The Together Inspired Podcast

Alex Bryan announces that the podcast will be taking a break to revamp and re-launch the first week of May following Mission Summit. Stay tuned as the podcast will return with a new and fresh approach May 5!

As Alex Bryan concludes his discussion with Bill Wing, president of Adventist Health, based in Roseville, California, through a series of curious questions about Bill and a few of his hobbies.

Alex Bryan continues his discussion with Bill Wing, president of Adventist Health, based in Roseville, California. In part three of the four-part series on curiosity, the two discuss the connection between curiosity and exploration.

In part two of our four-part series on curiosity, Alex Bryan talks with Bill Wing, president of Adventist Health, based in Roseville, California. In part two of the series, they explore how curiosity is connected to creativity and learning.

Alex Bryan begins a four-part series with Bill Wing, president of Adventist Health, based in Roseville, California. In the next four episodes they will explore the topic of curiosity. In part one of the series, they look at how curiosity can help connect the dots.

Alex Bryan interviews Jade Tuleu, Amy Lasher and Brendan Collins, three emerging leaders on the Mission Integration team. They discuss the value of diversity of thought in the workplace and relationships.

Alex Bryan interviews Jade Tuleu, Amy Lasher and Brendan Collins, three emerging leaders on the Mission Integration team. They discuss how celebrating diversity in the work place and what it means to be a organization that is welcoming.

A team from Adventist Health Lodi Memorial and Adventist Health Roseville traveled to Ethiopia to meet with government officials and tour local medical facilities in Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar. During the the group's time in Ethiopia they experienced a traditional coffee ceremony. The ceremony provided many lessons in hospitality.

Shelly Trumbo, Community Wellbeing executive, talks about what she learned from owning a coffee shop. She encourages people to audit their space to develop a warm and welcoming environment.

As we close out 2019 and look to 2020, Pastor Alex reminds us to celebrate the regular days and the joy we can find in getting back into routine after the busy holiday season. “Lean into the New Year and think fresh about some things...there is an opportunity to do some things that are better for life.” -Alex Bryan Happy New Year from The Together Inspired Podcast team. In this episode, Alex references our special Thanksgiving episode. You can listen to it at this link:

This week the world slows down to celebrate Christmas. Pastor Alex reflects on our hope in Jesus and what it means to be a light. “Don’t worry about if you get the credit, or if your resume is built up enough. Just be faithful and be a little bit of light today. That is the Christmas story.” -Alex Bryan Merry Christmas from The Together Inspired Podcast team.

This week, Alex Bryan interviews John Beaman, chief business officer at Adventist Health, about what it means to be a force for good. John shares stories of Adventist Health associates how live this guiding principle out at work and in their own lives. “One thing that has always amazed me is when people take the time to be a force for good even when it isn’t part of their job description or normal work hours,” says John Beaman.

Shelly Trumbo, Community Integration executive, talks about the journey to her dream job. Shelly leads the Community Integration team at Adventist Health, where every day she has the opportunity to help change and impact the 80+ communities that Adventist Health serves on the West Coast.  “Community transformation is about turning on lightbulbs one person at a time,” says Shelly Trumbo.

Miriam Cardenas-Aleman is a force for good in her community. In this episode she shares how a school-based medical clinic is impacting the California Central Valley and the Kings Canyon Unified School District. “When you come to a situation where it feels like the lights have been turned off and you don’t really know how to find your way out, you need God’s love,” says Miriam Cardenas-Aleman.

This week we pause in our culture of love series to talk about how to be thankful and making thankfulness a habit. As we enter the holiday season, let us pause and give thanks. “I think that being thankful is a habit. If its conditioned on circumstances I think we always find reasons not to be thankful.” -Alex Bryan

As we look at the guiding principle of "Be a force for good," Pastor Alex Bryan talks with Elder Ricardo Graham, president of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. “When we are a force for good, we are actually a force for God.” -Ricardo Graham In episode 62, Alex and Dustin Aho talk about the guiding principle, Be a force for good. The episode can be found here, https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/september/the-together-inspired-podcast-be-a-force-for-goo/

Pastors Terry Johnsson and Sam Leonor challenge us to love through the action of forgiveness. “And I love the quote that Gandhi says, ‘The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong’.” -Terry Johnsson In episode 61, Alex and Dustin Aho talk about the guiding principle, Be Love. The episode can be found here, https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/september/the-together-inspired-podcast-be-love/.

