A cross over interview brought to you by This Undivided Life.Andrew Arndt is the Lead Pastor of New Life East (one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs), where he also hosts the Essential Church podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders. Prior to joining New Life’s team, he served as Lead Pastor of Bloom Church: a neo-monastic, charismatic, liturgical, justice-driven network of house churches in Denver. He received his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and has written for Missio Alliance, Patheos, The Other Journal, and Mere Orthodoxy. He lives in the Springs with his wife Mandi and their four kids.

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All Flame: Andrew Arndt Interview

Dr. Dee Stokes is a spiritual advisor, speaker, coach, author, and educator who focuses on ministry, purposeful leadership, and education in an effort to "Build Influential People Who Change the World and Live Out the Gospel Practically." Dr. Stokes has spent over 25 years in higher education as a basketball coach and professor.  After 18 years as a coach, her dreams and desires turned to full time ministry. Although not roaming the sidelines, she still has a passion for athletes, coaches, and the game she loves: Basketball. Her passion allows her to impact coaches and stay involved in the game.

Where do we Want to Go? Ep#203

We talk about Matthews new book, Hope Always. It is the first practical, biblically-based, scientifically-grounded book that takes a holistic view of suicide. It explores why God is unequivocally for life, and what forces tempt us to choose death. Through the stories of patients and timeless truths of Scripture, it equips us to ask questions, seek help, and advocate for life.

How to be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide: Dr. Matthew Sleeth Ep#202

Doug Bursch co-pastors Evergreen Foursquare Church with his good friend pastor Dan Behrens.  Along with pastoring, Doug is an evangelist and writer. He is the author of Posting Peace: Why Social Media Divides Us and What We Can Do About It and The Community of God: A Theology of the Church From a Reluctant Pastor. He also occasionally teaches theology classes. Doug hosted a daily radio show entitled “Live from Seattle with Doug Bursch” on 820 AM KGNW from 2010-2015. He currently hosts The Fairly Spiritual Show Podcast.

Posting Peace:Doug Bursch Interview Ep#201

Daniel Grothe is married to Lisa Carol, and moved to Colorado Springs as a newly married couple in July of 2005. He has spent all of those years working at New Life Church where he serves as an associate senior pastor. He’s the author of Chasing Wisdom: The Lifelong Pursuit of Living Well  He’s married to Lisa and has three children—Lillian, Wilson, and Wakley. They are the delights of their lives. He’s received his undergraduate degree in theology from Oral Roberts University and completed a Masters in Theology through Fuller Theological Seminary. He loves writing, and has spent a lot of his life playing drums for wonderful singer/songwriters like GUNGOR, The Brilliance, Darrell Evans, and Michael Rossback. 

Chasing Wisdom:Daniel Grothe Interview Ep#53

Is it possible to live a crazy happy life? Yes. Join Troy as he interviews Daniel Fusco, husband, father of three, pastor and author of multiple books including Crazy Happy: Nine Surprising Ways to Live the Truly Beautiful Life. We talk food, Jazz, beauty, gratitude, joy and the keys to living a whole and integrated life. A life of joy and true happiness. 

Living a Crazy Happy Life:Ep#199

Troy interviews Brad Gray the senior pastor of Stonington Baptist Church in Paxinos, Pennsylvania, where he lives and serves with his wife Natalie, daughter Lydia, and son Braxton. He is currently pursuing an M.Div. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He blogs regularly at Grace Upon Grace and hosts a podcast, Ministry Minded.   

Am I Alone in This: The Brad Gray Interview Ep#198

What if the church, specifically the Western American church fuly embraced its role? What would society look like? How would it change? We discuss this and more with Pastor Jesse Bradley at Grace Community Church in the Seattle area. He's a former professional soccer goalkeeper (played in Zimbabwe Africa, Aberdeen Scotland, and Minnesota), radio host, author, and speaker. A graduate of Dartmouth College, his curiosity about faith and Jesus began there. In an Introduction to World Religions course, he began to read the Bible for the first time. Jesse graduated with a Master's Degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Jesse really enjoys authentic conversations with people of all ages and cultures. After surviving several close calls with death, Jesse is truly grateful for every new day and opportunities to encourage people in their journey and faith. Adoption and God's greater work of unity in the Sound and the nation are close to his heart. Jesse and his wife Laurie have four children and a fun dog named Bella.

Jesse Bradley Interview Ep#197

John Lynch is a speaker, author, and former pastor. After 27 years as the teaching pastor at Open Door Fellowship in Phoenix, Arizona, John joined Trueface in 1997 and began speaking nationally and both authoring and coauthoring many resources such as The Cure and TrueFaced, and his own story in On My Worst Day. As an outlet for his love of writing and performing, John co-founded and was both a playwright and actor for Sharkey Productions, a theater troupe focused on Gospel-anchored theater productions for those still seeking Jesus. John and his wife Stacey have three grown children and a growing troupe of grandchildren.

John Lynch Interview Ep#196

Tony Miltenberger is the lead pastor of Restoration Church Centerville, a thriving United Methodist congregation in Ohio. He is also the host of The Reclamation Podcast, a show that “helps busy people reclaim good practices of faith and life,” and the co-author of “UnBreakable: Forging a Marriage of Contentment and Delight,” one wife 3 kids. which is based on his own marital struggles, and his experiences spearheading workshops for soldiers returning from deployment away from their families.  

Tony Miltenberger Interview Ep.195

Scott and Troy discuss pastoral isolation. They talk about the why's and how's of becoming isolated and some ways to embrace our own humanity which can lead to healing. By embracing our weaknesses we come to rely on Christ as well as community. We take a quote from Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobels book The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb We also reference the interview Troy did with Jamin and Kyle it's episode number 85

Pastoral Isolation Ep#194

Lo Alaman is a spoken word poet, writer, preacher, and  He is the Director of Community Life at The Harvest Church in The Woodlands, Texas, but his passion and gift is bringing words to life His most recent creative work is We Sang a Dirge on the subject of lament, and he shares with us the inspiration behind this project, and more on the intersection of art and holiness.

Lo Alaman Interview #193

David Zach is the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Remedy Drive as well as an advocate in the fight against human trafficking.  The band has recorded two concept albums to shine a light on slavery and to celebrate the modern day abolition.  The band's community and fan base has contributed around $350,000 in donations and in-kind donations to the counter trafficking organization The Exodus Road.   We talk about losing our lives in order to really live. How we're all creative, and how we can use our creative ways to love ourselves and others well. 

David Zach Interview Ep#192

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. His first book, The Deeply Formed Life, is now available wherever books are sold.

Rich Villodas Ep#191

Adam Weber lives in Sioux Falls (that’s in South Dakota). He’s the founder and one of the pastors at a multi-site church called Embrace. He quips that he  still can’t believe he’s a pastor. He’s written two books Talking With God and most recently have Love Has A Name. He’s married to his beautiful wife Becky and has 4 kids: Hudson, Wilson, Grayson, and Anderson. He likes typewriters, drives a 1936 Chevy, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, has a collection of animals including, seven chickens, two dogs, & three fish, but what he really wants is a sheep.

Adam Weber Interview Ep#190

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