Fully Alive: Pastor Mark Ivey on Revival, Righteousness, and a Church on Fire

Pastor Mark Ivey of Christ Alive Church in Newton, North Carolina joins Philip Cameron for a revelatory conversation about one of the most dramatic — and least-reported — spiritual stories of our time: the explosive growth of Christianity inside Iran. Mark unpacks how the 1979 Iranian Revolution, far from silencing the gospel, actually ignited it. "When they showed the full face of Islam," Mark explains, "the people of Iran said, 'We don't want it. There has to be something better.'" From nine Bibles sold in a single year to an estimated two million underground believers, the transformation is staggering. Mark shares a hidden prophetic word — literally concealed from secret police in a private home — foretelling a coming window of liberty for the gospel in Iran, a season he believes has now arrived. He draws a direct parallel to the post-Soviet revival in Russia, warning the Church that these windows open and close: "The body of Christ has to be ready… we've got to be instant in there with the gospel." The conversation also covers the historical truth about Palestine, the significance of America's recent military action against Iran's nuclear program, and Mark's firsthand account of preaching to 15,000 people in Pakistan — where a visible cloud formed over the congregation during the altar call. For more from Mark Ivey, visit www.christalive.com.