Strength to Strength

January 10, 2026Strength to Strength welcomed Stephan Gingerich to ask if we're willing to pay the ultimate price for our allegiance to Jesus.Thousands of courageous young men willingly gave their lives to defend the “cause of freedom” in the World Wars.Where are the men and women, young and old, who would willingly risk their lives for the cause of spiritual freedom today? Why aren’t we hearing about more Anabaptist people losing their lives in spreading the Gospel?An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-martyrs-only-in-the-past-what-about-us/

January 8, 2026Extend Cafés invited Strength to Strength listeners to join them as they host author and thought-leader, Gary Miller, for a talk on business.How can business owners intentionally pursue the kingdom of God while using their resources wisely? Find ways to keep Christ at the center of your business in a materialistic world.This talk will highlight ideas shared in his book, “It’s Not Your Business.”https://strengthtostrength.org/business-as-mission/

January 3, 2026Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Shari Zook to discuss the toughest of struggles: betrayal.What does hope have to say about a husband’s sexual addiction? In this session, Shari will share the lies she internalized as a wife, and the truth God is writing in her heart about identity, freedom, and trust.She wants this to be a safe space where the focus is on Christ and his light.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/after-the-shattering-hope-for-betrayal-trauma/

December 27, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Saimir Braho to share what we need to be as the people of God to have the outcomes in the world that we hope for.How is it that the Kingdom of God seems to be hard to recognize these days, especially in Europe? Ecclesiastes reminds us: “Do not be amazed…there is nothing new under the sun.”Yet, there are still sparks of hope scattered throughout Europe. How can these sparks can become an army? Ecclesiastes helps us again: “Do not be amazed…there is nothing new under the sun.”An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/conditions-and-responses-for-a-kingdom-renewal/

Gregory Weaver. Jesus told his Jewish audience, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” What did Jesus imply with this statement?In this book, Gregory Weaver examines how Jesus and his apostles understood the promises made to Abraham. Rediscover the historic view of the promises to Abraham, and see how dispensationalism is exposed as a modern, errant innovation.BUY this book here: https://strengthtostrength.org/product/a-great-nation-gregory-weaver/

December 11, 2025On our 5-year anniversary, the admin team at S2S met virtually to have another Roundtable discussion.2025 has been a busy and productive year, as this discussion shows. Besides growing our current projects, we are expanding into some new territory.Check it out!The following links point to timestamps in YouTube:0:00 — Welcome and intro4:59 — Kingdom Connect Europe (website)12:43 — Seekers Café (website)19:14 — S2S Books (website)28:12 — Church Index (website)35:46 — Sacred Roots (website)46:21 — Caleb Summit (website)https://strengthtostrength.org/behind-the-scenes-kingdom-connect-europe-seekers-cafe-s2s-books-church-index-sacred-roots-caleb-summit/

December 13, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Dean Taylor for a Q&A on the sacraments.This Q&A follows Dean’s talk of November 8, 2025, “Sacred Roots: The Anabaptists, the Sacraments, and the Words of Jesus.” It is recommended you listen to that Talk prior to this Q&A.This Q&A specifically addresses questions submitted by our audience surrounding the Anabaptists’ understanding of the Sacraments.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-qa-on-anabaptists-understanding-of-the-sacraments/

December 6, 2025Strength to Strength Sisters welcomes two authors to discuss their recent books.- "Every Girl's Journey" by Regina Rosenberry(https://strengthtostrength.org/product/every-girls-journey-regina-rosenberry/)- "She Shall Be Praised" by Gina Martin(https://strengthtostrength.org/product/she-shall-be-praised-gina-martin/)Also, mention of:- "Colossians: A Devotional Study Book" by Lynelle Martin(https://strengthtostrength.org/product/colossians-lynelle-martin/)An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/living-faithfully-as-women/

Two brothers who were closely connected to Pablo joined S2S Books for a conversation about his life, ministry and books. As you will hear, Pablo lived his life to the fullest and many were brought to the faith through his life, however, even with his passing, it can be said as the Hebrew writer said of Abel, “he being dead still speaks.” May God be gloried through this conversation.Pablo Yoder has dedicated his life to the furtherance of the kingdom of God. For the past twenty-seven years, he has worked among the Nicaraguan people to bring a message of Jesus’ love.He has been the author of numerous books, a testament to his wide expertise and passions. His books range from his love of nature such as “The Work of Thy Fingers,” biographical sketches such as “Unconditional Surrender,” to devotionals such as “Footsteps of Christ.”On August 15, 2022, he was diagnosed with stage-four kidney cancer, and passed away on October 14, 2022. His latest work, “Soul Food,” was published in 2025.This interview is with Pablo’s brother, Mark Yoder, and Duane Nisly, Pablo’s brother-in-law and co-laborer in the Gospel in the churches in Nicaragua and Costa Rico.https://strengthtostrength.org/soul-food/

