Best Andy Rasmussen Podcasts (2025)

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Juan Chavez - For the Love of South Phoenix 49:52

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In this conversation, Jim sits down with Juan Chavez, a leader of both a non-profit organization and for-profit business, to have a conversation about seeking to be a kingdom preview in the community of South Phoenix. Together, they discuss the transition from non-profit to profit, the importance of shared leadership, taking the small steps to big …

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Tyler Wince - Towards a Rule of Life for AI: Christian Wisdom for a New Era 1:16:04

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We have the privilege to share a conversation originally recorded for Redemption Tempe's All of Life Podcast: (https://tempe.redemptionaz.com/podcasts) In this conversation, Pastors Jim Mullins and John Crawford sit down with Ty Wince, a passionate technology leader working at the intersection of AI and healthcare, to engage emerging realities rela…

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Gavin Linderman - Gutsy is Good and Blurry is Better: Building Kingdom Ecosystems 49:25

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In this episode, Gavin Linderman shares his passion for mystery, authentic relationships, and reimagining the boundaries between church, business, and community. He discusses his work with Banquet, a business dedicated to revitalizing neighborhoods by fostering “kingdom ecosystems” that blend entrepreneurship, art, and spiritual life. Gavin explore…

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Jim Mullins- The Goodness of Curveballs and Clean Kitchens 55:26

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In this special episode, co-hosts Teena and Jim kick off the new season with a unique twist: instead of interviewing a guest, they dive into a reflective exercise designed to help them—and listeners—learn to delight in the often-overlooked aspects of life. Drawing from Jim’s creative practice, they each choose something they typically resist or und…

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We Belong to the Stories We Tell: Kaylah Rasmussen and Andy Littleton 50:15

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Shownotes: In our final episode of our series, “We Belong,” Teena sits down with Kaylah and Andy to talk about how the stories we bring to life can be the source of God’s hope in the world. They explore the power of Christians supporting one another on the entrepreneurial journey, the beauty of stories told that echo hope and redemption, and the aw…

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We Belong to a Family: Gary Freeman 56:18

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Gary is a believer, husband, father, and the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Major League Dad. Gary has worked with fathers and families in many capacities for almost two decades. His story with his father has helped build and support the fathers he serves through Major League Dad. His focus is on fathers in low-socioec…

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We Belong to a Narrative: Esau McCaulley and John Onwuchekwa 1:08:52

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Teena is joined by Esau McCaulley, PhD and John Onwuchekwa, DMin to talk about the narratives that shape our life and faith and the power of narrative in hospitality, business and theology. John shares his journey with Portrait coffee and then into his time curating conversations around grief and hope, connected with his book, We Go On. Esau opens …

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We Belong to the Spirit: Erick Goss 57:21

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In this episode, Erick Goss shares his profound journey of following the Spirit into new territories of his life and vocation. From his beginnings at the Naval Academy through his time at Amazon and into nearly facing bankruptcy while building a Christian Children's media company, Erick discusses the importance of carefully listening to God and to …

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We Belong to this Generation: Melissa Peak 45:13

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Episode Summary: Melissa Peak joins the podcast to discuss her vocational journey from delivering newspapers in Canada to leading significant roles at Amazon Web Services and now serving at the digital consultancy firm, Servant. Melissa shares how faith, leadership, and innovative thinking have woven through her career and personal life, including …

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We Belong to Each Other: Lauren Clark 34:23

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Teena Dare talks with Lauren Clark, co-founder of Tamarisk Community, as she shares her journey in creating belonging for young adults aging out of the foster care system in her community. Lauren always knew she wanted to work with kids in vulnerable situations, but it wasn't until she was faced with the realities of kiddos in social services in he…

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Light Amidst Darkness: Alistair Chiu 50:34

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In the final episode of this season of the podcast, Alistair Chiu, along with two other Christian leaders, give us an inside look at how faith and work movements are being developed in the places they live. When it comes to developing movements like the ones described in this podcast, we can be tempted to assume that a “one size fits all” model wil…

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Global City, Gospel Presence: Bijan Mirtolooi 31:32

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In this episode, Bijan Mirtolooi helps us explore how the city of London is experiencing spiritual renewal and religious curiosity giving Christians an incredible opportunity to winsomely declare good news. In his work as a pastor of Reality Church London and The London Project, Bijan has an ardent desire to equip ministry leaders and everyday disc…

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First World, then Word- Christel Ngnambi 39:50

