Crucial Conversation

Last week we lost a dear friend of the show. This is her story.

The Urshan name is a household name in the Apostolic movement. In this episode you will hear a lot of the back story and how the foundation began. Sit back, relax and enjoy another Crucial Conversation.

Recently we had the host of the Sustaining Life Podcast reach out to us and ask us to be interviewed by them... Well, here is how that went.

Pastor Kris Dillingham of Toledo Ohio shares his burden in this episode. Growing a church has nothing to do with numbers but the development of people. Hear his heart beat of reaching the broken unchurched urban neighborhoods of his city. A lot of spiritual growth in this episode, we hope you enjoy!

David Ferrell pastors in Perth Andover, New Brunswick Canada. In this Episode he shares important wisdom that will truly be transformative to every listener no matter what your walk with God consist of. If you have ever wondered about time running out on your life, or wonder what in the world is God doing? Possibly even stress over the constant unknown in your relationship with God. This episode is exactly what you have been looking for. Enjoy!

Pastor Mark Brown.

In this incredibly unique episode our guest, Clifton LeJeune talks about fear in depth that has had its grips on our nation and the world as a whole during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hear how he has continued to build the kingdom through it all. He also dives into relationship matters that he and his wife, Paula, speak about all over the nation for marriage seminars. Thanks for tuning into another Crucial Conversation.

Charity Gayle houses a powerful voice which has a fresh yet reminiscent sound. She loves the Lord with fierce faith and has authored songs such as "Amen" "Enter In (Psalm 100)" "New Name Written Down in Glory" "Cleansed" and more. Charity grew up in a home full of worship and has been involved in ministry since she was a child. Charity is featured on The Emerging Sound records Volume 1 through 5. Her first solo album, ‘Lord, You are My Song' debuted at #1 in the Christian & Gospel genre and #20 in all genres in January 2018.   In this episode you will hear Charitys story from the very beginning, enjoy this episode!

This episode is incredibly crucial. Raymond Woodward delivered a masterpiece of a message at Because of the Times 2017 about the importance of who you surround yourself with. In this episode you will hear what the blessings will be or the ramifications can be depending who you spend your time with. Listen to this timely word dedicated to men and women of all generations. 

Ministry comes in many different forms. Nathan Roberts calling takes him to places doing things he never imaged he would be doing. However, when God is involved some of the best fruits of our labor are produced. Hear his incredible story on ministry and how it developed him into that pastor he is today. 

Scars come in many forms. Physically, Mentally and Emotionally. Listen to Paula LeJeune's story of being born a Siamese twin and being the one who survived not only a very rare surgery but an abusive childhood and growing up poor. Hear how her trust in God changes her story to one of finding true love, forgiveness and a brand new outlook on life. 

Bro. Fazel Culbreath is a bible study teacher extraordinaire. This week you will hear him give practical advice and share testimonies about teaching home bible studies. During this recording you will hear the power of God start to move. We are excited to share this very crucial conversation. 

During the pandemic a lot of things were a reality check. Including realizing just how much we depended on our school system and Sunday school departments to teach our children. When the world stopped so did that learning for our kids. In this episode Adam Dozier and Kim Ramsey speak about their burden to not let the spiritual growth stop in our young generation. Together they wrote a Just for Kids bible study to help develop a relationship with God.

From addiction to grace. Scott Breedlove tells his story from how went from a life full of addiction to opening restoration houses. In this episode you will hear a story about how God spoke to him while he was in the middle of a shift bartending and knew INSTANTLY his life was about to change. 

The words we speak are real. We have no idea how they really effect people. In this episode we speak to a licensed therapist who battled with spiritual abuse. Denise Lee shares her story with us in this conversation.

Dr. Brickle teaches New Testament studies and Greek at UGST in Wentzville, Missouri. While his research interests are eclectic, he focuses primarily on the confluence of Johannine Literature with Ancient Media Culture (orality/aurality, sound mapping, memory arts, literary and book culture, performance, spatiality, intertextuality). Along with his published dissertation, Aural Design and Coherence in the Prologue of First John (T&T Clark, 2012), he has contributed essays to The Fourth Gospel in First-Century Media Culture (T&T Clark, 2011), Rethinking the Ethics of John (Mohr Siebeck, 2012), Memory and Identity in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (SBL Press, 2014), Abiding Words: The Use of Scripture in the Gospel of John (SBL Press, 2015), and Sound Matters: New Testament Studies in Sound Mapping (Cascade, 2018). He also has written and edited for a more general readership: The Apostolic Study Bible (New Testament editor and contributor), Handbook on the Gospels, and Handbook on the General Epistles and Revelation (co-authored). Dr. Brickle earned degrees from Harvard University (A.L.B. in Religion), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.A. in Urban Ministry), and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (Ph.D. in Biblical Studies). His professional memberships include Society of Biblical Literature, Society for Pentecostal Studies, and Institute for Biblical Research. In addition to 18 years teaching at UGST, Dr. Brickle has also served as a full-time instructor at Gateway College of Evangelism, assistant pastor, full-time campus minister, lab administrator at Harvard University's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and support staff member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has played the electric bass since 1976, holds an associates degree in music (Finger Lakes Community College), and studied bass at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He grew up on a farm outside the small town of Phelps, New York.

This dynamic duo sits in on a conversation with us and explains their burden for reaching a generation through music. Their passion is 2nd to none. Enjoy this episode! 

Faith over Fear has been theme for the year of 2020. In a year unlike we've ever seen as a society Mark Crowder set out to change the perception of living with Faith instead of Fear. We speak with Mark about his most recent project he just recorded at his church in Ohio to his UPCI General Conference sessions. In this episode you will hear the heartbeat and future for what is in store for his ministry and how he coveys what God gives him. 

We often hear the stories of people who travel the world bringing the gospel to foreign tribes such as Africa, South America and Asia. Have you ever heard of anyone reaching out to the native tribes right here in North America? Jeff Ready has spent several years ministering to people from several different cultural backgrounds. Bro. Ready is a newly appointed missionary to Native Tribes right here in America and Canada. In this episode you will hear of his past experiences with tribes as well as look into the future of his ministry. This episode will give you a whole new perspective on reaching those who are in your city. 

In this episode we sit down with evangelist Brennan Claborn to discuss a wide variety of crucial subjects. We discuss how to answer your calling, how to prepare, and how Covid-19 has changed the way some do church and how it has effected Bro. Claborn