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We are the Prepare for Impact team of One Challenge.

Connor Bland


    • Feb 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Sip: What's Your Favorite Cooking Show?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 16:29


    This week we dive into the incredible world of Alton Brown, Gordon Ramsey, and Brad Leone. That's right I'm talking about best cooking shows on tv, the internet, and on streaming services. Which one of them is your favorite? We hope that you guys will join us!

    Current Events 2-10-2020 (Kobe Bryant, Corona, Brexit, and Trump)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 23:57


    Sorry folks for missing this last friday to post this! We had a snowy Friday which meant I couldn't get to the office. SO... We are doing a very special double header today where you can listen to Prepare for Impact this morning and we will be posting a SIP this afternoon!! Hope to see you around for both!

    The Sip: Who makes the best Superbowl ads?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 13:23


    Happy day after the Superbowl everyone! We hope that you guys will enjoy as we talk about some of the best Superbowl commercials of all time and also who we think creates the best Superbowl ads in general! Be sure to leave a comment down below of you telling us what your favorite ad maker is and don't forget to join us!

    Stories from SE Asia with Hannah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 21:22


    This week we have our good friend Hannah joining us as she talks about a few funny stories that she remembers from growing up in SE Asia! She also shares a story of impact that helps to put growing up over seas into prospective. Please join us!

    The Sip: Surviving A Desert Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 13:28


    This week we have a special guest for our Sip and we talk about what would your "go to" desert island food be and then we digress into asking what your final meal would be. Let us know in the comments what you would take to your desert island and join us!

    The Sip: What Instruments are lame?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 17:51


    This week we talk about which of the instruments that we grew up with was the lamest. Mostly just talking about our trauma stories through middle and high school. Join us! 

    Current Events Jan. 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 19:22


    Hello everyone! Welcome to the first episode of PFI in 2020 and we thought considering how much has been going on in our country over the first 2 weeks of 2020 that we would do current events this week. What are your thoughts on what's going on in America today? Leave a comment below and we hope that you will stay tuned and join us.

    The Sip: Happy 2020! (We Are Back!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 13:15


    Hey friends! We missed you guys over the last couple of weeks but now we are back and talking about new years resolutions! I'm sure if you've listened to The Sip before you could've guessed that we would at least take this chance to talk about our personal resolutions. Don't forget to join us.

    The Sip: Holiday Travel Tips!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 20:49


    This week we use some of our combined travel experience to give you some tips! Whether you are a young family with toddlers or an experienced travel you just might learn a new trick that you can't survive without! Don't forget we will be taking a break over the next few weeks to celebrate the holidays with our families. Merry Christmas!

    The Sip: Top 3 Christmas Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 18:06


    This week we each share our top 3 Christmas movies of all time! What are your top 3 Christmas movies and what makes them the best? We hope to hear from you guys in the comments!

    Current Events December 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 19:55


    Hello everyone! It's the first week of the month again which means that we will be diving into some current events that are happening all around the world! From a typhoon in south east Asia and much more! We hope that you guys will stay tuned and join us.  

    The Sip: Christmas Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 20:32


    This week the OG three decide which Christmas songs are best and which ones you should skip this year in our opinion! We also have some of our fundraisers that end this week. So if you like what we do at Prepare for Impact show us your support! 

    Looking to the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 19:01


    It's Prepare for Impact week on our podcast! Where twice a year we will be looking into what's new with our team! This last week we had what we called a Futures Think Tank. Where we talked about the future of ministry mobilization. So join us as you hear an update and prospective from all of us on the future!  

    The Sip: Thanksgiving Favs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 12:03


    This week Connor and Sophia talk about their very different and very similar food loves and dislikes around this time of Thanksgiving! Let us know in the comments below what you love and hate about your families holiday meals! 

    New Opportunities to Work with Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 19:54


    This week we let you guys in on some new top secret information... We share with you guys about a totally brand new position at OC that we would love to see filled! We are hoping that we can encourage those who are listening that they have what it takes to be in the mission field. So check out this great opportunity of being an impact coordinator with One Challenge! Bonfire Link: https://www.bonfire.com/giving-tuesday-with-prepare-for-impact/ 

    The Sip: Holiday Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 11:55


    This week you get to listen to my incredible voice all alone again because it's that busy time of the year! Today I talk through some of my family traditions as well as talk about things like giving tuesday and how you can help support you favorite podcast team! Join us! Giving Tuesday Link: https://www.bonfire.com/giving-tuesday-with-prepare-for-impact/ 

    Prayer in Preparation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 18:10


    This week we are talking about the very first step when you are considering ministry around the world. We believe that prayer is the first place where you can hear and follow God's leading to a life in ministry. Did you like this podcast? Let us know in the comments below!

