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Rooftop Perspectives
by John Whaley and Michael Brewer, The Rooftop Ministries International
Welcome to Rooftop Perspectives, a weekly podcast helping Christians to join Jesus in His mission in their everyday lives as they pursue a lifestyle of making disciples who make disciples. Join John Whaley and Michael Brewer every week as they introduce you to some amazing guests and give you some biblical takeaways for your life. And along the way, they will update you on what God is doing through The Rooftop International, a global disciple-making movement helping Christians join Jesus in His mission in over 70 countries.
Episodes
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Why God Allows Suffering: A Pastor's Raw Answer
What does God say when everything falls apart? In this episode, John Whaley sits down with pastor and author Michael Brewer to talk about the one truth that changed his life: grace is the exception, not the rule. Michael watched his wife Susan fight a brain tumor, then cancer, through 13 rounds…
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Will the Church Be Ready for Revival? | Kyle Reno
Kyle Reno is the Senior Pastor of Crossgates Church in Brandon, Mississippi and co-host of The OneCry Podcast. He grew up outside the faith in rural Alabama and came to Christ at 19 as a broken college kid — kneeling at an altar he'd never heard of, and walking out free for the first time in his...
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Signs of Revival: Why This Awakening Could Be the Greatest in History
Bill Elliff has spent decades studying revival. He's read everything. He was in the room when God moved spontaneously at his own church in 2011. And he stood in the balcony at Asbury as a broadcast that normally reaches 100,000 people a year went to 10 million — and felt God speak to his soul…
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30 People Came Back to Church | Lazarus from The Chosen
What happens when a TV show brings 30 people back to church — in a single congregation? That's just one of the stories Demetrius Troy shares in this episode. Demetrius plays Lazarus in The Chosen, the most-watched Christian drama in history. But long before the cameras rolled, Demetrius was a...
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The Gen Z Revival Nobody's Filming | Austin Bradford
Austin Bradford is the producer of Rooftop Perspectives. In this conversation, John Whaley turns the mic around. Austin shares his full story: growing up in church, walking away at 22, hitting rock bottom while bartending, and being relentlessly pursued by a campus minister who wouldn't stop...
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Born in India. Born Again in America. | Cyril Rayan
Cyril Rayan came to America in 1991 from Mumbai, India — chasing a master's degree in electrical engineering at Mississippi State University. He wasn't looking for Jesus. But a campus minister named Stephen Foster made it his mission to share the gospel with every foreign student he could find....
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He Left Capitol Hill to Preach to Millions | Frank Shelton
Frank Shelton spent 18 years as a staffer on Capitol Hill. He was ordained in 1998, preaching 110 times in 52 weeks while still holding a full-time government job. Then came the moment of decision — a US Capitol Police training course, a prayer, a ripped thigh muscle, 13 days in the hospital, and…
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The Prayer Movement Spreading to Hundreds of Cities | Jonathan Friz
Jonathan Friz is the founder of the 10 Days prayer movement — an annual global call to fasting, mourning, and repentance based on the biblical Days of Awe. What started as a vision of entire cities shutting down to seek God has grown into a movement spanning hundreds of cities worldwide. In this...
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What We Get Wrong About Worship | Chuck Hooten
Chuck Hooten has been leading worship since he was 16. Now at 48, with decades of experience across every corner of American Christianity, he's written a book about what he believes is the church's biggest blind spot: we've made worship about the song instead of the posture. In this conversation...
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The Actor Who Played George Whitefield Reveals America's Hidden Founding Story | Jonathan Blair"
Jonathan Blair played George Whitefield in the film A Great Awakening — and in this conversation with John Whaley, he shares what making that movie revealed about one of the most consequential and overlooked relationships in American history. The friendship between Whitefield and Benjamin…
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40 Years with Billy Graham: Is the Next Great Awakening Already Here? | Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips spent 40 years at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association — and he's convinced the next Great Awakening isn't on its way, it's already begun. In this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, John Whaley sits down with Tom for a wide-ranging conversation that covers his unexpected journey...
