Ideas Have Consequences

Episode Summary: What if we’ve been approaching poverty from the wrong angle? In this episode, I’m joined by Arturo Cuba, who has spent decades in Latin America tackling the deeper roots of poverty. Together, we rethink the idea that poverty is just a lack of money or that more generosity will fix it. We explore how mindsets, priorities, and worldviews hold people back. Arturo shares how a biblical worldview addresses poverty’s root causes and why money alone, without heart change, often makes things worse. We dive into issues like homelessness, family breakdown, and the deeper spiritual roots of poverty. In the end, we challenge the Church to live out what we teach and offer practical steps for each of us. If you’re ready to rethink poverty, this conversation is for you. Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: From his teaching experience with rural pastors and farmers in Latin America, Arturo brings encouraging insight for every person in every culture. Arturo Cuba is one of the Disciple Nation Alliance’s earliest and most influential trainers. He has creatively discipled people in the biblical worldview in Latin America for over 20 years. 📌 Resources:     👉 Recommended Podcast: 31 Days of Worldview Wisdom with Arturo Cuba      👉 Recommended Episode: The Church has the Answerers: Poverty, UBI, Homelessness, and AI jobs | Ena Richards     👉 Recommended Teaching: The Development Ethic: Hope for a Culture of Poverty     👉 Recommended Book: The Power of Truth to Transform Culture by Darrow Miller💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations    📽️YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Webpage

Episode Summary: The modern West tells a story about family that sounds normal until you measure it against Scripture: raise kids, launch them out, start over every generation, and call it success. Jeremy Pryor, co-founder of Family Teams, argues that this “nuclear family” script is recent, fragile, and negatively forming both the culture and the church more than we want to admit. So we slow down and ask a better question: what did God design the family to be?Jeremy walks us through Genesis 1:28 as a five-part mission given to a family team: be fruitful, multiply, fill, subdue, and rule. From there, we connect the dots to Matthew 28 and the Great Commission, showing why disciple-making was never meant to be outsourced entirely to individuals and institutions. We dig into Abraham and why a recovered, Old Testament-shaped view of household, identity, and generations changes how we read the whole Bible, including the parts we tend to skip like genealogies.Then we get practical. We talk about the first-century oikos household, why rebuilding Christian discipleship at home starts with something as simple as the table, and how multi-generational meals and family stories restore depth and belonging. We also address the breakdown of fatherhood, the loss of household economy, homeschooling and education responsibility, and why marriage works best as a mission-driven partnership. If you want to see culture change, start where you actually have stewardship: your household. Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Jeremy Pryor is a business strategist, family coach, and author dedicated to helping families thrive through biblical principles and community engagement. Jeremy met his wife, April, in Jerusalem in 1997 when they were students. They have five kids. They’ve founded and led several businesses and nonprofits, including Epipheo (a video production agency), Just Sew (a quilt shop), Family Teams (training content for families), and 1000 Houses (a network of Cincinnati disciple-making households). 📌 Recommended Links     👉 Free 5-day email series: 5 Days to Transform Your Family into a Team      👉 1,000 Houses Podcast: 1000 Houses Podcast      👉 Jeremy’s Podcast: Jeremy Pryor's Podcast - Podcast - Apple Podcasts      👉 Jeremy’s Website: Home - Family Teams      👉 Family Incorporated: Family Inc. Coaching - Rolling  💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations    📽️YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Churches are filling. Bibles are selling. People are searching for truth again. The question is: are Christians ready to meet the moment?This week we sit down with Greg Koukl, founder of Stand to Reason, for a timely conversation on what it truly means to live as an ambassador for Christ and His kingdom in a confused and hostile culture.Greg explains why effective Christian witness is not about winning arguments, but representing the King with truth, wisdom, and character. He unpacks these three essential marks of a faithful ambassador for us: an accurately informed mind, an artful method, and an attractive manner. If you have ever walked away from a hard conversation wishing you had responded with more clarity and less frustration, this episode is for you.We also explore the meaning of the Kingdom of God, why Jesus’ words “My kingdom is not of this world” do not mean retreat from culture, and how Christians can faithfully be a biblical influence in every sphere of life.If you want to grow in biblical worldview, Christian apologetics, cultural discernment, and faithful witness, this conversation will equip and encourage you.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Greg founded Stand to Reason in 1993 and currently serves as President. He has spoken on more than 90 university campuses both in the U.S. and abroad and has hosted his own call-in radio show for over 30 years, advocating for “Christianity worth thinking about.” He has debated atheist Michael Shermer on national radio and Deepak Chopra on national television. An award-winning writer and best-selling author, Greg has written seven books, including Street Smarts—Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, The Story of Reality—How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between; Tactics—A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Greg has been featured on Focus on the Family radio and has been interviewed for CBN and the BBC. He's been quoted in Christianity Today, the U.S. News & World Report, and the L.A. Times.Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics with honors from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Dwight’s New Book: Made to Live      👉 Recommended Episode: Made to Live: The Good News of the Kingdom of God💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram    📽️YouTube📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: The sexual revolutionaries are trying to disciple the nations, and Africa is their mission field. Why is the West colonizing Uganda through coercive sexual ideology and political pressure? Why has our friend and guest found himself at the center of a global culture war?This week, we sit down with Stephen Langa from Kampala to discuss the clash between Western sexual revolution ideology and Uganda’s efforts to simply protect families and children.Stephen shares firsthand stories of what this battle looks like on the ground in Uganda, along with courageous efforts to reach nations across Africa, including powerful stories from ministry work in hostile Muslim regions.We unpack media narratives that seek to silence African Christians, the strategic global expansion of LGBTQ activism, religious liberty, child protection laws, and why worldview battles carry global consequences.If you want to understand what is really happening in Uganda, why many African leaders are pushing back against this neocolonialism, and what is at stake for the future, this is an episode you do not want to miss.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Stephen Langa is a respected Christian leader from Uganda with decades of experience serving in the areas of family advocacy, leadership development, and cultural transformation. He is the Executive Director of Uganda Family Network and co-founder of Samaritan Strategy Africa, the African training group of the Disciple Nations Alliance.Throughout his career, Stephen has worked closely with business leaders, government officials, and church networks to apply biblical principles to public life and community development. Based in Kampala, he has played a significant role in equipping leaders across Africa to think and live from a biblical worldview.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Book: Discipling Nations by Darrow Miller     👉 Recommended Episode: Homosexuality, Ted Cruz, Uganda, and the Law with Tom Ascol     👉 Discipleship Course: The Grand Design: Rediscovering Male and Female in the Imago Dei💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations    📽️YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Modern slavery doesn’t start in the shadows. It starts with demand.And the darkest injustices in our world are often hidden behind the things that we tolerate.Today we talk with Lance Cashion, founder of the Forge Room Foundation, about the connection between pornography, commercial sexual exploitation, and sex trafficking. We dig into the worldview behind these evils and how when sex is detached from God’s design and people are reduced to objects, exploitation follows. But this issue isn’t just “out there.” Porn use inside the church almost mirrors the culture, including among leaders, yet few churches offer pathways to healing. How can the Church confront exploitation without addressing what’s happening within? We discuss real solutions: biblical clarity without shame, repentance with structure, and pathways to restoration. We also cover prevention, including the role of early literacy in reducing vulnerability, and close with practical guidance for parents on preparing their kids and creating a culture of honesty without shame.🎙️Guest: Lance Cashion is the Founder and CEO of the Forge Room Foundation and a pastor at King’s Cross Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. He previously served as a Local Outreach Pastor, leading strategic partnerships and outreach initiatives.Before ministry, Lance worked in business and the music industry. He holds a B.A. from Rollins College and is a Colson Fellow, receiving the Charles W. Colson Medal in 2022.Lance is passionate about equipping Christians to think biblically and engage culture. He writes, speaks, and hosts the “Revolution of Man” platform and is actively involved in efforts to combat human trafficking.👉 Recommended CourseRevive 40: God’s Design for Sex, Marriage & Family👉 Recommended BookOur Bodies Tell God’s Story👉 Guides & ResourcesHow the Church Can End Human TraffickingHuman Trafficking Resources & Index👉 Podcasts EpsThe Fight Against Trafficking – Epstein, Protecting Children, Restoring Hope (Carrie Grace)Christian Academic Series at TCU (Trafficking) 👉 Recommended Videos5 Stones Taskforce PresentationForge Room Foundation Human Trafficking ForumPorn: Human Trafficking at Your FingertipsDear Daddy📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] 

