Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Gabe Cooper and Jim Mullins about what is technology's role in society and how software can be used for the flourishing of God's world.

Gabe Cooper is the Founder and CEO of Virtuous Software, a SaaS CRM and Marketing platform helping charities increase their impact. He is also the founder of Brushfire Interactive and co-founder of Shotzoom Software. Gabe has a true passion for creating market-defining software and helping charities re-imagine generosity. After serving in a leadership role at a large nonprofit in the early 2000's, Gabe went on to help build a series of successful products in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.

Links:

www.virtuouscrm.com

www. surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www. missionaltraining.org

About "bliss points" in the food industry: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/12/16/459981099/how-the-food-industry-helps-engineer-our-cravings

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to Loren, Kim, and Jim share nuggets of vocational wisdom from three important figures from African American history.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Jim Mullins about what it looks like to discern your calling, and how to live out your calling while balancing multiple roles. They also talk about the hospitality industry and how quality ingredients display the brilliance of God's generosity.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Jeff Haanen and Jim Mullins about what it looks like to include the working class in the faith and work dialogue.

Jeff Haanen is the Founder of Denver Institute for Faith & Work and the 5280 Fellowship. He contributes to various magazines and publications, including Christianity Today. He has previously served as a school administrator, a pastor and missionary. He holds a B.A. in International Economics and Spanish from Valparaiso University and a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. Jeff attends Littleton Christian Church with his wife and four daughters. Jeff has written for The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

https://denverinstitute.org/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/october/theology-of-work-god-of-second-shift.html

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode we listen to a conversation between Juan Pena and Jim as they discuss what the faith and work conversation looks like for the working class, abolishing poverty, and transformational vocational discipleship.

Juan received his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts and his Master of Divinity from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, P.A. While attending seminary, Juan worked as an engineer and planted a multiethnic, socioeconomically diverse church in the Poconos. In 2008, he moved to Denver to be a part of the elder team at Providence Bible Church. He is now the Chief Program Officer of CrossPurpose and a pastor for Providence Bible Church. He is passionate about helping Denver's families escape poverty and pursue their dreams through a year-long career and community development program. When he’s not working, Juan enjoys spending time with his wife and four boys, cheering for the Patriots, and loving his Clayton neighbors.

The Faith, Work, and Rest crew cap off the year with a discussion of some of their favorite clips from this season's interviews, including those from Katelyn Beaty, Dr. Curtis Thompson, and Lorie Kinman.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode we listen to a conversation between Geoff Hsu and Jim as they discuss a wide range of topics including faith and work, employment, missiology, and more.

Dr. Geoff Hsu is Executive Director of Flourish San Diego. Geoff aims to lead others to be apprentices of Jesus who help people and churches become who they were created to be so they may join God to help our city and world flourish. He believes that the dynamic, life-giving message of Jesus has been obscured from people who seek to find meaning and purpose in Him, and works to help recover that message and faithfully communicate it to people today.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help ordinary people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode we listen to a conversation between Michael Goheen, Josh Butler, and Jim about the cultural idol of consumerism and how it impacts Christian living today.

Michael Goheen is Director of Theological Education (MTC) and Scholar-in-Residence (Surge Network). He divides his time between Vancouver, B.C. and Tempe, AZ. He’s the author of several books including The Drama of Scripture, Living at the Crossroads, and A Light to the Nations. He has been married to Marnie for 36 years. He has four adult married children and nine grandchildren.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Warren Williams and Jim about working full time as a managing operator in logistics as well as pursuing his unique gifts on the side in the music industry.

Warren Williams is a managing operator of RPM Expedite, a start-up in the logistics industry, as well as a hip hop artist. Warren has produced several mixtapes as part of the rap group Artificial Christian, as well as a solo album under his stage name, Warren Christian. He resides in the Chandler area with his wife.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

https://www.rpmexpedite.com

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/120-degrees/1436359249

https://soundcloud.com/artificialchristian

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and re-imagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Vincent Bacote and Jim about six different ideas from Abraham Kuper which we can apply to the faith and work discussion.

Dr. Vincent Bacote is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is the author of the The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper (2005), and has contributed to books including On Kuyper (2013), Aliens in the Promised Land (2013), Keep Your Head Up (2012) and Prophetic Evangelicals (2012).

Bacote is a regular columnist for Comment (wrf.ca/comment) and has also had articles appear in magazines such as Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Think Christian and re:generation quarterly and journals such as Christian Scholars Review, Urban Mission and the Journal for Christian Theological Research. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Christian Ethics. He resides in the Chicago area with his family.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

http://www.vincentbacote.com/index.html