting at each other. The world on one side, believers on the other. How do you hold on to your convictions when it seems that everyone else finds them strange or even irrelevant? Barna Group President David Kinnaman and Asbury Theological Seminary's Tim Tennent and Ellen Marmon talk with Ed Stetzer about our faith gap in the culture and it's consequences for the church in America.

Millions of people have been martyred for their faith throughout history. And it continues today. But God is faithful, even in persecution. Ed Stetzer talks with missionary Gracia Burnham and Voice of the Martyrs' Todd Nettleton about how believers can rest in the love of Christ during persecution and how we can draw encouragement from their faith and their courage.​

Hurricane Dorian has wreaked havoc in the Bahamas and along the East Coast. Natural disasters like this one, leave many looking to faith and God for answers. Disaster Psychologist Jamie Aten knows firsthand what that's like. He talks with Ed Stetzer about his personal survival through Hurricane Katrina and late stage cancer.

You may not think there's a link between medieval art and Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show, but Art Historian Dr. Matthew Milliner begs to differ. Ed Stetzer talks with him about the gospel message underlying much of the art we've admired in the world throughout history... and it's impact on our culture today.