How Emotional Sabotage Scuttles Christian Leaders, with Dr. Joe Rigney (Encore)
Christian leaders have been largely routed by the agitated and the anxious. These emotional tyrannies manifest themselves in local communities, churches and even families. What is going on and how can we navigate these insidious challenges?On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Dr. Joe Rigney joins Andy to address the emotional sabotage present in Christian circles. Dr. Rigney serves as a fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College and teacher at Desiring God. He served as a professor and presidentof Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, as well as a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul.Dr. Rigney has also authored several books. His most recent publication is titled Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety that will Wreck your Family, Destroy your Church, and Ruin the World. Dr. Rigney borrows from this book to provide you helpful context and encouraging tips for overcoming these challenges. If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety that will Wreck your Family, Destroy your Church, and Ruin the World (Book), by Joe Rigney:Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyChristian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria
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Jihad of the Womb: “Disappearing” Christian Girls in Egypt, with “Lindsay” (Encore)
In January 2024, a Coptic Christian woman waskidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam in Egypt. Irene Ibrahim Shehata, a 21-year-old medical student at Asyut National University disappeared between her mid-term exams. Her frantic family sought help from the police, but none was provided. Why? What was going on?Sadly, Irene’s case is neither isolated nor rare. In Egypt, and other countries, Christian women are “disappeared,”kidnapped by Muslims, forcibly converted, married off and enslaved. How does this happen in the 21st century? Who is driving this trafficking of Christian women? What can be done to combat this evil?“Lindsay,” an associate with Coptic Solidarity, joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to shed light on this evil pattern playing out. She answers these questions and more as she brings this issue to light; an issue many would rather leave concealed in darkness.As you learn about the plight of these Christian women and girls, please pray for them. Pray for their families. Prayfor their release and return. And pray for their abductors, that in their hearts they may be convicted of their actions, repent and come to faith in Christ. If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Jihad of the Womb: Trafficking of Coptic Women and Girls in Egypt (Report)Coptic Solidarity (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyChristian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria
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Parenting Gen Z: Guiding Christian Kids and Teens in Hostile Cultures, with Jason Jimenez (Encore)
Christian kids and teenagers today face a gauntlet of challenges, particularly when it comes to remaining faithful in our increasingly faithless cultures.Christians parents are in a similar boat. Many have no clue how to help their young ones navigate today’s pressures. How do they even instruct their kids when things shift so swiftly? How do moms, dads or grandparents find their own bearings, let alone direct their families?These are common frustrations shared by most Christian parents – even pastors and youth pastors. Fortunately, there are resources and leaders available to help you chart a course for your Christian kiddos and teens.One such leader is Jason Jimenez of Stand Strong Ministries. Jason has delved deep into these issues and spent years helping and encouraging Christians on precisely these topics. He joins this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast to quickly inject much-needed assistance in a digestible manner. Jason not only flags helpful context but also discusses the ample resources available through his and other aligned ministries.Help has arrived for beleaguered parents and Christians. Believers have great materials, great truth and a great God on our side.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Parenting Gen Z: How to Guide your Child in a Hostile Culture (Book), by Jason JimenezStand Strong Ministries (Website)Summit Ministries (Website)Cross Examined (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Abandoned Faith: Why Millennials are Walking Away and How You can Lead Them Back (Book), by Jason JimenezChristian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria
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The Tribe of Christ: A Missionary’s Insights from Jordan, with Charles McAllister (Encore)
For Christians in the West, the concept of “tribe”might be an alien concept. For much of the world, however, the tribe is a normal part of everyday life. The tribe is the community of shared values and history, where jobs and insurance are provided, and where members are protected. The Bible also speaks of tribes and the importance of reaching them with the Gospel. But what about the Global Church? Could it be considered the Tribe of Christ? If so, how would that play out? What responsibilities would we have for one another? How would our own lives be different if we realized our extended families were actually tribes that needed to know Christ?To talk through this important yet largely untouched topic, Charles McAllister joins this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast. Charles has served for many years as a Christian missionary in Jordan, where he had a front row seat to Arab tribal life. He recognized that many of thefeatures of tribal life mirrored ways Christians are called to live in community. Hospitality, history and identity were all hallmarks of the tribe. His insights are significant for Christian missions, as well as how we live out our lives in a hostile world. If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.The Tribe of Christ (Website): Contains Charles’ dissertation on the Tribe of Christ.Progressing Together (Website): Evangelism anddiscipleship tools for sharing the Gospel, biblical principles and life in the Tribe of Christ.Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria
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Disciple-Making Movements: A Caution for Christians and Churches, with “Sean” (Encore)
Disciple-Making Movements, or DMM, is a missions strategy that has been employed by missionaries across the world. Sometimes controversial, the missions model sought to help people come to Christ, even in countries where persecution was rife.DMM followed an earlier, related strategy called Church-Planting Movements, or CPM. David Garrison helped pioneer CPM in the late 1990s and the missions strategy has morphed since then.But what is DMM? How did it evolve from CPM? Whatdo pastors and Christians need to know about the missional framework now that DMM is cropping up not just overseas, but in congregations across the West?“Sean,” a pastor, former missionary, and former parachurch leader, joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to sketch out what DMM represents as well as its implications. Drawing from his extensive experience overseas, Sean offers rare insights into a topic many believers have neverheard of before. With their eyes wide open, biblical Christians can make informed decisions on the type of churches, and they type of missions, they wish to advance.If you find this episode helpful, please give us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Also share this episode with a friend so they too can be blessed by these insights.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is aproduction of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria
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