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Equipped with Chris Brooks
May 01, 2025
Praying for the Nation
May 1st is the National Day of Prayer, a time when millions of Christians across the country unite in prayer. On Equipped, we’ll revisit heartfelt prayers from friends who joined Chris Brooks to pray over vital areas of influence in our nation—our churches, families, and government. We invite you to share your prayer requests on Equipped Radio’s Facebook, Instagram, or X pages. Then join us for a powerful hour of prayer!
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This month's featured resource: Pilgrim's Progress in Today's English
IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Jim Denison
Jim Denison, PhD, is a cultural theologian and the founder and CEO of Denison Ministries. Jim speaks biblically into significant cultural issues at Denison Forum. He is the chief author of The Daily Article and has written more than 30 books, including The Coming Tsunami, the Biblical Insight to Tough Questions series, and The Fifth Great Awakening. Denison Ministries includes DenisonForum.org, First15.org, ChristianParenting.org, and FoundationsWithJanet.org.
Trillia Newbell
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children's books, Creative God, Colorful Us and God's Very Good Idea. She is the host of the podcast 52 Weeks in the Word and hosts the weekly radio program Living by Faith from Moody Radio.
When she isn't writing, she's encouraging and supporting other writers as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, Tenn., where they enjoy hiking and eating lots of bbq.
Rebecca Manley Pippert
Becky Pippert is an author and international speaker who helps Christians gain confidence and build competence in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Her best-selling book, Out of the Saltshaker & into the World established Becky as a leading expert on personal evangelism. Her latest book, Stay Salt, is the fruit of decades of experience in evangelism around the world. Becky and her husband Dick spent six years based in Europe, seeing remarkable fruit as they have equipped churches and student groups to share the gospel effectively. They have now returned to the US and are based in Holland, MI as she continues her worldwide ministry, which has spanned nearly four decades on all six continents.
Rear Adm. Barry Black (ret.)
Rear Admiral Barry C. Black (Ret.) is the 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Prior to coming to Capitol Hill, Chaplain Black served in the U.S. Navy for more than twenty-seven years, ending his distinguished career as the chief of Navy chaplains. In addition to earning Master of Arts degrees in divinity, counseling, and management, he has received a doctorate degree in ministry and a doctor of philosophy degree in psychology. Chaplain Black is married to the former Brenda Pearsall of St. Petersburg, Florida. They have three sons: Barry II, Brendan, and Bradford.
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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.