Impact 360 Institute
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsWelcome to the Impact 360 Institute podcast (www.impact360.org). This podcast is hosted by popular author and Director of Cultural Engagement Jonathan Morrow. Impact 360 institute exists to cultivate leaders who follow Jesus.
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How Should Christians Think About Critical Theory? An Interview with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer
March 05, 2024 16:57 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBHow Should Christians Think About Critical Theory? What is it? Why does it matter? How is it effecting us? In this Interview with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer, Jonathan Morrow helps us understand what critical theory is, why it is not biblical, and how critical theory and the secular social justice movement is influencing the church, culture, and the next generation. Contemporary critical theory’s ideas about race, class, gender, identity, and justice have dramatically shaped how people thin...
Street Smarts with Greg Koukl
February 12, 2024 16:21 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBHow do you use questions to answer the hardest challenges to Christian faith? When we have spiritual conversations we need to be prepared to be gardeners and harvesters. Both are critical skills to develop for the disciple of Jesus. Greg Koukl is a master gardener. Jonathan interviews Greg Koukl on his newest book Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges. Greg is back on the podcast as a follow up to his book Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christi...
5 Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age - An Interview with Rosaria Butterfield
January 12, 2024 06:19 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBModern culture is increasingly outspoken against a biblical worldview. Jonathan interviews Dr. Rosaria Butterfield on her newest book Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. In this powerful book, Rosaria Butterfield uses Scripture to confront 5 common lies about sexuality, faith, feminism, gender roles, and modesty often promoted in our secular culture today. Written in the style of a memoir, this book explores Butterfield’s personal battle with these lies—interwoven with cultural studies, li...
Characters of Christmas an Interview with Daniel Darling
December 04, 2023 14:19 - 52 minutes - 48 MBDaniel Darling, author of The Characters of Christmas, joins Jonathan Morrow on the podcast to take readers back to the time of Christ’s birth and look at the unusual group of misfits, social outcasts, and often overlooked people in the Christmas story. With its sparkly lights, piles of gifts, and heartwarming sentiments, it’s easy to be caught up in the flurry of activity at Christmas and forget who is at the center of it all. How do we recapture our love for the Christmas story, for Jesus...
Are Atheists Finding God? An Interview with Dr. Jana Harmon
November 02, 2023 16:18 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAre Atheists Finding God? Yes! In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Jana Harmon, the author of "Atheists Finding God: Unlikely Stories of Conversions to Christianity in the Contemporary West," on findings drawn from PhD-based research evaluating a broad range of functional and substantive variables influencing religious conversion. Data was collected by both surveying and interviewing fifty educated, skeptical atheists in the contemporary West who once held belief in God and Christian...
How Do You Disciple Teens About Biblical Sexuality? An Interview with Christopher Yuan
October 10, 2023 20:17 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Christopher Yuan, the author of Holy Sexuality and the Gospel (2020 resource of the year for social issues by Outreach Magazine) and Out of a Far Country, which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic gay man, who put his identity in his sexuality, to a pastor, Bible professor, and Christian author who now puts his identity in Christ alone. Dr. Yuan has adapted his book Holy Sexuality into a 12-lesson video series as a biblical resour...
The Toxic War on Masculinity - An interview with Nancy Pearcey
July 18, 2023 01:24 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBIn this episode, Jonathan interviews Nancy Pearcey, the author of the upcoming book The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. Her most recently published book is Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality. Her earlier books include The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and two ECPA Gold Medallion Award Winners: How Now Shall We Live(coauthored with Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson) and Total Truth. Her books have been translated ...
To Be a Woman with Katie McCoy
June 06, 2023 17:53 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn a world where gender confusion is not just growing, it's exploding, it is imperative that we thoughtfully and intentionally seek truth. In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Katie McCoy about how to navigate the Transgender revolution in our culture right now with grace and truth. Here are just some of the issues discussed in this timely and important conversation: What is Gender Dysphoria? Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What are the stages of gender transition? ...
