Melissa Gehrig is the Executive Director at Vision House, a Christian social service agency in Renton and Shoreline, Washington that helps break the cycle of homelessness for families by offering transitional housing, and moving them from crisis to stability. Melissa holds a BFA from the University of California and an MA in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis on servant leadership from Gonzaga University. In her own story, one can easily see how God guided her path to be in this position...
Jun 29, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Jeannet Charles is Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of DADS (Divine Alternatives for Dads Services). Marvin and Jeannet Charles founded DADS over 23 years ago, and the impact of this ministry on the Puget Sound area continues to be profound. Jeannet's story of trauma, drug abuse, homelessness, and the loss of her children to the state might leave one feeling hopeless. But she was fortunate to have both a Father in heaven and an earthy father who never gave up on her. Jeannet's story of ov...
Jun 09, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Marvin Charles is the Founder and Executive Director of Divine Alternatives for Dads Services ( DADS ), based in Seattle, Washington. Through this work, he has been helping men to reclaim their positive role as the fathers their children for more than 20 years. Marvin is the author of Becoming Dads , which chronicles his own powerful story of separation and reunification, and tells about the founding of DADS. Marvin and his wife, Jeanett, have a beautiful blended family of eight children and liv...
May 10, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Jeff Rogers is Chairman for OneAccord , which buys, sells and operates privately held companies in the Pacific Northwest. He is also the founder of KIROS , which encourages people of faith to understand and live out their calling in the context of the marketplace. He serves on several boards and connects many people throughout the faith community, yet you might be surprised to know that Jeff was once an an atheist. His is a profound story of God's relentless pursuit of us, His beloved children. ...
Apr 05, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Kellie Schneider is a woman with a servant heart. After working for many years as a social worker, Kellie continues to have great impact through her service on Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Board of Trustees, serving on the planning team for the King County Prayer Breakfast , and as Young Life leader at Bellevue High School (which she volunteered for at age 55!). She listens for that still, small voice that nudges her to do what God puts in front of her, and her story encourages us all to do th...
Mar 22, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Doug Burleigh is a Senior Associate with Centered and the International Foundation and the author of Jesus Changes Everything . He worked with Young Life for over 25 years, five of those as President, and started Young Life's work in the former Soviet Union. Doug lives with his wife in Annapolis, Maryland, and they have four adult children and 16 grandchildren. Please join me in listening to Doug share about his book, which is based on a lifetime of teaching how following key principles of Jesus...
Mar 10, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Chris Lumry is a filmmaker, author, and founder of OneStep Guides , a mission-driven company that helps people increase joy and purpose in their lives by rediscovering their creative nature. OneStep Guides offers live, online workshops, e-courses, and other resources designed to support life-giving creative exploration and mindsets that fuel growth and joy. Chris's soon-to-be-published book, Creativity Unlocked , is a neuroscience-informed, narrative-inspired guide to celebrating and activating ...
Feb 22, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Jamie Winship is the co-founder of Identity Exchange and speaks internationally about discovering the transformative power of living in our true identity. After a distinguished career in law enforcement in Washington, D.C., and earning a Master of Arts in English, he taught at a university in Indonesia and then worked for decades in some of the world’s highest conflict areas in order to bring forth peaceful solutions. His premise remains that identity transformation is the key to acquiring new l...
Feb 08, 2022•47 min
Deborah Herlax Enos, CN, is a global speaker, Healthy Living Expert, TV personality, and recent cancer survivor. As a nutritionist and healthy living expert,she took great joy in her amazing career, offering excellent advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle. And then came the shock of a cancer diagnosis in the fall of 2020. This rocked her world, and sent her on a journey to ask the question "why"? In this podcast, Deborah shares about this journey, and about the podcast she has started recent...
Jan 26, 2022•33 min
Cindy Breilh is the Executive Director of US programs for Medical Teams International . She has a passion for caring for the poor and has a deep understanding of some of the more hidden problems that impact our world, including mental illness Cindy lives in Edmonds, Washington, with her husband. They have three adult children and adorable grandchildren.
Jan 11, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Brandon Heath is a singer- songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife and two little girls. He has received an Emmy Award, five Grammy nominations and and an American Music Award nomination. He has been honored as a six-time GMA Dove Award recipient, including back to back Male Vocalist of the Year awards for Give Me Your Eyes and Love Neve Fails. His music continues to reveal his deep faith, and powerfully tells the story that God is writing in his life and the lives of o...
Dec 28, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Heather Tuininga is a Principal at 10/10 Strategies where she offers Philanthropic advising. She has a heart of generosity, and a deep desire to live her life by abiding in Christ. She and her husband Eric are parents to an adorable little girl named Kate, and live in Issaquah, Washington.
Dec 15, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Rick Newell is the founder of M.U.S.T. (Mentoring Urban Students and Teens), the owner of Fairway Studios, and founder of Hope Herd, a new ministry focused on caring for foster children. In 2012, Rick took a huge leap of faith out of a successful career in technology to follow God's calling to to start M.U.S.T., a mentoring program designed to help youth graduate from high school on time and go to college. Rick has recently founded a new ministry called Hope Heard, using a similar model of mento...
Dec 01, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Tim Mackie is the Co-founder/ Chief Education Officer of the Bible Project who has a deep passion for helping people to understand how the overall biblical story works together and leads us to Jesus. With a degree in theology, and a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies, Tim has the unique ability to explain scripture and make the stories come alive (along with the artistry of dear friend and colleague Jonathan Collins). https://bibleproject.com Tim also hosts a podcast called "Exploring My Str...
