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Kingdom Culture ConversationsScott Hord, Statewide Training Manager, Christian Family Care: Strengthen Your Home Through the Family Care Learning Library of Online Parenting CoursesNorthwestChristianParentUniversity.comIf you’re a busy parent or caregiver that is looking for high-quality, research-based instruction designed to meet pressing needs within your home, Christian Family Care's Family Care Learning library of online, video-based courses is designed to make an immediate impact in your home. These courses are all facilitated by recognized experts in parenting, counseling, and psychology, designed to give you practical tips and vital resources.Today, we are joined by Scott Hord, the statewide training manager for Christian Family Care as he works to address some of the greatest needs in parenting tod...2025-05-0519 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEllen Millard and Alana Heater, Northwest Christian High School teachers: Why YOU Should Pursue a Colson Fellowship THIS YEARColson Fellows is having a definitive impact on the campus of Northwest Christian School. School superintendent completed the program three years ago. Two years ago, three teachers went through it, and collectively, their rave reviews have inspired even more teachers to participate. This year, that number is close to twenty!Colson Fellows is a masters-level, year-long deep-dive into Biblical worldview. The program equips the fellows to understand the Biblical foundations for issues that are, right now, impacting our culture in some pretty negative ways.Today, we are joined by Ellen Millard (high school chemistry) and Alan...2025-04-2822 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJennie Dalcour, Clinical Supervisor, Christian Family Care: Understanding the Current Trends within Risky Behaviors and YouthAs we continue to espouse the benefits of the Family Care Learning library of online parenting courses and resources, today we sit down for a Kingdom Culture Conversation with Jennie Dalcour, a clinical supervisor for Christian Family Care in Phoenix, Arizona. In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, Jennie considers major points and trends from the Center for Disease Control's recently published "Youth Risk Behavior Survey".The Family Care Learning library is available free-of-charge to Northwest Christian families that have completed the NCS Parent University: Foundations of Biblical Worldview online course that is required of NCS parents as part o...2025-04-2121 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJennie Dalcour, Clinical Supervisor, Christian Family Care: Staying Ahead of the Anxiety and Trauma that Students are Destined to EncounterAs we continue to espouse the benefits of the Family Care Learning library on online parenting courses and resources, today we sit down for a Kingdom Culture Conversation with Jennie Dalcour, a clinical supervisor for Christian Family Care in Phoenix, Arizona. In the first of a two-part conversation, Jennie speaks to the benefits of EMDR, the growing risks associated with emotionally unavailable parents, and the hope that stems from committing to Christian worldview in the midst of a culture mired with anxiety.The Family Care Learning library is available free-of-charge to Northwest Christian families that have completed t...2025-04-1430 minKingdom Culture Conversations[WisDUMB] Stefan Wilson, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: "We always need to come back to Genesis 1 to understand worldview as designed by God."The image and importance of trees is inescapable in Scripture. From the Genesis account in the beginning--the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden--to the Tree of Life in the end within the book of Revelation, and every tree in between--the Tree in Psalm 1 or the Tree on Golgotha--trees are integral.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Stefan tackle these trees, tying Psalm 1 to Genesis 1, and discuss practical steps that we can each take to see God's wisdom more fully realized in our lives.As part of Northwest C...2024-06-1706 minKingdom Culture Conversations[WisDUMB] Stefan Wilson, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: Worldview and Wisdom - How We Think and How We Act are Deeply Interconnected"Wisdom and Worldview are two sides of the same coin." It's a statement that seems obvious enough but it opens the door in today's Kingdom Culture Conversation with Stefan Wilson, to a deep dive into belief and behavior.As part of Northwest Christian School's annual "Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading" campaign, we are in pursuit of wisdom, gearing up for reading the 31 Proverbs during the month of July 2024.For more information on this year's Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading campaign, please follow this link."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created t...2024-06-1006 minKingdom Culture Conversations[WisDUMB] Stefan Wilson, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: "Wisdom and Worldview equip us to live confidently, courageously, and correctly in culture gone crazy!"Starting today, and running all summer long, Kingdom Culture Conversations features conversations drawn from the "Crusaders Charge into Summer 2024 Reading" campaign.This summer, our theme is "WisDUMB" and all summer we will be wrestling with the question, "How do I stop making DUMB decisions and start walking in Godly WISDOM?"Today, we kick off the summer-long quest for wisdom with a conversation with Stefan Wilson, a member of the Colson Educators team at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of...2024-05-2719 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJennie Dalcour, Clinical Supervisor, Christian Family Care: Understanding the Current Trends within Risky Behaviors and YouthAs we continue to espouse the benefits of the Family Care Learning library of online parenting courses and resources, today we sit down for a Kingdom Culture Conversation with Jennie Dalcour, a clinical supervisor for Christian Family Care in Phoenix, Arizona. In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, Jennie considers major points and trends from the Center for Disease Control's recently published "Youth Risk Behavior Survey".The Family Care Learning library is available free-of-charge to Northwest Christian families that have completed the NCS Parent University: Foundations of Biblical Worldview online course that is required of NCS parents as part o...2024-04-2320 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJennie Dalcour, Clinical Supervisor, Christian Family Care: Staying Ahead of the Anxiety and Trauma that Students are Destined to EncounterAs we continue to espouse the benefits of the Family Care Learning library on online parenting courses and resources, today we sit down for a Kingdom Culture Conversation with Jennie Dalcour, a clinical supervisor for Christian Family Care in Phoenix, Arizona. In the first of a two-part conversation, Jennie speaks to the benefits of EMDR, the growing risks associated with emotionally unavailable parents, and the hope that stems from committing to Christian worldview in the midst of a culture mired with anxiety.The Family Care Learning library is available free-of-charge to Northwest Christian families that have completed t...2024-04-1629 minKingdom Culture ConversationsWill Savoy, Family Coaching Supervisor, Christian Family Care: Counting the Cost of Leading Your Home through the Biggest Challenges Facing FamiliesIf you’re a busy parent or caregiver that is looking for high-quality, research-based instruction designed to meet pressing needs within your home, Christian Family Care's Family Care Learning library of online, video-based courses is designed to make an immediate impact in your home. These courses are all facilitated by recognized experts in parenting, counseling, and psychology, designed to give you practical tips and vital resources.Today, we are joined by Will Savoy, a Family Coaching Supervisor for Christian Family Care . In working with families throughout the state, Will is uniquely positioned to describe the biggest challenges that...2024-04-0930 minKingdom Culture ConversationsScott Hord, Statewide Training Manager, Christian Family Care: Strengthen Your Home Through the Family Care Learning Library of Online Parenting CoursesIf you’re a busy parent or caregiver that is looking for high-quality, research-based instruction designed to meet pressing needs within your home, Christian Family Care's Family Care Learning library of online, video-based courses is designed to make an immediate impact in your home. These courses are all facilitated by recognized experts in parenting, counseling, and psychology, designed to give you practical tips and vital resources.Today, we are joined by Scott Hord, the statewide training manager for Christian Family Care as he works to address some of the greatest needs in parenting today and orients you to...2024-04-0118 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMichael Potter, CEO, Tyndale Group of Christian Schools in Australia: Gut Wrenching Truth about Self-Care in the Midst of Life's MessinessAs you spend time with Mike Potter, the CEO of the Tyndale Group of Christian Schools in Australia, you are first impressed by his warmth and wit. Actually, more than wit--the dude is seriously funny. Spend even more time and you'll discover a man wholly committed to Christ and meeting the needs of students.Spend a bit more time and, well, that is where things start to get messy. Why? Because Mike pulls no punches about the messiness that nearly shipwrecked him several years ago. He's done more than come through a storm, however. He's come t...2024-03-2733 minKingdom Culture ConversationsSteve Downes, Executive Principal, Calvary Christian College in Australia: Public School Flight, Indigenous Peoples, and the Best Album by Midnight OilTo say that Australian education is unique from American education is an understatement. Yet, even within that paradigm, Steve Downes' Calvary Christian College is vastly different than most Australian Christian schools.How?That's the subject of today's far-reaching Kingdom Culture Conversation. So far-reaching, in fact, that we learn of an Aussie's inability to select the finest album from the amazing slate of classic rock albums from the greatest-ever Australian band, Midnight Oil. ("Diesel and Dust"? Give me a break.)"