Legacy Grandparenting

Student Revivals and Muscular Faith: A Conversation with Ben Patterson

November 29, 2023 Wayne Rice and John Coulombe Season 3 Episode 8
Legacy Grandparenting
Student Revivals and Muscular Faith: A Conversation with Ben Patterson
Show Notes

Ben Patterson is a popular author, speaker and former Campus Pastor at Westmont College in Montecito, California. In this conversation with co-hosts Wayne Rice and John Coulombe, he discusses his new book When God Showed Up: A Memoir of the Surprising Work of God at Hope College 1994-2000.  A student revival broke out while Ben served as Dean of the Chapel at Hope College (Holland, Michigan), similar to recent revivals at other schools such as Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. Ben shares his experience with revivals and his thoughts on how God uses them to transform not only institutions but individual lives. In this episode, Ben also shares principles from his books Muscular Faith and God's Prayer Book, applying them to intentional Christian grandparenting.