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We know that we need God’s Spirit to move in our country and bring revival now more than ever! What areas of our nation most concern you? Today, Chris Brooks will teach us how to pray for America as other friends join him to pray over key centers of influence in our nation. Don’t miss this powerful hour of prayer on Equipped!
Dr. Jim Denison is an author, speaker, and CEO of Denison Ministries, which is transforming millions of lives through meaningful digital content. Through The Daily Article, a free email newsletter and podcast, he guides subscribers to discern today’s news biblically. Dr. Denison speaks into significant cultural issues at DenisonForum.org and DrJimDenison.com, and on radio, TV, Social Media, and at seminars and churches. He is the author of multiple books and has taught on the philosophy of religion and apologetics.
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children’s books, Creative God, Colorful Us, and God’s Very Good Idea. When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as an Acquisitions Editor at Moody Publishers. Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN.
Becky Pippert is an author and international speaker who helps Christians gain confidence and build competence in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Her best-selling book, Out of the Saltshaker & into the World established Becky as a leading expert on personal evangelism. Her latest book, Stay Salt, is the fruit of decades of experience in evangelism around the world. Becky and her husband Dick spent six years based in Europe, seeing remarkable fruit as they have equipped churches and student groups to share the gospel effectively. They have now returned to the US and are based in Holland, MI as she continues her worldwide ministry, which has spanned nearly four decades on all six continents.
Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.) is the 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Prior to coming to Capitol Hill, Chaplain Black served in the U.S. Navy for more than twenty-seven years, ending his distinguished career as the chief of Navy chaplains. In addition to earning Master of Arts degrees in divinity, counseling, and management, he has received a doctorate degree in ministry and a doctor of philosophy degree in psychology.
Chris Brooks is the Senior Pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the metro-Detroit area. Chris served for 20 years as the Senior Pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1600-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 DMin degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of 6 children, Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.
Equipped with Chris Brooks encourages listeners to live to grow spiritually, think Biblically, and live compassionately in a world that desperately needs our Savior. Chris examines all of life through the lens of a Biblical Worldview, equipping believers to live, share and defend their faith in today's rapidly changing culture.