International Christian missions is both exciting and critical. Through evangelical missionaries, the Gospel penetrates new tribes, tongues and cultures. Churches are planted, people are saved from their sins – the Kingdom of Christ advances.
As exciting and important as it is, few Christians feel like they have a solid grasp on the methods and practices that go into missions. Consequently, pastors, elders and everyday Christians have outsourced discernment for the missions they support to the “experts.”
However, some of these experts have been busy implementing practices that align poorly with Scripture. Few in the supporting churches may realize what they are helping push, but it’s time they lean in and learn.
In this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Pastor Chad Vegas returns to the mic to provide helpful insights into the true state of modern international Christian missions. What’s really going on? Why do supporting churches need to weigh in?
Not only does Chad explore some of the concerns unfolding in missions, but he also highlights encouraging new resources that can help address the issues. These resources – like Missionary.com – will both inspire and equip pastors and churches to bolster their missional confidence.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Missionary.com – resources for pastors and Christians about Christian missions
Missions Midweekers – Missions Intensive at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary held twice a year (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)
The Christian Emergency Podcast is aproduction of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn was the “writer who took down an empire” His work, the Gulag Archipelago, detailed the horrors of life in the Soviet Union and made a global mockery of the evil regime.
The Gulag Archipelago is a massive tome and can be challenging for many to digest. However, Sean Berube extracted helpful nuggets from the work and explored its themes. Those themes are relevant for Christians today, just as they were for Christians struggling under the Soviet Union.
How can Christians destroy evil empires? Can individualbelievers make any impact at all when so much seems systematically designed to suppress truth, goodness and beauty?
Listen to this episode and gain valuable insights into truths Solzhenitsyn dusted off all those years ago. You will be encouraged and reminded that there is more strength in Christians – and the Church – than you imagine.
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Sean Berube (Twitter/X): @SeanBerube4
How to Destroy an Evil Empire (Twitter/XThread by Sean Berube): Thread
Christian Emergency Podcast Episode 59 with Ignat Solzhenitsyn (Episode)
Christian Emergency Podcast Episode with Juan Riesco, a Christian businessman targeted in Chicago (Episode)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Smuggling bibles into the Communist East Bloc of Europe was a high stakes game back in the 1970s and 1980s. Back then, many Christians in the West had no clue that fellow believers under authoritarian regimes were actively persecuted for their faith. Some Christians did, however.A handful even took it upon themselves to try and help those suffering under Communism, by getting them Bibles and Christian literature.
“Thomas” was one of those Western Christians taking risks to help the Persecuted Church. He and a small band of believers ran smuggling routes to equip and encourage the faithful. This is a part of Christian history that far too few know about. But the growing cultural pressures today resemble the authoritarian pressures endured by Christians under Communist regimes during the Cold War.
So it’s critical we ramp up our knowledge of this historical era. That is precisely why Thomas joined this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast. Thomas relates his experience taking risks to help the faithful. Those risks eventually led to real costs, including jail time.
A costly faith is what Christians need to ponder today. How can you respond to growing cultural pressures? What lessons can you take away from the believers who ran bibles behind the Iron Curtain? How can we collectively play small roles to help the Church stand? Listen in and learn fascinating insights relevant for today’s challenges.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Tripping: The True Story of Bible Smugglers inGermany, by Thomas Henderson (book)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)
The Christian Emergency Podcast is aproduction of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Great Britain finds itself in the throws of a great storm. Britishflags are removed, while foreign flags are untouched. Mass migration floods the country, destabilizing cities and towns. Crime and violence stalk the streets. And the country’s “leaders” cater to illegal immigrants while clamping down on British citizens.
What is one to make of this madness? Most British people aregrasping for answers. Sadly, the mainstream churches in Britain have little to offer. They have long sinceabandoned Christ, the Gospel and biblical Truth. These churches look and sound no different than the world. Consequently, they have nothing to offer the world.