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Nort...2024-03-2038 minKingdom Culture ConversationsCraig Murison, Executive Dean, Christian Heritage College in Brisbane, Australia: Does the Notion of "Biblical Integration" Misserve Christian Education?Dr. Craig Murison's research efforts are garnering international attention from Christian educators the world over. And, they are starting to ask questions. Awkward questions.Is it possible that the long-pursued aspiration of "Biblical integration" is actually misserving Christian schools and Christian educators?As we'll hear today in a stirring and challenging Kingdom Culture Conversation, Murison would answer with a resounding "yes".To discover more information about Dr. Craig Murison, please follow this link.To learn more about Christian Heritage College, please click here.To read some of th...2024-03-1337 minKingdom Culture ConversationsPaul Campey, Partner, Resolve Consultants: A Candid Deep Dive into the Financial Sustainability of Christian Education Generally and Northwest Christian School SpecificallyAs we will learn today, education in Australia is different. Very different. Without the stringent separation between church and state that we find in the U.S., the Australian government uses public funding to support both public and private schools. As a result, close to half of Australian students are enrolled in private education with many of these young people enrolled in faith-based schools.But, there's a catch.In Australia, the government requires strict financial reporting of these schools. Paul Campey, an Aussie with feet in both the CPA world and the world of Christian educ...2024-03-0827 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Build Here, Build There Update] Jon Coughlin, President, City of Joy International: How a Northwest Christian Building Project is Building the Kingdom in Rwanda, AfricaAs part of an update on Northwest Christian's unconventional building campaign, today's episode presents an opportunity to see how "Build Here" and "Build There" are both working together to further God's Kingdom purposes simultaneously in Phoenix, Arizona and Rwanda, Africa."Unconventional" may be an understatement. When BHBT was announced two years ago, the school recognized that if Biblical worldview was the mission-specific objective of the school, then it needed to be made manifest in every aspect of the school, including this building program. Given that "sacrificial generosity" is an element within Biblical worldview, the school communicated that it...2024-02-2929 minKingdom Culture ConversationsTim Reed, Former Arizona Christian University Faculty Member and Campus Pastor: Establishing a Healthy Trajectory for Pastoral MinistryAccording to the Barna Group, six in ten senior pastors describe youth ministry as one of the top five priorities of their church.Yet, too often these vital ministries are underfunded and understaffed. The result is that youth ministers are burning out and leaving the ministry altogether.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we talk transparently with a living legend: Tim Reed. Tim has served in youth ministry for years but, due to his faculty and pastoral role at Arizona Christian University, his spiritual thumbprint is all over the ministries of pastors across the country.2024-01-1530 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Candid Conversations about Biblical Worldview Formation that Works...and that Doesn't Work (Part Two)Dr. Amy Yoder is the first post-doctoral fellow in the history of Grand Canyon University, a deserved designation that she achieved due to the cutting edge nature of her research into spiritual formation strategies and high school students. But, the qualification of "cutting edge" isn't just due to the fact that she making the first research forays into the effectiveness of Christian schools.In large part, the 'edge' to her studies is her research subjects.Her students.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Geoff are joined by Dr. Yoder to begin a d...2023-12-1823 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Candid Conversations about Biblical Worldview Formation that Works...and that Doesn't Work (Part One)Dr. Amy Yoder is the first post-doctoral fellow in the history of Grand Canyon University, a deserved designation that she achieved due to the cutting edge nature of her research into spiritual formation strategies and high school students. But, the qualification of "cutting edge" isn't just due to the fact that she making the first research forays into the effectiveness of Christian schools.In large part, the 'edge' to her studies is her research subjects.Her students.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Geoff are joined by Dr. Yoder to begin a d...2023-12-1212 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Working to Objectively Determine if Christian School Spiritual Formation Strategies are Working (Part Two)Dr. Amy Yoder is the first post-doctoral fellow in the history of Grand Canyon University, a deserved designation that she achieved due to the cutting edge nature of her research into spiritual formation strategies and high school students. But, the qualification of "cutting edge" isn't just due to the fact that she making the first research forays into the effectiveness of Christian schools.In large part, the 'edge' to her studies is her research subjects.Her students.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Geoff are joined by Dr. Yoder to begin a d...2023-12-1122 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Working to Objectively Determine if Christian School Spiritual Formation Strategies are Working (Part One)Dr. Amy Yoder is the first post-doctoral fellow in the history of Grand Canyon University, a deserved designation that she achieved due to the cutting edge nature of her research into spiritual formation strategies and high school students. But, the qualification of "cutting edge" isn't just due to the fact that she making the first research forays into the effectiveness of Christian schools.In large part, the 'edge' to her studies is her research subjects.Her students.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, G and Geoff are joined by Dr. Yoder to begin a d...2023-12-0133 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: NCHS Students Serve are the Subjects in a Spiritual Formation Research Project (Part Two)Amy has always had a profound impact on the campus of Northwest Christian School. It's an impact that extends much further than the countless hours she invests in teaching--she has gone to extraordinary lengths to be certain that her influence is not just growing her students academically but that they are also growing in their individual relationships with Christ.What length exactly? Her recent ground-breaking doctoral dissertation, "The Effectiveness of Spiritual Formation Strategies in Generation Z", has caused shockwaves in the field of Christian education. And, now, post-dissertation, she has become the first post-doctoral fellow at Grand Can...2023-11-2816 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: NCHS Students Serve are the Subjects in a Spiritual Formation Research Project (Part One)Amy has always had a profound impact on the campus of Northwest Christian School. It's an impact that extends much further than the countless hours she invests in teaching--she has gone to extraordinary lengths to be certain that her influence is not just growing her students academically but that they are also growing in their individual relationships with Christ.What length exactly? Her recent ground-breaking doctoral dissertation, "The Effectiveness of Spiritual Formation Strategies in Generation Z", has caused shockwaves in the field of Christian education. And, now, post-dissertation, she has become the first post-doctoral fellow at Grand Can...2023-11-2717 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder, English Department Chair, Northwest Christian High School: Dr. Yoder becomes Grand Canyon University's First Doctoral FellowAmy has always had a profound impact on the campus of Northwest Christian School. It's an impact that extends much further than the countless hours she invests in teaching--she has gone to extraordinary lengths to be certain that her influence is not just growing her students academically but that they are also growing in their individual relationships with Christ.What length exactly? Her recent ground-breaking doctoral dissertation, "The Effectiveness of Spiritual Formation Strategies in Generation Z", has caused shockwaves in the field of Christian education. And, now, post-dissertation, she has become the first post-doctoral fellow at Grand Can...2023-11-2039 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJay Rudolph, Nationally Syndicated Christian Radio Host, The Plumb Line: Answering the Call and Critics of Christian Talk RadioMerriam-Webster defines a "plumb line" as "a line (as of cord) that has at one end a weight (such as a plumb bob) and is used especially to determine perfect verticality". For Jay Rudolph, who has spent decades in the radio industry, a plumb line is the perfect