Podcasts about One Mission

Send us Fan MailTwo Schools. Two Principals. One Mission.In this powerful Season 6 installment of the Muslim Women on a Mission series, OZ Media sits down with two Muslim women who aren't just leading classrooms - they're leading entire schools. Dr. Alia Hamka and Abeer Thabet pull back the curtain on what it really takes to run a school in 2026 as a Muslim woman in leadership.This isn't the LinkedIn version. This is the operational reality - staffing crises, culture building, discipline vs. nurture, and what success actually looks like beyond test scores.If you're an educator, parent, future leader, or a young Muslim woman wondering if you can lead unapologetically - this is your playbook. IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:The real path from teacher to principal - and the moment they knew they wanted to leadThe #1 daily headache principals solve that parents never seeHow to build school culture and accountability without breaking trustLeading While Muslim & Female: The double standards no one talks aboutWhat they intentionally model for the next generation of girls in the roomHard leadership failures, and the real playbook for a 22-year-old who wants their job in 10 years QUESTIONS WE ASK:00:00 - Intro: Who Are You Beyond The Title "Principal"? 01:45 - The Real Path to the Principal's Chair 06:20 - The #1 Operational Headache You Solve Every Day 11:10 - Disciplinarian vs. Nurturer: Building Culture Without Breaking Trust 16:40 - What Does a SUCCESSFUL Graduate Actually Look Like? 21:30 - Leading While Muslim & Female: What Double Standard Do You Still Navigate? 27:15 - What Do You Model For Young Girls Watching You Lead? 32:00 - The Leadership Mistake That Made You Better (No Perfect Stories) 37:40 - The REAL Playbook: "I Want Your Job in 10 Years" - Now What? 42:50 - Legacy Question: How Will Your Students Describe You in 20 Years? MEET THE GUESTS: Dr. Alia Hamka & Abeer Thabet - Principals and educational leaders dedicated to building schools that center faith, excellence, and the next generation. Part of OZ Media's ongoing mission to spotlight Muslim women leading with impact in the 313 and beyond. ABOUT MOTIVATEME313: MotivateMe313 is OZ Media's flagship podcast - Real Talk on Culture, Faith, Leadership & Career. We go inside the systems - from mosques and school boards to city hall - to give you the operational truth and insider knowledge. CONNECT WITH OZ MEDIA: Website: Ozmedia313.com Subscribe for weekly episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@OZMedia?sub_confirmation=1 New Episodes Every Week | Season 6 Out Now YOUR TURN: What was the biggest takeaway from Dr. Hamka & Abeer? Are you an educator or aspiring leader? Drop your #1 leadership challenge in the comments - we read every one. Enjoyed this conversation? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & hit the BELL so you never miss a Mission.Follow us on social media:- Instagram: @MotivateMe313 or @ozmedia313- Website: ozmedia313.com- LinkedIn: ozmedia-TikTok: @ozmedia313-Apple Podcast: ozmedia-Spotify Podcast: ozmediaThis show was sponsored by:-The Family Doc https://thefamilydocmi.com/-Wingfellas thewingfellas.com-Hanley International Academy https://www.hanleyacademy.com-Chill Box https://www.chillboxstore.com/-Emari Roast Cafe https://www.emariroastcafe.com/ -Family Rehab Care Physical Therapy https://familyrehabcareexpertintaylormi.org/-Atlaw https://www.atlawgroup.com/#MuslimWomenOnAMission #MotivateMe313 #OZMedia #MuslimWomenLeaders #IslamicSchool #WomenInLeadership #SchoolPrincipal #EducationLeadership #DetroitPodcast #MuslimLeaders #WomenInEducation #LeadershipPodcast #Dearborn #Hamtramck

Jonah 4 hits like a speed bump we didn't see coming. After the remarkable repentance of Nineveh in chapter three, we expect a celebration — but instead we find a rage-filled prophet shaking his fist at God. Pastor Patrick Austin unpacks the deep heart issue beneath Jonah's anger: Jonah believed that mercy should only be extended to those who are deserving of it. He despised the Ninevites, and rather than rejoicing that God's mercy had reached his greatest enemy, he wished he could die. Like the older brother in the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, Jonah looked at the lost and said, they don't deserve this. But as Pastor Patrick reminds us, God shows mercy to the undeserving — and that includes every one of us. In the second scene of Jonah 4, God teaches Jonah an intentional, hands-on lesson. He appoints a plant to shade Jonah, and Jonah is exceedingly glad — the very same degree of gladness that mirrors his earlier rage. Then God appoints a worm to destroy the plant, and Jonah is devastated. The contrast is striking: Jonah pities a plant more than the people of Nineveh. But God's heart is the opposite. The Hebrew word for "pity" in Jonah 4:11 literally means to have tears in one's eyes, painting a picture of God weeping over the lost state of 120,000 souls. This same heart is seen in Luke 19, when Jesus wept over Jerusalem — broken over people who were missing the very source of life standing right in front of them. Pastor Patrick calls the church to answer the book's final, unanswered question: Should I not pity Nineveh? — and to let that question reshape our hearts. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

The San Francisco 49ers are ready for Week 1, and their first test comes against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams.On this episode of The Wayne Breezie Show, we break down the 49ers' eight team captains and what their selections say about the identity and leadership of this team heading into the 2026 NFL season.Plus:

WSF Chairman Kyle Stelter joins Sheep Fever co-host Keith Balfourd to share his vision for the Wild Sheep Foundation as it approaches a defining milestone—its 50th anniversary in 2027. Stelter outlines ten priorities for his two-year term, building on a decade of remarkable momentum while keeping the focus firmly on what comes next. For Stelter, understanding how far wild sheep conservation has come matters most when it helps chart the path forward. Can we put more wild sheep on more landscapes? The answer is yes. But getting there will require a clear plan, strong partnerships, and an unwavering dedication to purpose. It's a conversation about momentum, opportunity, and ensuring WSF's next 50 years are even more consequential than its first.

