Impact 360 Institute

How do you think about truth, culture, and freedom? What’s shaping us as a culture, and why are we so divided? What’s a way forward? As Christians, why is it important to care about these kinds of issues, and how do we respond to false ideas? This week on the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and Os Guinness answer these questions as they discuss truth, freedom, and culture. Listen this week to hear about where freedom comes from, why religious freedom is important, how to respond to the idea that all cultures are equally valid, and more. Os Guinness is an author and social critic who has written over thirty books, including Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat, The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends On It, Fools Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion, and many more. You can visit Os online for resources and more at osguinness.com. For more: For more conversations on leading the next generation, check out Gen Z Lab! Learn from Jonathan and others this summer at Immersion Learn more about how to live out your faith at Propel

How do you "grow" a leader? In the workplace, the family, and really anywhere else, what does it look like to motivate people to lead? How do you build a culture that values things like greatness, resiliency, opportunity, and wisdom? Why is it important to value these things? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and our guest Jeff McManus answer these questions and discuss how to grow leaders that are resilient, the importance of celebration and "quick wins", how trust leads to empowerment, and more. Jeff McManus is the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi and is a grower of plants, people, and ideas. Jeff speaks to groups nationally and is the author of Growing Weeders Into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Up. You can find Jeff online and subscribe to his blog at jeffmcmanusspeaking.com. For more: Find out more about our 9-month Fellows program here Check out our online courses on truth, worldview, and the resurrection here For more conversations on leading the next generation, check out Gen Z Lab!

How do you share the good news with Mormons? Are Christianity and Mormonism similar, or even the same thing? If not, what are the important differences? How do we as Christians have a successful spiritual conversations with our Mormon neighbors? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and our guest Eric Johnson answer these questions as they discuss what Mormons believe, the important differences between Christianity and Mormonism, and the importance of learning to ask good questions when we have spiritual conversations. Eric is the co-host of the daily radio show Viewpoint on Mormonism and writes for Mormonism Research Ministry. He is the co-author of several books, including Sharing the Good News with Mormons: Practical Strategies for Getting the Conversation Started with Sean McDowell. For more: Practice spiritual conversations with us this summer at Immersion! Listen to more podcasts like this one here Find free resources on leading the next generation here

What is the story of reality? Why is the Christian story unique, and how do other stories come up short in their attempt to explain the way the world really is? How can we go about articulating this story in a way that makes sense? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and our guest Greg Koukl answer these questions and discuss how when Christians talk about the Christian story, it isn't simply wishful thinking or fabricated fantasy. Rather, it's an explanation of the way the world actually is. Greg Koukl is the Founder and President of Stand to Reason, and the host of the Stand to Reason talk show advocating clear-thinking Christianity and defending the Christian worldview. He's the author of several books including the excellent Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions and his new book The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between. Check out Greg and his team online at STR.org. For more: Listen to more episodes of the podcast here Interested in learning more about truth? Check out our online course Explore Truth here High school student? Come learn from Jonathan and others on topics like these at Immersion!

What does it mean to be human in the age of artificial intelligence? Are there jobs that simply require a human to do? What is "anti-fragility" and why is it a virtue? In the end, why should Christians care about this stuff? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and our guest Jay Richards answer these questions and more as they discuss how to understand the hyper-connected age that we live in, and how to restore a culture of virtue. Jay Richards is a professor in The Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at The Discovery Institute, the Executive Editor of The Stream, and host of A Force for Good. You can find Dr. Richards' new book The Human Advantage: The Future of American Work in an Age of Smart Machines here, as well as his book Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem here. For more: Listen to more episodes of the podcast here Learn more about truth, worldview, and the resurrection through our online courses here High school student? Come learn from Jonathan and others about discipleship and Christian life next summer at Propel!

How do you walk through doubt as a Christian? In those times, how do you develop discernment? Why is it important to deal with doubt rather than push it aside? How does apologetics play a role in helping us understand why we believe what we believe? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow and Alisa Childers answer these questions and more as they discuss how to deal with doubt and develop discernment. Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, blogger, and speaker. She is a worship leader and was a member of the CCM recording group ZOEGirl. She is passionate about helping Christians work through their doubts about Christianity and the Bible. Visit Alisa online for her blog and podcast at alisachilders.com, and connect with her on Twitter and Facebook. For more: Questions about the Bible? Check out Questioning the Bible by Jonathan Morrow Learn more about truth, worldview, and the resurrection through our online courses here High school student? Come learn from Alisa, Jonathan, and others about discipleship and Christian life next summer at Propel!

How can we offer truth to a culture that seems to value confusion more than it does clarity? In this episode, we talk with Abdu Murray of RZIM on how to talk about truth in a post-truth culture About Abdu: RZIM Website Abdu's Latest Book: Saving Truth

Technology, especially social media, is one of the biggest "shapers" for Gen Z, the digital natives. In this episode, Nikki Dutton and Jonathan Morrow discuss some practical ways that adults can set a good example for Gen Z on social media.

At Impact 360 Institute, we get to work with a lot of students. But what is it that makes a student grow? How do we "do" discipleship in a way that leads to transformation? How do students move from being audience members to being participants? What does it look like to be both invitational and challenging? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan Morrow, and Mitch Aldridge answer these questions and more as they discuss why students need to be challenged in order to grow. For more: Spend a week learning more about discipleship at Impact 360 Propel Find out more about Gen Z and buy the report at whoisgenz.com High school senior? Learn more about our Fellows experience here

How do I make the case for the life on the issue of abortion? What do science and philosophy have to say about what it means to be human? Can we really talk about this issue without "imposing morality" on people? Why is it important to clarify the issue when making the case for life? Many in our culture feel nervous to talk about issues like abortion. On this episode of the podcast, host Jonathan Morrow and Megan Almon of Life Training Institute answer these questions and more as they discuss why it's important to clarify this issue, and do so with a posture of gentleness and respect. Megan Almon is a speaker with Life Training Institute, an organization focused on persuasively communicating the pro-life message. Megan speaks nationally on topics including the case for life, Christianity as a worldview, and evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Megan and many others are guest professors at our Fellows program. Learn more about Impact 360 Fellows here! For more: Find out more about Megan and Life Training Institute at prolifetraining.com Get Scott Klusendorf's The Case for Life here Learn more about the next generation and get our new report at whoisgenz.com Learn how to graciously and persuasively present the case for life at our Immersion summer experience! Find out more about how to make disciples of your peers at Propel!