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Equipped with Chris Brooks
October 25, 2018
The Meaning of Marriage
In today’s culture, Christians need to not only agree about traditional marriage, we need to understand why God’s plan good for everyone! Catch a fresh vision for God’s mission for your marriage through a tremendous new resource which unpacks the foundation for Christian marriage and addresses many of the cultural questions of our day.
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John Trent
Dr. John Trent is founding president of StrongFamilies.com, a ministry committed to strengthening marriage and family relationships worldwide, and Moody Theological Seminary's Gary D. Chapman Chair of Marriage and Family Ministry. He is a bestselling author and popular speaker with over 25 years of experience serving and strengthening families. John has spoken to over 100,000 people in over 65 major cities in the past five years alone, as well as 750,000 men at Promise Keepers conferences. He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen award winning and best-selling books, including The Blessing, The Language of Love, Heartshift and Breaking the Cycle of Divorce.
Becky Byrd
Becky earned her Masters Degree in Historical Theology from Wheaton Graduate School. She also received a certificate in Spiritual Direction from North Park Seminary and has her B.A. in Bible and Theology from Moody Bible Institute. Her ministry experience spans from youth ministry to small groups, discipleship and connection ministry. She currently works with Dr. John Trent at Moody Bible Institute. She also is learning to be an advocate for her kids with special needs and enjoys serving at her local church. Becky has been married to her husband, Steve, for 19 years and has four children. In her spare time she enjoys connecting with people, reading, photography, writing and exploring the awesome city of Chicago
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Chris Brooks
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.
Equipped with Chris Brooks
Equipped with Chris Brooks encourages you to grow spiritually, think critically, and live compassionately in your community. Interact with Chris as he empowers you to live out the gospel in a rapidly changing culture. This live, one-hour program, airing weekdays at noon CT, features special guests and welcomes your participation by callling in and by plugging in through social media.