But careful observers will notice something is changing; afaint spark glowing in the British cultural darkness. These are the early embers of reformation. Amidst the chaos, some Christians who retained the faith are finding their voices. Some are taking their first steps at countering the lies and ugliness engulfing their island. And regular people are taking a fresh look at enduring Truth. The Church in Britain may yet rise again.
To help us better understand what is going on, Dr. Aaron Edwards joins Andy on this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast. Though they first consider the recent tragedy in America – where a Catholic church and school was targeted in Minneapolis – they focus most of their time on developments in Britain.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following:
Aaron Edwards (Substack): https://substack.com/@thatgoodfight
Aaron Edwards (Twitter / X): https://x.com/aaron_p_edwards
Brephos (Christian Teaching on Abortion): https://www.brephos.org/
Silenced (Documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0z7rVP2glk
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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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.
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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):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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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.
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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):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram)
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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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.
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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 Jimenez
Stand 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 Jimenez
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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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.
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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):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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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.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is aproduction of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Christian civilians and other religious minorities – particularlythe Druze – are facing a nightmare right now in Syria. Whole families have been wiped out – in their homes, their cars and even the streets. One evangelical pastor was even taken out, along with 14 members of his family.
Suwayda (Sweida) is the epicenter of the current madnesssweeping Syria. Scenes of ethnic and religious cleansing are emerging, as Islamists aligned with the Syrian government are carrying out these atrocities. Despite the scale of violence – which truly arise to war crimes or even crimesagainst humanity – mainstream media outlets are largely silent about these matters. Worse, many western leaders have openly embraced the Islamist leaders of Syria’s regime.
What is going on? Joining the Christian Emergency Podcastis “Hal,” a Druze-background Christian from Suwayda. He explains who the Druze are, how many Druze have come to Christ, and the shocking details behind this evil development.
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:
“Hal” (X / Twitter): @jraidan
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Christians don’t know their Christian history. By and large that is true. However, the more we learn of our past, the better we understand our present. But how can busy believers today gain this insight?
One way is by listening to sermons delivered by great Christian pastors long ago. Troy Frasier joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to share how he brings lost sermons to life. These sermons, along with helpful and relevant historical context, can be listened to on the Revived Thoughts Podcast. On your commute to work or when carting kids to practice, you can listen to these engaging sermons.
Another fascinating resource discussed on today’s episode is the Martyrs and Missionaries Podcast. This program, hosted by Troy’s wife, provides similar insights. Instead of sermons, however, you learn about famous missionaries, martyrs and missional movements. The content is thoroughly researched and riveting.
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.
Revived Thoughts (Podcast)
Martyrs and Missionaries (Podcast)
Troy Frasier / Revived Studios (Twitter / X Feed)
Following the Frasiers (Private FacebookGroup)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Christians across the globe confront chaos, confusionand cultures hostile to their faith. No wonder many feel overwhelmed, like rabbits chased by wolves.
But Christians have effectively stood their ground despite hostilities throughout history. Many Christians do so today,even in the harshest countries on earth. How are they able to remain faithful and confident in the face of such withering odds.
One reason Christians have been able to faithfully endure is by adopting a “hunter mindset.” Christians can regard themselves as spiritual hunters, even in circumstances that suggest they are prey.
In this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, believers are reminded that they have abundant spiritual resources at their disposal. Among the threats facing Christians today, there are also overlooked opportunities.
In this counterintuitive approach, we examine what it would mean for Christians to toggle their outlook, so they can better view the world as spiritual hunters.
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Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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There is a crisis in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region. Christians there have endured wave after wave of persecution at the hands of Fulani militants and Islamists. Perhaps you’ve heard of this crisis, but know little about how this situation came about.
When did violent persecution arise in Nigeria? Who usheredin this dark period? Why did things spiral so badly? What can believers around the world do in the face of this evil?
