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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 84:20

What does first person pov sound like with minimal use of "I" and "my?" The Cru conclude their series on points of view in fiction with a series of experimental pieces that push the common boundaries around points of view. This was our annual "Brekkie Eppie," too, so expect some breakfast talk (particularly about Sandwich's delicious cinnamon rolls).Stories begin around the 2-:45 mark!Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

111. Four Fundraising Lies You've Been Told (And Probably Believe)

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 30:11

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're talking about 4 fundraising lies you've been told — and probably believe.Join us as we unpack why so many nonprofit leaders fall into these traps and how these common beliefs sabotage their ministry growth. From “nobody cares about my ministry” to “fundraising is icky", we're breaking down everything you need to know to rethink your approach to development.Find out why “just praying it in” isn't a substitute for donor relationships. Uncover the myth of the Müller mentality. Discover the deeper reason some leaders insist on doing everything themselves. And answer the question, "What if the biggest thing holding you back is a lie you believe?"So whether you're brand new to fundraising or trying to overcome years of frustration, this episode will challenge your assumptions and give you a fresh perspective on development as ministry.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit development strategies!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:fundraising lies, fundraising for nonprofits, 4 fundraising lies you've been told, 4 fundraising lies, 4 fundraising lies you've been told and probably believe, nonprofit myths, donor relationships, muller mentality, myth of the muller mentality, fundraising, nonprofit fundraising, fundraisign lie, nonprofit fundraising lies, nonprofit development, nonprofit development strategies, jason galicinski, jim dempsey, fundraising masterminds, fundraising masterminds podcast, nonprofit.

3.15 Spotify Wrapped, Fahrt nach Grindavík und Lennox ist zu überpowered.

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 89:31

In dieser Folge werten wir zuerst unser Spotify Wrapped für 2025 aus. Danach sprechen wir über das Kapitel, in welchem die Cru zur Blauen Lagune fahren möchte, doch den teuren Reisebus nach Grindavík können sie sich nicht leisten. Die einzige Möglichkeit die ihnen bleibt, ist schwarz im Gepäckwagen mitzufahren. Nach einer Diskussion über Gerechtigkeit entscheiden sie sich dafür und nutzen dafür ihren Joker Lennox, dessen Kräfte, wie wir finden, viel zu überpowered sind...Unsere Social Media Kanäle findest du hier: https://linktr.ee/Am_Bug_der_Crucis

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135 : The Big Judge (ft. Big Clayton)

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 97:58

This week Joey and Nate get to know Big Clayton. They dive right into great topics like straws, power outages, 3d printing, God of War, Crocks, and knives. Links Ü&Ü Hoodie (https://www.sellmytees.com/festrengthlab/store/product/u-u) Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Youtube @LifeOClayton (https://www.youtube.com/@LifeOClayton) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Clayton.

O QUE SIGNIFICA “CRU”? A ORIGEM E O IMPACTO DO TERMO NO VINHO FRANCÊS

ADEGA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 4:35

O famoso termo francês “Cru” aparece em rótulos de Borgonha, Champagne e Bordeaux, mas você sabe exatamente o que ele significa?

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Barbaresco: Walking Tour via 8 Essential Crus

Wine Ghosts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 12:09

Barbaresco, Piedmont. Where Nebbiolo grows on calcareous marl and limestone, creating wines of elegance, power, and profound complexity. This isn't Barolo's bold sibling. This is a different beast entirely.In this episode of the Terroir & Soul series, we take a walking tour through some of Barbaresco's most essential Cru sites. From the silky rose-petal elegance of Asili to the muscular clay-driven power of Rabajà. From Angelo Gaja's revolution with French barriques to the wild, earthy intensity of Pajè. This is terroir you can walk. This is Nebbiolo at its most transparent.Perfect for WSET & CMS students, sommeliers, and wine lovers who want to understand some of Italy's greatest red wines.Instagram: @wineghostsE-mail: ⁠info@wineghosts.com⁠

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Before You Build: What Every Church Should Know About Facility Expansion with Aaron Stanski

