Messiah Community Radio Talk Show

Zac Hicks is the author of The Worship Pastor (Zondervan, 2016). Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it's about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor. The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging, illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice, striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction. He grew up in Hawaii, studied music in Los Angeles, trained in Philosophy and Biblical Studies at Denver Seminary, and his current doctoral work is in the theology and worship of the English Reformation. Zac's passions include exploring the intersection of old and new in worship and thinking through the pastoral dimensions of worship leading. He is a songwriter, having recorded seven albums to date. Zac has contr

Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You’ve seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Mike spoke with us after our initial interview to talk more about his plan to help the inner cities, overcoming substance abuse, President-Elect Donald Trump, Prince, and more! Years ago he found himself extremely frustrated with his pillow going flat. He would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, his neck would hurt, his fingers would be numb, he would toss and turn all night not knowing why. He tried many different pillows on the market and none of them worked. So, he started to research pillows and study sleep disorders. He was adamant about creating the world’s healthiest, comfortable, most durable pillow. For 10 years he had been on the entrepreneurial roller coaster and had persevered through many obstacles and setbacks. He was told his idea would never work more ti

Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You've seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Years ago he found himself extremely frustrated with his pillow going flat. He would wake up in the morning with a sore arm, his neck would hurt, his fingers would be numb, he would toss and turn all night not knowing why. He tried many different pillows on the market and none of them worked. So, he started to research pillows and study sleep disorders. He was adamant about creating the world’s healthiest, comfortable, most durable pillow. For 10 years he had been on the entrepreneurial roller coaster and had persevered through many obstacles and setbacks. He was told his idea would never work more times than he could count. He had also been told to sell out, make it overseas, etc. His passion would never allow him to do that. Today, he is proud to provide each and every pers

Our special guest is Dr. Timothy R. Jennings, MD, a board certified Christian psychiatrist, master psychopharmacologist, lecturer, international speaker, and the author of The God-Shaped Brain. Dr. Jennings was voted one of America's Top Psychiatrists by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is president of the Tennessee Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is also president-elect of the Southern Psychiatric Association and is in private practice in Tennessee.

Our special guest is Darrell L. Bock, author of How Would Jesus Vote? Do Your Political Views Really Align With The Bible? As we approach another election year, we hear politicians on both sides of the aisle as well as religious leaders of every stripe claim to know—with absolute certainty—where Jesus and Christianity stand on their favorite issues. Dr. Bock is the Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and as author of over 30 books, including well regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts, studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the Seminary’s Table Podcasts. He is a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. He has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dalla

Our special guest is Tish Harrison Warren, the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life. Andy Crouch wrote the foreword of this dynamic book on finding meaning in everyday life. Tish writes regularly for InterVarsity's online magazine for women and Christianity Today.

Our special guest is Kent Evans is the board chairman and co-founder of Manhood Journey, a ministry that helps fathers and mentors build the next generation of godly men. Kent has personally experienced how the guidance of godly men can change the course of a life. “Wise Guys is a careful and clear treatment of the role godly counselors play in the lives of Christians. For those who want to grow in maturity and wisdom, Evans’ book deserves careful consideration.” R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

In Troubled Minds Amy Simpson, whose family knows the trauma and bewilderment of mental illness, reminds us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, and she shows us the path to loving them well and becoming a church that loves God with whole hearts and whole souls, with the strength we have and with minds that are whole as well as minds that are troubled. Mental illness is the sort of thing we don't like to talk about. It doesn't reduce nicely to simple solutions and happy outcomes. So instead, too often we reduce people who are mentally ill to caricatures and ghosts, and simply pretend they don't exist. They do exist, however—statistics suggest that one in four people suffer from some kind of mental illness. And then there's their friends and family members, who bear their own scars and anxious thoughts, and who see no safe place to talk about the impact of mental illness on their lives and their loved ones. Many of these people are sitting in churches week

Our special guest is William Vanderbloemen, the author of Next: Pastoral Succession That Works on effective pastoral leadership and succession. William has been able to combine over 15 years of ministry experience as a Senior Pastor with the best practices of Executive Search to provide churches with a unique offering: a deep understanding of local church work with the very best knowledge and practices of professional executive search. William Vanderbloemen has a unique gift for helping churches and ministries connect with the right key people. He is regularly invited to speak across the country in both church services and as a resource to churches and conferences on leadership.

Our special Dr. Keith Anderson, the author of Reading Your Life's Story, An Invitation to Spiritual Mentoring. Dr. Anderson is the president of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Spiritual mentoring is a particular kind of friendship in which, according to Keith R. Anderson, "two or more people walk together in heightened awareness of the presence of yet Another"—the Holy Spirit. "Spiritual mentoring is not a complicated process that requires technical training and complex protocol," Anderson continues. "It is essential, authentic, and maybe even natural human speech that is focused, disciplined and nurtured by training for one of the hardest natural things we do: listening reflectively to another. It is sacred companionship as life is lived and story told. Available to almost all, it requires deliberate recruitment, preparation and practice."

Our special guest is Megan Alexander, a correspondent on the top-rated national news magazine television show Inside Edition. Megan is also a special correspondent for CBS's Thursday Night Football. She has a book called Faith in the Spotlight, Thriving in Your Career While Staying True to Your Beliefs.

Our special guest is Paul Wilbur, internationally-acclaimed worship artist, songwriter, pastor, and teacher. Paul's music has brought many nations together. PAUL WILBUR Music is the universal language. It’s an old saying that’s being echoed and amplified around the world in the extraordinary musical ministry of Paul Wilbur. For over forty years, in thousands of concerts and recording projects that have reached millions across the planet, Paul’s distinctive songs of praise and worship always get to the heart of the matter about matters of the heart. Whether he’s leading worship before crowds of thousands in the Middle East, singing to packed soccer stadiums throughout Latin America, or bringing his anointed Messianic message directly to the people of Israel, Paul speaks a language of melody and meaning that reaches far beyond cultural, social and political borders to touch people directly with the love of God. It’s this worldwide reach that has given a dynamic new dimension with Your Great Name, the latest Int

Our special guest is Michael White, co-author of Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, Making Church Matter. Dying churches can do something about foreclosures and closed doors. Hear a story about how a church triumphed over diverse circumstances and became rebuilt.

Dr. Paul Nyquist is president of Moody Global Ministries, a higher education and media ministry founded by evangelist D. L. Moody in 1886. His book Prepare: Living Your Faith in an Increasingly Hostile Culture will set forth a biblical, theological, and practical approach to navigating the challenging days ahead and a reason for hope and optimism: the power of the gospel and the possibility of societal transformation.

Dr. Andreas J. Kostenberger, is the Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He gave up worldly success to receive something so much more. If you like Biblical commentaries, chances are you have read his scholarship as well as numerous scholarly  journals.

Our special guest is Kathy Keller, co-author with Dr. Timothy Keller of the book The Songs of JESUS: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms.

Our special guest is Joanna Weaver, author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life.

Why is managing money so hard? Our special guest is Chuck Bentley, CEO of Crown Financial Ministries. The ministry has outreach in 104 nations.

Our special guest is Dick Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute: A Practical Manuel for Job-Hunters & Career Changers. In 1996, The Library of Congress named his book one of 25 that have shaped reader's lives.

Do you think you can make a difference in the world? Our special guest is Dr. Sam Metcalf, author of Beyond the Local Church: How Apostolic Movements Can Change the World.