    The Sip: Boomers vs. Millennials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 17:40


    Two Boomers and two Millennials... Where we might say "keep it lit fam" they might say "see you later alligator" So we wanted to see if Lydia and Connor could decipher phrases from the Boomer generation and if Jeff and Dean could understand what "kids these days" would say in its place. Leave a comment below regardless of your generation and see if we can decipher your phrase and what it means! 

    Stories from Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 24:35


    This week we have the honor of interviewing the president of One Challenge Dean Carlson and we are talking with him about his time raising his family in Africa and hearing some of the incredible stories that he has to share with you all. If you liked this episode please leave some encouraging words for Dean. He is an incredible man who has so many responsibilities in his position but he still made time to be a part of what we are doing here on the Prepare for Impact team. 

    The Sip: Daylight Savings Struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 16:21


    This week we talk about our recent and boring change that we go through every year twice where your perfect schedule of sleep gets disrupted. So we are going to talk a little about some new studies that have been done on the affects of daylight savings and how it can lead to depression. Also just some laughs about different places in the world and whether they use daylight savings or not. Please join us! 

    Impact News: Celebrity Faith and World News

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 26:36


    First week of November means Current Events which we are calling (Impact News!) This week we are going into the new found faith of Kanye West and talking about how this can impact the mission field. We also dive into the latest death of 2 isis leaders and how we might see an impact around the global mission field. ***Please leave a comment below and let us know what you think!

    The Sip: Driving Etiquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 13:27


    Let's be real. If you live here in Colorado Springs (or really any where) there are all sorts of crazy drivers on the road all around us. Join with us as we complain about everything from intersections to merging and even snowy drivers. 

    What to expect Next Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 10:33


    This week we are going to be revealing our new format that we will be using for the Prepare for Impact podcast. We want you guys to know what to expect from us every week. So we will be talking about our category system for each week of the month. Have a listen and we will see you at the start of our next "season" November 1st! 

    The Sip: Childhood Sibling Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 23:07


    This week we discovered that all of us on the Prepare for Impact team have only brothers. So we decided that we'd share some of our funny and probably embarrassing sibling stories. Do you have a funny story? Leave a comment below and we'd love to laugh with you!  PSA: Our podcast starter kit giveaway is coming into it's last few days. So if you haven't yet go to our social media and find that post where you can have 7 entries plus 1 bonus entry per day to win over $150 in prizes!

    Generational Differences

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 16:17


    This week Connor is all alone recording about how we can better understand some generational differences between Gen Z, Milennials, and Gen X. "I really hope that as a Christian community we can come together and learn that we are not against each other as different generations bringing Christ's Kingdoms to Earth. We all love and praise God in different ways." Hope you guys will join us!

    The Sip: Which Halloween Candy is Best?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 19:19


    Welcome back to another episode of The Sip. This week we talk about what the best and worst types of candy are around Halloween! Did we leave out your favorite? Leave a comment below so that we can defend our candies! Also don't forget to get in on our podcast giveaway! We hope that you guys enjoy! 

    Prepare for Conferencing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 21:35


    This week we know that for most Christian schools and mission agencies this is the time of year where mission conferences being to happen, so we wanted to reach out and talk about both the students and the presenters part in making sure that a conference is done well. This doesn't only  apply to Christian conferences, however we wanted to talk about it a little bit. So we hope that you guys will join us and leave a comment below!

    The Sip: How to fight Jet Lag?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 22:25


    With Jeff and Kelli Boesel returning from their trip to Africa less then 24 hours ago we thought it would be a great time to talk about Jet Lag and how a couple of seasoned travelers help fight the urge to sleep all day! Do you have a tip for jet lag? Let us know in the comments below!

    Processing After a Short-Term Mission Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 17:25


    Join us as we talk With Josiah and Chanel Anthony as we talk with them about their recent trip to Cambodia and how they have been able to process their experience after returning to the US. With Josiah being a Short-Term mission veteran and Chanel being a first timer it opens the door to how married couples can process at different rates and in different ways to help support each other. 

    Enneagram Discussion with Nate Huntley!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 22:07


    This week for prepare for Impact we have our resident enneagram expert who walks us through the types that the three of us identify as! Would you like to know more about your type of the Enneagram? We give some great resources in this episode to help you discover more about yourself and your type on the Enneagram. Join us!

    The Sip: Laughing it up with Nate Huntley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 24:14


    This week we have a great set of questions that we decided to throw at the group and see what our answers are! We hope that you guys will play along with us and we will be back next week with some fresh new Sip content! Join us!

    Spiritual Gifts with Sophia Mokhriby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 27:04


    This week we sit down with Sophia who you might have heard on our Sip Podcast this last Monday. Sophia does some incredible work here on the Communications team and we are happy to sit down with her and see how she uses those gifts and others to advance the Kingdom of God. 