picture of what God has called him to do: to challenge listeners all across the United States to see the truths of God's Word as the "plumb line" of their lives, the key to living in a perfect, harmonious, vertical relationship with the Heavenly Father.Today, we hear Jay's te...2023-11-0638 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMatt Davidson, Superintendent, Timothy Christian School in Illinois: Gauging the Cultural Dangers Facing Christian EducationIt's homecoming week on the campus of Northwest Christian School and the team is excited to welcome home former superintendent, Matt Davidson. Davidson served as Northwest Christian superintendent from 2007 to 2010 before taking the role at Timothy Christian School in Elmhurst, Illinois.As a Christian Ed "lifer", and as a school administrator who has led in two very different socio-political environments, Davidson is uniquely positioned to get the proverbial lay of the cultural landscape and gauge the dangers that are overtly and covertly approaching on the social horizon. In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, he joins Geoff and G as...2023-10-2332 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJoy Watson, CEO, International Christian School in Russia: The Courage to Make Christ-Centered, Bible-Based Education Happen in RussiaChristian education in Russia. Yes, you read that correctly. And, not only is it happening, it's been happening for thirty years.Three decades of Christian education within a nation with a track record of hostility towards the Gospel is not for the faint of heart. For the brave men and women involved, it has required courage and a constant commitment to excellence.And, Joy Watson has led that team. Today, we enjoy a remarkable Kingdom Culture Conversation with Joy has she articulates the courage of her team, the risks that they face, and how a comm...2023-09-1828 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Stuart Delony of Snarky Faith: Ex-Pastor Addresses Perceived Inconsistencies within Evangelical ChristianityStuart 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 American church, distinctions between what Jesus called His church to do and what we actually do.He's also a former pastor from within Evangelical Christian culture.That's awkward.But, is he correct? And, if he is correct, is he going about it in the right way?Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is going to be very interesting!Stuart Delony...2023-09-1133 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Special Episode] Dean Schifferer, Owner/Founder, Schifferer Built: Details on Northwest Christian's Building Project and its Impact to CampusYesterday, we started a conversation with Dean Schifferer, a general contractor who is called to what he calls "the ministry of construction".Today, we continue the conversation as we discuss, specifically, the impact of the forthcoming collision between ministry, construction, and the campus of Northwest Christian School. As we start this new building, what will be the impact? Have we given proper attention to safety? Will there be inconveniences?For more information on Schifferer Built, please follow this link.For more information on Northwest Christian's "Build Here, Build There" campus improvement plan, please cli...2023-09-0517 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDean Schifferer, Owner/Founder, Schifferer Built: Are Christian-Owned Businesses Better for Society than other Businesses?Dean Schifferer isn't in it for the money. Now, let's recognize that well say this. And, truth be told, sometimes it can be hard to tell.But, not so with Dean. After listening to today's Kingdom Culture Conversations, you will be presented with some pretty solid evidence that profit margins are not Dean's prevailing priorities. For Schifferer Built, Dean's general contracting firm committed to building churches, Christian schools, and ministry sites, construction is a calling and a ministry.And, as you listen today, you might just be inspired to think about the way you...2023-09-0433 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDan Scoggin and Toyin Atolagbe of Great Hearts: Charter School Network Launches New Christian Schools to Expand Kingdom ImpactGreat Hearts America is a thriving network of publicly-funded charter schools, encompassing tens-of-thousands of students in Arizona, Texas, and Louisiana. They are rooted in what is popularly termed "Classical" education and their approach to learning and formation are very traditional. By all accounts, they have been very successful.But, now the game has changed. Nationally, as the wheels (sadly and unnecessarily) come off public schools, school choice initiatives are blossoming. Nowhere is there more true than in Arizona where families can utilize state tuition tax credit scholarships and state-funded empowerment scholarship accounts. The net effect of this has be...2023-09-0121 minKingdom Culture ConversationsCecil Swetland and Jerry Bowen, Association of Christian Schools International: Transgender Athletics, Book Bans, and Drag ShowsAs a function of their roles within the Association of Christian Schools International, Cecil Swetland and Jerry Bowen travel the western region of the U.S. and have a front row seat to an unsettling development within the cultural conflicts that are happening in schools and libraries. These unlikely venues have become ground zero for the implosion of misguided gender ideologies and rampant sexualization. While that may be disturbing enough, what is most troubling is that conflicted culture warriors are taking the battle to children and attempting an end run around parents.What exactly is ha...2023-08-2836 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRoger Erdvig (Senior Director of Biblical Worldview Education/Summit Ministries) and Andrew Coley (Curriculum Director/Northwest Christian School): Manifesting Biblical Worldview in the ClassroomOn Thursday, August 24th, 2023, Summit Ministry's Director of Biblical Worldview Education, Roger Erdvig, travelled throughout the campus of Northwest Christian School, visiting classrooms and assessing the strength of the school's Biblical worldview instruction.Today, on August 25th, one day later, it's a Professional Development day on campus--school is closed--and teachers have assembled to hear the feedback he is going to provide as he cues up a rich morning of training.And, in real time, as part of a fascinatingly atypical episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, you get the chance to hear a sneak-peek of both...2023-08-2541 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRoger Erdvig, Senior Director of Worldview Education, Summit Ministries: It is Time for the Christian Worldview Movement to Move Past Adolescence and into MaturityRoger Erdvig's is the Senior Director of Worldview Education within Summit Ministries, one of the leading purveyors of Christian Worldview education in the world. Erdvig's book, "Beyond Biblical Integration", represented a tectonic thinking shift within the world of Christian education. Now, he's pressing even further into community of Christian ed with some fighting words.It's time to grow up.As you will hear in today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, Erdvig is working to inspire teachers and leaders into a more fully realized composite of education and discipleship. Today, we'll revisit some key foun...2023-08-2135 minKingdom Culture ConversationsStefan Wilson and Nathan Johnson, Colson Educators, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: Has the Church Gone "Woke"? Is Jesus Being Used as a Propagandist?Would Jesus get the Covid vaccine or wear a face mask?Would Jesus advocate for open borders or immigration reform?Would Jesus advocate for gun control?Some within the church would say "yes". Some within the church would say "no". And, they would all point to specific scripture and Biblical passages that support their distinct positions.Can they all be right? How do we know? And, how do we tackle these issues without falling into moral relativism or sliding down the slope of "your truth vs. my truth"?Today's epis...2023-08-1446 minKingdom Culture ConversationsGlen Schultz, Kingdom Education Ministries: Looking at the Top Headlines from Summer 2023 Through the Lens of Biblical WorldviewPolitical corruption. Global warming. Resurgent racism. Summer 2023 was one for the books.After having spent the majority of the summer working through his seminal Christian worldview work Kingdom Education, today, we check in with Dr. Glen Schultz, the founder and director of Kingdom Education Ministries. Together, we scan some of the more significant headlines from the summer and talk through the issues and implications according to a Biblical worldview."