This month, we're taking some of the time to get to know our hosts on a more personal level. This week, we get part 2 of Roy's interview with James. In this episode, James talks about how he got involved in the world of child welfare. If you missed part 1, be sure to check it out as well! Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

This month, we're taking some of the time to get to know our hosts on a more personal level. In the last two weeks, James interviewed Roy. Today and next week, the tables are turned. Roy talks with James about his journey. Where is James from? What experiences have significantly shaped his life? How did he end up at Christian Heritage? They start with the somewhat awkward beginning of their relationship--you don't want to miss it. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

This month we're taking the time to get to know our hosts and here is part 2 of our interview with Roy. In this episode, Roy shares about his time at Milton-Hershey School, working at Focus on the Family, Camp Monadnock, and ultimately how he ended up at Christian Heritage. If you missed part 1, be sure to go back and watch! Like the episode?Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

We're two seasons into the podcast, but we haven't taken the time to get to know our hosts on a more personal level. Today, James takes the time to interview Roy. Where is Roy from? What experiences have significantly shaped his life? How did he end up in Nebraska as the CEO of Christian Heritage? We cover those questions and more in this wide-range (and really good!) conversation. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

For far too long, the church has seen discipleship as information to learn or a class to take. But what if discipleship was something else entirely? In this episode, James and Roy talk about "hospitality as discipleship." They discuss what this meant for the early church and how we can make it a reality again today. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

In this episode, Jenn Hook, author and founder/executive director of Replanted, joins us to discuss how churches can support and care well for foster and adoptive families in their community. We talk about where churches need to begin on the road to becoming trauma-informed and what it takes for church leadership to be "all in." Jenn and her husband Josh wrote Thriving Families, a guidebook to help families as they care for vulnerable children. Drawing on the latest science and research on trauma, attachment, sensory processing difficulties, cultural competence, and grief and loss, the book provides a trauma-informed approach to help adoptive and foster families. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

Boundaries are something we all know we should have, but can sometimes be difficult to communicate and enforce. The holidays often make this even harder. In this episode, James sits down with Rhoni Bruhn to talk about what boundaries are and offers some strategies for communicating and putting them in place no matter your situation or season of life. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

In this episode, James sits down with Dustin Lappe, associate pastor of Messiah Lutheran in Lincoln, Nebraska. They talk about what God's doing at Messiah and how to think through partnerships to advance the gospel in our cities. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

This week, Jen Kindler from Care Portal and Libby Moderow, Families Together Supervisor at CH, join James and Roy to talk about CarePortal. CarePortal is a digital platform that helps churches connect with vulnerable families to meet tangible needs. Start CarePortal at your church. Check out the CarePortal Conference Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

In this episode, James and Roy take a step back to look at the big picture of trauma through the lens of discipleship. They try to answer the haunting question, "Is discipleship in the North American church infected or broken, and how do we get back to what Jesus modeled in his care for the vulnerable?" Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! So in this episode, Amber Koehler joins James and Roy to talk about how to handle trauma during the holidays. Amber is a permanency support specialist at CH and a former foster and adoptive parent. We talk with Amber about what works, what doesn't, and how relatives and churches can contribute to felt safety for vulnerable children during the holidays. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

This week, James and Roy are joined by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD. Janyne is an award-winning author and trauma-informed advocate. Her recent book, "Trauma in the Pews," addresses the impact of trauma on faith and spiritual practices. We discuss how churches can further traumatize people who have suffered trauma. We also discuss what we can do to come alongside those who suffer with empathy and love. Get your copy of Janyne's book: Trauma in the Pews. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

One of the ways we can change the future of child welfare is by focusing on helping adults who have suffered trauma as children to break cycles of abuse and neglect. In this episode, Rhoni Bruhn, our Family Mentor Coordinator, joins us again to talk about how to work with adults in hard places and what being a mentor for adults looks like. If you're curious about becoming a mentor with Christian Heritage, you can reach out to Rhoni by emailing her at rhoni.bruhn@chne.org. You can take the ACEs quiz Rhoni mentions ⁠here⁠. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

In this episode, James and Roy are joined by Emma again for part 2 of the 3 Pillars of Trauma-Informed Care. In this episode, we talk about connection and self-regulation, giving you practical tips and tools to learn how to help vulnerable people--and grow in these areas yourself. Resources Want to dig deeper? Watch these videos from Howard Bath, who created the 3 Pillars of Trauma-Informed Care framework. ConnectionsSelf-Regulation Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

To care well for people who have suffered trauma, there are three core pillars you must know and be able to live out. They are: felt safety, connection, and self-regulation. This is the first of two episodes covering the 3 Pillars of Trauma-Informed Care. James and Roy are joined by Emma Sugita as we talk about what felt safety is, what it looks like, and how individuals and churches can come alongside people to make felt safety a reality. Want to dig deeper? Watch this video from Howard Bath, who created the 3 Pillars of Trauma-Informed Care framework. ⁠Safety Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

Trauma can be a hard thing for Christians to understand. Some might think it's an excuse for personal responsibility or sin. In this episode, Roy and James sit down with CH staff Emma Sugita and Rhoni Bruhn to discuss trauma and how to understand it through a biblical and theological lens. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

What is a healthy partnership in ministry? What does it look like? Feel like? Roy and James discuss that this week and talk about the very practical ways you can partner with Christian Heritage to support vulnerable children and families. Watch the video "Jesus Wants the Rose" mentioned in the episode. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

Roy and James continue the conversation from last week and get really practical. How have they grown as dads? What do they do to contribute to relational warmth at home? How do they help their kids process emotions? They cover these questions and more in this episode. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

How important are dads in a family? Research shows dads are vital for emotional, physical, and spiritual flourishing. With Father's Day this weekend, Roy and James just crack the surface of the issue of how vital fathers are in the lives of children. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.

If we really are more like the Coast Guard than a battleship as disciples of Jesus, how do we guard ourselves against a savior complex? How can we resist the idol of finding our identity in serving and fix problems? Roy and James explore these questions, examine what the New Testament says, and offer some practical insights from their years in ministry. Like the episode? Leave us a 5-star review, comment, and share so more people can find us. Subscribe to our podcast: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ Monthly Newsletter ⁠⁠Get our monthly newsletter⁠⁠ delivered right to your inbox.