Thrive With Asbury Seminary

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Deb Adams joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. Deb is an Asbury Seminary aluma, and the Communications Director at the Seminary. But she’s also the Founder of Gracie’s Place, a non-profit therapy center for children with special needs in northern Wisconsin. Not only do they offer therapy for the children, but they also provide resources to the families. Deb helps us understand what it’s like to parent a child with special needs, how she experienced her call to found Gracie’s Place, and what they’re doing now to help those who are on the margins.

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Rev. Dr. Brian Ebel, Asbury Seminary alum, adjunct professor at the Seminary, church planter, and lead pastor of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky. , joins me on the podcast today. We talk about how he came to Christ, his calling, how he and his wife Mandy planted Revolution United Methodist Church in Louisville. We talk about transition and women in ministry, too.

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Mrs. Lisa Espineli Chinn, Leadership and Ministry Coach; and Former National Director, International Student Ministry, InterVarsity/USA, joins me on the podcast today. In this episode, we talk about her story of coming to the U.S. as a grad student, her work with international ministry and ways we can intentionally engage with other cultures without setting foot on a plane. She’s also written several books about navigating the joys, challenges and transitions that come with cross-cultural ministry.

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Heidy Jo Tandy joins me on the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast today. Heidy leads with Stadia as the Associate Director of Bloom. She and her husband Josh planted Movement Church in Newport, Ky. in 2014. We talk about her story, church planting, finding your identity in Christ as your ultimate descriptor, her work with Bloom, how to find a good mentor, and how you can take the next step in your faith journey.

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This week on the podcast we’re talking with Rev. Stephanie Raglin, Director of Programs at the Hope Center, Pastor at Embry Chapel AME Church in Elizabethtown, Ky. and current Doctor of Ministry student at Asbury Seminary. In this episode, we talk about how Stephanie found God’s hope and grace in her darkest season, how she found healing, and now shares that hope with others.

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Dr. Brian Taylor, Asbury Seminary alum, church planter, and lead pastor of Bethel Cincinnati Church, joins me on the podcast today. We learn about his calling, how he and his wife Chavonne planted Bethel Cincinnati Church in 2013. We talk about diversity and discipleship, what reconciliation means and how we can be agents of racial reconciliation in our neighborhoods and communities.

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This week on the podcast we’re bringing you a conversation with three guests who have spent more than a decade researching the experience of sexual minorities at faith-based colleges and universities, exploring the intersection of faith and sexuality. Dr. Mark Yarhouse, Professor and Chair of Wheaton’s School of Psychology; Dr. Janet Dean, Associate Professor at Asbury University; and Dr. Steve Stratton, Professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Asbury Seminary help us learn more about their research that led them to write Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Identity on Christian College Campuses. In today’s conversation, we’ll learn more about their research, their findings, the experiences of others, and ways that we can engage the culture with intentionality, civility and mature love.

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This week on the podcast I had the privilege of talking to my good friend Deanna Lynn, Asbury Seminary alum and author of "Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade." Before you listen, please know that this episode contains content about abuse, pornography, addictions and the adult sex industry, so if those are triggers for you or you're listening with children, you may want to skip this episode. Deanna’s story is one of redemption, hope, recovery and freedom. We talk about her healing journey that led her to write "Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade," what her recovery process at Refuge for Women looked like, and the freedom and forgiveness she has found in her new life in Christ.

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This week on the podcast we’re talking with Randy Hardman, owner of Drinklings Coffee and Mugs in Wilmore, Asbury Seminary alum and adjunct professor at the Seminary. In this episode, we talk the intersection of faith, social mission and business, how Drinklings got started, how they are leveraging their space in the community for good, and ways you can join them.

At the time of recording, Randy mentioned a shift that was about to take place. A couple months have passed since we recorded and that shift has now taken place. You can read more about that change here:

Drinklings wants to leverage their space in the community for good and to do that, all you have to do is pick up a punch card. When you buy ten drinks, you get a free drink, of course, but you also leave your card with them. Each full card represents a dollar that will be used to support people in need in this community with gas cards, help with medical bills and things like that. So now when you buy coffee at Drinklings, you not only know that you’re getting ethically produced coffee, but your purchase will also help your neighbors, so make sure you stop in!

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Season 2 of the Thrive with Asbury Seminary Podcast starts on January 14, and we talk about all the things:

What it means to Attempt Something Big for God

Women in ministry

Racial reconciliation

Sexuality

Faith and art

How we can use our lives to do all the good we can in the world, and

Much more!

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