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, ple...2023-08-0854 minKingdom Culture ConversationsNathan Atkinson, Executive Principal, Summerland Christian College in Australia: Risks and Opportunities within the Global Christian Education MovementScholar and artiste extraordinaire Jon Bon Jovi (tongue firmly planted in cheek) said it best: "The more things change, the more they stay the same."This certainly proves to be the case in today's Kingdom Culture Conversation with Nathan Atkinson, the Executive Principal for Australia's Summerland Christian College. Geoff and Nathan quickly discover that there are a healthy number of both similarities and differences between Australian and American Christian education.But, as we hear today, one of the keen risks in front of believers engaging the culture in American has also come to fruition for ou...2023-06-2025 minKingdom Culture ConversationsNathan Johnson, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: An Invitation to Participate in the Colson Fellows ProgramClarity that leads to confidence. Confidence that leads to courage. Courage to change the culture. This is the heartbeat of the Colson Fellows program, a flagship offering from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.Today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations represents a change of pace. Effectively, it is an invitation to our listeners to participate in the 2023/2024 class of Colson Fellows. To round out this invitation, we hear from Nathan Johnson who is part of the leadership team driving the Colson Educators initiative within the Colson Center. Nathan and Geoff break down the specifics of the C...2023-06-1337 minKingdom Culture ConversationsGlen Schultz, Kingdom Education Ministries: Secular Education vs. Christian Education vs. Kingdom EducationSchool districts kicking out Christian student-teachers for reason of their Christianity. Teachers hiding pending student gender transitions. Explicit library books. American history being rewritten.Have we lost our minds?Glen Schultz is a legend in Christian education. Having had an instrumental part in the foundations of some of America's most storied Christian schools, having been involved in the genesis of Liberty University and Lynchburg Christian Academy, and working at Life Ways Christian Publishers during the explosion of home school education, Schultz knows the in's and out's, the high's and low's of Christian education and Biblical worl...2023-06-1220 minKingdom Culture ConversationsAllison Van Liew, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Northwest Christian School: Is AI a Help or Hazard in the Classroom?"I'm sorry, Dave. I cannot do that."It's been 55 years since Stanley Kubrick prophetically took Arthur C. Clarke's visionary tale of machine evolutionary development gone awry--"2001: A Space Odyssey"--and turned it into a masterclass on dystopia. Yet, somehow, culture has just recently been surprised to see that ChatGPT reached a million users at a pace that blew past Netflix, Youtube, or Spotify.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence on culture through the lens of Biblical worldview. But, we dial in, specifically, to the impact of AI on education and t...2023-05-2246 minKingdom Culture ConversationsPaul and Lizzie Reed, WorldVenture Missionaries: Taking Christian Education to Russia (Part One)When Paul and Lizzie Reed heard the Great Commission's objective to reach "the uttermost parts of the earth", they took that quite literally, taking Christian education to Russia. Christian education in Russia? Yes.And, beyond that, as a product of working within Russia, they were on hand to experience the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an event which precipitated their near-immediate evacuation.Now, after spending a year in the US on furlough, the Reeds are preparing for their next great adventure: Budapest.This is an adventure-fueled, two-part Kingdom Culture Conversation that you can...2023-05-0933 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Matthew Vines, The Reformation Project: Faith, Orthodoxy, and the Gay Christian (Part Two)Matthew Vines loves the church, cherishes God's word, and counts as precious the church communities to which he has and does belong. In fact, if you were to run into Vines at your church this weekend, it's probable that you would have a conversation just like any other Sunday morning discussion you are likely to have.That is, until you realize that Matthew Vines also founded and facilitates The Reformation Project, a ministry with the mission to encourage LGBTQ inclusion within the church. That's where the conversation is bound to get very interesting.Some studied es...2023-04-1839 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Matthew Vines, The Reformation Project: Faith, Orthodoxy, and the Gay Christian (Part One)Matthew Vines loves the church, cherishes God's word, and counts as precious the church communities to which he has and does belong. In fact, if you were to run into Vines at your church this weekend, it's probable that you would have a conversation just like any other Sunday morning discussion you are likely to have. That is, until you realize that Matthew Vines also founded and facilitates The Reformation Project, a ministry with the mission to encourage LGBTQ inclusion within the church. That's where the conversation is bound to get very interesting.Some studied es...2023-04-1730 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. David McNeil, Choral Director, Colorado Christian University: Politics, Religion, and the Musical Merits of Motley CrueWe started with Henry Purcell, Arvo Part, Benjamin Britton, and Jean Christian Sibelius.We ended with The Beatles, Queen, Metallica, Pink Floyd, and Motley Crue.Uh oh. I don't think that this is going to be your "typical" Kingdom Culture Conversation. Today, we're going a little deeper.But, what would you expect when our guest has a doctorate in choral studies from Yale University?Dr. McNeil is the choral director from Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado, very near to Denver. Recently, McNeil's choir graced all three chapels at Northwest Christian, dem...2023-04-0325 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJeff Keaton, Founder and President, Renewanation: Answering the Top Objections to Christian Education"It's too expensive.""I don't want my kids to be sheltered.""My kids will be salt and light in the local public school."These, and more, represent the most common objections to Christian education. Are they legitimate? Is there good reason to keep some students in government-run schools and public education?Today's conversation is a tough one but the stakes--our children and the future of the Church--are high. To answer these questions, we welcome Jeff Keaton, the founder, president, and CEO of Renewanation. Formerly a pastor who became frustrated watching students fall...2023-03-2025 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEric Dowdle: Meet the New Northwest Christian Elementary PrincipalDuring the summer of 2023, Eric Dowdle will take the reins of the Northwest Christian School elementary program from Dawna Underwood. Underwood, who is preparing to retire after 32 years of service to NCS and 45 total years within Christian education, served alongside Dowdle for over a decade as part of ACSI Rocky Mountain Regional Accreditation Commission. For the last few years, Dowdle has served as Deputy Headmaster at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy in Tucson, Arizona. Prior to that, for nearly two decades, Dowdle was Head of School for Tucson's Casas Christian.In today's episode, we'll spend some tim...2023-03-0823 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDawna Underwood, NCS Elementary Principal and Early Education Director: Reflections from a Career in Christian Education (Part Two)Over the course of three decades, Dawna Underwood has seen her job grow and change as she served within Northwest Christian School, a school that was also experienced growth and change. As a result, she has been the tip-of-the-spear within many of the initiatives that kept Northwest Christian on the leading edge of progress.Underwood came to NCS from Christian Unified in San Diego and started as a classroom teacher. In time, she became the school's first Director of Curriculum and Instruction, eventually becoming the Elementary Principal and Early Education Director.But, during that time, as...2023-03-0721 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDawna Underwood, NCS Elementary Principal and Early Education Director: Reflections from a Career in Christian Education (Part One)Over the course of three decades, Dawna Underwood has seen her job grow and change as she served within Northwest Christian School, a school that was also experienced growth and change. As a result, she has been the tip-of-the-spear within many of the initiatives that kept Northwest Christian on the leading edge of progress.Underwood came to NCS from Christian Unified in San Diego and started as a classroom teacher. In time, she became the school's first Director of Curriculum and Instruction, eventually becoming the Elementary Principal and Early Education Director.But, during that time, as...2023-03-0636 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] John Beckett, Polytheistic Pagan of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids: Comparing and Contrasting Paganism and Druidry with Biblical WorldviewWe started our conversation with John Beckett thinking that Summit Ministries' "Worldview Chart" would be a perfect starting point to compare his chosen religious path, Paganism and Druidry, with Biblical worldview."This isn't going to work," he said. "It's too simplistic." Boy, was he right!In today's "Worldview Contrasts" episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, we meet Beckett, a practicing and accomplished polytheistic Pagan and Druid. Within minutes of starting our wonderfully congenial conversation, it becomes apparent that, perhaps and arguably just like Christianity, Paganism is a very diverse tradition. And, yes, a simple chart may not...2023-02-061h 06Kingdom Culture ConversationsAlex Overall, Northwest Christian Media Specialist: Pod Help Us! Can Talk Radio and Podcasting Save America or Advance the Kingdom?"It's not the years. It's the miles." -- Indiana JonesIndy's witty quote might very well be applicable to recording wunderkind Alex Overall. At the ripe-old-age of twenty-years-old, Overall had a hand in the production of one of the top conservative talk radio shows in the country--in what was probably the most hostile environment (Seattle) during a very turbulent time (Covid). The stories he could tell!And, stories he does tell today on Kingdom Culture Conversations as Alex reflects back upon his adventures in talk radio. He asks the question, "Can