We welcome Dr. W. Mark Elliott to Transformed today. Mark is the author of Confessions of an Insignificant Pastor. He is a veteran pastor of twenty-seven years and has served churches as small as three and as large as six thousand. Mark has ministered in twelve countries and enjoys speaking to gatherings of pastors. Being [...]

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Practical, encouraging, personal and inspiring describes Alex and Brett Harris’ new book, Start Here. Making the most of your teen years is what this book is all about! As a teen, watching God start a two-decade long revival in my little town in Wisconsin, I can only say, Start Here! provides so many helps so [...]

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We are thrilled to welcome Geoff Surratt to the Transformed podcast today. Geoff is executive pastor of Seacoast Church, a multi-site congregation based in Charleston, South Carolina. Geoff has helped oversee Seacoast’s expansion from one to thirteen locations across three states and is one of the teaching pastors. He has over 26 years of ministry [...]

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Mike Powers interviews Julie Ziglar Norman and Tom Zigler about Zig Zigler and Julie Ziglar Norma’s new book Embrace the Struggle: Living Life on Life’s Terms. From a highly successful career in motivational speaking to a daily struggle overcoming the effects of a head injury, Zig Ziglar’s life changed drastically in just minutes when he [...]

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Between Wyomings: My God and an iPod on the Open Road by Ken Mansfield Do you feel that you have an angel on your shoulder and the devil on your back? As Ken Mansfield struggles between a deep belief in God and a plague of doubts about his faith. Having spent over forty years of [...]

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Mike Powers sits down to talk to Fran Tarkenton, former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive. Tarkenton played for the Vikings from 1961 to 1966, during this time he developed the nickname scrambler as he ran around the backfield to avoid being sacked by the opposition. Tarkenton was traded to the New [...]

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Today’s interview is with Dave Ferguson who dreams of “helping all people find their way back to God.” He tells us, “I write to inspire, instruct and collaborate with others who share this dream. To see that dream realized I’m using my influence and creativity to catalyze a movement of reproducing churches. Toward that end [...]

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Max Lucado has provided us with a strong helping of hope and courage in his newest book, “Fearless,” available today from Thomas Nelson. Max reminds us that “There’s a stampede of fear out there. Let’s not get caught in it.” With each paragraph, the doubts and fears seem to vaporize as Lucado takes us along [...]

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A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller NavPress ISBN: 13: 978-1-60006-300-8 Paul Miller has written an engaging, transparent and practical book on prayer. His connection to his everyday life, filled with trials and tribulations (their daughter Kim struggles with autism and developmental delay). This ‘real world’ approach to prayer lends credibility and quality to the [...]

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Dr. Matthew Lee Smith interviews Eric Michael Bryant who serves as an elder, speaker, and navigator overseeing the leadership team at Mosaic in Los Angeles. This interview explores what makes this church, which is 70-75% are single, average age is 28 years of age, made up of hundreds of people in seven locations, six in [...]

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