Our guest today is Brian Townley.  Brian - began a 26 year banking career at The National Banks of Central Texas which later became (NationalUnited), where he served as a Senior Vice President. There he began to help other banking executives discover their talents and motivation.  Soon he began doing it on an international stage. Brian has published leadership training videos – as well as authored 3 books on Leadership. Brian still speaks to a wide variety of audiences – and now in a partner in a real estate firm,  In his spare time, he still supports his local community and gives back to ministries and organizations than make a difference.

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This week we welcome Dr. Jim Denison – a returning guest to our podcast.

Dr. Denison is a cultural scholar, pastor, and author who helps people respond biblically and redemptively to the vital issues of our day through The Daily Article. 

He is the CEO of Dallas based Denison Ministries which is transforming 6.8 million lives through meaningful digital content from DenisonForum.org, First15.org, ChristianParenting.org,
 and FoundationsWithJanet.org. 

He is a widely sought speaker, podcaster, and subject-matter expert on radio about cultural issues from a biblical perspective and has taught on the philosophy of religion and apologetics at several seminaries. 

He is also a cultural consultant for various organizations that seek a Christian worldview on current events. 

Prior to launching Denison Forum in 2009, he pastored churches in Texas and Georgia. 

He holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

Jim and his wife, Janet, live in Dallas, Texas. They have two married sons and four grandchildren.

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Austin Hardison is the Executive Director of Red Mountain Grace, a non-profit with the mission of providing housing for families receiving long-term medical care in Birmingham. He is married to McCall and they have a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Nelle . Austin is a Birmingham native, where he has spent the majority of his career in development for higher education and nonprofit organizations.

Prior to Red Mountain Grace, Austin worked at the UAB School of Medicine and Lifeline Children’s Services, contributing to a rich background in fundraising - from participating in large, national capital campaigns to managing communications, events  and a development team.

Austin and McCall are members at Redeemer Community Church, where they lead a home group. When not with his family, Austin enjoys trying to improve his golf game instead of riding his road bike. He also has a passion for baseball and local restaurants.

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