Preaching from Jonah 3, Pastor Jared Richard opens with a striking observation — the greatest miracle in the book of Jonah may not be the great fish at all, but the repentance of Nineveh, one of the most wicked cities in the ancient world. Drawing on the deliberate literary parallels between Jonah 1 and Jonah 3, Pastor Jared shows that God's second call to Jonah is more than a plot device. It is a picture of mercy — the same mercy God has extended to all of His people, and the very reason we go to the lost. Just as God gave Jonah another chance to rise in obedience, He has given us, through new birth in Christ, not just a second chance but the Spirit-empowered ability to take advantage of it. From there, Pastor Jared turns to what we trust in as we go — the Word of God. He points out that from Jonah 3:5 forward, Jonah himself virtually disappears from the narrative, and it is the Word that does the work. Even with a divided heart, Jonah spoke what God gave him to say, and God used it mightily. Drawing on Philippians 1:15-18, Pastor Jared reminds the church that the mission of God does not depend on our eloquence, our apologetic skill, or even the perfect condition of our hearts — it depends on the faithful declaration of God's Word and trust in the power of His Spirit. Finally, the repentance of Nineveh — believing God, humbling themselves, crying out to Him, and turning from their evil ways — gives the church a clear and compelling picture of what Biblical repentance looks like. And because we carry a greater message than Jonah ever did, the incarnate Word of God Himself in the Lord Jesus Christ, we go with even greater confidence and an even greater promise to offer the lost. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

The Church doesn't gather out of habit. We gather because God is forming a people who will change the world. It's easy to mistake attending church for being the Church. We don't gather to fill a room. We gather to fuel the mission. About the Series: Church can easily become something we attend, something we fit into the schedule, or something we evaluate by what we get out of it. But Jesus formed His Church to be a people united by the Gospel, growing together and carrying His mission into the world around them. The Church is God's Plan A to bring hope to the world. There is no Plan B. In One Church / One Mission, we'll rediscover why we gather, why the one who is far from God still matters, how we grow into mature disciples, and what it means to live sent. At Mount Pleasant, that means we Reach not yet believers with the love of God. We Raise disciples who are becoming more like Jesus every day. We Release people to live boldly for Him right where they are. This series is an invitation to see our place in that mission more clearly and take the next step God is calling us to take, right where we are. This week's notes in the Bible app: https://www.bible.com/events/49655880 Pastor Sean Kelly | One Church / One Mission | Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:24-25 CONNECT WITH US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mpccgreenwood Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpccgreenwood Instagram: https://instagram.com/mpccgreenwood Website: https://mpcc.info/

Producer leadership sits at the center of this episode of the Sorghum State Podcast. Hosts Maddy Meier and Adam York sit down with Andy Hineman of Dighton, President of the Kansas Sorghum Producers Association, and Brant Peterson of Johnson City, Chairman of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, for a conversation on what it takes to lead from the producer's prospective.Hineman and Peterson discuss their operations and leadership roles and explain the distinct but complementary roles of KSP and the Commission, marking 50 years since the Association helped establish the commission structure in the 1970s. The two also revisit their shared start in Syngenta's Leadership at Its Best program and how checkoff dollars and policy decisions translate back to the farmgate.

In this sermon on Jonah 2, Pastor Jared Richard draws a compelling parallel between Jonah and the prodigal son of Luke 15, calling Jonah "the prodigal prophet." Like the younger son who wanted the blessings of the father without the father himself, Jonah fled the presence of God, convinced that life in Tarshish would be better than obedience in Nineveh. But God, like the waiting father in the parable, graciously allowed Jonah to discover exactly where that road leads — not to freedom, but to death. Every step of Jonah's journey was downward: down to Joppa, down to the ship, down into the sea, down toward Sheol. And it is in that descent that God gets Jonah's attention, using the very real prospect of death to awaken the prophet to his desperate need for the only One who can truly save. Pastor Jared traces three movements in Jonah's journey — from life to death, from the ship to the fish, and from west to east — each one carrying a lesson God wants not just Jonah, but all of us, to learn. The fish was not a punishment; it was a rescue. And the three days Jonah spent inside it were not wasted — they were sanctifying, humbling the prophet and preparing him to embrace the mission he had been running from. Jonah's psalm ends with the declaration, "Salvation belongs to the Lord" (Jonah 2:9), a truth that cuts both ways: we cannot save ourselves, and we cannot withhold from others the grace that has been so freely given to us. Pastor Jared closes with a challenge to the church — having received the grace of God, will we now declare that same grace to the broken world around us? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

Nehemiah 4:9-23 - Building Together: One Mission, One People Check out this link for the Tuesday night study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt88vstr9UA&list=PLPwoFK1MBpm6yfpIJk-U2heaFAqbbC805&index=17

Every person is a witness.You may not think of yourself that way. You may not consider yourself an evangelist. You may not feel qualified to talk about Jesus. You may not know how to answer every theological question. But you are already bearing witness to something. Your life is telling a story about what you believe is ultimately real.The way you spend your time bears witness.The way you use your money bears witness.The way you speak about people bears witness.The way you respond when you are disappointed bears witness.The way you suffer bears witness.The way you forgive—or refuse to forgive—bears witness.Every life points somewhere. The question is not whether you are or not a witness….The question is, “What is my life witnessing to?”

