Equipping You in Grace

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, I consider current statistics on the epidemic of pornography and how it is affecting the church, help for biblical counselors and others counseling those enslaved to pornography, and a practical plan for Christians to fight for purity with the help of God’s grace, His Spirit, and His people, among other topics in this new show.What you’ll hear in this episodeCurrent statistics on the epidemic of pornography and how it is affecting the Church.The means of Grace and the Christian.Help for biblical counselors and pastors counseling those enslaved to pornography.Helping Christians develop a plan to fight for purity with the help of God’s grace.What biblical repentance is and why it matters.The importance of transparency in the Christian life and modeling it in the Christian life.Pursuing biblical accountability and how to go about being accountable.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Todd Nye about the issue of sexual abuse in our churches and outside of it, how the Church should address it biblically, theologically, ethically, and pastorally, along with help for biblical counselors counseling victims of sexual abuse, and his new book, The Gospel and Sexual Abuse: A Healing Balm for Bruised Bodies, Battered Minds, and Broken Hearts (G3 Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode.What you'll hear in this episodeThe four-stage process of dealing with accusations Jesus gave the Church.The role of pastors and elders in dealing with sexual abuse and reporting it.The role church discipline plays in sexual abuse.Why every elder board needs to have a policy on sexual abuse undergirded by sound theology.Why the gospel provides a better answer than the world’s answer on sexual abuse.How Christians can apply the healing balm of the gospel to those who have experienced sexual abuse.Help for biblical counselors on counseling those who have experienced sexual abuse.About Today's GuestT. Samuel Nye has served as a pastor for over twenty years and currently travels as an itinerate minister.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Richard Moore discuss the history of the New Apostolic Reformation, distinctives of New Apostolic teaching and theology, the NAR’s broad influence on evangelicalism, along with offering a biblical and theological response to this movement, and things to look out for in churches influenced by the New Apostolic Reformation.What you'll hear in this episodeThe new American Gospel documentary and supporting American Gospel.History of the New Apostolic Reformation.The Passion Translation and the problems with its translation theory and erroneous theology.Distinctives of New Apostolic teaching and theology.The New Apostolic Reformation’s broad influence on evangelicals.A response to the New Apostolic Reformation.Things to watch out for in churches influenced by New Apostolic reformation.About Today's GuestRichard P. Moore is an evangelist, youth pastor, and missionary in Germany since 2014. He is an experienced youth pastor and preacher. He’s been in church ministry for over 20 years. He has his Bachelors in Youth Ministry and Theology and Masters of Leadership, Evangelism, and Discipleship from Columbia International University. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Bakke Graduate University. He is author of “Divergent Theology: An Inquiry Into the Theological Characteristics of the Word of Faith Third Wave Movement and The New Apostolic Reformation,” which has been translated into German called, “Entwurzelt: Aktuelle christliche Irrtümer.” Richard’s podcast is called “CHURCHepreneurs.”He is married to Simone with three children together, Ana, Lydia, and Caleb. He is a youth communicator, church planting speaker, and theologian. His vision is to see youth come to know, worship, and obey Jesus authentically. Check out Richard’s ministry at his website www.richardpmoore.netAnd podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@richardm23His recent article on the New Apostolic Reformation in the Evangelical Review of Theology can be read here:https://theology.worldea.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ERT-47-2.pdfSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Camille Cates about help for men, women, and families after an abortion, addressing our emotions with the Word, how the Church can help families with this issue, along with her book, Moving Forward After Abortion: Finding Comfort in God (New Growth Press, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeBiblical lament and dealing with our emotions.Help for the person who has never told someone who has had an abortion.Why the Church needs to take a whole person gospel-based approach to abortion.Why abortion affects not only the mom and the baby but the whole family.Addressing our emotions with the help of God’s Word and the grace of God in the Word.The importance of acknowledging and grieving your baby.How confessing your abortion can be healing.Help for the person who hasn’t told anyone about their abortion.How the Church can walk alongside a woman contemplating an abortion.How the Church can walk alongside a woman who have had an abortion.About Our GuestCamille Cates is a biblical counselor and a public speaker with a passion for ministering to women in crisis. She has written and spoken extensively on the topics of pregnancy care ministry, post-abortion trauma counseling, sexual abuse, and God’s design for sex and sexuality. She is the author of Moving Forward after Abortion and the minibook Pregnancy Crisis: This Wasn’t the Plan. Camille and her husband, Troy, have three adult children and reside in the metro Cincinnati, OH area. Find her on Facebook, Instagram, or at her website, agrittygospellife.comSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gratitude, thankfulness, and the Christian, practical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends, and more on this new episode of Equipping You in GraceWhat you’ll hear in this episodePractical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends.Why Christians should be mindful of others especially during the Holidays.Gratitude, thankfulness, and the Christian.