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A teenager who disliked God becomes a businessman, philanthropist and member of the House of Lords, yet the turning point is shockingly small: an invitation slipped through a letterbox. In this episode we sit down with Lord and Lady Edmiston of the UK to trace that unlikely arc and ask what it means to live faithfully when your work puts you near power, money and public scrutiny. Our conversation covers vocation and faithful stewardship, but Lord Robert also shares personally, about the grind of night school, family pressures, and the shock of a bankruptcy, and how rebuilding a company taught him to hold success with open hands. From there we dig into Christian philanthropy and how giving generously to global missions, and from a place of love, saves us from making money our god. We also cover the evangelistic efforts of Christian Vision (or CV). Starting decades ago using shortwave radio, the ministry of CV now reaches millions around the world through social media, online evangelism and emerging technologies, with a specific focus on unreached people groups and closed countries. If you care about faith in public life, generosity and global evangelism, this conversation will provide both conviction and practical ideas. And if you'd like to learn more about CV you can follow them on Facebook or go to the website. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Children taken in the chaos of invasion, identities stripped, futures rewritten—this is the hidden frontline of the war in Ukraine. In this episode we sit down with Mykola Kuleba, cofounder of Save Ukraine, to hear about the present-day “underground railroad” rescuing children from occupied territories and beyond. Mykola brings a rare mix of policy expertise and truth from the frontlines, including survivor testimony and the logistical realities of secretly saving children.  Over the course of the conversation we trace the mechanics of state-sponsored abduction: orphanages cleared out, passports issued under pressure, school curricula recast to glorify militarization, and boys funneled toward conscription. Mykola explains why the data downplays the crisis—many parents are missing, many cases unreported—and how saved children provide the leads that unlock the next rescue. The stories are harrowing, and deeply disturbing, but there is also grit and grace, hope and healing in the face of a world at war.  We also talk strategy for listeners who want to help. This is where human rights, faith and civic action meet—where saving one child reclaims a future and saving many protects a nation’s soul. If you'd like to learn more about Save Ukraine and their efforts to bring children home follow them on Facebook or go to their website. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

What happens to public life when newsrooms stop covering faith? In this episode we sit down with John Longhurst, one of Canada’s most experienced religion journalists, to explore why religion beats disappeared, what communities lose when belief goes unseen, and where hope is quietly taking root across the country. John explains the economic forces behind it all, the difference between hostility and invisibility, and the practical steps churches, mosques, synagogues and temples can take to get real stories told. Our conversation moves from the raw pain of residential schools—following survivors to Rome and the papal apology—to the concrete ways congregations across Canada are serving today: feeding their neighbours, opening shelters, and increasingly transforming empty sanctuaries into affordable housing and service hubs. John also maps his hometown Winnipeg’s growing religious diversity and the familiar immigrant arc: newcomers finding welcome and support from the church, just as early Mennonite and Lutheran settlers once did.  If you’ve ever wondered how to pitch a faith story that lands, John also offers a playbook: tie your work to broader civic issues, send timely tips, and engage reporters with data and real-life impact. If you'd like to learn more from John Longhurst, you can read his publications with the Winnipeg Free Press and find him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Headlines love to shrink “evangelical” to a political label. In this episode we open the frame with historian and theologian, Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh. We journey all the way back to the Great Awakenings of the 1730s—when nominal churchgoers found living faith and began writing testimonies and hymns. We observe the rise of missionary societies, social reform and a global network that crossed denominational boundaries. Along the way, Dr. Hindmarsh shows how simple, portable essentials—conversion, the cross, Scripture, activism—helped the movement travel and translate across cultures and centuries. We explore the Spirit’s through-line often missed in quick takes. From John Wesley’s emphasis on sanctification to the Keswick movement, from the Holiness movement to Azusa Street and later charismatic waves. The story is one of re-enchantment in a disenchanted age. The Holy Spirit personalizes the work of Christ, gives assurance and commissions people into service—a pattern that explains both revival energy and sustainable mission. Dr. Bruce also names the turning point from “clouds of wonders” to institutions, as evangelicals built magazines, schools and agencies to keep the fire from becoming “the work of one generation.” We close by considering the contested name. Should we keep “evangelical”? Dr. Hindmarsh argues yes—because the word carries a living heritage of renewal and mission. If you'd like to learn more from Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh, you can go to his website or purchase his latest book. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Headlines love a big story about sweeping revivals, but the truth on the ground is quieter and far more interesting. In this episode we sit down with writer, theologian and cultural commentator, Stephen Adubato. He helps us explore a smaller, sharper movement among Gen Z: fewer people overall perhaps, but distinct in their favour for church, tradition and rigorous spiritual discipline. We press past the hot takes to ask what’s actually changing, and why a generation raised on relativism might be hungry for a faith that names sin, offers mercy and demands life. Stephen shares why the data matters—and where it can’t speak to sincerity—before tracing the deeper forces at play: an exhaustion of nihilism, the limits of personal truth, and the appeal of strong communities that hold us accountable. We confront the pitfalls too, from turning belief into a political weapon, and mistaking online performance for spiritual growth. The algorithm may reward outrage, but the Gospel asks for sanctity. Stephen closes the conversation with markers to watch for over the next five years: family formation, humane education that welcomes big questions, and a rediscovery of charity at the edges of society. If you’re ready for a grounded take on faith’s future—less spectacle, more substance—this conversation offers a clear map and practical hope. If you'd like to learn more from Stephen Adubato, you can read his published works, listen to his podcast and follow him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Pressure is rising on believers worldwide, but the story is bigger than any single faith. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Paul Marshall, a political theorist from Baylor University, who helps us trace threats to religious liberty all around the world. From a resurgent China tightening control, to Russia squeezing non-Orthodox churches, and jihadist networks migrating from the Middle East to African frontiers, as well as, religious nationalism hardening in South Asia. The result is a sobering map of persecution hotspots, from Nigeria and Sudan, to India’s volatile anti-conversion climate, and even Latin America’s democratic backsliding. Amid the headlines, Dr. Marshall returns to a simple, subversive confession: we have another King. That allegiance explains why authoritarians fear genuinely independent churches, even when they are peaceful, and why conversion stirs backlash in traditional societies suddenly flooded with choice. We unpack how modernity and the possibility of new birth collide, creating both opportunity for the gospel and tension with guardians of inherited order. From there, we draw a careful line between what Christians should expect from the state—protecting life, restraining violence, guarding basic liberties—to what the state must never attempt, such as shaping creeds and appointing religious leaders. Rather than chasing the allure of political persuasion or empire, the church should simply champion its traditional works of mercy: schools, hospitals, welcoming the immigrant, and caring for the poor. This is what bears witness to a different kingdom.  If you'd like to learn more from Dr. Paul Marshall, you can purchase one of his most recent books, go to his website or follow him on Facebook. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Paul Marshall, political theorist at Baylor University, traces how Loyalist roots and British ties set Canada on a communitarian path. He explores contrasts between Canadian social cohesion and U.S. individual liberty. The conversation covers symbols of loyalty, Sunday closing laws, rapid secularization, and how faith shapes public life without seeking political domination.