Send us Fan MailOn this milestone episode, Willie Rodriguez sits down at his family's farm to reflect on the journey behind The Plant Movement Podcast, the challenges that shaped him, and the lessons that changed the way he approaches business, leadership, faith, and life.Willie opens up about a difficult season for A's Ornamental Nursery, including financial pressure, losing clients, changing payment structures, moving toward COD, paying vendors faster, and making the decision to step away from business practices that were no longer serving the company. He also shares the story behind A's move to a new 20-acre property and the company's new mindset: “We don't just grow plants, we grow confidence.”But Episode 100 goes much deeper than business.Recorded at the family home where he grew up, Willie reflects on family, loss, surrender, faith, fasting, and what happened when he finally stopped trying to control everything himself. He shares a powerful story of needing $230,000 during a financial crisis and receiving an unexpected $282,000 grant just days later.This episode is about letting go of ego, becoming the person you're meant to be, standing on your principles, and having the courage to change what isn't working.Willie also looks ahead at the future of The Plant Movement, A's Ornamental Nursery, and the launch of Plant Logistics as the team continues working to build a stronger future for the green industry.100 episodes down. The mission isn't over. It's just getting started. Business • Leadership • Faith • Family • The Green Industry Have a topic you want Willie to discuss or want to be a guest? Reach out through Instagram or email.Listen now and be part of the movement.In Loving Memory of Lynda Rodriguez - We Love You!Support the show

Pastor Jared Richard opens Bay Leaf Baptist Church's new series through the book of Jonah by grounding the entire story in who God has revealed himself to be — "merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love" (Exodus 34:6-7). Against that backdrop, Jonah's shocking rebellion becomes all the more striking. Called by God to arise and go to Nineveh, the great and wicked Assyrian city, Jonah instead flees west toward Tarshish — as far from God's presence as he can get. His resistance is both personal and national: he fears for his life among a brutal enemy people, and he simply does not want God to show mercy to those he considers undeserving of it. Yet even in Jonah's running, God is relentlessly at work. He hurls a great storm upon the sea, and through a series of providential events, the pagan sailors end up hearing about the one true God, crying out to him, and worshiping him — the very thing Jonah was commissioned to bring about in Nineveh. Pastor Jared uses this irony to press a convicting question upon the congregation: are we, like Jonah, willing to receive God's mercy but reluctant to declare it to others? As those who have been rescued from the storm of God's judgment through the death of Christ — the greater Prophet who willingly offered himself and was thrown into the sea of condemnation so that our waves of judgment might cease — we have been commissioned by the Word himself in Matthew 28:18-20 to go and make disciples of all nations. The call to saturate North Raleigh with the gospel is not a program; it is obedience to the same commission Jonah tried to outrun. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

Pastor Patrick Austin brings Leaf's journey through the Book of Exodus to a close with a message centered on Exodus 40:34–38, titled "The God Who Dwells With Us." From the very beginning of Exodus, God's people were suffering under the crushing weight of Egyptian slavery, crying out in darkness and despair. Yet as Pastor Austin reminds us, even then, "God heard. God remembered. God saw and God knew." God was never absent — He was always working to redeem His people, even when it didn't look like it. As the book draws to a close, the tabernacle is completed, and the question hanging over the people is a weighty one: after their rebellion and idol worship, will God still come and dwell among them? The answer comes swiftly and powerfully. The cloud covers the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord fills the tabernacle, and not even Moses can enter. God's presence is overwhelming, it is directive — guiding His people day by day, cloud by cloud, toward the promised land — and it is unceasing, remaining with them throughout all their journeys. Pastor Austin draws a straight line from the wilderness tabernacle to the person of Jesus Christ, who came to tabernacle among us (John 1), and to the Holy Spirit, who now dwells within every believer. The same glory that filled the tabernacle is the glory we see in Christ. And the same promise that God made to Israel — that He would dwell with them — is the promise Jesus makes to His disciples before ascending to heaven: "Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." The sermon calls the church to be overwhelmed by that reality, directed by God's Spirit, and deeply grateful for a presence that will never end. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

EP 300: 300 Episodes. Countless Stories. One Mission.WE MADE IT TO 300!

To fulfill God's glorious mission, we must embrace our jobs and work together.

300th Celebration is the topic that will be discussed today on RIOT Podcast, a Christian Discipleship Podcast. 300 Episodes. One Mission. One Faithful God. It’s hard to believe… What started as a simple conversation around God’s Word has now become 300 episodes of asking honest questions, opening the Bible, and growing together in our relationship with Jesus. This milestone is even more special because Episode 300 was recorded LIVE in Honduras! Throughout this episode, Bill, Bob, and Pete look back on the journey, share stories that have never been told, reflect on the lessons God has taught them, read incredible listener testimonies, answer rapid-fire questions, and look ahead to what God may have in store for the future. But the greatest celebration isn’t reaching 300 episodes. It’s seeing what God has done through His Word. We’ve heard from listeners who rediscovered the joy of studying Scripture, pastors who became more intentional disciple-makers, families who began meaningful conversations around the dinner table, and people who moved from simply following religious traditions to walking in a genuine relationship with Christ. To everyone who has listened, watched, prayed, shared an episode, or encouraged someone else to join the conversation… Thank you. You are part of this ministry, and we’re grateful to have you on this journey with us. As we celebrate Episode 300, our prayer remains the same as it was on Episode 1: Know Jesus. Love His Word. Live It.