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dawn Hill joins Dave and together they provide examples from the teaching of modern-day deliverance ministries along with countering their teaching by explaining the relevant Scriptures in context. They also discuss the danger of legal rights, why Christians should speak out against it, why no Christian can be demon possessed, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe dangers of legal rights and why Christians should speak out against it.Why biblical interpretation matters.Examples of teaching from modern-day deliverance preachers.The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.Why no Christian can be demon possessed.About Our GuestDawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on Facebook and InstagramSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ernie Baker about how a biblical lens can help us to rightly evaluate the study of psychology, what discernment looks like practically as a practice in biblical counseling, along with his book, Biblical Counseling and the Psychologies (Shepherds Press, 2023), among other topics in this new Equipping You in Grace show.What you'll hear in this episodeHow a biblical lens can help us to rightly evaluate the study of psychology.The relationship between presuppositional apologetics and biblical counseling and how this thinking works itself out in practice in biblical counseling.Why biblical counseling is not against medicine or doctors.What discernment looks like practically as a practice in biblical counseling.What cognitive behavioral psychology is and why should Christians be concerned about it.What trauma informed theory is and why Christians should be concerned about it.About Today's GuestErnie has the privilege of being the Pastor of Counseling at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Florida and helps oversee The Grace Center for Biblical Counseling. He is also the chair of the on-line degree in Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He has contributed to numerous books and is the author of Marry Wisely, Marry Well, a blueprint for personal preparation and Help! I’m in a Conflict (both by Shepherd Press). Ernie is a Fellow with The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and a Conciliator with The Institute for Christian Conciliation. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the identity and marks of a trustworthy Christian, and how and why Christians should respond to and speak out against false doctrine.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe character of God and the Christian.Four lessons from Titus 2:1-15 on being a trustworthy Christian.The meaning and purpose of sound doctrine.The warning signs of false doctrine.How Christians should respond to and speak out against false doctrine.How Christians should rightly handle the Word of God.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with David De Bruyn about how biblical authority helps the Christian, how to be a humble and trustworthy Christian, how Christians should speak out against the modern idea of tolerance, along with his book, The War on Words: Ten Words Every Christian Should Fight For (G3 Press, 2023).What you'll hear in this episodeWhy Christians need to be clear about the meaning of words and why language matters.The danger of relativism and how Christians can respond to it.How biblical authority helps the Christian.How a biblical understanding of authority helps us to identify who and who isn’t an authority.How to be a trustworthy and humble Christian.The importance of humility and growing no matter our experience in ministry or education.Why having a good and biblical understanding of emotions is vital for the Christian.Why the modern idea of equality is different than the Bible’s.The problem with the current pursuit of relevance by many Christians today.The problem with the modern idea of tolerance and how Christians should speak out against it.About Today's GuestDavid de Bruyn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he now pastors New Covenant Baptist Church and resides with his wife and three children. He is a graduate of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minnesota and the University of South Africa (D.Th.). David hosts a weekly radio program that is heard throughout much of central South Africa, serves as a frequent conference speaker, and is a lecturer at Shepherds Seminary Africa.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRETk9q5t2A&t=42shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRETk9q5t2A&t=42s