Why Free Speech Matters for Everyone with Kristen Waggoner
April 18, 2023 16:30 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBThe great abolitionist Frederick Douglass once observed "Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions cease to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power." Free speech has the power to reveal the truth, expose lies, win hearts, and even change the course of history. And yet, in our current culture, freedom of speech is under attack. So what is free speech, and why does it matter...
What is Progressive Christianity? with Alisa Childers
April 13, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBWhen we think about the word progress, it's a good word...right? We want to progress in our faith. But Progressive Christianity is the view that Christianity itself is "progressing" and changing. In this episode, Alisa Childers explains the idea of Progressive Christianity, and how this view fundamentally misunderstands the key issues of the Bible, the cross, and the gospel. Alisa Childers is a wife, a mom, an author, a blogger, a speaker, and a worship leader. She was a member of the awar...
Should You Get Rid Of Your Smart Phone? An Interview with Chris Kaspar
March 06, 2023 13:46 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBIn this podcast, Jonathan Morrow and the founder of Techless, Chris Kaspar, will thoughtfully explore this important question. What are the implications of social media and smart phone use for everyone? For us personally? For our families? What about teens in particular? What does it look like to submit our devices to the Lord? Is this part of our understanding discipleship? In this insightful and timely conversation around technology and pursuing the things that matter most, you’ll find som...
A Legacy That Lasts with Trudy Cathy White
January 17, 2023 15:30 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBHow do we reclaim the values that allow our families – and future generations – to flourish? Are you ready to identify, transfer, and preserve your family values? Trudy Cathy White shares with us about how to do these things. Trudy Cathy White's latest book A Legacy That Lasts releases on January 17th. *Please Note: We apologize that an incorrect file was uploaded in publishing this episode, if you downloaded the earlier version please delete and listen to this version.
How Do We Know We Have a Soul?
January 11, 2023 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBHow do we know we have a soul and why does it matter? In this Impact Answers, Sean McDowell talks about why it is reasonable to believe we have a soul and why that matters to us as followers of Jesus.
7 Amazing Prophesies of Jesus the Messiah with Dr. David Mishkin
December 09, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWhat are the most important prophecies that point to Jesus the Messiah? What we see are ancient prophecies that anticipate the coming of Jesus predicted hundreds of years before these events actually took place. And in this fascinating conversation between Jonathan Morrow and Dr. David Mishkin we discuss some of the most important prophecies about Jesus the Messiah, as well as the importance of understanding the Jewish cultural background. To better grasp, understand and apply the passages t...
7 Amazing Prophesies of Jesus the Messiah with David Mishkin
December 09, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWhat are the most important prophecies that point to Jesus the Messiah? What we see are ancient prophecies that anticipate the coming of Jesus predicted hundreds of years before these events actually took place. And in this fascinating conversation between Jonathan Morrow and Dr. David Mishkin we discuss some of the most important prophecies about Jesus the Messiah, as well as the importance of understanding the Jewish cultural background. To better grasp, understand and apply the passages t...
7 Controversial Archaeological Discoveries About Jesus with Dr. Titus Kennedy
November 28, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBNo other figure has impacted history like Jesus. Yet today, he’s often seen as a mythical character whose legend increased over time. So what does the historical and archaeological evidence say about Jesus? Dr. Titus Kennedy is a field archaeologist working primarily with sites and materials of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. He has been involved in excavations and survey projects at several archaeological sites in biblical lands and he has conducted artifact research at ...
Holy Sexuality with Dr. Christopher Yuan
November 14, 2022 20:15 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBIn our world and culture, there’s a lot of confusion around the topic of sex. But what is God’s design for sexuality? In this episode of the Impact 360 Podcast, Dr. Christopher Yuan defines “holy sexuality," a term that he coined to help people understand sexuality in light of the gospel, and how God’s design is good news for everyone. Explore this topic further
Exposing Popular Lies That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed with Alisa Childers
October 11, 2022 15:20 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBAre you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you’re supposed to think? Are you weary of the latest self-help books that promise to set you free but only imprison you with laundry lists of studies to consider, positive affirmations to recite, and Facebook groups to join? We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live. They sound nice and positive. But what if these slogans are actually l...