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From Addiction to Calling: How God Transforms Broken Boys | Teen Challenge Director John Steigerwald
What does God do with a broken family, a rebellious teenager, and a mother who prays? In this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, John Whaley sits down with John Steigerwald — Executive Director of the North Carolina Boys Academy, a Teen Challenge ministry dedicated to helping adolescent boys…
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On Fire in New York City: Abby Walner on Evangelism, Fasting, and Believing God for a City
In this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, John Whaley sits down with Abby Walner — a 26-year-old Gen Z evangelist living and ministering in New York City. Abby is the founder of the Worldwide Fast, a leader of New York Will Be Saved, and host of the Forever on Fire podcast. She shares her journey...
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The Marketplace as Mission Field: Emily Wilburn Andrews on Leading a Business for God's Glory
In this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, John Whaley sits down with Emily Wilburn Andrews — CEO of Wilburn Medical Supply and a woman who discovered that the boardroom can be just as much a mission field as any overseas assignment. At 26, Emily stepped into leadership of her family's healthcare...
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ll We Had Was Jesus: Lonnie Riley on Walking by Faith in Lynch, Kentucky
In this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, John Whaley shares a replay of his powerful conversation with Lonnie Riley — a man who, in 1999, left a fruitful ministry in Mississippi with no plan, no strategy, and no resources, simply because God called him to Lynch, Kentucky. What followed over the...
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Rebuilding the Walls: A Call to Prayer, Repentance, and Revival with Barbara Ann Jeter
n this episode of Rooftop Perspectives, hosts Michael Brewer and John Whaley sit down with Barbara Ann Jeter, Executive Director of the Nehemiah Alliance — a national 52-day prayer initiative running from September 10th through All Saints Day (November 1st). Barbara Ann shares the heart behind…
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A Conversation with Jonathan Blair
On Easter weekend, A Great Awakening debuted in theatres across the country, telling the story of George Whitfield and the First Great Awakening. In this episode, Jonathan Blair, who plays George Whitfield, joins us to discuss the movie and the impact of the First Great Awakening on the birth of...
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A Conversation about The Rooftop National Encounter and the Nation
In today's episode, John Whaley and Michael Brewer reflect on The Rooftop National Encounter and the National Day of Prayer in Washington, DC, sharing personal and spiritual insights.
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A Conversation with Dylan Novak
In today's culture, many of us find ourselves mesmerized by celebrities. But when was the last time you prayed for your favorite celebrity to be saved? This week, Dylan Novak, known as the Celebrity Evangelist, joins us to talk about the burden God has given him for the souls of celebrities and…
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A Conversation with Jim and Karen Covell
This week, we are restreaming one of our favorite episodes - our conversation with Jim and Karen Covell. Jim is an award-winning composer who writes music for film, television, theatre, and the concert hall. Karen is the Founding Director of the Hollywood Prayer Network and producer of television...
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A Conversation about Loving Your Neighbor and Changing Your World
Have you ever thought about evangelism as blessing? In this week's episode, John Whaley and Michael Brewer discuss evangelism as blessing through an overview of the BLESS strategy used by Bless Every Home and the BLESS app.
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A Conversation with Craig Alsup
In this week's episode, we have a conversation with Craig Alsup, the Associate Director for Asia with Manna Worldwide. Manna Worldwide is a global ministry focused on rescuing children from the grip of physical and spiritual poverty. In this conversation, Craig shares the story of becoming an...
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A Conversation with David Wheeler
In light of last week's episode, The Evangelism Roundtable, which featured David Wheeler, we are replaying our 2025 conversation with him, in which we discussed sharing our faith in a way that is both simple and powerful. David is the Senior Professor of Evangelism at Liberty University and has...
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The Evangelism Roundtable at Liberty University
On February 27, 2026, John Whaley and Michael Brewer led an Evangelism Roundtable at Liberty University with Dr. David Wheeler, Jared McKinney, and Ryan Shea. During this roundtable conversation, they discussed what evangelism is, what it isn't, the power of the Gospel, and the challenges we are...
