Search in Your City

Alex Lawrence, from Raleigh, NC, joins Blaine today to share about his experience with Search. Support the show

Doug Thie and Peter Skilton share their experience with Search Charlotte.Support the show

Eric Vaughn  gives us the background of his journey to joining Search staff in Houston, TX. Support the show

At Search, our main thing is to invite adults to take a next step toward God by asking life's big questions, as we offer honest answers and initiate meaningful conversations. This year, we're marking 45 years of pursuing our main thing. We explore that pursuit in this episode recorded live at our annual staff conference. Local Search leaders from across the country share stories of impacted lives and look ahead to what the future holds for Search.Support the show

Mike Donohue from Search Baltimore shares a story that highlights the our value of one person.Support the show

Rick Mumford, the the Area Director of Search Kansas City,  gives us the background of his journey to joining Search staff. Support the show

Drew Waeckerle, the newest member of Search Collin County,  gives us his background his family and his journey to joining the Search staff.Support the show

Taylor Neil, the newest member of Search Houston,  gives us his background his family and his journey to joining the Search staff.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Scott Davis of the brand new Search in Denton County, gives us his background his family and his journey to joining the Search staff.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

This week, we check in on Randy Rawls, Area Director of our brand new Search city, Lubbock, Texas. Randy walks through his story, background and what drew him to help startup a new city in the Search family.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Lamar Smith, Chairman of the Search National Board, shares his life story from childhood, through his time as a decorated Vietnam War Combat Pilot, to his professional life in the financial sector and the lessons learned along the way.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Doug Franck, Area Director of Search in Columbus, Ohio recounts how a relationship that began as a man looking for a job and became something much larger as the man ultimately discovered what it means to live a life of purpose.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Chad Blankenburg of Charlotte, North Carolina recounts his journey to Search staff and a few stories from his first three years on staff.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dr. Greg Joiner of Nashville, Tennessee recounts a recent conversation that led to the study, discover and examination of the gnostic gospels and how Search approaches honest conversations that lead to real relationships.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Ken Mendenhall Area Director of Search in Oklahoma City, recounts some of the highlights of his All-American college and NFL career and life lessons learned along the way.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Graham Gooley of Greenville, South Carolina discusses a journey of 5 years as a friend, a very analytical and intelligent skeptic, wrestles with his evaluation and pursuit of Christianity.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Paul Hicks, Area Director in Houston, Texas recounts his relationship with Phil that has evolved over the years, through some hardships and ultimately culminating in the beginning of Phil's relationship with God.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Search is proud to announce the launch of "The Search Podcast" covering the big questions in life. The Search Podcast will tackle key questions pertaining to the meaning of life pulling from the wisdom of our national staff. Week 1 starts from the beginning, the existence of God, and will build from there, each Monday into November. Take a listen, enjoy and subscribe at https://searchnational.org/the-search-podcast/Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

David Bowman, Staff Director for Search in Greensboro, North Carolina reflects on questions and conversations with a highly successful friend that is facing cancer, a prolonged recovery and the possibility of it turning into a terminal illness. Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Davis Kuykendall, one of Search's Managing Directors and Area Director of Search Charlotte discusses his very individual hobby: walking and collecting trash. What does that trash say about the city?Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Mel Cure, Area Director of Collin County, talks about the fatigue of being in extended lock down and the challenge of keeping things fresh and innovative in ministry with the tools at your disposal.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Bill Finley, Area Director for Raleigh, North Carolina discusses stories from his first year on staff and reflects on the big question of suffering..."How can a loving God allow something like this to happen, especially something that prays on the poor and weak?"Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Josh Horton of Fort Worth, Texas, reflects on his first 8 months with Search, what brought him to Search and talks about the highlights of what has been an eventful first year on staff.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dave Krueger, Search Vice President of Mission Advancement, along with his wife, Roxy, share stories of challenges and hope that they have faced over their 50 years of marriage.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Matt Burkett of Greensboro, North Carolina talks about his non-traditional path, overcoming addiction and ending up with Search, and how that can apply to working through the trials today's situation presents.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dave Krueger, Search Vice President of Mission Advancement, discusses how the combination of Encouragement and Endurance go together to give us a sense of Hope.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Bill Mast of Search in the Twin Cities talks about how one local business executive proposed his team's strategy for working with clients during times of uncertainty - "Be Calm, Be a Leader, Have a Bias Toward Action."Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dave Krueger, former drill sergeant, pastor and Search staff member of 40 years asks the question, "In this present moment, in the midst of crisis, What is Hope?" As the "Big Questions" start to surface and we search for meaning in all this, finding hope is one of the first items to surface and influences many of the other "Big Questions" we continue to ask.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