Joining the Christian Emergency Podcast to answer thesequestions and more is Steven Kefas. Steven is a Nigerian Christian who became a citizen journalist “accidentally.” Years ago, he realized that troubles were brewing, but the truth was not being shared by media outlets. Steven wanted toknow what was actually happening, and he wanted to share those insights with others. On this episode, you will glean valuable insights into a dire situation that others refuse to report on, or worse, misrepresent.
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:
Steven Kefas (X / Twitter): @SKefason
Middle Belt Times (News Website): https://middlebelttimes.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Christians by and large do not know Christian history. That is a lamentable fact we at the Christian Emergency Alliancestrive to address. But one aspect of Christian history that is most suppressed today is that of muscular Christianity.
Christianity during the Middle Ages was forced to confront relentless Islamic aggression. When Christians responded –in the form of the Crusades or other actions – they sacrificed much and strove to help other Christians under fire.
But this is not the history most Christians know today. Most have been discipled by revisionist history that paints thisperiod of Christian history in the worst possible light. The authors and architects of this revisionism are sometimes secular, sometimes Islamic. Fortunately, primary sources still exist to showcase what really happened.
On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Raymond Ibrahim joins the conversation to shed helpful light on this topic. Raymond is an accomplished historian and scholar of Islam. He has authored several books, including his most recent volume, Defenders of the West. Raymond borrows from that volume to connect dots between our Christian past and our present realities.
Christianity now faces a crisis of confidence. Warped versions of our history have been taught to generations,leading many to feel they have to constantly apologize for our past. The context introduced in this episode will help dispel the false narratives and revisionist history. God willing, it will help some believers regain their confidence in the Christian faith.
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.
Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam (Book), by Raymond Ibrahim
Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West (Book), by Raymond Ibrahim
Raymond Ibrahim (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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Just as they have throughout the history of the Church, women today are playing important roles in advancing the Gospel around the globe. Women have served in some of the most challenging places to make Christ known in spiritually dark lands. But for women who may be sensing acall to international missions, it can be tough to know what to think or how to prepare.
Emily Bennett, who served as a missionary with her husband in the Middle East, joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to shed some light on this important topic. Emily recognized there were books and resources available for ladies curious about foreign missions. But there was still a need for down-to-earth, approachable advice.
Emily and several other women stepped up to the plate and delivered just such a resource. Before You Go: Wisdom for Women Serving Internationally is a new book Emily has edited. It covers a range of important topics, and offers the wisdom of several women who draw from their experiences as missionaries.
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.
Before You Go: Wisdom for Women ServingInternationally (Book)
International Missions Mentorship DiscussionGuide (PDF)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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The Apostle Paul famously served as a tentmaker to support himself during his ministry in the First Century. What does it look like for Christians today to follow in his entrepreneurial footsteps? How can tentmaking serve Kingdom priorities in the rainy days ahead?
On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Troy Albee – pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church on the South Shore of Boston – provides helpful insights from his own experience as an entrepreneur. Like Paul, Troy helped support himself while in ministry by identifying a need anddeveloping the skills to meet it. In Trent’s case, he launched a successful lock and key business – South Shore Lock and Key.
Side hustles provide Christians additional income, flexibility and opportunities. Small business ventures also offer unexpected spiritual insights. You may be stretched and face rejection. But you will also discover new strengths, while finding opportunities to mentor the younger believers around you and engage the lost in your midst.
Christians should not take all of this for granted. The cultural landscape is increasingly hostile. The workplace is toooften a place where Christians are targeted and pressured to compromise. That is why Christian enterprise will play a critical role in the coming days.
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.
Pastor Troy Albee (Email): troy@gracesouthshore.org
South Shore Lock and Key (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website)
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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When you think of Iran, what comes to mind? Troubling thoughts and fears? That would be understandable, given recent headlines from the Middle East.
But there is an encouraging story that’s playing out in Iran. It’s about the miraculous growth of Christianity in a countrywhere it has been suppressed and persecuted.