Talk Radio and...2023-01-3046 minKingdom Culture ConversationsAlex Overall, Northwest Christian Media Specialist: Will the Top Nine Trends for YouTube in 2023 Help or Hurt Biblical Worldview? (Part Two)When we talk about YouTube, the second most frequented website in the world, we have to use the word "Billions". Not "Millions". "Billions". Billions of viewers. Billions of videos. Billions of dollars paid in by advertisers. Billions of dollars paid out to content producers. Today, in a riveting conversation with Alex Overall, the Media Specialist for Frameworks and Northwest Christian School Online, we take a deep dive into these numbers but we also take a look forward and assess the top nine trends on YouTube and discuss their potential impact--good and bad--on culture, considered in the lig...2023-01-2431 minKingdom Culture ConversationsAlex Overall, Northwest Christian Media Specialist: Will the Top Nine Trends for YouTube in 2023 Help or Hurt Biblical Worldview? (Part One)When we talk about YouTube, the second most frequented website in the world, we have to use the word "Billions". Not "Millions". "Billions". Billions of viewers. Billions of videos. Billions of dollars paid in by advertisers. Billions of dollars paid out to content producers. Today, in a riveting conversation with Alex Overall, the Media Specialist for Frameworks and Northwest Christian School Online, we take a deep dive into these numbers but we also take a look forward and assess the top nine trends on YouTube and discuss their potential impact--good and bad--on culture, considered in the lig...2023-01-2341 minKingdom Culture ConversationsScott Hord, Statewide Training Manager, Christian Family Care: Resources that EVERY Parent NeedsScott Hord started his career in youth ministry. Serving as a pastor in the Pacific Northwest, he worked for years with junior high and senior high school students. But, somewhere along the way, his care and concern for the wellbeing of students led him down a hard path. For the last fifteen years, he's worked within Christian Family Care, a foster care agency, licensed in the state of Arizona. In that time, he's seen a lot, learned a lot.Now, he's committed to taking the things that he's learned and experienced and putting handles on those lessons. He's l...2023-01-1722 minKingdom Culture ConversationsScott Hord, Statewide Training Manager, Christian Family Care: Coming to Grips with Child AbuseScott Hord started his career in youth ministry. Serving as a pastor in the Pacific Northwest, he worked for years with junior high and senior high school students. But, somewhere along the way, his care and concern for the wellbeing of students led him down a hard path. For the last fifteen years, he's worked within Christian Family Care, a foster care agency, licensed in the state of Arizona. In that time, he's seen a lot, learned a lot.Now, he's committed to taking the things that he's learned and experienced and putting handles on those lessons. He's l...2023-01-1628 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEliacquim Nkunzabijuru, Principal, City of Joy Christian School in Rwanda, Africa: Courage and Christian Education Confront the Realities of GenocideEliacquim Nkunzabijaru and his countrymen have known the harm and hurt of the Rwandan genocide for their entire lives. In one form or another, its historic realities are not mere history. Rather, they surface in their every day lives. But Nkunzabijuru is bravely pushing back against the persisting hurts of losing an entire generation to ethnic violence. As the principal of Joy Christian School within the City of Joy ministry in Rwanda, Africa, he courageously approaches each learning day as an opportunity to infiltrate the darkness with the light of Christian education. Today's conversation, held over Zoom, will...2023-01-0223 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRoger Erdvig of Summit Ministries: Looking Back on 2022 through the Lens of Biblical WorldviewOne year ago, on Kingdom Culture Conversations, we sat down with Roger Erdvig, an author, speaker, and scholar who serves as the Education Director for Summit Ministries, and looked back on the highs and lows of 2021 through the lens of Biblical worldview.Today, we'll shift our focus to 2022 and do the same. The fall of Roe v. Wade, the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, wokeness in Public School classrooms, the midterm elections, and so much more will be considered as we review a couple of critical research studies that reveal both encouraging and discouraging results.2022-12-2643 minKingdom Culture ConversationsNathan Johnson, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: The Myth of "Settled Science""The science is settled". It's a popular turn of phrase that has almost become ubiquitous since it was first made politically popular by Vice-President Al Gore in 2013 and then became all-too-familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, is it possible to "settle the science"? Or, is the phrase simply a billy club used by both sides within our polarized culture to stifle the intellectual curiosity of the other?Nathan Johnson works within Colson Educators, an important facet of the ministry of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Prior to his post there, however, Johnson worked with the...2022-11-1449 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRyan Helfenbein, Executive Director, Standing for Freedom Center at Liberty University: American Exceptionalism and Christian NationalismTerms like "American Exceptionalism", "Christo-Fascism", and "Christian Nationalism" are suddenly ubiquitous, culturally fashionable, and pervasive on talk radio, social media, and the opinion pages. But, truth be told, they seem to be used most often towards Evangelicals as accusatory and pejorative phrases.So, are you a fascist? Are you a Christian nationalist? What do these terms mean? Are they good or bad?The New York Times recently presented an honest question: "Christian nationalism has been empowered in American politics since the rise of Donald Trump. From 'Stop the Steal' to the storming of the U.S. Cap...2022-10-1733 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Lucien Greaves of The Satanic Temple: Atheism and Secularism Contrasted with Biblical WorldviewToday, Kingdom Culture Conversations is launching a new series of irregularly scheduled episodes called "Worldview Contrasts" which have a novel approach to exploring culture and worldview. In the interest of growing discernment, better understanding the variety of worldviews, and modeling what Kingdom-motivated civil discourse should looked like, KCC hosts Geoff Brown and Chris "G" Gardiner will be sitting down with actual proponents of these (often opposing) worldviews, discussing how these differing worldviews vary from Biblical worldivew.And, we jump in with a bang!Today's guest on Kingdom Culture Conversations is Lucien Greaves, the founder of T...2022-08-2955 minKingdom Culture ConversationsSusan Leonard, Colson Fellow, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: The Fact Value Split and the Growing Secularism within Christian SchoolsIn the third of three stirring episodes featuring worldview experts from the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, we spend time once more with Susan Leonard. But, today, we drop in on a presentation ("The Growing Secularism in Christian Schools") that Susan gave to the faculty and staff of Northwest Christian School on August 1st, 2022. In the process of unpacking and shining a light on that burgeoning secularism, Susan calls to our attention the "Fact Value Split", an insidious notion that is creeping into our homes, churches, schools, and even, dare we say it, our Christian schools.A bi...2022-08-2454 minKingdom Culture ConversationsSusan Leonard and Nathan Johnson, Colson Fellows, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: Good and Bad vs. True and FalseThe mission of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview is to ignite hope by informing, equipping, and uniting the Body of Christ to live a Christian Worldview in the cultural moment. Originally founded by political culprit turned evangelical culture champion Charles Colson, it is difficult to imagine if Colson, when setting the mission and course for the Colson Center, could have imagined how far adrift American culture would sail from objective truth.In today's episode, the second in what will be three critically imporant episodes, KCC listeners will once more hear from two Colson Fellows, Susan Leonard a...2022-08-2334 minKingdom Culture ConversationsSusan Leonard and Nathan Johnson, Colson Fellows, Colson Center for Christian Worldview: If Christianity Were Decisively Proved to be Untrue, Would We Stop Believing It?The mission of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview is to ignite hope by informing, equipping, and uniting the Body of Christ to live a Christian Worldview in the cultural moment. Originally founded by political culprit turned evangelical culture champion Charles Colson, it is difficult to imagine if Colson, when setting the mission and course for the Colson Center, could have imagined how far adrift American culture would sail from objective truth.In today's episode, KCC listeners will be introduced to two Colson Fellows, Susan Leonard and Nathan Johnson. As the first of a episode run, Leonard an...2022-08-2243 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. John DelHousaye of the Biblical and Theological Studies Department at Arizona Christian University: Understanding Spiritual Formation (Part Two)From posts in schools like Phoenix Seminary and Arizona Christian University, author and professor Dr. John DelHousaye has championed extensive research and academic study in what most would consider to be critical areas of