Introducing Christianity to Mormons by Eric Johnson
September 15, 2022 20:17 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBHow do you share Jesus with your Mormon friends and family? One of our greatest challenges as Christians is sharing the truth with those who believe they’ve already found it. When witnessing to current or former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it’s essential that you can compassionately delineate biblical teachings from Mormon doctrine while tactfully advocating for Christ. In this podcast interview, Jonathan Morrow has a practical conversation with Eric Johnso...
Pursuing Unity in a Racially Divided Culture with Tony Evans
August 17, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIt's no secret that our culture is divided on the subject of race. Conversations on the subject often become contentious and unhelpful. So how do we pursue unity in a culture that's so divided? This week on the Impact 360 Institute podcast we're joined by Dr. Tony Evans to talk about pursuing and embracing oneness in a culture that's divided. Join us as we talk about how we got here, how to "live in the windshield, not the rearview", how to talk with each other instead of past each other, ...
Can Your Favorite Movies Reveal God? with Dr. Frank Turek
July 08, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBCan your favorite movies reveal God? Join us this week for a discussion with Dr. Frank Turek about his brand new book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God and learn about how some of our favorite stories point to the greatest story ever told. Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of four books: Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct and Leg...
How Do We Respond to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade?
June 28, 2022 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBRoe v. Wade has been overturned returning the issue of abortion to the states. As Christians, how should we respond to this historic decision? https://www.impact360institute.org/
What is Religious Freedom?
May 13, 2022 12:00 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBImpact 360 Podcast listeners, we are so excited to introduce you to one of our favorite resources this week! Impact Answers is our series where we give quick answers to some of life's biggest questions. Now you'll be able to listen to these right in your podcast feed. Join us this week as Dr. Ryan Anderson answers the question "What is religious liberty?" Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., is the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and the Founding Editor of Public Discourse, the online...
What Will (and Won't) Work in Leading the Next Generation
March 21, 2022 16:30 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBWhat will (and won't) work in leading the next generation and helping them to build a lasting faith? This week on the podcast Jonathan and Mitch talk about how to lead Gen Z students in a way that will help them build a faith that actually lasts. Join us as we talk about how to address the moral and spiritual confusion in our culture, the crisis of knowledge, what won't work in leading Gen Z, the three things that every teenager needs for a lasting faith, and more. This episode of the po...
Free to Thrive with Josh McDowell and Ben Bennett
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWe all have problems. Many people today are stuck in unhealthy and unwanted behaviors, thoughts, and relationship patterns. You may have unresolved hurts, live with a constant sense of shame, or struggle with how you see God. It can be easy to feel hopeless or like there's no way out. So how do we overcome our struggles and find health and wholeness? The truth is that there is hope and there are real answers that can bring lasting freedom. This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with J...
How Do We Connect with the Next Generation? with Dr. Gene Fant
January 18, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBHow do we connect with the next generation? The way that we answer that question is foundational if we want to disciple the next generation well. So how do we connect with Gen Z? Should we try to be "relevant"? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with Dr. Gene Fant, author of the chapter "Faith, Truth, and the Problem of Irrelevance" in the brand new book Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. Join us this week as we talk about the quest for sign...
Does Jesus Still Matter in a World that Rejects the Bible? with J. Warner Wallace
December 14, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MBDoes Jesus still matter in a world that rejects the Bible? Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered, even without a body or a crime scene? If we didn't have the New Testament, would we know anything about Jesus at all? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with our friend J. Warner Wallace to discuss his new book Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible . Join us as we discuss how to make the case for Jesus from history alone, the impact that Jesus ...
What is Love and Why Does It Matter? with John Stonestreet
November 29, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBThe greatest commandment, Jesus said, is to love. In light of that, our conversations about discipling the next generation have to take love into account. So, what is love and why does it matter? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with our friend Dr. Stonestreet to discuss the importance of defining and ordering loves. Join us this week as we discuss the importance of defining our terms, why love is more than just feelings and sentimentality, properly ordering the things we love,...
