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Equipped with Chris Brooks
September 16, 2025
Helping Teens Navigate Conflict
As a parent of teenagers, Chris Brooks knows what it’s like when drama seems to fill the room. If you have teenagers, do you have a plan to help them to deal with anger management? To make things right when conflict arises? We’re going to talk about A Teen’s Guide to Conflict with Dr. Jennifer Thomas. Learn some ways to help your teen deal with sibling rivalry, as well as conflicts with peers and adults on the next edition of Equipped.
Featured resource:
A Teen's Guide to Conflict by Gary Chapman with Jennifer Thomas and Paige Haley Drygas
September thank you gift:
Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely World by Becky Harling
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Jennifer Thomas
Jennifer Thomas is a motivational speaker specializing in the five love languages and communication. She is a business consultant and psychologist. She is the coauthor (with Gary Chapman) of When Sorry Isn’t Enough and The Five Languages of Apology (with Gary Chapman). Her books have been translated into 15 foreign languages and have sold hundreds of thousands of copies around the world. Jennifer has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland. She earned a B.A. in psychology and religion from the University of Virginia.
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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.