Kingdom Culture Conversations
What would happen if we all came together to truly pray "Thy Kingdom come"? What would the world look like? How different would the culture be from the culture of the world today? Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona is pleased to present "Kingdom Culture Conversations" as part of Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative launched by the school. Northwest Christian uses God's word to address the issues that are confounding the culture in which our students are living: gender, race, the sanctity of life, sexuality, and more. Within each episode, recognized experts on these issues discuss the ramifications of holding to a Christian worldview during a time of cultural upheaval and work to equip students to understand and address the issues. Subscribe now! Upcoming episodes will feature crucial conversations with religious liberty attorney Erik Stanley, Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy, Arizona gubernatorial candidate and current state treasurer Kimberly Yee, Matt Beienburg of The Goldwater Institute, and many others...
Episodes
407 episodes
Tim Reed, Arizona Christian University: The GOAT Considers Key Strategies within Contemporary Youth Ministry
Tim Reed has had an impact. With over forty years of personal and professional investment in youth ministry and youth minister’s Reed’s influence in the state and beyond is considerable. Today, Tim and Geoff work through a re...
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[Worldview Contrasts] Stuart Delony of Snarky Faith: Ex-Pastor Addresses Perceived Inconsistencies within Evangelical Christianity
Stuart Delony is unabashedly snarky. In fact, you could call it his trademark. He's unapologetic. He's direct. He uses profanity. And, he is calling out the inconsistencies within Evangelical Christianity and the A...
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Eunice Lenk, Bible X Games: Preparing to Launch the First Legit Bible-Based Video Game
Video games are huge.Approximately 3.26 billion people worldwide play video games. 89.5% of video game sales happen in the digital world. In 2022, gamers in the US spent $55.5 billion on games.But, prior to the adven...
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Scott MacIntyre, American Idol Contestant: What do the Blind See when they Dream?
Talk about awkward moments! Scott MacIntyre is formerly an American Idol hero contest - his amazing story of persisting through blindness to compete on one of the world's biggest stages is beyond inspiring!So, he's performing in ch...
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Joy Watson and Henrietta Jordan, Expatriate Education International: Experiencing the Impact of Christian Education within Inhospitable Nations Around the World
Don't even ask.Because we won't be able to tell you.Joy Watson and Henrietta Jordan are literally on the frontlines of Christian ed, in countries so inhospitable to Christianity they cannot be mentioned on the podcast.But, ...
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John Spooner, Youth Pastor, Pure Heart Church: Counting Down the Top Ministry Trends within 2025 through the Lens of Youth Ministry (Part Two)
Lifeway Research, the marketing and data arm of Lifeway Publishers, has just published what they have identified as the top trends - both good and bad - in ministry within 2025.The list is very interesting but it becomes even more intere...
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John Spooner, Youth Pastor, Pure Heart Church: Counting Down the Top Ministry Trends within 2025 through the Lens of Youth Ministry (Part One)
Lifeway Research, the marketing and data arm of Lifeway Publishers, has just published what they have identified as the top trends - both good and bad - in ministry within 2025.The list is very interesting but it becomes even more intere...
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Johnathon Tews, Youth Pastor, Open Door Fellowship: Have You Taken the Steps to Insure that You Are Ready for the Hard Season?
Today, G has the chance to get real with Johnathon Tews, the youth pastor from his own church, Open Door Fellowship. As you listen, you'll hear how the conversation gets very real, very fast - the product of two men who know each other an...
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Cast Members from I Witness, Season 2, "Silent Night": Reflecting on the Viral Podcast-based Audio Drama, I Witness, and a Look Forward to Season 3
Viral. Really? Yes, really.This past Christmas season, I Witness, the podcast-based audio drama featuring the voices of Northwest Christian students and staff, entered the Apple Podcasts charts in the top 200 for all podcasts...
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Sean Donnelly and Theresa Anderson, St. Vincent de Paul: St.VdP Leaders Reflect on their Journeys and the Intersection with Homelessness
"Community engagement" might be bit of an understatement.Sean and Theresa lead the charge at St. Vincent de Paul - one of the nation's premiere ministries working to minister to the poor and homeless - in terms of pulling volunteers and ...
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Dawna Underwood and Teri Beckner: A First-Hand Account of the Transformational Power of Christian Education in Rwanda (Part Two)
The City of Joy Christian School in Rwanda is an anomaly. Set in rural Africa, within a country ravaged by genocide, and serving students with little or no resources, you would not expect what is, in fact, happening. Students are th...
