June 20, 2019

(00:00-09:16): Pastor Michael Fuelling joins Ian in studio to fill in for Brian today. Michael happens to be a long-time friend of Ian’s from childhood He discusses his experiences with leading Village Church and generational differences within his congregation as well as his community. (09:16-19:28): DC Talk announced that they are touring again as they reemerge after almost two decades. Brian and Michael discuss the impact of the Christian rock giants on youth culture back in their day. Naturally, more memories of their childhood arise. (19:28-29:00): Michael talks about his podcast platform and the success he has had. He talks about routines he’s started since the beginning of the year, one of them including no caffeine on Sunday mornings. (29:00-37:03): Michael sticks around for one for segment to how charisma and intelligence apply to leading. Ian insists that Michael is “ten times” more intelligent, but Michael thinks that Ian exudes more charisma. They also briefly discuss the BCCI, an outreach program out of Village Church in Bartlett to help the homeless. (37:03-46:09): Ian’s mother-in-law, Marian Alvarado, joins the show for the second half to share her amazing testimony. She describes how the Spirit moved in the women’s bible group she joined and how it transformed her view of how God worked in her life. She then describes the amazing story of how God immediately healed her son as she cried out to God to take control. (46:09-55:29): Marian Alvarado stays to talk about her experience losing a child. She shares her painful story of living with tragedy and how baking a cake led to her serving in the homeless shelter. (55:29-1:05:31): She continues her story and shares how it pans out. The residents of the shelter expressed a kind of love for her that she had never felt before. She talks about how she related to them and how they poured out love in such a Godly and selfless way. (1:05:31-1:14:16): Marian stays for the final segment to talk about her ministry named after her son, Timothy’s Ministry. Timothy's Ministry has been dedicated to reaching out with love and compassion to people struggling with homelessness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.