What happens when you have spent so many years caring for everyone else that you no longer recognize yourself?In this episode, Teresa Reiniger welcomes returning guest and coaching partner Dena Woulfe for an honest conversation about identity, grief, people-pleasing, nervous-system regulation, and the hidden beliefs that shape how women move through life. They explore why feeling exhausted, stuck, or disconnected does not mean you are weak. It may be the result of years spent surviving, carrying responsibilities that were never fully yours, or defining yourself through roles such as wife, mother, caregiver, helper, or fixer. Teresa and Dena discuss how awareness, breathwork, supportive coaching, faith, healthy boundaries, and identity work can help women reconnect with the person beneath those roles. They also explain why the nervous system must feel safe before meaningful change can begin.Listeners navigating grief, divorce, caregiving, burnout, an empty nest, relationship changes, or the loss of a familiar role may recognize themselves in this conversation and feel encouraged to begin choosing themselves again.Meet the guest:Dena Woulfe is a registered nurse, holistic health coach, NLP master practitioner, business owner, and Teresa's coaching partner. She brings a nursing, faith-centered, holistic-health, and nervous-system-informed perspective to helping women reconnect with themselves.In This Episode● Why coaching should never be one-size-fits-all● How guilt, shame, rejection, and abandonment create repeating patterns● Why the nervous system needs safety before change can happen● How women lose themselves inside roles and responsibilities● When helping others turns into people-pleasing● What women can expect from The Woman I Used to Be retreatWhat You'll Take Away● Survival patterns often began as protection.● Awareness helps uncover hidden beliefs.● Feeling “tired but wired” may signal high alert.● You can help without carrying everyone's burdens.● Healing can mean remembering who you already are.Memorable Quotes●Dena: “You can't change what you're not aware of.”●Dena: “Shift cannot happen with a nervous system on high alert.”●Teresa: “We get very stuck in the labels and the roles we have carried for so long.”●Teresa: “Put down everybody else's backpack and let them carry their own stuff.”●Dena: “How you show up for one thing is how you show up for everything.”●Teresa: “Healing isn't about becoming someone new. It's about remembering the woman who has been there all along."✨ Resources & Links:

Pastor Jared Richard opens Exodus 32–34 by grounding the sermon in Romans 15:4, where Paul reminds us that everything written in the Old Testament was written for our instruction, that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. With that foundation laid, Pastor Jared sets out to answer one of the most important questions the Bible addresses: how can a holy God continue to dwell with a continually sinful people? It's not just Israel's question — it's ours, too, for every one of us has sinned, and some of us have confessed the same sins to the Lord over and over again for years. The answer unfolds through Israel's devastating act of treasonous rebellion — the golden calf — and four conversations between Moses and God that follow. In each conversation, we see what the people deserved because of their sin: to be consumed by God's wrath, to wear the guilt of their sin forever, to be abandoned by God's covenant love, and to be kept at a distance from His presence. And in each conversation, Moses intercedes, pleading with God on their behalf, and God — merciful, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love — responds with mercy rather than the full measure of judgment the people had earned. But the real gift of this passage, Pastor Jared argues, is what it teaches us about Jesus. Moses was a faithful mediator, willing even to offer his own life in the people's place, but he was unfit because he was not holy. Jesus is the better Moses — the one who doesn't merely pray these mercies into being, but actually accomplishes them. He bore God's wrath so we could be spared. He wore our guilt so we could be forgiven. He was forsaken so we could be loved. He was cast out into death so God could dwell in our midst. That is the Gospel according to Moses, and it is the hope every sinner desperately needs. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

Public health rarely looks the way people expect. It shows up in a hospital pharmacy trying to help a patient afford insulin. It shows up on a highway where a transportation safety lead is tracking who gets left out of the data. It shows up in a Nigerian medical school, where a young physician starts asking bigger questions about mental health policy. In this episode, Dr. Huntley brings together three professionals with three very different lenses for one conversation about a shared mission.       Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting  

In this sermon from Exodus 25–31, Pastor Jared Richard opens with a memorable story about a pop quiz designed not to test knowledge, but to form students into the kind of people who slow down and follow directions. In the same way, he argues, God's exhaustive instructions for building the tabernacle were never merely architectural — they were formational. God wasn't just building a tent; He was building a people. Every act of sacrifice, service, and submission called for in these chapters was designed to both express something true about God's worth and press that truth deeper into the hearts of His worshipers. Yet Pastor Jared is careful to surface a tension in the text: sinful people cannot draw near to a holy God simply by doing the right things. Even Israel's most faithful worship was compromised by their sin, and they needed a High Priest to carry them into God's presence and make their offerings acceptable. This points unmistakably forward to Jesus — the true and better High Priest — whose spotless blood, offered once and for all, tears the curtain, cleanses the conscience, and brings us with Him into the presence of the Father. As Hebrews 9:14 declares, "How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" Finally, Pastor Jared draws attention to the Sabbath command that closes this section in Exodus 31:13, arguing that rest — not work — was always the destination. The tabernacle was built so God's people could dwell with Him and rest in His presence, a foretaste of the eternal rest still to come. The call to the congregation is clear: stop striving, find your rest in Christ alone, and live as faithful worshipers not to earn that rest, but from that rest — with hearts set on the day when God's people will dwell fully and freely in His glory. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

What is the pursuit of your life? In this message, our guest speaker, Kyle Rosas, unpacks Jesus' Great Commission from Matthew 28:16–20, reminding us that every follower of Christ has one unifying mission: making disciples.