Episode Summary: Everyone loves empathy these days. But beware! Empathy seems to be a virtue perfect for hijacking and using for evil under the banner of good. In this provocative episode, we sit down with theologian Joe Rigney to expose the dangerous confusion between biblical compassion and what he calls “the sin of empathy.” When compassion is untethered from truth, it can manipulate hearts, distort justice, and harm the very people it claims to help.From gender identity and immigration to poverty, criminal justice, modern therapy culture, and almost every other social issue, we explore how empathy is often used to silence truth, reward dysfunction, and pressure Christians into moral compromise. This conversation challenges today’s “compassion narratives” and calls believers back to a deeper, stronger, and more truthful love that’s anchored in Scripture.This is a call to true Christian compassion: the kind that tells the truth, seeks genuine healing, and refuses emotional manipulation.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Dr. Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is the author of seven books: Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis’s Chronicles (Eyes & Pen, 2013); The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts (Crossway, 2015); Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God (Crossway, 2018); Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? (Crossway, 2020); More Than a Battle: Experiencing Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust (B\&H, 2021), Courage: How the Gospel Creates Christian Fortitude (Crossway, 2023), and Leadership and Emotional Sabotage (Canon Press, 2024). Previously, Dr. Rigney served as a professor and president of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, and a teacher at Desiring God.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Joe’s Book: Leadership and the Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits – Canon Press     👉 Scott’s Book: Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Recommended by C.S. Lewis: The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment     👉 University: Home | New Saint Andrews College | Classical Christian College in Idaho💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations    📽️YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God continually. In contrast to “church,” which is only mentioned twice, “kingdom” is mentioned over 120 times in the gospels. So why do we treat the Kingdom like it barely matters?In this episode, we sit down with our former co-host, Dwight Vogt, to discuss his newest book, Made to Live: The Good News of the Kingdom of God. Starting in Genesis 1, Dwight shows how the Kingdom is the unifying thread of Scripture and the key to understanding both the gospel and human purpose.We explore a simple framework for a kingdom which includes a king, realm, subjects, and the king’s will, and wrestle with big questions: If Jesus has all authority, why does evil still persist? What does “my kingdom is not of this world” really mean? And what does it look like to live under Christ’s reign today?From work and leadership to family and justice, this conversation shows how God’s Kingdom touches every part of life. If your faith has ever felt disconnected from the real world, this episode will equip you with clarity and a passion for life.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Dwight Vogt is a lifelong student of the Bible and of the biblical worldview. His writing is driven by a desire to make accessible and relevant profound biblical truths about our place and purpose in God's world.  In addition to Made to Live, Dwight has written Made to Flourish: God’s Design for All Individuals, Communities, and Nations, and Footings for Children: Imparting a Biblical Worldview So They Can Thrive.His writing is characterized by clarity, wisdom, and a passion to see others grow in practical understanding.Dwight served for 30 years in international relief and development work and 14 years with Disciple Nations Alliance. He and his wife, Deborah, live in Phoenix, Arizona.📌 Recommended Links     👉 MADETOLIVEBOOK.COM Get your copy of the book TODAY (available in print and audiobook)      👉 Course: Living the Kingdom Life by Arturo Cuba     👉 Video on the two kingdoms: God’s Plan to Transform the World and How You Fit In💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: We’ve entered a world where seeing is no longer believing.In a culture shaped by deepfakes, viral outrage, and endless information, a deeper question emerges: how do you know what’s real? When feelings become truth, reality doesn’t disappear; it just gets ignored. And increasingly, that confusion isn’t just out there; it’s showing up inside the Church.In this episode, we sit down with pastor and apologist Juan Valdes, author of How to Think: A Crash Course in Critical Thinking, to confront the rise of post-truth thinking and its impact on apologetics, everyday discipleship, and your personal life. Why do arguments fall flat when emotions become the referee? And how is the authority of Scripture quietly being replaced by modern ideas of authenticity?Juan helps us chart a better path forward. We explore how to test ideas against reality, ask better questions, and rebuild a biblical worldview that connects every area of life. This is a conversation about recovering clarity, confidence, and compassion in an age of confusion. If you’re tired of the fog and want to think clearly again, this episode is for you.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Juan Valdes is a pastor, apologist, and speaker with a passion for answering life’s hardest questions with biblical truth. He is dedicated to equipping young people, parents, and church leaders to stand firm in an increasingly challenging culture, helping remove intellectual obstacles to faith in Christ.He serves as pastor of a bilingual congregation in Miami, Florida, and holds advanced degrees from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Logos Graduate School, along with a Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Book: How to Think–A Crash Course In Critical Thinking     👉 Recommended Videos: Debunked Videos — DeBunked     👉 Website: Reasons for Hope - Home     👉 Recommended Book: Tactics by Gregory Koukl     👉 Recommended Book: Fake ID by Abdu Murray💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Why do so many churches struggle to respond to today’s cultural challenges? The answer lies in a forgotten chapter of church history. What’s happening in the church today did not appear overnight. The roots go back more than a century.This week we are joined by Theology Mom, Krista Bontrager, co-founder of the Center for Biblical Unity. She traces how the modernist fundamentalist controversy that started in the late 1800s ultimately set the stage for current postmodern pressures in evangelical churches and institutions. Historically speaking, this is one of the few times in history when Christians have disregarded its clear mandate to seek to transform our cultures with God’s truth, goodness, and beauty. This conversation will help you understand:The roots of progressive ChristianityThe history of evangelicalismWhy many Christians are culturally disengagedWhat it will take to renew Christian institutions in our cultural momentPractical next stepsIt is long past time for our churches and Christian universities to rise up in obedience to our calling to be salt and light in the cultures and nations around us.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Krista Bontrager is a fourth-generation Bible teacher. She is an author, podcaster and former university professor. Krista’s teaching reverberates with Christians from all walks of life. She has a unique ability to communicate the truth of Scripture in an accessible and practical way. She has dedicated her life to helping others discover how to love God in Spirit and truth.Krista has a BA in Communications from Biola University, and a MA in Theology, and MA in Bible Exposition from Talbot School of Theology. She has worked for almost three decades in various capacities in theology and apologetics, and is the VP of Educational Programs and Biblical Integrity at the Center for Biblical Unity.  She is a Doctor of Ministry candidate in Public Theology at Birmingham Theological Seminary.Krista has appeared on shows such as the Alisa Childers podcast and Focus on the Family.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Recommended Podcast: Biola’s Founders Fought Modernism. Will Today’s Leaders Fight Postmodernism?     👉 Center for Biblical Unity: Home | The Center for Biblical Unity     👉 Theology Mom: Home | Theology Mom     👉 Center for Biblical Unity App: Mobile App | CFBU💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What if deconstruction isn’t a crisis of faith, but a crisis of authority?This week, we sit down with apologist Tim Barnett from Stand to Reason, Red Pen Logic, and co-author of The Deconstruction of Christianity to unpack the ideas behind the faith deconstruction movement and learn how it's affected every one of us in more ways than we realize. We explore how postmodern thinking shifted authority from Scripture to the self, why that change reshapes conversations about truth, justice, and identity, and how social media is actively discipling millions. Make sure to listen to the whole conversation, as Tim also shares incredibly practical ways for Christians to respond with clarity, compassion, and confidence when friends or family begin questioning their faith.If you’ve watched someone you love drift or are wrestling with these questions yourself, this conversation offers helpful categories, practical tools, and real hope.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Tim Barnett is an apologist and speaker with Stand to Reason (STR), an apologetics ministry dedicated to training Christians to think more clearly about their faith. Tim travels across the US and Canada, speaking to thousands of people each year. He’s also a frequent guest on podcasts and YouTube channels.Before starting STR in 2015, Tim worked as a professional teacher, employed in both the private and public sector. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from York University, a Bachelor of Education from Ontario Tech University, and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Between 2014 and 2022, Tim served on the pastoral staff at Cedarview Community Church.In 2020, Tim began Red Pen Logic with Mr. B, an online ministry that assesses bad thinking on social media by using good thinking. Across all social media platforms, Red Pen Logic (RPL) reaches millions of people every month.Tim resides in the Greater Toronto Area with his wife, Stacey. They have three daughters and a Morkipoo named Polly. Tim enjoys working in the garden and spending time with his family.