The Catch with John Fischer

Rob Stutzman is founder and president of Stutzman Public Affairs, a Sacramento-based firm specializing in campaigns, communications, crisis management and award-winning political advertising. Rob was deputy chief of staff for communications to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Rob’s current and past clients include Fortune 500 companies, trade associations and private firms spanning a multitude of industries including entertainment, technology, agriculture, manufacturing and consumer products. He is a frequent speaker on California politics and public policy and regularly appears on television news shows as a political commentator.

Steve West is an attorney, writer, blogger, and former record label owner.  From 1995-2004 he owned and managed Silent Planet Records, which released 23 albums of singer-songwriters during its tenure, including works by Jan Krist, Phil Madeira, Aaron Sprinkle, and John Fischer and featured many of those artists and others on a subscriber radio show entitled Wide Angle Radio. He also edited the poetry and short story journal, ProCreation: A Journal of Truth-Telling. His poetry and fiction has been published in The Independent, Studio: A Journal of Christians Writing, Ruminate, Mars Hill Review, and Inklings, and since January 2019 he has written a weekly roundup of religious liberty and free speech litigation for World, as well as been a guest on World’s podcast, The World and Everything In It. Since 2006 he has blogged regularly on the true, the good, and the beautiful at outwalking.net.

Keith Giles is a former pastor who abandoned the pulpit to follow Jesus and ended up founding a church where 100% of the offering is given away to help the poor in his surrounding community. He is the author of several books including Jesus Untangled: Crucifying our Politics to Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb.

Dr. Richard S. Park is assistant professor of theology and ethics at Vanguard University. Prior to coming to Vanguard, Dr. Park was senior lecturer in theology at Biola University and an academic consultant for the John Templeton Foundation. He has published a number of academic pieces on theological ethics, interfaith dialogue, and secularization theory. His latest book is Constructing Civility: The Human Good in Christian and Islamic Political Theologies which is due out in the Fall of 2017 through the University of Notre Dame Press. Dr. Park obtained his D.Phil. in theology from the University of Oxford, and completed two masters degrees (education and philosophy) at Biola University, along with a Bachelor’s in history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is married to his wonderful wife Christine, and resides in Orange County, Calif.

Born and raised in Downey, CA

As a young boy, he made up songs on the walk to school. He started playing guitar at age ten. Twelve albums since his first one in 1979. His second album “Matters of the Heart” was named “Album of the Year’ by CCM Magazine in 1982. He still tours, writes, and records.

Bob lives in Costa Mesa, CA with the Lovely Mrs. Bennett Two sons, one daughter, two “bonus daughters” (daughters-in-law) Two grandsons

Bob will be live so feel free to call in and chat with us.

Drew Snider is a communications consultant and recovering broadcaster. He spent a total of 25 years in radio and TV and was called to ministry late in that career, when he was in his mid-40s. He pastored for 10 years on Vancouver's Skid Row -- called the Downtown East Side -- before moving to Vancouver Island. Drew and his wife Amelia live in East Sooke, just outside Victoria, Drew is also a Worship leader and writes a Christian blog called "Two Minutes for Cross-Checking!".

Larry Myers has been an ordained pastor and worship leader/musician since 1975 when he helped establish the original Vineyard Christian Fellowship.  The focus of his ministry has been the pastoral care of artists and musicians enabling him to serve as a mentor to worship leaders and musicians throughout Southern California.  Larry is a prolific musician specializing in mandolin, violin, viola, and cello and has recorded or performed with members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame, Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and Grammy, Tony, and Dove Award winners.

A Catch Conversation with Mike Seto

Doug has served as a youth minister and as a senior pastor in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the faculty of a Christian college in New England, and as a transitional pastor for churches in California, Arizona, Kansas and Texas, and is currently the transitional pastor at Community Covenant Church in Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. He has also served as a leadership coach with hundreds of local congregations over 20 years.

In this, our third discussion with Isaac Tolpin, we will discuss he and his wife's popular online ministry to married couples. Isaac is a proven entrepreneur and founder of a number of businesses who has guided his family of 8 children through their share of success and failure. He and his wife are now providing online assistance to thousands of men, women and children in areas of male leadership, building strong marriages and parenting. 

For more information go to resoluteman.com and courageousparenting.com.