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Equipped with Chris Brooks
November 11, 2025
Encouragement for Overwhelmed Moms
Parents hear competing messages about raising their kids – and moms hear that chorus every day. Can you find a happy medium between Pinterest perfection and chaos culture, especially as we enter the holidays? Today on Equipped, guest host Collin Lambert welcomes Jamie Erickson who says the mixed messages that moms get leave them feeling burdened and overwhelmed. Learn how to reshape your harried life of motherhood into one with delight and freedom when you join us for Equipped.
Featured Resource:
Ovewhelmed Mom by Jamie Erickson
November thank you gift:
Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley
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IN THIS EPISODE
Guest Host Collin Lambert
Collin G. Lambert is the founder and president of Lambert Creative Media. With almost 46 years of engagement in media, Collin brings a world of experience to his work with organizations and businesses of every size. Previously, Collin served as Vice President of Moody Radio, the not-for-profit media arm of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Collin served with Moody for over 15 years, serving as Vice President for the last 7 1/2 years. In his role at Moody, he also planned, executed and instructed numerous international media training events in Africa and Eastern Europe.
In addition to his duties with Lambert Creative Media, Collin currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters, as the Director of Radio Products for Resource Global, Host and producer of Missions Today, Host of various video podcasts at Lambert Creative Media's YouTube Channel, and afternoon announcer on The Bridge Austin (AM1120/101.1FM). Collin and his wife, Patti, have three grown children and live in their hometown of Austin, Texas.
Jamie Erickson
Jamie Erickson can be found encouraging and equipping a growing tribe of mothers all across the globe on the Mom to Mom podcast, through her blog The Unlikely Homeschool, and in her books Holy Hygge and Homeschool Bravely. She's been married to her college sweetheart for over 22 years. Together, they're raising and launching their five second-generation homeschooled kids along the shores of Lake Superior in Minnesota.
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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.