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers' book: The Deconstruction of Christianity      👉 Red Pen Logic on Youtube, Instagram, Facebook     👉 Stand to Reason website     👉 Learn more about our Tim💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What if poverty isn’t mainly an economic crisis, but a discipleship crisis?This week, we sit down with a true expert, Ena Richards, founder of Work for a Living, to challenge the dominant narrative about poverty. Ena argues that poverty persists where destructive worldviews persist. It thrives in soils of blame, envy, entitlement, unforgiveness, addiction, fatherlessness, and victim identity.The solution clearly isn’t more handouts, but hearts transformed. Not performative empathy, but practical love. Not Sunday-only faith, but Monday formation that produces real economic impact.We discuss: • Poverty as a discipleship problem • Homelessness in the US and root-cause restoration • Job creation and dignity through work • Why universal basic income misses human design • How AI can be leveraged — not feared • Equipping churches to move people from dependency to contributionThe gospel is good news to the poor because it changes identity, and identity changes work. If the Church took Monday seriously, what might change?Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Ena Richards is the founder and international director of Work 4 A Living International, a global movement equipping unemployed youth and adults with the skills, character, and vision needed to thrive in the workplace. Originally launched in South Africa in 2007, the initiative has since expanded across multiple continents. Now based in the United States, Ena partners with churches, nonprofits, businesses, and schools around the world to address poverty through job readiness training, entrepreneurial development, and a biblical understanding of work. Her passion is simple but transformative: restoring dignity through meaningful work and helping communities break cycles of dependency with excellence, purpose, and hope.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Website: Work 4 A Living - WORK 4 A LIVING     👉 WORK 4 A LIVING | THE WORKING CHURCH     👉 Connect with Work 4 A Living: [email protected]💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: The sexual revolution isn’t progress. It’s a regression into outright paganism. This is not an overstatement.Today, we trace a direct line from Malthus and Darwin to Galton, Havelock Ellis, and Margaret Sanger, exposing how eugenic ideas shaped the birth control movement and continue to influence law, medicine, education, and even the Church today. Seth Gruber joins us to unpack his documentary The 1916 Project, laying out the historical evidence and connecting the dots from American academic elites to the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and then back again as those same ideas fueled the sexual revolution in the United States!Hear us wrestle with a modern paradox of how current anti-racist rhetoric comfortably coexists with praise for Sanger and her evil movement that explicitly sought the “cultivation of the better racial elements in our society, and the gradual suppression, elimination and eventual extirpation of defective stocks.” Few realize the impact that the normalization of birth control and contraception laws had in reshaping sexual ethics, eventually requiring abortion as a backstop, and why the Church’s silence helped clear the path.  We close with hope, through the story of the White Rose resistance during WWII and a call to form believers to stand up and resist cultural capture with truth, courage, and love.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: The son of a pregnancy resource center director, Seth Gruber, was helping save unborn children from abortion while still in his mother’s womb. He has been a voice and defender for preborn babies ever since. As a leading voice in the pro-life movement, Seth has spoken more than 300 times to over half a million people. He is the host of The Seth Gruber Show (FKA, UnAborted with Seth Gruber) and travels as a speaker to educate the public, discredit the opposition, and inspire the Church to end the great evil of our time.Seth founded The White Rose Resistance in 2022, a national voice for life, awakening the Church and continuing to rise in influence. In 2024, Seth launched “The 1916 Project” – an eye-opening book and vital documentary to further awaken The American Church to her pivotal role in today’s culture war. At thirty-three, Seth’s passionate work for the preborn, The Church, and America is just getting started.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Home - The 1916 Project     👉 Our Newest Book:  Home - Occupy 'Till I Come     👉 The White Rose Resistance - Life Is Our Revolution     👉 Home - The Last Stand     👉 Killer Angel – Canon Press💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Christians make up more than half of the American population, but culture is unraveling. The future of the West will not be decided by elections, but by whether the Church rises or retreats. In this episode, we’re launching Occupy Till I Come with its author Darrow Miller and argue that the Great Commission includes discipling nations at the ground level of culture. The real crisis, Darrow contends, is the sacred/secular divide that has confined faith to Sundays and surrendered public life to rival worldviews.Let’s recover the biblical and historical vision that once gave the West life and order. From the image of God as the foundation of dignity,  justice, and human rights to the Reformation’s role in shaping our current cultures. Then we get practical: unpacking vocation as worship, hospitality as discipleship, Scripture applied to public life, and courage under pressure. This is the hour to build. To occupy. To stand with clarity and courage. History is calling. The Church must answer.Key Endorsements:“The ideas in this book built our country, and they can restore it as well.” Dr. Josh Mulvihill“This book is Darrow Miller’s magnum opus. It captures the urgency of our current civilizational moment, calling for decisive choices that lead either to renewal or decline.” Nancy PearceyWho is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Darrow Miller brings over four decades of global experience teaching the church that ideas have consequences. A former student of the late Francis Schaeffer, Darrow began his worldview training at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, where he first caught a vision for how belief shapes culture. His passion for understanding worldview deepened while serving the poor with Food for the Hungry, where he saw firsthand how lies enslave and truth sets people free.Darrow is the author of influential works such as Discipling the Nations, Nurturing the Nations, LifeWork, and others that confront the cultural falsehoods that keep people and societies in bondage, offering instead the liberating biblical truths that lead to flourishing. He is a co-founder of the Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA), a movement dedicated to educating and equipping the Body of Christ to fully engage in discipling nations.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Find the Book:  Home - Occupy 'Till I Come     👉 Become a Kingdomizer: Get Involved - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Our Civilizational Moment: The Waning of the West and the War of the Worlds: Guinness, Os: 💻 Follow Us:     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Almost every cultural and political battle we face eventually lands on the shoulders of children. Modern culture talks endlessly about rights but often overlooks the rights of children. If children truly have rights, then marriage cannot mean whatever adults want it to mean. In this episode, Katy Faust argues that when marriage is redefined, parenthood is rewritten, and children are the ones who lose. She shows why defending God’s design for marriage and family isn’t merely a religious conviction, but a natural law argument with profound implications for society as a whole.We explore a child-centered framework for marriage, IVF, surrogacy, and sexual ethics grounded in general revelation, social science, and the biblical vision of human flourishing. The Obergefell case legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. and had profound ripple effects on identity, parenthood, and a growing commodification of children. As a culture, we are becoming more aware about how redefinitions of marriage have harmed children. Do you feel at a loss for how to meaningfully think about this and talk about it? Join the movement to grow in clarity, courage, and meaningfully protect the voiceless in the coming generation.–How well do you understand the implications of gay marriage and its impact on children? Quiz: https://greaterthancampaign.com/Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Formerly the picture of a peacemaking pastor’s wife, Katy Faust is founder and president of Them Before Us, a global children’s rights non-profit. Between soccer carpool and church duties, she’s a mom on a mission against the progressive overreach—a globe-trotting speaker, hand-shaking policy influencer, and regular contributor to a variety of conservative outlets. Katy testifies and publishes widely on controversial topics such as “men and women are different” and “children should not be bought and sold.” She helped design the teen edition of the Witherspoon Institute’s CanaVox, which studies sex, gender, marriage, and relationships from a natural law perspective.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Greater Than: Join the Movement to Protect Kids | Greater Than Campaign     👉 Them Before Us: Home - Them Before Us     👉 Truth Rising: https://youtu.be/XXc5IhgSZkg?si=yV2EKvacvGJEKRRB     👉 Recommended Episode: What’s the Harm of IVF? With Katy Faust - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Book: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World by Scott Allen💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Truth is the engine of flourishing cultures. Season three of Ideas Have Consequences launches with a timely conversation with Vishal Mangalwadi on why nations collapse when truth is abandoned, and how they can be rebuilt. We explore the present reality of Christ’s kingship, the evangelical retreat from cultural reform, and why political change fails without moral and intellectual renewal. From Venezuela to Minnesota to Iran, cultures that reject truth inevitably deteriorate and fall. This episode confronts the ideas that are shaping and misshaping our world.Vishal introduces Truthpedia, a bold response to Wikipedia’s bias and AI’s growing echo chamber: a new digital ecosystem combining a truth-anchored encyclopedia, free high school education, and university programs that train leaders to become nation builders. We discuss discipling nations beyond elections and protests, restoring language as a tool for reality, and forming civil servants who love truth. If you’re concerned about the future of education, AI, and cultural renewal, this episode with Vishal offers both clarity and a path forward.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer, political columnist, Indian Christian philosopher, writer, and lecturer. He is the author of 20 books, including The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization. He is also a long-term friend of the DNA and one of the thought leaders at the birth of our organization.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Find Vishal: Home - Revelation Movement     👉 Recommended episode: Can the Sun Rise on the West Again? | Vishal Mangalwadi - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Third Education Revolution: Third Education Revolution | Home School to Church College     👉 More on Truthpedia: A Revolution in Education: Truthpedia - Revelation Movement💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

