Podcast Episodes
Podcast episodes taking racial struggles to the throne of grace, United? We Pray is a ministry devoted to praying about racial strife—especially between Christians.
Cloud of Witnesses with Gavin King
Delve into the rich tapestry of faith with Gavin King, a partner at Beasley Allen, as he shares his powerful journey growing up in the black church. In this episode of “Cloud of Witnesses,” Gavin discusses his personal heroes of faith, offering a compelling testimony of deep-rooted belief. Discover how his experiences can inspire and encourage your own walk of faith. Explore the Hall of Faith and be uplifted by stories of perseverance.
Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity with Walter Strickland II
“Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity” podcast explores key theological characteristics with author Walter Strickland II. Learn about God’s faithfulness and racial strife.
The Work of Black History with Walter Strickland II
Discover the untold story of Black Christian history in the US with Dr. Walter Strickland. In this insightful video, he discusses his new book, “Swing Low,” and why he chose to focus on the accomplishments and contributions of Black Christians, offering a refreshing perspective beyond the narrative of oppression. Tune in for an encouraging and inspiring conversation.
United? We Pray in 2025
Grace and peace! It’s 2025 and United? We Pray is in an exciting place as a ministry. Last year, we recorded more content than any year prior. In today’s episode, Isaac and Austin sit down to talk about where we are as a ministry and what you can expect from the podcast and other arms of the ministry in 2025. As always, we covet your prayers over this work and partnership.
All Peoples, Tribes, and Languages: Sermon from Revelation 22
UWP Founder Isaac Adams recently preached from Revelation 22 to Iron City Church in Birmingham, AL. We’re grateful to be able to share this with you, because the ministries of Iron City Church and United? We Pray are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. You will be able to tell from this sermon that the unity we speak about in this ministry is vitally important in the life of our church. We hope this is an encouragement to you as you start the new year.
Friendship with God: Sermon Audio
Dustin Ratcliff is a pastor at Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In this sermon, he preaches from Exodus 33 on what it means to be in a relationship, even friendship, with God. Understanding these truths from Scripture has a profound impact on our prayer lives. We hope you are as encouraged and moved by this sermon as we were.
Perseverance and the Black Church
As many of you know, Isaac Adams, who founded our ministry is pastor of Iron City Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This week’s episode is an excerpt of a sermon he recently preached on the perseverance of the black church. We hope this testimony of God’s faithfulness encourages you!
Liberty of Conscience with Ryan King
Author and Pastor Ryan King joins Austin to talk about his new book, Every Man’s Conscience, which explores the contributions of 17th Century Baptists to political theology. That might sound academic, but we have a lot to learn about honoring the conscience of our neighbors and Ryan has much help to offer. As counter-intuitive as it might seem to us, liberty of conscience is a good thing for our churches, our evangelism, and our neighbors.
History of Political Idolatry with Timothy Paul Jones
Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He joins the show today to lend his historical expertise to our conversation about political idolatry. This is the final installment of the series, so if you haven’t heard the others, we encourage you to check those out. Dr. Jones surprised us by quoting a lot of second and third century Christian thinkers about the freedoms we should extend to our neighbors. Truly there is nothing new under the sun!
Prayers for the Nation
A little different this week. We asked some friends to lead us in prayers for the nation. Please join us in doing so.