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Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We're talking with Brandon Boyd, Executive Pastor at Quay Church in Windermere, Florida—one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. What began as a struggling congregation marked by multiple splits has experienced dramatic renewal and growth since a 2022 replant under Lead Pastor Luke Lazon. Is your church experiencing rapid growth that feels both exciting and overwhelming? Wondering how to scale systems, structure, and culture without losing spiritual health? Tune in as Brandon shares how Quay Church is stewarding momentum while building clarity, accountability, and lasting impact. From flat structure to scalable leadership. // When Brandon arrived in 2024, Quay had grown from 400 to 1,500 people, but its internal structure hadn't caught up. Meetings were crowded, decisions were unclear, and Sunday services were running long due to lack of coordination. The church had been operating as a flat organization where everyone contributed to every decision. That worked at a smaller size but became chaotic during rapid growth. Quay implemented tiered leadership levels: elders at 50,000 feet guarding mission and doctrine, an executive team at 40,000 feet solving forward-facing challenges, and a lead team at 30,000 feet ensuring weekly ministry execution. This created clarity in decision-making and allowed the church to scale effectively. Systems in many places leads to excellence. // A guiding philosophy Brandon has is SIMPLE—Systems In Many Places Leads to Excellence. Brandon introduced tools like Asana for project management, Slack for communication, and Otter for meeting documentation. Agendas are shared ahead of time, action items are clearly assigned, and meeting notes are converted into trackable tasks. Each meeting is defined by purpose—innovation, execution, or decision—so participants know what is expected. The tools support clarity, but the real goal is alignment and accountability. Guarding culture during rapid growth. // Growth creates urgency that can easily become chaos. Quay combats this with clearly defined staff values: Kingdom over castles. Nimble over fragile. Sled dogs over show dogs. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Burn the ships. These values act as decision filters. Everyone owns the broader mission, not just their ministry lane. Staff lead by example—serving first, giving first, even parking farther away to prioritize guests. A 2026 staff covenant outlines expectations for spiritual leadership, generosity, and ownership, ensuring alignment as the church continues to grow. Spiritual health beyond attendance growth. // While attendance has surged to nearly 2,700 adults weekly, Brandon points to transformation as the real marker of health. Spontaneous altar ministry has become a defining feature of services—not manufactured, but Spirit-led. People regularly respond in repentance, prayer, and life change. One man publicly confessed infidelity and committed to reconciliation. The church just celebrated 188 baptisms last year, reinforcing that growth is not just numeric but spiritual. Leading through overwhelm. // Brandon closes with a vulnerable reminder: rapid growth can be overwhelming. Leaders must acknowledge that reality rather than pretending to be superhuman. Honest conversations with lead pastors, elders, and trusted peers help prevent burnout. When God calls, He equips—but leaders must stay transparent and supported during demanding seasons. To learn more about Quay Church, visit quaychurch.org or follow @quaychurch on social media. You can connect with Brandon on Instagram at @bgboyd. 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. 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They want to be, or you’ll hear leaders talk about in a season where they’re growing, where we’re capturing a church and a leader in the midst of that right now.Rich Birch — And I’m really excited to talk to Brandon Boyd. He is at Quay Church in Windermere, Florida. This is a fast-growing church. It’s one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. He serves as the XP. And I’m really looking forward to unpacking the story a little bit. Tell us a little bit about Quay and the history there, the story, what’s going on. Tell us, bring us up to speed.Brandon Boyd — Yeah, Rich, thanks for having me on the podcast today. Just such a joy to chat with you and tell all the incredible things that the Lord’s doing at Quay. So I’ve only been at Quay for about like 15 months. And so previously, I’m a native Texan, grew up in Dallas, served my home church in Dallas and another church in the Dallas, North Dallas area. And then the Lord transplanted us all the way out here to Orlando, Florida – Windermere, suburb of Orlando, which is on the north side of Disney World, which is pretty fun. And so I’m married and I’ve got three daughters. I live in a sorority, basically, which is really fun. Rich Birch — Love it.Brandon Boyd — And so when the Lord said, hey, I’m taking you to Windermere, was pretty easy yes for our family, for what the Lord had for us. And so, you know, Quay is a little bit of a replant. And so our church was initially started in the early 2000s and went through like two or three church splits. And we shouldn’t really have a church just because of those splits and what was occurring at that time period. Brandon Boyd — And I would say our church got replanted in 2022 when Luke Lazon, who was our young adult pastor at the time when he became the lead pastor. At that time, there was basically like 400 people that were calling our church home. We were known as Lifebridge Church at the time.Brandon Boyd — And then you fast forward to when I got here in May of 2024, we had grown to 1,500 adults. And then this past weekend, we had 2,700 adults with us, and then about 500 kids and students. And so it’s just been a wild ride these last three years. And I’ve just been fortunate to be a part of it in the past like 15 months.Rich Birch — Well I, yeah, I want to acknowledge that, you know, that kind of growth is, it’s exciting and fun and and have lived through similar seasons in the past, but there is also comes with a lot of challenges and a lot of like real world problems. And so I appreciate that you’ve taken time to, you know, help us think through these issues today. And even just before the call started, we were talking about stuff literally from last weekend that was like, well, there’s a new problem. We got to figure that one out. So excited for this. Rich Birch — Well, let’s talk about when you stepped into the role. So you you you arrive, you know, the church is obviously growing, had experienced incredible growth in the couple years before you got here, went from 400 to 1500. When did you realize that maybe not just that it was growing, but maybe the qualitative, the kind of what kind of growth Quay was having was was maybe a little bit different and was kind of going to inform the next couple of years. Help us think through what was that like when you first arrived, unpack that, you know, those first weeks or months.Brandon Boyd — Yeah. So my my first Sunday was Mother’s Day in 2024. And on that day, we had communion, we had baptism, we had a parent-child moment. And I looked up to us and I said, we’re just not communicating well. So we can’t have all these elements in a worship gathering taking place at the same time.Brandon Boyd — And so I started talking with our XP over worship and creative. And I just said, help me understand your planning process through the week. And so I took that first week just to ask a lot of questions like, how are we sitting together? How are we working together? What’s not working? And then what we started to do was start to organize our meetings behind the scenes. So we really took that summer of 2024 and start putting some processes in place that would help us kind of scale up well.Brandon Boyd — And part of that was we use a project management tool on the back end to make sure that everything is operating well. We use Asana. And some of this is what I learned in Dallas with our team there. And I took that and brought it here and scaled it. And so everything runs through a project through us on the back end. Worship is a project. All of our events are a project. And so everybody knows what is expected of them today. What is expected of them tomorrow, two weeks from now. And it’s also our accountability tool.Brandon Boyd — So back to that first Sunday, when we realized that we had all these things going on, Luke still preached for 40 minutes. And then they looked at me and said, Hey, we’re just always over time on our gatherings. Well, everything’s got to be spelled out. And so that was an initial thought that I said, this can’t be the Wild West anymore. Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — Because of the rapid growth that we had going on, knowing that we’ve got natural growth cycles coming up, whether it’s in the fall when school starts, and in January. And that’s kind of what we saw happen at Quay in that first year in 2024.Rich Birch — Yeah, there’s a lot there I want to unpack. And I want to get to meetings and and project management. I want to really dive into some of those details. But one of the things I’ve been, as I’ve kind of watched from afar, what’s happened at Quay, you guys have done a good job balancing the past, even just how you talked about there, kind of balancing, talking about the past, but then you know, projecting forward and kind of casting vision for the future, how did the church’s past really approach your, or has that, ah you know, kind of ah impacted your leadership as you’ve approached leading here in the, even in the current, or as you think to the future, how are those two connected together?Brandon Boyd — Yeah, I think just an axiom I live by is I always want to speak respectfully about the past, be honest about what’s going on presently, and optimistically about the future.Rich Birch — That’s good.Brandon Boyd — And so we’re super grateful for the people that went ahead of us that helped start this and plant this church way back in the early 2000s, and then had the foresight to kind of buy this piece of property in Windermere.Brandon Boyd — We’ve got part of our property is not developed yet. And we had a developer show up the other day that offered $5 million dollars for our grass kind of parking lot where we’re going to expand our campus on. But I couldn’t imagine unloading and reloading everything into an elementary school or a high school right now. So we’re super grateful for the people that went ahead of us, not only the pastoral leadership, elders, but also the people that called this church home, that hung on for the hope that something better was coming in the future.Brandon Boyd — And so they’ve been on this wild ride, up and down of, splits, attendance, differences, whatever else, but knowing that, you know, there ought to be a church in this part of Windermere, that there should be a gospel presence, especially in a place that’s so known for entertainment. Like you can stand on our roof at nighttime and see the fireworks from Disney World.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — If the wind, if the wind is blowing just right, you can hear the whistle from the train at the Magic Kingdom. I mean, that’s how close we are. Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — So for a spot in Orlando that’s known for entertainment, why shouldn’t there be a place that is a flag spot for the gospel. And so knowing that those people went before us, knowing that you’ve got people moving here on a daily and weekly basis, we appreciate that, but we also got to look forward to the future.Brandon Boyd — And so we had this opportunity to kind of rebrand our church. So our church was named after our young adult ministry Quay. And a quay is a literal thing. Like it’s a place where ships unload and reload their cargo. And that’s just a metaphor for the church – that the church a place where people can unload the things and that are burdensome and get refilled up with the message of Jesus and take that out into their places of influence, to their schools, to their work places.Brandon Boyd — And so when we cast that vision early in 2025, the people that had been here when all the ups and downs of the church really saw, like this is the moment. And then they saw this surge of people that were coming in to hear the gospel message. We baptized this past year 188 people. Rich Birch — That’s great.Brandon Boyd — That’s adults, children, kids. Rich Birch — Fantastic. Brandon Boyd — I got to baptize my own daughter this past year, which is super exciting. But to see life change. So you go from this really small remnant that was left to see this surge and explosion, to see people, their lives being transformed for the gospel, I think is how they’ve just seen, all right, what’s next? What’s next, Lord, for us? And we’ve got this phrase here that stewardship is our responsibility, that we’re just merely stewards of what the Lord has provided to us. Rich Birch — Right. Good.Brandon Boyd — And so we’re just stewarding this moment. And we really want to set it up well for the people that follow me, that follow Pastor Luke, that follow any of us, that we want to leave it better than we found it.Rich Birch —Yeah, that’s so good. And I just want to honor you for how you guys even publicly are handling all that. Because I think particularly with the growth that you’ve seen, it would be easy to be like, man, isn’t it incredible what’s happening now, but even kind of just forgetting what’s gone in the past. So, you know, honor you for what you’re doing there. I think that’s that’s incredible. Rich Birch —Well, let’s get back to some of those rhythms. So one of the things you talked about was like, hey, we realized, oh, maybe these, ah you know, the meetings, we just, we didn’t have the right, maybe the right flow of information. Brandon Boyd — Yeah.Rich Birch — So let’s talk through what did that look like? How did you how did you pick that apart, diagnose the problem maybe first? And then how did we make some shifts towards the kind of system you’re currently running?Brandon Boyd — So our organization was a flat organization. So when I got here, everybody was involved in every single decision. Everybody, like there was a weekly staff meeting where everybody was there and they were pitching ideas left and right about what we need to do on Sunday, what we need to do for our student ministry programming. And then we had a weekly meeting where everybody was involved with all the event processes and everything else.Brandon Boyd — And so I think another obstacle that we were trying to work past was Luke went from, like I said, young adult pastor to lead pastor. So he went from a peer on the hall to the boss. And so I knew that we had to put some structures in place and we had to scale the organization, and had to put some meeting structures around that. So we created an executive team meeting that meets on Mondays. We created a lead team that meets on Tuesdays. And we put people in those meetings that had influence or had certain gift sets, or we took Working Genius. And so we’ve kind of started to strategize our meetings around Working Genius and putting people in meetings where they thrive. Brandon Boyd — So if they’re an innovator, if they’re a wonderer, then we may need to put them on the front side of work. If they’re more of an implementer and they’re more of somebody that can get the tasks done, they don’t need to be in all these meetings. So what we’ve tried to do moving forward is really name what the meeting is before it’s even called, so people know what the expectation is.Brandon Boyd — So what what we’ve tried to do over the past year is really provide clarity and expectation.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. Brandon Boyd — So when somebody comes to a meeting, they know what they need to prepare, but then they also know what their expectation is in the conversation.Rich Birch — That’s great. A couple things I want to unpack there. First, ah for listeners, we had Patrick Lencioni on talking about Working Genius. If you should go back and listen to that episode, if you don’t know Working Genius, it’s a fantastic tool. Here’s an example of a church is actually putting it into practice, not just like reading the book and putting it on the shelf.Rich Birch — So can you pull apart the, when you say executive team and lead team, the kind of Monday and Tuesday, how do you, what’s the like 30 second definition between those two and their roles and responsibilities between those two groups and who’s kind of comprises those, those teams.Brandon Boyd — Yeah. So our exec, well, it really starts with our elder team. So for a period of time, like our elders had to be really involved just because of the nature of what was going on in our church. But they have since decided that they needed to fly at a higher level. So we’ll we’ll just talk 50,000 feet.Brandon Boyd — So the elders are at the 50,000 feet. They’re really guarding the mission and vision of the church. Rich Birch — Yep.Brandon Boyd — And then you come down to the executive team, which flies at 40,000 feet. And they’re really tasked at making sure that from an executive level, we’ve got you know all the the problems that need to be solved, that we’re looking at the vision forward, that we’re not only looking at the current week, but we’re looking six weeks out. We just wrapped up Christmas. We’re already talking about Easter. and We’re talking about Christmas already for 2026. Brandon Boyd — And then you step down to the lead team. They’re at 30,000 feet. And what they’re doing is making sure that our ministries are humming and running on a weekly basis and making sure that those budgets, ministry resources, calendars, everything are executing.Brandon Boyd — So what we’ve done is the executive team is obviously our lead pastor. We’ve got myself as executive pastor. We’ve got the other executive pastor of worship and creative, Justin Melton. And then we added our spiritual formation pastor, Mike Brook on that team.Brandon Boyd — Our lead team is the executive team, plus our project manager, plus our young adult pastor. Cause young adults are so important and and vibrant to our house.Rich Birch — Sure.Brandon Boyd — And that’s kind of like the impetus for the rebirth of our church. And then we’ve got like people in charge of kind our crews, which is our small groups and then kind of our volunteer teams in that. And so that’s kind of those teams.Brandon Boyd — And then out of that, you’ve got ministry teams that run on a weekly basis. And then our staff gathers for once a month where we pray together. we have some fun together. We eat lunch. And so let’s kind of put some meeting structures that we put in place and the purpose of them.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s cool.Brandon Boyd — So we’ve kind of walked through 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, all the way down to zero. So everybody knows what the purpose of each of those meetings are.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. I’m assuming so you go executive to lead and then is there then like a weekly team meeting? So each of those people that are on the executive, or on the the lead team, they would then have their, you know, kind of trickle that down that information throughout the organization. Brandon Boyd — Yep.Rich Birch — Is that what that looks like basically?Brandon Boyd — Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s great.Brandon Boyd — You’re exactly right. So those ministry teams meet on a weekly basis. Rich Birch — Right. Brandon Boyd — And so, yep.Rich Birch — Okay. One other thing you said that caught my attention, which is a small, it’s like, since we’re sticking with the the quay metaphor, the the nautical metaphor, it’s a small, like a rudder. It’s not that big, but it’s it’s a huge deal. Actually, people knowing what we’re talking about in the upcoming meeting and being prepared for those meetings can be transformational in an organization. So talk me through what does that look like? What’s your expectation? And then when it’s running perfect, what is the kind of goal that we’re, we’re trying to go towards on that, you know, on that front, obviously that we don’t, we don’t bat a hundred, but I’m not even sure I’m mixing metaphors. Now we don’t bat a thousand. I think it is.Brandon Boyd — Yeah.Rich Birch — What is that? You know, what, what does that look like?Brandon Boyd — Yeah. If you’re batting a hundred, I think you’re batting pretty bad. Rich Birch — Yeah, yeah, exactly. Exactly.Brandon Boyd — And so what what we try to do, I mean, we’re not afraid of tools. And so we use several different tools.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — Already talked about Asana. We use Slack for internal communication. So we we really try to strive that we’ve got to get our agendas out ahead of time and then understand if there is an action item in the agenda so that people can understand what’s expected of them.Brandon Boyd — We use another tool called Otter that helps make minutes and notes. And then we disseminate those to the people so they know what’s expected of them. Otter does a great job of recognizing voices and then they’ll also tag people. Then we take that and dump it into Asana. Brandon Boyd — So if we’re having, we’ll just use our student ministry. If we’re having like our weekly Wednesday night student ministry programming for middle schoolers, they’ll know what’s expected of them from what our middle school director is speaking on to what’s expected from production to what’s expected from our creative team to what’s expected from our communications team on the website, social media, some of those other things.Brandon Boyd — And so we use, we’re we’re not shy to use tools. