Freedom through Desperation with Char Blair

03/10/20 • 55 min

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Tim talks with Char Blair about finding true freedom through pivotal moments of desperation in our lives. Listen and be challenged, encouraged and inspired by Char's personal story.
Char Blair is a gifted communicator. Her witty sense of humor and willingness to speak truth from God’s Word into real life situations are just the beginning of her many God-given talents and abilities. She is an ordained minister with the Northern California & Nevada Assemblies of God District Council where she has served for the past twenty years. She has recently accepted a new position within the District as Director of Church Ministries. This new position allows Char to fulfill her desire of helping people find their niche within the Kingdom, team building and speaking to the next generation. She is a graduate of William Jessup University receiving her degree in Counseling and Biblical Theology. Her favorite pass time is spoiling her two nephews, niece and new grandniece, cuddling her puppies and riding her motorcycle.
Tools and Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. Anonymous: Jesus' hidden years...and yours, by Alicia Britt Chole
2. Quote by Mother Teresa: “We are not called to be successful, but faithful.”
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Culture Specific Churches with Dennis Conrad

Episode 20 of Navigate features a conversation with Dennis Conrad about embracing cultural and ethnic diversity among our churches. Culture-specific churches present a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Tim and Dennis talk about what characterizes a culture-specific church and the multi-generational families within these churches. Ministry leaders serving in their home countries and cross-culturally will be moved by Dennis' heart and motivated by his challenge to love, listen to, and embrace those who are different from us.
For over 10 years, Dennis Conrad has been Director of Intercultural Ministries for the Nor-Cal-Nevada District of the Assemblies of God, which means he has served as liaison between the District Resource Center and culture-specific churches. (Currently, there are close to 100 second-language churches in the NCN District from the Fijian, Filipino, Samoan, Slavic, and Tongan Fellowships, and individual churches that are Arabic, Chinese, Deaf, East Indian, Hispanic, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Native American, Portuguese, Romanian, and Vietnamese.)
Dennis and Lynda were associate pastors in youth ministry and Christian Ed (full-time and part-time) in Susanville, Orangevale, and Modesto, California.
Dennis has an M.A. in education and taught 25 years in CA public schools. Lynda worked as a principal's secretary for over 20 years, and has taught children's church most of her life.
The Conrads lived in Fiji from 2002 to 2007 where they taught at the South Pacific Bible College. As Intercultural Ministries Director, they have been privileged to visit several other countries represented by churches in the District: Tonga, Samoa, Ukraine & Russia. And they have been guest teachers of English at Evangel Bible College in Myanmar (Burma) on four different occasions.
Dennis and Lynda have developed a love for people of other cultures, and believe that God has sovereignly placed them in the position of Director of Intercultural Ministries for Northern-California-Nevada District.

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Hope in Suffering with Tracy and Brandi Welterlen

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Tim talks with Tracy and Brandi Welterlen about finding hope in suffering.
Making sense out of difficult transitions is never easy. When the transition involves human suffering, the challenges grow exponentially. The Welterlens share from their experience a unique story that will grab your attention and challenge your understanding of God's purpose in suffering.

Brandi and Tracy Welterlen have worked cross-culturally for 17 years in Russia and Central Asia in the sphere of Bible translation. They have two kids - a girl in her first year of university and a boy in high school. They've lived for several years in southwest Germany where Brandi serves as a counselor and Tracy is a director or technical services to support translation and language projects.
Tools and Resources mentioned in this episode:
1. Hebrews, Chapter 10, The Holy Bible
2. Olive Tree Counseling Center: http://olivetreecounseling.org/
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