understanding for Christ followers: Jesus Christ, the gospels, the patristics, mysticism, rhetoric, and spiritual formation. In today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversation, the second of two parts, DelHousaye begins de-mystifying these critical subjects, uncloaking the idea of spiritual formation in layman's terms.In the process, he opens up new horizons of spiritual formation, inviting the reader to a revitalized relationship with God's word.2022-08-0918 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. John DelHousaye of the Biblical and Theological Studies Department at Arizona Christian University: Understanding Spiritual Formation (Part One)From posts in schools like Phoenix Seminary and Arizona Christian University, author and professor Dr. John DelHousaye has championed extensive research and academic study in what most would consider to be critical areas of understanding for Christ followers: Jesus Christ, the gospels, the patristics, mysticism, rhetoric, and spiritual formation. In today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversation, the first of two parts, DelHousaye begins de-mystifying these critical subjects, uncloaking the idea of spiritual formation in layman's terms.In the process, he opens up new horizons of spiritual formation, inviting the reader to a revitalized relationship with God's word.2022-08-0838 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Matt Spivey, Chair of the English and Communications Department, Arizona Christian University: Should We Never Read George Orwell's "1984" or Should We Read It Every Year?Several years ago, at Northwest Christian in Phoenix, bowing to concerns regarding its content, Mr. Brown removed "1984" by George Orwell from the sophomore reading list.Today, in a Kingdom Culture Conversation with Dr. Matt Spivey from Arizona Christian University, Mr. Brown asks the question, "Did I make the right decision?"Get ready for a surprising Kingdom Culture Conversation.For more information on Arizona Christian University, please visit this link.To learn more about Dr. Spivey or to be both challenged and encouraged by more of what he has written, please visit...2022-08-0126 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Matt Spivey, Chair of the English and Communications Department, Arizona Christian University: We are Living in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"It is unquestionably a dystopian classic: George Orwell's "Animal Farm". This brief book paints a poignant picture of Stalinism run rampant in culture using simple, almost amusing, allegorical images of animals living on a farm in turn-of-the-century England.It's a book that has been required reading for high school students for generations. So how is it that we have, almost unwittingly, allowed this cautionary tale to be the clearest picture of our contemporary society?Dr. Matt Spivey is the Chair of the English and Communication Department at Arizona Christian University. A published author of journal arti...2022-07-2540 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMarcia Montenegro of "Christian Answers for the New Age" Ministries: Does Disney Have an Agenda? Is "Frozen 2" Really an Occult Primer?It's one of the first things that we learn when we study worldview...everyone, whether they know it or not, has a worldview. And, as a result, we all carry an intrinsic bias, a predisposition, into our lives. Each decision we make. Each piece of communication we produce. Each question we answer. Our worldview is reflected in them all.So, to ask the question, "Does Disney have an agenda?" is somewhat ingenuine. We know they do. But, what is it?Perhaps a clue can be found in a recent Disney blockbuster: Frozen 2. Yes, Anna, Elsa, and Olaf...2022-07-0449 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Collette House, ACSI Board Member and Superintendent, Aurora Christian Schools: Academic Standards are the Latest Front in the Culture WarsDr. Collette House is an accomplished educator who is part of the governing board for the Association of Christian Schools International while serving as the Superintendent of Aurora Christian Schools in Illinois. Recently, Illinois has become a front in the culture wars as the state's littlest citizens are put in harm's way through the adoption and implementation of new state teaching and learning academic standards. As district schools and university teaching programs work to rid state standards of the "evils" of racism, homophobia, unearned privilege, and Eurocentrism, it would seem that Biblical worldview is also being displaced as...2022-04-2539 minKingdom Culture ConversationsWes McClenny of Cabela's and Christian Hunters of America: Should Christians Hunt?Proverbs 12:10 is pretty clear: "The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel."Does that mean that hunting is prohibited in scripture and that, as Christ followers, we should not be involved in hunting or fishing?In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we are joined by Northwest Christian alumni (class of '20) alumni Wes McClenny. During his time at Northwest Christian, Wes was involved and instrumental in the school's outdoor adventure club, the Adventure Cru. Wes is employed at Cabela's where he works in the fishing division. And...2022-04-1929 minKingdom Culture ConversationsChris "Mr. G" Gardiner, Northwest Christian Spiritual Formation Coordinator: Understanding an Enduring Commitment to the Kids Kingdom OrphanageTo date, each of the episodes of Kingdom Culture Conversations has featured either Geoff Brown or Chris Gardiner interviewing guests to the podcast. Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation presents a twist: Geoff Brown interviews Chris Gardiner.Chris "Mr. G" Gardiner has led between six and eight missions trips per year to the Kids Kingdom orphanage and church community in Imuris, Sonora, situated beautifully between Nogales and Magdalena in scenic Mexico.As you will hear today, these trips have been transformational. They served to transform the relationship between Geoff and Chris. They ultimately transformed the Gardiner family. And...2022-02-2232 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJon Coughlin of the City of Joy Rwanda: Genocide, Christian Education, and Cultural Transformation (Part Two)Jon Coughlin considers himself an unlikely champion for the students and staff of the City of Joy Christian School in Rwanda, Africa. But, truth be told, in just a few minutes with Jon you begin to see the Lord's wisdom in leading him into the role. Jon's passion for the mission of City of Joy is both apparent and abundant. Further, his background and training in trauma-based care and counseling is the perfect match for a Rwandan community that still bears the scars of genocide.It is in the context of poverty and genocide that the City of...2022-02-1519 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJon Coughlin of the City of Joy Rwanda: Genocide, Christian Education, and Cultural Transformation (Part One)Jon Coughlin considers himself an unlikely champion for the students and staff of the City of Joy Christian School in Rwanda, Africa. But, truth be told, in just a few minutes with Jon you begin to see the Lord's wisdom in leading him into the role. Jon's passion for the mission of City of Joy is both apparent and abundant. Further, his background and training in trauma-based care and counseling is the perfect match for a Rwandan community that still bears the scars of genocide.It is in the context of poverty and genocide that the City of...2022-02-1434 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Tracy Munsil of Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center: Do Millennials have a Problem with Jesus and the Church?Dr. Tracy Munsil is the Executive Director of the Cultural Research Center and is also Associate Professor of Political Science at Arizona Christian University. Dr. Munsil chaired the collaborative process to develop the ACU CORE liberal arts curriculum and teaches political science and Humanities courses at ACU. She was appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments and serves on the Board of Directors for Voices for the Voiceless, a next-generation pro-life organization based in Phoenix. Dr. Munsil was a full-time lecturer in the Arizona State University School of Politics and Global Studies. Her...2022-02-0824 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Tracy Munsil of Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center: What is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and the Danger it Poses?Dr. Tracy Munsil is the Executive Director of the Cultural Research Center and is also Associate Professor of Political Science at Arizona Christian University. Dr. Munsil chaired the collaborative process to develop the ACU CORE liberal arts curriculum and teaches political science and Humanities courses at ACU. She was appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments and serves on the Board of Directors for Voices for the Voiceless, a next-generation pro-life organization based in Phoenix. Dr. Munsil was a full-time lecturer in the Arizona State University School of Politics and Global Studies. Her...2022-02-0746 minKingdom Culture ConversationsPresident Len Munsil of Arizona Christian University: Reviewing the Cultural Research Center's American Worldview InventoryIn our last episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, President Len Munsil, of Arizona Christian University, pulled back the curtain on the university's newly commissioned Cultural Research Center which is being led by internationally-recognized Christian thought leader and researcher, Dr. George Barna.In today's episode, in addition to articulating the vision and direction of the Cultural Research Center, Munsil begins to unpack one of