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Dawna Underwood and Teri Beckner: A First-Hand Account of the Transformational Power of Christian Education in Rwanda (Part One)
The City of Joy Christian School in Rwanda is an anomaly. Set in rural Africa, within a country ravaged by genocide, and serving students with little or no resources, you would not expect what is, in fact, happening. Students are th...
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Dondi Rodriguez, Pastor of Local and Global Outreach at Pure Heart Church: "Jesus was not a Man for others. He was a Man with others."
I'm nearly certain that today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is the first conversation we have published that includes the word "sexiness".Uh-oh? Woops? Did we miss an edit?No. In today's Kingdom Culture Conver...
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Chris Zimmerman, Red Five Media: A Passion for Media Production Becomes the Basis for Life-Transforming Opportunities (Part Two)
Well, it happened. The second season of Northwest Christian's student-led, podcast-based audio drama "I Witness" went viral. Again.The first season ("The Lazarus Project") was published in April 2024 and was a viral sensat...
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Chris Zimmerman, Red Five Media: A Passion for Media Production Becomes the Basis for Life-Transforming Opportunities (Part One)
Well, it happened. The second season of Northwest Christian's student-led, podcast-based audio drama "I Witness" went viral. Again.The first season ("The Lazarus Project") was published in April 2024 and was a viral ...
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NCS Christmas Chapel 2024: Three Seniors Reflect on the Three Gifts of the Magi
Each year at Northwest Christian, the first chapel of December is an all-school chapel to celebrate Christmas. It's a tremendous amount of fun and a wonderful tradition - one of just two times per year that the entire pre-K through 12th g...
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Chris Zimmerman, Red Five Media: Launching Season 2 of "I Witness", the NCS Fine Arts Podcast that has Gone Viral
51 countries around the world. 1,200 cities around the United States. Thousands of individuals. And counting...The numbers are compelling. Within its two seasons ("The Lazarus Project" and "Silent Night"), Northwest Ch...
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[Build Here, Build There Update] Mike Waypa, Director of Operations, Northwest Christian School (Part 2)
Northwest Christian School's "Build Here, Build There" campus improvement campaign is unlike most any other capital campaign. In keeping with its mission to teach Biblical ...
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[Build Here, Build There Update] Mike Waypa, Director of Operations, Northwest Christian School (Part 1)
Northwest Christian School's "Build Here, Build There" campus improvement campaign is unlike most any other capital campaign. In keeping with its mission to teach Biblical ...
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Nick Reynoso, Ministry Specialist, U.S. Army Reserve: Realizing the Sheer Power of the Gospel in the Literal Trenches
To call Nick Reynoso's testimony "powerful" would be an understatement to be sure. But today, we have the amazing opportunity to hear how a soldier in the U.S. Army experienced the power of the Gospel, saw it transform his life, and then ...
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Zac Driscoll, NextGen Pastor, The Trinity Church: Are You Free?
As the NextGen Pastor at The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, Zac Driscoll is doing an amazing job of connecting with the next generation of Christ followers that will become and lead the Church.But, he has some concerns.A...
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Jared and Sophie Nightingale, Northwest Christian Alumni: Carrying the Legacy of Christian Education into Family and Career
Homecoming. Was. Epic.Maybe too epic? After a spirited Spirit Week chock full of hijinks and shenanigans, the Northwest Christian community wheeled into the day of Homecoming and blew the doors off. It started at...
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Marko Susnjara, Student Ministries Pastor, Phoenix Bible Church: A view from the front--youth ministry with real students and real issues
This dude is in it to win it.Marko Susnjara is leading the youth ministry at Phoenix Bible Church, located on the central corridor right in the middle of Phoenix. And, his ministry has traction. This is not a ministry with a...
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Jay Rudolph, Nationally Syndicated Radio Host, "The Plumbline": A Kingdom Culture Conversation about Goats? Yep.
Jay Rudolph is a renaissance man. What is a "renaissance man"? Websters states, in its inimitable and characteristic fashion, "a person with many talents or areas of knowledge."And, yes, that definition certainly applies to ...
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[Rebroadcast] THE REDEEMED ZOOMER HAS GONE VIRAL! Using Minecraft to Grow the Kingdom of God
It's like that moment at the end of Iron Man 1 when Tony Stark says, "I am Iron Man." The Redeemed Zoomer has gone viral! We originally published today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations - an interview with th...
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