Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Apologetics in the City (with Chris Brooks)

May 9, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Rise of Counterfeit Worldviews in the African American Community

2min

The Importance of Understanding Black Lives Matter

3min

The Impact of the Gospel on the Black Community

4min

The Black Hebrew Israelites

3min

The Hebrew Israelites and the Nation of Islam

3min

The Rise and Fall of the Nation of Islam

5min

The Hunger for Apologetics in the Black Church

3min

How to Equip and Partner With the Black Church and Apologetics

4min

10.

The Gospel Continues to Spread Among Different People Groups

3min

What are the biggest barriers to faith in the urban setting? What are the most common counterfeit worldviews that are contending for the hearts and minds of people in the inner city? And how can Christians of all backgrounds partner with and learn from those doing apologetics in the city? These are just a few of the questions we explore with our guest, Chris Brooks, author of Urban Apologetics and grad of our Biola MA Apologetics program.

Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.

Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/apologetics-in-the-city.

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