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A Conversation with Claude King
This week's episode is a replay of our 2024 conversation with Claude King. Claude King is the author or coauthor of over 20 books, including Experiencing God, Fresh Encounter, The Mind of Christ, and others. In this conversation, he gives us a biblical overview of God's pattern for revival and...
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Special Report: The Revival Roundtable and Collegiate Day of Prayer
On February 25-27, 2026, the Revival Roundtable, hosted by OneCry, took place at Liberty University in conjunction with the Collegiate Day of Prayer on February 26. In this episode, John Whaley and Michael Brewer discuss highlights from both events, with a special focus on how God is moving among...
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A Conversation with Randy Ballard
This week, we are joined by Randy Ballard, the Executive Director and Founder of Relational Discipleship Ministries. Randy also serves on the Prayer at the Heart leadership team, overseeing the discipleship strategy of the One Million Souls Campaign. In this conversation, we discuss biblical...
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Project 2026: The Million Soul Campaign
Become one in a million to reach one in a million for Christ this year! In this episode, we introduce Project 2026, a prayer/evangelism initiative mobilizing one million Christians to pray for one million people to surrender their lives to Christ in the 50 days between Passover and Pentecost....
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Say Yes! Do You Want to see the Gospel Unleashed Across Your City?
To say Yes to Jesus is to say Yes to His Mission! What does it look like to have a life that says Yes to Jesus and His Mission? This week, we conclude our series on Acts 10, exploring what it means to say YES to joining Jesus in His mission. In this last episode, we discuss the question, Do You...
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Say Yes! Are You Walking Out Your Repentance?
To say Yes to Jesus is to say Yes to His Mission! What does it look like to have a life that says Yes to Jesus and His Mission? In January, we are focusing on Acts 10, exploring what it means to say YES to joining Jesus in His mission. In this episode, we discuss the question, Are You Walking Out...
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Do You See What God Sees?
To say Yes to Jesus is to say Yes to His Mission! What does it look like to have a life that says Yes to Jesus and His Mission? In January, we will focus on Acts 10, exploring what it means to say YES to joining Jesus in His mission. In this episode, we discuss the question, Do You See What God...
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Say Yes: Are You Fully Saying Yes to God?
To say Yes to Jesus is to say Yes to His Mission! What does it look like to have a life that says Yes to Jesus and His Mission? In January, we will focus on Acts 10, exploring what it means to say YES to joining Jesus in His mission. In this episode, we discuss the question, Are You Fully Saying...
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Say Yes: Are You Seeking God?
To say Yes to Jesus is to say Yes to His Mission! What does it look like to have a life that says Yes to Jesus and His Mission? Over the next five weeks, we will be focusing on Acts 10, exploring what it means to say YES to joining Jesus in His mission. In this episode, we begin with the…
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Walking into 2026
Happy New Year! In a few days, we step into 2026. Many of us are approaching this new year with great anticipation as we consider how God is moving across the United States and other nations. As we look ahead to 2026, we want to encourage you to examine your walk with Christ. Today's guest is Dr....
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Advent Conversations: The Wise Men
The Christmas story is familiar to many of us. And therein lies the danger. It has become so familiar that we miss many of the amazing truths God is revealing to us. Have you ever considered how the characters of Christmas teach us what it looks like to follow God? To say YES to His mission?In…
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Advent Conversations: The Shepherds
The Christmas story is familiar to many of us. And therein lies the danger. It has become so familiar that we miss many of the amazing truths God is revealing to us. Have you ever considered how the characters of Christmas teach us what it looks like to follow God? To say YES to His mission?In…
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Advent Conversations: Joseph and Mary
The Christmas story is familiar to many of us. And therein lies the danger. It has become so familiar that we miss many of the amazing truths God is revealing to us. Have you ever considered how the characters of Christmas teach us what it looks like to follow God? To say YES to His mission? In...
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A Conversation with Glenn Sheppard Part Two (Replay)
This week, we continue our conversation with Glenn Sheppard. Glenn is a founding member of the National Prayer Committee and the President of International Prayer Ministries. This interdenominational ministry equips and mobilizes believers to pray for personal revival, spiritual awakening, and...
