Welcome to the Eric Mettaxas show with your host, Eric Mettaxas.

Hey there, folks. I've got a surprise for you. I think I mentioned that a few weeks ago I was in Kansas City and I was at what they call the International House of Prayer. I hop as they call it hanging out with Mike Bickle who is known to some of you and hanging out with my buddy, Ken Fish.

And Ken Fish got me into this mess.

And also there were Francis Chan, who we had on this program recently and a guy named Andy Bird.

And a really young guy named Chris Reed. He's a callow individual. We became friends

and I wanted to have him on this program. I love talking to him and now I get to do it on the air and you

get to listen. Chris Reed, my friend, welcome. Hi, Eric. Good to see you. Glad to be with you. It's great to see you glad to be with you it's great to see you you crack me up and

that's like one of my highest compliments i could possibly pay because when we were together

you're very gifted uh and anointed as we say but you're also fun to to talk to you you joke around

and for example i asked you the simplest question you're a tall guy, and I said, how tall are you? Do you remember how you answered me? No, I don't right off. I know you don't. But what's the answer to that question? 6'7. 6'7. But what you said to me, you couldn't leave it at that. You said six foot seven, but that's only if I stand all the way up.

Yeah. That is so dumb. You go into the pantheon of comedy greats just for that line. You're at Morning Star Ministries right now. Is that right? Correct. Just got moved here two weeks ago. Well, that's kind of the headline, Chris,

because I want to talk about what we talked about in Kansas City.

But you are taking over for Rick Joyner.

I mean, I don't think Rick's going anywhere, is he?

No, no.

So I've moved here, and I'm kind of right now just in a training process i'm shadowing uh rick joiner and so you know ultimately we don't know how long the transition will take but

that's certainly why i'm here you have a fascinating story and i want to to tell my audience really that you, I guess,

this is so strange. It's hard for people to think about, but you began preaching at an

extremely early age. Tell my audience about that, because now you are. You're 36. You're very

mature beyond your years.

But you were preaching, like, as a kid.

How old were you when you started?

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