We’re so excited for this next season of Ideas Have Consequences. In a moment of cultural confusion and competing narratives, we invite you to join us as we seek to move from knowing biblical truth to living it.Ideas and worldviews shape families, influence culture and public life, and ultimately determine whether societies flourish or fail. Hosted by Scott Allen, Darrow Miller, and Luke Allen, this season features a fascinating lineup of guests, including Dr. George Barna, Vishal Mangalwadi, Seth Gruber, Katy Faust, and more.Together, we unpack topics ranging from AI and immigration to homelessness, IVF, Marxism, and Islam, all with one aim: to help followers of Jesus live faithful, thoughtful, and fully Christ-centered lives, as we seek to disciple our nations.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Christmas isn’t just a cozy story; it’s the moment the King of Kings invaded history. Christmas marks the turning point of history where the King claims His throne. From Isaiah 9 to Revelation 19, we trace the arrival of the Lamb who was slain and the rise of the Lion of Judah who reigns. We explore how biblical hope is active, not passive, calling Christians to occupy till He comes. We’re called to live courageously and bless this world as far as the curse is found. This is a vision of Christmas that practically fuels cultural renewal, faithfulness, justice, beauty, and shalom in everyday places.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 Past Christmas Special | 2024: Connecting Christmas to Creation Changes Everything with Jessica Shakir     👉 Past Christmas Special | 2023: Joy to the World: Let Earth Receive Her King     👉 #1 Most Popular Episode of 2025: Can the Sun Rise on the West Again? | Vishal Mangalwadi💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: During the “Great Awokening” in 2020 many churches cracked under the pressure. These cracks ran deeper than political talking points and cultural morays but stemmed from a divide at the level of worldview. Pastor Jon Benzinger from Redeemer Bible Church joins us to explain how social-justice ideology is still present and active. Even while the vigor of the woke movement has quieted, there remains a gospel-level conflict in the worldview of the people. We discuss how to spot the woke worldview’s lingering assumptions about sin, justice, and identity, and why changing vocabulary doesn’t always mean changing beliefs.Jon also shares practical guidance for Christians navigating cultural pressure, how churches can guard against ideological capture, and why clarity, courage, and genuine repentance, not simply rebranding, are the path forward. We close with a look at One Gospel, a new effort to rebuild unity around the core gospel’s first principles. If you want a clear roadmap for the church today, this episode is for you.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Jon moved to Arizona in 2011 after growing up in California. Starting in junior high, he knew he wanted to help people with his life. God saved him at 18 after knowing the truth, but living like God didn’t exist. After that, his desire to help people ultimately led to pastoral ministry and training at Vanguard University, Trinity Law & Graduate School and The Master’s Seminary. After being a high jump coach, custodian, college professor, a young adults pastor and a high school Bible teacher, he accepted the call to lead Redeemer Bible Church in March 2015. He and his wife Katie have four sweet kids, Colin, Ava, Emma, and Jace and a Golden Retriever named Riley. Interesting fact: Jon cannot stand any white condiments.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Scott’s Book: Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice     👉 Jon’s Book: Stand: Christianity vs. Social Justice     👉 Redeemer: Redeemer Bible Church - AZ     👉 Recommended Article: Is Evangelicalism Dead? On the Troubling Rise of "Pure Doctrine" and the Loss of Theological Triage     👉 Redeemer YouTube: Redeemer Bible Church AZ💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Why are so many Christian leaders thinking like the culture instead of shaping it?This week, we sit down with Dr. John West, Vice President of the Discovery Institute, to unpack his vitally important new book, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, and the subtle ways secular worldviews have infiltrated the Church. We explore why a mind-first universe matters, how cultural approval dilutes biblical truth, and what a truly holistic, biblical response to homelessness and poverty requires.West also issues a needed challenge: Christians must develop deep discernment in an age drowning in information. He ends with a hopeful reminder that the future of the Church is far brighter than it seems.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Dr. John West is Vice President of the Discovery Institute in Seattle and co-founder of its Center for Science and Culture. An award-winning author and filmmaker, he has written or edited thirteen books and directed a dozen documentaries. Formerly Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University, he holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University.📌 Recommended Links     👉 The Book: Stockholm Syndrome Christianity | How Our Christian Leaders Are Failing — And What We Can Do About It     👉 Learn more about Dr. West: John G. West | Political Scientist and Cultural Critic     👉 Discovery Institute: Discovery Institute | Public policy think tank     👉 Fix Homelessness: Fix Homelessness | Discovery Institute💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Western civilization is being washed away by a flood of corrosive ideas. In a moment such as this, we must anchor ourselves to the firm foundation from whom its flourishing grew. We need a last-ditch ‘Hail Mary,’ or more so a wholehearted “Hail Christ the King.” This week, John Stonestreet shares about the new documentary he co-hosted, Truth Rising. In this candid conversation, we cover why our cultural moment feels unmoored, why truth can’t remain a private belief, and how courageous discipleship can actually rebuild what’s been breaking.Drawing on themes from Truth Rising, John helps us make sense of the cultural crossroads before us: decline, revolution, or renewal. He emphasizes the need to call believers to a fuller gospel that actively engages in God’s redemptive work in every area of culture and life. As we discuss the powerful testimonies of Jack Phillips, Chloe Cole, and others, we consider the real cost of believers speaking and living for the truth. Join us for a conversation that will challenge and equip you to take your next step toward truth, love, and cultural transformation.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: John Stonestreet serves as president of the Colson Center. He’s a sought-after speaker and author on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education, and apologetics. John is the voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture founded by the late Chuck Colson.  John is an ordained deacon in the Anglican Diocese of All Nations. He and his wife, Sarah, have four children and live in Colorado Springs, CO.📌 Recommended Links  👉 Film: Truth Rising  👉 Sign-Up for The Study: Truth Rising  👉 Recommended Book: Our civilizational moment: os guinness  👉 Recommended Book: The Air We Breathe: Glen Scrivener💻 Follow Us:  📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations  📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Conversations about crime and immigration are extremely charged today, and sincere people see these issues very differently. Why? Today, Dr. Mark Moland joins us to go beyond headlines and soundbites, unpacking the worldview assumptions shaping modern criminal justice and the immigration debates. Drawing on his experience, Mark shows how our beliefs about human nature, government, and justice shape the policies we support and how we treat our neighbors, whom we are called to love.Hear him present a compelling biblical framework that balances compassion and truth. Affirming the God-given dignity of immigrants while recognizing the essential role of law enforcement and wise government boundaries. Mark also explores the power of community engagement, relationship-building, and the pursuit of shalom as a path toward safer, healthier, and more cohesive communities and cities. We hope this conversation will offer clarity on these critical issues and guidance for faithful Christian engagement in this tense cultural moment.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉disciplenations.org🎙️Featured Speaker:  Mark Moland joined LeTourneau University in 2015 after a 21-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he led multiagency law enforcement operations, served on an international arms control delegation, and coordinated intergovernmental communications during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He has taught at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and now focuses on equipping students “to work for the good of the city.” His research centers on immigration policy, mass maritime migration, and disaster response. Mark and his wife, Shana, have four children, three dogs, and enjoy books, game nights, Scouts, Awana, and serving in their local church. 📌 Recommended Links     👉 Scott’s Book: Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice     👉 Recommended Book: Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth     👉 Recommended Book: Agents of Flourishing📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] 

