In this week's episode, Andrew McCourt sits down with speaker and comedian, Michael Jr. They talk about Michael's first joke and also go into the theology of humor. You don't want to miss out on this episode! You can find out more about Michael Jr., his podcast, and book, here: https://michaeljr.com/

In today's episode, we get to sit in on a conversation with N.T. Wright. He is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He is now serving as the Chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. For twenty years he taught New Testament studies at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. As being both one of the world's leading Bible scholars and a popular author, he has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report, and Fresh Air. His award-winning books include The Case for the Psalms, How God Became King, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, Scripture and the Authority of God, The Meaning of Jesus (co-authored with Marcus Borg), as well as being the translator for The Kingdom New Testament. He also wrote the impressive Christian Origins and the Question of God series, including The New Testament and the People of God, Jesus and the Victory of God, The Resurrection of the Son of God and most recently, Paul and the Faithfulness of God. You can find out more about N.T. Wright here: http://ntwrightonline.org/

Today we have a special episode for you featuring Thrive Worship! They have a new single out, "There is a Hope" and we got to sit down with members of the band and writers of the song to hear about their new single, just in time for Easter!   ▶ Listen: https://slinky.to/Thrive-ThereIsAHope  🎼 Learn To Play: https://www.weareworship.com/​ ‎ Connect with Thrive Worship  Website ► http://thriveworship.band/​ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/thrive_worship/​ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/thriveworshipofficial​

In this week's episode we sit down with Elizabeth Maring. She is an experienced Lawyer and Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the legal and nonprofit sectors. Currently, she is passionate about applying all aspects of her hands on experience to help nonprofits achieve sustainable success. You can find out more about Elizabeth at her website: https://www.elizabethmaring.com/

This week we got to sit down with Miles McPherson and chat about staff health. Miles is the pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, former defensive back for the San Diego Chargers, author, actor, motivational speaker, and founder of DoSomethingChurch.org. Miles is a unifier who makes the hope of the gospel real, relevant, and accessible, to empower people to make a difference in the world. Check out his latest book, The Third Option. 

At the end of January Thrive hosted a virtual Business Leader Summit for anyone who has been impacted by the pandemic this year (hint: it's all of us). It was an incredible time of hearing from some of the biggest names in the business world, along with local entrepreneurs and business owners who are making an incredible impact in the community. Tune in today to hear some of our favorite highlights and gain some incredible knowledge along the way!

Join us for a great conversation with the founder of Agape International Missions, Don Brewster! We’ll be talking about the mission of AIM and what incredible impact they’ve been able to have all over the globe. AIM is hosting a day of prayer on January 31 called Amplify and they are inviting you to join in. They have some amazing leaders, speakers, and artists that are joining Amplify so you are not going to want to miss this. Head to aimfree.org to sign up to pray and join the movement to end one of the greatest evils of our lifetime.

In today's episode, we interview Rusty George, Pastor of Real Life Church in Valencia, CA. We chat with him about life, ministry and his new book, "After Amen: What to Do When You're Waiting on God."

Join us on today's episode for an interview with Rick Warren, Lead Pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern CA. 

Kick off the New Year with CJ Alvarado and Brad Lomenick as they chat about leading the next generation with some great insights and tips along the way!