Tat Stewart has a unique vantage point to share that story. Tat grew up in the land of Iran. He later served there as a missionary and pastor. He knows and loves itspeople. He also knows what the Church in Iran was like before the Islamist Revolution in 1979, what it went through during that turmoil, and how it persevered in the following decades. Tat had a front row seat to recent Christian history!
Tat joins the Christian Emergency Podcast toshare these valuable insights. Those lessons will help you better understand our Christian history and cross-cultural missions. They will also help you better understand the dynamics at play in the present day.
Tat recently wrote a memoir titled No Stranger: toIran, its People, and its Church. His insights are more fully captured in those pages, so you should get your hands on a copy. Listen, read and learn from this fascinating perspective; a perspective few westerners or Christians possess.
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 thisepisode, see the following.
No Stranger: to Iran, its People, and its Church (Book), by Tat Stewart - https://www.amazon.com/No-Stranger-Church-Observations-Muslims/dp/B0CJ4LVBV1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter):@ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook):@ChristianEmergency
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
New Age spirituality is arguably the spirit of the age, atleast in the West. And the New Age is not just confined to secular culture – it has wormed its way into the Church as well. Not only that, some Christian leaders with prominent platforms actually champion new age practices. ManyChristians don’t recognize the patterns. Others don’t know what to believe as they hear conflicting messages. What are we to do?
Joining the Christian Emergency Podcast to make sense of this is Will Spencer. Will is no stranger to New Age spirituality. For years, Will subscribed to the New Age, participating in pagan practices and gatherings. Through surprising developments, Will encountered Christians who challenged him and shared the Gospel. Eventually, Will came to Christ, but when he found New Age themes in some of the churches he visited, he recognized them for what they were.
How should the Enneagram, yoga, and other elements beincorporated into the Christian life? Are these actually significant spiritually or are people getting concerned for no reason? Find out on this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast.
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:
Will Spencer (Website): https://www.willspencer.co/
Midwest Christian Outreach (Website): https://midwestoutreach.org/
Don and Joy Veinot (Website): https://www.4witness.org/midwest-christian-outreach-don-and-joy-veinot/
The Enneagram, Discipleship and the Church(Video): https://midwestoutreach.org/
The Other Worldview: Exposing Christianity’sGreatest Threat, by Peter Jones (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Other-Worldview-Exposing-Christianitys-Greatest-ebook/dp/B00ZD5XJAU
TruthXchange (Website): https://truthxchange.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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The crisis targeting Christians in northern Nigeria strainsthe imagination. Thousands lose their lives every year, and many more are injured or displaced. All because they follow Jesus Christ.
What exactly is going on there? And what are you not beingtold? On this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Judd Saul joins Andy to reveal some shocking insights. Judd serves as the executive director of Equipping the Persecuted, a Christian ministry dedicated to served persecutedChristians in Nigeria. He also helped launch Truth Nigeria, a media outlet empowering Nigerian Christian journalists to unveil accounts that are reported nowhere else.
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:
Equipping the Persecuted (Website): https://equippingthepersecuted.org/
Truth Nigeria (Website): https://truthnigeria.com/
Truth Nigeria (Twitter / X): https://x.com/TruthNigeria123
Truth Nigeria (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/groups/287030183744815
Judd Saul (Twitter): https://x.com/juddsaul
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
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In May 2025, a video went out showing young Britishschoolchildren being prompted to prostrate themselves and pray Islamic prayers. This “instruction” is unfolding across the United Kingdom—and often. These lessons occur every week during assigned terms. Most parents – and most Christians – have no clue any of this is taking place.
And when people do discover all of this, they recognize itfor what it is: indoctrination. How is it that in a historical Christian country, children are being conditioned in Islam?
Mark Heath joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to alerteveryone to what is going on. As a British Christian and parent, Mark was shocked to learn that these “lessons” were being taught in the local school. He spoke up, and others must speak up as well. Even Christians in other westernnations need to be aware of this practice, and intentionally engage their school systems to find out what is going on.
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.
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Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
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