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s great. Brandon Boyd — And so we use those tools just to make sure that everybody understands what’s expected before the meeting and after the meeting.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so good. I’m an Otter user as well. Brandon Boyd — Yeah. Rich Birch — Use it in my coaching. And it’s it’s ah it’s transformed my own personal interaction with the churches I work with. And then I’ve actually had a number of churches pick it up and start using it. I had an XP, this was before Christmas, texted me after just one week. He was like, dude, this has changed our game because it’s like having someone, it’s like in every meeting having like an incredibly detailed assistant that’s writing notes on everything that’s going on and they don’t they don’t miss anything or miss very little, which is, you know, incredible. Rich Birch — So now let’s talk about so from there. So like I get the idea you’re using Asana, get that Slack, Otter, tools are together. How do you ensure that things keep simple and streamlined rather than becoming con, you know, yeah really complicated and, you know, were just bolting on stuff. How do you think about those issues as, as you’re growing?Brandon Boyd — So I’ve got a phrase that I learned at one of my churches in Texas, and it’s actually an acronym. It’s for SIMPLE. So, systems in many places leads to excellence.Brandon Boyd — So we just try to keep things simple. Like we launch a fourth gathering here. We’re at max capacity on Sunday mornings with all three of our gatherings from 8:15 and 11:45. So we’re we’re launching a fourth one here in a few weeks at Sunday night at 5 p.m. And so if we just take what’s replicable from the Sunday morning experience and add it to the the evening experience. But it’s just the basic thing. Brandon Boyd — So yes, we’ve got tools. Yes, we’ve got Asana. Yes, we’ve got Slack… [inaudible] to call a stand-up meeting and just to make sure everybody’s understand what’s going on and just have a conversation. Like my door, I’ve got an open door policy. And if my door’s open, just come on in and ask a question to make sure that you understand what’s going on.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — I think it’s just the basic thing. Rich Birch — Right. Brandon Boyd — A lot of times we can hide behind email, we can hide behind Slack, we can hide behind text messages, but we’ve we’ve just got to be more proactive than reactive and say…hey, if you don’t understand something, then it’s okay to come ask a question because I may miss something because we’re involved at a different level.Brandon Boyd — And so what we try to do is just make sure that we’ve got avenues for people to ask questions, whether that’s having quick standup meetings before we run to a big initiative. We also run things where it’s kind of an integration meeting. So if we’re looking at Christmas, Easter, if we’re looking at another objective where we’re going to get everybody on the table and we’re going to walk through a checklist just to make sure even the most small, minute details are taken care of.Rich Birch — That’s good.Brandon Boyd — Part of it is like we’re a stickler for excellence. So we would say excellence is our standard. And part of that is just kind where we are with Disney and Universal and theme parks all over everywhere that everybody that goes to our church already has an excellence experience whenever they go to that. So why can’t they have the same excellence level when they come to church on Sundays?Rich Birch — Sure. Yeah.Brandon Boyd — So.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. A big issue in growing churches is, you know, the people side. So it’s related to what we’re talking about. But as you’re scaling, you know, your team has to continue to grow as people. They have to, you know, step up their game as growth has accelerated. How are you accelerating whether people are operating at their best contribution? They’re kind of really leaning in, you know, and they’re kind of performing at their highest. How how have you been able to keep an eye on that?Brandon Boyd — Yeah, I think this a growing thing for us. I’ve got a “no freak out” policy.Rich Birch — Right. Good. Brandon Boyd — So we’ve we’ve just got to talk through it.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — We’ve only got about 20 full time equivalents behind the scene. Rich Birch — That’s great. Brandon Boyd — So when you’re in a church that’s twenty seven hundred and then you add in kids, you’re easily at thirty two hundred on a weekend basis. We have to run lean and mean knowing that we’re trying to project out for when we need to hire additional staff members or we need to hire some part-time.Brandon Boyd — We’re launching an internship program. And so what we’re trying to do is making sure that our staff team feels taken care of, feels heard, feels supported. And I think a lot of that is being accomplished by when we went from a flat organization, nobody, everybody knew who their boss was, but their boss didn’t know maybe what specifically what their directions were. So as we created the executive team, as we created the lead team, as we’ve got those ministry teams, we’ve created avenues for people to be able to feel supported and cared for.Brandon Boyd — And so what I’ve said to our team is you’re caring for the people just down the rung for us. Obviously, Luke and I are caring for our entire team. But just making sure that we’ve got avenues for feedback, avenues for just encouragement, avenues for conversation.Brandon Boyd — And then what we’re trying to figure out next is how do we hold people accountable? So how do we, yes, we’ve told people what’s expected from them. We actually created like a staff covenant for 2026. Like here here’s our expectations, just in case you’re you’re curious about what’s expected from you. And in case you’re caring, well, I was hired under this pastor and this was what the agreement was, that’s out the door. But as 2026 for Quay Church, just so we’re all entirely clear… Rich Birch — That’s cool. Brandon Boyd — …this is what we’re covenanting, not only, from us as a team, but to the Lord. And so we’ve got that. We’ve got accountability.Rich Birch — What are some of the, just before we leave that, what what are some of the things that landed in that? You don’t have to get into this… Brandon Boyd — Yeah. Rich Birch —…but, you know kind of categories of things that you’re, you’re recovenanting around?Brandon Boyd — We kind of made a joke that it sometimes we just, our volunteers, which we call stewards, they kind of outwork us.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — And so like, hello, like we, we want to be the first one in and the last one out. And so in the covenant, it just talks about, Hey, we’re we’re going to be here for all the gatherings and we’re going to set the table and make sure that our house is ready to go before people show up.Brandon Boyd — We’re going to covenant. If we’re going to ask our church family to do something, whether be in a group or tithe or whatever, those things that we ask from the platform, we’re going to do it first. So one of the things that I just said to our staff team today is, we need to give up parking in our staff parking lot and we need to park in the farthest spots away on our grass parking a lot.Rich Birch — 100%, yep.Brandon Boyd — So those spots are ready to go for people. And so it’s just little things like that, just making sure that we’re super clear so that there’s no shadow of a doubt that as we go into 2026 and we kind of anticipated that we would have another growth wave based upon what we saw in 2024 and 2025, that in 2026, we just need to be clear what was expected from them as people stepped into it.Rich Birch — That’s cool. Well, when, you know, everything in a growth phase that you’re in, it can get chaotic pretty quickly, because everything feels urgent. It’s like, you know literally, even just the situation we talked about, and before we jumped on the call. It’s like, oh, my goodness, you know, we had a bunch of new more people show up that we’re excited they’re with us, but now we’ve got figure out how to keep them plugged in and all that. Rich Birch — How do you keep from the urgency turning into chaos? What are you doing to try to really push back in some ways and and keep your team focused? And I like that no freak out, you know, no freak out policy. Like, hey, let’s not freak out. We’ll figure it out. But but what’s that functionally look like?Brandon Boyd — I think part of it is it just goes back to our staff values. And so when we were looking, when I first came on board on this, on the church staff, Luke was like, Hey, we got to rebrand the church now. And I said, that’s a longer conversation that we need to roll out in a smart and healthy way. And also gives us time to cast vision. Brandon Boyd — But that first fall that I was here in the fall of 2024, we rolled out staff values and we really go back to those staff values to help people understand they’re not just phrases that we stick up on a wall, but it’s who we are as ah as a culture, as a people. And so one of our values is that we want to build a kingdom over castles. Rich Birch — Good. Brandon Boyd — So we’re more interested in obviously the kingdom of the church, the kingdom of the Lord, and not your own necessary small little ministry thing at Quay Church. So everybody is all in on the broader conversation of the church. Like I told our staff team this past week, as we look towards the launch of the fourth gathering here in a few weeks: No matter what your role is, you’re all jumping in and helping make sure that facilities is ready to go the next day. No matter what your role is, we’re all going to be nimble and shift to it.Brandon Boyd — Another phrase that we like to use is that we’re nimble over fragile. And so we don’t really hold on to things that that that we’re, that we created. We’re we we’re open-handed and open-palmed. It goes back to what I said earlier about stewardship. We’re just stewarding this whole thing. This isn’t ours. This is the Lord’s.Rich Birch — That’s good.Brandon Boyd — That comes down from our lead pastor to our team. He models that so well. And so we really just kind of run with the staff values. Our other staff values are: we take the risk And so we’re willing to take risks for the gospel, whatever that looks like. We’re willing to push that forward. We want to be sled dogs over show dogs. Rich Birch — That’s good.Brandon Boyd — And so we want to put in the good work and all pulled together in the same direction. “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast” is another one of our staff values. We believe that, yes, we can take time to make a decision, but once we make the decision, then we can run so much faster because we’ve got clarity. “Kingdom over castle” I already talked about. “Nimble over fragile.”Brandon Boyd — And then a last one is we just want to burn the ships. And so this is the day that the Lord has for us. And so while we do look back in the past from time, the past is in the past, and we’ve got today. We’re not promised for tomorrow, obviously. And so what can we do now with what the Lord is doing in our church to make sure that the message of Jesus is available to people not only in this part of Windermere, but also throughout the other Orlando regions?Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so cool. When you think about Quay today, what tells you that the church is becoming healthier not just bigger? i know there can be like criticisms of, and listen, that comes from a place of h being on the other side of these questions when I’ve led before where there’s like this criticism. They look at something like Quay and they’re like, oh, like that’s just whatever. It’s a fad. It’s going, you know, but that’s not the case. What are some of those, either metrics, or stories, or things that you see happening that say like, oh no, things are actually heading, not just bigger, but also healthier.Brandon Boyd — It’s not like we have a growth strategy on my whiteboard over here and we’re like, hey, we got to hit this marker and this marker by then.Rich Birch — Yes. Right.Brandon Boyd — But I think what’s, I’ll just tell you a quick story.Rich Birch — Yeah.Brandon Boyd — We’re in a collection of what we call Sermon Series Collection of Conversations. So we’re in a conversation about Song of Songs right now. We call it Divine Desire, and we’re walking through that.Brandon Boyd — And the Lord has really blessed what we would call altar ministry. And so at the end of our gathering, especially during the last song, after the message has been communicated, people just come down to the front of the altar for prayer. Rich Birch — That’s great.Brandon Boyd — And we’ve got pastors, we’ve got elders, we’ve got deacons. And some of those things that are being communicated in those moments, like last fall, we had a gentleman come down and he said that he was cheating on his spouse and was repentant. And he’s like, I got to go get her now. And we’ve got to share this right now in this moment.Rich Birch — Wow.Brandon Boyd — So I think we’re seeing like real life transformation take place in the gatherings, obviously through the movement of the Holy Spirit. But then the Spirit is directing people to make inroads right now in that moment. Like don’t leave this building today before you’ve had a conversation with the Lord and you’ve confessed your sin. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. Brandon Boyd — So I think from that perspective, I’ve just been able to see that happen and to see people really take their faith seriously in that moment, rather than just like coming to a worship gathering, getting in their car and going home.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so good. I love that. That’s great. Any, you know, the talk to me a little bit more about the response time, the altar time. I would say this for sure is a “trends” may be the wrong word, but like we see more and more churches, you know, employing that, that tactic. What have you learned from just managing that as a normal part of your worship experience? What, what has been, and has that been an add in the last couple of years or has it always been there?Brandon Boyd — I think it’s I think it’s been an add, but it hasn’t been like a programmatic element… Rich Birch — Right. Brandon Boyd — …that we’ve said, we’ve got to have altar ministry. I think it’s just been a movement of the Lord. So last spring we had we had this moment where it was our last gathering of the morning was at 11:45. And then we had this altar ministry where people just stayed and prayed after the end. And I don’t even remember what Luke spoke on. That started at 1:00 basically, and didn’t wrap up till 6 p.m. that night.Rich Birch — Wow.Brandon Boyd — So we’re not manufacturing any of this.Rich Birch — No. Yeah, yeah.Brandon Boyd — I think it’s just the Lord. And I think it’s just being sensitive to what the Lord is doing. And I think it’s the courage of not only Luke, our pastor, but other people that fill the pulpit when Luke isn’t there, that says, hey, don’t leave this room.Brandon Boyd — Our worship pastor, Justin Melton, does a great job of this at the end of each gathering. Don’t leave this room before you’ve talked to somebody, if the Lord is prompting that. So I think from a programmatic standpoint, we just want to be open-handed and just provide opportunities for people either to come forward or go to the next step space to have a conversation. And so it’s just been really remarkable to watch. Brandon Boyd — Like at first, I was kind of like, what in the world is going on? These people are just getting out of their seats and coming down front. But that altar ministry is not only prevalent in our Sunday morning worship gatherings, it’s prevalent in our student gatherings, whether that’s Wednesday night for middle school or Sunday nights for high school, and Thursday nights for our young adults. So it’s just something that the Lord is kind of stirring in and through our church.Rich Birch — Yeah, I was visiting, maybe 18 months ago, I was visiting a church. It was, the year before it was the second fastest growing church in the country. And showed up, and there was nothing about the kind of my pre-experience with this church that would have led me to believe that like, oh, altar time was going to be a part of their experience. And but very similarly, at the end of the the service, it was very like nonchalant is is the wrong word, but it wasn’t it was not a programmatic. We are, you know people know what we’re talking about. Brandon Boyd — Yeah, yeah. Rich Birch — Like we’re not, we’re not trying to, we’re not doing anything to get people to respond. And I would say, I don’t know, two thirds of the room got up and came down or, you know, half the room, it was like a huge portion of the room got up and came down. And I remember talking to the lead guy the next thing, he’s a good friend of mine. And I was like, like trying to pick it apart and understand it from a process point of view. And he was like, Rich man, the fact that we don’t totally understand it is a part of what we think that God’s using, right? Which is is beautiful. So that’s, that’s great to hear. That’s cool. Rich Birch — Are you doing anything with your elders or staff team to train towards that? Because you want to make sure that, you know, the people that are receiving some of that, you know, are kind of thought about it ahead of time before they got down there. Is anything you’re doing on that front?Brandon Boyd — Yeah, we’ve had training conversations and just how to be receptive to what people are sharing and knowing that we’ve we’ve done that with our elders, with our deacons and our staff team and pastors. andRich Birch — Sure.Brandon Boyd — But some of that is obviously there’s there’s going to be greater needs that extend past a Sunday.Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — So what is the immediate conversation that we need to have? But then if it’s a counseling issue, how can we refer them to a counseling partner? Rich Birch — Right.Brandon Boyd — Are there things that we can handle internally? Part of it is like we’ve just had this rapid growth in our church where it’s like you would assume if you come to our church that we would have this ministry, this handoff, this handoff. So another thing that we’ve had to do this past year is kind of build those handoffs as we’ve experienced some of these altar ministry things.Rich Birch — Sure.Brandon Boyd — Yeah.Rich Birch — That’s cool. Well, it’s been a fantastic conversation. What kind of final words would you have or encouragement would you have to a leader who’s maybe experiencing, obviously what you’re experiencing is super unique across the country, but is maybe experiencing a season of growth that there’s, Hey, there’s, we’re experiencing more momentum. We’re seeing this across the country in a number of churches, but what would you, what would your kind of final words be to them as we wrap up today’s conversation?Brandon Boyd — I think for me, just the final thing that I’d like to say, Rich, is it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Rich Birch — That’s good.Brandon Boyd — I’ve felt overwhelmed in this season, and it’s okay to acknowledge that. And so just to have that space with my lead pastor where I can go into him and just say, look, I’m overwhelmed. I’m going to be okay. But I just want you to know that I am overwhelmed. And then being able to be transparent with our elder board about that. I think that’s just ah a feeling of, as if you’re in a fast-growing church like this situation or other situations, where it’s okay just to acknowledge we’re humans. You don’t have to act like a superhuman, that everything is okay.Rich Birch — RightBrandon Boyd — But just to say, hey, I’m overwhelmed and it’s a season. And then being able to express that not only to your lead pastor, to your elders, but I’ve got friends outside of Orlando that are in pastoral ministry that understand what that feels like. So just creating that network of being able to say that. Because what my fear is that people can just get overwhelmed and can get burned out and can say like, I hate the church. I don’t want to be a pastor anymore. And I believe that the when the Lord calls you, he’s also going to equip you. And so at the same time, you just need to be able to voice that and just say like, I am overwhelmed. We are going to make it through it, but here’s some things that I need help on.Rich Birch — That’s so good. Brandon, I really appreciate you being on today and taking time out of your schedule, packed schedule, I’m sure, to help us today.Brandon Boyd — Yeah.Rich Birch — So I really appreciate that. If people want to connect with Quay, connect with you, kind of track with the story, where do we want to send them online?Brandon Boyd — Yeah, so you can go to our social media. That’s @quaychurch, Q-U-A-Y Church. Also, quaychurch.org. And then I’m on Instagram @bgboyd.Rich Birch — Nice. That’s great. Thanks so much for being here today.Brandon Boyd — Yep, my pleasure.

