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If you believe that God is love, then you know full well that God loves you. Praise the Lord for His love! But…do you believe that God knows you? That he fully knows you and fully loves you? That He knit you together in your mother's womb? Join us today for a conversation with Chris Brooks all about Psalm 139 and God's deep knowledge of us. 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. This Week's Reading: Psalm 119 - Proverbs 8See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.==========Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California. Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/apologetics-in-the-city. Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically Watch video episodes at: https://bit.ly/think-biblically-video
This is WEEK 1 of the 52 Weeks in the Word podcast - where you are invited to read the Bible, cover to cover, in 52 weeks. Today, host Trillia Newbell is joined by Moody Radio's very own, Chris Brooks, for a conversation on how our reading and meditation on the book of Genesis can provide hope to broken families. Get in the Word so the Word can get into you. This is just the beginning! 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. This week’s reading: Genesis 1-28See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
(From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017.) In part two of our conversation on race and the church, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae talk with Pastor Chris Brooks about the Black Lives Matter movement, the protests at NFL games and the notion of white privilege. Brooks is pastor of Evangel Ministries, a large and predominantly African-American church in the heart of Detroit. He is also the author of Urban Apologetics and Kingdom Dreaming and serves as Dean of Moody Theological Seminary, Michigan extension. [Show notes, including a full transcript and more information on today's guest are available at biola.edu/thinkbiblically]
(From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017.) Issues around race continue to be front-page news both in the culture at large and in the church. In this episode and the one that follows, Scott Rae and Sean McDowell interview Chris Brooks, pastor of Evangel Ministries, a large and predominantly African-American church in the heart of Detroit. Pastor Brooks is also the author of Urban Apologetics and Kingdom Dreaming and serves as Dean of Moody Theological Seminary, Michigan extension. Join us for this stimulating conversation on race and the church. [Show notes, including a full transcript and more information on today's guest are available at biola.edu/thinkbiblically]
In part two of our conversation on race and the church, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae talk with Pastor Chris Brooks about the Black Lives Matter movement, the protests at NFL games and the notion of white privilege. Brooks is pastor of Evangel Ministries, a large and predominantly African-American church in the heart of Detroit. He is also the author of Urban Apologetics and Kingdom Dreaming and serves as Dean of Moody Theological Seminary, Michigan extension. [Show notes, including a full transcript and more information on today's guest are available at biola.edu/thinkbiblically]
Issues around race continue to be front-page news both in the culture at large and in the church. In this episode and the one that follows, Scott Rae and Sean McDowell interview Chris Brooks, pastor of Evangel Ministries, a large and predominantly African-American church in the heart of Detroit. Pastor Brooks is also the author of Urban Apologetics and Kingdom Dreaming and serves as Dean of Moody Theological Seminary, Michigan extension. Join us for this stimulating conversation on race and the church. [Show notes, including a full transcript and more information on today's guest are available at biola.edu/thinkbiblically]
JoyRadio's Don Millar has an intriguing conversation with Chris, senior pastor of Evangel Ministries in Detroit, and of course host of Equipped Radio. Chris is passionate about empowering you to live out the gospel in a rapidly changing culture. Stay Connected: Online: www.JOY1250.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/JOY1250 Twitter: www.twitter.com/JOY1250 Instagram: www.instagram.com/JOY1250
On this edition of Common Good, our guests are Chris Brooks, pastor of Evangel Ministries in Detroit, MI, and Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. The post Common Good #6 – Chris Brooks and Mark Dever appeared first on Faith and Public Life.
Today's interview is with Christopher Brooks, Senior pastor of Evangel Ministries in Detroit, Michigan. (blog here) He is also host of the Equipped for Life radio broadcast which airs daily on Salem Communications. (audio archives here) He talks about the relationship between evangelism and apologetics, advice to pastors who want to get apologetics into their church, practical methods of equipping the congregation, his experience with the Biola University Masters of Arts in Apologetics program, and the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Enjoy.