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What is one of the biggest misconceptions people in today's culture have about Christianity and God? When wanting to have a conversation with someone about God how do you start? What are some of the most common questions or issues from people in the local church about their faith journey? What are some of the most common barriers for people to actually living life in community with one another? Listen in as Impact 360 Institute’s Jonathan Morrow interviews Todd Wagner about his new book Come and See, the exact words that Phillip used with Nathaniel in the New Testament when he was inviting people to come and look at who Christ was. Then find out the correlation between Jesus being the visible image of an invisible God and the church’s role in the world today.

How are you going to help your kids navigate technology? How do we approach this wisely? How do we be mindful of the trend of addictions moving towards technology? Is technology itself bad? How do we equip our kids to encounter a technological world that has the power to shape them? What are some practical things we can do to help our kids navigate through this world of technology in a healthy way? How can technology help us love God and love our neighbor? Should kids have the right to privacy in your home? We will answer these questions and more with Brett Kunkle and Jonathan Morrow.

How do we train and equip our students in this culture without protecting them too much? What is the purpose of education and what is our role as parents and educators in that process? What are some of the current cultural undercurrents that we need to be aware of for our students? What are some of the dangers we encounter with technology when it comes to spiritual formation? Walk through these questions with us as more as we talk to Brett Kunkle, Student Impact Director at Stand to Reason and author of new book A Practical Guide to Culture.  He is passionate about seeing students and adults “transformed by the renewing of their minds.”  Brett has more than 24 years of experience working with junior high, high school, and college students.  He spent 11 of those years in the local church, as a pastor to students and young adults.

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What is the Benedict Option? What can we lay Christians in the 21st century learn from the lifestyle pioneered by the monks in the 6th century? Are our Christian young people being well prepared to understand the basic Christian doctrines? How can we help Christians in this post Christian culture to better engaged with these ideas? How do we order our lives to prioritize the habits and spiritual disciplines in a chaotic culture? Does this mean we need to withdraw like a monk? If not, what implications does this impose on our lives in today’s culture? How can we disciple ourselves so that our whole lives can be a work of evangelism to a world that desperately needs Christ? We will discuss these questions and more with Rod Dreher. Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. He has written and edited for the New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, National Review, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Washington Times, and the Baton Rouge Advocate. Rod’s commentary has been published in The Wall St

What happens when comedians Stephen Colbert and Ricky Gervais debate atheism on the late show? Great TV! It’s also an awesome opportunity to better understand what you believe and why you believe it. In this episode, we will analyze some of the slogans and soundbites that came up between atheist comedian Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert on the Late Show. We’ll explore questions like: Can you prove God exists? Why is there something rather than nothing? Is Atheism the rational starting point for the conversation about God? And more…

Is intelligent design undeniable? Can evolution explain the origin and complexity of life? How do we make the case for design? Is there such thing as common sense science? Are humans just cosmic accidents? Where did Charles Darwin go wrong? What is Neo-Darwinism? In this podcast Jonathan Morrow will explore these questions and more with author and researcher Dr. Douglas Axe. Dr. Douglas Axe explains one of the ways design intuition has really triumphed over the Darwin’s evolutionary story, “These extraordinary improbabilities of the coincidence you would need for accidental processes to do something that looks brilliant. Accidental causes are not brilliant they are stupid. So, for a stupid process to do something that makes it look like a genius is a coincidence and it’s an extreme coincidence.” Dr. Douglas Axe, author of the book Undeniable, is the director of Biologic Institute. His research uses both experiments and computer simulations to examine the functional and structural constraints on the evol

What is philosophy and why study it? Isn’t theology more important? How does philosophy and theology relate? If Ephesians sheds a little bit of negative light on philosophy, how can we support the study? Isn’t philosophy atheistic? What does it mean to doubt wisely? Do we need to have absolutely certainty in order to know things as Christians? “The Philosopher, Alvin Plantinga said that, ‘Philosophy is just hard thinking about things: in particular hard thinking about ethnics, about knowledge, about reality.’ And, theology is going to involve hard thinking about God. And so it’s not as though we are going to make a hard and fast distinction between theology and philosophy because philosophy is also going to include thinking about God.” – Dr. Paul Copan Those are some of the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Dr. Paul Copan (Ph.D., philosophy, Marquette University) is Professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University

What does the attack on HGTV’s Chip and Joanna Gaines, their church, and their position on same-sex marriage say about the current cultural climate for Christians today? In this podcast we will talk about these and other questions: • When it comes to the Biblical positions that we hold as Christians, is being “nice” enough in today’s cultural climate? • When it comes to the issue of God’s design for sexuality being critiqued, is being artful and attractive in the ways we talk about things enough? • What do we need to be aware of in the 21st century as a Christian with theological beliefs under scrutiny? • How can Christians be faithful with the call to always be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have yet to do it with gentleness and respect? “Society tolerates the practice of the Christian faith in private devotions and in church serves, but it increasingly deprecates public witness. To the relativist and secularist, public witness to faith in God smacks too much of proselytizing and fundamentali

Should Christians just keep their faith to themselves? Whose free speech matters most? How should Christians balance turning the other cheek versus taking a stand on principle? Are Christians bullied on college campuses today? What do parents need to know (and do) before sending their students off to college? Author and popular speaker Jonathan Morrow talks about these and other important questions facing students and parents in this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast. George Yancey is professor of sociology at the University of North Texas. He is the author of numerous books, including Compromising Scholarship: Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education and Dehumanizing Christians: Cultural Competition in a Multicultural World, and Hostile Environment: Understanding and Responding to Anti-Christian Bias. His teaching and research focus on race and religion. He blogs for The Stream as well as at Patheos.

