Headlines often reduce “evangelical” to a U.S. political label, but there is so much more beyond the frame. In this conversation with historian and global church leader Rev. Dr. Frank Hinkelmann, we trace how a revival-born, interdenominational movement became a 140‑country network, why its center now rests in the Global South, and what that means for mission, ethics, and public life. Dr. Hinkelmann unpacks the roots of the term "evangelical" for us, the Bebbington markers that still or...
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Headlines often reduce “evangelical” to a U.S. political label, but there is so much more beyond the frame. In this conversation with historian and global church leader Rev. Dr. Frank Hinkelmann, we trace how a revival-born, interdenominational movement became a 140‑country network, why its center now rests in the Global South, and what that means for mission, ethics, and public life. Dr. Hinkelmann unpacks the roots of the term "evangelical" for us, the Bebbington markers that still or...
Ep. 46 / The Alpha Revival: A Simple Way to Faith and Belonging ► Nicky Gumbel
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Ep. 46 / The Alpha Revival: A Simple Way to Faith and Belonging ► Nicky Gumbel
A free meal, a short film and an open chair can change a life. That’s the quiet power behind Alpha, the simple, hospitable format Nicky Gumbel helped steward from a London parish into a global movement—inviting people to explore the meaning of life and the person of Jesus without pressure or pretense. In this conversation Nicky talks about the early missteps of street evangelism, the moment Alpha “went viral,” and why the small‑group experience often does what a podium can’t: it builds ...
evangelical 360°
Headlines often reduce “evangelical” to a U.S. political label, but there is so much more beyond the frame. In this conversation with historian and global church leader Rev. Dr. Frank Hinkelmann, we trace how a revival-born, interdenominational movement became a 140‑country network, why its center now rests in the Global South, and what that means for mission, ethics, and public life. Dr. Hinkelmann unpacks the roots of the term "evangelical" for us, the Bebbington markers that still or...