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Are you looking for a way to connect with your neighbors and friends to share about Jesus? Author and pastor Tim Chester challenges us to follow Jesus’ example of purposefully sharing simple meals. Tim says, “Meals are more than food. They’re social occasions. They represent friendship, community, and welcome.” He will guide us into gospel-centered hospitality that works in today’s culture and our community.
Resource: A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table
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Tim Chester (PhD, University of Wales) is a senior faculty member of Crosslands Training and has written over 50 books and commentaries including You Can Change, A Meal with Jesus, and Enjoying God. Tim is eager to link theology with practical life. He has a PhD in theology anda PGDip in history along with 25 years experience of in pastoral ministry. He and his wife have two grown daughters. They live in rural Derbyshire, where he is part of a church plant.
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 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.