Coffee Meets Bible

In this episode, we hear from K, a missionary serving in East Asia. She shared with us about how she was lead overseas and the compassion work and university outreach that she does.

This week, we have the privilege of speaking again with Eric Lige, who you may remember from our episode on multicultural worship last season! He shares with us about his personal experience with social injustice growing up in the deep South, the Black community's theology of liberation and protest, and how the Church can respond to the suffering of the marginalized with love.

In this episode, we hear from William Wen, who has been serving as a full-time missionary in Japan for the last few years. He shares about his experience ministering to Japanese and international youth and the current spiritual climate in the country.

In this episode, we are joined by Phoebe Ng of the National School Project, a ministry that works locally, using the gospel to empower youth. She shares about her journey in learning to discern where and how God is calling us to serve.

What is beautiful, and how do we come to know God through our experiences of beauty? Bryan Ye-Chung, co-founder of Alabaster Co, joins us in this episode to discuss his work as a Christian creative and share about how his company is exploring the intersection of creativity, beauty and faith.

We've aired a lot of plugs for The Cultivation Project, but what is it exactly? Cam and Josie join Rebecca and Eunice for story time about the start of the nonprofit Christian media organization behind Coffee Meets Bible. The newlywed couple reveal how God led them to start The Cultivation Project, how He continues to sustain it, and how together they prove that "teamwork makes the dream work." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cam and Rebecca continue their conversation with Janice to find out she has yet another calling from God! Janice shares about her ministry as a spiritual director, the importance of soul care, and how to recognize God and His Spirit at work in our lives.

A huge part of kingdom work is generosity, but we're coming at it from a different angle. Janice Munemitsu gives us a peek of how liberating a generous heart can be. After a full career in food supply and a series of divine appointments, God led Janice to work for GenerousGiving, an organization not concerned with the amounts of money that people choose to give, but rather the heart that they give with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A special guest joins Cam and Rebecca in honor of Memorial Day! Lieutenant J.R. Dinglasan, also known as Rebecca's husband, offers a glimpse into the life of a Christian in the military. J.R. touches on topics of faith while on deployment, “just war theory,” and how we the church can support our military. (Hint: the answer is prayer!) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Everyone is called to missions! Sometimes that call is a gradual one, of God transforming your heart "to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Philippians 2:13) Michelle Lapp lays it out straight in her testimony of how God led her onto missions in Africa with her husband, then back to the states as a missions mobilizer without him. Her journey has been far from an easy one, but God's promises have been kept every step of the way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are all called to serve, but what does that look like in our communities? In this episode, Anna Mar shares about her experience actively working and serving in multiple non-profit organizations. Anna discusses practical methods to get involved and how to pour into others while keeping life balanced. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Where is the connection between mental health and faith? It's closer than you may think. Cam and Rebecca have an educational conversation about psychiatry with Kevin Ing, a resident psychiatrist with a background in theology. Kevin is an MD and works at the University of California, Irvine's Medical Center. Kevin debunks some myths about mental illness and teaches us how a church community can have a huge effect on the mental health of a person. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Supporting God's kingdom financially seems like a natural component of Joe and Amy's family life, but it wasn't always that way. Cam and Eunice discover the Wu family's testimony and how God led them to opportunities to support Christian organizations, such as World Vision, with both their time and their money.

"I didn't know a 'God' who really cared about the poor and the widowed and the people in the margins... How did I miss this Jesus?" Gabriela Manriquez shares about her journey to live more like Jesus, the biggest advocate for social justice. Gabby serves on staff for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry reaching over 40,000 students and staff members all over the globe, through evangelism, missions, discipleship, and especially multiethnicity. Learn more at www.cultivationproject.org/podcasts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What would it look like if we started seeing our workplaces as the missions field? In this episode, Cam and Eunice learn some of Elaine Kung's secret weapons to career success. Elaine retired as a Director at AT&T after working there for 33 years, and now in her "refirement," serves as the Founder and Co-Chair of the Called to Work ministry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Music is important in daily living, so why not then in church? Where we have a gathering of people in different ages and stages and places, how can we bring songs along that say, 'You are welcome here'?" Eric Lige brings us some truths to snack on with our coffee as Cam and Eunice contemplate the importance of bringing multicultural worship into the church, not only as a means for evangelism, but even as a means of discovering additional facets of our big God. Check out Eric's music, including the featured Somlandela, at www.cultivationproject.org/podcasts under "Episode 2".

Starting a business is hard enough, but nothing is impossible with God, right? Now throw football in the mix! Cam and Eunice chat with former NFL player, Cory Withrow. After a career with the Minnesota Vikings and the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers, Cory went on to start up an award-winning coffee shop. We'll hear about Cory's journey following the plan God had laid out for him, and get a glimpse into the inner workings of The King's Craft Coffee Company.

Oftentimes the best conversations happen over a cup of coffee. Coffee Meets Bible is a new podcast series where we interview people & discuss what it means to live "missionally” through different careers, hobbies, and callings while sharing a cup of coffee.