If procrastination is emotional rather than logical, then willpower and better time management were never going to fix it. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy delivers three practical methods you can use immediately to manage the emotions driving your procrastination, with no childhood healing or deep self-analysis required. From forgiving yourself for past stalling, to a three-minute rule that shatters inertia, to engineering an environment that makes the right work easy and the wrong distractions hard, Darren lays out a simple system for self-mastery. This episode dives into how to put all three to work on your very next task. Join the A-Team. One Mission. One Team. One Standard. Are you ready to #BeTheException - https://darrenhardy.com/careers/ Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Procrastination has always been blamed on laziness, weak discipline, or poor time management. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy makes the case that all of that is wrong, and that the smartest, most disciplined people still procrastinate for a reason no productivity hack can fix. Drawing on research from Dr. Tim Pychyl and the Procrastination Research Group at the University of Ottawa, Darren reveals what procrastination actually is, and why it has nothing to do with managing your time. This episode dives into the true root cause, and sets up the ways to finally work around it. Join the A-Team. One Mission. One Team. One Standard. Are you ready to #BeTheException - https://darrenhardy.com/careers/ Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Unforgiven resentment does not just weigh on your heart. It fuels chronic stress, drains your energy, and quietly sabotages your focus, your decisions, and your success. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy reveals the single word that unlocks both happiness and freedom, and why it may be the most important thing you ever do. Drawing on the Forgiveness Project work of Desmond Tutu and Shawne Duperon, and on raw stories about his own mother and father, Darren walks through three realizations that make forgiveness possible. This episode dives into how to finally let go of the apology you may never receive. Join the A-Team. One Mission. One Team. One Standard. Are you ready to #BeTheException - https://darrenhardy.com/careers/ Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

People don't fall for you because of how impressive you are. They fall for you because of how you make them feel about themselves. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy reveals the Mirror Trick, the most powerful communication technique he has ever discovered, and one so simple most people miss it entirely. Drawing on a lesson from Mary Kay Ash and the story of one man who quietly won over an entire dinner party, Darren unpacks the psychology of what he calls the Protagonist Effect. This episode dives into how to put it to work in your very next conversation. Join the A-Team. One Mission. One Team. One Standard. Are you ready to #BeTheException - https://darrenhardy.com/careers/ Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

In this sermon from Exodus 25, Pastor Jared Richard takes the church on a guided tour through the tabernacle, unpacking one of the most important visual aids in all of Scripture. From the outer courtyard's bronze altar and basin, through the holy place with its lampstand, table of bread, and altar of incense, all the way to the ark of the covenant resting in the holy of holies, every element was deliberately designed by God to communicate something true about Himself — His majesty, His heart, and His holiness. Just as God enriched Israel with Egypt's plunder to build this dwelling place, every piece of that tent was a declaration that the God who brought them out of bondage still desired to be in their midst. Yet the tabernacle also holds a deep tension at its center: God draws near to His people, but His people can only come so close. The veils, the restrictions, the cherubim guarding the inner room — all of it echoed back to the Garden of Eden, where sin first separated humanity from God's presence. Even the holiest of priests had to be ritually cleansed, and even then, the glory of God remained veiled and partial. The sacrifices offered on the bronze altar could allow for God's presence among His people, but they could not fully erase the distance that sin had created. The resolution to this tension, Pastor Jared makes clear, is Jesus Christ — the true and better tabernacle. As John 1:14 declares, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" — and that word dwelt literally means tabernacled. Jesus is God's glory walking the dusty roads of Galilee without a veil, welcoming children into His arms, and ultimately tearing the temple curtain at the moment of His death (Matt. 27:51) so that all who repent and believe can finally draw near to the Father. And because of His finished work, the Spirit of God now lives in His people (1 Cor. 6:19), making the church itself the living tabernacle — called to display God's majesty, heart, and holiness to a watching world. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

The AI revolution is quietly rewriting what makes a leader effective, and most executives haven't noticed. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy makes the case that as AI masters technical work, the real advantage shifts from IQ to emotional intelligence, handing women a statistical edge and the greatest leadership opportunity in decades. He contrasts two companies facing identical crises. One leader used pressure and lost millions. The other used empathy and beat revenue targets by 27%. Darren also breaks down five signals that reveal high-EQ talent in any interview, and how to spot the leaders already hiding in plain sight on your team. Join the A-Team. One Mission. One Team. One Standard. Are you ready to #BeTheException -https://darrenhardy.com/careers/ Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Drawing from Exodus 20–24, Pastor Jared Richard unfolds God's covenant with Israel through the lens of a marriage ceremony. Just as premarital counseling and wedding vows are meant to help a couple fully understand what they're committing to, God walks His people through a declaration of intent, a detailed set of expectations, a promised blessing, and a blood-sealed covenant. God's heart in all of it is not cold or distant — it is warm and pursuing. As Exodus 20:24 makes clear, God promises, "I will come to you and I will bless you." His deepest desire is fellowship with His people. Yet the weight of the law — God's call to value human life, truth and justice, holiness and purity, and God-honoring worship — reveals something sobering: we cannot hold up our end of the deal. The people of Israel declared with one voice, "All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do" (Ex. 24:3), and yet they broke that promise almost immediately. But God knew this was coming. The sacrifices, the substitute blood, the covenant meal on the mountain — all of it was pointing forward to a better sacrifice, a better blood, and a better table. Jesus Christ, the true and pure offering, is the fulfillment of everything the law was preparing God's people to see. His faithfulness is the only ground on which we can enjoy covenant fellowship with God. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

“As a lawyer, I have to be tough—but as a mom, I balance that with my soft approach.” Attorney Renette L. Jackson, founder of Legally Mom and author of Act Like a Teen, Think Like a Lawyer, brings fire, wisdom, and Detroit-rooted love into this powerful Detroit is Different conversation. With “at least five” generations tied to the city, Jackson traces her story through veterans, nurses, Northwestern pride, and the family home near Quincy and Gladstone, where “grandma's porch” and a clean alley shaped her understanding of safety, connection, and community. She honors her grandmother as “a general and a nurse,” a woman whose toughness and tenderness became the blueprint for Jackson's own legal mission. From Southfield High to Washington D.C., from politics to parenting, she shares why watching Detroit leaders helped her realize, “I need to go back home.” This episode is about more than law—it is about protecting families, preparing youth, and carrying ancestral strength into the future. Jackson's story reminds us: Detroit's past is not behind us; it is training us. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co

