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It is the most wonderful time of the year when we get to enjoy all those special songs of Christmas. What is your favorite Christmas tune?
Chris and his guest host Effie Rolfe spread Christmas cheer, share their musical favorites, and explore the wonder and worship of the season through the music of Christmas! It’s a holiday edition of Equipped that you don’t want to miss!
Enjoy the Music of Christmas from Moody Radio!
Hear more from Effie on Urban Praise Radio!
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A radio personality for nearly three decades, Effie Rolfe is best known as the former host of the No. 1 Sunday morning gospel music program in Chicago. Before radio, she briefly sang with Grammy Award-winning Rev. Milton Brunson & the Thompson Community Singers. The former Entertainment Columnist for several newspapers and online magazines interviewed major gospel music artists and various celebrities. The Arkansas native has received the Media Mogul and Gospel Trailblazer awards and hosts events, speaks at churches and women’s conferences, and is a self-published Author. Currently, she is Program Director for UrbanPraiseRadio.org which received a Stellar Award for Best Internet Gospel Music Station of the Year in 2014. Effie can be heard on weekdays 12p, Saturdays on the Moody Network, and Music for Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. CT on WMBI 90.1 FM.
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.