Podcast Episodes
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Confronting Disunity: The Road Less Traveled Towards Unity and Truth
Over the past two decades, Disciple Nations Alliance has brought together groups from various nations, cultures, denominations, languages, and traditions and watched as God brings unity to diverse people through a biblical worldview. While the world needs to see a unified Church under the lordship of Christ, it often sees the church bickering and divided instead. Our cultural climate is full of ideological differences, reactivity, and societal fractures. Let’s not be of the world. Let’s discover together how we can take the road less traveled and focus on God’s path of truth and love toward unity. Join us in this thought-provoking conversation, and let’s navigate these divisive times together.
Principles to Rethink Education
As many are realizing, the education system is not teaching a neutral worldview because there’s no such thing as a neutral worldview. Instead, most students today are being discipled in an atheistic, secular, materialistic ideology that directly opposes the Bible. When is it time for us to stop playing into this false education and reexamine God’s design for learning and instruction? What core principles for education can we discern from the Bible that can help us approach every area of study? What is God’s view of math, science, history, and art?
Don’t Let Schooling Stand in the Way of Education with Christian Overman and Darrow Miller
Most of us have received twelve or more years of “education.” But what is the purpose of education? And is there a difference between schooling and education? We have found that education is more closely related to discipleship than schooling. Join Darrow Miller and guest Christian Overman as they unpack their book, “Don’t Let Schooling Stand in the Way of Education: A Biblical Response to the Crisis in Public Education.” Crisis is not hyperbolic, and as the church, we urgently need to understand the theology of education.
Black America Looks Back to Move Forward with Bob Woodson
Bob Woodson’s heart is to see impoverished inner city black communities discipled. He has dedicated his entire life, from his first experiences growing up during Jim Crow to leading civil rights marches in the ’60s to today, serving black America to empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities, and assist in the creation of economic enterprise. Raised by a single mother in the Depression, Woodson’s story is marked by resiliency and he often tells stories of resilient black Americans who rose above their circumstances to love and serve their neighbors. Throughout his life, Woodson has advised presidents, built businesses, and counseled leaders in academics, media, and politics.
Business, Witchcraft, and Racism with Dennis Tongoi
One of the easiest ways to experience the power of worldview is to be confronted by another. Dr. Tongoi shares an African purview on race relations in the U.S. and his proposed antidote. Additionally, we hear his approach to business as a Christian whose KPIs are deeper than profit, how fear is the antithesis to love, and what he thinks is the most significant difference between Africa and the West.
Church Growth is Not Enough for Latin America with Mark Dunbar
What’s the difference between Churchianity and Christianity? What do we miss out on if we as believers focus on growing the Church and forget about the Kingdom? Why do many Christians around the world have a difficult time finding practical applications for their life, work, and relationships in the Bible?
Do family roles matter?
In part two of our discussion, we dive into the hotly-contested topic of God’s design for the role of the mother, father, and children in the family. We analyze this at the level of worldview–why did God create the family with differing roles and responsibilities? What are the good and bad consequences of adhering to or neglecting these God-given roles?
God’s Vision for Family
In 2014, Pew Research Center reported that for the first time, the number of children raised in a two-parent household was a minority. We have all recognized and felt the effects of this tragic breakdown in the family, so today, we want to look at God’s original design for the family. What were God’s original intentions and purposes for the family? This critical worldview question begs to be addressed in our day. Join us as we explore the Word in search of answers.
When Helping Hurts & How to Become Whole with Brian Fikkert
Most of us have heard examples of when good intentions and generosity for the poor inadvertently led to more harm than good. But what’s the solution to this problem? How can you and I help those in need without causing them harm? This week’s guest, Dr. Brian Fikkert, co-author of the well-known book, When Helping Hurts and Founder/President of the Chalmers Center, joins us to respond to this vital question by introducing us to his newest book, Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty isn’t the American Dream.
Homosexuality, Ted Cruz, Uganda, and the Law with Tom Ascol
We made it through June. However, in many places around the world, cultures are being discipled more by the new LGBTQ “religion” instead of by the church. Today, we interview Dr. Tom Ascol, pastor of Grace Baptist Church and founder of Founders Ministries. We ask him how Christians can regain their God-given commission to disciple their nations. One of the primary reasons many Christians stay silent during “Pride Month” is because they don’t understand the biblical framework for sex, marriage, and identity. Recently Dr. Ascol made headlines when he challenged U.S. Senator Ted Cruz over God’s laws about these critical topics.
The Toxic War on Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey
Bestselling author Nancy Pearcey joins us to announce her newest and most controversial book yet. In a day when The Washington Post publishes headlines such as “Why Can’t We Hate Men?” and hashtags like #KillAllMen trend on Twitter, we have to ask, what ideas brought us to this point? When did masculinity become toxic, how is this idea affecting our youth, and what worldview misbeliefs are holding us in this downward spiral of negativity towards masculinity. In this eye-opening discussion, Pearcey will lead you to understand God’s design for masculinity better and share ways to champion that for a culture in desperate need of virtuous men.
Love is Love, What?
June is “Pride Month” in the United States, a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ movement. The rainbow flag, and hashtags #LoveWins and #LoveIsLove are ubiquitous on social media, as well as on signs and bumper stickers. Today, we examine the word “love.” What do LGBTQ+ activists mean by this word? How is their understanding different from the true definition revealed in the Bible? Join us as we seek to better understand this all-important word that is at the center of God’s character and the biblical story of redemption.
Meet the Hosts
Scott Allen
President
Scott Allen serves as president of the DNA secretariat office. After serving with Food for the Hungry for 19 years in both the United States and Japan, working in the areas of human resources, staff training and program management, he teamed up with Darrow Miller and Bob Moffitt to launch the DNA in 2008.
Darrow Miller
Co-Founder
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.
Dwight Vogt
Vice President
Dwight Vogt serves as the vice president of international programs. Before coming to the DNA, he worked for 27 years at Food for the Hungry, including field-based leadership roles in Bangladesh, Peru, Thailand and Guatemala.
Luke Allen
Social Media Manager
Luke Allen serves as the marketing manager of communications. He works with strategy, social media, and graphics. He is newly wed, newly grad, and native of Phoenix.
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