Jamie Grant Counselors Jamie Grant and Heather Parker answer the question, "Does my anger matter to God?" They discuss about how it is so often misunderstood in the church in this conversation with Dr. Kay Daigle. Heather Parker Because anger can masquerade as depression, we often fail to deal with it correctly. Trauma in children may cause anger that leads to other issues as they become adults. This insightful conversation can help us recognize anger and appropriately get help to deal with it. This is an important topic for not only Christian leaders as they help others, but it is for all of us, knowing that we all deal with anger and that it matters to God. Recommended resources The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd Tim Keller's sermon, The Healing of Anger The Faces of Rage by David Damico The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image and the Capacity for Relationship by Laurence Heller, PhD and Aline LaPierre, PsyD BOW episodes on lament. This episode is available on video as well. Timestamps: 00:21 Introductions 02:34 God's anger 08:28 How does being made in God's image change how we think about human anger? 10:37 How do Christians often perceive anger? 20:42 How can anger become a tool in the church for control? 25:39 What actually is anger? 32:10 Processing anger 33:41 Resources   TranscriptKay >> Hi. I'm Kay Daigle of Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries. Welcome to this podcast and video episode. Today we're talking about anger with our guests, Heather Parker and Jamie Grant. Welcome, ladies. Jamie >> Thank you. Heather >> Thanks for having us. Kay >> Well, I'm excited about this conversation, and I feel like this is an important one right now. But let me just introduce these gals quickly. Jamie is a licensed professional counselor, and she graduated with a degree in counseling from Dallas Seminary. And she specializes in working with adults with complex trauma. She practices in a private practice here in North Dallas. And Heather is in Birmingham. And she practices at Waterstone Counseling. She's also a licensed professional counselor and supervisor and she specializes in helping people overcome trauma. So both of them work with people with trauma issues and that's how we started talking about what to talk about. And they brought up anger as a possible topic. And I was so delighted that you did that, because our society is just full of so much anger right now. I don't think I've ever seen so much anger in my lifetime. And I'm old. So, you know, this is this is a very unique time, at least for the last, you know, century, I would say as far as anger is concerned. There's just a lot of hatred and a lot of anger toward anyone that doesn't agree with whoever it is. So all sides have anger. And so let's just talk a little bit about anger. Let's begin with us being Christians. I think it's great to set the standard for where God comes from on anger, because we know God gets angry. God talks about God's anger and he talks about it in the Bible. So what does the Scripture show us about God's anger, You want to start us out, Jamie? Jamie >> Sure. And without, you know, having a kind of list of the different references, just kind of a general idea of the God's anger in the Scripture. I mean, so many times I hear people or I have heard people delineate or make this delineation between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. The God of the Old Testament seems so full of anger and wrath. And, you know, Jesus comes along and has like this compassion. And so I think it's really important to remember the God of the Old Testament is the same. God is the God in the New Testament. And, you know, Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are all one. So there is no delineation; God is not divided in himself....

