Abel and Ganelle Sutton are parents, pastors, teachers, entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, and friends. Abel is Hospice Care Consultant for Community Home Care and Hospice, Realtor, and Pastor of Faithway Church of Jesus in Elizabeth City, NC. Ganelle is Founder, Director, and CEO of The Young Author's Club, English teacher, and author of two books (writing her 3rd). Together, they parent five beautiful and talented children.
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 44
Dr. Beth Felker Jones, earned her doctorate at Duke University, teaches theology at North Seminary. She is the author of books including Faithful: A Theology of Sex, Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically, God the Spirit: Introducing Pneumatology in Wesleyan and Ecumenical Perspective, and The Marks of His Wounds: Resurrection Doctrine and Gender Politics.
Feb 09, 2022•51 min•Ep. 43
Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. As the lead pastor he is the primary preacher during weekend services, and he oversees the direction of the church. Pastor Brian is a passionate reader of theology and philosophy, an avid hiker and mountain climber, and authority on all things Bob Dylan. He and his wife, Peri, have three adult sons and seven grandchildren. He is the author of several books, including Unconditional? , Beauty Will Save the W...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 42
Chris was born in Raleigh, NC with a severe stutter and unquenchable emptiness. He looked for anything that would calm his nerves and fill his void, which soon led him to drugs. By age 17, he was shooting up heroin daily and selling drugs to continue his habit. On December 18th of 2010, Chris entered into yet another rehab program weighing 100 pounds, deathly addicted to heroin, and still without the ability to talk. Six days later, he attended a church down the street from the rehab center and ...
Nov 24, 2021•41 min•Ep. 41
Kurt Willems is a pastor, church planter, and writer. He is also the host of the Theology Curator podcast . He has a master of divinity degree from Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary and a master of arts in comparative religion from the University of Washington. He and his wife, Lauren, have two daughters and reside in Calgary, Canada.
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 40
Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an interdenominational speaker and has been a contributor for Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Newsweek and the Barna Group. She is also the host of Viral Jesus, a podcast with Christianity Today. Heather is an Associate Professor of Communication at Andrews University. She is passionate about supporting women, and runs an online community called I’m That Wife which has over 200k followers. Heather’s writing has been featured on outlets like the Today Show, ...
Nov 03, 2021•53 min•Ep. 39
Tullian is a south Florida native. The middle of seven children, he dropped out of high school and got kicked out of his house at 16 years old. After a few years of running from God, God captured him and gave him a burning desire to reach a broken world with God’s boundless grace. He eventually graduated from Columbia International University, where he earned a degree in philosophy, and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, where he earned his Master of Divinity degree. A grandson of the lat...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 38
Tod Bolsinger SENIOR CONGREGATIONAL STRATEGIST AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP FORMATION BA, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE MDIV, PHD, FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Tod Bolsinger joined Fuller Seminary in 2014 as vice president for vocation and formation and assistant professor of practical theology, and he now serves as vice president and chief of leadership formation. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1993, Dr. Bolsinger served as senior pastor of San Clemente Presbyter...
Oct 13, 2021•53 min•Ep. 37
Pastor Anthony is the founding pastor of Northpark Church in Raleigh, NC. He also serves as the Ministerial Development & Church Advancement Director for Eastern North Carolina Church of God. Prior to planting the Northpark Church, he served as the State Youth and Christian Education Director in Arkansas. He also served more than nine years as the youth pastor of Tanglewood Church in Kinston, NC. He is a graduate of East Carolina University and received his Masters Degree in Leadership and A...
Oct 06, 2021•51 min•Ep. 36
Chuck DeGroat PROFESSOR OF PASTORAL CARE AND CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Chuck is committed to spiritual and emotional formation for the sake of mission. His experience is represented in a fluid combination of pastoral ministry and seminary training for 20 years. He has served several church plants as a teaching pastor and has started two church-based clinical counseling centers. Most recently, he was a teaching pastor at City Church San Francisco , where he co-founded Newbigin House of Studies , an ...
