Christian Emergency Podcast

God is moving in these days. One way He is advancing His gospel is through international Christian missions. If you’vespent any time looking into Christian missions, you’ve likely heard about movements – like Church Planting Movements (CPM) or Disciple Making Movements (DMM).
As exciting as it is to hear of movements of people to Christ, the methodology has been questioned by some in the missions community. What are these movements and why is there controversy? Are movements novel strategies grounded in pragmatism? Or is there a biblical foundation that seeks to foster church networks to remain on the move while discipling new believers?
Joining the Christian Emergency Podcast to answer these questions and more is Wes Watkins, a missionary, seminaryprofessor, writer and missiologist. Wes has served on the missions field under challenging circumstances, and he’s drunk deeply from the intellectual well of missions theology and practice for decades. He offers a theological defense of the movements model. He does so recognizing that it is not perfect, and that other missions strategies and church models are also helpful for the Kingdom.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following:
Motus Dei: The Movement of God to Disciple theNations (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Motus-Dei-Movement-Disciple-Nations/dp/1645083489
Motus Dei (Website): https://www.motusdei.network/
God on the Move: Making Disciples Among theNations (Book): https://www.amazon.com/God-Move-Making-Disciples-Nations/dp/1645086674
Wes Watkins (Substack): https://warrickfarah.substack.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Website): https://www.christianemergency.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance (Twitter / X): https://x.com/ChristianEmerg1
In Days of Darkness: A Manual for OrdinaryChristians Facing Unusual Times (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Days-Darkness-Ordinary-Christians-Unusual/dp/1636985734
Christian Emergency Alliance (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/christianemergency
Christian Emergency Alliance (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/christianemergencyalliance/
The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
Soli Deo Gloria

Christians in much of the world today face pressures. Few, however, face anything as intense as those Christians who lived under the first few decades of authoritarian rule in either the Soviet Union or Communist China. At least not yet.
While freedom and opportunity still remains, Christians today would be wise to consider the experiences of Christians under the Soviets and Chinese Communists. Though both situations shared many similarities, they developed in starkly different manners. Why did they differ so much? What lessons can we glean and apply in our own situations? And what cautionary flags can we recognize and avoid?
On this encore episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, Andy examines a helpful case study of the Christian experience under the Soviets and Chinese. This comparison, produced originally by Nik Ripken in his book The Insanity of Obedience, provides many helpful insights for Christians today.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
The Insanity of Obedience: Walking with Jesus in Tough Places, by Nik Ripken (book): https://www.christianbook.com/insanity-obedience-walking-jesus-tough-places/nik-ripken/9781433673092/pd/673090
Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/
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The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
Soli Deo Gloria

Christians in America—even fairly young Christians—can look back over their lives and recognize something has changed. They remember former days when the culture regarded Christians in a favorable light. You were in good standing if you were perceived as a Christian. But then there was a period when it wasn’t necessarily good to be a Christian, but it wasn’t a scarlet letter either. But today, Christians in America perceive a chill in the air—the culture today is actually hostile to Christian faith and principles. What happened?
In this encore episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast, cultural commentator Aaron Renn charts out how the American culture shifted under our feet. This episode will help you better understand these changes, and also how all Christians around the globe today find themselves in a Negative World. The pressure we face may differ in degree of severity, but we are all frowned upon by broader culture when we cling to Christ.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Aaron Renn Substack Newsletter: https://aaronrenn.substack.com/
Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/
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The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
Soli Deo Gloria

Christianity has exploded inside Iran over recent decades. But that growth has been met by a severe response from the Islamic regime. What is it like to be a Christian in Iran? How does the Gospel of Jesus Christ continue to be proclaimed when the persecution climate is so intense?
Mansour Borji, of Article 18, joins Andy on this episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast to answer these questions and more. Mansour grew up in Iran as an unbeliever, but after hearing the Gospel he gave his life to Christ. As a young Christian under a hostile government, Mansour saw the fallout of persecution decades ago. Since that time, he has sought to train up and champion Christians inside Iran.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Article 18 (Nonprofit Organization): https://articleeighteen.com/
Twitter: @mansourborji
Twitter: @articleeighteen
Facebook: @articleeighteen
Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/
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Soli Deo Gloria

Many Christians today recognize that all is not well. There are problems in our communities, our culture and even our churches. But what can biblical Christians do in the face of these challenges?
Douglas Wilson - pastor, theologian, author, serial ministry founder and cultural commentator - joins the Christian Emergency Alliance to answer these questions and more. He shares his thoughts on the most pressing needs for Christians today, and offers sage advice on how to begin thinking holistically. The ability to think in wholes, not parts, is what allows him to often spot trends before others perceive them.  He opens up about how you can develop your own capacity for worldview thinking, so you can do the same.
What does Pastor Wilson think is on the horizon for Christians? How will this affect the type of pressures or persecutions Christians can anticipate? What traps lie on the path for biblical Christians, and how can we avoid falling into them? Listen in to this encore episode of the Christian Emergency Podcast to find out.
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To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.
Blog and Mablog (Blog by Douglas Wilson): https://dougwils.com/
Swords and Shovels (Video for New Saint Andrews College): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHz3qXuxy6A
Future Men: Raising Boys to Fight Giants, by Douglas Wilson (Book): https://canonpress.com/products/future-men-raising-boys-to-fight-giants/
Rules for Reformers, by Douglas Wilson (Book): https://canonpress.com/products/rules-for-reformers/
Canon Press (Christian Publishing House): https://canonpress.com/
Association of Classical Christian Schools: https://classicalchristian.org/
How Should We Then Live?, by Francis A. Shaeffer (Book): https://www.christianbook.com/should-live-labri-50th-anniversary-edition/francis-schaeffer/9781581345360/pd/345364?event=ESRCN
Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/
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The Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.
Soli Deo Gloria