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July 28, 2026
Moody Radio: Our 100th Birthday Celebration
July 28 marks Moody Radio's 100th birthday and we are celebrating with you! Join guest host Karl Clauson for the next Equipped as we mark God's faithfulness with memorable stories, historic audio, and special guests Dr. Michael Rydelnik, Doug Hastings, and Phil Shappard. Hope you can join us for the party as we celebrate turning 100 on the next edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks.
Featured resource:
This is Moody Radio by Kevin Mungons and Phil Shappard
Website: Celebrating 100 Years of Moody Radio
July thank you gift:
Resolve Conflict and Find Peace and Hope with Adult Children by Kathy Koch
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IN THIS EPISODE
Guest Host Karl Clauson
Karl Clauson is the host of Moody Radio's Karl and Crew, a nationally syndicated radio program, and the Lead Pastor of 180 Chicago Church. Since completing the 1,100-mile Iditarod in Alaska at age 18, Karl has been running the race set before him as a speaker, ministry leader, husband, and father. His mission is "to inspire a spiritual revolution in the church that reaches the world." Karl and his bride, Junanne, have been married for 37 years and have two adult children. He is the author of The 7 Resolutions – Where Self-Help Ends and God's Power Begins and Killing Sin: Conquer That One Thing That is Defeating You.
Michael Rydelnik
Dr. Michael Rydelnik is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute and the Bible teacher on Moody Radio's Open Line, answering listener Bible questions on over 300 stations nationwide across Moody Radio. The son of Holocaust survivors, he was raised in an observant Jewish home in Brooklyn, N.Y., and became a follower of Jesus the Messiah during his high school years. He is the author of several books, co-editor of The Moody Bible Commentary and contributor to many Bible teaching programs.
Doug Hastings
Doug Hastings served at Moody Radio for over 40 years, most recently as vice president. He is an alumnus of Moody Bible Institute (diploma, 1979) and has a B.A. in radio and television from Columbia College in Chicago. After beginning his career in Network Development at Moody Radio, he also served in various roles, including operations manager, production manager, and eventually general manager, which he held before being named vice president in 2018. He and his wife, Nancy, have two adult children and three grandchildren.
Phil Shappard
Phil Shappard served at Moody Bible Institute as Moody Radio's National Operations Manager before retiring at the beginning of 2020. Starting as a part-time announcer at Moody's station WDLM in 1981, he came to Chicago in 1983 and joined the Moody Radio Network staff full-time in 1984. He studied at Toccoa Falls College and later graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Ill. Phil and his wife, Nora, have three grown children and nine grandchildren and make their home in the western suburbs 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 calling in and by plugging in through social media.
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