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why Christians are to beware of, and mark and avoid false teachers and shepherds, and five factors for calling out false teachers.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians are to beware of false teachers and shepherds.Why Christians are to mark and avoid false teachers.Five Factors for calling out false teachers.Resources mentioned in the episodePractical Tips to Support and Encourage Your Pastor (servantsofgrace.org)Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jackie Gibson about the help and hope of the Lord in seasons of grief and loss, the help that biblical counseling can provide, along with her book, You Are Still A Mother: Hope For Women Grieving A Stillbirth or Miscarriage (New Growth Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode.What you'll hear in this episodeHow biblical counseling can help us through grief and loss.How the truth of the everlasting arms of the Lord can help us in seasons of grief and sorrow.Why Jesus as our closet friend is one that helps us through seasons of grief and sorrow.The goodness of God in hard and good news.How the Church can help parents still grieving a miscarriage or stillbirth.Advice to a mother experiencing a miscarriage or stillbirth.About Today's GuestJackie Gibson, MA, is from Sydney, Australia but currently resides near Philadelphia, PA. She is married to Jonny, and they have four children. She serves alongside her husband at Westminster Theological Seminary and is grateful to be able to be home with her two youngest kids. If she had a day off, she’d probably try to find the nearest beach, her favorite place this side of heaven. Jackie is the author of You Are Still a Mother.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why Christians need Reformation around the Word, why we need Reformation because of the biblical gospel, and because the Church still needs Reformation. He also considers why we need Reformation because of errant theology like the New Apostolic Reformation, theological liberalism, and modern-day deliverance ministry.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat Christians can learn from the Reformation about the Christian life today.Why we still need Reformation around Scripture.Why we still need Reformation because the biblical gospel is the only hope for the salvation of sinners.Why Reformation still matters because the Church still need Reformation.The New Apostolic Reformation, Modern-Day Deliverance Ministry, and the Need for Biblical Reformation.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave talks with Scott Aniol help for the Christians who thinks their work isn’t making a different, why the Christian life is one of warfare, our motivation about how we live in society, along with his new book, Citizens & Exiles: Christian Faithfulness in God’s Two Kingdoms (G3 Press, 2023). What you'll hear in this episode Help for the Christian who thinks their work isn’t making a difference. The three uses of Kingdom language in God’s plan and how they help us understand our relationship to each. What our attitude should be in light of God’s two kingdoms. Why it is important for Christians to understand our lives as citizens and exiles in the coming kingdom of this world. Why having a good understanding of the common grace institutions the Lord created helps the Christian see how the Lord takes care of His world. The responsibility of the gathered church. Why the Christian life is one of warfare. Why it is important to have our motivations right about how we live in society. About Today's Guest Scott Aniol, PhD, is a teacher of culture, worship, aesthetics, and church ministry philosophy, he lectures around the country in churches, conferences, and seminaries, and he has authored several books including Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith and Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship, and dozens of articles published in theological journals. In addition to his role with G3, Scott is Professor of Pastoral Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Conway, Arkansas. Scott holds a masters degree in theological studies (SWBTS), a masters degree in aesthetics (NIU), and a PhD in worship theology (SWBTS). Scott and his wife, Becky, have four children: Caleb, Kate, Christopher, and Caroline. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the meaning and purpose of biblical worship, why our worship in our local churches is to be regulated by Scripture alone, and what Scripture teaches about worship.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe meaning and purpose of biblical worship.Why our worship in our local churches is to be regulated by Scripture alone.What Scripture teaches about worship.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Rosaria Butterfield why every Christian needs to stand faithfully on the Word and exercise wisdom, care about modesty, how intersectionality relates to the normalization of homosexuality and transgenderism, along with her new book, Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age (Crossway, 2023), and much more on this new episode. What you’ll hear in this episode How to minister to a family member or a friend who has come out as a homosexual. Why Christians need to stand faithfully on the Word and exercise wisdom. Why every Christian needs to be in a faithfully biblically grounded and practicing local church. Why Christian’s should care about modesty. How intersectionality relates to the normalization of homosexuality. The danger and blessing of social media. Why Christians need to be involved at speaking up in the public square. The danger of feminism and how the Church should respond to it. How Christians should respond to transgenderism. The danger of feministic interpretation and what it does to reading the Bible rightly. About Guest Rosaria Butterfield (PhD, Ohio State University) is an author, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert; Openness Unhindered, and The Gospel Comes with a House Key and Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. To learn more about Rosaria please visit her website. