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August 20, 2026
How to Love Your Local School
It’s back-to-school time! How can we best love our local schools? Whether you have kids in your local school or not, you can be a light in your community. On this edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks, we will talk with Courtney Vinyard about some big and small ways you can love your local school. Hope you can join the conversation on the next Equipped.
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
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August 19, 2026
Sexuality and Spirituality
Whether you are married or single, your sexuality is inseparable from your spirituality. And many churches are silent on the subject. Dr. Juli Slattery will help us think biblically about all areas of our sexuality. Find freedom to explore God's good gifts of love, sex, and intimacy when you join us for Equipped with Chris Brooks.
Featured resource:
25 Questions You're Afraid to Ask about Love, Sex, and Intimacy by Dr. Juli Slattery
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
August 18, 2026
Living All In for Jesus
What does it really mean to live for Jesus? We’re invited to love Him with ALL that we are – but what does that actually look like during hard times with relationships, money, and big decisions? On this edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks, Dr. Lina AbuJamra will share insights for building a life of enduring discipleship, even during the hard times.
Featured resource:
All Your Life: What It Really Means to Live for Jesus by Lina AbuJamra
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
August 17, 2026
WNBA and Transgenderism
The WNBA is making headlines – but the reasons go beyond basketball. A player’s public statements about biological males not playing in women’s sports have raised the transgender issue in the news again. Laura Perry Smalts joins us to talk about what Scripture and science say about this issue. Don’t miss the conversation on Equipped with Chris Brooks.
Featured Resources:
Transgender to Transformed: A Story of Transition That Will Truly Set You Free by Laura Perry Smalts
Article: Sophie Cunningham and the Transgender Sports Controversey
Video: The Amazing Beauty of God's Design of Male and Female
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
August 13, 2026
Supporting Life in Every Stage
Last week, the Massachusetts Governor signed a state law that makes abortion legal at all stages of pregnancy. This means an abortion can be performed up until birth. How do we process all of the implications of a law like this? How can we best support people in all stages of life? Hope you can join us for this important conversation on Equipped with Chris Brooks.
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
August 12, 2026
Authentic Masculinity
What does it mean to be a Christlike biblical man in today’s culture? On this edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks, pastor Seth Troutt helps us see how masculinity is rooted in living according to God’s design, both in virtue and in role. Learn about the responsibility and freedom found in God’s purpose for men when you join us for Equipped.
Featured resource:
Authentic Masculinity: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design by Seth Troutt
August thank you gift:
A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture by Mike Tatlock
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
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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 calling in and by plugging in through social media.
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