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In this BTS episode, Joel tells his story: growing up in a Christian home, getting turned off by “just trust God” answers, and throwing himself into school, music, and swimming instead. He shares how God used welcome-week boba, honest talks with mentors, and a spring retreat to break through his resistance. Now a team intern, Joel reflects on staying in Chicago, going to the Loop, Cambodia, and learning that everyone needs the gospel—not just people like him.

Percy and Elaine join DP for a conversation about marriage, communication, and life with their newborn. From the two-van saga to parenting tips that have helped them, like get double of everything, the Chens share their learnings and reflections on marriage and parenthood so far!

Fred and Deborah join DP on the pod to share newlywed stories, what they’ve learned about conflict and communication in marriage, and how their team navigated a huge transition—moving 30+ staff into one building in Morton Grove to better reach all of Chicagoland!

In this ... perhaps final episode of dPod from Chicago, I talk to Nicholas & Jeanette (whom I have affectionally named "Jicholas") talk about their learnings from marriage, and how they learned to rejoice in all circumstances and experience the church as family through some of their health challenges this past year.

This episode with Agape and Marie has a little bit of everything—from fighting about laundry to leading a last-minute mission trip. They open up about the miscarriage they experienced and how God used a vision to bring about a powerful moment in the Dominican Republic. Along the way, they reflect on why they’re learning to believe that God really does want to use them—even in weakness.

In this episode of dPod, I sit down with Genji and Hyuna to talk marriage, ministry, and everything in between. We kick things off with a round of the Newlywed Game. Then we dive deep: Genji talks about how he's a "control freak" and Hyuna shares how she went from a “slacker” to embracing hard work and ministry with joy. We also get into the behind-the-scenes challenges of leading big events like Good News, and wrap up with thoughts of how they've grown through it all.

In this episode of dPod, I talk with Tof and Bia about their dating journey, lessons from marriage and ministry, and how God has been growing them over the past year. Whether you’re curious about how Tof got Bia’s number or what Bia really thought the first time she saw him, listen in for a candid conversation about how God has been shaping their lives this past year.

In today's BTS episode, we dive into Hao's faith journey. Hao shares his experiences from growing up in a non-Christian background in China to his eventual conversion to Christianity during his graduate studies in the U.S. We talk about the pivotal moments that led to his decision, including intellectual struggles with evolution and creationism, personal reflections on sin, and the church community that helpedh im grow.

"Hey, can you keep me accountable?" is a common phrase amongst Christians. In today's episode, I talk with Percy, Stephen, and Tofunmi about the place of "accountability" in Christian friendships. What is it? What's been its role in our own spiritual formation over the years? We get practical and talk about ways we've done accountability to fight lust and to develop spiritual disciplines. Hope you enjoy this candid discussion about an important aspect of Christian relationships.

NOTE: We do talk about lust, pornography, sexual immorality in this episode, in case you need to be mindful of how and where you're listening.

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BTS ("behind the staff") is back! In today's episode, I talk with Josh, who leads our International Student Fellowship, which is the international ministry within Voyage. We talk about how his background in church growing up eventually helped him come back to the faith after a couple of years of running away from it in college. We talk about his experience with missions and how it has been leading the ISF ministry in a very different context this past year.

Have any questions you want me to answer on an Ask Me Anything episode? Or have any suggestions for topics or people to interview on dPod? You can always fill out you would want addressed on dPod? You can always send me your thoughts at bit.ly/dpod-ama