evangelical 360°

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A timely and relevant new podcast that dives into the contemporary issues which are impacting Christian life and witness around the world. Guests include leaders, writers, and influencers, all exploring faith from different perspectives and persuasions. Inviting lively discussion and asking tough questions, evangelical 360° is hosted by Brian Stiller, Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. Our hope is that each person listening will come away informed, encouraged, challenged and inspired!

  1. Jul 31

    Ep. 89 / Faith and Politics Without Illusion or Idolatry with David Koyzis

    Politics can feel like a faith test right now. If you’ve ever wondered why public life pulls so many Christians toward either retreat or rage, you’re not alone and you’re not crazy for feeling the tension. In this episode we sit down with Dr. David Koyzis, a political theologian and professor whose latest book, Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political Engagement, has helped evangelicals think more clearly about Christian citizenship and the limits of politics.  We dig into a challenging idea: political ideologies can function like modern idolatry, offering a faux-salvation story that mimics the biblical narrative while quietly demanding our ultimate loyalty. We talk about how liberalism can turn individual autonomy into an idol that weakens community, how Marxism borrows a redemption arc with a different “messiah,” and why any movement can become spiritually dangerous when it starts carrying religious weight. From there we get practical. We explore how to develop discernment in an era of culture wars, social media polarization, and constant labeling of people as left or right. We argue for a posture of humility and listening, because the line between good and evil runs through every human heart. We also revisit Abraham Kuyper’s vision of Christ’s lordship over all of life, along with common grace and the need to make a persuasive, peaceable place at the public table rather than trying to take it over. If you'd like to learn more from Dr. David Koyzis you can purchase his latest book, go to his website and YouTube Channel, or follow him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 89 / Faith and Politics Without Illusion or Idolatry with David Koyzis

  2. Jul 24

    Ep. 88 / From Fear to Freedom in Thailand and Laos with Chansamone Saiyasak

    A childhood surrounded by war, spirit worship, and the collapse of a nation can do something to your soul. It can harden you, hollow you out, or make you obsess over one question: what is real? In this episode we sit down with Dr. Chansamone Saiyasak, a missions leader in Laos and Thailand whose life story moves from the fall of Laos in 1975, to a refugee apartment in the United States, where a knock on the door led to an embrace of the Great Commission. Dr. Saiyasak shares about growing up in a world of animism and fear-based ritual, and then entering a Buddhist monastery as a young man in search of truth. Chansamone also shares the shock of arriving in America with no English, the isolation of refugee sponsorship, and the surprising kindness and welcome of Christian families who offered belonging. Hearing people weep over forgiveness and reading the words of Scripture reframed Dr. Saiyasak's identity around grace, not merit, and around God as Father, not a distant spiritual force. From there, the conversation turns practical and missiological: how do you communicate the gospel in a context where Christianity feels like a foreign power or a colonial memory? Chansamone explains why proclamation alone often fails, and why holistic ministry, education, mercy, and business-as-mission can make the message credible. He shares lessons from decades of work across Thailand and Laos, including how to build sustainable enterprises while staying grounded in vocation.  If you'd like to learn more from Dr. Chansamone Saiyasak you can go to the Mekong Evangelical Mission website and follow him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 88 / From Fear to Freedom in Thailand and Laos with Chansamone Saiyasak

  3. Jul 17

    Ep. 87 / A Palestinian Pastor and Bible College in Bethlehem with Jack Sara

    Bethlehem is one of the most storied places on earth, but it’s also a hometown for real families, real churches, and leaders who wake up to uncertainty and still choose to serve. In this episode we sit down with Rev. Dr. Jack Sara, president of Bethlehem Bible College, to hear what life looks like for Palestinian evangelicals who keep the faith alive in the Holy Land under intense political and economic strain. Pastor Jack shares his personal journey from Jerusalem to pastoral ministry and then into leading a growing evangelical institution located just minutes from the Church of the Nativity. We talk about the shrinking Christian presence since 1948, the complications of identity and citizenship, and what it means when evangelicals are not treated as a fully recognized denomination. Along the way, we explore how Christians have contributed to society through schools, hospitals, and community service, even as numbers decline and pressures rise. If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s hope beyond the headlines, this conversation will expand your view. If you'd like to learn more from Rev. Dr. Jack Sara you can go to the Bethlehem Bible College website and follow them on Facebook. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 87 / A Palestinian Pastor and Bible College in Bethlehem with Jack Sara