How Not to Be an Overprotective Underprotective Parent with Stephanie Shackelford
November 05, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBHow can we avoid both overprotection and underprotection as we parent and lead Gen Z? Are the parents of Gen Z more overprotective or underprotective? Studies say...both. In our recent study with Barna, we found that the parents of Gen Z are often simultaneously overinvolved and too detached. So how do we find the middle ground for providing support for Gen Z that is both engaged and appropriately connected? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with Dr. Stephanie Shackelford, author...
Helping Gen Z Pursue Authentic Kingdom Diversity with Melissa Pellew
October 25, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBHow do we help Gen Z pursue authentic Kingdom diversity? Gen Z is the most ethnically diverse generation in American history. With the ethnic diversity of the next generation come unique opportunities and challenges that Gen Z must deal with. So how can we help Gen Z pursue authentic Kingdom diversity? How can we lead the next generation to pursue racial unity as God intended? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan sits down with author and speaker Melissa Pellew to discuss real solution...
Cultivating a Holistic Worldview in the Next Generation with Nathan Finn
October 12, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBHow do you cultivate a holistic worldview in the next generation? This week on the Impact 360 Institute podcast, Jonathan sits down with Dr. Nathan Finn to discuss how we can disciple the next generation by helping them develop a holistic biblical worldview. Join us this week as we talk about why worldview is important, practical ways to disciple teenagers, how to have better conversations with the Gen Z'ers in our lives, how screens relate to Gen Z and discipleship, and more. Dr. Nathan...
A 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era with John Basie
October 01, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBWhat would a 360˚ approach to discipleship in a post-Christian era look like? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast we're talking with John Basie, the editor of our brand new book Know. Be. Live. : a 360˚ Approach to Discipleship in a Post-Christian Era. Join us this week as we talk about why we need this new book now, how we raise up a new generation of students to be ambassadors for Christ, the cultural aspects that are shaping today's students, and how to have a holistic ...
3 Myths About Marriage with Sean McDowell
September 20, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBWhat are 3 myths about marriage that the next generation needs to understand? Join us this week as we talk with our friend Sean McDowell, professor at Biola University and author of Chasing Love about how to have healthy relationships and the purpose of biblical marriage. Sean McDowell is a professor at Biola University and the author of several books including Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships in a Confused Culture. You can connect with Sean online at seanmcdowell.org.
A Biblical Approach to Ethnic Unity with Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager
August 04, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWhat does a biblical approach to ethnic unity look like? Why is it important to pursue racial unity, and why is that important now in our particular cultural moment. How do we frame all of this in light of Scripture? This week on the podcast we sit down with our friends Monique Duson and Krista Bontrager from the Center for Biblical Unity to talk about their brand new resource Reconciled: A Biblical Approach to Racial Unity. Join us as we discuss how to pursue this issue in light of biblic...
How to Guard Your Heart on Social Media
July 21, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn an age of outrage, how can we guard our hearts on social media? How can we use social media well? In this episode of the podcast, Jonathan talks about how we can increase our followership of Jesus in our digital world. Learn more at impact360.org
Helping Gen Z Find Truth in a Confused Culture
June 16, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBHow do we help Gen Z find truth in a confused culture? In this episode of the podcast, Jonathan talks about some of our recent Gen Z research with Barna, and how we can help the next generation find and follow the truth in a confused culture. Learn more at https ://www.impact360institute.org/
Does God Care About Social Justice? with Thaddeus Williams
May 14, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBDoes God care about social justice? Join us this week as we discuss this important topic with our friend Thaddeus Williams, author of Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth. Learn more at impact360.org.
Is Progressive Christianity "Another Gospel"? with Alisa Childers
April 05, 2021 11:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIs progressive Christianity "another gospel"? What do we mean when we say "progressive Christianity", and how is different than historic Christianity? What is deconstruction? Is it the same thing as doubt? How do we think deeply about the true gospel and deal with doubt well? Recently you might have seen terms like "progressive Christianity" or "deconstruction", especially online. But is progressive Christianity synonymous with the historical, biblical Christian faith, or is it something el...
