Faith, Work & Rest

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 we can subvert the longing for more with a longi...

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, and all of the implications this has for all of...

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 glory of God and for the sake of the nations. Links:...

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). Show notes: https://www.amazon.com/Customer-Serv...

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 the workplace. Show notes: https://phxcounseling...

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 ordain everyday vocations.

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 decades. Links: https://www.dspt.edu/ron-austin www....

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 an incredible story concerning Hugh Hefner and the...

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 Kristin about a theology of place, learning to love where we live to the glory of God and the good of neighbor. Links: www.surgenetwork.com/star...

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 Matthew about leading a construction business in such a way as to truly build the community. Matthew Ducharme is the owner of MGD Builders in Ar...

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 Dr. David Rylaarsdam about how we can learn healthy work rhythms from monks and how we can connect faith and social action. David Rylaarsdam beg...

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. Anthony Hernandez is a lay leader at Redemption North Mountain, creator of the Youtube channel: Every Dad Day, and senior claims manager of a logistics company.

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 today's episode Doug McKelvey, author of "Every Moment Holy," shares how finding a collaborative community transformed his work. He also reflects on how liturgy can reshape our imaginations for how our da...

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. Prior to The Call to Work, Tracy Mathews spent eight years leading strategy and business development for Coskata, Inc., an early-stage industrial biotech company with significant investment from Blackstone,...

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. Dean Flemming (Ph. D., University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament and missions at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. A missionary educator for more than twenty years, he formerly ta...

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. Dennae Pierre is executive director of The Surge Network, a movement of local churches partnered together to put Jesus on display in Arizona. Her work is focused on supporting pastors as they equip their con...

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. Zach Yentzer came to Arizona in 2002 when he was 11 years old. He finished elementary and high school in Tucson and then received a scholarship to ASU. He lived in Tempe for two years, Kosovo for another, an...

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. Dr. Strickland was born in Chicago and raised in Southern California, his passion is to equip people to flourish in their context from a deep commitment to God’s design. His interests include systematic and...

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. Zack Eswine (Ph. D.), is an award winning author who writes about the significance of an ordinary life and ministry in Jesus.

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their callings, re-imagine the mundane aspects of work, and cultivate healthy rhythms of rest. Lamont Black is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University in Chicago. He is also the Academic Director for DePaul’s Center for Financial Services and the Chair of th...

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. Sho Baraka is a hip-hop artist, writer, and public speaker. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as the executive director of Terminus Collective, a network that is active in civic and cultural innovatio...

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 week's episode, we interview Dr. Svetlana Papazov about her book Church for Monday. Dr. Svetlana Papazov is a thought leader, professional speaker, and senior pastor who started and led five for pro...

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 talk with Tom Nelson about his excellent book The Economics of Neighborly Love. Tom serves as the president of Made to Flourish and is the author of Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worshi...

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. Dr. Luke Bobo serves as a director for Made to Flourish, which is a pastors network for the common good. He brings leadership to creating and curating resources for Made to Flourish Pastors. Dr. Bobo brings...

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 Dare interviews Jim Mullins about the new book he co-authored with Michael Goheen called The Symphony of Mission. This is the third part in the series and focuses on the themes of Chap...