More than 2.3 million voted in the Democratic primary, the party's highest turnout since at least 2000. It also marked the first time since 2008 that Democratic participation exceeded Republican turnout. In other news, Lancaster beat previously unbeaten Austin Westlake to win the UIL Class 6A Division II state championship; No. 4 Texas beat three-time defending champion and third-ranked South Carolina 78-61 on Sunday to win its first Southeastern Conference Tournament title.  In the Big 12 Championship game, West Virginia avenged two regular-season losses to TCU, beating the reigning Tournament champion 62-53 in this year's conference title game on Sunday; and Snarf's Sandwiches opened another location in North Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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According to federal records, a private school in North Dallas received checks totaling more than $28,000 from a bank account controlled by Jeffrey Epstein. The Texas Torah Institute, a Jewish school for boys, received two checks in 2008 and one in 2009. In other news, Republican controller candidate Don Huffines is scrambling to contain fallout from revelations that his family bought a New Mexico ranch once owned by Epstein;  late-night host Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked an interview with James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, preemptively caving to pressure from the FCC; and the Olympic struggles continued for Plano's Amber Glenn as she skated to a disappointing 13th position after the short program in the women's singles figure skating competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you passive-aggressive when you argue? Do you slam cabinet doors instead of communicating? Is arguing a positive thing? Do you know what the Gottman Theory bird test is? Today on the One Life Radio Podcast Dr. DeWone Bennett and Bernadette Fiaschetti discuss six ways to navigate an argument better, and so much more! Dr. Bennett has over eighteen years of extensive training and experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.  He holds two master's degrees and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  Dr. DeWone is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of the book series “The Playbook Series.” He also lights up the stage as a keynote speaker and corporate mental health and wellness trainer.Dr. Bennett has a diverse range of training and certifications as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT) EMDR and Gottman method as a couple's therapist. As well as a National Certified Counselor and Counseling Supervisor and a corporate EAP counselor and trainer.  Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency, and work-life balance. As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, Dr. Bennett continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about Dr. DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.Here are more episodes with DeWone Bennett:“Things I'm Seeing In My Practice” ‘Work Anxiety' - Ep. 3111Can Valentine's Day Expectations Harm Your Relationship? ep. 3081The Best and Worst Ways to Break Up #2093The Psychology of Tattoos #2073Managing Stress #2049What are we Swiping For? #3070The Bird Test Theory, You Tube, Dr. John Gottman

