The WellCast

You had more questions and we have more answers! Join us this time around as Mike and Jordan tackle what it means to Sabbath, how to discern God's will for your life, how to find a mentor, and more.

“We are drowning in digital distractions up to our eyeballs. And if we don’t take a moment to clarify the role we as parents want tech to play in our homes, it will continue to seep in and monopolize, stealing the moments, days and years meant for connecting with, training and forming our kids’ hearts and worldviews.” Join us as we talk with Molly DeFrank, author of Digital Detox, about all this more in this week’s episode.

For too long the topic of mental health has been taboo, especially in the church. But the reality is that most of us will struggle with varying degrees of anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. In this episode, we talk with Megan Velo, LMFT, about different levels of anxiety, safe places to process those feelings and even what to look for in our kids as they navigate the world around them.

Whether you track every penny you spend or the word budget makes your eye twitch, money is a part of life that can’t be ignored. There are bills to pay, kids to clothe, retirements to plan. In the midst of the everyday, what does it look like to steward well the resources God has given you and live a life of generosity?

God is sovereign over the details of your life and your marriage is no different. While culture tells us to get a better deal, find a better person, it’s important to remember that God has brought that person into your life for a reason. In today’s episode, we talk to Jack and Cheryl Shiflett, a couple married for 55 years, about the importance of laughing together and how imperative it is that the voice of God be louder than the voice of culture in your life and marriage.

With all the things our kids are bombarded with today, how do we parent through a Gospel lens that not only teaches our kids about their Creator, but lets them learn and explore who God has wired them to be so that they can know who they are, like who they are and be who they are? Join us as we talk with Brad Bell, Founder and Lead Pastor of The Well Community Church, and his wife Jen, about their experience raising kids, the connection between teenagers and cats, and how parenting should look different at each stage of a child’s life.

In this episode of the WellCast, we talk with Andrew Feil, Executive Director of Every Neighborhood Partnership, about what it looks like to address issues of poverty in our city in a way that restores dignity and purpose to the individual.

Human trafficking is often thought of as an “over there” problem, not something that happens close to home. But the fact of the matter is, it’s not only happening close to home, but in our children’s schools, our foster care system, and throughout social media. So what can the average person do about it and how do we teach our kids what a red flag looks like when a seemingly innocent friend request pops up? In this episode, we’re talking with Megan Fabrizio, Prevention Educator with the Central Valley Justice Coalition and Fresno Unified teacher, about these exact issues and how we as believers have an opportunity to make a difference .

In today’s episode we’re talking with the CEO of Bitwise Industries, Jake Soberal, about what it looks like to be a minister of the Gospel wherever God has you. As you listen, consider your sphere of influence. How might the world around you change if your faith intersected with your everyday life so that work and worship were no longer separate?

Have you ever considered why you live in the neighborhood you do? Maybe it was good schools or proximity to your job that initially brought you, but what if God placed you in your exact neighborhood at this exact moment in time for a purpose? Join us as we talk with Joe White, Pastor of Neighborhood Church in Fresno’s Jackson neighborhood, as he explains what that purpose is and how each of us are called to love our neighbor as Christ loves us.