  4. Jul 10

    Ep. 86 / From Young Parliamentarian to Church Planter with Devon Rachae

    He became Grenada’s youngest senator at 22, with a clear path toward national leadership, and then he walked away. In this episode we speak with, Bishop Devon Rachae, as he tells the real story behind that decision and why a call to church planting carried more weight than a seat in parliament. Bishop Rachae shares in depth reflections on Christian leadership, vocational calling, and what it costs to truly follow one's convictions and walk by faith. We also widen the lens to the Caribbean church and the work of the Evangelical Alliance of the Caribbean, where Bishop Devon now serves as president. We talk about why evangelical churches have grown through culturally vibrant worship and bold evangelism, and why that same momentum can stall when discipleship is thin. Then the conversation turns practical and sobering: hurricanes, economic shock, long-term depression after disaster, and the pressure placed on leaders and communities when homes and church buildings are lost. Bishop Devon tells us what compassionate disaster response can look like, including rapid relief efforts from Samaritan’s Purse, and why sustainable livelihood matters alongside spiritual care. If you'd like to learn more from Devon Rachae you can follow him and Agape Ministries on Facebook and check out the World Evangelical Alliance website. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 86 / From Young Parliamentarian to Church Planter with Devon Rachae

  5. Jul 3

    Ep. 85 / Youth Missions in the Mountains of Sri Lanka with Asiri Fernando

    A quiet kid from Sri Lanka ends up in pulpits all around the world, not because he wanted to be up front, but because the Word of God kept proving itself in powerful ways. In this episode we down with Pastor Asiri Fernando, a leader with Youth for Christ Sri Lanka. We trace his story from early years shaped by YFC, to a simple home and upbringing, to the greater context of a country marked by civil war and economic crisis. Along the way, Pastor Asiri shares why he believes joy is found less in affluence and more in knowing God and living close to the people you love. We get practical about Bible teaching and inductive Bible study. Asiri walks us through how he studies Scripture, from repeated reading to careful observation, interpretation in the original context, and then the toughest step: application. He explains why application requires proximity to real people and real pain, and he tells a vivid story of choosing to stay near struggling families in Sri Lanka rather than taking an easier, more comfortable path. If you care about Christian discipleship, spiritual formation, and preaching that connects with the next generation, this conversation will stretch you. If you'd like to learn more from Asiri Fernando and Youth for Christ International you can go their website, purchase his book, and follow him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 85 / Youth Missions in the Mountains of Sri Lanka with Asiri Fernando

  6. Jun 26

    Ep. 84 / The Gospel Mission of Island Nations with Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau

    The South Pacific sits far from most global power centers, but Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau argues it should never sit on the margins of the global church. Rachel is a New Zealand-born leader of Tongan heritage who currently serves as Regional General Secretary for the South Pacific Evangelical Alliance, part of the World Evangelical Alliance. Our conversation is part personal story and part big-picture map of what God is doing across island nations that are often overlooked in world evangelicalism. We start with Rachel’s journey: family roots, identity and how genealogy and belonging shape leadership in places like New Zealand and Tonga. From there we get practical about faith that lasts beyond Sunday, why she talks about Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and what it means to move from cultural Christianity to a deeper, day-to-day relationship with Christ. Then we zoom out to the South Pacific region itself. Rachel explains why many Pacific believers effectively live out evangelical faith without using the word, and how strengthening National Evangelical Alliances can equip leaders across Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and beyond. We also touch on the realities of the region: climate change, rising seas, creation care, and political campaigns in small nations where church life and public life overlap. If you'd like to learn more from Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau and the South Pacific Evangelical Alliance you can go their website and follow her on Facebook and LinkedIn. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 84 / The Gospel Mission of Island Nations with Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau

  7. Jun 19

    Ep. 83 / Broken Walls: An Indigenous Testimony with Jonathan Maracle

    A Mohawk musician is invited to sing “Amazing Grace” at a major gathering of faith leaders in 1995, and he says no, only because a brand-new song floods his heart and mind and changes the trajectory of his life. That song was “Broken Walls,” and that musician is, Jonathan Maracle, our guest. In this episode we follow the full arc of Jonathan's story, from growing up in Akwesasne as a kid who “didn’t fit,” to carrying the generational weight of residential school trauma, to walking away from church and chasing the rock and roll dream in California, to now thirty years of faithful contextual ministry amongst Indigenous people.  Jonathan doesn’t tell a polished story of faith, he talks about addiction, broken relationships, cultural shame, thoughts of suicide, self-hatred, and a phone call from his father that changed everything. From there Jonathan talks about his return to Christianity, but the pain of being told that his Mohawk heritage, language and drum are “not of God.” He explains how that message lands among First Nations, how it hinders a proper Indigenous-Christian identity, and how the Holy Spirit is raising up a new generation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous followers of Jesus alike! We also explore practical steps toward truth and reconciliation, including the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, and why education matters if churches want to walk in right-relationship with their Indigenous brothers and sisters. If you'd like to learn more about Jonathan Maracle and his ministry through Broken Walls you can go to their website, follow him on social media, and listen to their music on all streaming platforms.  And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 83 / Broken Walls: An Indigenous Testimony with Jonathan Maracle

  8. Jun 12

    Ep. 82 / Reading The Bible On Turtle Island with Daniel Zacharias and Chris Hoklotubbe

    The land beneath our feet has a longer story than most of us were taught and the Bible has far more to say about land, belonging and relationship than our usual readings admit. In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Daniel Zacharias and Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe, two Indigenous New Testament scholars and co-authors of the new book "Reading the Bible on Turtle Island," and we explore what changes when Scripture is read with an Indigenous worldview, memory and communal perspective. We talk about Turtle Island as a name that signals deep history, then get practical about hermeneutics: the lenses we all bring to the text, whether we name them or not. Daniel explains a medicine wheel approach to biblical interpretation that holds Scripture alongside creation, cultural stories and the shared hearts and minds of a people. Chris shows how this kind of reading can illuminate familiar passages, including Jesus and the rich young ruler, where “possessions” in an agrarian world often means land, debt and dispossession and where Jubilee themes can suddenly come alive. We also face the harder background: colonization, residential schools and the ways Christianity was used to condemn Indigenous culture, creating shame and silence even inside church communities. But we don’t stop at deficit stories. We dig into asset-based theology, the power of relationships, and why storytelling often moves hearts more than arguments ever will. If you care about faithful Bible study, Christian discipleship, reconciliation, and hearing the global church more clearly, this conversation will widen your field of view. If you'd like to learn more from Daniel Zacharias and Chris Hoklotubbe you can purchase their book and explore NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube!  ____________________ ▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village ▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope" ▶ More Info: evangelical360.com #evangelical360

    Ep. 82 / Reading The Bible On Turtle Island with Daniel Zacharias and Chris Hoklotubbe
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A timely and relevant new podcast that dives into the contemporary issues which are impacting Christian life and witness around the world. Guests include leaders, writers, and influencers, all exploring faith from different perspectives and persuasions. Inviting lively discussion and asking tough questions, evangelical 360° is hosted by Brian Stiller, Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. Our hope is that each person listening will come away informed, encouraged, challenged and inspired!

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    Host Brian Stiller
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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