unSeminary Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 35:44

Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We're talking with Aaron Stanski, founder and CEO of Risepointe, a firm that partners with churches across the country to design and build facilities that amplify ministry impact. With more than 15 years of experience in church architecture, project management, and ministry leadership, Aaron and his team help churches navigate complex building challenges while staying focused on mission. Is your church facing growing pains—crowded lobbies, full parking lots, or overwhelmed kids' spaces—but unsure how to move forward? Aaron shares practical insights on how to approach facility planning strategically, align vision with budget, and avoid the costly mistakes that can slow down momentum. Overcoming the overwhelm. // When churches consider expansion or renovation, leaders often feel paralyzed by the process. Questions about cost, zoning, design, and disruption quickly pile up. Too often, churches jump straight to hiring an architect before defining their real needs. Instead, churches should first clarify what's working, what's broken, and what's next before anyone draws plans. Start with scope and budget. // The two guardrails of every successful project are scope (what you're building) and budget (what you can spend). Aaron warns that skipping this step often leads to beautiful drawings that churches can't afford. Risepointe begins with a Needs Analysis, an on-site deep dive into the church's DNA, culture, and challenges. The team listens to staff, studies how people use the building, and identifies bottlenecks—whether it's the children's hallway, lobby congestion, or limited parking. Only then do they define the right-size project and realistic cost range. The power of early engagement. // Most churches wait too long to start planning. Zoning approvals, fundraising, and construction all take longer than expected, especially in urban areas. Waiting too long forces rushed design work, unclear budgets, and lost ministry opportunities. You don't have to build everything at once. Start with a plan that captures the next few wins—like improving your lobby or kids' check-in—while preparing for long-term growth. Knowing when it's time. // Aaron says early warning signs include maxing out your primary service, overflowing kids' spaces, and parking lots at capacity. Many pastors misjudge space needs because they see the auditorium every Sunday but rarely experience the parking or early childhood chaos firsthand. Evaluating your entire Sunday experience—entry to exit—reveals where capacity problems really begin. Aligning buildings with ministry models. // Every church facility reflects a ministry philosophy—but those philosophies evolve. Where there used to be 40-year ministry cycles, now they are closer to 10 to 20. Churches shaped by the seeker-sensitive movement, for example, are now adapting to relational, community-driven models. Spaces that once emphasized rows and stages now need more environments for conversations, mentoring, and connection. A free resource for leaders. // To help churches begin the conversation, Aaron's team created a free guide called “10 Things to Get Right Before You Build.” The resource walks through key questions every church should answer before launching a building project—from clarifying vision and budget to preparing for change. You can download it and schedule a free consultation at risepointe.com/unseminary. To learn more about Risepointe's work helping churches align facilities with mission, visit risepointe.com/unseminary or follow Risepointe on Instagram for inspiration and project stories. Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose unSeminary, and I'm grateful for that. If you enjoyed today's show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the left hand side of this page. Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they're extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally! Lastly, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live! Thank You to This Episode’s Sponsor: Portable Church Your church is doing really well right now, and your leadership team is looking for solutions to keep momentum going! It could be time to start a new location. Maybe you have hesitated in the past few years, but you know it's time to step out in faith again and launch that next location. Portable Church has assembled a bundle of resources to help you leverage your growing momentum into a new location by sending a part of your congregation back to their neighborhood on Mission. This bundle of resources will give you a step-by-step plan to launch that new or next location, and a 5 minute readiness tool that will help you know your church is ready to do it! Click here to watch the free webinar “Launch a New Location in 150 Days or Less” and grab the bundle of resources for your church! Episode Transcript Rich Birch — Hey friends, welcome to the unSeminary podcast. I am so glad that you have decided to tune in. You know, across the country, we keep hearing about churches that are growing and we’re seeing swelling attendance and that’s good. Some of that is like a platinum problem though. It generates other issues that we have to think about. And so what what I did was pull on a friend of mine, Aaron Stanski, he’s the founder and CEO of Risepointe. He’s got 15 plus years of church design, leadership and project management and experience. Rich Birch — If you don’t know Risepointe, where have you been? You’re living under a rock. They’re church architects and designers. They have years of experience working with churches like yours, schools and nonprofits, and they offer a wide range wide variety of services, including architecture, interior design, graphic design, branding, and so much more. Aaron is, I like Aaron not just because he actually has got incredible skills. His team’s got incredible skills, but he really actually wants to help churches like you. And so Aaron, welcome to the show. So glad you’re here. Aaron Stanski — Yeah, I’m glad to be here, Rich. Rich Birch — It’s going to be good. Give give people, you’ve been on a couple of times… Aaron Stanski — Yeah. Rich Birch — …and but give us again, for folks that haven’t heard, the Aaron Stanski, you know, a couple bullet points. Aaron Stanski — Sure. Rich Birch — What did I miss? What do you want to fill in the picture? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, ah you know the quick story is grew up in ministry. My dad was a pastor growing up, planted a we planted a church in Boston when I was a kid. Went to school for engineering, worked for Harley Davidson Motorcycles, did big projects, project management and stuff for them for a while. And then felt called to ministry. Aaron Stanski — So left Harley Davidson, was on staff with Cru for a couple years doing college ministry before I jumped on staff at a fast growing multi-site church here in Chicago. So loved that, loved being part of that ministry team. And then, of course, we went through a big building project. So got to roll up my sleeves on the on the church staff side of things and hire architects and engineers and AV consultants and really kind of combine my my engineering mind and my ministry heart. And so absolutely love that process. And so, yeah, I’ve been helping churches now for the last 15, 16 years. It’s been an absolute blast. Rich Birch — So good. Well, the the kind of person I want to have in mind today, and so friends, if if you’re listening in, if this sounds a little bit like you, you’re going to want to pay close attention. So I’m thinking about that church, you know, the leader that looks around, they maybe have got, maybe they got two services. Rich Birch — They’re looking around and they’re seeing, ooh, they feel like maybe their growth ah is starting to create some pinch points. Maybe it’s in kids. Maybe it’s in adults. Maybe it’s their lobby. It’s they look around and they’re like, man, I just I feel like our facility might be holding us back a little bit. um And because I do bump into this in churches all the time. Aaron Stanski — Sure. Rich Birch — And there’s like, there can be like a certain amount of anxiety and fear around, gosh, when do I, what do I do? So when you talk to pastors, what do you know notice as one of the kind of most common point of confusion when it comes to starting or pulling the trigger, moving on with a building project, expansion project, try to improve things. Where are we getting this wrong? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, I think ah like one, the whole process itself can just be completely overwhelming. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — Like immediately you’re confronted with, ah oh my goodness, like what’s the right solution? What is the, ah what is the town or the, you know, the jurisdiction going to allow us to do? What is this all going to cost? Where are we going to do church in the meantime if we’re having to fix this building or add on to it? Rich Birch — Yes, yes. Aaron Stanski — I mean, immediately all of these questions start to kind of well up and it can become ah really overwhelming for a lot of churches. Rich Birch — So good. So when when we step back, is there any one of those that you think in particular is like a piece of the puzzle that is the most kind of mysterious or is the most um confusing as as you that you bump into regularly with leaders? Aaron Stanski — I mean, I think the most confusing is probably like, what’s the right solution? Rich Birch — Okay. Yep. Aaron Stanski — A lot of times it’s a combination of like, you know, we feel like we’re out of space, so we have to add on. But if we do that, we’re going to have to modify what we already have. And what we have is old, or there’s some maintenance on it that we haven’t gotten around to. And like, what can we do in this space? And so actually the the right solution is is probably one of the most difficult things to kind of imagine for a lot of pastors. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — And, you know, then right behind that is like. What’s it going to cost? Right. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — I mean, you know, for the last four or five years, we’ve seen a lot of inflation. We’ve seen a lot of different things happening, like with pricing and stuff. And so what used to be a pretty easy calculation for us as churches now, it feels like it’s a lot foggier as far as like what what things are just going to cost. Rich Birch — Yeah. So I’ve heard church leaders at this this juncture, they start thinking like, okay, like we got to get an architect. Get me the architect, the the person that designed this building 25 years ago. Where are they? Are they still in business? And, you know, we start going down that road. I’m not even really sure what an architect does. Like, I obviously, you you draw things. But, like, help us understand what what is the piece of the puzzle that, like, an architect brings to the table. Aaron Stanski — Right. Rich Birch — And I know that’s, like, a subset of what you guys do. Pretend that I’m, like, super dumb because it’s probably not actually worry about pretending too much there. Explain what that is. What is that service? And is that actually what we need at this juncture? Is that the first question? Like, get the architect. Come in here. Explain that whole thing. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, well, I think we have to be careful. Sometimes hiring an architect is like picking up a hammer, right? And for a lot of architects who were, you know, traditionally trained and might have like one sort of, you know, viewpoint of the world. Like their job is to come in and draw something new um that’s going to sort of solve your problem. The challenge with that is a lot of times that architect is just looking for ah one type of solution, ah which is build you something new, add something on. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — And they’re looking at it very narrowly through the lens of what the solution is going to be. Rich Birch — Oh, that’s good. Aaron Stanski — And a lot of times they’re not, you know, kind of able to kind of step back and take a look at strategically and say, okay, before we start drawing plans and blueprints and some of those sorts of things, let’s really talk about like what’s going really well at your church and how are we going to amplify what you’re already doing well? How are we going to add some, you know, some pieces around it? And then of course, how are we going to fix some of the big, you know, some of the bigger problems? Aaron Stanski — So an architect technically, right? I mean, it’s a licensed professional. Their job is to lead your organization through the process from the very beginning all the way through the stages of design. Their job is to make sure that the solution is aligned with your with who you are as an organization and your budget. And they’re supposed to help all the way through construction, making sure that it gets built the way that it was designed and and that it gets you know all the questions get answered and that it’s ultimately safe. Aaron Stanski — So that’s what an architect does. I think the I think the thing that we miss a little bit on the front end is in order for the architect to start, we really need kind of need to know what the scope of the work is and the budget first. Rich Birch — So good. Okay. Okay. Good. Aaron Stanski — If we don’t put those two guardrails on the left and the right-hand side, we’re really missing out. The left-hand side should be scope. The right-hand side should be budget. And we should nail those down before we get going into designing. Rich Birch — Okay. I want to unpack that because I know, I actually texted you recently. Friends, getting you behind the scenes a little bit. I had a friend of mine, they had done exactly what we talked about here. They were like, we went and hired an architect to help with this thing. And they came back with a ginormous number um that was like, I would say a factor, you know, three or four times what I thought. And what do I know? I don’t know anything. Rich Birch — And I actually think it was these guardrails where they went off off on it. They didn’t start with scope and budget. They started with, hey, here’s a problem, architect – solve it for us. And they came back with this, you know, very incredible initial drawing and all that. Rich Birch — Talk us through how do we nail down scope and budget from the beginning? Talk us through what does that look like? Aaron Stanski — Yeah, so I would say, ah you know, you want to find a ministry partner who’s going to come in and really kind of help ah flesh out some of those pieces, really understand what’s working well, what’s not working well, what’s missing, where do we have to clarify what it is that we’re doing in order so to sort of establish that. And and there’s ah there’s a lot of great partners out there who can help you do that. But you’re really looking for someone in the building/design/construction space who has experience who has a lot of experience, honestly, with churches and understands what it means to, you know, serve people who’ve been part of your church for 20, 30 years and keep them on mission and disciple them up, as well as welcoming people who are walking into your doors for the very first time. Aaron Stanski — So at Risepointe, we walk through a process called The Needs Analysis, where we get on site with, you know, a church for an entire day and understand their DNA and really understand what’s working and not working and stuff. And we start with that so that we can sketch out some ideas and some concepts and stuff around what is the what is the scope of work that’s going to solve the problem or fix the lid or add the seats that we need? And what’s the budget that we feel like God’s calling us to spend as a church in order to go do that? And we want to start with that before we jump into full architecture. Rich Birch — Okay, so sidebar question. Is it possible for someone to help us at this early kind of scoping phase without doing some sort of on-site? Like, can I just call an architect and say, hey, here’s the problem. I need to add a thousand seats. How much is that going to cost? And then they go away and come back with a number. Or, or you know, are is there, yeah, can they do that? Talk us through that. