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Join Ps. Matt as he talks basketball & bbq with Brice, his friend for 11 years after meeting at the public basketball courts at San Antonio First Church .

Welcome special guest Jared Cash as we host a conversation about mental health and the church!
Jared's podcast and blog can be found at his website https://www.jaredcash.com
For more resources, check out our resource page at http://www.saf.church/resources

Join Ps. Matt for chat with Luis, a friend and member of SAF who is originally from Columbia. They chat about what it's like to emigrate and the experience of the immigration process in the US.

Are you ready for CONFLICT? Join Pastor Matt and his guest Joshua Hart in a salient conversation on the ins and outs of conflict and conflict management. Josh is a conflict negotiation professional and researcher.

For the book mentioned in the show, click here:
https://amzn.to/339edl4

Watch Josh Hart's TedX Talk:
https://youtu.be/h6cIDVg1Ci8

Join Ps. Matt as he talks with Emmy winning documentary subject San Antonio Police Department Officer Ret. Ernie Stevens. He and his partner, Joe Smarro, were featured in the documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops which is streaming now on HBO. See the film here: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/ernie-and-joe
For more about Ernie and Joe and the Mental Health Unit at the SAPD check out the following links:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/policing-with-velvet-gloves/458850/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-consequences-police-lack-proper-training-handle-mental/story?id=33023577

Join Ps. Matt as he talks with Lisa and Dean from West Avenue Compassion. It's a raw and impactful conversation that will bring laughter and maybe some tears. Or just allergies... it's just allergies... I'm not crying... you're crying!