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Our guest on the podcast today is Christel Ngnambi, the consultant CEO for Imago Dei, which is a network of professionals seeking to ask questions and seek answers to the biggest challenges of their industry and discover how Christianity might offer good news in that area of human life. In the episode, Christel showcases how the increasing seculari…

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The Eternal City: Mila Palozzi 32:45

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In this episode, we are privileged to hear Pastor Mila Palozzi share, with joy and vibrancy, how the gospel gives us a lens to see beauty everywhere in our city and through our work. She shares practical ways she has cultivated a faith and work perspective in her local church through a variety of avenues that hopefully will encourage and inspire yo…

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CEOs to Custodians: Amma Amegashie 41:39

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In this episode, Teena is joined by Amma Amegashie who serves as the West Africa Operations Manager for City to City Africa. She currently leads the Purpose Beyond Paycheck cohort in Accra, Ghana. Amma loves the Lord, loves the city which she lives in, and hopes to see the city, its people and all the industries being renewed by the gospel of Jesus…

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Deconstructing Dichotomies: Marcelo Robles 37:39

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In this podcast episode, Teena Dare gets to have a conversation with Marcelo Robles who lives in Buenos Aires and is a pastor, practitioner, and key participant in the movement of God in his city. What’s clear from the interview is that Marcelo captures the vision perfectly of seeing our everyday work and our understanding of our faith deeply integ…

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Mutuality With The Margins: Kimberly Deckel & Abraham Cho 49:44

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When it comes to the integration of faith and work, it is never generic but always specific to the context we are in. The conversations around faith and work in a white collar setting are going to be drastically different than the conversations and questions of those working at the margins. In this episode, Abraham Cho and Kimberly Deckel explore h…

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Knowing God in Work and Rest 06: To Tend and Befriend 37:04

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There’s no question that we’re called to love our neighbor but many of us feel like we’ve lost the art. We’re burnt-out, lacking motivation, or feeling overwhelmed with life. In this episode Brielle shares her own story and helps unpack why so many of us are feeling this strain. She invites us to join her on the journey of healing through being wit…

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Knowing God in Work & Rest 05: Seeing God In All Things 41:04

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What does it mean to see? Our understanding of this seemingly simple concept has evolved through the years and so has our sense of what it means to “see” God. In this episode, Dr. John DelHousaye talks about optical theory, the pure in heart seeing God, how truth relates to reality, and how all of this intersects with our daily rhythms of work and …

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Knowing God in Work & Rest 04: What’s Really Forming Us? 43:00

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In this episode Bjorn Wagner and Teena Dare unpack the concept of habitus. The workplace is one of the subcultures that shape our habits which slowly train us to feel, think and act in certain ways. Björn invites us to grow in awareness of opportunities to be reformed into the likeness of Christ in our work and rest.Resources related to this episod…

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Knowing God in Work & Rest 03: Silence and Fasting - Two Ways to Draw Near 38:02

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In this episode we get to hear from both Missy Wallace and Blake Schwarz about two spiritual practices that help nourish their intimacy with God. Missy shares about her first (and ongoing) practice of taking “silent days” with God and how it carves out space to hear from and deeply commune with Him. Blake tells us about his weekly practice of fasti…

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Knowing God in Work & Rest 02: Working in the Presence of God 39:24

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Many of us struggle to find the space to deeply engage with God. When we do, it is often removed from the rhythms of our everyday life. Denise Daniels offers us a vision for weaving spiritual disciplines right into the rhythms of our daily work and rest to help us live before the face of God. She draws from the insightful book that she co-authored,…

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Knowing God in Work & Rest 01: Beholding God - A New-Old Way to Pray 47:22

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We are beginning a new 6-part series called Knowing God in Work & Rest. In a world saturated in consumerism that is always looking to extract something from us, we have a God who longs to be with us and wants us to enjoy being in his presence. Strahan Coleman shares a vision for beholding prayer that leads to a life saturated in the presence of God…

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95: Charity Maurer - On the Pursuit of Wholeness 33:23

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In this episode, Teena talks with Charity Maurer, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Pursue Whole, about her passion for business and living in the tension of pursuing this calling alongside motherhood. She shares her story of stumbling upon her passion for business through her pursuit of art and how letting go of one dream opened her up to w…

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94: Erik Averill - Finances for Flourishing 39:12

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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, Teena talks with Erik Averill, co-founder of AWM Capital, about a fuller vision for stewarding the resources that God has entrusted us with t…

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93: Steve Teng - Capital for the Kingdom 49:04