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, you can. I mean, you can call up Risepointe and I’ll get on the phone with you. The, and, but there’s going to be a range, right? Rich Birch — Okay. Aaron Stanski — And I can say like, Hey, here’s the last 10 churches that we’ve done a thousand seat auditoriums at… Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — …and here’s kind of the range and stuff. The problem with shortcutting to that is you miss a lot of things, right? Each jurisdiction is different, like how the civil engineering works, the parking requirements and stuff. Rich Birch — Right. Good. Yep. Aaron Stanski — And those really affect the budget. And so we want to understand those first. And the second thing is, I mean, every church that we work with is and incredibly unique in the people that they’re reaching, and the values that those people have and whether they’re de-churched or unchurched and and who they’re running into and and stuff. And so really kind of understanding that context is so important um before we jump into, you know, sort of solution. Aaron Stanski — But yeah, I mean, since we work with churches all over the country, I mean, if someone called me up, I could probably, I could probably put my thumb in the air and give them a ah swag on what that might cost. Rich Birch — Yeah. And I would, you know, it’s funny because I’ve, I’ve recommended people have asked me those kinds of questions and I always actually say exactly what, you know, where you led, which is like, you should call my friend Aaron and, but, but what you should do, get on the, do the like free call or whatever, get on the book a time. But I said, you really should do this Needs Analysis thing. Cause the project that you’re facing is always much larger than you think. Rich Birch — And I would rather people take time, invest the resources upfront and time, frankly, to slow down and say let’s actually understand the question we’re asking before we jump to answers, right? Like what because because we could get this thing wrong and actually that gets to this whole idea of how early is too early. My experience has been people wait too long before they engage with someone like you. They they get into like their third service, fourth service. They’re like, oh gosh, people aren’t going to the fifth service. Maybe we have to figure out how to get more space. Talk us about, you know, what mistakes do we make when we wait too long without engaging with someone like you? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, I’d say, you know, the thing to keep in mind is that you’re, if you’re the average church that reaches out to Risepointe, you’re somewhere between two and a half and three years away from having any sort of new space. Rich Birch — Wow. Wow. Okay. Aaron Stanski — And that’s on the short end. We have churches who are bringing new space online five years after they’ve reached out to us because they’re, they live in downtown areas… Rich Birch — Wow. Aaron Stanski — …very challenging jurisdictions and some things like that. Rich Birch — Yep. Aaron Stanski — And so when we’re thinking about when is the right time, I think, yeah, earlier is definitely better. But we have to be careful ah that we’re strategically spending dollars even on the front end, you know, so that we, you know, we’re getting out of it what we need. Aaron Stanski — As leaders, what questions are we asking that we need answers for in order to determine is it the right time to move forward with a building project? Is it a right time to launch a campus or go multi-site or some things like that? Aaron Stanski — If you wait too long, typically what happens is either we’re we’re rushing through the design process to kind of hit the capital campaign stuff and there’s budget misalignment. All of a sudden we thought it might be this, but now this is the actual budget for what it’s going to work. Aaron Stanski — And I think when that happens, there starts to be some vision confusion. You know, we’re looking at solutions that we kind of rushed through and it doesn’t feel like we really thought all of those things through. And so I think that’s another one. Aaron Stanski — And then I just think, you know, there’s there’s some missed ministry opportunities if if we kind of wait too long. I think a lot of times when we’re planning out, here’s the multiple phases of how we develop this campus and expand it. You know, we miss out on opportunities to go get some smaller things done sooner… Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — …capture momentum, you you know, fix the welcome center, like invest some dollars in something we know we’re not going to tear down, make it better for guests in a couple months. And we miss out on those things if we don’t have a bigger, more strategic plan. Rich Birch — Oh, that’s good. Yeah, kind of a step back and say, hey, how does this fit into where everything that’s going on? Rich Birch — What would be kind of double clicking on that? What would be some indicators internally that would say, hey, um you know, these things are happening. I should really reach out to Risepointe. What would be some of the things that you would see as telltale signs that it’s now a time to to kind of take this step? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, I think if we’re, you know, if we’re really pushing towards our, those max numbers at our primary service, I think that’s a, that’s definitely an early indicator. Aaron Stanski — A lot of churches just kind of reach out and say, Hey, okay, here’s, here’s kind of where we’re at. Here’s where the math is at. Like, can you look at this like from a, like how much kids area should we have? How much lobby space should we have? And we can run some quick math for them and say, Hey, you don’t have any other lids. You’re looking good. You, you probably have a few more years of growth in you. Aaron Stanski — So that would be one. You know i think if ah you know we’re starting to talk about ah adding a third or fourth service, it’s probably a little bit too late, but we should probably get on it sooner than later. Aaron Stanski — And then, you know, one of the, one of the other things too, is just kind of paying attention. It’s easy for us on Sundays to stand on the stage and look out and get a pretty good sense of, are there enough seats? Is there space for me here? And like, we look out and we see some empty chairs. Aaron Stanski — Keep in mind that when you’re coming in from the back of the auditorium, it’s a lot harder to see some of those empty chairs. Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — And so what is the percentage? But the other thing is the things that we’re not seeing when more when we’re on stage on Sunday is we’re not seeing the parking lot. We’re not seeing the early childhood wing that’s basically a it’s a it’s a disaster back there. There’s kids running around like crazy. Rich Birch — Yes. Yes. Aaron Stanski — And so even if we’re ah even if we have enough seats, like or we’re not at the 80 or 90 percent capacity to our primary service. We need to be looking out at some of these other areas and making sure that there’s not a lid somewhere else. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. Yeah. In fact, I literally just last weekend said that to a church. I was, you know, I was doing a weekend visit where I was on site and all that stuff. And, and it, to me, it felt like the building, the parking, and the kids, and the main auditorium, they, or the adult auditorium, they just didn’t match. It was like they, the three were out of alignment. And I think they had enough kids, but you know, I don’t know. There was, it’s interesting how that can happen. And you know the lead pastor typically is seeing um only the adult room and not you know not anything else. Rich Birch — Early on, you know there’s my experience has been and projects that have been a part of that I would rather spend money as personally as a leader. I’m not saying, friends, if you’re listening in, that you need to necessarily do this. Rich Birch — I would rather spend money on the front end with a designer like you. Because because the joke I’ve made is it’s a lot cheaper to move walls on drawings than it is in in the real world. And I’ve that comes from pain of building stuff… Aaron Stanski — It’s true. Yeah. Rich Birch — …of building stuff, and then being literally I opened up a new facility and then stood there with a kids ministry person. And the kids ministry person was like, oh, I didn’t think it was going to look like this. I was like, oh my goodness, what what are you talking about? Aaron Stanski — Shoot. Rich Birch — Like, we just opened this new facility. Talk us through, like, what’s an investment on the front end to reach out to someone like you? Aaron Stanski — Sure. Rich Birch — How do you help churches see that hiring someone like you can actually save us resources in the long haul? Talk us through that. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, starting out at the beginning and getting really clear about where we’re going and how we’re going to get there, it really helps us, you know, cart and like make sure we don’t overbuild or underbuild. Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — It makes sure that like compared to all the other churches that we’re working with all over the country, that we’re in alignment with where the square footage is at and it’s aligned with how you do ministry locally, how you use these spaces seven days a week. Aaron Stanski — And so it’s it’s really making sure that we’re not overbuilding or underbuilding anywhere because that’s ah you know that’s a huge that’s a huge miss if we do that. And that’s probably one of the biggest cost savings. Aaron Stanski — The other thing is you know during you know during sort of that season of vision and master planning and when we’re talking to our folks about what God’s doing at the church and we’re telling stories of life change, like we’re really kind of laying out a vision for what God is calling us to do as a ministry. And people just naturally have questions around like, like, how is this going to help? And and how is this actually going to help us reach my lost coworker, my lost neighbor? Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — And, and so I think, you know, spending the time to do that, really translating sort of the mission and vision into physical space needs and producing some of those renderings that accompany that story. I mean, that’s just a really critical part. Rich Birch — Okay, so let’s double click on that. That’s that I feel like I have been caught in this situation where I get I get like, it’s the hammer and nail thing you you say. Like, I’m I’m pretty sure I know what the solution is. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. Rich Birch — Like, let’s go do this. And I like that what you’re saying is like, hey, we need to take a step back and like actually think through how does this fit in our vision and how’s that all? How do you actually do that? How do you help a leadership team discern what the problem is that they’re really needing to solve, or should be solving, rather than just let’s build a bigger box. Or, I know! We just need 25 new parking spots. Like how do we not jump too quickly to that? What’s that look like? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, it looks like, you know, spending time. Rich Birch — Good. And and, really getting to know them and what makes them unique. Like we have a fantastic set of tools that we use at Risepointe to like really talk about, you know, let’s talk about, uh, outside the walls, right? Like who, who are we called to reach? And, and what does it mean to do ministry in this place that God has uniquely put your church in the geographic area? Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — And let’s talk about the tension between this side of town and that side of town. And let’s, you know, let’s wrestle with, you know, some of those issues. And then let’s, and then let’s talk about like, like, man, who are we as a church on our best day? And what does it feel like when we’re like living up to our full potential? Aaron Stanski — And then we even get into some of the things around like, man, what are what are some of the strategic drivers? What’s driving more people hearing about Jesus? What’s working really well? What do you see as opportunities or things that where if you had the right leader or finances that you’d be able to you know, accomplish even more of your mission. Aaron Stanski — And so by starting there and then starting to work down towards, okay, where is your facility aligned with that with that exercise and where is it misaligned? Okay, let’s unpack that a little bit. And then without getting into ah the solution yet, I want to meet like individually with each you know ministry leader… Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — …talk about what how check-in works and all of those things. Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — And so it’s really sort of this almost like a 360 review of what’s happening between the mission and vision God’s given us, and how are our facilities helping or hindering that mission and vision. Aaron Stanski — And then it just comes down to budget. And so, okay, here are the possible solutions. Here’s what roughly what some of those things are going to cost. And then it’s going to the, going to God in prayer and saying, okay, what are you calling us to do? What are based on these options and trying to figure it out? Rich Birch — I want I want to come back to the budget question in a second. But I’ve I think I probably have stole this off you. I have said to multiple church leaders that like our buildings were built, there was like a philosophical underpinning of the the buildings that we were built with. There was a ministry model that they were built on. Aaron Stanski — Sure. Yeah. Rich Birch — And then there’s been a lag between when we made those decisions, we’ve we built them. Now we’ve been using them for X number of years. And our ministry model may no longer be the same as the building, or probably isn’t actually the same as when the building was built. Rich Birch — What’s your sense on how long that lag time is kind of between the, they they you know, we built something. If we built something more than 10 years ago, you know we probably want to readdress or look at our facilities afresh and say does this actually meet the needs of… Aaron Stanski — Sure. Rich Birch — Because I feel like so many of us are in like the the cramped shoes that just don’t quite fit they work but they don’t quite fitWhat do you think that lag time is? Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, the lag time is getting shorter and shorter. Rich Birch — Okay. Aaron Stanski — It used to be, you know, it probably used to be 40 or 50 years… Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — …you know, without major ministry model shifts and stuff. Obviously, you know, Willow Creek, North Point, you know, coming onto of the scene in the in the late 90s and stuff really shifted. We have churches all the way up into the 2000s, even into the 2010s that sort of copied the model of the Willow Creeks and some of those things. And I think we’re seeing, you know, we’re seeing the model shifting a lot faster now. Rich Birch — Interesting. Aaron Stanski — I’d say, you know, you know, we’re probably in a faster 10 to 20 year cycle, something like that. But I think we’re coming out of the, you know, the, you know, that model of Willow Creek and North Point and stuff. And we’re, we’re moving into a new season. And it’s kind of exciting for us. Rich Birch — Yeah. Aaron Stanski — I mean, we get to, we get to sit on the front edge of all of that. Churches like in fantastic places, being creative, reaching, you know, people for Christ. And so it’s just interesting to kind of observe some of those things and, um and observe what’s working really well and, and where it we can improve, you know? Rich Birch — Yeah. You’re baiting me. What are those things that you’ve seen that have shifted? There’s got to be, or is that the magic? We got to call Aaron to find out. Aaron Stanski — No, you don’t have to call Aaron. No, I mean, the thing, I mean, like, you know, I heard someone share this with me recently, right? I mean, every Netflix account homepage is different for every person, all billion subscribers or whatever that they have. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — They’re individually tailored to to those individuals. And I know that because when I had a bunch of seventh grade boys spend the night at my house, like my algorithm got so messed up on my Netflix account last weekend. Rich Birch — Love it. Love it. Aaron Stanski — But I think there is a shift away from you know some of the bigger, more institutional types of look and feel and trying to get down to, okay, how are we engaging one-on-one with people who are walking in and where they’re at. Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — How do we, you know, instead of preach a sermon at them, how do we hear their story? And what does it look like for us to hear their story in in various places, whether that’s a welcome center, whether that’s, ah you know, side by side in the pew, whether that’s in sort of a first steps class. And so there’s a shift on that side of things… Rich Birch — Yep. Yeah, that’s interesting. Aaron Stanski — …just like as we look at the next generation and how we engage and reach the next generation. Rich Birch — Okay, I want to loop back on the money question. So for folks that don’t know, a part of what I do is actually help churches with that. And don’t really talk about it publicly, but I do. And, you know, there is this interesting tension that churches often come to this. It’s like we think we’re different than our ourselves. Rich Birch — And that if I was going to go build a new house, I would have to start with, well, how much income do I have? And like, what can the, you know, what can the, you know, what what would the what would the bank give me from a mortgage point of view? Like I start with reality around my finances. But so many churches start with, let’s build this giant thing. And it’s totally disconnected from the from what we could actually afford to either raise or carry long-term. Rich Birch — How much variance can a church bring to a design? Like if they upfront are defining, Hey, like we can afford probably 5 million. I know I’ve got $35 million dollars in dreams or maybe not. That’s, that’s too crazy. I got $15 million dollars in dreams. Is it possible for me to, to actually get that into a tighter box? Help us understand how do we do that? How do we on the front end be realistic with our finances as we’re doing this design thing? Aaron Stanski — Yeah, I mean, I think we have to with open hands, we have to hold out the, you know, the dreams, the vision, you know, the stuff that God’s given us. And we have to prayerfully sort of go through that exercise and say, okay, ah but how much risk do I want to introduce into the organization, like via debt? Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — What what is God actually calling us to do with those things? And we have to be creative in how we and and how we get across the finish line. I think when I when I hear sometimes a senior pastor sharing with me his $35 million dollars vision, Rich… Rich Birch — Yes, yes, yes. Aaron Stanski — …what I immediately try to do is say, okay, talk to me about what it is about that $35 million dollar thing that’s resonating with you. Rich Birch — Oh, that’s good. That’s good. Aaron Stanski — And so even though he’s describing something that’s $35 million, dollars and as an architect, I might get really excited about drawing $35 million dollars worth of stuff. Rich Birch — Yes. Aaron Stanski — If he actually can’t afford it and can’t raise it, he’s actually not going to go do it. Rich Birch — Right. Aaron Stanski — So I need to go back to that vision and say, okay, what are the pieces in there that are from God, that are ah that are aligned with the mission that his church has and stuff? And I need to contextualize that. And then as an architect, as a designer, I have to turn around and say, okay, with my guardrails in place of budget and scope, how do I express those things… Rich Birch — That’s good. Aaron Stanski — …in the $5 million dollars that God has entrusted our church with? And so there’s going to be a lot of difficult decisions along the way. We’re going to have to prioritize some things. And some other things might have to go on the back burner. But that’s the process that we want to help churches walk through um to to get them to that point where they’re walking into a space for the first time and going, oh, man, this feels like us. Like this is this is who God wants us to be in our community. And I’m so excited about doing ministry in this new space. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. So it’s it’s not, from what I hear you saying, it’s not unreasonable on the front end to be like, hey, we should actually bring, like, be clear on this is this is what we think we can actually raise. This is that what we think we can carry. We think we could do a project of X, whatever. And that needs to be early on in the discussion rather than we’re disappointed on the back end. Oh my goodness, we got this this big number and we don’t know what to do with it. Aaron Stanski — Yeah, I like to be doing it simultaneously. I like to be doing the Needs Analysis and working through, okay, here’s the eight different project options. You can relocate and spend $35 million. You can add on. You can you can do this. All right, here’s your here’s your four options, $10, $8, $6, $4 million dollars And at the same time, I like to encourage churches to like, okay, go talk to someone like yourself… Rich Birch — Yep. Aaron Stanski — …and say, okay, what do we think we could raise if we did a capital campaign? How much debt do we currently have? How do our elders feel about us you know borrowing some money if it if it makes a bigger impact on the project? Because if we can bring those two things together and pray through it and get clarity from God about what he’s asking us to do, then I can go ah help draw buildings and blueprints and things like that. Rich, you can help them raise some money and they and we can you know we can go through that process. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so good. Yeah, it’s great. And you know, my experience has been every one of those steps, friends, is, it’s a lot of work. It’s, it’s like a, it’s a faith ah stretching experience. There are late, late nights staring at the ceiling, but every one of those I’ve been a part of, literally 100% of them have been transformative in the life of the church. You know, when they, when you look back, you’re like, wow, that was an inflection point. I am so glad we went through that. It wasn’t this like we did that and I was like, man, that wasn’t such so good in the end. It was really was amazing. Rich Birch — Well, there’s a resource that you’ve provided. It’s called 10 Things to Get ah Right Before You Build. Talk to us about this resource and then and then where can where can we want to make sure people get this. Tell us tell us a little bit about this. Aaron Stanski — Yeah, I mean, like with, you know, church, hundreds of churches calling us, you know, every year, asking a lot of the questions that we’ve talked about today. Like we tried to distill down what are the most common things the churches are like, okay, pause real quick. I got to go do something real fast before we decide that we can sort of move forward. And so some of these things are what happens like while you’re talking to Risepointe and some of these things might be before. But I think it’s just kind of a helpful reminder and ah a thoughtful list to kind of work through. Aaron Stanski — And so if that’s helpful at all, or if that’s interesting at all, um you can just go to risepointe.com/unseminary. And a little ah little landing page will pop up there. There’s two things you can do on that page. The first one is to just give us your name and your email there and sign up and get that 10 things to download. Aaron Stanski — I also threw another button on there this morning in case you’re like, hey, that sounds great, but I’ve got I’ve got a specific question I have about our building. Or like, I actually really need to talk to you guys about what our options are. And so I put another button down there at the bottom. If you want to schedule a call with myself or one of our architects, we’d love to hop on the phone with you. No charge for that. 30 minutes. Just kind of talk through where you’re at, what some of your questions are and see if we might be able to help. So ah once again, that’s risepointe.com/unseminary. And you can get all that, all that stuff right there. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s fantastic. That’s risepointe.com/unseminary. And friends, I’ve had multiple friends in ministry who have engaged with with Aaron across the entire spectrum. The like free 30 minute thing all the way up through, you know, the kind of full deal, help get a whole project out the door. And and just so happy with the work that Risepointe does. And just has been transformative for their churches. So you get a hearty endorsement from me. You really should do that. Again, that’s just risepointe.com/unseminary. You can pick this up. It is a helpful little PDF, and the schedule call is a great thing. Rich Birch — Well, Aaron, I appreciate you being here today. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. Rich Birch — If people want to track with you guys or if they’re anywhere else online, obviously risepointe.com. We want to send them to anywhere else online. We want to we want to send them to. Aaron Stanski — Yeah. I mean, you can always, uh, you know, follow us on the Insta or whatever you want to do there. Rich Birch — Nice. Love it. Aaron Stanski — If you’re into like, you know, cool pictures of like steel being erected, ah or, uh, kids ministry stuff or pictures and stuff, we’re trying to share a little bit more info there. But yeah, I mean, or just our website and, uh, yeah, stay connected. Rich Birch — That’s so good. Thanks for being here and have a good day, buddy. Aaron Stanski — All right, you too. Bye.

