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United? We Pray

United? We Pray

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4 months ago

Rashan Frost joins Austin to discuss the ten year anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Frost is the ERLC director of research and senior fellow focused on issues of human dignity. He is the teaching pastor of Centerpoint Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, and is also an adjunct professor of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. He and Austin discuss the tragedy, the responses, and how Charleston has changed as a result. ...

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Rashan Frost joins Austin to discuss the ten year anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Frost is the ERLC director of research and senior fellow focused on issues of human dignity. He is the teaching pastor of Centerpoint Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, and is also an adjunct professor of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. He and Austin discuss the tragedy, the responses, and how Charleston has changed as a result. ...

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United? We Pray

Charleston Church Shooting Anniversary with RaShan Frost

Rashan Frost joins Austin to discuss the ten year anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Frost is the ERLC director of research and senior fellow focused on issues of human dignity. He is the teaching pastor of Centerpoint Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, and is also an adjunct professor of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. He and Austin discuss the tragedy, the responses, and how Charleston has changed as a result. ...

4 months ago

44 minutes

United? We Pray

Life in a Hispanic Church with Ivan Gonzalez

Ivan Gonzalez serves at Christos Para Las Naciones Church in Penson, Alabama, which is a Hispanic Church primarily serving immigrant families. Ivan joined Austin to talk about what life is like for Christians in Hispanic churches in 2025. We really enjoyed this conversation because Ivan is so Biblical in his approach to ministry. We hope you are encouraged to pray for your Hispanic brothers and sisters from this conversation. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced...

6 months ago

24 minutes

United? We Pray

Rethinking the Police with Dan Reinhardt

Dr. Daniel Rienhardt is a 24 year veteran of the police force. He is the author of Rethinking the Police: An Officer's Confession and the Pathway to Reform (IVP, 2023). This book is a refreshing change from most conversations about police reform. Daniel is a retired officer brimming with love for his fellow officers but who understands that serious changes need to be made. We hope this conversation gets you thinking and hope that you'll read and share the book! LINKS & SHOW NOTES: Dan's b...

6 months ago

28 minutes

United? We Pray

Gritty and Graceful with Caryn Rivadeneira

Caryn Rivadeneira is the author of several books for both children and adults. Her latest book, Gritty and Graceful (Beaming Books) is one we would recommend to all of our listeners. Caryn managed to give a Biblical survey of the work of women in redemptive history and did so in an age-appropriate way for little girls and boys. It's really special. We hope this conversation is encouraging to you and we hope you'll check out the book! LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produc...

7 months ago

23 minutes

United? We Pray

Cloud of Witnesses with Gavin King

Gavin King is a partner at Beasley Allen law firm in Montgomery, Alabama. He has been a friend of this ministry for a long time, and in this episode, he talks with Isaac about growing up in the black church and highlights some of his personal heroes of the faith. We hope this testimony of deep roots encourages you to press on. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, ...

7 months ago

28 minutes

United? We Pray

Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity with Walter Strickland II

Walter Strickland is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States (Intervarsity Press, 2024). Dr. Strickland joins Austin to talk through his new book. Dr. Strickland approached his new book theologically, which is not a surprise for a theology professor. He has chronicled a massive amount of source data and come up with a list of five t...

8 months ago

35 minutes

United? We Pray

Thank you, Jeri!

On January 31, United? We Pray's longest-serving staff member resigned to spend more time with her family. Jeri Choi has been a blessing to this ministry for many years, and all of our listeners have benefitted from her hard work. Please join us in thanking her and praying for God's blessing on her life and family! LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Insta...

8 months ago

2 minutes

United? We Pray

The Work of Black History with Walter Strickland II

Walter Strickland is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Contextual Theology at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States (Intervarsity Press, 2024). Dr. Strickland joins Austin to talk about black history, and why he took a slightly unusual path to write his book. Often times, works on black history can focus more on the oppression black people have faced more than the accomplishments and co...

8 months ago

33 minutes

United? We Pray

United? We Pray in 2025

Grace and peace! It's 2025 and United? We Pray is in an exciting place as a ministry. Last year, we recorded more content than any year prior. In today's episode, Isaac and Austin sit down to talk about where we are as a ministry and what you can expect from the podcast and other arms of the ministry in 2025. As always, we covet your prayers over this work and partnership. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support...

8 months ago

25 minutes

United? We Pray

All Peoples, Tribes, and Languages: Sermon from Revelation 22

UWP Founder Isaac Adams recently preached from Revelation 22 to Iron City Church in Birmingham, AL. We're grateful to be able to share this with you, because the ministries of Iron City Church and United? We Pray are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. You will be able to tell from this sermon that the unity we speak about in this ministry is vitally important in the life of our church. We hope this is an encouragement to you as you start the new year. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP...

9 months ago

47 minutes

United? We Pray

Friendship with God: Sermon Audio

Dustin Ratcliff is a pastor at Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In this sermon, he preaches from Exodus 33 on what it means to be in a relationship, even friendship, with God. Understanding these truths from Scripture has a profound impact on our prayer lives. We hope you are as encouraged and moved by this sermon as we were. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray...

10 months ago

35 minutes

United? We Pray

Perseverance and the Black Church

As many of you know, Isaac Adams, who founded our ministry is pastor of Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This week's episode is an excerpt of a sermon he recently preached on the perseverance of the black church. We hope this testimony of God's faithfulness encourages you! Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Instagram and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe using your favorite podcast client ...

11 months ago

29 minutes

United? We Pray

Liberty of Conscience with Ryan King

Author and Pastor Ryan King joins Austin to talk about his new book, Every Man's Conscience, which explores the contributions of 17th Century Baptists to political theology. That might sound academic, but we have a lot to learn about honoring the conscience of our neighbors and Ryan has much help to offer. As counter-intuitive as it might seem to us, liberty of conscience is a good thing for our churches, our evangelism, and our neighbors. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: You can find Ryan's excelle...

11 months ago

32 minutes

United? We Pray

History of Political Idolatry with Timothy Paul Jones

Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He joins the show today to lend his historical expertise to our conversation about political idolatry. This is the final installment of the series, so if you haven't heard the others, we encourage you to check those out. Dr. Jones surprised us by quoting a lot of second and third century Christian thinkers about the freedoms we should extend to our neighbors. Truly there is nothing new under the sun! LINKS &a...

11 months ago

30 minutes

United? We Pray

Prayers for the Nation

A little different this week. We're just praying for the nation. Please join us in doing so. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support the show To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Instagram and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe using your favorite podcast client to hear more!

12 months ago

10 minutes

United? We Pray

Your Joy Isn't Tied to the Election

Election week is finally here. By the time the next episode airs, votes will be cast. Whether or not we know who won by this time next week. pastor Jared Torrence joins Austin this week to talk about what we need to remember to make sure our joy is tied to the eternal plan and character of God, regardless of who is in the white house. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Here is the episode we referenced with Steve ...

1 year ago

20 minutes

United? We Pray

The Legacy of 16th St. Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Arthur Price, Jr. graciously hosted us at his home church: 16th St Baptist, which was home to a terrible bombing in 1963, which claimed the lives of four little girls. Though 16th St Baptist is a national historic landmark, Dr. Price is clear that his church is not a museum - it is a living, thriving outpost of gospel ministry. We hope you are encouraged by Dr. Price's testimony. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane ...

1 year ago

16 minutes

United? We Pray

Raising Mixed Kids

Jared Torrence is back with us to discuss the dynamics of raising mixed kids in multiracial families. As always on these family episodes, we are grateful for Jared sharing his experience, which is instructive for us whether we share his same family dynamic or not. Jared reminds us of the pillars we should be teaching our kids, which are especially important when they are in multiracial families. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by...

1 year ago

30 minutes

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Does Just Preaching the Gospel Kill Racism

Pastor Jared Torrence of Covenant Fellowship Church in Glenn Mills, PA joins Austin to talk about the relationship between fighting racism and preaching the gospel. Pastor Jared reminds Christians of the power of God for both salvation and sanctification that are found in Jesus and the attitudes Christians should have toward all kinds of sin, racism included. LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.Support the show To...

1 year ago

24 minutes

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Apologetics with Preston Perry

Author, evangelist, and apologist Preston Perry joins the show today to discuss his new book, How to Tell The Truth: The Story of how God Saved me to Win Hearts, Not Just Arguments (Tyndale, 2024). Preston has much wisdom to share about how Christians should engage the lost world around us. He teaches us about humility, boldness, and relying on God in prayer. We hope you are emboldened to share the Gospel with folks after this! LINKS & SHOW NOTES: This UWP Podcast Episode was produced b...

1 year ago

28 minutes