Jim Barnard is the campus pastor at LifeGate Church in Denver, Colorado. Jim shares the story of learning to deal with grief and loss, gathering community, and finding hope in the middle of suffering. Throughout his journey, the communities around Jim have shaped his heart by encouraging him to be hopeful and deal honestly with his emotions while struggling with his wife’s illness. In the midst of that illness, Jim explains the ways God has been faithful to provide even things that were deemed impossible like having a child.

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Stories Jim shared:

• The joys of being a campus pastor at a mobile church

Great quotes from Jim:

It was really challenging to find those people to mentor me.

I don’t know what to do with what God’s given me but I need to find people who know what to do.

Our story is our greatest evangelical tool.

Resources Jim mentioned:

• Quest Church of St. Louis

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Friends, new episodes of Halfway There are on the way. This week we dip into the archives and find a gem.

Dan Rudman is an evangelist who works on campuses, prisons, and around the world to spread the Gospel. He shares how God called him to this life through circumstances that looked like failure.

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I hope you had a wonderful Resurrection Day!

No new episode this week but go back through the archives to find some great conversations:

• J. Parker of  Hot, Holy, & Humorous

See you next week!

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Alexander is the executive director of the master of science in Financial Analysis program at Gordon College. Today, he shares the story of how he ended up at Gordon College and the unique way the program is changing financial culture. Before the Lord led him to directing the program, Alexander worked in the financial industry and aspired to a powerful career. Friends introduced him to the New Canaan Society where he learned in vulnerability and made some great friends. Alexander’s passion for ethics in the financial world is evident as he talks about the need to see more ethically grounded, biblically literate people embedded in the workforce.

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Stories Alexander shared:

• Finding Jesus on a church mission trip

Great quotes from Alexander:

You’re the 1% for the world.

Jesus is the most feminine man I’ve ever seen and yet he was the strongest man as well. He knew emotions and he knew how to use them. That’s powerful.

We think about places where God can be and we can have more God. Financial Services is a place we can have more God.

Resources Alexander mentioned:

• Master of Finance at Gordon College

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Ellen Rosenberger is a mom, missionary, and author who has a passion for helping churches serve their missionaries well. Her experience as a missionary kid was positive and she headed back to the mission field after college where she met her husband. But the expectations of others and some “relationship drama” led to depression. Ellen shares how experiencing depression for the first time gave her a deeper understanding of Christ’s love for her as she is. Ellen’s books draw on her extensive mission experience to help missionaries be authentic and transition well.

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Stories Ellen shared:

• The adventure of growing up as a missionary kid in Bolivia

Great quotes from Ellen:

I need to know God loves me.

What is our self worth based on? Is it what other people think?

To the degree that we left well, on good terms with people, said our goodbyes well, we felt our reentry here went well.

Resources Ellen mentioned (Amazon affiliate links which pays a small commission to me if you use it):

• Missionaries Are Real People: Surviving transitions, navigating relationships, overcoming burnout and depression, and finding joy in God. by Ellen

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