Songes et Cacao : L'artisanat du cacao cru à Lamastre

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 19:59

durée : 00:19:59 - Bienvenue chez vous, en cuisine - Á Lamastre, Yann Maritaud a fait le choix audacieux de redécouvrir le chocolat sous sa forme la plus pure et la plus éthique. Bienvenue dans l'univers de Songes et Cacao. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

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134 : Lift Hard Live Easy 4 Strongman Preview

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 117:10

This week Joey and Keith are joined by Heiden Strength to preview the Lift Hard Live Easy 4 Strongman Show. Links Ü&Ü Hoodie (https://www.sellmytees.com/festrengthlab/store/product/u-u) Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest Heiden Strength On Instagram @heiden.strength (https://www.instagram.com/heiden.strength/) Big Jake On Instagram @jake_heid (https://www.instagram.com/jake_heid/) Big Matt On Instagram @mostlysquatvideos (https://www.instagram.com/mostlysquatvideos/) and @actuallysquatvideos (https://www.instagram.com/actuallysquatvideos/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guests: Big Abby, Big Jake, and Big Matt.

Novo disco de Lina é uma declaração de amor ao piano e ao fado

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 26:05

A cantora portuguesa Lina tem um novo disco intitulado “O Fado”, criado em cumplicidade e parceria com o pianista Marco Mezquida. Este é um álbum só com voz e piano, um instrumento que tão bem se acorda com a poesia e com o fado. Este é também um trabalho que homenageia o piano que, no percurso de Lina, sempre foi "um instrumento muito presente, quase como uma mãe". Em entrevista à RFI, Lina descreve o disco como “uma dança de borboletas” por ser “tão livre, tão espontâneo, tão orgânico” e simplesmente “genuíno”. Fado e poesia são notas maiores no trabalho que Lina vem desenvolvendo nos últimos anos, com “Lina_Raül Refree” (2020), "Fado Camões" (2024), “Terra Mãe” (2025) e “O Fado”. Em todos, Lina abraça uma forma livre de sentir o Fado, despojada de espartilhos, aberta e atenta ao mundo de hoje. Lina e Marco Mezquida passaram por Paris para a promoção do disco “O Fado” e estiveram na RFI a falar connosco e a interpretar dois temas ao vivo. RFI: O disco “O Fado” que fez com Marco Mezquida é um disco de fado só com voz e piano, sem guitarra portuguesa. Porquê? Lina: “Não é só um disco de fado. Tem outras músicas. Tem uma música brasileira, vai também para a América do Sul com a língua espanhola. No fundo, o que nós quisemos foi encontrar pontos semelhantes em algumas músicas do nosso conhecimento que tivessem relacionadas com o fado. Mas sim, eu considero que seja um disco de fado, apesar de não ter os instrumentos tradicionais do fado, mas a própria Amália também cantou ao som do piano do Alain Oulman nos anos 60. Chama-se ‘O Fado' pelo facto de eu ter feito a música para esta letra da Florbela Espanca que se intitula ‘O Fado', não é necessariamente um carimbo ou dizer que isto é o fado, não é isso. Chama-se ‘O Fado' precisamente porque nó lançámos um EP antes de Setembro, com quatro músicas, e na altura o single foi ‘O Fado'. Então, achámos que para manter a coerência, para não fazer aqui grandes confusões, mantivemos o nome, o mesmo nome da música, ‘O Fado'.” Até que ponto o piano é um instrumento que melhor se acorda com a poesia? “Eu acho que o piano é um instrumento que é muito bom de sentir em qualquer área musical, em qualquer estilo musical. Eu comecei a cantar desde muito pequenina, com dez anos, ao piano, portanto, o piano sempre foi aquele instrumento que esteve sempre ao meu lado nas aulas de canto. É sempre o piano que nos acompanha nas aulas de coro e de formação musical. O piano está sempre lá, portanto, sempre foi um instrumento muito presente, quase como uma mãe.” Sempre a acompanhar... “Exactamente.” Como se deu esse encontro com o Marco Mezquida? “Nós conhecíamo-nos através das redes sociais. Conhecíamos o trabalho um do outro, mas nunca tínhamos estado juntos e houve um dia que eu estava a cantar no Clube de Fado e está uma mesa na primeira fila com três pessoas. Era um casal e uma criança muito pequenina e chamou-me imenso a atenção porque estavam muito admirados e super embevecidos com o fado e com aquilo que se estava a passar com os músicos, com a guitarra portuguesa, o Ângelo Freire ( era ele que estava a tocar também). Sentia-se essa admiração. Depois, mais tarde, vi que alguém tinha colocado na sua página e que tinha que tinha identificado o Clube de Fado. E por acaso vi e me apercebi que era o Marco Mezquida. O Marco em seguida escreve nos comentários: ‘Noutra vida gostava de ser fadista'. Depois, mandei uma mensagem, estivemos juntos no dia porque ele tinha ido a um festival em Lisboa, eu fui também assistir a este concerto e falámos. Dissemos que gostaríamos de trabalhar em conjunto e esta oportunidade surgiu em Janeiro deste ano.” Foi “o fado”? “O fado, foi o destino.” [Risos] Como imaginaram este trabalho? “Na verdade, eu comecei a tentar perceber que músicas é que eram justas para a forma de tocar do Marco, que fados é que poderiam se encaixar na forma dele tocar. É que ele é muito virtuoso e é muito sensível. Aliás, vão poder ver depois a forma como ele toca, como ele abraça o piano, os dedos dele são a extensão do instrumento, é como se ele fizesse parte. E eu ia-lhe mostrando... Eu também lhe pedi para mandar uma lista de músicas que ele gostava que eu cantasse. E foi assim que nós chegámos a um acordo de 12 músicas, 12 fados, 12 canções que estão neste neste álbum. Fizemos a gravação do EP em Janeiro, numa tarde. Todas as músicas foram gravadas sem edição, ao vivo, sem cortes e depois metade do álbum gravámos em Setembro, também em duas tardes.” Ou seja, foi um processo relâmpago e o próprio lançamento também foi muito rápido, não é? “Sim, foi porque na altura em que lançámos o EP eram só quatro músicas. A Galileu, que é a editora, propôs-se gentilmente a lançar, a editar logo o EP e depois correu tão bem que decidimos fazer um álbum inteiro.” “Vamos então aos temas. Por exemplo, em termos de repertório tradicional, se não estou em erro, têm uma nova leitura do “Fado da Defesa” ou de “Gota de Água”. Que significam para si estes fados? Foi a Lina que escolheu? “Fui eu que escolhi o ‘Fado da Defesa'. É muito especial para mim porque é um fado tradicional. Aliás, é o único fado tradicional que existe neste álbum. Eu quando digo fado tradicional, para as pessoas que não percebem, há vários fados tradicionais onde se pode encaixar uma nova poesia. Ou seja, eu posso fazer um poema para aquela melodia daquele fado tradicional, por exemplo, o ‘Estranha Forma de Vida' que é um fado que quase toda a gente conhece é o nome do poema, mas o fado tradicional é o fado bailado. Portanto, eu agora fui encontrar uma letra para o fado bailado e vou cantar aquele poema, como foi o caso do ‘Labirinto' do ‘Fado Camões'. É exactamente a mesma melodia, o fado tradicional do fado bailado, mas com outra poesia. É esta a particularidade dos fados tradicionais que normalmente não têm refrão e os que tem refrão chamam-se fado-canção. Aí a distinção entre o fado tradicional e o fado-canção. ‘Gaivota' é um fado-canção, é um hit, mas, na verdade não é um fado tradicional. A melodia é de um fado-canção.” Porquê, então, a escolha destes dois fados, o “Fado da Defesa” e o “Gota de Água”? “O ‘Fado da Defesa' é criação da Maria Teresa de Noronha. Na altura, quando foi gravado em disco, a última estrofe não cabia porque eram as rotações, não sei especificamente explicar essa parte, mas o fado era tão comprido que tiveram de cortar a última estrofe. Então, o meu padrinho do fado, o meu padrinho de coração José Pracana, guitarrista que eu tive a oportunidade de conhecer e de estar com ele em concertos e ter sido convidada por ele para estar na casa dele nos Açores, ofereceu-me esta última estrofe e eu decidi colocá-la aqui neste álbum. A ‘Gota de Água', do Flávio Gil, que eu já tinha gravado na minha outra vida, como Carolina porque, como sabem, eu comecei com dois álbuns editados pela Sony, mas com outro nome, Carolina. Na verdade, o meu nome é Lina, mas há pessoas que ainda me continuam a chamar Carolina porque acham que é diminutivo. Lina é mesmo o meu nome de nascença.” A Lina também assina composições de Florbela Espanca, Miguel Torga... Há pontes e histórias entre esses diferentes poemas? “Na verdade, eu vou guardando, eu vou lendo alguns poemas e há um que eu gosto e guardo. ‘O Fado' fui encontrá-lo por acaso, nas minhas notas do telefone, naqueles dias em que uma pessoa olha para apagar umas quantas notas. E fui vendo, vendo e encontrei, deparei-me com este poema, já nem me lembrava dele. Não sei, não há coincidências, não é? Quando vi este poema, pensei porque não musicá-lo? Decidi então fazer a melodia. O mesmo aconteceu para o Miguel Torga. Eu acho que quando encontro poemas de que gosto e os fados tradicionais não se encaixam no poema, eu decido fazer a melodia. O Marco Mezquida faz os arranjos, também ajudou na parte melódica do ‘Confidencial' de Miguel Torga, sobretudo na parte instrumental e na parte do solo, o que obviamente elevou a música que estava numa fase embrionária, mas sim, partem de mim essas criações.” Também temos textos em castelhano. O que é que fez que “El Rosario de Mi Madre” e “No Volveré” tivessem o seu espaço e a sua alma dentro deste disco? “No fundo, como eu estava a gravar um álbum com um músico que não é português - ele é menorquino, mas vive em Barcelona - estar ao lado de alguém que está a tocar e que não é português e que provavelmente há expressões e frases que não entende ou não percebe exactamente aquilo que eu digo enquanto canto, achei muito bonito poder também cantar algo na língua dele para haver essa partilha, essa comunicação também. Foram essas as minhas duas escolhas. A ‘No Volveré' foi o Marco Mezquida que me enviou umas quantas, mas eu só consegui escolher essa porque eu tinha que encontrar algo que se assemelhasse ao fado, algo na sua composição ou na sua estrutura, no seu tema, como ‘El Rosario de Mi Madre', ‘Devolve-me o terço da minha mãe, leva tudo, mas devolve-me o terço...' É muito do fado, não é?” Quando ouvimos o disco, passamos por “Algemas”, “Ausência em Valsa”, “Não é fácil o Amor”, “Fado da Defesa”, “No volveré” ... A melancolia é uma força que varre o disco. O fado tem mesmo de ser triste? “É um estado de espírito que nós todos gostamos muito de ter. Gostamos de estar tristes, de nos sentir tristes e chorar. Somos muito saudosistas e nós gostamos desse estado de espírito. Acho que nós somos um bocadinho assim.” É entao mesmo uma linha de força do disco? “A melancolia é universal. Eu acho que não é só portuguesa. Eu acho que melancolia é universal. Todas as pessoas entendem este estado de espírito, há povos que são mais do que outros, mas não quer dizer que todos saibam sentir a melancolia.” Melancolia, fado... Se tivesse de definir em poucas palavras o disco, o que diria? “É interessante porque eu canto fado há mais mais de 25 anos e com o Marco Mezquida não tenho de pensar se é fado, se não é fado, se estou a fazer bem ou se estou a fazer mal. É tão livre e tão espontâneo e tão orgânico que vamos atrás um do outro. É quase uma dança de borboletas. Não sei explicar. É tão genuíno. É tão fácil. É fácil trabalhar com o Marco. Portanto, para mim é um disco fácil.” Lançou este álbum no mesmo ano em que lançou também "Terra Mãe", uma parceria com o músico irlandês Jules Maxwell. No ano passado, lançava "Fado Camões” e, em 2020, Lina_Raül Refree… Todos eles têm em comum uma outra maneira de encarar o fado, com paisagens sonoras mais contemporâneas, mais livres. Como é que a Lina descreve o trabalho que tem feito nestes últimos anos? “Eu gosto de explorar e gosto, sobretudo, de fazer parcerias, de conhecer novos músicos, novas formas de fazer música, novas visões musicais, mas também encontrar aqui pontos comuns ao fado e influências sobre ele. Encontrei, obviamente, no ‘Terra Mãe', que não é um disco de fado, mas que vai buscar um pouco à forma de cantar irlandesa das senhoras que se chama Sean-nós e é muito identico ao fado essa instrumentação. No fundo, são canções só com voz e é muito idêntico. O Jules Maxwell foi também ao Clube de Fado que é uma casa de fados onde eu canto há 19 anos.” E que nunca deixou... “Que nunca deixei. O Jules Maxwell identificou essas senhoras que cantavam antigamente, esse estilo musical da Irlanda e que é muito semelhante, também cheio de melancolia e com coloraturas na voz, mas sem instrumentação, sem guitarra portuguesa.” Tem feito essa volta ao mundo com estes projectos novos, em que realmente consegue desprender-se de convenções mais associadas ao fado, mas continua - e isso é muito bonito - fiel ao Clube de Fado. “É verdade.” Porquê? “Para já é um lugar onde eu me sinto confortável, em casa, exactamente como a minha segunda casa. Depois, o ambiente que nós temos entre colegas fadistas e músicos... A toda a hora encontramos vários colegas que estão nas outras casas de fado e que passam e dizem boa noite e estão lá um bocadinho connosco. Assistem-nos, assistem ao fado, trocam ideias e mostram músicas uns aos outros. Acho isto bastante natural. Uma tertúlia quase. E depois também acho interessante, por exemplo, ainda ontem e anteontem estive lá e estavam dois casais, um que tinha estado no concerto em Roterdão e que tinha ido ver o concerto do ‘Fado Camões' em Roterdão e outros de Dortmund que também tinham estado no concerto. É curioso, é muito interessante. Ou então perguntam onde é que eu vou estar? E eu também pergunto de onde é que é... Há, assim, esta comunicação...” É uma casa de encontros também? Onde encontra as parcerias musicais? “Sim. Não há melhor sítio que o Clube de Fado que é onde eu estou a cantar. Obviamente que para mim é muito bom poder manter-me ali no Clube de Fado há tantos anos.” Eu ia-lhe perguntar se tem um novo projecto na manga, mas tendo em conta que este ano já lançou dois, se calhar a pergunta é demasiado ousada... “Por acaso tenho! Até tenho dois! Mas não posso falar, não posso dizer nada ainda. Aproveitem estes dois. O que nós queremos também fazer é saborear estes dois projectos, explorar também porque é completamente diferente quando se grava em estúdio e depois quando se passa para o palco e para o público.” Até porque há toda uma cenografia nos seus concertos, bastante minimalista e muito pensada, não é? “Sim, mas neste caso com o Marco Mezquida é eu e ele e nada mais. Houve um jornalista do ‘El País' que lhe chamou ‘Fado Câmara'. E é. Simples, o mais mais acústico possível e sem grandes adornos. Cru, basicamente. Piano e voz.”

110. Top 5 Planned Giving Tools Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know (featuring Eric Fleshood)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 32:40

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're unpacking the top 5 planned giving tools every nonprofit leader should know to unlock transformational gifts beyond the checkbook.Join us as we welcome Eric Fleshhood, CEO of the Cru Foundation, to walk through five simple yet powerful tools — from asking the right questions to leveraging donor-advised funds — that can help nonprofit leaders tap into the 90% of wealth most organizations overlook. From cash gifts to legacy giving, we're covering everything you need to know to move from scarcity thinking to abundant giving.Hear about the most exotic gift Eric has ever received. Find out why appreciated stock donations are a double tax win. Learn how QCDs can reduce taxable income for retirees. And discover how to take advantage of the $80 trillion wealth shift coming this generation.So whether you're just learning about planned giving or ready to implement advanced strategies, tune in today to discover how to make your nonprofit more financially sustainable for years to come.Subscribe to our channel for more helpful nonprofit development strategies!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:planned giving, planned giving tools, 5 planned giving tools, top 5 planned giving tools, top 5 planned giving tools every nonprofit leader should know, planned giving tools every nonprofit leader should know, eric fleshood, cru foundation, planned giving 101, planed giving 101, planed giving webinar, planned giving webinar, donor advised funds, nonprofit leaders, legacy giving, appreciated stock donations, qcds, nonprofit development, nonprofit development strategies, nonprofit.

