For Fresno Podcast For Fresno
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- Religion & Spirituality
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For years the church has been known for what it’s against. It’s time we are known for what we are for. Join us as we discover people and organizations who are greatly impacting Fresno County.
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014: Sharing the Good News (feat. Tammy Beers)
In this episode we speak with Tammy Beers, a director of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in the central valley. Tammy shares with us what CEF does and how they forever change the lives of children by sharing the gospel. We are very encouraged with Tammy and organizations like CEF. Let's jump in to the conversation.
Visit CEF: https://bit.ly/3zeApbf
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013: Pursing Unity (feat Brian King)
Today we speak with Brian King, Pastor at Large at the Well Community Church. He grew up in Chicago in a life of gangs and drugs. Once he moved to Fresno, he committed his life to Christ and wanted to impact the city and began Street Saints with seven pastors. Let's jump in to hear his story and how he's impacting Fresno.
Visit the Well: https://thewellcommunity.org/
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012: Human Trafficking In Fresno (feat. Christa Wiens)
Today we speak with Christa Wiens, Education Coordinator of the Central Valley Justice Coalition in the issue of human trafficking. She shares the work that the CVJC does, along with how to get involved.
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011: Behind the Scenes with the Fresno Police Chaplaincy (feat. Rodney Lowery)
Today we have the Executive Director for the Fresno Police Chaplaincy, Rodney Lowery. Rodney served in law enforcement for many, many years and retired from the Fresno Police Department in 2000. Over the years he had the opportunities to work in undercover narcotics, SWAT, K-9, and Violent Crime Suppression Unit (VCSU). He holds a B.A. in Bible and Theology, MDiv and is working toward a PsyD.
Rodney has a unique experience of viewing the needs of our city from a ministry perspective as well as through the lens of a law enforcement officer. Reconciling those views has led him to believe that no organization has a greater impact on this city than the Fresno Police Department.
Let’s jump in and hear about the Fresno Police Chaplaincy with Rodney Lowery.
Visit the Fresno Police Chaplaincy website: www.fresnopdchaplaincy.org
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009: Healthy Relationships (feat. Randy Mewhirter)
Today we talk with Randy Mewhirter, the director of Relate for Life. He and is wife, Angie provided relationship training to more than 20,000 high school students in the central valley as a part of Healthy Relationships, California. Randy also actively trained chaplains of all branches of our military how to most effectively meet the unique needs of single soldiers, couples, and families through their StrongBonds program. They definitely have a heart for strong and life-lasting relationships.
Relate for Life Website: www.relateforlife.org
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008: Pastors Need Us Now More Than Ever (feat. Dr. Jennifer Smith)
Believe it or not, Pastors are burnout, rundown, and spiritual attack on a daily basis. Dr. Jennifer Smith, CEO of Link Care, discusses the importance for Pastors to take care of themselves and how we can support them.
Visit Link Care @ www.linkcare.org.
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Customer Reviews
This is great!
This is a great resource for hearing about the truly amazing things that are happening in Fresno!
Great resources!
I love hearing about the people and organizations who are helping Fresno grow and become healthier! So glad there’s a podcast to find all this info in one place!