Big questions, strong opinions, and some real talk about North Texas real estate - let's go.In this episode, we cover a lot of ground, starting with the buzz around a possible NEW Dallas Mavericks stadium and why it matters far beyond basketball. We dig into where it could land, how stadiums historically reshape cities, and what that kind of development does to nearby neighborhoods, traffic, walkability, and long-term residential property values. From there, we zoom out to the bigger picture of urban energy, how real estate follows momentum, and why places like Frisco have exploded with growth thanks to sports, entertainment, and massive mixed-use development. That leads us straight into a North Dallas showdown: MCKINNEY VERSUS FRISCO. Both are incredible cities, both rank high for schools, amenities, and lifestyle, but they feel very different. We break down the vibes, affordability, growth paths, sports influence, downtown charm, and who each city is really right for. We also talk about the recent snow and ice days, not just the fun and chaos, but how weather events quietly stall real estate activity and distort market data. Closings pause, showings stop, inspections don't happen… and months (or even years) later, headlines completely miss the context. If you've ever wondered why market stats don't always match reality, this is why. If you're trying to understand where the Dallas–Fort Worth market is headed, thinking about a move, or just want a clearer picture of what's really going on, you're in the right place. CALL OR TEXT US ANYTIME 214-310-0008

Have you ever experienced the ‘blindsided' breakup, the ‘soap opera' breakup or the ‘flat soda' breakup? How about the ‘first love' breakup or the ‘legal' breakup? Today on the One Life Radio Podcast Dr. DeWone Bennett joins Bernadette Fiaschetti to wrap-up 2025 and discuss a very hot topic! ”The December Dilemma: Why the Season of Love and Peace Sparks Breakups.” They discussed the book “Break Up on Purpose” by John Kim. Kim makes the case for eight different types of breakups. Dr. Bennett has over eighteen years of extensive training and experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.  He holds two master's degrees and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  Dr. DeWone is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of the book series “The Playbook Series.” He also lights up the stage as a keynote speaker and corporate mental health and wellness trainer.Dr. Bennett has a diverse range of training and certifications as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT) EMDR and Gottman method as a couple's therapist. As well as a National Certified Counselor and Counseling Supervisor and a corporate EAP counselor and trainer.  Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency, and work-life balance. As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, Dr. Bennett continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. 

North Dallas isn't just growing—it's exploding. In this episode, we dive into why the Dallas-Fort Worth metro is ranked the #1 U.S. market for real estate investment and development. From a $40 billion semiconductor campus to new corporate HQs and entire master-planned cities like Frisco and Celina, North Dallas is redefining suburban sprawl. We break down why this region offers predictable appreciation, how investors can profit despite low cash flow, and which strategies—like townhome flips and preconstruction plays—are gaining traction in one of the country's most resilient housing markets. Read the article here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/why-dallas-is-a-hot-market-despite-high-prices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early hours of June 23, 1985, fourteen-year-old Jennifer Leigh Day opened Preston Road Donuts in North Dallas for her usual Sunday shift. She brewed the coffee, stocked the shelves, and rang up her last customer at 6:20 a.m. Fifteen minutes later, the shop was silent. Jennifer's purse and jewelry sat untouched on the counter, her apron on the floor, and the cash drawer still full.Three days later, construction workers discovered her body in a field off Preston Road and State Highway 121 in Plano—eleven miles north. Jennifer had been bludgeoned and stabbed through the throat.Her murder shook a city that believed it was safe. Detectives followed every lead, chased sightings of a white 1970s sedan, and combed the area for evidence, but the case went cold within weeks.Jennifer's mother, Patsy Day, turned heartbreak into advocacy, helping other families navigate life after violent loss. Decades later, the case remains unsolved, but her daughter's story endures as one of North Texas' most haunting reminders of how quickly ordinary moments can change forever.If you have any information about the abduction and murder of Jennifer Leigh Day, please contact the Plano Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Unit at (972) 941-2148, or go to this Plano Police website where you can submit a tip anonymously: https://www.planocoldcases.com/case/1985-7/jennifer-leigh-daySources: The Plano Star-Courier, The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, KXAS-TV archives accessed on texashistory.unt.eduYou can support gone cold and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us at https://www.gonecold.comFor Gone Cold merch, visit https://gonecold.dashery.comFollow gone cold on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, and X. Search @gonecoldpodcast at all or just click https://linknbio.com/gonecoldpodcast #SanAntonio #JusticeForJenniferDay #Dallas #Plano #TX #Texas #TrueCrime #TexasTrueCrime #ColdCase #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #UnsolvedMysteries #Homicide #CrimeStories #PodcastRecommendations #CrimeJunkie #MysteryPodcast #TrueCrimeObsessed #CrimeDocs #InvestigationDiscovery #PodcastAddict #TrueCrimeFan #CriminalJustice #ForensicFilesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

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Today on One Life Radio, Dr. DeWone Bennett joins Bernadette to talk about "Things I'm Seeing In My Practice" - ‘Work Anxiety!' and how it affects us in different stages of life. Dr. Bennett gives some great advice on how to navigate and things to be aware of; like AI and how it could have an effect on your job or your career choice.Dr. Bennett has over ten years of extensive training and experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.  He holds two master's degrees and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  Dr. DeWone is a Licensed Professional Counselor and counseling supervisor. Dr. Bennett has a diverse range of training and certifications as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT) EMDR and Gottman method as a couple's therapist. As well as a National Certified Counselor and Counseling Supervisor and a corporate EAP counselor and trainer.  Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency, and work-life balance.    As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, DeWone continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about Dr. DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.

This Week in the Nation’s Capitol… GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent. Mercy, Attentiveness, and Alyosha Against AI’s forces of privation… GUEST Dr Joshua Heavin …curate at an Anglican Church in the North Dallas area and adjunct professor at Houston Christian Univ, Wycliffe College, and West Texas A&M Univ … also the book reviews editor for the journal Pro Ecclesia of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. Adventures in Training with a Purpose: a Christian non-profit organization focused on serving civilians, veterans and 1st responders by providing physical & mental health services to drastically improve quality of life … GUEST Jon Kolb … is a former Pgh Steeler and 4-time Super Bowl champ who played as an All-Pro offensive lineman for 13 seasons … Jon protected quarterback Bradshaw’s blindside from his left tackle position and on the field for the Immaculate Reception … after his retirement, he worked as a defensive line, and a strength & conditioning coach for the Steelers … He was also an occasional strongman competitor in some of the World's Strongest Man contests … Jon is the founder of ATP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Dallas isn't just growing—it's exploding. In this episode, we dive into why the Dallas-Fort Worth metro is ranked the #1 U.S. market for real estate investment and development. From a $40 billion semiconductor campus to new corporate HQs and entire master-planned cities like Frisco and Celina, North Dallas is redefining suburban sprawl. We break down why this region offers predictable appreciation, how investors can profit despite low cash flow, and which strategies—like townhome flips and preconstruction plays—are gaining traction in one of the country's most resilient housing markets. Read the article here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/why-dallas-is-a-hot-market-despite-high-prices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us this Tuesday night at 8pm CST as All the Right Movies will cover North Dallas Forty starring Omaha's own Nick Nolte as well as Mac Davis.  The movie was based on the Peter Gent tell-all book of the same name and is not only hilarious, but manages to also capture the immense pain players go through and how through all the garbage they still love the game. It's not much of a secret the two main characters were based on Gent and Don Meredith in their Cowboys days - the only thing those uniforms are missing is the star on the helmet. You will also recognize John Matuzak and you can bet he wasn't acting too much with his rage-fueled monologue to the coaches near the end. Don't let the 1979 release date stop you - yes, the scenes, especially of the two games, weren't exactly shot in NFL facilities. But the performances, especially Nolte's, ring true and deliver plenty of laughs. Need one last selling point? The NFL and the Cowboys wanted NOTHING to do with this film. North Dallas Forty - see you there. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS

Today on One Life Radio, Dr. DeWone Bennett joins Bernadette to talk about the power of the word “no,” in all situations. Many of us have trouble telling others no, and we suffer the consequences doing things for others that we don't want to do, or don't have time to do. Dr. DeWone gives us tangible advice for how to start saying no and taking our lives and our time back from those who are taking advantage.Dr. Bennett has over ten years of extensive training and experience working with children, adolescents, and adults.  He holds two master's degrees and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  Dr. DeWone is a Licensed Professional Counselor and counseling supervisor. Dr. Bennett has a diverse range of training and certifications as a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT) EMDR and Gottman method as a couple's therapist. As well as a National Certified Counselor and Counseling Supervisor and a corporate EAP counselor and trainer.  Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency, and work-life balance.    As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, DeWone continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about Dr. DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.Here are more episodes with DeWone Bennett:DeWone Bennett, LPC - Can Valentine's Day Expectations Harm Your Relationship? ep. 3081The Best and Worst Ways to Break Up #2093The Psychology of Tattoos #2073

Today on One Life Radio, Dr. DeWone Bennett joins Bernadette and Marie to talk about the increase in career anxiety today and what you can do if you think you're in the wrong career or have recently been laid off. Dr. DeWone offers real advice for how to address your anxiety and move on to a more fulfilling career path.Dr. DeWone Bennett is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two Masters degrees and over 15 years of counseling experience. Dr. Bennett has a Doctorate in Clinical psychology. Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency and work-life balance.  As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, DeWone continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about Dr. DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.Here are more episodes with DeWone Bennett:DeWone Bennett, LPC - Can Valentine's Day Expectations Harm Your Relationship? ep. 3081The Best and Worst Ways to Break Up #2093The Psychology of Tattoos #2073Managing Stress #2049What are we Swiping For? #3070

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Matthew Socey has a lively chat with one of Film Soceyology's Usual Suspects Tracy Forner. They discuss a band from their younger days, a film that's huge in the Forner household and a sports film that will forever link Matt and Tracy.

