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Andy Stinson is a formidable man on a mission. He is an 11th generation son to come from Midcoast Maine. He joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 1986, becoming an infantryman and graduating from U.S. Army Airborne School. He worked as a commercial diver and fisherman on the coast of Maine, eventually running his own boat and buying seafood for export. He was ordained in the Swedenborgian Church in 1999 when he also became a Chaplain in the Army Reserve. Andy retired from the U.S. Army Reserves after 26 years of service. He is currently serving as Senior Pastor of First Congregational Church of Fall River in Massachusetts.

12:05 — What made Andy sign up for the Army
18:39 — The gear shifts required for National Guard & Army Reserve soldiers
20:53 — Diving for Sea Urchins
28:04 — How Andy’s time under the sea led him to ministry
30:32 — How to know when you’re being called
36:28 —Andy’s decision to stay in the Army after getting ordained
42:02 — Returning to the Congregational church
48:27 — There is no plan b
52:23 — A punctuation mark in your day
54:07 — Sacredness comes through story
59:23 — Hope is a thing that you do