Reality LA Podcast: The Drop In

Serve LA Program Director, Kyle Mueller, drops in to share what Serve LA is, its journey from beginning as a bread table to serving ten hot meals a week, the changes holistically filling needs can make in a person's life, and how YOU can partner and get involved in Serve LA's work!

Learn more at weservela.com and follow @servelosangeles on Instagram.

And if you'd like to contribute to the wrap-up episode for our Daniel sermon series, email us an audio clip at [email protected] or call us at 323-433-3899 and leave a voicemail to share anything God is doing in and through your life with this series or any questions you may still have about the book of Daniel.

Reality LA lay elder and President and CEO of R.T. Frankian Associates Jim Frankian drops in to discuss being a peacemaker in the workplace, trusting God in the wilderness of hard economic times, seeking God through prayer about how our jobs fulfill our divine cultural mandate, and the impact of a bottle of barbecue sauce.

Dominique Furukawa from We Foster LA drops in to discuss becoming a social worker, the invisibility of children in foster care, being a safe adult for kids around you, and being really bad at math.

Contact We Foster LA at [email protected] or learn more at wefosterla.org.

Tyler Flynn and Raja Gonzalez drop in to discuss leaning into the fact that no one is comfortable 100% of the time in a truly multicultural space, the value of corporate lament and confession, and approaching healthy conflict over hard topics from a biblical perspective.

If you would like to be first to know about the next round of multicultural conversations, please fill out the form at reality.la/mccinterest.

Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald shares his story of coming to follow Jesus and talks about the process of forgiveness, building character through waiting, and supporting, not just the children in the foster care system, but their families as well.

Darryl is an advisor to our Multicultural Advisory Body (MAB), the lead pastor at Living Faith Bible Fellowship in Tampa, FL, and serves on the Leadership Council of The Gospel Coalition. He drops in to discuss contributing to the church through our talents, guiding his church from monocultural to multicultural, and Seattle's life-changing seafood.

Check out his recent guest teaching at Reality LA: reality.la/gracedance, on Psalm 81.

Lindsay C and Ian Mackley drop in to chat about the uniqueness of Christian friendship, staying through tough times, experiencing God's care and healing through friendship, and the friend-making power of matcha boba.

Our Director of Missions and Mercy, Kevin Weiner, drops in to chat about Royal Family KIDS Camp (RFKC), our annual summer camp for children involved in the foster care system; our yearlong mentorship program tied into the camp; dignity-driven care; and the long game of love.

Want to know more about RFKC? Email [email protected].

Dr. Crawford Loritts drops in to share some wisdom

• on humility,
• on the cautions of success,
• about staying focused when experiencing the favor of God,
• for young leaders,
• and regarding how to engage with culture out of our identity in Christ.

Check out his recent guest teaching at Reality LA: reality.la/anatomyofpressure, on Psalm 55.

Michael and Nathan welcome Reality LA congregants Amri Rigby and Bonnie Staub for a discussion about Multicultural Conversations, the loving posture of listening, mourning the loss of cultural identity, full restoration in the new creation, and the unusual appeal of lemon ice cream.

This year's Multicultural Conversations start the week of September 10. Visit reality.la/mcc for details.