David Shaffer and Claudia Thomas joined the show to discuss the challenges starting the school year during the Covid-19 pandemic and where they are seeing hope.David Shaffer serves as the Principal of River Bend Middle School in Sterling, Virginia. He received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Cedarville University, one in Sports Management and one in Education. He received his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Shenandoah University and has a Pre-K-12 Administration and Supervision endo...

On this episode of the show we are featuring IMPACT Fellowship. It's a fairly new and unique church movement in the DMV. It's a a network of home-based churches that focuses on community engagement and making a tangible difference in the lives of people.Claude Jennings is the Lead Pastor of Impact Fellowship. He is also a media professional in the greater Washington DC area serving several local and national media outlets. He is the Founder and CEO of Hope Line Media LLC, providing medi...

On Good News For The City we are passionate about Gospel saturation in the greater Washington DC area and beyond. Lou Enoff shared how the Christian Farmers Outreach is just as passionate as we are and is doing great evangelism work in the area.Lou Enoff is the President and Chairman of the Board of Christian Farmers Outreach.

Justin Giboney joined the show to discuss how the AND Campaign, it's work for social justice and how the church should be leading the way.Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure.In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention and he se...

Josh McDowell and Phil Kratovil joined the show to talk about the More Than A Carpenter Virtual Lunch event.Josh McDowell has addressed more than 46 million people, giving talks in 139 countries. He has written or co-authored 151 books in 128 languages including “More Than a Carpenter” with over 27 million copies distributed and “Evidence That Demands a Verdict” which was named one of the twentieth century’s top 40 books. In 1991, Josh founded Operation Carelift to meet the physical and spiri...

Pastor John Cha joined Pastor Brian Bales to talk about the historic and current experience of Korean Americans during times of racial unrest.Pastor John Cha, Lead Pastor at Open Door Presbyterian Church in Herndon Virginia. Pastor Cha graduated from the University of Virginia and Regent College in British Columbia. John and his wife Leanne are now enjoying their 20th year of marriage and their 20th year of ministry at Open Door. They both also are having the time of their lives raising their...

On this episode of Good News For The City, Pastor Eric Teitelman and Dr. Edwin Jones shared the racial healing initiatives they are currently working on.Pastor Eric Michael Teitelman is a Hebrew follower of Yeshua and an ordained bi-vocational pastor with the Southern Baptist Convention. He oversees the House of David Ministries—a Messianic and Hebraic itinerant teaching and worship ministry focused on building the Kingdom of God by bringing Jewish and Gentile Christians together as one new m...

We spoke with Nigel Adams and Craig Welborn about C12 Peer Advisory Group and how they thousands of Christian CEOs and business owners to help one another to make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, create solid plans for growth, and thrive in their calling to create impact beyond the bottom line.Nigel AdamsNigel currently serves as Area Chair for the C12 group, supporting Christian CEOs and Owners in their business growth and personal development as stewards of all that has been entrust...

Pastor Mike Minter joined the show to talk about his recent video series "I'm Right, You're Wrong" calling for the Church to work together in greater unity.Pastor Mike MinterMike was born into a Navy family in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1944. His father wasan Admiral and the family lived in Hawaii and had three different tours of duty at theNaval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Mike attended the Naval Academy and has a degreefrom Old Dominion University in Political Science. While traveling with ...

Howard Levin and Pastor Jeff Jacobs share how the Streetvine Lights initiative is building community and is a practical way to "love thy neighbor". They also discuss how it's making an impact during covid-19 and how you can join in this effort.Jeff JacobsJeff Jacob is the Lead Pastor at Word of Life International Church and has been for the past 17 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts, Missions, from Southeastern University.Howard LevineHowie Levin cultivates potential in leaders, connecting and ...