Pastors Terry Johnsson and Sam Leonor challenge us to love those we think are the hardest to love. “Loving the way that God loves, leads to transformation but also means we leave something behind from ourselves.” -Sam Leonor In episode 61, Alex and Dustin Aho talk about the guiding principle, Be Love. The episode can be found here, https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/september/the-together-inspired-podcast-be-love/.

In this episode, Pastors Terry Johnsson and Sam Leonor challenge us to love people that are different then us.  “Do something every day, focus on something every day that makes us loving, makes us better people and transforms lives around us.” -Sam Leonor In episode 61, Alex and Dustin Aho talk about the guiding principle, Be Love. The episode can be found here, https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/september/the-together-inspired-podcast-be-love/.

In the next four episodes, Alex and his guests, Terry Johnsson and Sam Leonor delve deeper into the concept of what it looks like to "Be love." In this episode they specifically talk about what it looks like to love in the workplace. In episode 61, Alex and Dustin Aho talk about the guiding principle, Be Love. The episode can be found here, https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/september/the-together-inspired-podcast-be-love/.

As we discuss the sixth and final guiding principle, "Be a mission owner," Alex and Dustin ask the question, how do we as individuals and owners of this mission statement be an inspiring force to those that we interact with both inside and outside the organization?

As we dig into our fifth guiding principle, "Be Curious," Alex and Dustin talk about the curiosity. How can we maintain the curiosity of a toddler and continue to ask the question, why?

Our fourth guiding principle in this series is "Be welcoming." What does this mean in light of our mission to live God's love? How can we utilize this concept both at work and at home?

Be brilliant is the third of six guiding principles in our series about a culture of love. What does it mean to "be brilliant?" Alex and Dustin discuss this concept and what it means to shine.

As we delve into our six guiding principles at Adventist Health, Alex and Dustin discuss what it looks like to make a difference in the world we're serving. How do we challenge the status quo?  In this episode, Alex and Dustin refer to a two-part conversation from January 2019 where Alex interviewed Dr. Gary Ferngren. To learn more about the history of health care before Jesus and how Jesus changed health care click on the links below. Episode 21: https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/january/the-together-inspired-podcast-episode-21-the-his/ Episode 22: https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2019/february/the-together-inspired-podcast-episode-22-how-jes/

Love is at the center of the Adventist Health mission statement, Living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope. What drives us each day to be love at work, at home and to those we cross paths with in our lives. In this conversation Alex Bryan and Dustin Aho give a glimpse into what this looks like and practical ways we can put love into action.

Season 2 of The Together Inspired Podcast will focus on what it means to have a culture of love. In the coming weeks and months Alex will explore guiding principals in a culture of love. 

In the final episode of season one of The Together Inspired Podcast Alex looks back on the the many guests and interviews over the past year. Join Alex as he reminds us of the nuggets of wisdom he's gleaned. He also gives a preview of season 2 as we explore a culture of love. 

Japhet De Oliveira, administrative director for the Center for Mission and Culture, talks about productivity and motivation for work.    

Terry Johnsson, associate director for Spiritual Care at Adventist Health, talks about the power of service. During his time serving at the White House Terry organized a can food drive, that changed his life.

This week we flip the mics around and producer Jenni Glass hosts the podcast to interview Alex Bryan about leadership and the importance of taking time to rejuvenate our souls.

Paul Sandman, Community Integration analyst at Adventist Health,  spent part of his career working for McDonald's. In this episode, Paul talks about what the healthcare industry can learn from the fast food industry.

This week we flip the mics around and producer Jenni Glass hosts the podcast to interview Alex Bryan about pursing excellence.

Alex sat down with John Schroer, Global Missions manager at Adventist Health, to discuss what serving God internationally looks like at Adventist Health. John also shares a little of his own journey and serving in the South Pacific for nearly two decades.