Episode Summary: What if revival isn’t measured by packed worship nights, but by reformed schools, honest businesses, and just cities?Pastor Teo Hayashi joins us from Brazil to challenge the Church’s narrow vision of success and call us back to the gospel of the Kingdom.We explore why social ills keep rising even as churches multiply, tracing how the divide between Sunday faith and Monday life has hollowed out our mission. We unpack how Christian dualism and fundamentalism’s retreat from society over the last century has left believers unsure how to shape culture. Teo’s challenge: recover a Kingdom vision that trains disciples for every area of life—from classrooms to studios, from startups to city halls.We hope this episode is a wake-up call for the global church. When God’s people abandon their civic and cultural calling, others will always fill the void. If we are seeing true revival beginning around us, it will reform society from the inside out.If you long for a bold Christianity that redeems culture, this conversation offers a roadmap.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Teófilo Hayashi is the founder of Dunamis Movement, a revival-focused ministry spread across over 400 university campuses worldwide. Teo has traveled to over 40 nations preaching the Gospel and seeing the miraculous power of God reaching people from all different walks of life. Teo and his wife Junia have four kids, and are also the senior leaders of Zion Church, a multi-campus church that has impacted not only Brasil but the nations. Teo holds degrees in psychology and theology and is the author of various books.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Teo’s New Book in Portuguese: The Trigger     👉 Instagram @teohayashi or @dunamismovement (Portuguese)     👉 The Teo Hayashi Podcast (English)     👉 Scott's Newest Book: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World by Scott Allen💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/ 📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Whose will be the first voice your child hears about sex and identity, and will it be rooted in truth and beauty, fear and guilt, or cultural lies and deception? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz, founder of Foundation Worldview and author of Helping Your Kids Know God’s Good Design: 40 Questions and Answers on Sexuality and Gender, joins us to help practically equip parents to confidently disciple their kids in God’s good design for humanity, marriage, and sexuality.Starting in Genesis 1–2, we explore how to build a biblical worldview of sex and gender that stands firm amid harmful worldviews that are aggressively pushed on those we love. Elizabeth offers practical scripts, early-age strategies, and gospel-centered hope for parents navigating tough topics like emotions, pornography, and transgender identity with conviction and compassion.You’ll learn:How to start conversations around human sexuality with your young children How to guide strong feelings through the PsalmsHow to prepare and protect against pornographyHow to address past sin with repentance and graceHow to teach conviction without pride: recognize, remind, be kindThis episode is a field guide for raising children who know and love God’s design in a confused world.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Elizabeth Urbanowicz is a follower of Jesus Christ passionate about equipping children to think critically and understand the Christian worldview. She holds degrees in Elementary Education, Literacy Education, and Christian Apologetics, and began her career as a Christian school teacher.Noticing that many students—even those raised in Christian homes—thought more like the culture than Christ, Elizabeth created her own comparative worldview curriculum. Her program transforms children into thoughtful evaluators of ideas, shaping their media habits, academics, and faith. She now develops resources full-time to help the next generation become lifelong critical thinkers and disciples of Jesus Christ.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Elizabeth’s New Book: Helping Your Kids Know God's Good Design: 40 Questions and Answers on Sexuality and Gender     👉 Foundation Worldview: Christian Curriculums For Homeschool, Church & Christian Schools     👉 Biblical Sexuality Course from DNA: Grand Design - Male and Female, Made in the Image of God💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Something surprising is happening in churches across the West: young men are coming back! Not for hype or entertainment, but for meaning, mission, belonging, and direction. Are our churches ready to meet this incredible moment?In this episode, we’re joined by author and professor Dr. Nancy Pearcey to unpack the deeper ideas shaping this cultural “vibe shift.” Together, we explore why the church’s sacred-secular split has failed men's discipleship, how the manosphere fills the vacuum, and what it takes to move from momentary revival to lasting reformation!We also trace how family formation sits at the heart of cultural renewal. From marriage and parenting to workplace rhythms that keep fathers present, we discuss practical ways to re-enthrone the family and recover a whole-life gospel that forms men and women as equal image bearers with distinct gifts.If you’ve sensed the shift but wondered what to do next, this conversation maps a path toward renewal: dethrone the marketplace, re-enthrone marriage and the family, and rebuild culture from the home outward.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Nancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."📌 Recommended Links     👉 Nancy’s Newest Book: The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes     👉 Darrow’s book: Nurturing the Nations - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Last Podcast with Dr. Pearcey: The Toxic War on Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey - Disciple Nations Alliance💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations 📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Should the gospel transform African cultures, or are they perfect just the way they are? The gospel goes beyond “getting to heaven”; it has power to reshape societies. Pastor Dennis Desire of Beacon Life Church in Nairobi joins us to contrast cultural relativism with cultural reformation. We explore how a biblical worldview confronts animism in Africa and secularism in the West, while also recognizing and celebrating the beauty in each culture. Salvation is just the beginning of a lifelong journey of Kingdom discipleship that renews minds, dignifies work and relationships, and redeems culture.From job readiness and small business training to addiction recovery and early childhood education, Dennis shares real stories of transformation in Kenya, where churches equip believers not just for Sunday but for Monday and beyond. We unpack what it means to redeem culture without erasing it—honoring Africa’s communal strength and worship while learning from the West’s systems and structures. The goal isn’t uniformity, but unity in diversity under Christ.If you want to see faith shape everyday life and society, this episode will sharpen your vision for discipling nations.#KingdomDiscipleship #CulturalReformation #FaithInAction #BiblicalWorldview #AfricanChurch Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Dr. Dennis Desire Mwesigwa is the founding pastor of Beacon Life Church in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a dynamic Bible teacher and visionary leader with a passion for preaching the gospel of the Kingdom and transforming lives through biblical truth.Out of deep prayer for Kenya and the nations, Dr. Desire founded Beacon Life Church in January 2013 in the Lenana area off Ngong Road. Since then, the church has grown into a vibrant, multicultural ministry committed to advancing the Kingdom of God and equipping believers for effective service.Dr. Desire holds a Ph.D. in Ministry from the Apostolic Faith Bible Institute and serves as Co-Founder and Master Trainer at SOARising Kenya Ltd. His leadership, teaching, and dedication to God’s purposes continue to inspire many to live out their faith and influence their world for Christ.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Partner: Work 4 A Living     👉 Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 Book: Discipling Nations - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Beacon Life Church: Beacon Life Church💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/ 📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Softening truth to increase Christian cultural influence is simply quiet compromise. In this episode, Luke and Scott Allen discuss Tim Keller, Charlie Kirk, and the critical question: how should Christians actively engage a post-Christian culture without losing their convictions? They dive into the rise of “winsome third wayism” in evangelical circles—why it captured the imagination of Christian elites and why it has faltered when culture demanded moral clarity.The hosts contrast cautious, approval-seeking engagement with a bolder model that speaks truth in love to every sphere—justice, freedom, sexuality, and policy—because all areas of culture matter to God and should be addressed from a biblical worldview. If you’ve wrestled with how to remain gracious without compromising clarity, this conversation points the way toward faithful, courageous cultural engagement.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 Article: Life Lessons Charlie Kirk Taught Us - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Article: What Caused the Negative World? - by Aaron M. Renn     👉 Book: A Toxic New Religion     👉 Book: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World by Scott Allen     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World     👉 Recommended Book: Shepherds for Sale💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/ 📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Freedom, tolerance, and human dignity only exist in Christian nations. In this episode, we dive into Tory (Conservative) Member of Parliament Danny Kruger’s viral speech on England’s Christian foundations, exploring the myth of public neutrality and the consequences of abandoning a moral anchor. From parish life and common law to the sanctity of life and public office, we trace how Christian ideas shaped institutions that protect the weak and restrain the strong—and why leaving that framework vacant invites new “gods” to take their place.We examine the moral vacuum Kruger identifies: the rise of secular ideologies, the growth of Islam in Britain, and the hybrid “woke” creed mixing pagan revivals, Christian heresies, and modernist power theories. Rather than caricatures, we look at what these forces do to families, schools, and civic trust, and why a politics of grievance cannot sustain a free society. Along the way, we wrestle with difficult issues—late-term abortion, assisted dying, and repentance in public life—while charting a path for Christians to reclaim moral authority in politics and culture.From Alfred to Wesley to Wilberforce, history shows that revival can transform nations when the Church acts as the nation’s conscience. This conversation invites listeners to take ownership of the ideas, responsibilities, and institutions we inherit—and consider what it will take to restore freedom, truth, and hope for future generations.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Danny Kruger is the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Wiltshire, having previously served as MP for Devizes (2019–2024). Before entering politics, he focused on community projects, co-founding Only Connect, a prison charity he ran for 10 years and now chairs, and establishing the West London Zone to support at-risk young people. He has also worked in journalism, as chief leader-writer at the Daily Telegraph, and in politics, including as a Government adviser on civil society and Political Secretary at 10 Downing Street. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife Emma and their three children.📌 Recommended Links     👉 The Speech: https://youtu.be/6JlYf_VGv64?si=-Edwv4aiu7X_B1iC     👉 Book: A Toxic New Religion     👉 Article: England Before and After Wesley     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/ 📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Revival in the United States of  America? In this episode, we reflect on Charlie Kirk’s recent memorial service and its unprecedented proclamation of the gospel to one of the largest audiences in history. We unpack the powerful messages delivered—and lived out—through forgiveness, bold declarations of Christ, and the witness of national leaders, including the Secretary of State and Vice President.The big question now: What’s next? If we are in the midst of a revival, what role can you play? This is a call to Christians around the world to seize this moment, join the momentum, and represent Christ in every area of life. It’s a call to action, courage, and the global Church to disciple our nations in these unique and extraordinary times.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Lennox Kalifungwa is a cultural strategist, communicator, and creative innovator committed to cultivating free and flourishing societies in every sphere. Through his writing and public speaking, he calls audiences to think deeply and build wisely, with particular emphasis on education, politics, media, business, economics, aesthetics, art, culture, and the shaping of thriving civilizations.He is the podcast host of Kings & Statesmen and Of Flames & Crowns.His work has been featured in Forbes, American Thinker, Republic Sentinel, The Classical Difference, and EU Today.He is passionate about developing and shaping institutional environments that cultivate truth, beauty, freedom, and human flourishing.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Memorial service: https://www.youtube.com/live/9gpUFlewlLA?si=tsz3A0Nyl_ywZaJ1     👉 Book: A Toxic New Religion     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World     👉 Substack: State of Mind by Lennox Kalifungwa | Substack     👉 Lennox on Twitter: Lennox Kalifungwa (@LennoxKal) / X💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Here’s the full video: God’s Plan to Transform the World and How You Fit InAs followers of Jesus, what is our mission until He returns? As many see signs of revival in America, we’re exploring this central question. Personal salvation is foundational, but it’s not job done—it’s job begun.In this episode, Scott, Tim, and Luke break down one of the Disciple Nations Alliance’s core training videos, God’s Plan to Transform the World and How You Fit In, showing how the tension between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness impacts every part of life. Once we are saved, what comes next? We stand firm against evil, lies, and ugliness, and cultivate God’s truth, goodness, and beauty in our lives, our homes, communities, and nations. This episode offers a compelling perspective on the Christian mission. Our faith isn’t just about personal salvation, but about working in God’s strength to bring healing and hope to a broken world. Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 The Video: https://youtu.be/_CiYeCjUoYA?si=m6NeEzX0SWoDu7HB     👉 Biblical worldview Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 New documentary: Truth Rising💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/📩 Ask us anything: [email protected] Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a sobering reminder of how dark our cultural moment has become. Is there still room for civil discourse about what is good and true? What has led to such a loss of respect for human life?Charlie modeled courage and moral clarity. True Christian love means speaking truth against lies that dehumanize, even when it costs us. Our battle is not against people but against destructive worldviews. Bad ideas have real victims, but the gospel equips us to tear down systems built on lies with persistent truth-telling.The church needs to engage today’s cultural battles like Christ, with clarity, compassion, and courage, aiming to set the captives free, no matter the personal cost. Join us as we explore how Christians can confront false ideologies while still loving those imprisoned by them.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 Turning Point USA     👉 TPUSA Faith: America Needs A Strong Church     👉 Oxford Debate: https://youtu.be/mlh_GfHmwts?si=HafQlsDKbKitmLpK     👉 Book: Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Book: A Toxic New Religion💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode WebpageVerses and Quotes for Reflection:“Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:25-26“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” Colossians 2:8“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58“Be angry and do not sin.” Ephesians 4:26a"Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn“I attack ideas. I don't attack people." - Antonin Scalia