Sep 29, 2021•46 min•Ep. 35
Kaylee B. Bynum, LCMHC, NCC, CCMHC Founder & President of Peaceful Waters Counseling & Wellness Center, PC Kaylee uses a combination of personally tailored techniques that meet the unique needs of her clients. In addition, she is able to offer a Biblically based approach that integrates Christian faith, beliefs, and values. Kaylee has been in practice since January, 2015 and has experience working with children (ages 3+), adolescents, teenagers, adults, couples, families, and groups. I...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 34
Preston join the staff team of Forest Park Church in 2020. He has been married to his wife Karla-Beth (Worship Pastor) since June 2018. Preston received his Bachelor of Science in Youth Ministries and Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University. Preston’s passion in life is for young people to know God & experience His love in a visible way by any means necessary. His mantra for life is that relationships make the difference.
Sep 15, 2021•48 min•Ep. 33
Dr. Chris Green is professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. Previously, he taught for more than a decade at several schools, including Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, TN), Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK), and Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK). He is the author of several books, including most recently Surprised by God and The End is Music , both published by Cascade Press. His current research interests are focused on the doctrine of...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 32
Lana brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership development, both in church and corporate environments. She helps people realize their full potential through training and sharing messages at Forest Park. One of her favorite events is ADORE, a conference designed to help women achieve their dreams. Lana also leads Global Outreach Teams. Over the last 19 years, Lana has spoken before more than 150,000 students in Ecuador, Uganda and Rwanda. Lana and Scott (Lead Pastor) have been married...
Sep 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 31
Cerrisa lives in Elizabeth City, NC with her husband, Matt, 5-year-old son, Raffi, mom, dog, 2 cats, lizard and fish. They have a full house, filled with noise and chaos! Cerissa grew up in Everett, WA with her mom before she went to Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, AK where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. It was in Sitka Cerissa met her husband and started her career in mental health. Cerissa left Sitka and moved to Oregon for a brief time with Americorps VISTA before moving to HI. Wh...
Dec 05, 2019•56 min•Ep. 30
Blair Proffit of Elizabeth City, North Carolina launched her business in early 2012. As a military wife, located in New Orleans, Louisiana at the time she was trying to figure out a way to replace a full time income that would allow her to stay at home when her daughter arrived that fall. After working in cooperate America for several years with a degree in Fashion Merchandising she was burnt out with relocations but also exhausted working full time. She found herself unable to spend time with f...
Nov 21, 2019•50 min•Ep. 29
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian Pronounced: “TUHL-ee-uhn” (like Tertullian ) and “CHA-vi-jin” (like Religion). Tullian is a graduate of Columbia International University, where he received a degree in Philosophy, and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, where he earned his Master of Divinity. A grandson of (Evangelist) Billy and Ruth Graham, Tullian was the Founding Pastor of the former New City Church (in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) which merged with the historic Coral Ridge Presbyterian ...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 28
All is the owner and operator of “NOWON”. NOWON is a Center for Inner Training. The acronym which stands for “NO OTHER WAY OF NURTURING”. The root way in which we nurture begins in mindfulness of our breathing. At Nowon Center we combine breath-work with our integrated body-work. I take on the roles of licensed Massage Therapist, Massage Instructor, Body-Worker, Breathing Coach and facilitator of the Eye-O-Breathe-Back Breathing workshops and Wuji Bagua Circle Walking. Within each of us there’s ...
May 29, 2019•54 min•Ep. 27
Matt has served on staff at Cale as Interim then Director starting in 2010. He and his wife Christy have 4 kids; Tyler (married to Briana), Kayli, Erin, and Ellie. Matt has been in vocational ministry for over 20 years. Life Verse: I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Cale Impact: Matt loves the planning and details that go into summer camp, but really enjoys jumping into the middle of a game of "nine square" or "gaga."
May 21, 2019•40 min•Ep. 26
The Lord called Pastor Joel to plant a church in northwest Calgary, beginning as a Bible study in a home in the fall of 2007. Mountain Springs was a church plant from Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel – www.calvarychapel.ca – in Calgary, Alberta. Prior to the Lord's calling him into the ministry, Joel was a comedian in western Canada . His first ministry position was as a youth pastor in North Carolina, after which he returned to Canada to serve for 4 years on the pastoral staff at Rocky Mountain Ca...