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers how to be intentional in your care, prayers, and love of your pastor, how to encourage your pastor after his sermon, and seven ways to show you appreciate your pastor. What you’ll hear in this episode How to encourage your pastor after his sermon. How to be intentional in your care, prayers, and love of your pastor. Seven ways to appreciate your pastor. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Joey Tomlinson about Jonathan Edwards’s resolutions what they are and how they can help Christians today, and how Edwards’ work can help the Church face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment-based church culture, along with his new book, Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards’ Seventy Resolutions (Founders Press, 2023)What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat Edwards resolutions aimed to do.How Edwards resolutions can help Christians today.How Edwards was not only a brilliant theologian, but a great pastor.What Christians can learn from Edwards commitment to Scripture.The relationship between a growing knowledge of Scripture and humility.How our understanding of Scripture should also affect the experience of our lives.How Edwards’ understanding of religious affections can help the Church to face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment church-based culture.How Edwards can help Christians to deal with their emotions.About the GuestJoey Tomlinson (DMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a husband, father, and pastor at a local church in Newport News, Virginia. He blogs regularly on broadoakpiety.org and hosts a weekly podcast called The Broad Oak Piety Podcast with another local pastor in the community.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what Scripture teaches about the fear of God and the fear of man and a practical strategy to fight the fear of man. What you’ll hear in this episode A practical strategy to fight the fear of man. What Scripture teaches about the fear of God and the fear of man. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Owen Strachan about the dangers of toxic masculinity and why Christians should speak out against it, biblical manhood and growing in godly character, along with his book, The War on Men: Why Society Hates Them and Why We Need Them (Salem Books, 2023), among other topics on this new episode. What you’ll hear in this episode The dangers of toxic masculinity and why should Christians speak out against it. The consequences of weak male leadership in society. How the disappearance of masculinity affects men and women. How men can navigate challenge times and personal hardships and develop resilience and emerge as stronger men. How fathers can play a role in nurturing and shaping healthy masculinity in their sons. About the Guest Owen Strachan is the provost and research professor of theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and a senior fellow for the Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview. Strachan holds a doctorate in theological studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, a master’s degree from Southern Seminary, and a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College. The author of numerous books, including Christianity and Wokeness, Reenchanting Humanity, and Always in God’s Hands, he is married and the father of three children. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Corey Miller and Ross Anderson about how a growing knowledge of Scripture helps Christians engage Mormons with the gospel, how to share a biblical testimony with a Mormon, along with their book, Responding To The Mormon Missionary Message Confident Conversations with Mormon Missionaries (and Other Latter-day Saints) (Aneko Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode. What you’ll hear in this episode Why Christians need to gain knowledge and discernment. How a growing knowledge of Scripture helps Christians to engage Mormons with the gospel. How the Mormon culture shapes their identity and values, and why Christians need to understand this as they engage Mormons. The biblical storyline and sharing the gospel with Mormons. The three levels of authority in Mormonism and how Christians can effective engage each with the gospel. How to share a biblical testimony with a Mormon. About the Guests Corey Miller, PhD, was born in Utah as a seventh-generation Mormon. His ancestor was a polygamist and one of Joseph Smith’s bodyguards. Miller is president and CEO of Ratio Christi (ratiochristi.org), a campus apologetics evangelism ministry on 150 campuses. He has four graduate degrees and has taught nearly one hundred college courses in philosophy and religion, including at Indiana and Purdue universities. He is the author of Is Faith in God Reasonable: Debates in Philosophy, Science, and Rhetoric; Leaving Mormonism: Why Four Scholars Changed Their Minds; In Search of the Good Life: Through the Eyes of Aristotle, Maimonides, and Aquinas; and Engaging with Mormons. He and his family reside in Indiana. Ross Anderson, DMin, was born in Utah and was raised LDS. After leaving Mormonism as a young adult, he pursued a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree. Anderson has served as a church planter and pastor in Utah for four decades and is currently a teaching pastor at Alpine Church. He is the executive director of Utah Advance Ministries and the founder of the Faith after Mormonism project and the Culture-Wise podcast. Ross has authored various books, including Understanding the Book of Mormon, Understanding Your Mormon Neighbor, and Jesus without Joseph – a study guide for former Mormons. Ross is an avid cyclist and reader. He and his wife, Sally, are parents to five adult children. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.