Faith, Work & Rest

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary 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 Juan Pena and Jim as they discuss what the faith and work conversation looks like for the working class, abolishing poverty, and transformational vocati...

The Faith, Work, and Rest crew cap off the year with a discussion of some of their favorite clips from this season's interviews, including those from Katelyn Beaty, Dr. Curtis Thompson, and Lorie Kinman. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary 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 Geoff Hsu and Jim as they discuss a wide range of topics including faith and work, employment, missiology, and more. Dr. Geoff Hsu is Executive Director...

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary 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 Michael Goheen, Josh Butler, and Jim about the cultural idol of consumerism and how it impacts Christian living today. Michael Goheen is Director of The...

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 episode, we listen to a conversation between Warren Williams and Jim about working full time as a managing operator in logistics as well as pursuing his unique gifts on the side in the music industr...

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 episode, we listen to a conversation between Vincent Bacote and Jim about six different ideas from Abraham Kuper which we can apply to the faith and work discussion. Dr. Vincent Bacote is an Associa...

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 episode, we listen to a recent sermon from Jim Mullins about re-imagining the mundane tasks of work in light of the biblical story. Jim Mullins is the pastor of theological and vocational formation...

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 episode, we listen to a conversation between Michael Ly and Jim about accounting, start-ups, managing employees, and more. Michael is an entrepreneur and cloud accounting professional, most recently...

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 episode, we listen to a conversation between Lorie Kinman and Kimberly about how administration, lean processes, and efficiency glorify the God of order and love our neighbors. Lorie resides in Peor...

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 episode, we listen to a conversation between Matt Rusten and Jim about the top C.S. Lewis quotes pertaining to faith and work. Matt Rusten serves as the executive director for Made to Flourish. Rust...

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 episode, we listen to Charlie Self take Jim on a guided tour through church history, highlighting significant people and events that have implications for faith and work today. Charlie Self serves a...

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 episode, we listen to Jim interview Katelyn Beaty about taking the lead on controversial issues in contentious times, women's vocation, and the quest for balance between work and family. Katelyn has...

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 episode, we listen to Loren being interviewed by Jim and Kim about how to re-imagine entrepreneurship through the lens of the biblical story. As a coach, Loren helps his clients achieve their person...

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 Loren, Jim, and Kim about how to re imagine seemingly mundane work tasks such as email, through the lens of the biblical story. Links: surgenetwork.com/st...

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 part two of a conversation Jim had with Jordan and Bethany Benesh about how they steward their vocational power. They talk about the journey from wanting to put people in prison...

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 part one of a conversation Jim had with Jordan and Bethany Benesh about their work as accountants. They talk about the dynamics of having two accountants living in the same home...

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 part of a talk given by Jamin Goggin at a Surge Lunch about how Christ reshapes the way we use power in our vocation. Jamin Goggin is a pastor at Mission Hills Church. Jamin hel...

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 AC Alivisatos and Jim Mullins as they reflect on how the glory of God can be put on display through the work of rideshare. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-f...

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 AC Alivisatos and Jim Mullins as they reflect on how the glory of God was put on display at the NBA Summer League. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-wor...

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 Loren, Jim, and Oye Waddell about entrepreneurship and what it looks like to hustle for the common good. Oye Waddell is the Executive Director of Hustle P...

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 AC and John Crawford about what it looks like to cut hair for the glory of God. John Crawford is a hair stylist at the Palette Collective in Chandler, AZ....

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 interview Dr. David Beldman about how he engages Sabbath through restoring old motorcycles. Dr. David Beldman serves as the Assistant Professor of Religion & Theology at Redeemer Universi...

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 interview Dr. David Beldman about his work as a professor and discuss several themes in the Old Testament and their implications for faith, work and rest. We talk about jubilee laws, wisd...

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 talk given by Dr. Luke Bobo about the importance and impact of integrating the Sabbath into our regular schedules. Dr. Luke Bobo serves as a director for Made to Flourish, whi...

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 Loren Kutsko, Jim Mullins, and Phil Thomas about stewarding vocational power as a business owner and entrepreneur. Phil Thomas is a franchise owner of the...