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November 14, 2025
Discerning Your Call to Ministry
To be fit for ministry, one must display a certain level of ability and gifting. How can we accurately measure our own gifts and what does it look like to be called to ministry? On this edition of Equipped, Dr. Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Seminary, will join Chris to offer his insights on serving the body of Christ.
Featured resource:
Discerning Your Call to Ministry by Jason K. Allen
November thank you gift:
Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley
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IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Jason Allen
Dr. Jason K. Allen serves as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Missouri. Since coming to Midwestern Seminary, he has led the institution to become one of the largest and fastest growing seminaries in North America. In addition to his role as President, Dr. Allen serves the institution in the classroom as Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry. More broadly, he serves the church through his preaching and writing ministries as well. He is the author of several books and regularly posts essays on his website and hosts a weekly podcast, "Preaching & Preachers," which can be found online at the Midwestern Institute for Preaching & Preachers.
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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.
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