the CRC's first major unveilings: the "American Worldview Inventory, 2021". It's a far-reaching conversation that will excite the listener about the trajectory of the CRC while also providing insights into the prevailing worldviews that our sh...2022-02-0137 minKingdom Culture ConversationsPresident Len Munsil of Arizona Christian University: Transforming Culture with TruthLen Munsil has been a champion of Biblical worldview and religious liberty on both the local front and the national front. But, given the trajectory of Arizona Christian University, those two fronts are getting ready to cross as part of a perfect storm of cultural opportunity.Locally, Munsil helped to pioneer the Center for Arizona Policy, an Arizona-based, conservative advocacy organization. He also ran a very successful campaign that very nearly landed him in the Governor's seat.Nationally, as a well-recognized attorney who has championed pro-life advocacy and religious liberty, he was a cornerstone within th...2022-01-3134 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEthan Burson, Northwest Christian's eSports Coach: Are Video Games a Sign of 'The End of Men'?It's a stereotype that is commonly propagated: guys in their mid-twenties, living in their parents' basements, playing video games. This trope suggests that young men are increasingly trading their real lives for virtual lives and, in the process, escaping from their God-given responsibilities to lead within families, the work place, church, and the community.Is this stereotype legitimate?In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we talk with Ethan Burson, a middle school Bible teacher at Northwest Christian School. Ethan is also the coach of the Northwest Christian High School eSports team. As part of the the Ariz...2022-01-2615 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEthan Burson, Northwest Christian's eSports Coach: What is Video Game Addiction? Is my Student Addicted to Video Games?In January of this year, it became official: the World Health Organization officially approved classifying video game addiction, or gaming disorder, as a disease. The unanimous vote means that gaming disorder will officially be added with the revisions to the International Classification of Diseases, commonly known as the ICD.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we talk with Ethan Burson, a middle school Bible teacher at Northwest Christian School. Ethan is also the coach of the Northwest Christian High School eSports team. As part of the the Arizona Interscholastic Association, Northwest Christian's eSports team competes against other high sch...2022-01-2515 minKingdom Culture ConversationsEthan Burson, Northwest Christian's eSports Coach: Does the Virtual Violence within Video Games Produce Real World Violence?Within the recent trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, which ended in an acquittal, there was a surprising moment in which the prosecutor started a line of questioning with the defendant, inquiring about his interest in "Call of Duty", a "first person shooter". The very clear suggestion was that there is a link between the virtual violence within that particular game and the real world violence of which Rittenhouse was being accused.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, we talk with Ethan Burson, a middle school Bible teacher at Northwest Christian School. Ethan is also the coach of the Northwest Ch...2022-01-2426 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMatt Spivey and Adam Sonstroem (Arizona Christian University), Damon Evans and Chris Zimmerman (Cabin Fever Films): As Christ Followers, How Do We Choose the Movies We Watch?During the on-the-ground chapel for Northwest Christian High School on Wednesday, January 12th, the school welcomed four panelists for a Kingdom Culture Conversation that centered around movies, media, television, books, music, and more. The conversation was recorded and makes up the bulk of yesterday's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations.Today, we have the opportunity to hear those same panelists continue their conversation--even more in-depth--as their Kingdom Culture Conversation on movies continued on after the chapel mics were turned off!Who were the panelists?Matt Spivey and Adam Sonstroem are professors within the English a...2022-01-1438 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMatt Spivey and Adam Sonstroem (Arizona Christian University), Damon Evans and Chris Zimmerman (Cabin Fever Films): Should Christians Watch R-Rated Movies?During the on-the-ground chapel for Northwest Christian High School on Wednesday, January 12th, the school welcomed four panelists for a Kingdom Culture Conversation that centered around movies, media, television, books, music, and more. The conversation was recorded and makes up the bulk of today's special episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations.Tomorrow, we have the opportunity to hear those same panelists continue their conversation--even more in-depth--as their Kingdom Culture Conversation on movies continued on after the chapel mics were turned off!Who were the panelists?Matt Spivey and Adam Sonstroem are professors within the E...2022-01-1332 minKingdom Culture Conversations[Throwback Thursday] Chris "Mr. G" Gardiner of Northwest Christian: What Does Scripture Mean when it Calls Us "His Workmanship"?We're gearing up to start a new podcast tradition, "Throwback Thursday".Going back to the summer of 2016, long before there was a "Kingdom Culture Conversations" podcast or the Frameworks Biblical worldview initiative, each summer, Northwest Christian School produced a series of weekly videos that stretched through each summer. These teaching videos were based on the summer reading for that particular summer: sometimes a passage of scripture or a book centered around Biblical worldview. As part of this new tradition, we're pulling the audio from those videos and revisiting some of the key worldview concepts that we explored dur...2022-01-1306 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Glen Schultz of Kingdom Education Ministries: Is it Possible for 'Christian Education' to be Secularized?Dr. Glen Schultz's "Kingdom Education: God's Plan for Educating Future Generations" is a seminal work in Christian education...and the author himself, with over fifty years in the trenches of Christian Ed, is one of the architects of Christian schooling throughout the world. In December 2021, Northwest Christian was blessed to have Dr. Schultz drop by the campus unexpectedly and, in the process, we recording three consecutive episodes of Kingdom Culture Conversations (airing January 10-12, 2022) around three salient questions: "Is God's Word enough for this particular cultural moment?", "Is the evangelical Christian church breaking apart?", and "Is it possible for 'Ch...2022-01-1219 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRoger Erdvig, Summit Ministries author: Reflections on 2021 and Biblical Worldview--Are We Getting the Job Done?As the end of the 2021 calendar year approaches, it is customary, and healthy, to look back at the year and reflect on how well we are performing within the roles and responsibilities that the Lord has put before us. Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is an opportunity for the Northwest Christian and Frameworks community to do just that.Roger Erdvig's "Beyond Biblical Integration", published by Summit Ministries, the leading purveyor of Biblical worldview resources and curriculum, was released in 2020 and has since become a road sign for families and schools attempting to navigate towards true Biblical worldview. In No...2021-12-2034 minKingdom Culture ConversationsChuck Deheinaut, Northwest Christian's Founder and First Superintendent: The Power and Priority of PrayerIn 1980, Chuck Deheinaut was given just 4 months and $50,000.00 to start Northwest Christian School. In that limited time and with those limited resources, Chuck established a school that went on to become the largest single-location private school in the state, one of just seventeen ACSI Exemplary Accredited schools in the world, and the top Arizona private school for nine consecutive years according to Ranking Arizona magazine.But, according to Chuck, it all started with prayer.Take some time to enjoy a wonderful conversation between Northwest Christian's current superintendent and its very first superintendent in today's wonderful e...2021-12-1623 minKingdom Culture ConversationsAnna Johnson, Northwest Christian School Nurse: A Candid Conversation about COVID-19 on CampusA nursing grad from Grand Canyon University, after working for Phoenix Children's Hospital and Hospice of the Valley, Mrs. Anna Johnson has served as the lead nurse in the Northwest Christian Student Health Office for two years. And, what a two years they have been! Anna literally started at the school as the pandemic was gearing up and has spent nearly every day in these last two years working overtime to keep the Crusader community safe.In today's special Kingdom Culture Conversation, Anna sits down with Geoff Brown and talks through the driving motivations behind the release of...2021-12-0433 minKingdom Culture ConversationsHillorie Schrock, Northwest Christian American Sign Language Instructor: Why is the Deaf Community the World's Largest Unreached People Group?Mrs. Hillorie Schrock is the Northwest Christian high school American Sign Language instructor. Her love for Jesus, her students, and ASL have wonderfully fused into an immersive classroom environment in which students are learning so much more than a second or third language. Hillorie does an amazing job of conveying her love and compassion for the deaf community--a group that some of called the world's largest, unreached people group.What is it that has worked to