Called To The Far Shore

On the season 1 finale James and Andy discuss football, drugs, language barriers and reflect on some of their personal highlights of season 1 of the Far Shore.

Andy and James are back! This week they discuss the worrying trends of divorce and infidelity within the church and a biblical perspective of what it means to be a husband. 

Andy and Tony from Revive discuss the process behind Revive's new foster program. 

Andy interviews Tanas Alqassis from the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) who oversees the work of CMS in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Tanas shares about his life growing up in Palestine. Andy and Tanas discuss the current conflict in the Middle East, the danger of Zionism and what a Christian response to the conflict should look like.

James and Dave from NorthState Community Church in Chico, California finish their discussion on Church Culture.

James discusses some of the issues with the American Church with Dave Montoya from NorthState Community Church in Chico, California.

Andy interviews Mick Pease from SFAC (Strengthening Families for Abandoned Children). They discuss the challenges of shifting focus from institutional based care for vulnerable children to family care.

Andy and James discuss an assortment of different topics including accidental cultural swearing/cussing (hence the random explicit label), life at Revive, transitioning leadership and the impact of the pandemic.

Andy and James are back after a week off. In this episode they discuss the challenges facing short term missions trips and discuss what, if anything, could be done differently.

Andy interviews Kelly from the Graceful Warrior Project (www.thegracefulwarriorproject.com). Andy and James lament the lack of British easter eggs in Brazil and the USA.