Join us on a journey to Emory, Texas, as we explore the innovative multi-species ranching operation at Legends Cattle Company with our guests, Thomas and Emily. Thomas shares how their family-run ranch has expanded over five generations, evolving from a traditional cattle farm into a diverse ecosystem that includes sheep, pigs, and chickens, all managed through grass finishing. Emily, hailing from a beach town in California, talks about her vital role in marketing and sales for their Born and Raised brand, which sells directly to consumers. Together, they offer insights into their sustainable grazing techniques and how they are adapting to the varied needs of their livestock while improving land management.In an intriguing segment, Thomas and Emily recount their unexpected paths into the world of ranching and livestock marketing. Despite starting as a city boy, Thomas landed a marketing role at Morning Rains Ranch and found a new connection with nature, which now helps him understand and respect animals. Emily, inspired by her grandfather's ranch and her involvement with the FFA, shares her journey from a love of animals in high school to a rewarding career in agriculture. Their stories underscore how past experiences and chance moments can lead to unexpected career paths in the ranching world.We also discuss the Garrett family's evolution from traditional cattle farming to a leading seed stock producer focused on genetics and production. The conversation highlights their commitment to regenerative practices, such as rotational grazing, and the integration of multiple proteins like chicken, pork, and lamb. Thomas and Emily reveal the logistics behind their direct-to-consumer sales, offering a glimpse into their meat bundle options and customer preferences. From sustainable practices to local sourcing and small batch processing, this episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone interested in diversified livestock operations and the benefits of grass-finishing livestock for optimal nutrition.Links Mentioned in the EpisodeBorn & RaisedVisit our Sponsors:Noble Research InstituteRedmond2025 Manderley Farms Grazing ConferenceGrazing Grass LinksNew Listener Resource GuideProvide feedback for the podcastWebsiteInsidersResources (Coming Soon)Community (on Facebook)Check out the Apiary Chronicles PodcastOriginal Music by Louis PalfreyChapters(00:00) - Introduction to Today's Show (00:23) - Meet Thomas and Emily (01:01) - History of Legends Cattle Company (01:21) - Emily's Journey into Livestock Management (01:57) - Thomas' Role in Marketing (02:24) - Podcast and Community Announcements (03:54) - Daily Farm Operations (04:31) - Listener Engagement and Support (05:53) - Thomas' Marketing Journey (07:55) - Emily's Background and Passion for Livestock (12:25) - Expanding the Ranch Operations (21:10) - Sheep Breeding and Challenges (26:15) - Adding Pork to the Ranch (30:24) - Introducing Chickens to the Ranch (34:16) - Overgrazing and Grass-Based Finishing (34:19) - Optimizing Herd Nutrition with Redmond Minerals (35:39) - Grass Finishing Techniques and Forage Management (37:57) - Chicken Finishing Practices (41:49) - Pig Finishing and Diet Management (43:26) - Sheep Finishing and Breeding Programs (45:06) - Cattle Finishing and Pasture Management (46:12) - Processing and Packaging Strategies (49:18) - Customer Preferences and Marketing Strategies (51:14) - Subscription Bundles and Delivery Services (57:50) - Challenges and Requests in Meat Production (01:01:26) - Famous Four Questions and Closing Remarks

Today on One Life Radio, Dr. DeWone Bennett joins Bernadette and Marie to talk about Valentine's Day expectations and how they can harm relationships. Should we use Valentine's Day as a way to gauge our partner's love for us? And, if your partner doesn't live up to your expectations, what should you do? Dr. DeWone Bennett is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two Masters degrees and over 15 years of counseling experience. Dr. Bennett has a Doctorate in Clinical psychology. Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency and work-life balance.  As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, DeWone continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about Dr. DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.

I'm thrilled to have Amy Weatherly back co-hosting MESSmerized with me for this exciting episode, because we're chatting with the incredible Annie F. Downs!   Annie is living the dream (and the hustle) part-time in New York City, and let me tell you, she's not just surviving; she's thriving. For those of us who've dreamed of moving to NYC but stayed safely tucked away in places like North Dallas (okay, maybe that's just me), Annie made it happen. And I'm so excited to share her journey with you!   On a more serious note, we dive into body image, health, and unresolutions. Annie shares how her perspective on health shifted from trying to shrink her body to focusing on living a long, full life. We also talk about her deeply personal new book, Where Did TJ Go?, co-written with her sister. This book is a beautiful resource for families grieving the loss of a child. Inspired by the life and passing of her nephew TJ, it offers gentle hope and reminds us of the faith we hold onto, even in our hardest moments. Raw, redemptive, and a testament to God's goodness in every circumstance.   If there's one takeaway from Annie's journey, it's this: Don't shy away from doing the big, scary, or hard things. Whether it's moving to a new city, embracing your body as it is, or walking through grief, the Lord shows up every step of the way. Annie is living proof that even in the hardest moments, there's beauty and joy in the unexpected.   Can't wait for you to listen!

Plus, residents of a North Dallas apartment complex say management is shutting off their water to prevent pipes from bursting, and ERCOT says there is enough power despite the cold temperatures on Tuesday.

I was born in the 1960s and grew up when families got together over dinner. You had to be there, no excuses. You would share stories about your day and learn about your mom and dad and their childhoods. Unfortunately, we're all so busy, and that doesn't happen anymore. Today, I have the honor of introducing you to a couple trying to bring families together one cheesecake at a time. Suzanne and Mitchell Walker are with Laura's Cheesecake. This video was filmed at @RealNewsCommunicationsNetwork broadcasting in North Dallas at the Lincoln Centre right next to the Galleria. ➤ https://www.realnewscn.com/contact More information: ➤ https://jeffcrilleyshow.com/ ➤ https://launchashow.com/

I left TV news in 2008, and by 2009, I had the great fortune of working with Downtown Dallas, Inc. I remember when they were describing this fantastic place where live, work, play, and everybody would be living downtown. And obviously, you've seen what's happened to downtown Klyde Warren Park, the Arts District. It's just so impressive. I couldn't think of a better person to invite on the show than the new president and CEO of Downtown Dallas, Inc., Jennifer Scripps. This video was filmed at @RealNewsCommunicationsNetwork broadcasting in North Dallas at the Lincoln Centre right next to the Galleria. ➤ https://www.realnewscn.com/contact More information: ➤ https://jeffcrilleyshow.com/ ➤ https://launchashow.com/

True Crime Broads interview Jeff Day on this special episode. Jeff was high school student when his younger sister, 14-year-old Jennifer Day, was abducted in North Dallas early in the morning on June 23, 1985. Jennifer was working an early morning shift at a donut shop at the corner of Preston and Forest. Her body was found in a field nearly 11 miles north of where she was abducted, in Plano, Texas, on June 26, 1985. Plano PD is actively working Jennifer's case. If you have any information, please call the Plano Police Department, or you may remain anonymous by calling their tip line:Plano Police Department Anonymous Tip Line at 972-941-2148. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimebroads/support

Today on One Life Radio, Dr. DeWone Bennett joins us to talk about our relationships and just how much we are willing to give up for our partner. And, how much is too much sacrifice for a relationship? And, is it one-sided? Dr. DeWone Bennett is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two Masters degrees and over 15 years of counseling experience. Dr. Bennett has a Doctorate in Clinical psychology. Over the past 15 years he has focused his interest in personal development, on those struggling with emotional trauma, relationship issues, resiliency and work-life balance.  As the owner of a group private practice in the North Dallas area, DeWone continues to provide life-altering behavioral health services and consultations. You can find and learn more about DeWone Bennett on dbennettcounseling.com.

Matt Buchalski is a serial business builder, sales leader, and multifamily investor with nearly two decades of experience. He has built and scaled multiple sales organizations from the ground up, with deep expertise in financial services and software verticals. Matt is currently Head of Sales for Ownwell and is known for his high-energy, servant leadership approach focused on customer satisfaction, team development, and achieving strategic goals. His leadership philosophy is rooted in empowerment, mentoring, trust-building, and fostering a positive culture. Matt began investing in real estate in 2016, owning a portfolio of multifamily and storage assets across Texas. He is the co-founder of Takeflyte Properties, Takeflyte Capital, and Deep Blue Capital, and has extensive experience underwriting deals and optimizing underperforming assets. A member of the Jake & Gino Multifamily investor community, he leverages his network of peers, investors, and service providers to drive growth.   In this episode, we talked to Matt about how to get better as a real estate investor and also in a sales role, his company Ownwell, his own investment portfolio, his short-term projections on the real estate market, and much more.   Announcement: Learn about our Apartment Investing Mastermind here.   Real Estate Sales;   02:20 Matt's background; 08:27 An insight on how to get better as a real estate investor; 12:20 Tips on how to get better in a sales role; 15:09 His company, Ownwell; 19:47 An insight into his investments 26:05 His short-term projections on the real estate market; 29:26 Round of Insights   Announcement: Download our Sample Deal package here.   Round of Insights   Apparent Failure: Dropping out of college. Digital Resource: LinkedIn. Most Recommended Book: Eleven Rings & Winners Dream. Daily Habit: Working out. #1 Insight for succeeding in sales: Be resilient and don't give up. Be open to learning, being coached, and working hard are the keys to success in sales. Best place to grab a bite in North Dallas, TX: Urban Seafood Company.   Contact Matt: Website | LinkedIn Email: matt@ownwell.com    Thank you for joining us for another great episode! If you're enjoying the show, please LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW,  and be sure to hit that subscribe button so you do not miss an episode.

Ted Kotcheff's 1979 satirical football dramedy, NORTH DALLAS FORTY, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the former Dallas Cowboys player who wrote the source material, NFL blackballing anyone who assisted the film, country singer Mac Davis, Nick Nolte, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 NICK NOLTE MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video form days/weeks early.

Chris Vogeli, Chef Proprietor, III Forks joins KRLD's David Johnson on this episode of CEO Spotlight.

Stacey Mayfield is the Director for the Haas Moto Museum. The Texas-based motorcycle museum is named after its founder, Bobby Haas. Bobby and Stacey, working side-by-side, curated one of the world's most thoughtfully assembled collection of motorcycles, including an unparalleled custom collection including acquisitions and commissioned bikes from around the globe. Following the death of Bobby Haas, she worked to keep this treasure trove of motorcycle history together and is proud to be reopening the Haas Moto Museum in a new, larger location in North Dallas. She and her team proudly share not only these beautiful bikes but the impactful story each one tells. Stacey is also the executive producer on two documentary films documenting the life and accomplishments of Bobby Haas, including Leaving Tracks (2021) and the soon to be released Racing Mister Fahrenheit. She recently released a beautiful photographic book entitled “The Motorcycle,” which chronicles the 13 decades of motorcycle history housed at the Haas Moto Museum.