Episode Summary: What if true government starts not in politics, but in the choices we make every day? Paulo Filion shares how his YWAM School of Government equips Christians to apply biblical principles across every sphere of life—self, family, community, and civil institutions. Drawing on his experiences in Latin America, he shows how good citizens and families, grounded in Scripture, form the foundation for strong governments.This special episode comes from DNA's 2025 Forum in Panama, where Luke and Tim sat down with Paulo Filion, the creator and operator of the YWAM School of Government and Biblical Worldview. Hear powerful stories of how he is actively championing biblical worldview training in Medellín, Colombia.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Paulo works with YWAM and is the creator of the School of Government and Biblical Worldview, and the founder of the Teachers for the Nations School in Medellín, Colombia.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Our Primary Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 Our Newest Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World     👉 Guest Website: escuelagobierno.com     👉 Guest’s Instagram: Instagram💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Born out of both a DNA vision conference and the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, the Nehemiah Center shows that real transformation requires more than relief—it demands a biblical worldview that shapes families, communities, and entire cultures. From creative outreach through sports and family activities to discipling over 100 families in a single year, their approach fosters reconciliation, integrity, and thriving communities. Their work with the indigenous Miskito people demonstrates how small acts of biblical living—like modeling honesty and refusing bribes—can spark lasting economic and social change.This special episode comes from DNA's 2025 Forum in Panama, where Luke and Tim sat down with Nehemiah Center leaders, Andy Baker and Daniel Borge, who are championing biblical worldview training in the beautiful nation of Nicaragua. Hear powerful stories of paradigm shifts, and how every believer can practically play a role in discipling their families, churches, communities, and even nations.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Andy BakerAndy Baker has served with the Nehemiah Center in Nicaragua for nearly a decade, alongside his wife and family. Andy has dedicated himself to holistic ministry that equips pastors, disciples families, and strengthens local churches. With a passion for moving beyond Sunday worship to everyday discipleship, Andy focuses on helping leaders apply a biblical worldview in all areas of life.Daniel BorgeJosé Daniel Borge Gutiérrez is a Nicaraguan pastor and facilitator with the Nehemiah Center. Before joining the Center’s staff, Daniel served as a local church pastor and experienced firsthand the life-changing impact of biblical worldview training. For the past six to seven years, he has been part of the Nehemiah Center team, where he helps equip pastors, disciple families, and lead cultural transformation initiatives. 📌 Recommended Links     👉 First Coram Deo Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 Guest Website: Nehemiah Center: Cultivating Transformation💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What does it take to build distinctly Christian institutions in today's ominous cultural climate? This week, we’re joined by our friend Lennox Kalifungwa—a rising podcaster, writer, and cultural commentator whose journey has taken him from Zambia to Moscow, Idaho. Lennox shares lessons from a recent appearance on a hostile CNN segment, responds to Dr. Larry Arnn’s claim that Jesus’ words, “My kingdom is not of this world,” should be taken literally, and offers strategies for navigating cultural conversations in a polarized world.Together, we explore why truth and love must go hand-in-hand, how Christians can engage faithfully with secular society, and why religious liberty and freedom of conscience are uniquely rooted in a Christian worldview. This episode offers practical wisdom for believers seeking to make a lasting impact in their communities while standing firm in the authority of Christ over all of life.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Lennox Kalifungwa is a cultural strategist, communicator, and creative innovator committed to cultivating free and flourishing societies in every sphere. Through his writing and public speaking, he calls audiences to think deeply and build wisely, with particular emphasis on education, politics, media, business, economics, aesthetics, art, culture, and the shaping of thriving civilizations.He is the podcast host of Kings & Statesmen and Of Flames & Crowns.His work has been featured in Forbes, American Thinker, Republic Sentinel, The Classical Difference, and EU Today.He is passionate about developing and shaping institutional environments that cultivate truth, beauty, freedom, and human flourishing.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Substack: State of Mind by Lennox Kalifungwa | Substack     👉 Recommended Episode: Is Illiteracy the Devil's Greatest Weapon? | Scott Allen | Of Flames and Crowns Ep. 07      👉 CNN Interview: He thinks America should adopt a Christian theocracy. And he's finding a new audience under Trump     👉 Book: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What happens when a 24-year-old lawyer becomes a legislative gatekeeper protecting her nation from harmful ideological infiltration? Jazmín Ozuna shares her remarkable journey of using a biblical worldview to analyze proposed legislation in Paraguay, revealing how subtle language changes can threaten fundamental, God-given freedoms.This special episode comes from our recent DNA Forum in Panama. During the week, we had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the people who are championing biblical worldview training in their nations. They share powerful stories of how their mindsets have shifted and how God is working through them to be His hands and feet in discipling their countries. These conversations reveal the incredible ways God is moving around the world and inspire us to envision how He can use each of us—right where we are—to tangibly obey His Great Commission. Every one of us has a role to play in discipling our families, churches, communities, and nations!Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Speaker: Jazmín Ozuna lives in Asunción, Paraguay, with her husband, Axel. She serves as the National Director of OneHope, where she leads efforts to bring God’s Word to children and youth across Paraguay. In addition to her ministry leadership, Jazmín is a practicing legal advisor, using her expertise to support organizations and initiatives that advance the Kingdom of God.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What happens when we reduce the church’s mission to saving souls while neglecting culture? In this episode, Scott Allen and teammates, Luke and John, share the story of how the Disciple Nations Alliance grew out of a moment of repentance over thirty years ago—a moment that sparked a vision to equip local churches as God’s primary agents for discipling nations, not just growing congregations.In light of this vision, we believe there is a unique opportunity for the Church today, as we sit at a pivotal civilizational moment. We are witnessing an unlikely resistance to the four powerful ideological “waves”—Marxism, sexual revolution, radical Islam, and corrupt Western elitism—that are seeking to reshape societies around the world. Surprisingly, this resistance is being led outside the Church, as prominent secular thinkers rediscover the neglected message of Christianity and boldly point out that biblical principles provide the foundation for free and just societies.In this conversation, we reflect on how to promote this crucial message and what it truly means to embrace Christ’s lordship over every sphere of life. We call the Church to repent from a narrow understanding of mission and reclaim our role in transforming culture. Through personal stories, biblical insights, and practical vision, we invite you to discover how the Church can disciple nations and create societies that reflect God’s character.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 Book: A Toxic New Religion     👉 Book: Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice     👉 Book: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World      👉 Book: OUR CIVILIZATIONAL MOMENT     👉 Book: Shepherds for Sale     👉 Book: The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God     👉 Course: Kingdomizer 101: Truth and Transformation     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: When the church stays quiet, society suffers. In this episode, Richard Nelson joins us to explore how Christians can faithfully engage in politics without falling into one of two extremes: ignoring politics or putting too much hope in and idolizing politics. We tackle common misconceptions about the separation of church and state and look at the chilling effects of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations from engaging in any political campaign activity. Since most churches have this status, the amendment applies to them. Richard urges the church to disciple believers in speaking truth with integrity, resist partisan co-opting, and address pressing moral issues like conscience rights for healthcare workers. This conversation challenges Christians to step boldly into public life with a biblical vision rooted in truth, integrity, and a fear of God above all else.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Guest: Richard Nelson is the founder and Executive Director of the Commonwealth Policy Center. He has served on multiple state and local boards, including chairing both the Hopkinsville Community College Board and the Pennyrile Christian Community Board. From 2010 to 2014, he was an elected magistrate on the Trigg County Fiscal Court. He’s an active member of Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort.Richard’s background includes work as a policy analyst, and a representative for several public policy organizations. He holds a B.S. in biology and a Master’s in public policy.Father of three girls and a boy, he resides in Franklin County with his wife Bobby Jo on Dry Ridge Farm.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Book: Christianity & Politics: A Memoir of Spiritual Formation and Field Guide for Christians in the Public Arena: Nelson, Richard Ryan: 9798218463045: Amazon.com: Books     👉 Recomended Episode: Christian, Stop Avoiding Politics with Richard Nelson - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Guest’s Website: Commonwealth Policy Center | Frankfort, KY     👉 Bible Study: 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World by Scott Allen💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: In this episode, we reflect on our time at the recent DNA family Global Forum in Panama. We share personal highlights, moving stories, and key insights on the essential role of the local church in discipling nations. From the power of truth to the necessity of addressing social issues, the conversation explores why righteousness, not size or wealth, determines a nation’s greatness. Together, we unpack how ideas shape culture and why Christians must remain faithful in their discipleship, rooting God’s truth deeply in the life of their communities.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/📌 Recommended Links     👉 Kingdomizer 101 Course from DNA: Truth and Transformation💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: What if climate change isn't primarily about science, but religion?Darrell Harrison, co-author of A Biblical Theology of Climate Change, makes the provocative case that climate alarmism is more than politics or science—it's a full-fledged worldview rooted in modern pantheism. He exposes how this ideology treats Earth as a deity. This deity demands radical sacrifice and drives policies that often harm both people and the very planet they claim to protect.We hope this conversation challenges you to approach environmental concerns not with fear or uncritical submission, but with truth, wisdom, and a biblical framework. Ideas really do have consequences. Understanding the worldviews behind today's most pervasive ideas will give you the clarity and confidence to exchange illusion for reality and respond faithfully to even the most controversial issues. Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Guest: Darrell is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and came to faith in Christ at approximately 28 years of age. Prior to joining the pastoral staff at Redeemer Bible Church (Gilbert, AZ), Darrell served at Grace to You as Director of Digital Platforms. He is co-host of Just Thinking, one of the leading Christian podcasts in the world. Darrell is a fellow of the Black Theology and Leadership Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) and holds a graduate certificate from the Theology and Ministry program at PTS. He has a passion for expository teaching, cultural apologetics, and biblical counseling. In his spare time, he enjoys college sports, NFL, writing, classical music, and reading the Puritans. Darrell and his wife Melissa have three adult children, Collin, Naomi, and Yasmine, each of whom resides in their native state of Georgia.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Book: A Biblical Theology of Climate Change – G3 Press     👉 Recommended Episode: EP # 124 | A Biblical Theology of Climate Change - Just Thinking Ministries     👉 Recomended Episode: Underlying Worldviews: DEI & Climate Alarmism | Darrell Harrison - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Recommended Episode: Why are Climate Scientists Anti-Science? With Dr. David Legates - Disciple Nations Alliance     👉 Book: Get Our Amazon Bestseller: Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism – Cornwall Alliance💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: "This is the answer to poverty." These words came to Sandra Drury in the middle of the night—and they changed everything. As a leader within World Vision, Sandra has spent the last decade championing the Biblical Empowered Worldview, a transformative approach to poverty alleviation that's producing results traditional development models never could.In this episode, Sandra joins the guys to share how this mindset-shifting strategy is breaking cycles of poverty—from small villages in Tanzania to global adoption across World Vision's 44,000 staff. The key? Aligning beliefs about identity, purpose, and agency with biblical truth.Whether you're passionate about global development or need encouragement, this conversation offers practical insights and a hopeful vision of how every ordinary Christian can contribute to lasting transformation.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/🎙️Featured Guest: Sandra Drury is a member of World Vision's National Leadership Council. She has travelled extensively in Africa, teaching on what she refers to as “a biblically empowered worldview.” She also serves on the board of directors of Tyndale House Publishing Company. She has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College. She is married, with four children and nine grandchildren.📌 Recommended Links     👉 Make a lifesaving impact | World Vision | World Vision     👉 Recommended Episode: Healing the Poverty Mindset pt. 1 with Tim &  Terry Andrews     👉 Book: Discipling Nations     👉 Course: Kingdomizer 101 Course from DNA: Truth and Transformation     👉 Video: Why Does Your Worldview Matter? 💻 Follow Us:     📲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenations     📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenations     📽️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: In today's distracted and disoriented culture, the local church faces a critical question: are we actively prioritizing the formation of disciples who can think and live biblically in every area of their lives?Pastor Doug Atterbury from Compass Bible Church joins us to explore how churches can move beyond surface-level success to embrace the deeper call of the Great Commission—transformative worldview discipleship. Drawing from his experience in secular Southern California, Doug shares how believers can resist cultural lies, reclaim purpose, and model holistic lives of meaning in a confused world.We hope that this episode will shed light on the vital need for pastors, parents, and all Christians to encourage their churches to step into the battlefield of worldviews and ideas with truth that transforms.Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/Featured Guest: Doug Atterbury is a Southern California native. He received a Bachelor Degree in Bible and Theology from California Baptist University and M.A. in Theology from Talbot School of Theology. Doug has served in a variety of pastoral positions over the years; the most recent in Anaheim Hills. Doug has been married to his wife, Kelli, since 2009 and has two daughters.📌 Recommended LinksKingdomizer 101 Course from DNA: Truth and TransformationCompass Bible InstituteCompass Bible ChurchVideo: Why Does Your Worldview Matter?Follow Us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenationsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Episode Summary: Antisemitism is surging at an alarming rate around the world—but what’s fueling this ancient hatred? In this episode, Darrow Miller joins us to explore the deeper spiritual realities driving antisemitism—realities the media, politicians, and even most churches won’t touch. This conversation isn't just about politics, land disputes, ancient grievances, or theological camps. At its core, antisemitism is a rejection of the moral universe revealed by the God of the Bible. When God called Abraham, He didn’t just form an ethnic group—He launched a revolutionary worldview with one sovereign Creator, one moral law, and one standard of truth. This vision of reality has, and will, always provoke hostility in a world that longs for autonomy.Jews, whether religious or secular, represent this divine worldview by their very existence. They are living reminders that there is a God—and that we are not Him! This is why totalitarian regimes, pagan cultures, and secular movements have always sought to erase them.Join us as we trace the spiritual and historical roots of antisemitism, from Egypt to Auschwitz to today’s college campuses. Examine how the same hatred directed at Jews eventually targets Christians who uphold biblical morality. The urgent question is: Will Christians stand in solidarity with the Jewish people—or remain silent as this civilizational crisis deepens?Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/Featured Guest: Darrow Miller is a world-renowned author and teacher on Christianity and culture, apologetics, worldview, poverty, and the dignity of women. In 1981, he began 27 years at Food for the Hungry, serving there as vice president from 1994 to 2007 until he helped launch the DNA in 2008. 📌 Recommended LinksFinal registrations due for the August 2025 DNA Forum in PanamaBook: Emancipating the World by Darrow MillerPodcast Episode: “Antisemitism and Should Christians Support Israel? | Dr. Jeff Myers”Blog: “Getting to the Root of Antisemitism” by Darrow MillerFollow Us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disciplenationsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/disciplenationsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscipleNationsAlliance/Episode Webpage

