In this episode, Dave is joined by Dr. Bob Roberts Jr. Senior Global Pastor of Northwood Church. Bob is also the founder of GlocalNet, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships.
Bob shares about starting Northwood Church 34 years ago
Bob talks about founding GlocalNet which has started over 300 churches and the work they do to teach people how to engage nations and their involvement with issues of human rights, religious freedom, and persecution.
3:00- Dave asks Bob about growing up in East Texas and Bob talks about moving many times, going with his dad to seminary, and explains how the tribal context of his childhood prepared him for the work he does now.
9:00- Bob wonders if I didn’t really become a Christian at 33 when the question was posed to him, “When will Jesus be enough for you?”
12:20- Bob explains how he stopped thinking as a pastor and started thinking like a missionary saying, “A pastor asks the question how’s my church, a missionary asks how’s my city?”
23:00- Bob shares the story of how he ended up working in Vietnam, how that led to him working in Afghanistan after 9/11 and building bridges with Muslims across the world.
To learn more about Bob you can visit his website bobrobertsjr.com there you can find more about the work Bob does as well as his Podcast Bold Love.
To learn more about Northwood Church you can visit their site at northwoodchurch.org.
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To learn more about the Senior Pastor call mentioned in this episode contact Linda Stanley at linda.stanley@generis.com and mention “Invitation to Senior Pastor Call” in the subject.
