Preach Where You Reach®

Scott Warren
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Preach Where You Reach is a podcast for everyday professionals navigating purpose, leadership, burnout, and integrity in the real world of work. Each episode features honest conversations with people living out their Christian faith where it matters most, not on a stage, but in meetings, decisions, and relationships.

  1. 16h ago

    E188: Tim Pines

    Send us Fan Mail Tim Pines - Founder of Agape Social and Creator of Forsaken - takes us on his journey of faith, surrender, and sacrifice including being born into a strict, Catholic upbringing in Australia; wearing his Christianity as a badge or label; going from Christian as a category to Christian as a calling; how a very difficult valley season give years ago forced him to “grow up”; learning from the heroes of the Bible; being forced to make the choice to follow Jesus; the impact of the Prodigal Son; not appreciating God’s forgiveness and the Cross; realizing that he was part of the cause of the crucifixion of Jesus; his dream of being a farmer; going from “jackarooing” to “Ag College” to become a farmer; sneaking away from school to go to church; working in a mine to save money to buy property; moving back to Sydney and working with those with disabilities; starting a lunchtime church as a closeted Christian; his Christian business card campaign in people’s mailboxes; growing in his work for years until hardship and adversity came; the impact of the widow’s mite Bible story; how sacrifice and surrender helped define what he was called to do; his pivot to his company Forsaken - a “private diary with a global impact”; how the Forsaken platform works to inspire others; and much more!  https://www.forsaken.au/ Support the show

    E188: Tim Pines

  2. Oct 27

    E187: Cindy Nicolson

    Send us Fan Mail Cindy Nicolson - Author, Magazine Publisher, Podcast Host, and Kingdom Life Strategist - shares her story and her faith including practically living at the church in her childhood; how being abused by people her family knew as a child led her into promiscuity; how the loss of a very close friend at the end of high school; falling in love with a Muslim guy, ending that relationship and entering into a relationship with a married man; the difference between being a “Christian” and Sonship; how her father’s illness played a role in her looking for male love/relationship; repenting alongside her married lover and later marrying him; the difference between surrendering and submitting; receiving the forgiveness of the Father; the difference between wanting a relationship with God and pursuing the relationship; a vivid dream of her father who passed away and how that healed her; how her love for people and desire to be in ministry came together through coaching; how her entrepreneurial journey started by selling a toothbrush; her love for writing and publishing - and the Holy Spirit - leading her to start her magazine; realizing we are  “holistic beings”; Spirit, Soul, Body; Kingdom Living; Kingdom Stewardship; Impact; understanding who you are in Christ; being confident rather than arrogant; the beauty in wilderness seasons; understanding that there is somebody out there on the other side of our obedience; and so much more!  Scott had some initial microphone issues, however, Scott's sound is repaired around the 11:08 mark of the podcast  https://cindynicolson.com/ https://embracinggrace.co/ Support the show

    E187: Cindy Nicolson

  3. Oct 20

    E186: Michael Smolders

    Send us Fan Mail Michael Smolders - President of Smolders Management Group, and Founder and Host of The Collar podcast shares his faith, his story, and his mission including being baptized into the Catholic faith as a child; having an exploratory agnostic phase in high school; moving to Taiwan and studying Buddhism; the importance of Matthew 16:18; the relationship with Jesus in the Catholic Church; the role “feelings” play in faith; the importance of Psalms; a spiritual experience that rocked him at the end of college; how his love of baseball and a Malcolm Gladwell book came together and sparked the idea for a training centre; going to church daily for three years and a deep dive into reading to understand the “why” behind his faith; how a pivot back into baseball steered him into the automotive industry; a purposeful change of career that allows him to give back directly to the Church; how a shortage of priests guided his next move; creating The Collar podcast; why there is a shortage of priests; how Messenger Eagle reaches potential priests where they are in this social media/YouTube culture; being scandalous with your faith; how advertising a Christian message actually helps the faith standout in today’s culture; the “three promises” for priests; how COVID brought people to the Lord; and so much more!  https://thecollar.org/ Support the show

    E186: Michael Smolders

  4. Oct 13

    E185: Jim Schneider

    Send us Fan Mail Jim Schneider - Co-Founder of Eyes of Faith eyewear company - shares his faith discovery journey and his purpose including how a divorce had him searching for a faith of some kind; how a church men’s event to “go shoot some things” and a book set him on his path of discovering a relationship with Jesus; growing up Catholic but never having a relationship; his pursuit to get answers to the resurrection of Jesus; the importance of purposely getting “filled up”; the difference it makes in having a physical Bible in your hands; a desire to go into sales and a family history in the insurance business led to a pre-eyewear career; going all in when he came to Christ including cutting out all sexual activity with his then girlfriend (later his wife); how his desire to find his purpose led to the pivot into eyewear; how Eyes of Faith was born in “sin city”; determining of this was a “God idea”; navigating the challenges of the eyewear industry as the only Christian eyewear company in the world; the Eyes of Hope Vision Center in Ghana, West Africa; pairing frame style with scripture on the frames; downsizing in a difficult season; how the year 2020, ironically, did not bring clarity to the company; focusing on what was the next best thing to do; having to trust that God’s got them; fasting complaining; and so much more!  https://ecp.eofoptical.com/ Support the show