This week we flip the mics around and producer Jenni Glass hosts the podcast to interview Alex Bryan about lessons for leading volunteers.

Karl Haffner is the teaching pastor at the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ohio and works with the Kettering Health Network in the Spiritual Mission department. He enjoys traveling and running and reads everything that John Ortberg writes. He is an award-winning author of a several books and writes regularly for a variety of periodicals. 

Pastor Tim serves as the lead pastor at Crosswalk church in Redlands, California. He has been involved in innovative ministry for the last 20 years, with a short hiatus to work in healthcare, specifically, population health. Under Tim's leadership, Crosswalk has moved to a more data-driven outreach model of community engagement. To learn more about the Crosswalk ministry visit their website, http://www.crosswalkvillage.com  

Mark Carr , PhD, serves as the regional director of ethics at Providence Health in Anchorage, Alaska. He holds a doctorate in philosophy and ethics as well as a master's degree in divinity/ministry.

Randy Roberts, DMin, serves as the lead pastor at the Loma Linda University Church in Southern California.  “Pastor Randy” was born in South America of missionary parents, and spent the majority of his life before college in Latin American countries. Randy received his undergraduate degree from Southwestern Adventist University, and his MDiv from the SDA Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He also has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from the US International University in San Diego, California (and is a licensed marriage and family therapist), as well as a DMin from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His career includes pastoring in Texas for more than five years before moving to Loma Linda. In 1987 he began work as a chaplain at Loma Linda University Medical Center. During the next several years he was also instrumental in establishing and leading the Medical Center’s grief recovery program. Dr. Roberts has spoken to many and varied audiences both nationally and internationally; has written articles for various publications; and has authored one book for Pacific Press, entitled, The End is Near (Again).

Tad Worku, RN, inspires his patients and those around him through music. Few artists find a voice that rises above the clutter of life and paves its path directly into the heart.  After graduating from college with a degree in Business Marketing, Tad spent four years perfecting his unique blend of musical styles and smooth and sultry tones, gaining fans and playing in celebrated venues. Then, in 2012, on the verge of taking the next step in his career as a musician, Tad wrote a song that encapsulated the struggle that had been going on within him over his life’s direction–whether to continue on the path toward success as a musician or to seek a way to make a difference in the lives of people in need. He had been offered a touring grant for his band, a grant that contained a clause requiring him to agree not to touch on the great human themes of religion or politics in his songs. Tad decided to take to heart the lyrics he’d written in his song, “Me”: “If I gain the world what I lose is me.” Visit https://tadworku.com/ to learn more.

For more than 30 years Carla Gober-Park has served in a variety of spiritual care and mission roles and is transitioning into a new role with AdventHealth, based in Florida.

Bill Wing serves as president of Adventist Health, based in Roseville, California. In this episode, Alex and Bill talk about creating hope, curiosity and productive chaos. 

Joshua Cowan serves as the Strategy and Communication executive at Adventist Health. He has worked in health care nearly his entire career. He has a passion for good stories.

Pastor Randy Speyer recently joined the Adventist Health team as the director of Mission and Spiritual Care for our Roseville (California) campus. He holds a doctorate degree in marriage and family relationships.

As a part of the 2019 Adventist Health Mission Summit, Alex Bryan interviewed pastor and comedian Jon Talbert in front of a live audience. Jon shares about his ministry in the San Francisco bay area.

As a part of the 2019 Adventist Health Mission Summit, Alex Bryan interviewed speaker and author, Dr. Beegle in front of a live audience. Dr. Beegle shares her journey from abject poverty to earning her doctorate degree.

As a part of the 2019 Adventist Health Mission Summit, Alex Bryan interviewed theologian and best selling author, Dr. Sweet in front of a live audience.

Alex and Dustin talk about mission identity at Adventist Health.

Alex and Dustin talk about life/work balance how we spend our time at work and home.

Yesenia Mock serves as the operations manager of the Adventist Health Mission Integration team, wife and mom of three children. In this episode she talks about working at Adventist Health full time and raising her kids.

Chef Nina Curtis is the executive chef for Adventist Health. In this episode she shares her excited for food as medicine and launching the Vitaliz Cafe at Adventist Health Roseville.