make this group so difficult to evangelize? Why are they so much more vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse?Ans...2021-11-2225 minKingdom Culture ConversationsDr. Amy Yoder of Northwest Christian: Should We Completely Avoid Literature, Movies, and Music that Do Not Agree with Biblical Worldview?Dr. Amy Yoder is a cornerstone in the Northwest Christian English department. Beloved by students although she pushes them hard, engaging in the classroom, and creative within her lessons, her courses (Honors Junior English and Honors Senior English) earn her Northwest Christian students college credit at both Grand Canyon University and Colorado Christian University. Her research into effective spiritual formation strategies within high school students has been professionally published and she has been invited to speak on the subject at different conferences. In short, she is the perfect person to ask the question, "Should we completely avoid lit...2021-11-1030 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMatt Davidson of Timothy Christian Schools: Can We Still Call it "Freedom" if We Are Given Just One Choice?After serving the community of Northwest Christian School as superintendent, Matt Davidson has served as superintendent of Timothy Christian Schools in the Chicago area for nearly a dozen years. In today's episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, past and present superintendents of Northwest Christian come together to talk through the fleeting nature of religious liberty, organizational autonomy, and personal freedoms within an increasingly secularized culture. This year, the Timothy Christian school year kicked off with a debacle that illuminated the increasing pressure being placed upon autonomous organizations like Timothy Christian.For more information on Matt's role at Timothy Ch...2021-11-0331 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMarcia Montenegro with Christian Answers for the New Age: Is the Enneagram Safe for Christians?After spending years as a certified, professional psychic, Christ rescued Marcia Montenegro out of darkness and revealed to her His marvelous light. Now, standing in that light, she is bringing forward two salient messages. The first is an evangelical message through her missions organization, Christian Answers for the New Age, directed towards those trapped in the occult like she was. The second is a message to the evangelical church: are we growing too comfortable with the rising tide of occultic influences in our homes?As an extension of this second emphasis, Marcia has spent a great deal of t...2021-11-0143 minKingdom Culture ConversationsMarcia Montenegro with Christian Answers for the New Age: A Professional Psychic Finds Christ and Fears for the Growing Influence of New Age Thinking in the ChurchMarcia's story will grab your attention and not let go! Springing from a misguided quest for truth and spirituality in her youth, as an adult she fell into New Age philosophy which led her deeper and deeper into the occult. After spending years as a certified, professional psychic, Christ rescued her out of darkness and revealed to her His marvelous light. Now, standing in that light, she is bringing forward two salient messages. The first is an evangelical message through her missions organization, Christian Answers for the New Age, directed towards those trapped in the occult like she was. The s...2021-10-2542 minKingdom Culture ConversationsScott Brownson of Clydehurst Christian Ranch: How Do We Eliminate Worry and Hurry?Scott Brownson is a director at Clydehurst Christian Ranch in Montana--a pristine and rustic camp set in the epically beautiful Boulder River Valley, a wondrous space made popular in the Robert Redford film, "A River Runs Through It". The camp is primed to be the perfect escape from the work-a-day world--no cell phone reception, few demands pressing upon our time. For seventy-six years, the camp has been a place of respite and solace for many families.But as Scott shares with us today, even here, within this earthly paradise, the tyranny of the urgent can supplant the pe...2021-10-2027 minKingdom Culture Conversations[From Washington D.C.] The ACSI Legal and Legislative Team: Is President Biden's Federal Vaccine Mandate Legal? Will it Apply to Christian Schools?As the 2021 ACSI Legal Legislative Conference wraps up in Washington D.C., Mr. Brown has the unique opportunity to sit down with three key players within the Legal and Legislative ACSI advocacy group: Tom Cathey, the ACSI Chief of Staff; Steven Novotny, the ACSI General Counsel and Vice-President of Public Policy; and George Tryfiates, ACSI's Director of Governmental Affairs. The resulting Kingdom Culture Conversation that they enjoy is far-reaching but, in light of the recent news that President Biden has announced a federal vaccine mandate, the four of them spend some time on this topic.Does President Bid...2021-09-1732 minKingdom Culture Conversations[From Washington D.C.] Merle Skinner of Champion Christian School: Affecting Cultural Change through Political ActivismIn another episode from Washington D.C., during the Association of Christian School International's Legal Legislative Conference, Mr. Brown has the unique opportunity to engage a conversation with Merle Skinner, the Executive Director of Pennsylvania's Christian Family and Children's Center, which includes Champion Christian School. Beyond Merle's local responsibilities, he has led an effort to catalyze Christian schools and ministries across ten states on the eastern seaboard. The result has been outstanding growth in educational freedom and religious liberty.Merle's message today is directed towards two clubs on the campus of Northwest Christian School: Turning Point USA and...2021-09-1619 minKingdom Culture Conversations[From Washington D.C.] Rick Brown of Roanoke Valley Christian Schools: Witness to the Cultural Decline in VirginiaWhen you visit the web page for Roanoke Valley Christian Schools in Virginia, one of the things that will first strike you is the "non-discrimination" statement emblazoned across the main page. Why is it so prominent? As we have seen in the news, Virginia is ground-zero for cultural clashes involving Critical Race Theory and a newly enacted Sexual-Orientation-Gender-Identity law. The prominence of this statement is part of the school's efforts to protect and affirm its deeply held convictions regarding Biblical orthodoxy and to do so in a loving, grace-filled manner.In today's Kingdom Culture Conversation, while in D.C...2021-09-1517 minKingdom Culture ConversationsKenna Deters of Turning Point USA: Can Political Activism Further the Gospel and Biblical Worldview?Kenna Deters was an activist at eight-years-old. She grew up as a conservative in Southern California, a place where she felt very alone with her values. Eventually, she came to the helm of the Turning Point USA chapter at Grand Canyon University, the largest TPUSA chapter in the nation. From there, she was hired on by Charlie Kirk and TPUSA as a field representative in the desert southwest. She is the perfect person to be asked: "Can political activism further God's purposes?" Or, "Do our political agendas and aspirations sometimes supplant the priority of the Gospel within our lives?" Today's...2021-09-0736 minKingdom Culture ConversationsJanet Ruth: A Former Federal Prosecutor asks, "Is Christian Nationalism Undermining the Great Commission?"After kicking the hornet's nest in the previous episode, we continue wrestling with some very hard questions in today's Kingdom Culture Conversation. Moving from "Does 'Under God' belong in the Pledge of Allegiance?", we begin to wrestle with the intent of the Founding Fathers regarding the separation of church and state. In her book "Separate for a Reason", former federal prosecutor and author Janet Ruth challenges American Christians to think through the implications of getting church and state confused. For more information on Janet Ruth, please visit: https://janetruth.com/To get a copy of Jan...2021-08-2522 minKingdom Culture ConversationsIntegrating a Christian Worldview - Part 2Chris Gardiner and Nicole Hunter continue the discussion regarding the priority of establishing "intentional attention" in creating Biblical worldview in classrooms and our homes. It's said that worldview is both "caught and taught"--we need to both teach worldview but we also need to recognize that our students are "catching" their worldviews via so many different channels."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, please visit: https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: h...2021-05-2417 minKingdom Culture ConversationsIntegrating a Christian WorldviewChris Gardiner and Nicole Hunter discuss the importance of integrating a Christian worldview in the classroom. "Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, please visit: https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit: https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email gbrown@ncsaz.org or you can reach him by cell phone: (623)225-5573.2021-05-1714 minKingdom Culture ConversationsRobby Lashua and DeVaughn Cunningham: What is "Imago Dei"? Why is it so important within Biblical worldview?In the debut episode of Kingdom Culture Conversations, pastors Robby Lashua and DeVaughn Cunningham discuss how "Imago Dei", the idea of being created in God's image, changes everything in terms of how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the culture at large...Robby Lashua is presently the Pastor of Apologetics at Desert Springs Community Church and the host of an internationally recognized apologetics podcast called "Christ, Culture, and Coffee".To learn about Robby, please click here.For more information on Christ, Culture, and Coffee, please click here.DeVaughn Cunningham is...2021-02-0212 min