Pastor Billy Driver opens by pointing to a sobering reality: we live in a world that spends over a trillion dollars a year convincing us that contentment is just one more purchase away. Drawing from Exodus 20:17, he defines covetousness as an illicit desire for what God has not given us — a heart that is dissatisfied with God's provision and seeks satisfaction somewhere other than Him. Paul reinforces this in Colossians 3:5, calling covetousness a form of idolatry, warning that it places people and possessions on the throne of the heart where God alone belongs. Pastor Billy then traces the Marks of a covetous heart — it doubts God, envies others, and breeds sin — walking through examples ranging from the fall in Genesis to David's sin with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. Against this, he sets four characteristics of a contented heart: it trusts God, gives thanks, loves others, and lives generously. Drawing from Philippians 4:11-13, he reminds the congregation that contentment is not natural — it is learned through dependence on Christ in every circumstance. He closes with a challenge rooted in the Gospel. The law exposes our guilt, but it cannot change our hearts. Only Christ can do that. The secret of contentment, Pastor Billy urges, is not to suppress desire, but to replace covetous desires with a desire for God Himself — the great exchange made possible through faith in Jesus Christ.  WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

What happens when two physicians take their own career crossroads experiences and turn them into a mission to help others? In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Mandy Armitage and Dr. Morgan Leafe share how their individual transitions from clinical medicine led to the creation of the Nonclinical Physicians Network and their first in-person conference for physicians exploring careers beyond traditional practice, taking place October 17–18, 2026, in Philadelphia. In this episode we're talking about: Dr. Armitage's and Dr. Leafe's journeys from clinical medicine into medical writing and consulting How a shared passion for helping physicians navigate career transitions led to the creation of the Nonclinical Physicians Network Why in-person networking and community can be transformational for physicians exploring nonclinical careers What attendees can expect from the Nonclinical Physicians Network Conference, October 17–18, 2026, in Philadelphia Common fears and misconceptions that keep physicians stuck in careers that no longer fit The importance of networking, accountability, and building connections outside of medicine Encouragement and practical advice for physicians considering a career change but unsure where to start You can find the show notes for this episode and more information by clicking here: www.doctorscrossing.com/episode250 Links for this episode: Nonclinicalphysiciansnetwork.com Nonclinical Careers Conference: October 17–18, 2026, Philadelphia. Early bird pricing expires July 15, 2026. From Clinical Practice to Medical Writing Guide Episode #16 – 5 Steps to Becoming a Medical Writer with Dr. Mandy Armitage Episode #128 – No Residency Needed – Opportunities for Physicians in CME Writing with Dr. Morgan Leafe Thank you for listening!

Pastor Jared Richard opens with the sobering story of Naboth from 1 Kings 21, an innocent man stoned to death because two worthless scoundrels bore false witness against him at the orchestration of the wicked Queen Jezebel. That story, Pastor Jared argues, perfectly illustrates why God gives the ninth commandment in Exodus 20:16: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." The commandment is not merely a rule about courtroom behavior — it flows directly from the character of God Himself. Because God is a God of truth and a God of justice, His people are called to be a truth-telling people who faithfully represent Him to the world. From that theological foundation, Pastor Jared lays out three Biblical expectations for the people of God. First, we are to speak the truth and refuse to lie, in all its many forms — from grand deceptions to half-truths, flattery, and gossip. Second, we are to speak life-giving words, refusing to demean, slander, or defame those made in the image of God, because as Ephesians 4:29 instructs, only words that build up and give grace should come from our mouths. Third, and most importantly, we are to be faithful witnesses to the gospel, because a compromised tongue compromises our witness to the truth of Jesus Christ. Pastor Jared closes by pointing the congregation to the gospel. Just as Naboth was condemned by false witnesses, so was Jesus — and Matthew 26:59 tells us the chief priests and council actively sought false witnesses to secure His death. But that act of injustice was woven into God's redemptive plan. Jesus was condemned by false witnesses so that commandment-breaking people like us could be forgiven, freed from condemnation, and transformed into faithful witnesses of the truth that sets us free. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

Pastor Patrick Austin opens by pointing out that while we live in a $16 billion home security Market — a world full of people desperate to protect their stuff — we are also surrounded by people who are perfectly comfortable taking what doesn't belong to them. But before we point the finger at the burglar or the carjacker, Pastor Patrick brings us back to the garden, where Adam and Eve stole the very first fruit, setting in motion a pattern of sin that runs through every human heart. Theft, he reminds us, goes far deeper than an outward action. It shows up in cheating, in wasted time at work, in gambling, in the pornography industry that fuels modern-day slavery, and at the root of every sin we commit. When we steal, we are essentially telling God, "You have failed to provide for me" — the same lie the enemy whispered to Adam and Eve in the garden. But the eighth commandment doesn't just expose the problem — it points us to the solution. Through the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19, Pastor Patrick shows us a man who had everything the world said he needed and was still empty, still seeking. And Jesus, rather than wagging His finger at this broken, despised thief, walks straight to his tree, calls him by name, and says, "I must stay at your house today." Jesus pursues broken thieves. He takes their place on the cross — literally crucified between two robbers — and He transforms them. Zacchaeus walked away from that encounter giving half his goods to the poor and repaying fourfold everyone he had wronged. That is the evidence of a transformed life: greed gives way to faithful stewardship and generous giving. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