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A Conversation with Glenn Sheppard Part One (Replay)
This week begins a two-part conversation with Glenn Sheppard. Glenn is a founding member of the National Prayer Committee and the President of International Prayer Ministries, an interdenominational ministry equipping and mobilizing believers to pray for personal revival, spiritual awakening, and...
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A Conversation with Gaylord Enns Part Two (Replay)
This week on Rooftop Perspectives, Michael and John discuss key moments from last week's conversation with Gaylord Enns about his book, Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus. Using video clips from last week's conversation, they explore the dynamics of living out Jesus' command...
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A Conversation with Gaylord Enns (Replay)
REPLAY: This week on Rooftop Perspectives, we are joined by Gaylord Enns, the author of Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus. Gaylord has served in full-time Christian ministry for over 50 years. He began ministering to college students in the 1960s and was a leader in the…
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A Conversation with Dr. Ed Gomes
This week, Dr. Ed Gomes from Liberty University is our special guest. For the past 25 years, he has been the chaplain for the Liberty Flames football team and now serves as Liberty's first director of faculty and staff care and counseling. In this conversation, we talk about his life, his faith,...
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A Conversation with Dwayne Carson
Welcome Dwayne Carson to Rooftop Perspectives this week! Dwayne served as one of Liberty University's campus pastors from 1988 to 2011, as well as the Vice-President of Spiritual Development from 2009 to 2011. He is also the founder of Date the Word, a unique ministry helping Christians engage…
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A Conversation with David Wheeler
David Wheeler joins us this week to have a conversation about sharing our faith in a way that is simple and powerful. David is the Senior Professor of Evangelism at Liberty University and has trained tens of thousands of students to live for Jesus and share their faith. He, along with Dr. Dave...
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A Conversation with Hank Erwin
This week, Hank Erwin joins us to talk about GAP 26, The Great American Prayer Revival. GAP 26 is a vibrant, Spirit-led movement uniting churches and home groups across America in March 2026. Hank's life was radically changed during the Jesus Movement in the 70's. The story of how God used him to...
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A Conversation with Dylan Novak
In today's culture, many of us find ourselves mesmerized by celebrities. But when was the last time you prayed for your favorite celebrity to be saved? This week, Dylan Novak, known as the Celebrity Evangelist, joins us to talk about the burden God has given him for the souls of celebrities and…
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A Conversation about Communion and Communion America
This week's episode is a continuation of the conversation we began last week with Marcus Windle from Awaken the Dawn. In this episode, Michael Brewer and John Whaley discuss the significance of Communion and Communion America, a four-day gathering in Washington, D.C., on October 9-12. The climax…
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A Conversation with Marcus Windle
This week, we welcome Marcus Windle to Rooftop Perspectives. Marcus serves with Awaken the Dawn, a grassroots movement of day and night worship, prayer, and missions. In this conversation, Marcus shares with us his journey to Christ, the miraculous healing of his son, and the details surrounding...
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A Conversation with Nikita Koloff
This week, Rooftop Perspectives welcomes Nikita Koloff, former world champion wrestler with the NWA and UWF and founder of Koloff for Christ Ministries. He has preached in approximately 1200 churches, 28 different denominations, traveled to all 50 states, and 30 countries. With a focus on men…
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A Conversation with Jim and Karen Covell
This week, we are blessed to have Jim and Karen Covell with us. Jim is an award-winning composer who writes music for film, television, theatre, and the concert hall. Karen is the Founding Director of the Hollywood Prayer Network and producer of television specials and documentaries. They…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Rooftop Perspectives, a weekly podcast helping Christians to join Jesus in His mission in their everyday lives as they pursue a lifestyle of making disciples who make disciples. Join John Whaley and Michael Brewer every week as they introduce you to some amazing guests and give you some biblical takeaways for your life. And along the way, they will update you on what God is doing through The Rooftop International, a global disciple-making movement helping Christians join Jesus in His mission in over 70 countries.
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