Global Service Associates

In this episode, we interview Asif who works as a chaplain for athletes.  Asif shares his own journey and ways that he is helping other men have a long obedience in the same direction.

Returning from a small break, we interview Joe Bucha, who, as a GSA member, owns a counseling practice in Athens, Georgia. Joe shares about his passion not only for himself to finish well, but to help others finish well in their lives and marriages. (Also, Joe has his own a weekly podcast called Man Up! that's worth a listen too. https://open.spotify.com/show/5sKlVQQ85FH9PJ52CX4TNU)

In May 2021, Dan was rushed to the ER to repair an aortic dissection.  This began a several-month journey where Dan was on the brink of death.  In our interview, Dan walks us through this, how he clung to hope and the lessons the Lord is teaching him at this time.  

In this podcast, we interview Mike Parks who directs Frontier Partners International (frontier-partners.org).  Mike shares about his work serving the least and the last in places like Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Mike's ministry also involves bringing encouragement to the church in these areas of persecution.  

In this episode, Donna Whitman shares her passion for helping others see how valued they are by the Lord. She also tells how she is using her gifts to serve alongside other ministries in helping them be more effective in the Kingdom.

In our 8th episode, we spend time talking with Matt Booker.  Matt is the Executive Director of the San Diego Leadership Forum.  He shares of his work with organizational leaders in San Diego county and his thoughts on what it means to lead like Jesus.

In this episode, we interview Matt Jolley.  With his wife Crystal and their six children, Matt lives on a farm outside of Cullowhee, NC, where Western Carolina University is located.  In this episode, you'll hear Matt's passion for discipleship and an update on the residency program located on his farm.

In this episode, we hear from Randy and Cheryl Lee. The Lee's joined GSA in 2009 and pioneered a ministry called Faculty Bridges. In this interview, they share how God is using them as a couple to minister to university professors not just in the LA area but around the world.

For our fifth episode, we 'travel' to Texas to interview Corey Schmitt.  Corey, his wife Caitlin, and baby Layton live in San Marcos, Texas.  Corey works with the CRU team at Texas State and leads Venture Trips to places like Costa Rica and Alaska.  

Mark Mielbrecht shares how God is using him as a catalyst in East Africa through the work of Entrepreneurial Leadership Development.

This is episode 3 of our Global Service Associates podcast.  In this episode, we meet Steve Van Diest.  Steve shares both his journey of carrying on a family legacy around the Great Commission and how God has used brokenness in his own life to help others experience the gospel in their business and marriages.  

In this episode, we interview Craig who serves the least of these in Mexico City.  Craig, who has been a member of GSA since 2009, brings teams and individuals into this work helping them experience Jesus as they do this unto Him.

This is a our first Global Service Associates podcast. Carolyn Culbertson kicks us off by sharing what she has learned on calling/vocation as well as her own story.