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Equipped with Chris Brooks
April 09, 2025
A Ministry Survival Guide with Scott Ziegler
Have you been in ministry awhile as a pastor, ministry leader or volunteer? What kept you going when the going got tough? Coming up on the next edition of Equipped, Pastor Scott Ziegler shares ways to stay the course and avoid ministry burnout in this hour of practical ministry encouragement!
Today's resource article: Pastor, Don't Quit!
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This month's featured resource: Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture
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Scott Ziegler
Scott Ziegler is the Lead Pastor at The Bridge, a dynamic and rapidly growing church in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Scott has been in ministry for 37 years.
Scott is passionate about seeing lives transformed by God’s Word. He blogs about following Jesus in regular life, and what that looks like. Scott has been married to his wife, Linda, for 40 years, is a proud dad to three wonderful kids, and a delighted grandpa to six adorable grandchildren. He enjoys flying planes, scuba diving, biking, riding motorcycles, reading—and so much more. There’s never enough time to do it all!
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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.