November 22, 2025Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Janelle Glick & Karen Peachey on this off-schedule meeting to join a panel discussion on breaking addictions.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/a-hope-filled-conversation-on-addictions/

November 22, 2025 Strength to Strength welcomed Micah Hozen to share about the relationship of earthly politics and the kingdom of God.Christianity and politics, exploring whether Christians should engage in politics and voting. Jesus’ words, “My kingdom is not of this world,” form the theological foundation for this discussion. In what ways is the Kingdom of God fundamentally different from worldly governments?Professing Christians profess that their political involvement is an expression of their Christianity, like Shane Claiborne on the Left and Charlie Kirk on the Right. But is this according to the Historic Christian Faith? This talk looks at the Jesus Way regarding voting and political involvement.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.More info here: https://strengthtostrength.org/christians-and-politics-charlie-kirk-shane-claiborne-or-jesus/

Strength to Strength welcomes Dean Taylor for another episode on the Radical Reformation.In this episode of Strength to Strength, Dean Taylor revisits the Radical Reformation through the lens of the sacraments—Baptism and Communion—and challenges many of our modern assumptions about them. Too often, he argues, the early Anabaptists are dismissed as anti-sacramental. In reality, their vision was profoundly sacramental—rooted in a realized Incarnational real presence that placed Christ Himself at the center, not stopping with mere ceremony or institution.Drawing from both the Early Church and the Radical Reformers, Dean explores how this Incarnational presence was meant to be embodied in a people who looked like Jesus—not ending in dogmatic definitions or legalistic systems, but in the lived result of putting the teachings of Jesus into embodied practice on the earth. When that living presence fades, he warns, Christianity drifts into abstraction—devout in language, but detached from life. Such a faith, he argues, remains at least partly Gnostic until the real presence of Christ is manifested in a tangible way within the body. History bears witness to the tragic outcome: a faith adorned with piety yet emptied of compassion, capable of sanctifying violence and uniting church and state in complete contradistinction to the teachings of Christ.Dean does not claim the Anabaptists had the last word on sacramental theology. He acknowledges that each Christian tradition contributes valuable insights and encourages believers to learn from one another outside of sectarian lines. Yet he contends that the divisions of the Reformation often obscured something vital: a living theology of the Incarnation.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-the-anabaptists-the-sacraments-and-the-words-of-jesus/

November 1, 2025Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Crystal Johnson and Alyssa Wray to help us rediscover the vital role of sisters in the Christian community.What are the roles and responsibilities of sisters in Christian community? Because women in many of our churches are not preaching at the Sunday gathering and are not in main leadership roles, it may feel as if their contributions are not as valuable or even necessary. But, is this truly the case? Women in the New Testament and throughout history have served vital roles in the Christian community. Alyssa and Crystal, two women living in community together, will be exploring some of the ways women can serve their churches and communities through activities like hospitality, prayer, discipleship, and acts of service which are all rooted in Christ’s own life of service here on earth.https://strengthtostrength.org/the-sisters-role-in-intentional-church-life/

October 25, 2025Strength to Strength hosts periodic Talks to spotlight Kingdom initiatives that can be an inspiration to others in the greater community of Jesus’ followers.Strength to Strength welcomed four brothers to share about initiatives that they are involved in.The unsung heroes of Jesus’ kingdom are the faithful disciples who serve their Lord without fanfare or applause.Whether you are a warrior in secret prayer, a widow who casts in the last two mites, or a worker advancing the bleeding edge of the kingdom, you can rest assured that deeds of service do not escape the eye of our benevolent King.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.”-Aristotlehttps://strengthtostrength.org/walk-the-talk-8/

