{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tell Me More","title":"Ep. 212 - Prayer for More Believers","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2593,"description":"In this  episode of Tell Me More, the hosts sit down with Dr. Dennis Wiles as First Baptist Arlington prepares to celebrate his 25th anniversary as pastor. After a lighthearted cold open about a lifelong fear of clowns and some good-natured ribbing about accents (Alabama twang meets Texas drawl), the conversation turns reflective.\nDr. Wiles looks back on his very first Sunday in August 2001, the nerves, the new-city disorientation, and the sense that this was exactly where God was calling him and his family. He shares a powerful story about a season early in his ministry when a seemingly impossible mission trip to West Africa was funded through an unexpected, and much larger than expected gift, a moment that helped launch the church's global missions work and its counseling center in a single afternoon.\nThe conversation then shifts to what it means to live a \"questionable\" faith in a skeptical culture — exploring the New Testament's countercultural household codes, Michael Frost's idea of evangelism as fishing, and why winning people matters more than winning arguments.\n\nThe episode wraps with a look ahead to fall programming, including the Alpha course, a new Bible study on Jonah, and Wednesday night gatherings — plus an invitation to join the church's 25th anniversary celebration this Sunday at 10 AM.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GcDhMOrORvrFS3Fh9sQz-Cx7btazFxGSz6jeCzh3cyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNjI1/NjAwY2UyMWQ0Mjlm/YjU2NzMwODJhYzY5/N2U3NS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}