The Unbound Podcast with Dr. Tony Evans

The Unbound Podcast is a weekly space for conversations that don’t rush to conclusions. Each episode explores what it means to live free from what binds us—pressure, fear, reputation and the need to have it all figured out—through thoughtful dialogue and lived experience.Senior Producer & Creative Director: Heather HairTechnical Director, Audio & Lead Editor: Lee Sherman#TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast

The Unbound Podcast is a weekly space for conversations that don’t rush to conclusions. Each episode explores what it means to live free from what binds us—pressure, fear, reputation and the need to have it all figured out—through thoughtful dialogue and lived experience.Senior Producer & Creative Director: Heather HairTechnical Director, Audio & Lead Editor: Lee Sherman#TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast

Tony Dungy is a Super Bowl-winning NFL coach, longtime broadcaster and committed follower of Christ whose faith has shaped the way he leads, serves and lives.In this episode of The Unbound Podcast, Dr. Tony Evans sits down with his longtime friend for a candid conversation about faith, family, leadership and what it means to follow Christ when the pressure is high and the stakes are even higher.Coach Dungy reflects on the influence of his parents, including his father’s challenge to never let others define him and to always ask how he could make a difficult situation better. He also shares how Christian teammates early in his NFL career strengthened his faith and how a message from Dr. Evans helped shape a conviction he has carried throughout his life: Be a Christian all the time.Together, Dr. Evans and Coach Dungy look back on his journey from NFL player to head coach, his commitment to lead through encouragement rather than intimidation and his determination to pursue excellence without allowing football to become the most important thing in his life. He also reflects on winning the Super Bowl and using that moment to point millions of people to Christ.The conversation turns deeply personal as Coach Dungy shares how his faith sustained him through professional disappointment, public criticism and the devastating loss of his son James. Through those experiences, he explains how Scripture deepened his trust in God and gave his family hope even in their darkest season.Through triumph, disappointment and loss, Coach Dungy’s message is clear: Pursue excellence, but never confuse earthly success with what matters most.Because the prizes of this world will fade, but a life lived for Christ has eternal significance.Follow Tony Dungy on X:https://x.com/TonyDungyFind more from Tony Dungy at All Pro Dad:https://allprodad.com/author/tonydungy/———————————————————————The Unbound Podcast is a weekly space for conversations that don’t rush to conclusions. Each episode explores what it means to live free from what binds us—pressure, fear, reputation and the need to have it all figured out—through thoughtful dialogue and lived experience.Senior Producer & Creative Director: Heather HairTechnical Director, Audio & Lead Editor: Lee Sherman#TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast

Dr. Alec Ryrie is a professor of the history of Christianity at Durham University and a leading scholar of the Protestant Reformation.In this episode of The Unbound Podcast, Dr. Tony Evans sits down with Dr. Ryrie in France for a fascinating conversation about the Reformation, the spread of Scripture and what happens when deeply held beliefs begin to reshape everyday life.Together, they look beyond the famous names and theological debates to explore how the Reformation affected ordinary men and women who suddenly found themselves facing questions of faith, conscience and even survival. As Scripture became more widely available in the language of the people, believers were forced to wrestle with where their ultimate authority belonged and what they were willing to risk for the truth.Dr. Ryrie explains how those convictions affected families, communities and entire nations, often bringing both spiritual renewal and painful division. He also shares the remarkable story of Anne Askew, a young English woman whose commitment to Scripture ultimately cost her life but whose courage helped preserve the Protestant cause during a critical moment in history.Throughout the conversation, Dr. Evans and Dr. Ryrie explore the tension between truth and unity, the cost of following one’s conscience and why the questions raised during the Reformation still matter today.Because the Reformation is more than a chapter in church history.It is a reminder that what we believe about God and His Word shapes how we live, what we value and where we are willing to stand.Learn more about Dr. Alec Ryrie’s new book The World’s Reformation:https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300279047/the-worlds-reformation/———————————————————————The Unbound Podcast is a weekly space for conversations that don’t rush to conclusions. Each episode explores what it means to live free from what binds us—pressure, fear, reputation and the need to have it all figured out—through thoughtful dialogue and lived experience.Senior Producer & Creative Director: Heather HairTechnical Director, Audio & Lead Editor: Lee Sherman#TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast

Dr. Drew Dickens is a theologian, author and speaker who explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, spiritual formation and what it means to be human.In this episode of The Unbound Podcast, Dr. Tony Evans sits down with Dr. Dickens for a timely conversation about AI, faith and the responsibility Christians have to use rapidly advancing technology with wisdom and discernment.Together, they unpack what artificial intelligence actually is, why it is more than just another technological tool and how easily something designed to assist us can begin to influence, shape and even disciple us. Dr. Dickens explains why AI can be useful without being neutral, especially when people begin turning to it for spiritual guidance, emotional support or answers that belong within a relationship with God and biblical community.The conversation also explores what AI cannot replace: the work of the Holy Spirit, the authority of Scripture, the value of human relationships and the difficult but necessary process of wrestling with God’s Word for ourselves. Dr. Evans and Dr. Dickens discuss practical ways pastors, churches, families and individual believers can establish healthy boundaries while still using technology to advance kingdom purposes.They also take on some of the bigger questions surrounding AI. What does it mean to be made in the image of God when technology can imitate more and more human abilities? Can AI become an idol? How should Christians think about its role in discipleship, ministry and even the future?This is not a conversation about fearing technology or blindly embracing it. It is about remembering who is in control, knowing where the boundaries belong and learning how to use a powerful tool without allowing that tool to take a place only God should occupy.Because the question is not simply what AI can do.It is whether we will have the wisdom to know what it should do.Website: https://drewdickens.com/Substack: https://drewdickens.substack.com/ ———————————————————————The Unbound Podcast is a weekly space for conversations that don’t rush to conclusions. Each episode explores what it means to live free from what binds us—pressure, fear, reputation and the need to have it all figured out—through thoughtful dialogue and lived experience.Senior Producer & Creative Director: Heather HairTechnical Director, Audio & Lead Editor: Lee Sherman#TonyEvans #TonyEvansPodcast #UnboundPodcast