October 11, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Dean Taylor for a conversation on the Radical Reformation—that fascinating yet often misunderstood period that followed the medieval and magisterial reformations.Historians have sometimes described it as “the left wing of the Reformation,” suggesting that its participants, especially the Anabaptists, were radicals who discarded all tradition in pursuit of spiritual purity.But that’s not quite right. The irony of the so-called “Radical Reformation” is that its most enduring voices from the Anabaptists were precisely those who refused to throw everything away. Admittedly, there was great diversity among the movements of the sixteenth century—among Catholics, Magisterial Reformers, and Anabaptists alike. Yet those who survived and continued—whose faith communities we still recognize today—did so because they preserved what was ancient, true, and enduring.Now that said, the early Anabaptists did indeed call for a radical return to the early church. Their reform was not a revolution of rejection but a restoration of essence—a re-centering of Christian life upon Christ Himself. In an age of upheaval, they offered something desperately needed: a return to the simplicity of apostolic faith, a community shaped by obedience and love rather than by coercion or power.Dean will conclude that this balance—a kind of catholic spirit in the best sense of the word, coupled with genuine solidarity with the Anabaptist witness—is essential if we are to represent a faithful, enduring testimony in our own century.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-the-radical-reformation-a-model-for-our-time/

Hector Troyer. Get ready for a frank and honest look at the underside of today’s Anabaptist evangelism culture. We’ll talk about some pretty sacred stuff. Like… Is worldly Christianity’s view of a relationship with Jesus destroying the Mennonite understanding of the Gospel? Do we need to sacrifice New Testament holy living to fulfill the great commission? Should we be content to bicker and split aimlessly? Is the rampant adoption of worldly evangelism techniques a cloak for our selfish desire to live comfortably?https://strengthtostrength.org/product/jesus-and-the-mennonites-hector-troyer/https://strengthtostrength.org/jesus-and-the-mennonites/

October 14, 2025Well of Life invites Strength to Strength listeners to join them as they host Matthew Milioni to discuss the American political landscape from a radically Christian perspective.As the United States continues to divide into increasingly polarized factions, there is a war raging to control the identity and meaning of words like: God, Nation, Christian, Freedom, and even Good and Evil.How can we find our way to live out our values and identity without reinforcing and taking part in the polarization and division that threatens to rip our whole social structure apart?Join us for a talk on these important issues with Matthew Milioni.https://strengthtostrength.org/two-nations-under-god/

October 11, 2025Strength to Strength welcomed Dean Taylor for a conversation on the Radical Reformation—that fascinating yet often misunderstood period that followed the medieval and magisterial reformations.Historians have sometimes described it as “the left wing of the Reformation,” suggesting that its participants, especially the Anabaptists, were radicals who discarded all tradition in pursuit of spiritual purity.But that’s not quite right. The irony of the so-called “Radical Reformation” is that its most enduring voices from the Anabaptists were precisely those who refused to throw everything away. Admittedly, there was great diversity among the movements of the sixteenth century—among Catholics, Magisterial Reformers, and Anabaptists alike. Yet those who survived and continued—whose faith communities we still recognize today—did so because they preserved what was ancient, true, and enduring.Now that said, the early Anabaptists did indeed call for a radical return to the early church. Their reform was not a revolution of rejection but a restoration of essence—a re-centering of Christian life upon Christ Himself. In an age of upheaval, they offered something desperately needed: a return to the simplicity of apostolic faith, a community shaped by obedience and love rather than by coercion or power.Dean will conclude that this balance—a kind of catholic spirit in the best sense of the word, coupled with genuine solidarity with the Anabaptist witness—is essential if we are to represent a faithful, enduring testimony in our own century.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/sacred-roots-the-radical-reformation-a-model-for-our-time/

October 4, 2025Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Christina Baer to discuss a common, but underappreciated, phrase from the Bible.Scripture says that our bodies are temples and the Spirit of God dwells in us. This phrase can get tossed around quite a bit, but what does it mean for us Christian women? How should we conduct ourselves inwardly, outwardly and spiritually?Please join us as I discuss what it means to live our lives as temples of the Holy Spirit.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.https://strengthtostrength.org/for-we-are-temples/

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Sarah Knapp to share her testimony.Sarah’s deepest longing, and life’s ultimate aim, is to honor God and live intentionally for the advancement of His kingdom. Sarah doesn’t offer her story as a model of perfection, but hopes that in sharing some of her journey – both strengths and failures, we can be drawn closer to Christ.Some consistent themes in Sarah’s walk with the Lord are how to use her time wisely, how to truly seek first the kingdom in daily life, what it means to sacrifice for Christ, how to stay open to God’s refining work-even when it means rerouting her life. Sarah longs to walk faithfully and be as effective as she can be for Him.An interactive question-and-answer period follows.