Our worldview shapes what we think, how we live, and the kind of culture we create. So when our communities bear bitter fruit—poverty, corruption, injustice—we need to look at the roots below the surface. In this episode, we explore how worldviews are formed, how they shape entire societies, and why true transformation comes from working at this level. Too often, Christian mission stops at conversion and overlooks the need for deep worldview discipleship, leaving people with many unbiblical cultural assumptions. Lasting change comes when our minds are renewed, leading to flourishing not only in our lives, but also in our families and nations as we live into God's design.Main Topics:What Is a Worldview? – How it forms and why it mattersIdeas Flow Downstream – From philosophers to principles to lifestylesRooted in Truth – How biblical worldview transforms hearts and societiesIt starts with us. We must intentionally think and act differently than the world, based on the reality of God’s Kingdom. Core Video: Why Does Your Worldview Matter?Our Strategy at DNAView the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!

Vishal Mangalwadi returns to challenge the pessimistic theology that has sidelined the Western church for decades. He argues that the West's decline politically and culturally stems from bad theology. We pray, “His Kingdom come and His will be done on earth,” but simultaneously, we as the church in America have retreated from leading in the culture. To move forward, Mangalwadi proposes a bold vision that begins with education reform, calling churches to reclaim their position as centers of discipleship and cultural formation. Drawing from his global experience and biblical conviction, he offers a hopeful roadmap for restoring truth and rebuilding broken nations.Main Topics:Why Western Christianity adopted a pessimistic eschatology—and the cultural costHow the church turned to a private faith and ceded culture to secularismMangalwadi's plan to renew culture through biblically rooted educationJoin us to explore how the church can recover its cultural voice and help replant biblical roots in today's world.View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Learn More about the 2025 DNA Forum in Panama

