The Christmas story is familiar to many of us. And therein lies the danger. It has become so familiar that we miss many of the amazing truths God is revealing to us. Have you ever considered how the characters of Christmas teach us what it looks like to follow God? To say YES to His mission?

In this series of Advent Conversations, we will discuss how Joseph and Mary, the Shepherds, and the Wise Men teach us what it means to 'Join Jesus in His Mission'.

This week, we continue our conversation with Glenn Sheppard. Glenn is a founding member of the National Prayer Committee and the President of International Prayer Ministries. This interdenominational ministry equips and mobilizes believers to pray for personal revival, spiritual awakening, and world evangelization.

This week begins a two-part conversation with Glenn Sheppard. Glenn is a founding member of the National Prayer Committee and the President of International Prayer Ministries, an interdenominational ministry equipping and mobilizing believers to pray for personal revival, spiritual awakening, and world evangelization.

This week on Rooftop Perspectives, Michael and John discuss key moments from last week's conversation with Gaylord Enns about his book, Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus. Using video clips from last week's conversation, they explore the dynamics of living out Jesus' command as a disciple 'Joining Jesus in His Mission'.

REPLAY: This week on Rooftop Perspectives, we are joined by Gaylord Enns, the author of Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus. Gaylord has served in full-time Christian ministry for over 50 years. He began ministering to college students in the 1960s and was a leader in the Jesus Movement of the 1970s. In 2015, he founded Love Revolution Now to awaken a revolutionary movement of ordinary people devoted to living a life of love in obedience to Jesus' Command.

This week, Dr. Ed Gomes from Liberty University is our special guest. For the past 25 years, he has been the chaplain for the Liberty Flames football team and now serves as Liberty's first director of faculty and staff care and counseling. In this conversation, we talk about his life, his faith, and his passion for making disciples who make disciples.

Welcome Dwayne Carson to Rooftop Perspectives this week! Dwayne served as one of Liberty University's campus pastors from 1988 to 2011, as well as the Vice-President of Spiritual Development from 2009 to 2011. He is also the founder of Date the Word, a unique ministry helping Christians engage with the Word of God daily through the Date the Word app

David Wheeler joins us this week to have a conversation about sharing our faith in a way that is simple and powerful. David is the Senior Professor of Evangelism at Liberty University and has trained tens of thousands of students to live for Jesus and share their faith. He, along with Dr. Dave Earley, are the authors of Prayer, Care, Share - The Simple Plan to Reach Anyone with the Gospel.

This week, Hank Erwin joins us to talk about GAP 26, The Great American Prayer Revival. GAP 26 is a vibrant, Spirit-led movement uniting churches and home groups across America in March 2026. Hank's life was radically changed during the Jesus Movement in the 70's. The story of how God used him to impact a high school and a city is portrayed in the movie Woodlawn, written and produced by his sons, Andy and Jon Erwin. He is passionate about Jesus and continues to be used by God to call people to prayer and revival.

In today's culture, many of us find ourselves mesmerized by celebrities. But when was the last time you prayed for your favorite celebrity to be saved? This week, Dylan Novak, known as the Celebrity Evangelist, joins us to talk about the burden God has given him for the souls of celebrities and how we need to see Hollywood as a mission field to pray for and engage with the Gospel.