Nov 17, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Sebastian Rogers is the CEO of Peripheral Vision, a documentary film production company that seeks to empower the vision, narratives and leadership of marginalized people, and use the power of story to help us see them in a new way. Still on a journey of healing from his own childhood trauma, he is a lover of people and is passionate about being a loving husband and dad. Listen in as he humbly invites us to see others as God sees them. www.pvpdx.com www.higheaglefilm.com (documentary in progress...
Nov 03, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Marilyn Vancil is a Spiritual Director, Life Coach and Certified Enneagram Professional. She is the author of Self to Lose, Self to Find , which gives a biblical approach to the nine Enneagram types. This mother of four and grandma to 11 has ample wisdom to share about how people can discover their core identity....
Oct 20, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Margo Jarvies-Engberg is President and CEO of Pinkabella Cupcakes and PB Franchising. She and her husband Doug have raised five beautiful children, four of whom are adopted. You will be amazed at the story of how the vision for a business came out of a desire to adopt and a passion for kids to experience the simple joy of a birthday cupcake.
Oct 06, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Dr. Gregory Jantz is the founder of The Center • A Place of Hope , the author of over 40 books, and a go-to media source expert on a range of behavioral-based afflictions, drug and alcohol addictions, and more. In this episode he shares thoughtful insights and resources which are especially helpful in these challenging times. Find out more at: https://www.aplaceofhope.com...
Oct 06, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Bob Lonac planned to be a businessman, but God led him down a very different path. He was a Senior VP at Young Life for 32 years, then the COO of International Justice Mission, and most recently the CEO of CRISTA Ministries. Now Bob is a coach, consultant and teacher with a wealth of experience and wisdom to share. He is the author of Live Large! Seven Lasting Lessons for Navigating Life's Twists and Turns and is currently learning new life lessons from his precious granddaughter....
Jul 20, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Shannon Wallis is the author of the international best selling book We the Change and is a leadership and organizational effectiveness consultant to Fortune 500 companies and non-profits on six continents. She is also a debate coach at her daughters' school and is married to a retired Marine who has been her greatest support who, at a pivotal moment in her life, reminded Shannon that, "It wouldn't be a pilgrimage if it weren't challenging."...
Jul 06, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Kathy Lambert has served on the King County Council of Washington State for twenty years. She represents the 3rd district, which is the largest, covering nearly half the land mass of the county. Prior to this, she represented the 45th district in Washington's legislature for seven years. She cherishes her role in tirelessly serving the people who have elected her to represent them, and her roles as wife, mother, and Grandma. Her story is one of deep faith, a legacy of lifelong service, and wisdo...
Jun 23, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Richard Stearn s is President Emeritus of World Vision, where he served as president for 20 years. Prior to that, he was CEO at both Parker Brothers and Lenox. Rich is the author of five books, including The Hole in Our Gospe l which was the 2010 Christian book of the year. In his latest book, Lead Like it Matters to God , he offers a refreshing Jesus-centered approach to life and leadership, shared through his own story of successes and failures. He is a humble, thoughtful man, with a wonderful...
Jun 09, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Larry Anderson and Wendell Berkland have a story of friendship that is deep and authentic. One is a black cop; the other is a white criminal defense attorney. Together they have co-authored Unlikely Brotherhood . The book jacket reads, "Coming from extreme opposite ends of a cultural divide in the whitest major city in America, one is sworn to put away the bad guys, while the other defends those charged with murder, rape, and other heinous crimes. Their combustible relationship erupts in bigotry...
May 24, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Rachael Mitchell is a freelance copy writer, an author, mother and wife. On approaching a milestone birthday, she decided to revisit the people and stories that have shaped her life. Rachael's creative journey of love and learning might just inspire you to do the same!
May 10, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Steve Atkinson is the Executive Director of BibleProject, a non-profit that helps people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. Steve spent 15 years in the business world, specializing in sales, marketing, and ministry - most recently as President of the Master’s Plan Foundation. In this podcast, he shares the story of how God has led him in surprising directions as he surrendered his life to God. For more in formation on BibleProject go to https://bibleproject.com ....
Apr 27, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Martha Newsome , President and CEO of Medical Teams International, has dreamed of traveling the world to bring healing to the suffering since she was a child. As Martha learned to listen for God's leading in her life, this dream has taken shape in some amazing ways. You will be blessed as you listen to her walk of faith.
Apr 12, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Christine Soule is the founder and CEO of Providence Heights, a non-profit that empowers women in need through housing, employment opportunities, and personal development. She is also the author of Broken and Beautiful, which shares the story of her own healing from the trauma of her childhood. Listen in as this amazing woman of faith gives us all new reasons for hope.
Mar 30, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Sean Dunn is the Founder and President of Groundwire , an organization that leverages technology to connect thousands of young people with the Gospel of Jesus. His plan? The aim is to interject into social media, YouTube, music streaming, etc. with the good news of God's love for them and connect them to people who care. Sound good? Listen in! www.jesuscares.com groundwire .wordpress.com...
Mar 16, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Dr. Edyth Phillips worked as a psychiatrist for 52 years and is a pioneer. As one of three women in a graduating class of 120 at Loma Linda Medical School, she broke all kinds of barriers. And as a woman of deep faith, she has a lifetime of wisdom to share. Listen in . . . you will be blessed.
Mar 02, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Katie Robertson is the founder of The Anchor , a welcoming place for women to gather and hear of the hope that there is in Jesus. After losing her daughter to cancer, Katie knew that she needed to share "the Anchor of her soul" with other women who were facing life's storms, so she launched The Anchor in 2012. Today it has spread to 45 states! Check it out at https://theanchorgathering.com.
Feb 16, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 16
