Charisma Connection

Boko Haram, now known as Isis West Africa, is terrorizing the people of Nigeria, including many believers in Jesus. Judd Saul, founder of Equipping the Persecuted, and his network of trusted Nigerian Christians see that supplies and donations go directly and quickly to the people in need with accountability. In this second of a three-part series, he tells host Chris Johnson how his organization is making a statement and bringing hope to Christians in Nigeria.

After filmmaker Judd Saul went to Nigeria, he was burdened by the great need there. Because no one else was helping the people who were terrorized by Boko Haram, he set out to do something about it. In this first of a three-part series, he tells host Chris Johnson the three ways his organization, Equipping the Persecuted, is stepping in to serve through a trusted group of people on the ground.

Michael Jebb, founder and president of Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), has plenty of reasons to believe God wants you to have a better prayer life, and he's working to provide the tools and resources needed to establish you in this part of your walk with Christ. In the final episode of this prayer series with host Chris Johnson, discover why believers are called to devote themselves to prayer.

Michael Jebb tells the dramatic story of a car accident a few years ago that left him wondering how he was still alive. Find out what happened next and how it inspired Jebb to continue the work he does with Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), an organization he founded to advance the kingdom of God through strategic prayer. Learn more about SPI and the value of prayer with others in episode 2 of this series with host Chris Johnson.

Michael Jebb, founder and president of Strategic Prayer Initiative (SPI), shares with host Chris Johnson how God providentially directed him to understand the critical need for prayer in spiritual warfare. Today, through SPI, he provides research and resources that encourage believers to move the kingdom forward through strategic  prayer.

Former Navy Corpsman-turned-novelist turns his attention to the end times in his seven-book fiction series, The End, The Book. He describes his series as "Jihad terrorism meets the Bible belt." Listen as host Chris Johnson interviews Robb about the characters in his books and how the last days play out in his series.

Jamie Rohrbaugh is founder and president of From His Presence. Previously she worked for a Fortune 500 company but gave it up for her call to engage in preaching, intercession and prophetic ministry. Today she helps pastors thrive in the "new normal" as the church ministers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, host Chris Johnson talks with her about her work with pastors in church communications.

Somebody Cares is doing exceptional work in serving compassionately to meet needs across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Hear these amazing God-glorifying reports from Somebody Cares Vice President Jodie Chiricosta in this podcast interview with host Chris Johnson.

Wouldn't you like to be part of a happier, healthier church? Dr. Henry Cloud believes it's possible. Perhaps best known as the co-author of the "Boundaries" series, Dr. Cloud is a clinical psychologist, a pastor of pastors and a New York Times bestselling author. He joins host Chris Johnson in this episode to discuss his program "Churches That Heal." He wants to see the church become a place hurting people run to, not away from, and Churches That Heal will help pastors and church leaders as well as their congregations become that kind of place. Listen to learn more about Dr. Cloud's Scripture-based healing model for the church, and visit churchesthatheal.com/charisma for more information.

Ginny Marshall-Frye is a changed person today, but there was a time when she made a bargain with God for her healing from depression. Today she has a powerful personal testimony that, she says, no one can take from her. Be encouraged to live the Spirit-led life as you listen to her story in this interview with host Chris Johnson, and learn about her book, Going for a Ride: A Journey to the Heart's Calling. Visit her blog at going4aride.com.

Biblical wisdom was the foundation of higher education in America. When Ivy League schools like Harvard and Princeton were founded, they were seminaries, and their presidents were ministers. In time, these college presidents began to teach how to live in light of God’s presence in all of life. Lewis Andrews (lewisandrews.com), author of Living Spiritually in the Material World, shares with host Chris Johnson what he learned by studying this history and how we can allow the Holy Spirit to lead us at home, work and everywhere life takes us.

Do you want lasting change in your Christian life? In this final episode of his three-part series, prophetic Bible teacher Sterling Sawyer explains how believers function as kings who serve the King of kings. Sawyer, founder of Liberty Tree Ministries, shares with host Chris Johnson his "Prophet, Priest and King" model of growth, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives.

In this second episode of his three-part series, Sawyer explains the priest function lays out the framework for his "Prophet, Priest and King" model, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives so it changes us. Learn how to flow with God's truth so it makes a difference for you and those around you.

Prophetic teacher Sterling Sawyer of Liberty Tree Ministries points to John 8:32, which says, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” In this first episode of his three-part series, Sawyer lays out the framework for his "Prophet, Priest and King" model, which helps us thoroughly work God's Word into our lives so it changes us. Learn how to flow with God's truth so it makes a difference for you and those around you.

Rene Bates’ wife never gave up on him. He was gloriously saved and now calls other believers to walk in the Spirit and live a holy life for God’s glory. Listen to hear the prophecy he says God gave him about the coronavirus and why the world is experiencing this pandemic. In these trying times, Bates, author of God’s Glory and the Exhortation, urges believers to endure to the end.

"Everywhere she went, revival fire followed," says Sharon Buss of Sister Gwen Shaw, the ministry founder of Global Outpouring. Discover the key to the power of this Spirit-birthed ministry with Sharon and her husband, Philip, in this interview with host Chris Johnson, 

Business owner Pam Stanford learned of the benefits of natural health when she used products from the Neem tree to get rid of high toxicity in her body. Today, as a proponent for the tree's benefits, she calls herself "The Neem Queen." Listen to discover how these products, from tooth powders to teas, have helped Stanford and others, and why the Neem tree is thought of as the "village pharmacy." Learn more in this podcast interview with host Chris Johnson and at the All About Neem website (allaboutneem.com).

Former triathlete and body builder Joanne Moody knows what it means to walk with God through years of debilitating nerve pain. But after a businessman prayed for her healing, she says she became a "medical miracle." Listen as host Chris Johnson interviews her about her long labor bearing a child, her near-death experience and miraculous healing as well as her international ministry, Agape Freedom Fighters (agapefreedomfighters.org).

Coming out of sex trafficking takes more than a change of location; it takes a true transformation of mind and heart. The Samaritan Women's Institute for Shelter Care is helping women who are survivors with that life change. Calvin Fanning, director of shelter mentoring for the institute, and Kay Duffield, executive director of the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative, share in this final series episode with host Chris Johnson what it means to start a residential program or shelter to help survivors find a new life. Listen and share this episode with others, and learn how you can support this effort at sheltercareusa.org.

Believers are invited to "join with God in shaping the future," says Brad Long of Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International (PRMI). Long and PRMI's prayer mobilizer, Martin Boardman, visit with show host Chris Johnson to share how the Holy Spirit is using intercessors around the world because, as Long says, "God depends on our prayers to carry out His will and fulfill His vision.” Listen to find out more about how you can follow the lead of the Holy Spirit in fulfilling prophecy and in doing the work of intercession together as the body of Christ.