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self with Carl Trueman
March 02, 2021 10:02 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWhy do questions of identity drive so much of the cultural conversation today? The sense of self has always been a driving force in culture, but it seems that our modern culture is absolutely obsessed with issues of identity. How did we get to this point? Why is it that identity and the sense of self have gained so much traction, especially in the next generation when it comes to sex and gender. In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute Podcast, Jonathan sits down with Dr. Carl Trueman, a...
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self with Carl Trueman
March 02, 2021 10:02 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWhy do questions of identity drive so much of the cultural conversation today?
4 Surprising New Insights About Gen Z
February 08, 2021 14:35 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat does the latest research tell us about how Gen Z is doing as a generation? How is their emotional life? What is their relationship with technology? What do they think about faith and what it looks like to practice it? Over the past several years, we've gotten to work with our friends at Barna researching Gen Z and learning about how to help them think about God and live out their faith with confidence. In this episode of the podcast, Jonathan shares 4 surprising insights from our brand...
4 Surprising New Insights About Gen Z
February 08, 2021 14:35 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBWhat does the latest research tell us about how Gen Z is doing as a generation? How is their emotional life? What is their relationship with technology? What do they think about faith and what it looks like to practice it?
How Do We Become More Like Jesus in the New Year?
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBHow do we become more like Jesus in the New Year? As Christ-followers, we are called to be conformed to the image of Jesus, so what are some practical ways that we can do that?
How Do We Become More Like Jesus in the New Year?
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBHow do we become more like Jesus in the New Year? As Christ-followers, we are called to be conformed to the image of Jesus, so what are some practical ways that we can do that? In our first podcast of 2021, Jonathan helps us think biblically about our "New Year's Resolutions" by using the VIM Pattern from Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart. Let's start this year by expanding our vision for life with God, and arranging our lives around what it would take to make that kind of life happ...
How to Talk About Sexual Purity in a Relevant Way with Sean McDowell
November 30, 2020 17:35 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBHow can Christians teach and talk about sexual purity in a way that's relevant today?
How to Talk About Sexual Purity in a Relevant Way with Sean McDowell
November 30, 2020 17:35 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBHow can Christians teach and talk about sexual purity in a way that's relevant today? What does the Bible say about love and sex? What does it say about marriage and singleness? The world has a lot to say about love, sex, and relationships. The love that the world tells us to pursue is all about self and about following your heart’s desires. But what is the Christian worldview on love? This week on the podcast Jonathan sits down with our friend Sean McDowell to talk about his new book Chasi...
How to Grow Discernment in a Culture of Confusion
November 02, 2020 15:15 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBHow do you grow in discernment in a culture of confusion, and many times outright deception? There are tons and tons of messages that we are inundated with every single day. Between social media, entertainment, news outlets, and lots more, we're constantly hearing different stories. So how do we as Christians grow in discernment in a culture that is so confused? This week on the podcast, Jonathan gives us some really timely advice on how to do just that. Join us this week as we talk about t...
How to Grow Discernment in a Culture of Confusion
November 02, 2020 15:15 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBHow do you grow in discernment in a culture of confusion, and many times outright deception?
How to Be Pro-Life in 2020 with Megan Almon
October 09, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIn 2020, COVID-19 has given people an unexpected opportunity to think about what it means to be human and valuable, and how to protect the vulnerable. And yet, people are as divided as ever about the issue of abortion. As Christians, how should we think about and articulate the pro-life conversation in our current cultural moment? Morally speaking, the pro-life issue is simple. The unborn are human, and abortion ends that human life. But abortion is also an issue that touches many others. ...
How to Be Pro-Life in 2020 with Megan Almon
October 09, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBIn our time of COVID-19, people have been given an unexpected opportunity to think about what it means to be human and valuable, and how to protect the vulnerable. And yet, people are as divided as ever about the issue of abortion. As Christians, how should we think about and articulate the pro-life conversation in our current cultural moment?