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It's no secret that our culture is divided on the subject of race. Conversations on the subject often become contentious and unhelpful. So how do we pursue unity in a culture that's so divided? This week on the Impact 360 Institute podcast we're joined by Dr. Tony Evans to talk about pursuing and embracing oneness in a culture that's divided. Join us as we talk about how we got here, how to "live in the windshield, not the rearview", how to talk with each other instead of past each other, the idea of "Kingdom Race Theology" as greater than Critical Race Theory, why true justice matters, and what happens we see Christians truly pursue unity. Dr. Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative and author of over 100 books, booklets and Bible studies including Oneness Embraced, and Kingdom Race Theology. The first African American to earn a doctorate of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, he has been named one of the 12 Most Effective Preachers in the English-Speaking World by Baylor University. Dr. Evans holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on over 1,400 radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries. Dr. Evans’ sermons are also streamed and downloaded over 20,000,000 times annually.To learn more about Impact 360 Institute, please visit impact360.org.

Can your favorite movies reveal God? Join us this week for a discussion with Dr. Frank Turek about his brand new book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God and learn about how some of our favorite stories point to the greatest story ever told. Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of four books: Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools and at secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists including Christopher Hitchens and David Silverman, president of American Atheists.Frank has a master’s degree from the George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons.Learn more at https://www.impact360institute.org/

Roe v. Wade has been overturned returning the issue of abortion to the states. As Christians, how should we respond to this historic decision? https://www.impact360institute.org/

Impact 360 Podcast listeners, we are so excited to introduce you to one of our favorite resources this week! Impact Answers is our series where we give quick answers to some of life's biggest questions. Now you'll be able to listen to these right in your podcast feed. Join us this week as Dr. Ryan Anderson answers the question "What is religious liberty?"Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and the Founding Editor of Public Discourse, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute of Princeton, New Jersey.He is the author or co-author of five books, including the forthcoming Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. Previous books include When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom, What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense, and Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination.For 9 years he was the William E. Simon senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and has served as an adjunct professor of philosophy and political science at Christendom College, and a Visiting Fellow at the Veritas Center at Franciscan University. He has also served as an assistant editor of First Things.Follow him on Twitter at @RyanTAnd and for his latest essays and videos you can follow his public Facebook page.For more information about Impact 360 Institute, please visit impact360.org.

What will (and won't) work in leading the next generation and helping them to build a lasting faith?This week on the podcast Jonathan and Mitch talk about how to lead Gen Z students in a way that will help them build a faith that actually lasts. Join us as we talk about how to address the moral and spiritual confusion in our culture, the crisis of knowledge, what won't work in leading Gen Z, the three things that every teenager needs for a lasting faith,  and more. This episode of the podcast is part of a companion series with our new book, Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. The book is out now wherever books are sold. Order today! To find out more about Impact 360 Masters, visit https://www.impact360institute.org/masters/

We all have problems. Many people today are stuck in unhealthy and unwanted behaviors, thoughts, and relationship patterns. You may have unresolved hurts, live with a constant sense of shame, or struggle with how you see God. It can be easy to feel hopeless or like there's no way out. So how do we overcome our struggles and find health and wholeness? The truth is that there is hope and there are real answers that can bring lasting freedom. This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with Josh McDowell and Ben Bennett to discuss their new book Free to Thrive: How Your Hurt, Struggles, and Deepest Longings Can Lead to a Fulfilling Life. Join us this week as we talk about struggles that people are experiencing in the church today and how people are coping, the God-given needs and longings that we all have in common, how Christians can experience healing from unresolved hurts, and encouragement on how to overcome our unwanted behaviors and engage our unmet longings. Josh McDowell has shared the gospel with over 45 million people across the globe through his work with Cru and the global outreach of Josh McDowell Ministry. He is a leading figure in the Christian Apologetics movement and is the author or coauthor of over 150 books, including the classic Evidence That Demands a Verdict and the new book Free to Thrive. You can find Josh online at josh.org. Ben Bennett is an author, speaker, and the Director of Resolution Movement - a global movement helping young people overcome hurts and struggles to thrive in life. He also partners with world-renowned therapists and ministry leaders to help individuals young and old understand and work through the underlying factors driving the unhealthy patterns in their lives. He has been a staff member of Josh McDowell Ministry since 2017. Learn more about Impact 360 Institute at impact360.org.   

