Navigate with Tim Austin

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Tim talks with Tracy and Brandi Welterlen about finding hope in suffering.
Making sense out of difficult transitions is never easy. When the transition involves human suffering, the challenges grow exponentially. The Welterlens share from their experience a unique story that will grab your attention and challenge your understanding of God's purpose in suffering.

Brandi and Tracy Welterlen have worked cross-culturally for 17 years in Russia and Central Asia in the sphere of Bible translation. They have two kids - a girl in her first year of university and a boy in high school. They've lived for several years in southwest Germany where Brandi serves as a counselor and Tracy is a director or technical services to support translation and language projects.

Tools and Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. Hebrews, Chapter 10, The Holy Bible
2. Olive Tree Counseling Center: http://olivetreecounseling.org/
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In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Tim talks with Char Blair about finding true freedom through pivotal moments of desperation in our lives. Listen and be challenged, encouraged and inspired by Char's personal story.

Char Blair is a gifted communicator. Her witty sense of humor and willingness to speak truth from God’s Word into real life situations are just the beginning of her many God-given talents and abilities. She is an ordained minister with the Northern California & Nevada Assemblies of God District Council where she has served for the past twenty years. She has recently accepted a new position within the District as Director of Church Ministries. This new position allows Char to fulfill her desire of helping people find their niche within the Kingdom, team building and speaking to the next generation. She is a graduate of William Jessup University receiving her degree in Counseling and Biblical Theology. Her favorite pass time is spoiling her two nephews, niece and new grandniece, cuddling her puppies and riding her motorcycle.

Tools and Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. Anonymous: Jesus' hidden years...and yours, by Alicia Britt Chole
2. Quote by Mother Teresa:  “We are not called to be successful, but faithful.”
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Episode 20 of Navigate features a conversation with Dennis Conrad about embracing cultural and ethnic diversity among our churches. Culture-specific churches present a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Tim and Dennis talk about what characterizes a culture-specific church and the multi-generational families within these churches. Ministry leaders serving in their home countries and cross-culturally will be moved by Dennis' heart and motivated by his challenge to love, listen to, and embrace those who are different from us.

For over 10 years, Dennis Conrad has been Director of Intercultural Ministries for the Nor-Cal-Nevada District of the Assemblies of God, which means he has served as liaison between the District Resource Center and culture-specific churches.  (Currently, there are close to 100 second-language churches in the NCN District from the Fijian, Filipino, Samoan, Slavic, and Tongan Fellowships, and individual churches that are Arabic, Chinese, Deaf, East Indian, Hispanic, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Native American, Portuguese, Romanian, and Vietnamese.)
 
Dennis and Lynda were associate pastors in youth ministry and Christian Ed (full-time and part-time) in Susanville, Orangevale, and Modesto, California.
Dennis has an M.A. in education and taught 25 years in CA public schools.  Lynda worked as a principal's secretary for over 20 years, and has taught children's church most of her life. 
The Conrads lived in Fiji from 2002 to 2007 where they taught at the South Pacific Bible College.  As Intercultural Ministries Director, they have been privileged to visit several other countries represented by churches in the District: Tonga, Samoa, Ukraine & Russia.  And they have been guest teachers of English at Evangel Bible College in Myanmar (Burma) on four different occasions.
Dennis and Lynda have developed a love for people of other cultures, and believe that God has sovereignly placed them in the position of Director of Intercultural Ministries for Northern-California-Nevada District.

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Kicking off Navigate for 2020 is a conversation Tim and Eve Austin had with Sean and Celia (not their real names) about a new resource for global workers called Field Life.
Sean and Celia have spent nearly 20 years in cross-cultural mission. They’ve lead small frontier teams, given national leadership to a large global mission organization in East Asia, and have helped build a ministry in Africa before recently co-founding Field Life. Now serving in their fifth country, Sean and Celia live in Southeast Asia with four of their six children (two in university.

Additional Resources:
Get $200 off the Momentum 2020 Conference for men using discount code NAVIGATE at www.fieldlife.org

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Tim wraps up this first year of Navigate talking to Dr. Sam Huddleston about cultivating honor in the places we live and serve as leaders.
While there are many components to healthy culture, honor is certainly an important one which often gets neglected in the rush to get things done. Discover how cultivating a culture of honor can transform your relationships and create an atmosphere where ministry can flourish.

