Joy City

Today's episode is one that truly lit me up-because I had the privilege of sitting down with three incredible young people I met at Exponential 2026. If you've never heard of Exponential, think of it as a global classroom without walls-a space designed for learning, growing and connecting with others who are passionate about making a difference in the world. And these three? They embody...

What happens when you put thousands of the world's most forward-thinking people in one room? My episode guest, Pastor Scott Ehle of New Berlin FMC in New Berlin, Wisconsin is my guest and he has a few answers. I want to unpack the real value of attending a conference like Exponential 2026-beyond the keynotes, beyond the networking buzzword, and into what actually changes when you show up. We...

Did you see that Super Bowl halftime show? Which one? Oh, the only one? Which one was that? Join m and my friend Josh Helton as we continue our discussion on handling disputes. Whether it's the pandemic and masks, no masks, ICE or any other political or cultural situation that arises, we feel it's our right to chime in with our opinion and then make others believe it. However, I have nev...

Welcome to our first episode of 2026. Handling disagreements. My goodness, in today's climate we have lost the ability to, "Come and reason together..." We lose our tempers, emotions flare, name calling because the norm and we stop listening to one another. In this episode, my friend Josh Helton and I discuss a disagreement we recently had and how the bonds of our friendship are str...

Indomitable joy in the midst of suffering & sorrow is the topic of this recording. This calls for a meteoric mind shift, that God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in Him. Not in our situations or circumstances or the roller coaster of life, but that we find our joy in the Lord. Consider some "Thank Therapy" as we enter the Thanksgiving holiday, list 20 things each day tha...

In this episode, Coach Ryan and I discuss the benefits of youth sports in the lives of youth & adults. 

In this follow up episode, I discuss my interview with SS Coulter with Coach Ryan to get the parental perspective of a husband with (2) kids. Take a listen. 

Welcome to Joy City and welcome my guest S.S. (Shannon) Coulter. Shannon is the creator of The Fassa Tails and author of God's Dad Jokes and she joins Joy City to discuss the vision and mission for The Fassa Tails. Digital distraction is a huge challenge in our society today. We are thankful and grateful for technology, but we use it to what extent? And to what possible harm to our children?...

In this episode we explore the Zero-Based Thinking strategy that can change your life. 

We continue our discussion on activation energy. 

Welcome to Joy City - Mindset Matters! This episode Ryan and I discuss, activation energy and what it takes to launch your dream, vision or achieve your goals. 

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What's standing in your way? To move from theory to practice to mastery, the shift of our mindset can be subtle to substantial.  Closing the gap between who we are capable of being and who we are actually being - not someday, but today!  Life can be hard at times, we have to zoom out, gain perspective and know that with time, support and coaching, things become easier. When things get hard, r...

Many wonder, how do you change? In this episode, I talk about what Abraham Maslow titled, "self-actualization." The importance of actualizing our potential. So we all have choices, to step forward into our growth and discomfort or backwards into comfort and safety. I also share Bruce Wilkinson's book, "The Dream Giver." In it, we meet a character called, "Ordinary.&qu...

In this episode, military veteran Ryan Bates and I discuss the topic of "mindset" and what a mindset shift can do to help you in your life to obtain the God given vision for your life. In Joy City, we believe that the plans, desires, goals and dreams that God has for your life, can be fulfilled. What does it take? How do I do this? Can I really achieve these? YES you can. With God's...

In this episode, I am joined by Maria Rameno who has experienced many challenges navigating her own mental health journey in the church community, and she offers her insight on how we can come alongside and assist and not harm those who face similar struggles.  We talk triggers, anxiety & depression and therapeutic remedies like EMDR, Cereset, talk therapy and medications to aid one in their j...

Brian Warth is the founding pastor of Chapel of Change in Los Angeles ( Chapel of Change - Home ) which has four campuses: Whittier, Paramount, Carson and Long Beach. Brian is the author of the book, "Young Man Arise" Young Man Arise! Warth, Brian V: 9781629526072: Amazon.com: Books , which details his life growing up in gang infested area of Los Angeles in which his family suffered the...

MMI Director Terry Beasley joins Joy City as we talk to men, about men and by men. Terry and I discuss some of the common concerns facing many men around the world today. MMI reaches men both domestically and internationally. Terry's weekly prayer zoom regularly has men from Pakistan, Australia, the U.K. and cities across America. His prayer zoom is accessible to all and you can reach him on...

Founder and senior attorney at Church Law Center joins Joy City. Mr. Steeves has served twice as Dean of Trinity Law School and also serves on the Board of Directors of Nasthotah House Seminary in Wisconsin. Mr. Steeves shares four pillars or attitudes of joy that he shares with us. One, is when good things are happening, and it lets us know what joy feels like. Two, realigning your thought patter...

This is a continuation of our group conversation talking addressing change in our lives. DK & Deborah faced a life and death decision in planning their family and Josh & Jaimie were wrestling with uprooting their family and moving to Montana. We all face daunting decisions in our lives and how we go about making those decisions can be critical to us moving forward. We talk the importance o...

This 2-part series deals with the major changes that impact all of our lives. Choong Man (aka DK) talks about preparing to have a child after doctors advised that his wife could die during child birth and Josh shares about moving his family from his hometown to Montana and the anxiety, worry, fear and anger during the process. "If it doesn't challenge you, it can't change you."...

1 Corinthians 7:7, "For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that."  Wow! Welcome to Joy City with my guest, Ashley Stovall. Ashley works at Modesto Junior College and is in charge of recruiting new students, student support services and the testing center. She has a Master's Degree in Public Administrat...

Welcome to Joy City and today I am joined by the creator of Why Not U?, Derrick Wells. Derrick enlarged the vision and created Why Not U Leadership Academy for the Sacramento area schools. He developed the core curriculum to present to the admin at each location and has spent the last several months hitting up big time conferences to keep learning, enlarging and implementing the vision. Coach E.T....

Hello and welcome to Joy City, I’m your host, Stuart Welch the Lead Pastor of Life Connection Church located in Modesto, CA. and I am excited to be joined today by Evan Moore, Vice President JP Morgan Chase Bank / Community Manager and Board member of the Modesto Stanislaus Chapter of the NAACP as the Religious Affairs Chair. Evan is a husband, a father, a pastor and a young man on mission. I was...

Hello and welcome to Joy City, I’m your host, Stuart Welch the Lead Pastor of Life Connection Church located in Modesto, CA. and I am joined today by Tajira McCoy, a dynamic writer who’s reviews are fire, travelling all across the country participating in tours and readings and just happens to be my niece.  Tajira, welcome to the show, welcome to Joy City. I could not be more thrilled to have you...