Oilfield Assembly

Talor Nunez, Joseph Norman, & Lonnie Edwards
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The mission of this podcast is to empower leaders in the oil industry by providing scripture study, tools, and resources to help them live a set-apart life. We aim to see the oil industry transformed by leaders who are dedicated to studying and applying scripture.Talor, Joseph, and Lonnie are former college football players with a combined experience of over 30 years in the oil industry. Drawing on their competitive spirit from their athletic backgrounds, they approach scripture study with the same tenacity they applied on the field. In their roles as husbands, fathers, community leaders, and entrepreneurs in the oilfield, they are committed to integrating these teachings into their daily lives. They are not pastors or have any formal seminary training. Instead they are just three men in process with a hunger for the truth, no matter how hard it hurts. They are constantly in process, improving, & searching for truth. They invite their audience to join them on this journey of leadership and self improvement.The intent of this podcast is to encourage and inspire all listeners to want to study scripture on their own so that they will be able to find the truth on their own and not be swayed by any teaching of any kind. 

  1. 2d ago

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 23 - Kingdom Impact & The Idols You Don't Notice

    Grown men pouring hours into politics, video games and box scores while God gets five minutes a day. That is where Joseph A Norman, Talor Nunez and Lonnie Edwards start, and it gets uncomfortable fast, right down to whether the jerseys on the wall count as an idol. Then it is a sprint through the early church, from Pentecost and Paul's conversion to a midnight jailbreak where nobody ran. Whatever you give your focus to is what you are really worshiping. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&e=1&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 0:00:00 Welcome back and the mission 0:02:24 Back to basics: the four and the Great Commission 0:07:31 Take the blinders off: kingdom impact 0:13:58 One God, one false statement, one idol 0:19:25 Focus, algorithms, and what you feed 0:25:57 A testimony about obedience 0:29:41 Into the Word: Acts and the Holy Spirit 0:33:23 What speaking in tongues actually means 0:36:34 The conversion of Paul 0:41:39 Midnight in the jail with Paul and Silas 0:43:15 You and your household 0:48:15 The Romans Road 0:54:00 The rest of the New Testament in one pass 0:57:01 Takeaways and closing prayer Send us Fan Mail

  2. Aug 21

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 22 - Spare the Rod & Why There Are Four Gospels

    Spare the rod gets thrown around a lot, but it hits different when you are the one holding it. Joseph A Norman, Talor Nunez and Lonnie Edwards get honest about delayed obedience, why yelling undercuts your wife, and what the rod actually meant. Then it moves to the Gospels, where four writers with four audiences tell one story, and the small differences between them are exactly why you can trust them. Barbed wire theology, kids in the backyard, and a whole lot of gratitude. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&e=1&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 0:00:00 Welcome back and 2500 downloads 0:04:08 Take the blinders off: parenting today 0:06:58 Discipline, delay, and yelling 0:16:36 What the rod actually means 0:19:23 Boundaries, fences, and barbed wire 0:24:38 Every kid is different 0:28:08 Bible study: what is the gospel 0:30:25 Where we are in the story and John 1 0:41:32 Why there are four gospels 0:48:07 Son of Man and the bloodlines 0:57:12 The ministry, the cross, and the wrath 1:02:27 Takeaways and who we share this with 1:09:16 Closing prayer Send us Fan Mail

  3. Feb 20

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 20 - Is ESG a Credit Score for Your Company?

    ESG gets broken down like only oilfield guys can, connecting environmental credit scores and AI surveillance to biblical prophecy, Solomon's fall, and the Deuteronomy 28 blessings and curses. Joseph A Norman, Talor Nunez, and Lonnie Edwards tie the Permian Basin producing the world's cleanest barrels to a bigger story about obedience, idolatry, and what history keeps repeating. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&e=1&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 0:00 - Intro and mission 2:46 - ESG breakdown and oilfield perspective 9:20 - Permian Basin, emissions, and AI data centers 15:00 - ESG through a biblical lens 22:00 - Bible series recap and the exile 23:32 - Deuteronomy 28 blessings and curses 38:18 - King David, Solomon, and the kingdom split 43:51 - Solomon's fall and idolatry 57:00 - First Kings 9 and 11 reading 1:03:27 - Modern idolatry and identity 1:06:28 - Closing thoughts and I will statements Send us Fan Mail