Richard Mouw, philosopher and former Fuller Seminary president, reflects on a faith that calls Christians into public life. He traces his journey from hymns to a Kuyperian vision that claims every sphere of society. Conversations cover resisting cultural withdrawal or domination, building cross-faith coalitions, and speaking with persuasive, tender conviction.

A global movement just turned toward Nazareth for its next chapter. In this episode we sit down with Rev. Botrus Mansour—Palestinian, evangelical, lawyer and lifelong reconciler—moments before his induction as Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Rev. Botrus' path runs through a journalist father writing in Hebrew, a mother formed by a Baptist school, a quiet conversion shaped by a teacher’s integrity, and decades of local service in law, church planting and nonprofit leadership. What emerges is a leader fluent in complexity, who sees unity not as uniformity, but as collaboration anchored in the gospel.Throughout the conversation, we dig into the essentials: what defines an evangelical and why the movement has surged from 90 million to 650 million. Botrus offers a grounded answer—grace-centered faith, the authority of Scripture, and a living witness—arguing that the gospel resonates because it meets the deepest ache of the human heart. That clarity informs how he understands the WEA’s purpose: not command-and-control, but convening and coordination that strengthen national alliances, fosters theological and missional forums, and enables the flourishing of the local church. All the way from Nazareth, a city many overlook, comes a conversation and reminder that God forms leaders in unlikely places. If you'd like to learn more from Rev. Botrus Mansour, you can purchase his most recent book, and you can learn about the WEA through their website and Facebook. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360

Headlines keep telling one story, but the numbers point somewhere else: a growing percentage of Gen Z is finding their way to church—and staying. In this episode we sit down with historian Dr. Daniel K. Williams to unpack fresh data, campus anecdotes and the cultural undercurrents drawing young adults toward a faith that feels rooted, communal and transcendent.We trace how pandemic isolation and a performance-driven culture left many young people hungry for more than achievement, sparking renewed interest in communities with clear beliefs and embodied practices. Dr. Williams connects the dots across Barna, Harvard and Pew, then reaches back to the Second Great Awakening and the 1950s boom to show how spiritual renewal often springs up when it defies elite expectations. Along the way, we confront a notable twist: more young men are returning than young women, and many are landing in Catholic parishes and charismatic evangelical spaces. We explore why authority, liturgy and a global church identity resonate in a moment of rapid change. If you’re curious about why young adults are seeking God again, how to welcome them without losing the plot to politics, and what it takes to sustain renewal, this conversation offers clarity, hope and a roadmap. If you'd like to learn more from Daniel K. Williams you can go to his website and purchase his latest book.And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360