FEATURING: Dr. Bill Wagner 

ORGANIZATION: Institute for Global Strategic Studies at Olivet University 

At nearly 90 years old, Dr. Bill Wagner isn’t slowing down – and he’s not apologizing for it. 

In this episode of iRetire4Him, Jim Brangenberg talks with Bill Wagner – pastor, international missiologist, and founder of the Global Strategy Forum. They discuss why the modern idea of retirement may be one of the Church’s biggest lies. 

Bill shares how, as a young man in his early 20s, he began asking a question most believers never consider: “What will God do with me when I’m old?” That question shaped a lifetime of preparation and now fuels Bill’s ministry. 

You’ll hear Bill: 

• Share how dyslexia, engineering, seminary, and missions uniquely prepared him for impact later in life 

• Describe the senior-led, old-fashioned revivals he’s launched, putting retirees back in leadership, evangelism, and service 

• Unpack what he learned studying movements that think strategically at a societal (macro) level – and why the Church often doesn’t 

• Reveal the four-part framework he personally uses to evaluate his life every two months, modeled after Jesus’ growth in Luke 2 

Bill also challenges us with a hard truth: older believers are one of the fastest-lost groups in the Church – not because they lack faith, but because no one expects anything of them anymore. 

This conversation isn’t about staying busy. 
It’s about staying faithful. 
And believing that God may do His most strategic work through you after retirement, not before. 

Resources Mentioned: 

• iRetire4Him book: a field guide for Christian retirees who want to live their “4th quarter” with purpose 

• SaferNet: a VPN, antivirus, and web filters/controls to keep your family and business safe