Addressing abortion starts with discipleship, not legislation. In this powerful conversation, Roland Warren, President of Care Net and author of The Alternative to Abortion, challenges Christians to move beyond politics and embrace a “pro-abundant life” perspective rooted in John 10:10. Drawing from his own story of an unplanned college pregnancy turned 43-year marriage, Roland reframes abortion as a discipleship issue—calling the Church to support not just life, but lives transformed by the Gospel. He shares practical ways churches can respond with compassion, healing, and hope to those facing pregnancy decisions.Main Topics:From Pro-Life to Pro-Abundant Life – Why saving babies isn’t enough without also making disciplesShocking Church Statistics – 54% of abortion seekers identify as ChristiansMinistry, Not Politics – How small groups and churches can become safe, healing placesMary, Joseph & Making Life Disciples – Biblical models for gospel-centered careIf abortion is happening in our churches, what kind of gospel are we really preaching?Make a matching gift donation by June 10!View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Free Grand Design Video Course from DNA: Male and Female in the Image of God

More than 60% of children who grow up in church will walk away from it in their young adult years, according to Barna. Why is this happening—and what can be done to reverse the trend? Dr. Josh Mulvihill, Executive Director of Church and Family Ministry at RenewaNation, joins us to unpack the root of the crisis: a breakdown in biblical discipleship. He shares a compelling vision for how families, churches, and schools can work together to raise children with resilient, gospel-centered worldviews—and why it starts with parents and grandparents reclaiming their God-given role’s as the primary disciplers.Main Topics:The Discipleship Disconnect – Why many Christian parents now believe it’s the church’s job to disciple their kidsThe Three-Stranded Cord – How family, church, and education can align to build a strong biblical foundationThe Power of Grandparents – Why grandparents are overlooking their vital biblical role in passing down faith to future generationsRaising gospel-centered families isn’t about perfection—it’s about faithfulness, and the courage to make your home the frontlines of spiritual formation.Make a matching gift donation by June 10!View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice

In today's fragmented Christian landscape, tribal loyalties sometimes overshadow biblical truth. At Disciple Nations Alliance, we're frequently asked where we fit theologically. The answer? We don't wear a denominational jersey—and that's by design. In this episode, we unpack why choosing Scripture over systems isn't theological compromise but an emphasis on the heart of God's mission.Rather than aligning with a single tradition, we stand on clear, foundational truths: Jesus is King, His kingdom is advancing, and His method is disciple-making through the Church—holistically and incarnationally—grounded in a biblical worldview. These truths transcend denominational lines and unify believers from Pentecostals in Latin America to Anglicans in Africa.This conversation is a call to elevate Scripture above interpretive frameworks, to approach theology with humility and charity, and to focus on telling the full biblical story.Make a matching gift donation by June 10!View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Learn More about the 2025 DNA Forum in Panama

Are we experiencing a spiritual revival—or facing a full-blown discipleship crisis in the American church? In this powerful conversation, renowned researcher Dr. George Barna shares alarming new data and challenges us to rethink how we measure spiritual health and make disciples in a post-Christian culture.Main TopicsThe Decline of Belief in the God of the BibleThe fastest-growing spiritual segment in America is now the “don’ts”—those who don’t know, don’t believe, or don’t care if God exists.Barna reveals a 30-year decline in belief in the God of the Bible.Why Discipleship Metrics Are FailingMost churches track attendance, programs, and budgets—but not spiritual transformation.Barna outlines six biblical criteria for true discipleship based on Jesus’ teachings.Only 1 in 10 born-again Christians actively disciples others.The Crucial Role of Children’s Ministry and Worldview FormationA child's worldview is largely formed by age 13, starting as early as 15–18 months.Only 12% of children’s pastors have a biblical worldview themselves.Barna’s "Seven Cornerstones" research shows that rejecting even one foundational belief drops the likelihood of a biblical worldview from 83% to just 2%.What if the greatest threat to the church today isn’t cultural hostility—but our failure to make true disciples?View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Learn More about the 2025 DNA Forum in Panama

Amid a surge in antisemitism and confusion about Israel’s role in the world, Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit Ministries joins us to share insights from his recent trip to Israel and his new book Should Christians Support Israel? We explore the troubling rise of anti-Israel sentiment among young Americans, theological misconceptions within the Church, and how a biblical worldview can guide Christians to respond with both truth and compassion.Main TopicsThe Rise of Antisemitism – Why anti-Jewish hatred is surging in the U.S., especially among younger generations.Theological Confusion About Israel – Common Christian misconceptions about God’s covenant with the Jewish people and salvation.Geopolitics vs. Theopolitics – Understanding the spiritual dimensions behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and why peace efforts often fail.Let’s learn how to respond to the rise of antisemitism and the controversy surrounding Israel.View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Learn More about the 2025 DNA Forum in Panama.

What if the key to transforming communities isn’t money, resources, or even a buttoned-up theology—but something far more foundational?In this special episode, we’re giving you a taste of the kind of teaching you’ll experience at the upcoming DNA Forum this August in Panama City, Panama. Join us as we revisit a compelling keynote from our last Forum, delivered by one of DNA’s most influential trainers, Arturo Cuba.Drawing from over two decades of grassroots discipleship in rural Latin America, Cuba challenges conventional evangelical thinking with bold clarity: “People do not live out of theologies. People live out of the things that make sense in their lives.” His message unpacks how biblical principles—taught as life-shaping truths rather than abstract theology—have the power to bring deep, lasting change.Want more of this kind of insight? You don't want to miss the 2025 DNA Forum happening August 4–8 in Panama City, Panama. Our theme: The Essential Role of the Local Church in Discipling Nations. DNA Forum 2025—This is an invitation-only event. Learn more or request an invitation at  disciplenations.org/forum2025.

AI offers incredible potential, from accelerating Bible translation to combating human trafficking and much more – but what else is at stake?Is AI dehumanizing you? If we're not careful, the mind-blowing capabilities of artificial intelligence will lure us into surrendering our discernment, knowledge, and intellect to this new pseudo-intelligence. Beyond information, people are turning to AI for companionship, while some want AI and technology to extend lifespan in a search for immortality.Today, we're joined by a fascinating guest: Brian Johnson, who brings over 30 years of leadership in emerging technology and cybersecurity to the table. He offers uniquely Christian perspectives on AI’s rapid rise and profound impact on humanity.Johnson helps us understand the last 50 years of technological development and explains the recent seismic shift from an "attention economy" to a "relational economy," where AI no longer just captures your focus—it mimics human relationships and connection. This raises deep questions about human identity and humanity’s age-old temptation to "become like God" through our own creations.Despite these dangers, this conversation is filled with hope. Brian shares how Christians can and should engage AI wisely—using it for Kingdom purposes. If you're ready to think deeply about faith, technology, and what it means to be human in an AI-driven world, this episode will equip and encourage you to stay grounded in God's unchanging truth.View the transcript, leave comments, and check out recommended resources on the Episode Landing Page!Learn More about 10 Words to Heal Our Broken World