Are religious liberties shrinking in today’s political climate?  How do Christians be faithful in this current cultural moment? How do we respect other opinions without losing our convictions? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast, Jonathan Morrow interviews Hunter Baker to explore these and other important questions that affect all of us. Hunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D. is a university fellow and associate professor at Union University. He is the author of three books on religion and politics and serves as a research fellow of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. If you enjoyed this podcast clip, make sure to check out the whole conversation with Hunter Baker about Christianity & Politics!

Is it OK to disagree with other people’s deeply held beliefs anymore? Is education really possible if everyone always agrees? As Christians, how can we resist the tyranny of tolerance in today’s culture? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast Jonathan Morrow, Impact 360 faculty, author, and communicator digs deeper into these and other issues of tolerance in higher education and in our broader culture. Jonathan Morrow (D.Min) is a sought after speaker and teacher who has a gift for explaining challenging topics in ways the rest of us can understand. He is the author of several books including Questioning the Bible and Welcome to College and also contributed articles to the Apologetics Study Bible for Students. He is the Director of Cultural Engagement for Impact 360 Institute where he teaches in the college Gap Year program and high school summer Immersion experience. He has earned master’s degrees in Philosophy of Religion and Theology as well as a Doctorate in Worldview and Culture from Talbot

Is the idea, “Don’t think just believe Biblical?” How do you test another worldview? How does Christianity give us a perspective on every area of life? What do you do with doubts? What do you do if you are a Christian simply because your family is? How essential is it that we learn the secular worldviews of those around us? Does every worldview outside of Christianity have an idol? What should parents do when trying to raise their children in a Christian worldview? Should students just adopt a Christian worldview simply because it is from the Bible? Those are the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Nancy Pearcey,author of Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, which was a 2005 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner, and How Now Shall We Live? (coauthored by Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson), which was a 2000 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner. Her latest book is Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Su

Should Christians be tolerant? Is it ever okay to be intolerant? How has the definition of tolerance changed over the years? Does being tolerant mean you have to agree with everyone’s beliefs? How does love fit in with truth and tolerance? And How do we find the balance between loving and being gracious to people, without compromising truth? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast Jonathan Morrow interviews author, communicator, and professor of Christian Apologetics Sean McDowell. About Today’s Guest: Sean McDowell, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Apologetics at Biola University. He graduated summa cum laude from Talbot Theological Seminary with a double master's degree in philosophy and theology. He earned his PH.D. in Apologetics and Worldview Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over fifteen books including Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World, Understanding Intelligent Design, the Apologetics Study Bible for Students, Same-Sex

What is one thing every young leader should do? How important is it for a leader to be mentored? How important is it for leaders to invest in others? How does a leader create a development culture in your organization? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast Phil Alsup Interviews Selma Wilson, Vice President of Organizational Development at Life Way Resources. Selma Wilson Selma Wilson serves as Vice President of LifeWay’s Organizational Development Division which includes human resources and leadership development. Prior to this appointment, Selma served four years as Vice President of B&H Publishing Group. She first joined LifeWay's church resources division in 1989 where she served as director of the discipleship and family magazine department, the director of organizational performance in church resources and, as the associate to the vice president of church resources. Additionally, Wilson, along with her husband, Rodney, served as executive editors of HomeLife magazine. She earned her

What is the key to influence? How do leaders have the opportunity to leverage authority? Can that influence help out in the work environment? Can it help extend even into personal lives and values? As a leader, how important is it to have mentors in your life? What is the most important thing in a mentor-mentee relationship? How important is it to have influence/buy-in as a leader as opposed to positional authority? How can a young leader begin building their influence among their peers? Those are some of the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Mike Duke retired president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. During his 19 years with the company, including a five-year tenure as CEO, Duke delivered strong financial results and broadened Walmart’s commitment to lead some of the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. He has served on the board of directors of The Consumer Goods Forum, the executive committee of Business Roundtable and is on the executiv

Would you like to launch your son/daughter into college with confidence? Does the college transition stressors reveal new things or already established things in families? What is one guaranteed pain point for parents when transitioning their student to college? How much is too much when texting or calling your student as they start their college experience? Is college simply about graduating? How do you encourage independence in my student? How can I best encourage my student in their college transition? Those are some of the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Dr. John Basie, author of the book Your College Launch Story: Six Things Every Parent Must Do. As a leadership and life coach for Gen Y and Gen Z (as well as their parents and employers), he is energized when he can help others identify their strengths and reach the next stage of their potential. Currently, he serve full-time as the Director of the Scholars & Masters programs at Impact 360 Institut

How can you leverage your creativity for influence? What does it look like to lead in such a way that encourages the creativity of those around you? What does it take to create an innovative culture in the workplace without it becoming chaos? What do creative really need to keep them motivated? How to manage creatives effectively. Those are the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Scott McDaniel, Vice President of the Creative Team at Sony Music Nashville. McDaniel oversees artist imaging, album packaging, photography, design and video production for the label group’s recording imprints: Arista, Columbia and RCA Records. Working with artists such as Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. McDaniel joined Sony in 2008 with over 15 years experience in creating visual art within the music industry. His experience includes art director and producer credits for live concert performance music films, feature length film and music videos. Addi