• 30. Centered and Directed by Jesus, with Mark and Lynn Baker
    2025/06/05
    What would your life and work look like if you operated out of the centering presence of Jesus? Today, Mark and Lynn Baker share with us their wealth of wisdom around how our beliefs about who God is matters because it informs how we practice formation. Who is the God who you are seeking to be devoted to? Lynn walks us through what we can discover when we begin to put our beliefs into practice. She shares how prayer and contemplative spiritual formation will move us toward healing our concept of God. To learn more about the Bakers and their work, visit https://www.profmarkbaker.com/
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    42 分
  • 29. How Conflict and Recovery Intersect, with Dave Obwald
    2025/05/22
    As leaders, we deal with conflict everyday. Whether its inter personal or personal, we each need to own our own piece of the contribution. Dave Obwald is a Pastor at The Well Community Church and a certified transformational coach who walks alongside individuals and organizations in their journey of recovery, growth, performance, and spiritual transformation. With a master’s degree in conflict and peacemaking and over two decades of experience coaching others, he serves as a “transformational tour guide”—always growing and helping others become all that God invites them to be. In this conversation, Dave walks us through how we pick the narratives we live in and how we bring those into conflict resolution and our own recovery journeys. To learn more about Re:generation - https://www.regenerationrecovery.org/ To learn more about Dave's coaching -- https://overtcreativecoaching.com/david-obwald
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    42 分
  • 28 Series Six, SoulCare and Leadership - Intro Episode with Andrew and Grace
    2025/05/08
    Welcome to a new series from What’s Good in the Neighborhood—Soul Care and Leadership. In this opening episode, we set the stage for a timely and necessary conversation about what it means to lead from a healthy soul. We’ll explore the rhythms that sustain emotionally healthy leadership, how to navigate conflict without burning out, and why recovery, spiritual practices, and deep friendships aren’t luxuries—they’re lifelines. Whether you're leading in a church, a nonprofit, or just trying to be a steady presence in your community, this series invites you to go deeper, get honest, and rediscover the "good" in the neighborhoods we serve and in the souls we lead from. Tune in and journey with us as we talk real soul care for real leaders. Learn more about us at everyneighborhood.org/podcast
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    27 分
  • 27: Immigration and Real Relationships, with Ariana Martinez Lott
    2025/04/24
    Today Andrew and Grace get to chat with local advocate and activist, Ariana Martinez-Lott who spent over ten years in advocacy work and real time relationships with undocumented folks here in Fresno county. Arianna brings real world insight and authentic experience to the conversation. Arianna talks about staying positive, seeing the current situation as an opportunity, and staying curious. Serving as a consultant and engaged community member for local initiatives, Ariana Martinez Lott leverages her cross-sector relationships to strengthen resident-led transformation in Fresno. In her previous role as Community Relations Director for City of Fresno District 3, Ariana led policy analysis, managed district projects, and proudly helped residents navigate complex issues. An avid thrifter, she spends her spare time smothering her two children with kisses, or trying (relentlessly) to convince her husband to let her bring home more plantitas. Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students excel, community members are healthy and whole, and our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more about us by visiting https://everyneighborhood.org or @enpfresno on socials.
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    51 分
  • 26: Immigration Series, with Mark Bowers of World Relief
    2025/04/10
    Andrew hangs out today with Mark Bowers of World Relief on the podcast. Mark describes how his own personal journey led him to a life on the margins with refugees and immigrants. Mark and Andrew discuss the Church's role and responsibility to the immigrant, how World Relief is addressing and responding to the recent policy changes, and how you can learn and get involved with refugees in your own neighborhood. J. Mark Bowers serves as Sr. Training Advisor for World Relief where his team builds tools for refugee and immigrant ministry in The Workshop. When the screens are powered down, Mark runs a housing business for immigrant families in East Lake—an under-resourced neighborhood where his own family lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. To learn more about World Relief - https://worldrelief.org/ Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students excel, community members are healthy and whole, and our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more about us by visiting https://everyneighborhood.org or @enpfresno on socials.
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    43 分
  • 25:Immigration and Local Policy Resources, with Mariana Diaz of MCC
    2025/03/20
    Andrew sits down with Mariana Diaz, of Mennonite Central Committee West Coast, and they talk about not only her personal story of immigration, but local immigration policies, ways to navigate and learn the system, and how to be a better neighbor to our local undocumented community. West Coast MCC’s immigration program serves immigrant populations affiliated with our constituent churches and surrounding communities. They provide documentation services, and educational learning opportunities through workshops and outreach. Mariana is a Fresno native and alumna of Fresno Pacific University. She is currently a Legal Immigration Caseworker for the West Coast Mennonite Central Committee where she assists individuals with applying for immigration benefits. She is proud to be able to serve and empower our immigrant community. To learn about MCC visit - https://mcc.org/about/us/west-coast
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    40 分
  • 24: Immigration Series, Introduction with Andrew and Grace
    2025/03/06
    Considering our current cultural moment, Andrew and Grace process the current administration's philosophy on immigration in light of ENP values and point of view. The two discuss how their personal faith is intersecting with the issue of immigration, and frame up for listeners why we're taking a pause to learn from experts who have dedicated their lives or careers to people who live in the shadows of citizenship. To learn more about the National Immigration Forum To take a look at the Fresno Immigration Timline Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students excel, community members are healthy and whole, and our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more about us by visiting https://everyneighborhood.org or @enpfresno on socials.
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    34 分
  • 23: A Conversation about being Asset Based, with Christian Gonzalez and Samai Munoz
    2025/02/20
    As we finish out our conversation about being a good neighbor, we finish our series with Christian Gonzalez and Samai Munoz. Both women work personally with women and residents in our urban communities here in Fresno, and have the lived experience of working with people at a slower and messier pace than we would like in order to see real change. Samai is Mexican born, Fresno raised, and transformed through the power of travel, language, people, cultures and traditions. She finds herself continually learning through life experiences about radical acceptance of others and hyper-inclusive spaces. Samai is committed to evolving, self-development and growth in order to be a better family member, friend, and neighbor. Christian Gonzalez is the eldest daughter of immigrant parents. She is the Manager of Neighborhood Development She has worked both in ministry and in local place-making initiatives that build on adopted city plans, policies, and smart mobility streetscapes to encourage new mixed-use housing, businesses, public amenities, and jobs. To learn more about Lowell CDC - https://lowellcdc.org/ To learn more about Parent Engagement with ENP - https://everyneighborhood.org/nd/ Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students excel, community members are healthy and whole, and our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more about us by visiting https://everyneighborhood.org or @enpfresno on socials.
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    51 分