Coffee Meets Bible

We are all called to serve, but what does that look like in our communities? In this episode, Anna Mar shares about her experience actively working and serving in multiple non-profit organizations. Anna discusses practical methods to get involved and how to pour into others while keeping life balanced.

Where is the connection between mental health and faith? It's closer than you may think. Cam and Rebecca have an educational conversation about psychiatry with Kevin Ing, a resident psychiatrist with a background in theology. Kevin is an MD and works at the University of California, Irvine’s Medical Center.

Kevin debunks some myths about mental illness and teaches us how a church community can have a huge effect on the mental health of a person.

Supporting God's kingdom financially seems like a natural component of Joe and Amy's family life, but it wasn't always that way. Cam and Eunice discover the Wu family's testimony and how God led them to opportunities to support Christian organizations, such as World Vision, with both their time and their money.

"I didn't know a 'God' who really cared about the poor and the widowed and the people in the margins... How did I miss this Jesus?" 

Gabriela Manriquez shares about her journey to live more like Jesus, the biggest advocate for social justice. Gabby serves on staff for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry reaching over 40,000 students and staff members all over the globe, through evangelism, missions, discipleship, and especially multiethnicity. 

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What would it look like if we started seeing our workplaces as the missions field? In this episode, Cam and Eunice learn some of Elaine Kung's secret weapons to career success. Elaine retired as a Director at AT&T after working there for 33 years, and now in her "refirement," serves as the Founder and Co-Chair of the Called to Work ministry.

Music is important in daily living, so why not then in church? Where we have a gathering of people in different ages and stages and places, how can we bring songs along that say, 'You are welcome here'?" Eric Lige brings us some truths to snack on with our coffee as Cam and Eunice contemplate the importance of bringing multicultural worship into the church, not only as a means for evangelism, but even as a means of discovering additional facets of our big God. Check out Eric's music, including the featured Somlandela, at www.cultivationproject.org/podcasts under "Episode 2".

Starting a business is hard enough, but nothing is impossible with God, right? Now throw football in the mix! Cam and Eunice chat with former NFL player, Cory Withrow. After a career with the Minnesota Vikings and the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers, Cory went on to start up an award-winning coffee shop. We'll hear about Cory's journey following the plan God had laid out for him, and get a glimpse into the inner workings of The King's Craft Coffee Company.

Oftentimes the best conversations happen over a cup of coffee. Coffee Meets Bible is a new podcast series where we interview people & discuss what it means to live "missionally” through different careers, hobbies, and callings while sharing a cup of coffee.