Bio:
Dr. Samuel Huddleston, Assistant Superintendent of the Northern California and Nevada District Assemblies of God assists in giving oversight to over 430 churches.  He also served as the founding pastor of Lighthouse Covenant Fellowship in Benicia, California from 1993 to 2004, a church that was started in his living room.  He served as the lead Pastor for 11 ½ years until he was elected to his present position. 
Graduating in 1980 from Bethany College in Santa Cruz, CA, Samuel and his wife Linda moved to San Rafael, California, where he attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.  Sensing a call to youth ministry, Samuel accepted a position at Church on the Hill in Vallejo, California, where he served from 1981 to 1988 under Pastor Terry Inman.  While there, Pastor Inman encouraged Samuel further his education, and he subsequently enrolled at Azusa Pacific University, eventually earning his Masters Degree in Marriage Family and Child Counseling.
That educational experience also helped Samuel to finally understand his troubled childhood and what had driven him, years earlier as a reckless teenager, to be involved in a crime that had cost him five years of his life in prison. While incarcerated, Samuel surrendered his life to Christ and learned about God’s unconditional love. 
His autobiography, Five Years to Life, has inspired people across America and throughout the world, giving them hope for a new beginning.  Samuel has shared his testimony with thousands – including, government officials, businessmen, colleges, high schools, and  prison inmates – reminding them not only with words but also with his very presence, that God has the power to put broken lives and broken relationships back together again. 
Before entering the pastorate in Benicia, Samuel was appointed Executive Director of Match Two Prisoner Outreach, at the time was the largest and most successful prison visitation program in the nation, which matches adult inmates and wards (youth) with outside volunteer visitors.  Serving from 1988 to 1994, Samuel Huddleston remains the only former prisoner to ever lead a California Department of Corrections program.
For 2 ½ years after M-2, during the time he was pastoring Samuel returned to his alma mater to serve as Dean of Students at Bethany University under Dr. Everett Wilson.  It was while serving under Dr. Wilson that Samuel decided to continue his education at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
In May 2006 Samuel received his Doctorate of Ministry degree from Regent, with his wife of 30 years, parents, children, and grandbabies in attendance. Samuel and Linda reside in Rancho Cordova, CA near their three children: Royce, Andre, and Ericka.  They have thirteen grandchildren.

Resources:
Five Years to Life, by Dr. Samuel Huddleston, Available on Amazon

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How do you pay attention to the creative opportunities in transition when there is so much to do, logistically and practically?
Join Tim in a follow-up conversation with Sara Simons about creating new in transition seasons. Gain valuable insights and resources for engaging your creative side while navigating change.
Sara has spent the last 10 years working as a cross-cultural transition coach and before that seven years working for Young Life ministries both stateside and in England. Sara has her own coaching practice called The Way Between where she creates resources and workshops using life planning tools, art and movement.

Resources and tools mentioned in this episode:
thewaybetween.org
encompasslifecoaching.com
Navigate with Tim Austin Podcast, Episode 10, Creating New with Sara Simons, Part 1
soulshepherding.org/breath-prayers

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If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

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Join Tim and his guest Amy Young as they talk about some resources that are available to you right where you’re at – no travel needed - resources that can help equip and connect you to the broader global community.
Amy Young is a writer, speaker, and advocate for embracing the messy middle in life. After nearly twenty years in China, she co-founded the online community Velvet Ashes and just recently founded Global Trellis, which provides spiritual and professional development to cross-cultural workers where they are - no travel needed. Amy also helps cross-cultural workers flourish by writing books such as Looming Transitions, Enjoying Newsletters, and her most recent book, Getting Started. She enjoys cheering for the Denver Broncos and the Kansas Jayhawks. Though she misses steaming dumplings in Beijing, Amy currently lives in Denver, Colorado and, much to her surprise, enjoys gardening.

Additional Resources:

Books:
1. Looming Transitions, by Amy Young
2. All the News That's Fit to Tell and How to Tell It: How to Write Christian Newsletters, by Amy Young
3. Getting Started: Making the Most of Your First Year in Cross-Cultural Service, by Amy Young

Online: 
1. Global Trellis, globaltrellis.com
2. Velvet Ashes, velvetashes.com
3. Encompass Life Coaching, encompasslifecoaching.com

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Once again, Tim strikes up a conversation with another transition specialist, this time by the name of John Leverington. Tim was introduced to John and his ministry while both of their families were living and serving in the country of Turkey.
John and his wife Becky have tons of experience serving the global worker community as member care providers, most recently through Olive Tree Counseling Center in Antalya, Turkey.
John is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is also an approved supervisor for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. John has responded to crisis events to assist teams and organizations to deal with the effects of trauma. He works with teens, couples and singles experiencing burn out, stress, depression, anxiety, loss, grief and marital problems. He also consults with member care workers, human resource coordinators and administrators regarding personnel issues. John has over 30 years of counseling experience and the last 20 years in full time volunteer work first in Papua New Guinea and now as founding director of Olive Tree Counseling Center. John is married with two married children and two grandchildren.
John enjoys running, hiking, photography, and experiencing new places.
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When life and ministry is good and you have a lot invested, where do you go with that internal shift, that feeling that change is looming around the corner?  Just the thought of walking away onto a blank canvas can sound terrifying. 
At times leaders are called to take big risks, leaps of faith into the unknown. And it's in those times that we can feel most alone and misunderstood.
In this episode of Navigate Tim continues his conversation with Jennifer Davis as they talk about her personal process of leaving and accepting God's invitation to paint on a new canvas.

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What should you do when it's hard to stay? How can we stay well when it's not our time to leave? Transition is as much about learning good strategies for surviving when it's hard as it is about leaning into the new God has for us. You might say this episode is about transition for survivalists!
Listen in as Tim talks with former college classmate and pastor Jennifer Davis about her most recent transition and what it looks like to stay well.

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