Thank you to everyone who listened to episodes in 2023. Thank you to all who were interviewed on the podcast in 2023. We are so grateful for you coming on to chat about how you stay tethered to Jesus in various areas of life! Without you, this podcast would not be possible. Thank you for blessing listeners! All glory be to God!

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This episode features an interview with Mike Turner! Mike is a college lecturer at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Joey chats with Mike about what he does as a college lecturer, how he became a college lecturer, how he came to faith in Jesus, and how he uses his occupation to share the Gospel with the university's faculty and students. Joey speaks to him about how he stays tethered to Jesus and how it fuels him to share his faith with his colleagues and students. This episode is for anyone, especially if you are an aspiring teacher in the college environment, and how you can live on mission to share the Gospel, and how to minister to students and faculty at your college/university.

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This episode features an interview with Avery Parsons and Brooklyn Gonzalez! Joey chats with both Avery and Brooklyn about a short-term mission trip they took in the summer of 2023 to Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia. They share about their experiences, what their expectations were for the trip, how the trip changed their life, and how staying tethered to Jesus prepared them for this trip. They also share how this trip will help them continue to stay tethered to Jesus in order to continue living on mission at home. This episode is for anyone, especially college students, who desires to go on overseas mission trips. This episode will give you insight into what short-term overseas mission trips may look like for you!

College students: If you are interested in going on an overseas mission trip, please speak to your local church first if they have any opportunities! Alternatively, here are agencies that send students on overseas mission trips that Joey spoke about:

-OneLink International
-Pioneers
-The Navigators
-E3 Partners

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This episode features an interview with Josh Rife! Josh is a first responder for a fire department in the Greater Kansas City area. Joey chats with him about what he does as a first responder (specifically as a firefighter), how he became a firefighter, how he came to faith in Jesus, and how he uses his occupation to share the Gospel with people in his workplace. Joey speaks to him about how he stays tethered to Jesus and how it fuels him to share his faith with other firefighters and people in general. This episode is for anyone, especially if you are an aspiring first responder (that is, firefighter, EMT, or police officer), and how you can live on mission to share the Gospel, and how to minister to first responders and others in your community.

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This episode features conversations with teenagers who spent their summer break traveling to the Dominican Republic to engage Dominican people with the Gospel on a summer mission trip. Joey chats with 9 teenagers, who shall remain anonymous, about their experiences on this mission trip. Joey also chatted with his friend, Isaac, who was a college-aged volunteer on this trip.  Joey also discussed his personal experience on this trip. All interviewees and Joey discussed how this mission trip will help them stay tethered to Jesus after taking this trip. This episode is for anyone who wants to learn about the importance of mission trips and how staying tethered to Jesus helps you gain a vision of taking the Gospel to all people, starting from home to the nations.

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This episode features an interview with Christian Lynch! Christian is the owner of a coffee cart business called Phase 2 Coffee in the Greater Kansas City area. Joey chats with him about his story about how he came to faith in Jesus, his journey to starting Phase 2 Coffee, how he operates Phase 2 Coffee, and how he uses his business to share the Gospel with people that he encounters while doing business and other places. Joey speaks to him about how he stays tethered to Jesus and how it fuels him to share his faith with his clients and others. This episode is for anyone, especially if you are an aspiring entrepreneur, and how you can live on mission to share the Gospel, and how to minister to your clients and employees, if you are an entrepreneur, and make an impact in your community.

**Disclaimer: This episode contains sensitive content that may not be suitable for children. Listener discretion is advised**

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This episode features an interview with Vemexi Riggs (nee Ruiz de Chavez)! If you recognize the last name, we had her brother, Alfredo Ruiz de Chavez, on the podcast in the first season! Joey chats with Vemexi about how she became a lawyer, her job as a lawyer, how she came to faith in Christ, navigating her career, living her life on mission as a lawyer, and why it’s important to stay tethered to Jesus. This episode is for anyone who wants to learn the importance of how to live on mission if they desire to be a lawyer or already working as a lawyer.

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

AI Disclaimer: Midroll and ending voice are provided by an AI-generated voiceover, produced by Epidemic Sound. Midroll music: "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

This episode features an interview with Paul Charles! Paul is a lead computer programmer for a home care company in the Dallas-Fort Worth, area in Texas. Joey chats with him about what he does as a computer programmer, how he became a computer programmer, and how he uses his occupation to share the Gospel with people in his workplace. Joey speaks to him about how he stays tethered to Jesus and how it fuels him to share his faith with other computer programmers and people in general. This episode is for anyone, especially if you are an aspiring computer programmer or currently a computer programmer, and how you can live on mission to share the Gospel, and how to minister to computer programmers and others in your community.

Episode cover photo by Christopher Gower on Unsplash. Cover photo used under the Unsplash License.

The book Joey and Paul chatted about on this episode: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi

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For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

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This is a bonus episode of Tethered. We welcome back Jenna Doll, who was featured on the episode "Do Hard Things"!  It features a message that was given by her at a Cru Evangelism Training Event at the University of Missouri-Kansas City on April 10, 2023.  Jenna shared with the students present how to use an evangelism tool called mySharePal, which was created by her family. Jenna shares about the importance of sharing the Gospel with people far from God, how mySharePal can help spark conversations, and cause people to live their lives on mission!

Download mySharePal for iOS
Download mySharePal for Android

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For Season 1 and 2 episodes: Intro/outro beats produced by Martin Maharas; Music: "This Sundays" by raspberrysounds. Intro to season 1 and 2 episode topics produced by: Joey Moralez; Music: “Fresh Morning” by RM Sounds. Distributed by Melody Loops LP. License # 25553593652. Used with permission.

For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

AI Disclaimer: Midroll and ending voice are provided by an AI-generated voiceover, produced by Epidemic Sound. Midroll music: "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

This episode features an interview with Caleb and Abby Howard! Joey chats with Caleb and Abby about how they came to be a couple, their journey while dating, how they came to faith in Christ, navigating their marriage, living their life on mission as one, and why it’s important to stay tethered to Jesus in both dating, marriage, and live married life on mission. This episode is for anyone who wants to learn the importance of how to live on mission if they desire to be married or already are married and want to live their lives more on mission.

Episode cover photo by Dương Hữu on Unsplash. Cover photo used under the Unsplash License.

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Podcast cover photo created by AlenaPaulus. Distributed by iStockPhoto. Stock photo ID: #1044795490. Used with permission. iStockPhoto Standard License. See license information.

For Season 1 and 2 episodes: Intro/outro beats produced by Martin Maharas; Music: "This Sundays" by raspberrysounds. Intro to season 1 and 2 episode topics produced by: Joey Moralez; Music: “Fresh Morning” by RM Sounds. Distributed by Melody Loops LP. License # 25553593652. Used with permission.

For Season 3 episodes: Intro/outro music - "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.

AI Disclaimer: Midroll and ending voice are provided by an AI-generated voiceover, produced by Epidemic Sound. Midroll music: "Eternal" by _91nova. Distributed by Epidemic Sound. Used with permission.