John Ransom of Search in Columbus, Ohio reflects on his first year with Search and his key take away: realizing how much we get caught up in our own space and not realizing how much is going on around us in the lives of others.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

John Vicary of Nashville, Tennessee talks about his journey from 40 years on staff to transitioning to a new job with Search Ministries on the same day social distancing policies were mandated and the nature of ministry and the world changed.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

NFL Hall of Famer, Bruce Matthews of Search Houston discusses the conversations he's had that seem contrary to our current life situation; conversations of thankfulness. Rather than get stuck at "Why", Bruce reports on hearing stories of personal growth, relationships strengthened and lives gaining clarity.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dr. Joel Housholder pulls together a panel of folks from all different walks and stages of life to discuss areas of fear in their lives and how they deal with fear when it rears its ugly head.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Jon Strain of Boise, Idaho talks about moving into sheltering and experiencing an earthquake within a few days and how the invisible, untouchable enemy (not the physically experienced earthquake) is the one that turned our world upside down.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Mike Donahue of Baltimore, Maryland discusses what it's like to be near the center of the outbreak geographically and politically and living in a state of constant tension that can actually be felt between people in the community. Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Dr. Joel Housholder examines the fear of the unknown. We often fear what we don't know or understand like the faceless rival from our rival team. Do we treat God in the same manner and does that lack of knowledge cause THE fear that we carry throughout our lives?Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

John Willett of Greensboro, North Carolina addresses how storms that hit in our areas of strength and knock us off guard, force us to take a hard look at how strong we actually are.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Brian Devries, a trained scientist and engineer of the Minnesota Twin Cities, takes a look at the impact that the Coronavirus is having on the science vs. faith debate. Which vantage point is surging and why?Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

This week, Dr. Joel Housholder takes looks at the antidote to fear, courage. What forms or feeds that courage and how can it be put into your life to combat daily fear?Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Ken Schultz of Charlotte, North Carolina relates his experience as a cancer survivor from 2002, a 2014 recurrence and again with a recent diagnosis in 2020. Ken asks the blunt questions, "Where are you God? Why me? Why again?" as he works through his current battle with lymphoma and how we can relate those questions to the anxiety we all feel about our world today.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Scott Leonard of Vail Valley, Colorado discusses the impact of a state-wide shutdown on a town that is built entirely on the tourist industry. Additionally, how do the remaining residents manage time and relationships when you're relegated to your home.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Jack Jamison, a commercial real estate developer and member of the Greenville, South Carolina Local Leadership Board, looks at what is happening now and reflects back on the real estate crash/recession that began in 2008 for insights on how to make it through.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Mark Burget of Oklahoma City gives a unique perspective, working within the Governor's office, and the daily challenges from the governmental side of dealing with catastrophic events that impact a large and varied population.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

We begin a weekly special series with Dr. Joel Housholder of Dallas, Texas on the ever present feeling of fear focusing on healthy vs. unhealthy fear and what that means in our current state of affairs.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

John Hopper of Search Houston examines a big question...is the Coronavirus an act of God? Additionally, what should we be learning from our present situation?Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

David Wilson of Nashville, Tennessee looks at taking a 1-2 punch of Tornadoes and then the Corona Virus outbreak and how that weighs on the psyche of a city.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Randy Likens of Search in Little Rock Arkansas talks about how we should think about ourselves in relation to others as we sort through information and press on in our new normal.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Don Barkley of Search in Orange County updates on how we can be the best neighbors in the midst of COVID-19 (the Corona Virus) and social distancing.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)

Bill Kraftson of Search Fort Worth gives us some insight into fear and the fear of death as a new, unknown threat enters our daily thinking.Support the show (https://searchnational.org/support/)