    Ladies Week!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 26:17


    Welcome everyone to the 2nd season premier of The Sip Podcast! Jeff and Connor are traveling so this week Lydia and another co-worker of ours will be taking over this first episode! Join Lydia and Sophia as they get to know each other and learn more about each of them! Join us!

    How do we use God's gifts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 36:17


    Hello everyone and welcome to season 3 of The Prepare For Impact Podcast. We have an incredible season for you guys filled with tons of great new content! This season we dive into the question of "What gifts has God given you? And how are you using those for Kingdom work?" We hope that you guys enjoy this first episode where Jeff, Lydia, and Connor try to break down this question for their lives. Join us!

    The Sip: Farewell Josh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 14:15


    This week we will be talking with our very own Josh Oh who will be leaving our team here at Prepare for Impact at the end of the month and we just wanted to give him a proper send off to his next adventures. Join us and let him know you love him below in the comments. See you all in a month for Season 3!!!

    Breaking Down the Great Comission Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 25:12


    This week we wrap up our conversation on the great commission and Acts 1:8. Let us know what your experience has been with the Great Commission and how God has spoken to you about it and don't forget to join us.

    The Sip: Odd Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 16:37


    This week myself, Lydia, and Jeff pool together all of our international experience and talk about the weird foods that we enjoy eating either at one point in our life or still today. Do you have a weird food like? Then comment down below and tell us if you have something more gross then the things we mention in this episode.

    Breaking down the Great Commission Part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 20:07


    This week we begin our two part final episodes about the great commission and how everyone who is listening can take something unique from the verses and ask God how to use that in your life. We hope that you guys have a great weekend and we will see you all on Monday for a special Sip episode.

    The Sip: LIAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 15:10


    This week we dive into what Connor did whenever he started talking about tattoos with our new admin Lydia and how he might have let the lie go a little (or a lot) too far. Have a listen I'm sure it'll make you laugh.

    Settings Of Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 19:01


    This week we are coming to you from Catheral Ridge in Woodland Park, CO on our first ever outdoor recording session. We thought that this would be a great time to talk about the settings in which we are called to disciple. Whether that is in context to a number of people or different cultural experiences. We hope that you'll join us for our thoughts on this!

    The Sip: #Coffeegate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 15:56


    This week Lydia talks to us about this new thing that she has decided to call "Coffeegate" that is unfolding here on the Prepare for Impact floor in the One Challenge building. I hope that you guys will stick around and hear about our coffee culture that is showing up in the office. Join us!

    Iron Sharpening Iron in Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 23:11


    This week we talk about individual discipleship and we look at that through the lens of Proverbs 27:17. We hope that you had a great 4th of July and remember that there are only 3 weeks left of PFI after today so check these out and don't forget to check out the SIP that drops every Monday!

    The Sip: Christian Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 16:05


    What songs were over played when you were growing up with Christian music? Is it Sloppy Wet Kiss or Unforeseen?

    Evangelism Vs Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 26:13


    What is the difference between Evangelism and Discipleship? We discuss what we think each of those words mean to us and we'd love to hear from you guys as to what you think! Please stay tuned and join us.

    The Sip: Sides Reign Supreme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 13:49


    This week we were feeling goofy after a work lunch and decided after we got into an argument about the best side dishes for our meal that we would sit down in our studio and rehash the debate for all of your enjoyment. What's your favorite side dish? Stay tuned and join us!

    Where We See Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 26:09


    This week we dive into what kinds of discipleship we are seeing around us. All four of us are back together for a great discussion about what we see in our community and our churches that we attend. Please stay tuned and join us!

    The Sip: Why We Love Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 14:46


    This week we talk about the pros and cons of both old and new video games. Which is better? Higher graphics or better connectablility? Can you have fun on today's games without an xbox live or playstation network account? Are you even having fun if you can't banter with your friends?

    How we Disciple Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 16:28


    This week we wrap up our conversation on Discipleship and how we feel that we have discipled others in our own personal lives. Do you have any questions? Reach out to us at prepareforimpact.life or hit us up on our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Join us.

    The Sip: Business Casual?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 12:59


    This week I struggle to figure out how to say Business Casual and we all talk about what does today's workplace landscape look like when your employer says business casual. Please join us :D

    How Were We Discipled?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 21:00


    This week we talk about how we here on the prepare for impact team feel that we have been discipled by others and next week we will continue the conversation on how we feel that we have discipled people in our own lives. Please join us!

    The Sip: Best Bad Jokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 13:15


    This week on The Sip, we tell each other our best bad/dad jokes. Check out the Instagram to see the visuals for this episode! www.instagram.com/prepare.for.impact

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