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TCM comes alongside Christians who are leading in their own countries and have a passion for reaching their people for Christ. Through our institute we can develop a Christian leader for a fraction of the cost it would take to send a U.S. missionary to that same country. Since these individuals already know the cultures and languages, they are able to have successful ministries and are equipped fo...

No matter if you are a student ,adult, retired. A family, CCV group you can be the change. Today my good friend, Grant Venable will has just how we can the chanhe.    Be The Change Volunteers (BTCV) is a development aid non-profit organization dedicated to creating better education opportunities worldwide. They believe that creating better education, creates better jobs and a better job is the onl...

CIY calls youth to Christ and into a life of Kingdom Work through His Church. By being rooted in the Gospel. They are Made for Kingdom Work. Through being Connected to the Church. They tell compelling stories, create inspiring experiences and pay attention to details. They steward what God gives and take care of people. LINKS  Website:  https://ciy.com/ Christ’s Church of the Valley: https://ccv.c...

Jeff and Nancy Jernigan have a fantastic Ministry. They get to figure our how our creator has designed our physical brain and how it affects our mental and physical health. We get to talk with them today    Jeff is a board-certified mental health professional known for influencing change in people and organizations through innovative leadership and change management. More than twenty-five years se...

When you think of the 3.2 billion people who haven’t heard the name of Jesus, the task of sharing God’s love with people from every nation can seem overwhelming, even impossible! Fortunately, God never intended for us to complete the task on our own. Never in our lifetime has the goal of reaching the over 3 billion unreached seemed so attainable. Why is the goal possible? Media. Through creating c...

Christmas time. It never ceases to amaze me the is seems to come faster the older I get.  I remember a time a 11 year old beginning to think about Christmas sometime after school started in the fall.    On behalf of the team here in missions and the staff and leadership at ccv, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your continued support and dedication to our church. Your presence and parti...

Rick Wappel would be in my book, if I wrote one, called the most interesting people I have ever met. Truly a believer that most of us would want to be. A prayer giant, and loves people like no one I have ever met. Today we will take a peak into this man’s life. He is part of our mission partner, called rescued not arrested,  Arizona ministry that provides hundreds of church services, one on one me...

With me today is Larry Burek. Larry resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Becky, of almost thirty years. His son and daughter-in-law currently serve at a church in Orange County, California. Larry and I have become very good friends over the last 2 or 3 years. Today, we'll discuss medical missions at CCV and what is happening in that ministry within CCV. How is God moving in our chur...

Today is a special episode focusing on our mission partners currently in Israel and going through the holocaust of this generation. I am speaking with one of the leaders CCV supports, Saleem Hanna. Saleem and his wife, Andera, are a couple who are leading a church in Nazareth. He is an excellent communicator in an Arab-Israeli church. He is very active in the churches and ministries in Israel, hel...

Although he grew up in Philadelphia as a PK (Preacher's Kid), he didn't take his religion seriously until he was far into adulthood. He is now a leader in a group that distributes Bibles and other biblical resources in over 20 languages to people in more than 30 nations. What began as a covert effort to spread God's Word in the Soviet Union has gone on to affect people all around th...

In Joshua 1:9, the LORD calls you to be courageous – not because you are a gifted leader, strategist, organizer, communicator, motivator or fighter – because the Lord will be with you wherever you go. Today I talk with a Jonathon Roe a long time good friend who helps faith based Non-profits fight back.  Jonathan Roe has been a non-profit coach and trainer in AZ for more than a decade, and is the F...

Today I talk with my good friend John Moore. He loves generosity as much as our sr. pastor and has committed his life to the principles he has learned from scripture. We will find out a little about his life. John founded John Moore Associates (JMA) in 1997 with a passion to both serve his community and help his community serve others through the causes that matter to them. His diligent stewardshi...

