Faith, Work & Rest Initiative Podcast

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to Jim ask Steve Garber to expound on five sentences from his book Visions of Vocation. Dr. Steven Garber, Professor of Marketplace Theology and Leadership at Regent College, is Director of Regent’s newest graduate program, the Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society. Dr. Garber’s conviction that faith must be held together with every part of life has led him to engage deeply in a variety of contexts. He is an advisor and consultant for a diverse range of businesses, foundations, and educational institutions including Demdaco Corporation, Mars Corporation, Murdock Trust, Blood:Water Mission, and Telos Group. His long commitment to the conviction that culture is upstream from politics led him to contribute to the book Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog and inspired

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to Loren, Kim, and Jim talk about what wisdom for vocation we can learn from those who have struggled through various disabilities. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Jordan Williams and Jim Mullins about what healthy self reflection can look like when combined with intentionality, repentance, and gratitude. Jordan Williams is a licensed clinical therapist based in Phoenix Arizona, working primarily with youth at high risk for mood and behavioral disorders, school dropout, and substance use. She has a Masters in Counseling from Arizona State University, a passion for storytelling, and a penchant for head wraps. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest missionaltraining.org/ 5 Questions of Self Reflection: 1. What matters to me right now? 2. What purpose is that serving? 3. Am I OK with that? 4. What am I saying 'No' to? 5. How do I matter other people right now?

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Lisa Slayton and Jim Mullins about what it looks like to become a healthy leader in the workplace and the church. Lisa Slayton is the CEO of Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation. Lisa has designed and launched the Leaders Collaborative and delivered organizational development consulting, training and coaching services to organizations such as Bombardier TTS, NetHealth, CTR Systems, Akina, Prominent, ABC Anesthesia, Light of Life and WabTec as well as a number of local congregations. Previous business experience includes Marketing Director for PG Training and Consulting, Business Analyst and Information Systems manager for Kaufmanns Department Store, Account Manager and Executive for Byer California, Buyer and merchant for Charming Shoppes and the Denver Dry Goods. Add

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Gabe Cooper and Jim Mullins about what is technology's role in society and how software can be used for the flourishing of God's world. Gabe Cooper is the Founder and CEO of Virtuous Software, a SaaS CRM and Marketing platform helping charities increase their impact. He is also the founder of Brushfire Interactive and co-founder of Shotzoom Software. Gabe has a true passion for creating market-defining software and helping charities re-imagine generosity. After serving in a leadership role at a large nonprofit in the early 2000's, Gabe went on to help build a series of successful products in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Links: www.virtuouscrm.com www. surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www. missionaltraining.org About "bliss points" in the food ind

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to Loren, Kim, and Jim share nuggets of vocational wisdom from three important figures from African American history. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Jim Mullins about what it looks like to discern your calling, and how to live out your calling while balancing multiple roles. They also talk about the hospitality industry and how quality ingredients display the brilliance of God's generosity. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Jeff Haanen and Jim Mullins about what it looks like to include the working class in the faith and work dialogue. Jeff Haanen is the Founder of Denver Institute for Faith & Work and the 5280 Fellowship. He contributes to various magazines and publications, including Christianity Today. He has previously served as a school administrator, a pastor and missionary. He holds a B.A. in International Economics and Spanish from Valparaiso University and a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. Jeff attends Littleton Christian Church with his wife and four daughters. Jeff has written for The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/ https://denverinstitute.

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode we listen to a conversation between Juan Pena and Jim as they discuss what the faith and work conversation looks like for the working class, abolishing poverty, and transformational vocational discipleship. Juan received his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts and his Master of Divinity from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, P.A. While attending seminary, Juan worked as an engineer and planted a multiethnic, socioeconomically diverse church in the Poconos. In 2008, he moved to Denver to be a part of the elder team at Providence Bible Church. He is now the Chief Program Officer of CrossPurpose and a pastor for Providence Bible Church. He is passionate about helping Denver's families escape poverty and pursue their dreams through a year-long career and community d

