Faith, Work & Rest

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, Jim Mullins interviews Kimberly Deckel about the Anglican discernment process and the wisdom it contains for people from all industries and stages of life. They imagine what it would be like if every industry had a robust process to help followers of Christ enter their industry with a sense that they are prepared and ready to engage in their sacred work.

Kimberly Deckel serves as the pastor of mission at All Souls, an Anglican Church Plant in Phoenix, Arizona. Kimberly’s role with All Souls focuses on forming and guiding the mission of All Souls and equipping congregants to be on mission for God in all of life. Kimberly is on the leadership team for the Surge Network, City Network Leader for Made to Flourish, and key part of our Faith, Work, and Rest team.

Links referenced in the podcast:

Download the Vocation Plan Canvas: www.faithworkrest.mykajabi.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

All Souls: http://www.allsoulsphx.com/

Music from Warren Christian:

music.apple.com/us/artist/warren-…istian/1408706453

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their callings, re-imagine the mundane aspects of work, and cultivate healthy rhythms of rest.

In this interview, Jim Mullins and Josh Butler interview Dr. A.J. Swoboda about his stellar book Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World. This book won the Christianity Today 2019 Book Award Winner (Spiritual Formation) and Award of Merit for CT's Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year.

Book Summary:

We live in a 24/7 culture of endless productivity, workaholism, distraction, burnout, and anxiety--a way of life to which we've sadly grown accustomed. This tired system of "life" ultimately destroys our souls, our bodies, our relationships, our society, and the rest of God's creation. The whole world grows exhausted because humanity has forgotten to enter into God's rest.

This book pioneers a creative path to an alternative way of existing. Combining creative storytelling, pastoral sensitivity, practical insight, and relevant academic research, Subversive Sabbath offers a unique invitation to personal Sabbath-keeping that leads to fuller and more joyful lives. A. J. Swoboda demonstrates that Sabbath is both a spiritual discipline and a form of social justice, connects Sabbath-keeping to local communities, and explains how God may actually do more when we do less. He shows that the biblical practice of Sabbath-keeping is God's plan for the restoration and healing of all creation. The book includes a foreword by Matthew Sleeth.

Author Bio:

Dr. AJ. Swoboda is a professor, author, and pastor in Oregon. He teaches theology, biblical studies, and Christian history at George Fox Evangelical and Fuller Theological Seminaries, including a number of other universities and Bible colleges.

Links referenced in the podcast:

Download the Vocation Plan Canvas: www.faithworkrest.mykajabi.com/

Subversive Sabbath by AJ Swoboda: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/subversive-sabbath/385240

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Music from Warren Christian:

music.apple.com/us/artist/warren-…istian/1408706453

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 interview, Jim Mullins talks with Brian Berger about the incredible sport of baseball, coaching youth sports, navigating career transitions, and why he would have liked to coach Fidel Castro.

Please share this episode with baseball fans, parents with kids in youth sports, and anyone who wants to see an excellent example of how to reimagine any aspect of life through the lens of the Biblical Story.

Brian Berger is husband, father, pastor, baseball coach, and follower of Christ whose insightful diagrams and stories help others see God and his world.

Key Quote: "The most determinative moral formation most people have in our society is when they learn to play baseball, basketball, quilt, cook or learn to lay bricks." - Stanley Hauerwas

Links referenced in the podcast:

Download the Vocation Plan Canvas: www.faithworkrest.mykajabi.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Music from Warren Christian:

music.apple.com/us/artist/warren-…istian/1408706453

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, Jim Mullins and Teena Dare interview Sarah Zylstra from the Gospel Coalition about how journalism uniquely reflects God, what we can learn from journalists, and what the future of journalism may bring.

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra is senior writer for The Gospel Coalition. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Links referenced in the podcast:

Download the Vocation Plan Canvas: http://faithworkrest.mykajabi.com/

Frank Reich Article: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/seminary-president-nfl-head-coach-indianapolis-colts-frank-reich/

Teena Dare's article for The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-my-job-the-problem-or-am-i-just-discontent/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Matt Rusten's Article: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/white-collar-gospel/

Charlie Self's Article: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/self-denial-self-destruction-discerning-when-leave-job/

Why I Love Where I Live: https://www.whyilovewhereilive.com

Music from Warren Christian:

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/warren-christian/1408706453

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 Jim Mullins talk with Jack DeBartolo about how humans are formed by the built environment, the importance of honest materials, and why “place” matters to God. Jack has a deep well of wisdom that accompanies his excellent design. People from all kinds of occupations will benefit greatly from Jack’s intentional and integrated approach to his work.

Jack DeBartolo AIA is principal and design leader of Debartolo Architects, graduated from The University of Arizona College of Architecture and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1996, DeBartolo joined his father, forming the studio of Debartolo Architects, where for 12 years they collaborated in making significant architecture in the academic, religious and residential markets. Dedicated to architectural excellence, the studio has gained a reputation for creating potent architecture through the innovative use of common materials within the discipline of restraint and simplicity, shaping space with light and material.

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

www.debartoloarchitects.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Warren Christian:

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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 Jim talk with Sara Joy Proppe about she empowers churches to connect their mission and their story to their physical place in the neighborhood.

Sara Joy Proppe (‘Pro-pay’) has a passion for cities, stories, and the Church. She loves to imagine how churches can be active and faithful participants in city planning and development in order to bring hope and redemption to the setting of our stories. In 2014, she began Proximity Project as an avenue to integrate her faith and her work. She desires to equip churches to be strategic stewards of their properties for the common good within the contexts of their neighborhoods. Through the avenues of placemaking and real estate development, she empowers churches to connect their mission and their story to their physical place in the neighborhood in creative and dynamic ways.

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

https://www.proximityprojectinc.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Warren Christian:

open.spotify.com/artist/7Jqurhos3xs2YuTu3Qbpxa

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 the second half of Jim's interview with thought leader Andy Crouch about how to faithfully engage technology from a biblical worldview.

Andy Crouch is a partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His two most recent books—2017's The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place and 2016's Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing—build on the compelling vision of faith, culture, and the image of God laid out in his previous books Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

andy-crouch.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Warren Christian:

open.spotify.com/artist/7Jqurhos3xs2YuTu3Qbpxa

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 the first half of Jim's interview with Andy Crouch about his book Tech-wise Family.

Making conscientious choices about technology is more than just using internet filters and determining screen time limits. It's about developing wisdom, character, and courage in the way we use digital media rather than accepting technology's promises of ease, instant gratification, and the world's knowledge at our fingertips.

Andy Crouch is a partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His two most recent books—The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place and Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing—build on the compelling vision of faith, culture, and the image of God laid out in his previous books Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

https://www.praxislabs.org/

https://andy-crouch.com/

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

Warren Christian:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Jqurhos3xs2YuTu3Qbpxa

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 podcast episode from our friends at the Denver Institute for Faith and Work interview Jeff Haanen about a nuanced, Biblical, view of retirement.

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.

We encourage you to buy Jeff Haanan's wonderful book An Uncommon Guide to Retirement: Finding God's Purpose For the Next Season of Life. We highly recommend Hearts and Minds Bookstore as your source for good books like this.

Hearts and Mind's Bookstore: https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/

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 Jim ask four beneficial questions that can be helpful in discerning what God has called you to do.

Links:

surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest

www.missionaltraining.org/

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