Stacy Mayfield, Museum Director, Haas Moto Museum joins KRLD's David Johnson on this episode of CEO Spotlight.

In this live episode from the Equip Expo at the John Deere booth, Paul Jamison chats with Jonathan Pototschnik, founder of CitiTurf and Service Autopilot. Jonathan shares strategies on the essentials of customer acquisition, building a skilled team, and improving cash flow for lawn care businesses. With insights from his experience in the North Dallas market, Jonathan dives into actionable tips on getting paid faster and maintaining a steady cash flow. Explore Commercial Mowers from John Deere: A huge shoutout to John Deere for hosting us at Equip Expo. If you're in the market for the ZTrak™ Zero-Turn or the QuikTrak™ Stand-On mowers, and want to streamline your fleet management with the John Deere Operations Center, check them out here: John Deere Commercial Mowers Lawn Care Life Conference Tickets: Don't miss the most actionable event in the industry. Get Your Tickets! Maximize Your Lawn Care Business Potential: Discover essential resources including contract templates, pricing tools, and the Know Your Numbers E-Course at Paul's Resource Hub. Elevate Your Online Presence: Begin your journey to a compelling online brand with Footbridge Media. Order Your Copy of Paul's New Book: Learn how to build a thriving lawn care business with Paul's latest book, available on Amazon. Get the Entrepreneurs Guide to Lawn Care Pricing: Unlock essential pricing strategies with this free guide. Download Now. Enhance Your Business Operations: Discover the CRM software that powers my lawn care business success. Try Jobber. A World of Audiobooks Awaits: Learn on the go with Audible. Explore Now. The Landscaping Bookkeeper: Transform your financial management with Megan and Joey Coberly. Learn How.

Thirteen years ago, Sarah felt stirrings in her heart and spirit—she knew she was meant for something in God's great purpose plan. She just didn't know what. So she invited some friends over. Four came. They talked about their own dreams and stirrings and how they might fit into God's great story of love and design. From small beginnings—you've heard the adage—great things emerge when offered to God with humility and perhaps, some trepidation. REFRESH.ORG was born and now reaches 1,000's of women. I love how God does math. Loaves and fishes offered to the Muliplier and Distributor.  Join Sarah Birkbeck today on my podcast and find out how God led her to help women "join the battle" to  do God's will with joy and intention. And if there's still room for REFRESH 2025,  she's offering a 50.00 off coupon to our listeners. Go sign up today! www.refreshwomen.org Some gems from our conversation: We tend to diminish what God's put inside of us for his kingdom work, thinking that who we are and what we offer can't make a difference for him or for others.  The act of pressing into the Lord even while exhausted and ready to quit provides all the strength needed to do his will with joy and confidence. I didn't have much to offer: this house, these friends, these stirrings; but God took what I had and Refresh was born. To lead women to the Father is the most important step in unlocking the dream potential that he's placed inside of each of us.  REFRESH means to enliven, stimulate, fortify and revive—God wants to revive the dreams lying dormant within each and every woman.  The truth is that at one time or another  every woman feels forgotten, inadequate or stuck in the thought of "I really don't know at all what I'm doing!"  To activate Christian women to advance the kingdom of God is my battle cry; to assemble the troops, position them for battle and carry out what God had in mind all along.  Sarah Birkbeck, wife and mother of four, is the founder and visionary of Refresh, a ministry dedicated to activating women to advance the Kingdom of God. She is a speaker, passionate about leading women to discover their kingdom purposes. Sarah lives in North Dallas with her husband James, son Asher, and daughters Stella, Skyla and Adeline.  Find out more in these places:  Instagram: @refresh_women @Sarahhelenabirkbeck Website: www.refreshwomen.org   

Let's review some more 70's movies now!
Today we start with 
 #1(Bloody Town Hall 1979) This documentary filmed in 1971 was a labor of love to edit and get it released by 79. This is a bloody mess that at least I found super interesting. BTH captures an important time, by way of an extremely odd event in NYC where Feminists take on Douchey Norman Mailer, a whole lotta chaos, and someone filmed it. NYC Gay Liberation Front members can be seen here for brief cameo. Other writers here of note are Germaine Greer, Diana Trilling, Jill Johnston, and Betty Friedman, to name a few.
#2 is (Johnny got his gun 1971). This book was read by anyone in high school who had a Vet for an English teacher. Author and director here was famous blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo, they made a bio pic about him with the meth making chemistry teacher from Breaking Bad. This films good and trippy, also extremely heavy and sad, also also METALLICA (listen to the song One for the plot). We love Donald Sutherland and he had just passed at the time of recording so we are slowly goin through the few DS films that we haven't already reviewed or showcased. Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, and massive character actor Peter Brocco are here, along with the guy who became a tree in Mr. Sycamore. 
#3 (Badlands 1973) Ok this ones arty. The Dad of the guy from Platoon, and Carrie from Carrie star here. Carrie is groomed by the Apocalypse now guy to be with him and watch him play macho militia survivalist dude, after killing her father. 
#4 (Last American Hero 1973)Before he owned a video arcade in Tron, the guy from King Kong who loves magic was a moonshiner turned Southern hick nascar racer. Gary Busey helps him here, as well as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Valerie Perrrine, and Ned Beatty.
#5 (Cassanova 1976) Donald Sutherland has Mr. Burns in the Simpson's Dracula parody hair here. Director here is the one and only Federico Fellini, and if you wanna read something funny, go to IMDB and check out his biography, unless someone changes it, it is one one the weirdest mini bio's I have ever read. Film looks stunning, but is it good? Well, our hot takes are ready. 
#6 (north Dallas forty 1979) This film experienced some real big problems taking on Big Sports. It's foolish to think that it wouldn't be the same as taking on the mob or the government. This is based on a book from someone who was in it Peter Gent. I was bullied by jocks and organized sports fans as far back as I can remember. I seem to be missing the gene to enjoy pretending I play a role sporting events. I digress, because I could watch a movie about sports or a show about sports if it's good, and this is good. Nick Nolte, and Charles Durning are here, as well as the director of First Blood, where John Jay Rambo was once in charge of million dollar equipment and now he can't even get a job parking cars. Finally today we review another made for TV movie gem called
 #7(The 5.20 an hour dream 1980) Alice from the hit TV show Alice is here and very good as Ellen a rad Mom who needs her car repaired and takes on patriarchy in the factory. Can these butts allow her to do a job she can do even though she is not a man? 
As always thanks for listening and please give us the stars and a review, it can help peeps find the pod.

A video going viral this week showing a man being assaulted is being linked online to the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, but Dallas police say the video is a year old. Several local outlets have reported on the video, linking it to claims that a Venezuelan gang is taking over a North Dallas neighborhood.

José Niño sounds off about Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes in cities such as Aurora, Colorado, and North Dallas. Tune in to this episode of El Niño Sounds Off to learn why this represents another attack against the Historic American Nation. Buy My Book "The 10 Myths of Gun Control" TodayIf you're serious about changing the gun control status quo we live in, this book is a must.After reading this text, you will be able to hold your own in any debate with your anti-gun friends, family, or associates. No questions asked.And heck, you will have a solid foundation in championing issues like gun rights should you take your activism to the next level.Knowledge is power and the foundation for any worthwhile endeavor. With this next-level information at your fingertips, the sky is the limit.So make today the day you say NO to the gun control status quo by taking action NOW.The full retail price for The 10 Myths of Gun Control is $6.Get Your Copy TodayBookmark my Website For Direct ContactIn the era of Big Tech censorship, we can't rely on just one or two platforms to keep us connected. Bookmark my website today so you always know where to get the true, unfiltered information about the news and views that matter to you.Don't Forget to Follow me on Twitter @JoseAlNino This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit josbcf.substack.com/subscribe

Dallas police confirmed gang activity in North Dallas linked to the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Would Kamala's newly-proposed "aggressive" border policies actually hinder foreign gang activity in our major cities? Which presidential candidate would actually get the job done in protecting the border?Support the show: http://www.wbap.com/chris-krok/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan gang, has recently expanded its presence in Texas, particularly in the Dallas area. The Dallas Police Department has been investigating criminal activities linked to members of this gang in North Dallas. The gang, known for its involvement in violent crimes, extortion, and drug trafficking, has reportedly started establishing operations in various major U.S. cities, including Dallas. They are believed to have integrated into local communities by hiding among Venezuelan migrants seeking refuge in the United States.The U.S. government recently designated Tren de Aragua as a "transnational criminal organization," allowing for additional law enforcement resources to be allocated toward combating their spread. This designation also came with a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of top leaders of the gang. This move aims to curb their operations and address the violent crimes associated with the group in the U.S. and Latin America​.(commercial at 8:46)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Dallas police confirm Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is in Texas city unleashing chaos | Daily Mail Online

Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan gang, has recently expanded its presence in Texas, particularly in the Dallas area. The Dallas Police Department has been investigating criminal activities linked to members of this gang in North Dallas. The gang, known for its involvement in violent crimes, extortion, and drug trafficking, has reportedly started establishing operations in various major U.S. cities, including Dallas. They are believed to have integrated into local communities by hiding among Venezuelan migrants seeking refuge in the United States.The U.S. government recently designated Tren de Aragua as a "transnational criminal organization," allowing for additional law enforcement resources to be allocated toward combating their spread. This designation also came with a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of top leaders of the gang. This move aims to curb their operations and address the violent crimes associated with the group in the U.S. and Latin America​.(commercial at 8:46)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Dallas police confirm Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is in Texas city unleashing chaos | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Rick DuBose was elected assistant general superintendent of the Assemblies of God at the 58th General Council in August 2019. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Prior to his present position, he served as general treasurer of the Assemblies of God from 2017-19. He served as superintendent of the North Texas District from 2007-17 and assistant district superintendent from 2005-07. DuBose pastored Sachse Assembly of God in North Dallas from 1987-2005. Prior to that, he served a pastorate in Hallsville, Texas, and began his ministry as a youth minister in Mesquite, Texas. In Jesus' Name: 5 Altars of Prayer by Rick Dubose https://myhealthychurch.com/store/startitem.cfm?item=039115&cat=AGMHCINDEX&mastercat=&path=AGMHCINDEX

