Engaging Truth

Bill Hahn, Chairman of MOST Ministries, (Ministry Opportunities Short Term) agrees that MOST Ministries is not like most ministries. Join him as he talks with host Bill Prewitt about the unique projects and opportunities for service MOST offers as it spreads the Gospel while serving the needs of others around the world. mostministries.org

When you are a nurse in a facility with mostly indigent people, how are you to consider treating them? Many have not been shown love, compassion and simple care in much of their adult lives. Yet, it is imperative for their nurse to treat them as any other. Join us to hear Nurse Danielle Talent describe her care for them and why. Host is Dave Schultz.

Many people have fond childhood memories of a week at summer camp. This week we speak to Rev. Ryan Neuhaus, Director and CEO of Camp Lone Star in LaGrange, Texas. Ryan talks about the history of Camp Lone Star, the value of summer camp, and the advantages of choosing a Christian summer camp for your child or grandchild. Rev. Josh Knippa hosts.

What can one person do to improve our world? Short-term missions are a great opportunity to make an important and lasting impression through Christian service!

Nicole Sinders is the Logistics Coordinator with the Central American Lutheran Mission Society (CALMS.org). CALMS organizes mission service trips to Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala and is connected with local missionaries at each location. Pastor John Cain hosts.

For more than 20 years mission groups led by Trinity Ablaze in the Houston area have offered a vision care ministry to Kenyan communities. Now that effort has blossomed into schools and rescue centers for young Kenyan women. Host Bill Prewitt welcomes Ray and Flora Tacquard and Richard and Marilyn Lynch to discuss their work with Kenyan Schools of Hope.

It’s almost impossible to visualize, but if you listen carefully to our guest, Linda Kurtz, Executive Director, Hope and Care Outreach, you will see the incredible working of the Holy Spirit in the lives of our friends in Liberia. Coming to faith in Christ, being baptized, confessing Christ, and living for Jesus, is the exciting ministry Linda tells of as she speaks. Join Linda and host Pastor David Schultz as she uncovers the miracles of the Hope and Care Outreach. hopeandcare.org

God is giving the growth, PLI is equipping the churches experiencing explosive growth! How does a church keep up when it is growing by "leaps and bounds?" The Rev. Dr. Scott Rische is Director of Training for the Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI). Scott and others are working with Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) pastors, evangelists and their spouses, (also resourcing many other local church bodies) to deliver needed training and encouragement. Tanzania, southeastern Africa, is a country where the number of ELCT Christians is increasing by hundreds of thousands of people per year https://PLILeadership.org. Pastor John C...

What would your congregation look like if it grew dramatically, adding members by over 10% every year? Your congregation would look like a special movement of God's Spirit and His grace! The Rev. Shauen Trump is Regional Director for Africa with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (https://www.lcms.org/how-we-serve/international-mission). He and other LCMS missionaries work to serve, train, and to resource partner churches in Africa. This mission field is filled with joy as millions upon millions are becoming Christians to the Glory of God! Pastor John Cain hosts.

Listen as host Bill Prewitt welcomes Pastor Dave Welch, the founder and CEO of the U.S. Pastor Council, as he describes his organization's AMERICA plan to help pastors energize their congregations to carry the Gospel beyond the church doors and take an active Christian role in civic affairs.

With the start of each new year, many people take stock of their life and its direction. What is it about a new year that makes us want to start over or be better? What can we do to strengthen our relationships in the new year? Giving us some important new year encouragement is the Rev. Joshua Knippa, pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Nederland, TX, and the new program director for this ELM Houston radio program, "Engaging Truth" (elmhouston.org). Interviewer is Pastor John Cain.