  4. Feb 14

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 19 - Data Centers in Texas & The Kingdom Period of the Bible

    Joseph, Talor, and Lonnie discuss Texas Tech's athletic dominance across football, basketball, and more while celebrating Baron Morton's undefeated season and Joey McGuire's culture shift. They dive into AI and data centers from a biblical perspective, exploring how humans hand over data for convenience, the rise of social credit scores through ESG, and whether AI is becoming a modern idol. The guys break down the Kingdom period of the Bible starting with Israel demanding a king despite God's warnings, then walk through David and Goliath's fight where David grabbed five stones not because he might miss, but because Goliath had four giant brothers he planned to take out too. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 00:00 - Welcome and Texas Tech athletics update 06:11 - Joey McGuire and recruiting excellence 11:07 - AI and data centers hot topic 17:23 - Social credit scores and ESG 20:20 - Kids and curriculum concerns 23:06 - AI becoming people's god 27:19 - Online predators and safe words 32:10 - Bible study: The Kingdom begins 37:38 - Israel rejects God for a king 40:11 - David and Goliath story 56:36 - David's faith and character 1:05:29 - Music frequencies and spiritual warfare 1:09:09 - Solomon's temple and fall 1:11:27 - Closing prayer Send us Fan Mail

  5. Jan 30

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 18 - Winning With Grace & Samson's Downfall

    Three oilfield professionals tackle winning with grace through sports, business, and Biblical wisdom. They dig into the Book of Judges, where Israel's cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance reveals God's patience and humanity's stubborn pride. Samson's story hits hard—superhuman strength undone by repeated bad choices with Delilah. The lesson? Small compromises lead to catastrophic failures, whether you're drilling wells, coaching youth basketball, or running a company. Cut out the leaven before it ruins the whole batch. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 00:00 - Winning with grace in oil business and sports 02:55 - What winning looks like from a Biblical perspective 05:51 - BYU fans show grace in defeat at Big 12 Championship 07:32 - Pride vs humility when you win 09:25 - Texas Tech's 2008 lesson on pride after beating number one 11:06 - Complacency sets in when you're on top 13:23 - Why we love comeback stories in sports and life 15:28 - Prayer isn't a cop out when things go wrong 16:22 - Jesus conquered the greatest comeback from death 17:49 - Treating believers as co-heirs to spiritual blessings 20:50 - Bible study overview: Creation through Judges 22:44 - The cycle of sin in Judges explained 26:09 - Israel forgets God and worships Baal 30:19 - Baal worship and child sacrifice parallel today's evils 33:43 - God's wrath is real and consistent 37:57 - True repentance means turning completely around 42:10 - Sexual immorality requires running, not lingering 45:07 - Samson's strength and fatal weakness 54:16 - How Samson got played three times by Delilah 58:00 - God's restoration even in Samson's final moment 59:26 - Root out small sins before they destroy you Send us Fan Mail

  6. Jan 16

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 17 - Obedience, Marriage, and the Cost of Hidden Sin

    Broken marriages are getting treated like a punchline, so we talk straight about what a biblical marriage actually looks like, why “fight club” accountability matters, and how peace shows up when priorities get real, then we sprint through Joshua where obedience opens rivers, pride gets people crushed, and Achan proves God is not playing around with hidden sin, plus a quick war map style rundown of the conquest. Joseph A Norman, Talor Nunez, Lonnie Edwards. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 00:00 Intro and Inner Court Worship shoutout 02:15 Take the Blinders Off: broken marriages normalized 05:05 Sin, accountability, and not singling out one struggle 07:35 Wolf and blade story about temptation 10:10 Culture shifts and cheating as “normal” 12:10 Porn stats and why community matters 14:10 Fight club friendships and wise inner circles 16:15 What biblical marriage looks like 18:30 Peace at home and better communication 20:30 Priority order and daily walk with God 24:20 Bible overview and Joshua setup 27:00 Moses to Joshua: be strong and courageous 32:40 Giants, fear, and the next generation 38:50 Crossing the Jordan and obedience 46:10 Jericho recap and the warning about plunder 47:40 Achan’s sin and Israel’s defeat at Ai 56:20 Ambush plan and Ai conquered 01:03:30 Pride after the easy win 01:05:00 Conquest campaign summary and “God fights” 01:07:20 Final reflections and closing prayer Send us Fan Mail