133 : Pupperettes (ft. Big Braden from Meat & Muscles BBQ)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 122:45

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Braden from Meat & Muscles BBQ. They dive right into great topics like Crü Cards, crabbing, meat, converting to strongman, bees, and The Arnold. Links Ü&Ü Hoodie (https://www.sellmytees.com/festrengthlab/store/product/u-u) Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @meatandmuscles (https://www.instagram.com/meatandmuscles/) On Instagram @meatandmusclesbbq (https://www.instagram.com/meatandmusclesbbq/) Online At meatandmusclesbbq.com (https://www.meatandmusclesbbq.com/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Braden.

EP 198 Nature, Nurture and Her Strengths: The Gift of Two Families with Heather McDowell MacLeod

Embrace Your Strengths

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 51:23

Heather McDowell Macleod's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Positivity, Empathy, Developer, Communication & Includer Heather lives in Southern California with her husband, David, and their kids. Having grown up on CRU staff as the daughter of the McDowells, ministry has always been close to her heart. After six years of working directly with young adults, she recently stepped into the role of Director of Development at OC United. OC United is committed to keeping families together, preventing kids from entering foster care, and helping communities thrive through both prevention and intervention services. Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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132 : Crumb On It

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 114:45

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Patrick. They dive right into great topics like painting, profanity, trauma, the big 4, fires and the new Ü&Ü hoodie. Links Ü&Ü Hoodie (https://www.sellmytees.com/festrengthlab/store/product/u-u) Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @carkhz (https://www.instagram.com/carkhz/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Patrick.

"J'ai cru que je devenais folle" : un riche Koweïtienne se fait dérober 900 000 € de vêtements dans ses dressings

Dans le prétoire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 3:06

durée : 00:03:06 - Dans le prétoire - Entre deux dossiers de conflits de voisinage et de trafic de cannabis, le tribunal correctionnel de Paris est parfois plongé dans l'univers du luxe. Devant la 12è chambre, une riche Koweïtienne accuse son meilleur ami de lui avoir vidé ses dressings et revendu 900 000 euros de vêtements. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

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The Favor on Asian Americans: A Cultural Shift with Dave Gibbons

The Reclaim Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 42:38

In this episode of the AACC Podcast, our host, Ray Chang engages with Pastor Dave Gibbons and they explore the unique position of Asian-Americans in society today, highlighting the cultural adaptability of AAPI and the opportunities available for them to leverage their experiences and voices in addressing societal challenges. Pastor Gibbons emphasizes the favor that Asian-Americans have in the current cultural landscape and the potential for their stories to inspire change. Join us in the conversation and share your thoughts with us! Linked Resources: www.davegibbons.org www.newsong.net Hosts: Raymond Chang Guest: Dave Gibbons Manager: Gracie Hulse Producers: Daniel Harris & Josh Huver Coordinator: Amber Rhee Producers & Coordinators from Newsong: DJ Estioco, Jean Lee, Steven Kim Editor: Paul Yeej Kong Follow us on IG: @aachristcollab To find out more about AACC's work, donate, or learn more visit asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com. A huge thank you to our episode's sponsor, CRU. At CRU, we're a caring community passionate about connecting people to Jesus. Through campus ministry, we help churches equip young adults, whether middle school, high school, or college, to live out their faith as multiplying disciples.

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109. Planned Giving Explained: How to Leave a Lasting Legacy (featuring Eric Fleshood)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 36:22

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're talking about how to leave a lasting legacy through planned giving. Get ready to move beyond cash gifts and unlock the hidden wealth of your partners! Join us for an interview with Eric Fleshood (CEO of the Cru Foundation) as we discuss why 99% of America's wealth is held in assets — and what that means for your nonprofit. From gifts of stock and IRAs to donor advised funds, we're covering everything you need to know to start meaningful conversations about asset-based giving. Hear how to donate your business while running it your whole life. Discover what makes “asset giving” so transformational for partners — and why the IRS might just be your biggest matching gift partner. Uncover how to give 30% of your vacation home — while still maintaining 70% of the revenue. And learn how to help your partners leave a lasting legacy through planned giving strategies. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit tips and tricks. In our next episode, we will discuss the top 5 planned giving tools every nonprofit leader should know about, so stay tuned!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:planned giving, planned giving explained, planed giving, planned giving 101, planned giving webinar, planed giving 101, planed giving webinar, planed giving explained, leave a lasting legacy, leave a legacy, how to leave a lasting legacy, eric fleshood, cru foundation, asset-giving, ira, stock giving, donor advised funds, asset-based giving, asset giving, nonprofit tips and tricks, planned giving tools, jim dempsey, jason galicinski, fundraising masterminds podcast, nonprofit.

Wine Auctions and Collectible Bottles: Unveiling Investment Opportunities

Inspired Money

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 85:42

Why This Episode Is a Must-Listen Are you intrigued by the intersection of passion and profit in wine collecting? This Inspired Money episode, hosted by Andy Wang, brings together top minds from wine auctions, investment platforms, and market experts for an eye-opening look at how wine has become a bona fide asset class. Whether you're a seasoned collector, investor, or simply wine-curious, this discussion unpacks strategies to maximize both enjoyment and value. Episodes like this are packed with insights that demystify the fine wine market, reveal what really drives price appreciation, and share hard-earned advice on avoiding costly mistakes. Meet the Expert Panelists Nick Pegna is the Global Head of Wine & Spirits at Sotheby's, bringing over 30 years of international experience in building and leading fine wine businesses across Europe and Asia. Formerly a senior executive at Berry Bros. & Rudd, where he helped shape global markets and co-led Hong Kong's successful campaign to abolish wine duties, Pegna now oversees Sotheby's record-setting global auction and retail operations. https://www.sothebys.com Callum Woodcock is the Founder and CEO of WineFi, a London-based investment platform that combines institutional-grade analytics with expert curation to make fine wine investing more transparent and accessible. A former J.P. Morgan asset manager with degrees from the University of Bristol and the University of Cambridge, he's leading WineFi's mission to position fine wine as a data-driven, tax-efficient, and inflation-resilient asset class. https://www.winefi.co Amanda McCrossin is a sommelier, media personality, and creator of @sommvivant, where her wine-focused content reaches over 450,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Formerly the Wine Director at PRESS Restaurant in Napa Valley—the world's largest collection of Napa Valley wines—she's now a leading voice in wine education and storytelling, hosting the Wine Access Unfiltered podcast and appearing regularly at major global wine events. https://www.amandamccrossin.com https://www.sommvivant.me Robbie Stevens is the Head of Broking at Live-ex, the global exchange for fine wine, market data, and insight. On a daily basis he deals with the largest fine wine buyers and sellers globally, offering them data-driven intelligence and opportunities to trade. With over a decade at Liv-ex and experience across global wine markets, as well as regularly sharing his experience on the international stage, speaking at conferences such as Vinexpo and the National Association of Wine Retailers, he combines deep knowledge of the fine wine market with strong industry perspective. https://www.liv-ex.com Unfortunately, Dustin Wilson was not able to make this episode but appears on "The Art of Wine Pairing: Elevating Retirement Gastronomy with Fine Wines" from April 2025. Dustin Wilson is a Master Sommelier, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Verve Wine, a modern retail and hospitality brand with locations in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. Known for his role in the SOMM film series, Wilson has also launched Après Cru, a firm supporting the growth of visionary restaurant concepts. https://ny.vervewine.com Key Highlights 1. Disciplined Bidding at Auctions Nick Pegna reveals why preparation and strategy, including setting a maximum bid and understanding total costs, safeguard buyers against emotional overspending: "The most careful and frequent buyers at auction have a strategy. They've planned what they're looking to bid on...across multiple auctions." 2. Secondary Market Liquidity Drives Investment Value Callum Woodcock emphasizes the importance of focusing on wines with proven resale liquidity, not just brand prestige or critics' scores. Data-driven models and decades of market transaction history are now key to "blue chip" wine selection. 3. Storytelling Fuels Scarcity and Demand Amanda McCrossin illustrates how narrative and personal connection make certain bottles iconic and drive up their market value, citing Napa's Screaming Eagle as a prime example. "Scarcity is really only informed by storytelling...what has made Napa Valley so successful is the storytelling element." 4. Transparency and Technology Are Raising the Bar Robbie Stevens shares Liv-ex's role in fostering trust: from vetting merchants, digitizing provenance, to benchmarking prices. The expansion of data access and seller management tools allows collectors to track market movements and optimize timing for liquidation. Call-to-Action Take a look at one item in your own collection, wine, art, or even another collectible, and think about it like an investor. What makes it valuable? How would you verify its authenticity, track its performance, and decide the right time to sell? Just doing that exercise will give you a new lens for appreciating your investments, and maybe even inspire your next move. Find the Inspired Money channel on YouTube or listen to Inspired Money in your favorite podcast player. Andy Wang, Host/Producer of Inspired Money

131 : The Back Catalog Challenge

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 52:25

This week Big Jeff is joined by a gaggle of silly geese to see who really knows The Backlog. Take the backlog quiz here (https://create.kahoot.it/share/massenomics-backlog-quiz/a3ab92b6-7360-4558-bcb7-5f577aefa806). Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest Big Jeff On Instagram @dollarsanddeadlifts (https://www.instagram.com/dollarsanddeadlifts/) Big Chris On Instagram @beerbelly_lifts (https://www.instagram.com/https://instagram.com/beerbelly_lifts/) Big Cody On Instagram @codythestrongest_birdwatcher (https://www.instagram.com/cody_the_strongest_birdwatcher/) Garrett On Instagram @garrett.cscs77 (https://www.instagram.com/garrett.cscs77/) Big Joey On Instagram @joey.echeverria (https://www.instagram.com/joey.echeverria/) Big Kolten On Instagram @kgoody66 (https://www.instagram.com/kgoody66/) Big Nate On Instagram @moestrength50 (https://www.instagram.com/moestrength50/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guests: Big Chris D., Big Cody, Big Garrett, Big Joey, Big Kolten, Big Moe, and Big Mofo Guy.

