The last few weeks have had many heads turning about the state of the church - aka the Body of Christ. The secular world took a dive into the credibility of the church as a whole. In this episode 77 of Oasis of Hope focused on the state of the church, Drs. Johnson and Feyi Obamehinti, answer some of the key questions asked in the wake of the recent unravelings in the church. The credibility of the gospel stands and is unshaken because of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.

From a Biblical perspective, they discuss and answer the questions on abuse, culture and NDAs in the Body of Christ. Their hope and prayer is that this episode will spur more followers of Christ to stand in the gap of prayer for our communities, churches and families.

"Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matthew 6:9-13).

In a ⁠2022 article by MIT Sloan Management Review⁠, Cipolli, Sull, Brighenti and Sull highlight some toxic cultural attributes of our time. These attributes permeate many areas of our culture - industries, communities, churches, schools and the list goes on. However, followers of Christ need not worry, because the Bible provides some arsenal to navigate these cultural toxicities. These toxic cultural attributes referred to as the spirit of Saul are nothing new.

In this cultural leadership episode, Drs. Johnson and Feyi Obamehinti discuss and answer the question of how to navigate these cultural toxicities. They explain with examples this spirit of Saul. And they offer ways for Christians to be empowered and equipped against these toxic tides with the help of the Holy Spirit. This is one episode you want to share with everyone in your network. Together the life of God in each Christian dispels these toxic tides. The kingdom of God is at hand; time for Christians to arise!

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity" ( 2 Peter 1: 5-7).

To date there are over 200 United States appointed ambassadors serving the interest of the United States around the world. Followers of Christ have been called by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit to represent Christ in every sphere, place, industries, communities, school, the list goes on. Christ's ambassadors represent the interest of Jesus Christ and God's unshakeable kingdom.

In this celebratory episode, Drs. Johnson and Feyi Obamehinti discuss birthdays, Mother's Day, feedback on Holocaust survivor and the Communicator Awards by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) for the 2024 Excellence and Distinction Communicator Awards for Oasis of Hope Podcast and Points of Leadership Podcast! A big thank you to all our partners, friends and audiences around the world for making the podcasts what they are today! We love serving you and these awards are because of your support, care and engagement!

"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God." - 2 Corinthians 5:20