Dallas police are investigating after witnesses said a man approached a group of children and attempted to coerce one of them into his SUV. The incident was captured on security footage. Police are asking for the public's help in locating the man, who was driving a white Toyota 4Runner with Texas license plate number THS9209. In other news, Southwest Airlines is getting a run for its money with aggressive activist investor Elliott Investment Management, possibly landing itself in a proxy fight. The hedge fund confirmed Tuesday that it plans to nominate 10 directors to Southwest's 15-person board and call a special meeting allowing shareholders to vote on candidates. Also, to mandate or not to mandate remote workers to return to the office. And When Guy Fieri's Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives spotlighted Fort Worth restaurant Fred's Texas Cafe in 2009, it changed “everything,” said co-owner Quincy Wallace. So when Food Network came calling 15 years later, offering to film Fieri's spinoff TV show Triple D Nation at the nearly 50-year-old Fort Worth restaurant, the answer was an easy yes, Wallace said. The episode, premiering Aug. 23, 2024, is likely to introduce this shabby-chic spot to a new audience once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever felt I coulda, woulda, shoulda bought some rental properties after the 2008 housing collapse? Prices were so low it was like getting a 75% discount in many cases! But it's always easier to see what you should've done instead of what you might want to do right now. The truth is that when you're in it, you can't see it as clearly. So what are the signs you should look for to recognize those opportunities happening right now, and follow up with smart, timely decisions? In this episode, you'll hear from Brenda Coleman who's our latest Real Wealth Story guest. She's been investing for 17 years and got her start in 2009 when other potential investors were in panic mode. How did she know it was a good time to buy? And what's she looking for today? She'll answer those questions and share a mindset about real estate that has worked for her over the years. Brenda's first property was the building of a spec home in Oregon with her husband in 2006. Since then, she's built more spec homes, done some flips, invested in land, and bought some buy-and-hold properties. She currently owns investment property in 14 states and has replaced her income as a social worker with cash flow from her investments. If you would like more information on some of the hot markets Brenda discussed, such as Charlotte, San Antonio, and North Dallas, go to realwealthshow.com and sign up for a free membership. You can also find out more about our Ridgewater development project in Oregon at growdevelopments.com or our soon-to-be renamed syndication operation, Real Wealth Developments on our website at RealWealthShow.com.  ~~~~ JOIN RealWealth® FOR FREE

In this conversation we go over Pastor Matt Chandler's book Overcomers. If you're interested in his in depth look at the book of Revelation, see the link below to snag your copy now. Also, follow Pastor Matt on instagram and/or visit the Village Church in the North Dallas area.

After a scramble to find a replacement for one of Dallas County's busiest voting sites ahead of the November presidential election, a county commissioner says officials are close to a solution; Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban is the top signature of a new group of 100-plus venture capitalist investors from prominent tech regions like Silicon Valley supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House; Fifty-one year old Terren Dames, who served as senior pastor at North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship in Plano, was arrested May 2 for soliciting an undercover police officer. According to a police affidavit, Dames agreed to pay the undercover officer $150 for “full service"; and the Lone Star State has attracted millions of new residents from across the country for decades, advertising its low taxes, abundance of jobs and warm weather. But a recent analysis suggests eager movers should pause before making the switch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of the Step It Up Entrepreneur Podcast! I'm your host, Tomas Keenan, and today's solo episode is all about navigating significant life and business changes. I'm excited to share some personal updates, including our recent move from Salt Lake City to Dallas, and how it's impacting both our family dynamics and daily life. In this episode, I'll take you behind the scenes of our big move—closing one chapter in Utah and opening a new one in North Dallas. I'll discuss the joys and challenges of relocating, especially when you're blending families and adjusting to a new environment. Plus, I'll share insights into how reactions to our large family differ between Utah and Dallas. We'll also dive into the importance of embracing change and preparing for future uncertainties, especially in today's unpredictable economic climate. I'll share practical tips on being proactive during prosperous times and maintaining strong relationships with clients. And don't miss out on our upcoming webinar in partnership with Shop Monkey! It's focused on smart business strategies that can benefit various sectors, so be sure to RSVP. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Let's dive in and explore these updates and insights together!   Find more about Tomas https://www.stepitupacademy.com/ or his socials! Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and Youtube. https://www.facebook.com/tom.keenan.988  https://www.instagram.com/theintegratorcoach/  https://www.tiktok.com/@theintegratorcoach https://www.youtube.com/@SIUAPodcast     

Tax deductions are a big deal for real estate investors and there's one important deduction that's dangling from a cliff right now. It's the 100% bonus depreciation that's currently hung up in the Senate, past the date mentioned in this interview. But our guest, Brandon Hall, will fill you in on exactly how this deduction works and why it's so important.  He'll also dive into several other very useful tax topics including how you can qualify as a real estate professional for additional tax savings, whether real estate investors are experiencing more audits right now, and what situations might increase your risk of an audit. Brandon is founder and managing partner at Hall CPA and is also known as The Real Estate CPA (www.therealestatecpa.com). He studied accounting and finance at East Carolina University and specializes in creating “tax smart” portfolios for clients. He's also a real estate investor with more than two dozen units. Previous employment includes PwC and Ernst & Young.  Brandon's team recently held a virtual live event called the Tax, Legal & Wealth Summit May 2024. I was among the speakers. You can still get access to a replay of the event at their website if you click on “reserve your free ticket.” Join RealWealth to jumpstart your real estate portfolio. It's free to join and will give you access to valuable resources like our property tours! We offer on location property tours monthly in the North Dallas area and coming up on July 7th and 8th, we'll be taking clients on a tour of available properties in San Antonio! Join us!  Thanks for joining me for The Real Wealth Show! Kathy Fettke ~~~~ FOLLOW OUR PODCASTS

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending May 18th, 2024... what the latest two inflation reports are telling us, how several Fed officials are responding to those reports, and which cities are the best for short-term rentals.  Before we begin, we'd like to let you know that you can become a member of RealWeath for free! Just head over to newsforinvestors.com. You'll have access to a free education on real estate investing and the opportunity to build financial security through real estate.   And while you're there, be sure to look under the Connect tab for our property tours. We have one coming up for San Antonio on June 7th and 8th and give property tours in the North Dallas area every month.  Now we begin with economic news from this past week that gave us a pair of mixed inflation reports. The Producer Price Index for April shows an unexpected .5% jump in wholesale prices while the Consumer Price Index shows a better-than-expected .3% increase in consumer prices. The April results bring the annual PPI up to 2.2%, and lower the annual CPI to 3.4%. The results for the core rate were similar with the PPI increasing slightly and the CPI decreasing slightly.   Although the first report triggered another wave of concern about where inflation is headed, the second report helped settle a few nerves. And they didn't do much to ruffle the feathers of Fed Chief Jerome Powell. He spoke after the PPI was released, and said that inflation has remained higher than expected but that he still expects it to move down...   ...Please subscribe to this podcast and thanks for listening!    Kathy   Links:   1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/powell-says-he-expects-inflation-to-move-down-but-isnt-completely-confident-in-this-forecast-6ae0d320?mod=search_headline   2 - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/powell-says-inflation-has-been-higher-than-thought-and-expects-rates-to-hold-steady.html   3 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wholesale-inflation-surges-again-ppi-shows-inflation-still-sticky-55cbb168?mod=mw_latestnews   4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/april-cpi-inflation-report-forecast-to-show-another-hefty-advance/card/consumer-prices-rise-again-in-april-but-inflation-rate-slows-SAZWlU4VvdwWRUNm9FIG   5 - https://www.fxstreet.com/news/fed-policymakers-comments-awaited-after-april-inflation-data-202405161019   6 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-subside-from-8-month-high-and-signal-layoffs-are-still-low-6c713465?mod=economy-politics   7 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/housing-starts-rebound-in-april-as-u-s-continues-to-grapple-with-inventory-shortage-e32feb3c?mod=search_headline   8 - https://eyeonhousing.org/2024/05/higher-interest-rates-keep-single-family-housing-starts-flat-in-april/   9 - https://eyeonhousing.org/2024/05/year-over-year-gains-for-single-family-built-for-rent-starts/   10 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms   11 - https://listwithclever.com/research/best-short-term-rental-markets/#best

E86 GENDER DECEPTION In Gen Z - The Bottom Line with Jaco Booyens, Betsy, and Avery Avery is a high school senior living in North Dallas, Texas, born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. There, she was homeschooled from ages 5-11, then attended a private Christian school until she was 13. In 2020, when she was 14, she moved to Texas during COVID-19 as her parents went through a divorce. There, she began public high school. Avery and her three younger siblings began life in Texas, switching between their parents' houses. During this time, there was a lot of room for confusion and deception. Nevertheless, Avery returned to homeschooling in January of 2023 with her grandma, Betsy. This led to a closer walk with God and a desire to spread her revelation about her experience with her generation.  Instagram: @jaco.booyens X: @booyensjaco TikTok: @jaco.booyens helpjbm.org sexnationfilm.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jacobooyens/support

Glenn dives into the definition of sedition and how the political Left has jacked that word to prosecute political rivals, subverting the Constitution in the process. Trump's RICO case is nothing but a thought crime. Glenn lays out the situation with Liberty Safe and the late-night update that proves your voice matters. TheBlaze senior editor Daniel Horowitz joins to discuss how North Dallas and Collin County failed to bring the death penalty to a man accused of killing 22 elderly seniors for their jewelry. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joins to discuss the political persecution of Trump as Trump is set to hold his first rally in South Dakota since he was in office. Glenn and Stu blast New York City Mayor Eric Adams for attacking Texas for busing illegal immigrants to the sanctuary city.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices