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December 26, 2025
Welcome to Adulting
You're an adult…now what? Being an adult is hard but sometimes we make it harder than it has to be! As the pastor of one of the largest ministries to 20-somethings in Texas, J.P. Pokluda knows the challenges facing the next generation. He will help you navigate issues like friendships and dating, career and money management, controlling anxiety and much more! If you are new to this thing called "adulting," don't miss this "Best of Equipped with Chris Brooks!"
Featured resource:
Welcome to Adulting: Navigating Faith, Friendship, Finances, and the Future by Jonathan "J.P." Pokluda
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 25, 2025
Prepared to Follow Jesus
Are you prepared for Christmas? Do you know what it means to be Jesus' disciple? What better time to choose Jesus than Christmas? Chris Brooks invites you to hear a special message on what it means to follow Jesus and encourage others to do the same! Don't mis this special Christmas Day editiion of Equipped.
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 24, 2025
The Questions of Christmas
This time of year, many of us are reading the Scriptures about Jesus' birth. Do you have some unanswered questions about the events and people surrounding His first coming? Or have people challenged you about the reality of Jesus and his birth? On Equipped with Chris Brooks, we will address many questions about Nativity with author, professor, and Biblical scholar Dr. Darrell Bock.
Featured resource:
Jesus the Messiah: Tracing the Promises, Expectations, and Coming of Israel's King by Herbert W. Bateman IV, Gordon Johnston, and Darrell Bock
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 23, 2025
Lessons from Our Little Ones
Children are marvelous teachers! If we slow down and pay attention, we will learn more from our children than we ever expected. Author, radio veteran, and grandpa Jon Gauger joins Chris Brooks to talk over some crucial Christmas conversations we can have with our kids and the surprising instruction they have for us, too. Hear lessons from little ones on this holiday edition of Equipped.
Featured resource:
Kids Say the Wisest Things by Jon Gauger
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 22, 2025
Is Christmas Unbelievable?
Is the nativity just a nice story or did the virgin birth, the angels and the shepherds, and Jesus being born in a manger really happen? Author and apologist Rebecca McLaughlin will talk with Chris Brooks about trustworthy evidence for the birth and life of Christ. Bring your own questions and doubts and discover why you really can believe in Christmas when you join us for Equipped.
Featured resource:
Is Christmas Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLoughlin
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
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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.