  7. Jan 9

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 16 - What Exodus Teaches Us About Family and Forgiveness

    Scripture, work, and real life all collide when Joseph A Norman, Talor Nunez, and Lonnie Edwards kick around family priorities, communication, and what it actually looks like to lead at home, then pivot hard into Exodus on Oilfield Assembly, from Moses’ origin story to the burning bush, Passover, and why forgiveness might be the most practical “tool” they’ve talked about yet. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 00:00 Cold open and intro 00:30 Prayer and gratitude 06:41 Take the Blinders Off: family drama 09:30 Patriarchs, truth, and expectations 14:00 Blended families and conflict resets 23:55 Trading the F word for forgive 28:20 Exodus flyover setup 36:00 Moses in the basket and Midian 44:00 Burning bush and “I AM” 54:10 Passover and unleavened bread 01:10:00 Tabernacle, presence, and the cloud 01:14:00 Torah, Jesus, and the heart 01:24:15 Closing prayer and outro worship Send us Fan Mail

  8. 12/19/2025

    Oilfield Assembly Podcast: Episode 15 - Faith, Forgiveness, and the Oilfield Way

    Purpose built for the patch and the soul, Joseph A Norman from Oilfield Assembly, Taylor Nunez from Diamondback, and Lonnie Edwards trade stories from the oil show floor, pray it out, then walk through Abraham to Joseph with real talk on obedience, humility, and forgiveness, plus a powerful men’s retreat testimony that hits harder than any sales pitch. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at https://collide.io/community Download our discipleship playbook that summarizes the main tools that we taught and repped out this season: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p1vuhd5dddwtcqa8vbecz/OFA-DISCIPLESHIP-PLAYBOOK.pdf?rlkey=nut56k5bffkfirm8blqd3qd0i&st=oqtnt2c5&dl=0 00:00 Live intro and season setup 00:56 Hosts and mission 03:04 Sponsors and location shout outs 05:22 Prayer 06:04 Take the Blinders Off topic 06:25 Men’s retreat testimony 18:40 Break and shift to scripture 19:05 Big Bible timeline recap 23:02 Genesis 12 reading and context 31:35 Sodom and Gomorrah highlight 33:36 Isaac and the sacrifice 38:12 Jacob becomes Israel 41:24 Joseph story overview 46:57 Takeaways from Joseph’s story 50:16 Apply it to work and life 53:26 I will statements 58:52 Closing thanks 59:32 Final prayer and send off 01:01:05 Outro and laughs Send us Fan Mail

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The mission of this podcast is to empower leaders in the oil industry by providing scripture study, tools, and resources to help them live a set-apart life. We aim to see the oil industry transformed by leaders who are dedicated to studying and applying scripture.Talor, Joseph, and Lonnie are former college football players with a combined experience of over 30 years in the oil industry. Drawing on their competitive spirit from their athletic backgrounds, they approach scripture study with the same tenacity they applied on the field. In their roles as husbands, fathers, community leaders, and entrepreneurs in the oilfield, they are committed to integrating these teachings into their daily lives. They are not pastors or have any formal seminary training. Instead they are just three men in process with a hunger for the truth, no matter how hard it hurts. They are constantly in process, improving, & searching for truth. They invite their audience to join them on this journey of leadership and self improvement.The intent of this podcast is to encourage and inspire all listeners to want to study scripture on their own so that they will be able to find the truth on their own and not be swayed by any teaching of any kind. 

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  • Creator
    Talor Nunez, Joseph Norman, & Lonnie Edwards
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Oilfield Assembly
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    Oilfield Assembly