    E185: Jim Schneider

  5. Oct 6

    E184: Greg Csefko

    Send us Fan Mail Greg Csefko - Guitar and Drama Teacher, Co-Director of Plays and Musicals, and Co-Director of Chapel Worship Team at Foundation Academy - invites us into his story of faith and how it influences his work including growing up Catholic in Canada and having an “unspiritual” experience with the Church; how his girlfriend’s - now wife’s - faith journey influenced his own; a four and a half hour drive to church; how a silent prayer in his head and an unexpected hand on his backed transformed his life; growing up an only child and suddenly being surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ; serving for 18 years in Canada before moving to Florida to help plant a second campus; making church a priority; the backstory to God calling Greg and his family to Florida; how God opened a door for Greg to use his gifts; working at Starbucks after two decades of teaching; maintaining an attitude of gratitude; how his spirit of excellence and desire to serve, as a substitute teacher, led to a full-time teaching role; how his faith informs how he reaches, encourages, and teaches students; using whatever tool God has placed in your hand with excellence; leaning on his faith in his workplace; and so much more!  Support the show

    E184: Greg Csefko

  6. Sep 29

    E183: Brittany Zeller

    Send us Fan Mail Brittany Zeller - Director of Tiny Feet Early Intervention - shares her heartbreaking and powerful story, and how her faith guides her life and work including her believing that her faith is an answer to her mom’s prayers; giving her life to Christ at a Billy Graham crusade at a young age; God’s faithfulness even when you turn away; the influence and impact of the book “Changed Into His Image”; the struggle of believing God was withholding good things; going to college for an education degree; wanting to plant a church in San Francisco but God had other plans; starting a career in Early Intervention; the emotional and spiritual impact of losing her baby born at 21 weeks; finding perfect peace in her unimaginable loss; the shocking discovery of Medicaid fraud in her business; a season of adversity that rattled her faith; understanding that we are stewards of our children but they belong to Him; her desire to keep moving after Will’s death and God wanting her to be still; holding God to His word; how Tiny Feet Early Intervention began; how God dramatically multiplied what she envisioned for Tiny Feet; having to surrender control to God; creating a ministry position within Tiny Feet; and much, much more! https://www.tinyfeetei.com/ Support the show

    E183: Brittany Zeller

  7. Sep 22

    E182: Lori Joe Brown

    Send us Fan Mail Lori Joe Brown - President & Owner of Lord Agency Inc. shares her faith and her journey including being a “PK” (Preacher’s Kid) in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York; watching her parents help people that wandered through the church doors; the surprise divorce of her parents when she was ten; her disappointment, anger, and distrust with God; living with her dad but seeing her mom on weekends; dad got caught up in white-collar crime and fled; how her distrust of God and both parents impacted relationships; how John 15:16 became a foundational scripture for her; memorizing scripture to make the pain and hurt stop; standing in the power and authority as image bearers of Christ Jesus; working her way through college and eventually earning her Masters from NYU; how a college project on the on-boarding process at American Express led to her into an on-boarding role with the Company; her pivot into entrepreneurship and her own executive coaching business; living her faith “out loud”; the importance of a company understanding what kind of culture they want to have; the balancing act of caring for employees and still achieving the financial bottom line; the importance and benefit of a diverse workforce; and so much more!  https://www.lorijoebrown.com/ Support the show

    E182: Lori Joe Brown

  8. Sep 15

    E181: Dana Roefer

    Send us Fan Mail Dana Roefer - Vice President of Faith Driven Entrepreneur Coaching Services - including  or growing up in the Church but coming to Christ through Young Life in high school; wrestled with God in the early years; the decision not to go to college right after high school; YWAM Discipleship Training School; having honest dialogue with God; originally thinking she’d go into social work (and she would have been “awful!”); a college course correction to  communications; a pivot to entrepreneurship; the challenges of working fully remote and authentically connecting with someone else; a lifelong desire to learn; creating a learning environment where students get to lead out of obedience and passion; the difficult ending to the school; how connecting with Faith Driven Entrepreneur and their project for teens turned into another career pivot; helping high capacity leaders; the LifePlan tool; the importance of knowing what you don’t want to do; the great work that Faith Driven Entrepreneur does; the Kingdom impact of knowing yourself in who God’s made you and what you’re good at; and much more!  https://faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/ Support the show

    E181: Dana Roefer
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Preach Where You Reach is a podcast for everyday professionals navigating purpose, leadership, burnout, and integrity in the real world of work. Each episode features honest conversations with people living out their Christian faith where it matters most, not on a stage, but in meetings, decisions, and relationships.

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  • Creator
    Scott Warren
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    190
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Preach Where You Reach®
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