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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, Teena talks with Steve Teng about serving the Church at work through supporting workplace fellowships and empowering underserved entrepreneur…

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92: Michael Ly - Entreprenur-ing Together 38:48

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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 Teena Dare and Michael Ly about the challenge of being an entrepreneur in today's context.Michael Ly is a…

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91: Dr. Susan Maros - Our Context, Our Calling 47:52

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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.How do we know what God has called us to do? What cultural blinders do we have that may prevent us from being faithful to our calling? In this episode, we lis…

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90: Kristina & Sean Barr - That Thing You Can't Buy More Of 51:33

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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 Teena Dare and Kristina & Sean Barr about avoiding the pull of the busyness of life in order to treasure …

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89: Big Table - Serving Hope 49:12

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89: Big Table - Serving HopeWelcome 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 Teena Dare and Jen Seger and Kevin Finch from Big Table as they discuss their…

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88: Satyan Devadoss part 2 - Technology and our shared Humanity 41:00

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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 second conversation between Teena Dare and Satyan Devadoss as they continue to explore the unseen ways in which math and techn…

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87: Danae and Dan LeMoine - Fit for the Kingdom 42:34

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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 Teena Dare and Dan and Danae Lemoine, co-founders of re:vitalize Weight Loss and Wellness Center, about t…

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86: Christina Severinghaus - Will You Forgive Me? 47:11

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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 Teena Dare and Adrian Miller about the power of forgiveness in our everyday lives.Christina is a certifie…

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Mercy & Justice 06: Retelling Our Stories 33:59

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This is episode six of our series on Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? In Partnership with The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to Ci…

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Mercy & Justice 05: Educating for Belonging 43:23

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This is episode five of our series on Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? In Partnership with The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to C…

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Mercy & Justice 04: The Work of Healing 44:15

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This is episode four of our series on Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? In Partnership with The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to C…

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Mercy & Justice 03: Investing in the Kingdom 38:46

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This is episode three of our series on Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? In Partnership with The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to …

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Mercy & Justice 02: Pouring a New Narrative 50:57

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This is episode two of our series on Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? In Partnership with The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to Ci…

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Mercy & Justice 01: The Hospitality of God 51:59

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We are beginning a new 6-part series called Faith, Work, Mercy and Justice. How do we understand the God of mercy and justice at work in the world? What does it mean to be redeemed and set apart to join him in that work? How do we steward vocational power for the marginalized? Sponsored by The Global Faith and Work Initiative at Redeemer City to Ci…

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85: Adrian Miller - Staying at the Table 51:16

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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 Teena Dare and Adrian Miller about the power of sharing meals, the whitewashing of American BBQ history, …

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84: Satyan Devadoss - The Mystery of Mathematics 45:18

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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 Teena Dare and Satyan Devadoss about the mystery mathematics and what it's like to explore God's creation…

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83: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith - Seven Ways to Rest 30:34

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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 Teena Dare and Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, physician and author of Sacred Rest, about a holistic approach t…

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82: Advent in a Consumer Culture - Subverting the Longing for "More" 51:08

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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 Teena, Kristin Tovar, and AC about what it means to talk about consumerism as idolatry and different ways…

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81: Meghan Larissa Good - Reshaping Your Imagination by the Story of Jesus 51:22

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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 Teena Dare and Meghan Larissa Good about how to read the Bible as a means of encountering the risen Jesus…

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80: Jordan Raynor - Redeeming Your Time: The Way of The Way 46:01

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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 Teena Dare and Jordan Raynor about productivity and seven ways you can better redeem your time to the glo…

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79: Ron Johnson - Customer Service and the Imitation of Christ 48:14

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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 that Teena has with Rob Johnson about what it looks to imitate Christ as a customer service representative (CSR).…

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78: Caleb Mitchell & Loren Kutsko - The Power of EQ at Work 59:47

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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 that Teena has with Caleb Mitchell and Loren Kutsko about the importance of emotional intelligence for leaders in…

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77: Caleb Monroe - On Writing Comics and Everyday Ordination 56:44

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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 Teena and Caleb about how the gospel shapes the ways we tell stories and what it could look like to ordai…

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76: Ron Austin - This Place Called Hollywood 51:30

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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 Teena Dare and Ron Austin about what it was like to be a Christian in Hollywood over the last several dec…

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75: Karen Covell - Praying and Producing in Hollywood 54:24

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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 Teena Dare and Karen Covell about what it looks like to seek first the kingdom in Hollywood, including a…