The Faith, Work, and Rest crew cap off the year with a discussion of some of their favorite clips from this season's interviews, including those from Katelyn Beaty, Dr. Curtis Thompson, and Lorie Kinman. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode we listen to a conversation between Geoff Hsu and Jim as they discuss a wide range of topics including faith and work, employment, missiology, and more. Dr. Geoff Hsu is Executive Director of Flourish San Diego. Geoff aims to lead others to be apprentices of Jesus who help people and churches become who they were created to be so they may join God to help our city and world flourish. He believes that the dynamic, life-giving message of Jesus has been obscured from people who seek to find meaning and purpose in Him, and works to help recover that message and faithfully communicate it to people today. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode we listen to a conversation between Michael Goheen, Josh Butler, and Jim about the cultural idol of consumerism and how it impacts Christian living today. Michael Goheen is Director of Theological Education (MTC) and Scholar-in-Residence (Surge Network). He divides his time between Vancouver, B.C. and Tempe, AZ. He’s the author of several books including The Drama of Scripture, Living at the Crossroads, and A Light to the Nations. He has been married to Marnie for 36 years. He has four adult married children and nine grandchildren. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Warren Williams and Jim about working full time as a managing operator in logistics as well as pursuing his unique gifts on the side in the music industry. Warren Williams is a managing operator of RPM Expedite, a start-up in the logistics industry, as well as a hip hop artist. Warren has produced several mixtapes as part of the rap group Artificial Christian, as well as a solo album under his stage name, Warren Christian. He resides in the Chandler area with his wife. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/ https://www.rpmexpedite.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/120-degrees/1436359249 https://soundcloud.com/artificialchristian

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Vincent Bacote and Jim about six different ideas from Abraham Kuper which we can apply to the faith and work discussion. Dr. Vincent Bacote is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is the author of the The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper (2005), and has contributed to books including On Kuyper (2013), Aliens in the Promised Land (2013), Keep Your Head Up (2012) and Prophetic Evangelicals (2012). Bacote is a regular columnist for Comment (wrf.ca/comment) and has also had articles appear in magazines such as Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Think Christian and re:generation quarterly and journals such as Christian Scholars Revie

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a recent sermon from Jim Mullins about re-imagining the mundane tasks of work in light of the biblical story. Jim Mullins is the pastor of theological and vocational formation for Redemption Tempe and is on the leadership team for the Surge Network. He has worked as a pastor, entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and a basketball scout in Turkey. He’s married to Jenny, and has a nine-year old daughter named Elliana. They spend their time watching basketball, cooking Middle Eastern food, and being completely ineffective gardeners. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Michael Ly and Jim about accounting, start-ups, managing employees, and more. Michael is an entrepreneur and cloud accounting professional, most recently as CEO of ReconciledIt.com and Co-Founder of BlockchainVT.co Michael has served in a variety of financial leadership capacities, from Controller to CFO. After moving to Burlington, VT in late 2011, he quickly became a trusted adviser to CEOs and business owners, developing a niche as a part-time CFO. He launched ReconciledIt.com in 2015 as his customer's demands for bookkeeping services grew and the technology to serve them online has come to a good level of maturity. His company grew relatively quickly and was selected by Intuit as a 2016 Firm of the Future Runner-up, recognizing it as one of the most future-rea

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Lorie Kinman and Kimberly about how administration, lean processes, and efficiency glorify the God of order and love our neighbors. Lorie resides in Peoria with her husband and three children. She and her husband, Jarrod, have been married for almost 20 years and has a heart for the Body of Christ. Lorie comes from many years of experience in the marketplace as partner and Chief Administrative Officer of Auto Body World. Through running this business, Lorie developed a burden to help Christian non-profits and local churches know how to better utilize administrative gifts within their church to increase the fruitfulness of their ministries. She holds leadership in TLC Women’s Group, a Christian group that serves to teach and encourage women. She and her husband p

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Matt Rusten and Jim about the top C.S. Lewis quotes pertaining to faith and work. Matt Rusten serves as the executive director for Made to Flourish. Rusten received his master of divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and has served in churches in North Dakota, the Chicago area, Kansas City, and most recently as pastor of spiritual formation at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wisconsin. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/ www.madetoflourish.org

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to Charlie Self take Jim on a guided tour through church history, highlighting significant people and events that have implications for faith and work today. Charlie Self serves as director of city expansion at Made to Flourish, bringing leadership to our efforts to expand our regional networks into new cities. Charlie is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. He has served as an associate and senior pastor in several congregations in California, Oregon and Washington, D.C., and has served as an interim pastor six times. He currently also serves as professor of church history at The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri, where he teaches courses in apologetics, church history, mission history, leadership development, and discipleship. He is also co-devel

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to Jim interview Katelyn Beaty about taking the lead on controversial issues in contentious times, women's vocation, and the quest for balance between work and family. Katelyn has written for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The New York Times and has commented on faith and culture for CNN, ABC, NPR, the Associated Press, Religion News Service, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and McClatchy Newspapers. She has written A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World, and she speaks regularly on faith and work, women's vocation, writing, and evangelicalism and has written a book When Katelyn is not doing all the things with the words, she enjoys spending time exploring Chicago, running, karaoke, traveling, and finding the perfect IPA.