How do we connect with the next generation? The way that we answer that question is foundational if we want to disciple the next generation well. So how do we connect with Gen Z? Should we try to be "relevant"? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with Dr. Gene Fant, author of the chapter "Faith, Truth, and the Problem of Irrelevance" in the brand new book Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. Join us this week as we talk about the quest for significance and relevance, the problem of "spectacle over substance",  and opportunities for the Church to be agents of grace and truth. Dr. Gene Fant and his wife, Lisa, are the proud parents of twins – Ethan and Emily. He currently serves as President of North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina. Previously, Dr. Fant was provost and chief academic officer of Palm Beach Atlantic University, and former executive vice president and dean of faculty at Union University.Dr. Fant holds a certificate in educational management from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He is a writer who recently published a book entitled The Liberal Arts: A Student’s Guide, and occasionally contributes blog posts to the Chronicle of Higher Education and First Things.This episode of the podcast is part of a companion series with our new book, Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. The book is out now wherever books are sold. Order today! 

Does Jesus still matter in a world that rejects the Bible? Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered, even without a body or a crime scene? If we didn't have the New Testament, would we know anything about Jesus at all? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with our friend J. Warner Wallace to discuss his new book Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible . Join us as we discuss how to make the case for Jesus from history alone, the impact that Jesus of Nazareth had on human history, how Messianic prophesies came true in history, and why Jesus absolutely still matters. J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker, and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner was a conscientious and vocal atheist until the age of thirty-five when he took a serious and expansive look at the evidence for the Christian Worldview and determined that Christianity was demonstrably true. After becoming a Christ-follower in 1996, Jim continued to take an evidential approach to truth as he examined the Christian worldview. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of several best-selling books including Cold-Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and his brand new book Person of Interest. You can connect with Jim online at coldcasechristianity.com .

The greatest commandment, Jesus said, is to love. In light of that, our conversations about discipling the next generation have to take love into account. So, what is love and why does it matter?  This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with our friend Dr. Stonestreet to discuss the importance of defining and ordering loves. Join us this week as we discuss the importance of defining our terms, why love is more than just feelings and sentimentality, properly ordering the things we love, helping Gen Z to love well, and a lot more! John Stonestreet serves as President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He’s a sought-after author and speaker on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics. John is the daily voice of BreakPoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on  the culture founded by the late Chuck Colson. He is also the voice of the Point, a daily one-minute feature on worldview, apologetics and cultural issues. Before coming to the Colson Center in 2010, John served in various leadership capacities with Summit Ministries and was on the biblical studies faculty at Bryan College (TN). John has co-authored four books: A Practical Guide to Culture, Restoring All Things, Same-Sex Marriage, and Making Sense of Your World: A Biblical Worldview. John holds degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (IL) and Bryan College (TN). He and his wife, Sarah, have four children and live in Colorado Springs, CO. Connect with John at BreakPoint.org, or follow him on Twitter (@jbstonestreet).This episode of the podcast is part of a companion series with our new book, Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. The book is out now wherever books are sold. Order today! 

How can we avoid both overprotection and underprotection as we parent and lead Gen Z?Are the parents of Gen Z more overprotective or underprotective? Studies say...both. In our recent study with Barna, we found that the parents of Gen Z are often simultaneously overinvolved and too detached. So how do we find the middle ground for providing support for Gen Z that is both engaged and appropriately connected?This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with Dr. Stephanie Shackelford, author of the chapter "Gen Z's Overprotective, Unprotective Parents" in the brand new book Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. Join us this week as we talk about traits of overprotective and underprotective parents, the influence of media and technology and the importance of a parent's presence in it, and the way forward from double-mindedness to a single focus.Through her work as a writer, researcher, and coach, Dr. Stephanie Shackelford helps people identify and take hold of their purpose. She is the author of You on Purpose: Discover Your Calling and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live, a contributing author for Christians at Work: Examining the Intersection of Calling and Career and Know, Be, Live: A 360 Degree Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era, and a Senior Fellow at Barna Group, primarily studying vocation and calling.In 2012, she founded a career coaching company and has since helped hundreds of students, recent graduates, and working professionals live into their purpose. Stephanie received her Ed.D. from Northeastern University and her M.Ed. and B.S. from Vanderbilt University, where she is also an Adjunct Instructor. She lives with her husband and two children in Georgia. You can connect with Dr. Shackelford at https://www.stephshackelford.com/This episode of the podcast is part of a companion series with our new book, Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. The book is out now wherever books are sold. Order today!