For thousands of years humanity has struggled with the riddle of just how to help those with addiction, but meaningful treatment was elusive in the early 1900s.  A group of desperate alcoholics developed a spiritual answer to what was newly being called a disease. We know them as AA. Dr Don Middleton is a board-certified in family medicine and has practiced in Arizona for 30 years. He’s currently...

Have you ever died and came back to life? By died, I mean heart stopped, breathing stopped for more than a few minutes? Today we will hear from Pastor Jason Seeger. A long time CCV pastor. We will hear his story and the life changing experience. We will also hear and what the life as an associate pastor is like at CCV. The Associate Pastor at CCV is a full-time role responsible for providing spiri...

Sasha is a missionary that CCV supports, he is the founder of and CEO of the International Center of Fatherhood in Ukraine. And his ministry was all about helping fathers in his country of Ukraine. Many of those fathers work away from the home for extended periods of time, therefore creating a void for fathers. And his ministry focuses on that with his team there. And then everything changed. In F...

Retirement is generally recognized as a part of the American Dream. Not mine by the way.  We grow up, we work, we retire, and we die. It’s just another part of the rhythm of life. But is the hope of an easy life of retirement something Christians should cling to? Not according to Mike McClain a long time friend who is as active as ever leading people to Christ.  The model that the culture seems to...

Today Julia Hernandez shares with us her preparation to lead a trip of 8 CCV goers as they head to Ancona, Italy to talk with people there about Jesus Christ. We will explore Zume Discipleship training (found in our shownotes). Matthew 28:18-20 - "Jesus came and spoke to the eleven disciples, saying: 'All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make discip...

Acts 20:28-30 NIV   Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Today we will be talking with Rich Wooten, Director Safety and Security Director Safety and Security at CCV. Rich has bee...

Today's episode is with Mark Benson, the West Regional Director of  Partner Relations for the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. Now, Mark actually living here in phoenix  and attends CCV.   I met mark a few year ago and over the years we have become good friends.   The Museum of the Bible is located in Washington, D.C., and houses artifacts and manuscripts related to the Bible. David Gree...

This episode is a little bit different from the others. My experience in the early years of CCV is discussed in an interview with Mark Moore, who serves as the teaching pastor at CCV. We will discuss the origins of CCV as well as a few of the significant events that have taken place along the way to bring CCV to one of the greatest churches in the United States. However, the most important aspect...

Hiking the paths that Jesus and his followers walked is the topic of discussion for today with CCV teaching Pastor Mark Moore and me. The year 2018 marked the beginning of hiking in the Holy Land. Mark Moore and I have had it on our lists of things to do for quite some time. Even after we've done it a total of five times, it's still the highlight of the year. Every year, twelve men are p...

Hundreds of churches, 60,000+ baptisms, Over $1 billion in assets. What a Return on Investment! Today I speak with a great friend and partner in the ministry about how God used CCV to start this amazing ministry. The Solomon Foundation provide the funding for future expansion and growth of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ all across America. Those who invest with The Solomon Foundation fi...

Today is a great friend that I have known now for several years. Pastor Hervin Fushekati Hervin has a passion for church planting, Christian education, discipleship, and mentoring. Hervin has enjoyed being in ministry for over twenty–five years loving God with a passion to preach the gospel to the lost, encouraging discipleship, church planting and leadership across the country of Albania, and sur...

I have recently made a good friend. I’ve got to know Benny Prasad and I can tell you He’s the real deal.  Benny Prasad is a gospel musician and instrumental guitarist from India. He designed the Bentar which is the world's first bongo guitar. He also holds the world record for being the fastest man ever to visit all the 245 nations (194 Sovereign, 51 Dependent nations including Antarctica in...

Our guest today is an amazing leader and disciple-maker.  Carl Gaede, leads Tutapona, a Christ-centered organization that facilitates emotional healing through mental health services for people impacted by war and conflict. Tutapona’s vision is to bring healing and hope in order to restore relationships, build peaceful communities and glorify Christ. In 2008, Carl and Julie Gaede, psychotherapists...