May 10, 2019•59 min•Ep. 25
Dana, a licensed North Carolina Adult Care Home Administrator, is also a licensed pharmacist in North and South Carolina and has practiced in retail, clinical and long term care settings. She has been a consultant pharmacist for 3 long term care pharmacies and has been a certified immunization pharmacist since 2011. She has partnered with and operated assisted living homes for the geriatric and mentally ill since 2000. She has been a preceptor for pharmacy and nursing students and is also approv...
Mar 27, 2019•36 min•Ep. 24
Thomas and Tabitha Reese are owners and operators of Ghost Harbor Brewing Company: a family owned and operated four-barrel microbrewery located in Historic Pailin's Alley - Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Facebook: Ghost Harbor Brewing Web: Ghost Harbor Brewing Email: cheers@ghostharborbrewing.com Podcast: The Brewing Network Podcast: Beer Smith Podcast...
Oct 19, 2018•56 min•Ep. 23
Amber Jones: Social Media and Marketing Director of Forest Park Church Amber’s role is to provide creativity and style to Forest Park, during the weekend services and online. Amber has a passion for the Arts and is talented in many aspects, including music, drama, design, fashion, and social media. She has been singing in churches since she was eight years old and has served on Praise and Worship teams since she was a teenager. She is passionate about seeing people recognize the love and grace t...
Sep 06, 2018•56 min•Ep. 22
Dr. Andrew R. Harris Chief Executive Officer NEAAAT ’s founding leader, Dr. Andrew R. Harris, currently serves as the school’s Chief Executive Officer and oversees all aspects of its operation. A native of Perquimans County in Northeastern North Carolina, Dr. Harris began his educational career as a science teacher and coach with Edenton-Chowan Public Schools, and he has since worked in four Albemarle area public school districts as a teacher, coach, instructional specialist, principal, and Dire...
Aug 27, 2018•37 min•Ep. 21
Taylor Tippett (aka a traveling' lady) is a flight attendant traveling all over this beautiful world. She is currently based and living in Chicago, IL. Taylor spends most of her time on planes, daydreaming about adventures, writing truth, and traveling all over the place. She is currently in the process of writing a book about the hope she has found. Taylor believes in whimsy & living full and free. You matter and your stories are important. Taylor's Blog Taylor's Instagram...
Aug 07, 2018•53 min•Ep. 20
Brad graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. He’s been a Partner/Pharmacist Manager at Todd’s Pharmacy of Gates County since 2003. And he is currently building a Speaking and Coaching business as a second career. He and his wife, Ginger, have been married for 20 years and have 2 teenage sons, Noah and Sim. Brad enjoys doing cool stuff with his family, all things sports, volunteering at his church, and reading a good book about personal or spiritual growth....
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 19
Juan Ortiz is Owner-Operator of Chick-Fil-A in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Juan is married to Melissa Ortiz. Together, they have three boys, Jonathan, Nicholas and Christian.
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 18
Josh is the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance is the Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for ensuring sound fiscal and operational management of the university's monetary resources, coordinating and maintaining the university's budget, providing and enhancing quality services by all units, and implementing and maintaining adequate internal controls. Josh further serves as the head of the Division of Business & Finance, providing overall leadership to following specific departme...
May 23, 2018•53 min•Ep. 17
Kim is originally from Vanceboro, North Carolina. After high school, Kim joined the U.S. Navy where she served 6 1/2 years. While in the Navy, she earned an A.A. degree from University of Maryland College Park. After the Navy, Kim worked at Memorial Regional Hospital as a surgical technologist on the cardio-vascular team. On her days off, Kim attended Florida International University in Miami. She graduated in 2001 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and certificate in Women’s Studies. She enrolled ...
May 08, 2018•55 min•Ep. 16
Andy grew up in Chesapeake (Great Bridge), Virginia with a simple story of great parents, 3 brothers (Danny, Greg, and Paul), and a wonderful group of extended family and friends. Andy's parents, Dr. Juan and Mary Montero, raised him to have a love and compassion for people and a love for food. He grew up helping in the family kitchen and creating after school snacks for himself and his brothers. Andy worked at a local restaurant in Great Bridge, called Court House Café, and fell in love with th...
Apr 24, 2018•57 min•Ep. 15