140: Flivver: Staying Motivated and Avoiding Creative Burnout When Confronting Writer's Block

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 62:31

This week the Cru swap tales and writing tips for overcoming every writer's stalking shadow: writer's block. PC focuses on writing to a deadline; WebEater lauds the primacy of the editing process (you can't, after all, edit a blank page!), and Murph Kobayashi Marus the whole thing by changing his mindset. Stories start around the 20:30 mark and include a meet cute; a meat cute; a prehistoric intellectual/inventor; and another meet cute (but this time through the nostalgic eyes of a lost grandfather).RIP the Fekemobile.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

11/09/25- WBTX Program – Rich Duffield Testimony

Front Porch Talks.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 30:35

On today's broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by Rich Duffield. Rich was born and raised in West Virginia and attended Marshall University. Rich and his wife Becky worked many years with Cru and also Athletes In Action. Rich, Becky and their two kids moved to the valley this year from Kentucky where they were serving with athletes in action at Morehead State University. Rich serves as a character coach for the JMU men's basketball team. Rich joins us today to share his testimony.We pray that today's broadcast is a half hour of hope for your life. We would love to hear your feedback on HOPE Talks! Below is the link to a short survey! https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?prevorigin=shell&origin=NeoPortalPage&subpage=design&id=rMtAr_aDl02Dki0XlUrGIhYk-WuZPbRHkFKyO4BJJKdURTIyS1JBNU1TSjRYQjA3VVo5RlNPT0dSWS4u

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The "Yes" That Leads to a Fuller Life with Vivian Mabuni

We Collide Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 48:16 Transcription Available

What if your “yes” to God changed everything?In this inspiring episode of The Collide Podcast, we sit down with author, speaker, and God Hears Her podcast host Vivian Mabuni to talk about the beauty and bravery of saying yes to God. Vivian shares how surrendering to God's leading has shaped her story—from ministry and motherhood to surviving cancer—and why the risks of obedience are always worth it. Whether you're standing at a crossroads, holding tightly to control, or longing to trust God more deeply, this episode will remind you that saying yes to Him is never wasted.Meet VivianVivian Mabuni is an international speaker and writer with a passion for helping others experience the hope and life found through intimacy with God. With over thirty years of ministry experience on staff with Cru, she brings a depth of biblical wisdom and practical insight to her teaching. Vivian is a cancer survivor, co-host of the Our Daily Bread Ministries podcast God Hears Her, and the author of Open Hands, Willing Heart. She lives in California with her husband, Darrin, and their three kids.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhat it means to give God your “yes,” even when it feels riskyPractical ways to grow in surrender and trustWhy obedience often leads to unexpected blessingsHow saying yes can deepen your intimacy with GodEncouragement for seasons when surrender feels scary or uncertainHow This Episode Will Encourage YouIf you've ever struggled to trust God's plan or feared what obedience might cost, this conversation will fill your heart with hope. You'll be reminded that surrender isn't about losing control—it's about finding freedom and peace in the One who holds it all.Collide Women's Conference - Join us for a powerful one-day event filled with inspiration, connection, and encouragement to help you pursue healing, purpose, and deeper faith.✨ Learn more and grab your ticket on our website.Connect with Vivian - Website | Instagram | FacebookConnect with Willow - Website | Instagram | FacebookPre-Order Willow's New Book! Collide: Running into Healing When Life Hands You HurtFollow and Support Collide

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Episode 313: Chablis is kinda sexual ft. Rafa García Febles

Disgorgeous

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 75:40

Wow an emotional episode. Please donate to the Caribbean. ////LIST////Thomas Pico / Pattes Loup, Chablis 1er Cru, 'Butteaux,' 2020//Moreau0 Naudet, Chablis 1er Cru, 'Forets,' 2015//Clos Beru, Chablis, 'Clos Beru Monopole,' 2015////Support the show

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Go-vember: How Campus Ministries Launch Students Into Global Missions

Campus Ministry Today Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 33:52

Tim Casteel and Samantha Barnes, from U of A Cru share strategies and stories behind how their campus became the nation's top sender of students to overseas missions.

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EP !97 Living Intentionally: A Life Devoted to People and Purpose with Tawny Williams

Embrace Your Strengths

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 30:43

Tawny's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Activator, Responsibiility, Achiever and Connectedness Tawny has been with Cru almost 30 years having served in Baton Rouge, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colorado, and Orlando. She currently has the privilege of working with the Cru Coaching Center team as a launching specialist. Being able to help students start ministries across the U.S. and world where there currently are none is what she loves doing. She's married to Ryan and has two seniors, Sutton in high school, and Holden, at UF. Best day for her would be one at the beach with her family, eating her homemade cookies, and cheering on the LSU Tigers. Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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130 : The Yips (ft. Big Matt)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 146:40

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Matt. They dive right into great topics like recording lifts, transplants, metal, spreadsheets, math, and doilies. Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @transplant_athlete (https://www.instagram.com/transplant_athlete/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Matt.

139: White Flag: Author Olivia Snow on Writing, Outlining, and the (he)Art of War

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 61:26

This week author Olivia Snow joins the Cru to talk regency romance writing, writing while parenting, and the mutual suffering all writers share. We talk shop along the way, from character creation to outlining to marketing, and take a good long look at how to create real depth for characters. The flash fiction portion of the podcast kicks off at 12:40 and includes a crusty (or at least, suspected to be crusty) duke, a light haunting, a snowball fight, and the alteration of travel plans.Check out Olivia's work at her website and her instagram!Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

108. Is Fundraising Biblical? What Scripture Really Says About Asking for Money

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 37:36

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're asking a question every Christian nonprofit leader should consider: is fundraising Biblical?Join us as we walk through ten powerful passages that reveal the heart behind Biblical fundraising. From Exodus to Corinthians, we're talking about everything you need to know about giving, generosity, and why it's so important to offer your partners the opportunity to give.See how Moses' call for offerings shaped God's people in the wilderness. Discover what Scripture really says about asking for money. Learn why Paul called giving a privilege, not a burden. And uncover the surprising Biblical blueprint for the Perfect Vision Dinner. See how Moses' call for offerings shaped God's people in the wilderness. Uncover the surprising Biblical blueprint for the Perfect Vision Dinner. Learn why Paul called giving a privilege, not a burden. And discover what Scripture really says about asking for money. Subscribe to our channel for more helpful nonprofit mindset training!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:is fundraising biblical, what scripture really says about asking for money, asking for money, what does the Bible say about fundraising, what does the bible say about asking for money, biblical fundraising, biblical blueprint for the perfet vision dinner, perfect vision dinner, vision dinner, nonprofit mindset training, nonprofit mindset, mindset training, fundraising masterminds, fundraising masterminds podcast, jim dempsey, nonprofit development strategies, nonprofits, nonprofit.

129 : Offline Events (ft. Big Will)

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 126:01

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Will. They dive right into great topics like CrossFit, Tony Hawk, rural living, communites, and geography. Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @willchau__ (https://www.instagram.com/willchau__/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Will.

138: Nursery: The Sweet Spot of Third Person Limited

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 66:18

We continue our series on POV narration this week with a discussion on Third Person Limited. The Cru agrees this is a sweet spot between first person and third person omniscient, offering a balance between the closeness to the character of first person while maintaining enough distance to keep things interesting and open. We give tips for using 3rd limited to maintain reader engagement, craft a character voice, and for juggling multiple character povs in a larger work.Is it possible to have an unreliable narrator in 3rd person limited? Listen ahead to find out.Stories begin at the 18:40 mark and include not one but TWO overbearing realtors, and a few mother figures with control issues.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

107. Building a Movement: Scaling the Fight for Life Across Michigan

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 30:45

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're talking about building a movement — how Protect Life is scaling the fight for life across Michigan through a movement that's changing hearts, transforming culture, and raising up a new generation of leaders.Join us for an interview with Christen Polo, director of Protect Life, about going from one local ministry to a statewide movement. From 10 staff to 50, and 6 campuses to over 20, we're covering everything you need to know about multiplying your mission beyond your zip code and turning vision into explosive impact.See how a devastating legal loss became the catalyst for explosive growth. Hear how thousands of students are being trained to shift public opinion on abortion every day. Discover how one couple's gift turned into tears of transformation. And find out why starting small—sometimes with just one spark—can ignite a movement that impacts a nation.So whether you're leading a small local nonprofit or ready to multiply your mission nationwide, this episode will help you build momentum, inspire supporters, and create lasting impact that goes far beyond your organization.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit mindset training!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:

A Conversation with Bob Tiede

The Richard Blackaby Leadership Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 38:51

In this episode, Richard talks with author Bob Tiede about the leadership philosophy, "leading with questions." Bob has worked for the campus ministry Cru for 54 years, and he now recruits leaders to coach Cru leaders. The third edition of his book "Leading with Questions," written with Michael J. Marquardt, is available on his website at: https://leadingwithquestions.com/books/ DONATE: If you have enjoyed this podcast and want to support our ministry into the next 20 years, click here. RESOURCES: Mark your calendars for May 18-20, 2026 when Richard will be presenting Experiencing God – Part 2 at the Cove in Asheville, NC. More info to come. Join Blackaby Ministries' next Spiritual Leadership Coaching Workshop here. CONNECT: Follow Richard on X. Follow Richard on Facebook. Read Richard's latest blog here.

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128 : Horse Stall Matt Spiders (ft. Big Hunter)

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 127:28

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Hunter. They dive right into right into some great topics like where the Ramkotta is, caffine, country music, bugs, and cast iron pans. Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @holbrook_1115 (https://www.instagram.com/holbrook_1115/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Hunter.