On this special industry sponsored episode, host Praveen Ranganath, MD is joined by Dr. Brandie Williams (cardiology) and Dr. Nanette Evans (radiology) who share how they brought advanced cardiac CT imaging to a small-town community in Stephenville, TX. What began as a vision to improve access and reduce delays in diagnosis evolved into a powerful partnership that transformed patient care pathways.The conversation explores the challenges of launching new technology in a rural setting, the importance of cross-specialty collaboration, and the real impact on patient outcomes—from faster answers to fewer unnecessary procedures. Through practical insights and personal stories, this episode highlights how innovation, trust, and a shared mission can expand access to high-quality care and reshape how communities think about cardiac health.This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare. References to a specific product, process, or service by speakers in this podcast episode do not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The views and opinions expressed in do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

  WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

Go beyond the trip. Join my brand new Skool community, Unlock God Mode, at unlockgodmode.org — a 30-day consciousness journey for integrating insight, mastering your state, upgrading your self-concept, and consciously creating your reality.  ------------------------Join me at the 2026 God Mode Retreat — a 5-day immersion designed to expand consciousness, clarify identity, and realign your inner power.Apply here → godmoderetreats.com-------------------------If you've ever had a powerful psychedelic journey and wondered how to truly integrate it into your daily life, I created Unlock God Mode — a 30-day framework to help you anchor those insights and embody your highest self. It's not a psychedelic program. It's an integration journey, filled with transmissions and practical exercises distilled from my own mushroom experiences, spiritual practices, and the wisdom of my teachers and mentors.You can do it with or without psychedelics. Either way, Unlock God Mode rewires your self-concept, shifts your state of being, and helps you live from the truths you've glimpsed in expanded states. Many people say it feels like going on a 30-day trip — but instead of fading, the transformation lasts.

Go beyond the trip. Join my brand new Skool community, Unlock God Mode, at unlockgodmode.org — a 30-day consciousness journey for integrating insight, mastering your state, upgrading your self-concept, and consciously creating your reality.  ------------------------ Join me at the 2026 God Mode Retreat — a 5-day immersion designed to expand consciousness, clarify identity, and realign your inner power.Apply here → godmoderetreats.com-------------------------If you've ever had a powerful psychedelic journey and wondered how to truly integrate it into your daily life, I created Unlock God Mode — a 30-day framework to help you anchor those insights and embody your highest self. It's not a psychedelic program. It's an integration journey, filled with transmissions and practical exercises distilled from my own mushroom experiences, spiritual practices, and the wisdom of my teachers and mentors.You can do it with or without psychedelics. Either way, Unlock God Mode rewires your self-concept, shifts your state of being, and helps you live from the truths you've glimpsed in expanded states. Many people say it feels like going on a 30-day trip — but instead of fading, the transformation lasts.

The cultivation of mission and identity is pivotal to any mission-driven organization. It gets to not only the why of the work, but also the larger context, the history and the people. A shared mission can sustain work across time zones and languages and varied socio-political contexts. Understanding the mission of an organization — how it's been interpreted and applied and lived out of — is crucial to that organization's continued success. It's more than a common language; it's a shared lifeblood. Jesuit institutions take mission and identity work seriously. You see offices for mission and Jesuit colleges and universities; you meet mission officers in Jesuit apostolates the world over. These are the folks who help you not only remember Latin words like cura personalis; these are the folks who help you understand how to live it out in your particular context based on your particular skills. Mark Dushel stands in the long, storied legacy of Ignatian collaborators entrusted with passing on our Jesuit mission and charism. But Mark has been given a unique role through which to do so. He is the newly minted director of Ignatian Mission and Faith Formation for three different yet interrelated schools in Baltimore, MD: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and The Loyola School. These schools — all founded by Jesuit priest, Fr. Bill Watters, over the course of several decades — allow children from as early as two years old all the way through high school to pursue a tuition-free Jesuit education. The mission is critical and has been bearing fruit for generations. Mark, for his part, comes to this work well-prepared. He has a Master's in theology and ministry from Boston College — where he first encountered the Jesuits — and served in campus ministry at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and later at Loyola University Maryland. He began his work as director for mission in 2025. There's a lot we can learn from Mark's work, from his collaboration across schools to his efforts to introduce the Ignatian charism to children as young as two to the accompaniment his mission-centered role means for the families of his students. That's why today's host Eric was excited to talk with Mark — and why we know you will enjoy this conversation. Read more about Mark's work here: https://loyolaschoolbaltimore.org/mark-dushel-is-serving-three-jesuit-schools-in-baltimore/

Send us Fan MailThis is not a victory lap. This is a stone in the ground.In this milestone 100th full episode of The Dangerous Man Podcast, Rory and Matt talk through and remember where TDMP started, celebrate what God has done, and cast vision for the next hundred battles.This episode is built around three questions:Where have we come from?What has God done?Where are we going?Along the way, Rory and Matt talk through the early days of TDMP, the burden behind the mission, the men who helped carry it, the latest podcast reach markers, and the future vision for moving men from listeners to leaders.This one gets personal too, with Rory and Matt interviewing each other about purpose, growth, conviction, and where God is still forging them.The first hundred episodes were never about building a podcast.They were about building men.Support the showTDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

Preaching from Exodus 20:13, Pastor Jared Richard opens the sixth commandment — "You shall not murder" — and immediately pushes past the comfortable assumption that most of us are safe from its conviction. While many may not have committed physical murder, Pastor Jared argues that we live in a culture that has grown increasingly comfortable with the destruction of human life. From the rapid legalization of medically assisted suicide to abortion, to the casual glorification of violence in entertainment, we have built a culture of death that stands in direct opposition to God's heart. The commandment, rightly understood, is not merely a prohibition against killing — it is a call to value every human life as God values it, because life is His gift, human beings bear His image, and every person exists to worship Him. Pastor Jared then turns to the heart of the matter, following Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:21-24, where Christ makes clear that murderous anger, contempt, and hatred toward a neighbor carry the same moral weight before God as the physical act of murder. This is what John Calvin called "murder of the heart," and by this standard, none of us escape the conviction of the sixth commandment. Yet the sermon does not end in condemnation — it ends in the Gospel. Jesus, the most innocent life ever taken, was murdered unjustly so that murderers of every kind — actual and of the heart — could be forgiven and set free. Pastor Jared calls the church to rest in that forgiveness, to be reconciled to one another, and to rise up as a countercultural people who champion the gift of human life in a world desperate for it. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

