We live in a world focused on the now, but what hope do we have for the future? How will our actions today affect our tomorrow? Beyond Today looks beyond the now and focuses on the hope of the gospel of God's soon-coming kingdom. Each program will help you grasp the gospel's relevance to your life today, and how it will determine your tomorrow.
Join us as we explore a variety of thought-provoking topics, showing how the Bible is an always relevant, always revealing guide to every aspect of life. In each program, we will help you look beyond the headlines to discover how the Scriptures shed light on the major issues of our day and beyond.
Learn the surprising truth about important biblical topics. Get honest answers to challenging biblical questions. Discover how to apply time-tested biblical principles—principles that will help you understand and cope with the many problems we all have to face.
Steve is the Operation Manager for the Ministerial and Member Services department of the United Church of God. He is also an instructor at Ambassador Bible College as well as a host on the Beyond Today television program. Together, he and his wife, Kathe, have served God and His people for over 25 years.
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.
Gary says he's "excited to be a part of preaching the good news of God's Kingdom over the airwaves," and "trusts the material presented will make a helpful difference in people's lives, bringing them closer to a relationship with their heavenly Father."