137: Amulet of the Ages: Board Game Storytelling with Bruce Glassco

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 68:32

The Cru sit down with board game designer Bruce Glassco, author of Betrayal at House on the Hill, to chat about narrative game design and literary inspiration in board games. Bruce shares his inspiration for a haunted house game, as well as the challenges (and tricks to overcome them) of writing a horror-genre board game. It's a fun conversation ranging from Wuthering Heights to the challenges of playtesting.Stories begin at the 25:45 mark and include a cursed bargain and the price of eternal youth; a wizard's quest for a magical artifact; survival horror in a...zoo?, and a family's moral reckoning; and a psychological horror about addiction and memory.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

106. The Beggar Mentality: The Mindset That's Killing Your Fundraising

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 46:00

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're talking about the hidden mindset that's killing your fundraising: the Beggar Mentality.Join us as we unpack why so many nonprofit leaders unknowingly approach donors with guilt instead of gratitude. From confusing humility with insecurity to treating fundraising like an apology, we're talking about everything you need to know to break free from this mindset and start raising funds with confidence and purpose.Discover the 5 ways the Beggar Mentality is quietly sabotaging your fundraising efforts from within. Uncover how one mega ministry collapsed after telling its reps never to ask for money. Find out what George Müller really believed about prayer and provision. And learn how to become a true blessings broker for your ministry.So whether you feel awkward asking for money or want to transform your mindset before your next campaign, this episode will help you reframe your approach and start raising support from a place of faith, not fear.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit mindset training!ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode Keywords:killing your fundraising, beggar mentality, the beggar mentality, the mindset that's killing your fundraising, nonprofit mindset training, nonprofit mindset, fundraising masterminds, fundraising masterminds podcast, jason galicinski, jim dempsey, nonprofit development, nonprofit development strategies, nonprofit leaders, perfect vision dinner, perfect vision dinner mentorship program, raise your first $100000, raise your first 100000, vision dinner, vision dinner course, jason.

127 : Paid in Sunsets (ft. Big Alex [Wes])

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 152:34

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Alex (Wes). They dive right into great topics like going to a Bills game, zip codes, rugby, old cars, and whisky. Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @loh_hartman (https://www.instagram.com/loh_hartman/) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Alex (Wes).

102: Planting Seeds of Faith, Merrill Oster (mentorship)

One80

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 19:54 Transcription Available

Merrill Oster grew up on a farm and eventually was a successful business man in farm futures in 16 countries, among other business endeavors. See how he and his wife prayed their way into a calling that would lead to decades of purpoose.In his golden years now, Merrill has a new venture: equipping retired business leaders to pray and serve their communities for Christ. Merrill was blown away when his Pinnacle Forum group prayed to mentor young men and in walked Caleb, who fit the description of their bold prayers. Merrill became the story behind Caleb's One80. This episode features Merrill's One80, including the fire that was the impetus to bringing Merrill to saving faith, his rise to success, and how he boldly wears his faith on his sleeves.If you need inspiration on God's path for you in your Golden Years, be inspired by Merrill's One80.Helpful links:Caleb Jue's One80, scroll to episode 101Mentors for college studentsPinnacle ForumChristian Mentoring, helpful resources from Cru.orgHalftime, the Christian university for the second half of your lifeEquipping seniors to pursue God's calling, Finishing Well MinistriesPeople Merrill Mentions:Dr. Bill Bright, founder of Cru.orgHenry Blackaby, biblical teacherBob Buford, founder of Halftime.orgLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries

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Living a Life that Leads Others to Jesus

Equipped with Chris Brooks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025

When it comes to sharing our faith with others many of us get stuck. We may fear offending others or just don’t know where to start. College professor and Cru staffer Dr. Heather Holleman says it all begins with a proper understanding of our identity in Christ. On the next Equipped, learn to live a Sent life, sharing your faith with a world that desperately needs our Jesus. Featured resource:Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus by Heather Holleman and Ashley Holleman October thank you gift:Dangerous Virtues by John Koessler Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.

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136: Creaky Hallway: Second Person POV (and some "Choose Your Own Adventure")

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 69:57

This week you will hear all about second person point of view. You'll enjoy a few choose your own adventure-style (NB- they can't be actual Choose Your Own Adventure stories, as that's trademarked) stories, and you'll hopefully share in the nostalgia the Cru has for those marvelous works of the 80s and 90s. You'll also learn about the immersive narration second person pov provides, including the dangers of using the reader as a character. It's a fun writing challenge, and you're sure to enjoy it.Stories begin around the 16:30 mark and include a tale of murder and woe; a nightmarish exploration of your own house; an acid trip; and a booby-trapped haunted house.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

Christ Is Important To Me

Share Life Today

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 1:00

Hi, I'm John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you're listening to Share Life Today. Larry, who serves on the I Am Second Executive Team and is the Hollywood Liaison for Cru, told me about a remarkable moment with Justin Bieber. At one of his concerts, Justin stopped the show and said, “I want my pastor to come up and share more with you. But I thought, that is so powerful for Justin Bieber to do that, and to make a statement about, ‘Hey, Christ is important to me.'” Larry went on to explain the impact: when someone with influence takes a stand for Christ, people listen. Young fans who already love Bieber suddenly hear about a greater love — the love of Jesus Christ. And here's the truth: you don't have to be a pop star to make that kind of impact. Each of us has a platform we can use to share the Gospel. So today, use your influence to make a bold statement: “Christ is important to me.” For resources and to watch the full interview with Larry, visit our website at sharelife.today.

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“Good News” and “Gone Askew”

The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 8:49

Finding Jesus in the Garden of Eden? Yes! Naming errors by those whose views have gone askew? Yes! Let's look at the Gospel in the Garden. Then, lets see where many have gone askew in their view of New Testament passages on women and men because their view of Genesis 3:16 was askew too.Go Deeper? We invite you to get a copy (audiobook on Audible, hard copy or eBook at Amazon) of The Book of Eden, Genesis 2-3 by Bruce C. E. Fleming. You can also sign up for our Tru School Workshops on the four key passages on women and men here: Tru316.com/workshop The Tru316 Foundation (www.Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn't curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the other passages on women and men become clear too. You are encouraged to access the episodes of Seasons 1-11 of The Eden Podcast for teaching on the seven key passages on women and men. Are you a reader? We invite you to get from Amazon the four books by Bruce C. E. Fleming in The Eden Book Series (Tru316.com/trubooks). Would you like to support the work of the Tru316 Foundation? You can become a Tru Partner here: www.Tru316.com/partner

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Notes from Nantucket | A Recap of My Weekend on Nantucket

So Can I

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 50:32

Welcome back to The So Can I Podcast! Today's episode is a full recap of our recent trip to Nantucket — from where we stayed and what we ate to the spots I absolutely recommend visiting if you're planning a trip of your own.We stayed at The Nantucket Hotel, and it could not have been more perfect. I'm walking you through our full itinerary — breakfast at Lemon Press, our 14-mile day exploring the island, the beautiful Bluff Walk in Sconset, and the meals that stood out most (Cru, Bar Yoshi, and the Juice Bar for ice cream, of course).If you've ever wanted to visit Nantucket or you're planning your first trip, this episode is for you!I cover:Where to stay in Nantucket (and why we loved The Nantucket Hotel)Favorite meals: Lemon Press, Cru, Bar Yoshi, and Black Eyed Susan'sExploring on foot — including Brant Point, Steps Beach, and the iconic Bluff WalkUsing public transportation (the Nantucket Wave) to get to 'SconsetWhy September might be the best time to visitWhat I'd do differently next time (e-bikes, anyone?)Next Up:Stay tuned for part two — our road trip up the coast of Maine, from Kennebunkport to Bar Harbor.Subscribe to my Substack for more information & follow along on Insta for pictures!

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126 : Idaho Adjacent (ft. Big Matt)

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 150:19

This week Joey and Keith get to know Big Matt. They dive right into great topics like dirt, kung-fu, eithics, writing, and Keith's suprise gym tour. Links Massenomics x Ünpaid and Ünderrated Colab (https://www.massenomics.com/shop/unpaid-underrated-tee) Get Your Own Keith Head (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/articles/keith-head) Follow The Podcast On Instagram @unpaid.underrated.podcast (https://www.instagram.com/unpaid.underrated.podcast/) Online UnpaidInternPodcast.com (https://www.unpaidinternpodcast.com/) On Youtube @Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@Unpaid.Underrated.Podcast) Our Guest On Instagram @fitmattfatmatt (https://www.instagram.com/fitmattfatmatt/) His cats on Instagram @willow_boops (https://www.instagram.com/willow_boops/) On Substack as Stoic Poetic (https://msanchezpoetry.substack.com) Our Hosts @keithhoneycutt73 (https://www.instagram.com/keithhoneycutt73/) or his orange gym, @thenowhinecellar (https://www.instagram.com/thenowhinecellar/) @joey_mleczko (https://www.instagram.com/joey_mleczko/) Special Guest: Big Matt.

101: Empty at the Pinnacle, Caleb Jue

One80

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 25:16 Transcription Available

Hear Caleb's One80 and the unlikely mentor who walked him back from the bridge. "And then, at the pinnacle of my life. . . why do I feel so empty?" said University of Minnesota student Caleb Jue, on his rock bottom night. But God reached out to Caleb and a journey of restoration would come to him. Namely in the form of a Pinnacle Forum leader, Merrill Oster. These Pinnacle retirees had been praying that they would mentor a student from an area high school, and in walks Caleb to Merrill's home. Hear how he went to Merrill's house to solicit power washing, but left with purpose. God uses this relationship to steer Caleb towards faith in Christ, and freedom from his sinful patterns. This story is a testament to redemption and the power of mentorship.Helpful Links:SALT, the U of Minnesota Church, a college church planting network https://www.thesaltnetwork.com/Mentors for college studentsPinnacle ForumChristian Mentoring, helpful resources from Cru.orgLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries

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Episode 293: Raj Vaidya: the sommelier who shaped America's taste for fine wine.

DOTJ - Drinking On The Job

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 54:10

Send us a textRaj Vaidya is one of America's most respected sommeliers. He discovered his passion for wine while working in fine dining and went on to shape acclaimed programs at restaurants such as Cru, Per Se, and many others. He later oversaw Daniel Boulud's global restaurant empire, earning a reputation for excellence and precision.Renowned for his deep knowledge of Champagne, Riesling, Burgundy and Rhône wines, Raj now leads his own consulting company. Check out the website: www.drinkingonthejob.com for great past episodes. Everyone from Iron Chefs, winemakers, journalist and more.

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EP 193 Championing Each Other in a New Season of Ministry with Matt and Elizabeth Bennett

Embrace Your Strengths

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 42:17

Matt's Top 5 Strengths are: Adaptability, Context, Positivity, Woo & Belief Elizabeth's Top 5 Strengths are: Harmony, Relator, Discipline, Empathy & Focus Matt and Elizabeth live in Orlando, FL with their two sons, Caleb (2.5) and Shepherd (11 months). They met while serving in Italy with Cru, and recently moved back to the States. They now work at Cru's global headquarters, Matt in Risk Management and Elizabeth in Leadership Development and Human Resources. In their free time, they enjoy family walks, watching football, and making pancakes for breakfast. They are enjoying this season of stewarding their strengths through parenting their two boys and stepping into new ministry roles. Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

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125 : Everything Leaking Out Of Me (ft. Big Jason [Man Who Parks In Gym])