On Graduate Sunday, Pastor Jared Richard opened Exodus 20:12 to walk the entire congregation — not just the seniors — through the fifth commandment: "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you." He was careful to note that "honor" carries far more weight than simple obedience. Drawing from the Hebrew word meaning heavy or weighty — the same word used to describe the glory of God — Pastor Jared showed that to honor our parents is to take seriously the God-given authority and position they hold in our lives. Following John Calvin's framework, he identified three Marks of true honor: reverence, obedience, and gratitude. He also traced how this honor looks different at each stage of life, from the young child obeying in the home, to the teenager seeking counsel, to the adult caring for aging parents — pointing to Matthew 15 where Jesus himself condemned those who neglected their parents in old age. Pastor Jared pressed the congregation toward the gospel as the only real answer to our failure to keep this commandment. He reminded the church that Adam was a rebellious son, Israel was a rebellious son, and we are rebellious sons and daughters. But Jesus was the faithful Son — perfectly honoring his heavenly Father all the way to the cross and perfectly honoring his earthly mother even while dying. It is only by being united to Christ, the one who kept the law we have broken, that we can be forgiven as rebellious children and empowered to become faithful sons and daughters — both to God and to our parents. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Take a moment to fill out our digital connection card here: https://www.bayleaf.org/connect We hope you enjoy this programming and please let us know if there is anything we can do to be of service to you. ONE CHURCH. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE MISSION. Bay Leaf at Falls Lake: 12200 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Bay Leaf at 540: 10921 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 SERVICE TIMES Come join us on Sundays at Bay Leaf at Falls Lake (8:30 AM or 11:00 AM) or at Bay Leaf at 540 (10:00 AM) CONTACT www.bayleaf.org (919) 847-4477 #BayLeafLife #Worship #Inspiration

One Man. One Mission. Justice. In the Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer.Rodney K. Harrison's life could have gone the way of the drug dealers he grew up with in South Jamaica, Queens. Instead, a twist of fate and relentless drive led him to become the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer and, later, Police Commissioner of Suffolk County on Long Island—where he engineered the arrest of the elusive Gilgo Beach serial killer.Harrison survived a false arrest as a teenager and later dodged bullets as an undercover in Brooklyn. He calmed the fallout of Eric Garner's chokehold death on Staten Island, worked shoulder-to-shoulder with outspoken community leaders in Harlem, brought Jam Master Jay's killers to justice, removed bricks from the 9/11 Twin Towers, dealt with looters during the pandemic on the streets of New York—and always advocated for every victim.This real-life Blue Bloods true crime story chronicles the triumphs, controversies, politics, and dangers that define modern policing in America's largest city.Harrison shares these true crime stories:The harrowing night his undercover partner was shot on the street.An insider's view of the investigations that shaped headlines—from Jam Master Jay to his career-defining case, putting the Gilgo Beach serial killer (he called him "the Devil that walks among us") behind bars, and the personal sacrifices and moral dilemmas behind the badge.More than a cop's story—a rare, unfiltered look at crime, justice, and resilience in New York. Now a crime commentator on CBS and corporate security consultant,THE COMMISSIONER: From Street Cop To Top Cop in the NYPD, and the Inside Story of the Hunt for the Long Beach Serial Killer—Rodney K. Harrison

What happens when a CEO with a young family decides to ride 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in 13 days to serve families he's never met? Matt King is the CEO of GoBundance, a mastermind for entrepreneurial men, and a dad to three young kids. He wasn't a cyclist. Five and a half months ago, he had never ridden more than 10 miles on a bike. Then he stood on a stage in November and announced he was going to ride 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in May to raise $1 million for families along the route. He told everyone before he told his wife. Before he had ever trained. Before he even owned the right bike. In this conversation with Jon, Matt opens up about why he's doing this, what it's teaching him about fatherhood, service, and modeling hard things for his kids, and what he's learned about himself along the way. He talks about the morning he quit at 3:30 a.m. in the middle of a training ride. The $100,000 donation that stopped him in the middle of a 150-mile day. The families he's already helped before the ride has even started. And why he believes the world doesn't give you permission to do meaningful things. You have to give it to yourself. The ride starts May 27th. As of recording, Matt has already raised over $481,000. Every dollar goes directly to families along the route. In This Interview: → Why Matt chose a bike instead of a car or plane to find families who need help  → The morning he quit at 3:30 a.m. and what got him back on the bike  → How GoBundance members are deploying as "secret agents" into cities along the route to find stories  → Why his five-year-old son is his biggest fan and what that's taught him about modeling  → The difference between living a legacy and leaving one  → Why he tracks "return on joy" instead of return on investment  → The role David Osborne played in shaping who Matt has become  → How to handle the doubt, fatigue, and criticism that comes when you commit to something hard  → Why oversharing might be costing you, and how to use your intuition to know what to share → The conversation he has with himself when he wants to quit (and the framework that gets him through)   Next Step: The ride starts May 27th. You can follow the journey, sign up to ride with Matt at any point along the route, nominate a family who needs help, or donate to the mission at the link below. If this story moved you, the simplest thing you can do is share it with one dad who needs to hear it. Back the Ride: gobundance.com/theride