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Equipped with Chris Brooks
December 13, 2023
Caring for Israelis & Palestinians
Chris Brooks talks to two notable scholars about the continuing Hamas-Israel conflict. American-Israeli strategist and Christian, Joel Rosenberg unpacks some of the many difficulties of the war. As a Palestinian Christian, Jack Sara gives details about his life and ministry. In this enlightening discussion, we learn to understand and care for those at the heart of this conflict.
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Joel Rosenberg
Joel C. Rosenberg is the Co-Founder and President/CEO of Near East Media, Editor-in-Chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS, a New York Times best-selling author of novels and non-fiction books about Israel, the Middle East and North Africa, and Founder and chairman of The Joshua Fund, a U.S.-based Evangelical non-profit organization to strengthen Christians in the Middle East and “bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus.” Joel has also worked for a range of American and Israeli political leaders, including William Bennett, Jack Kemp, Steve Forbes, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Natan Sharansky. In 2014, Joel became a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, and he lives with his wife and sons in Jerusalem.
Jack Sara
As president of Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine, Jack desires to equip believers for the work of ministry through leadership training, church planting, and mobilizing the church for the work among Muslims. He travels frequently, teaching on missions and cross-cultural work in the Middle East as well as unity & reconciliation for the body of Christ. Before his role as president, he served as senior pastor of the Jerusalem Alliance Church for 13 years. He holds a BA in biblical studies, an MDiv in pastoral studies and biblical counseling, and a doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in missions and cross-cultural studies. Jack is blessed to have his wife, Madeleine, and three children. They live in Jerusalem, close to Bethlehem.
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Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.
Equipped with Chris Brooks
Equipped with Chris Brooks encourages you to grow spiritually, think critically, and live compassionately in your community. Interact with Chris as he empowers you to live out the gospel in a rapidly changing culture. This live, one-hour program, airing weekdays at noon CT, features special guests and welcomes your participation by callling in and by plugging in through social media.