Embracing Your Creativity - Ben Framstad

What if the barriers to achieving greater things are the limitations we put on ourselves? In this episode, Rob shares how pushing past his limits allowed him to be part of some extraordinary things. You will be inspired, motivated and hopefully walk away with a renewed energy to push past your own self-imposed limits and reach heights you never thought possible.

The life we live today is largely a result of the decisions we made three to five years ago. While we can't go back and choose differently, we can make choices today that will set us up for success down the road. 

The Farther Along Podcast is all about being intentional now to be farther along later. Listen to our monthly episodes and discover ways to move forward one step at a time. 

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About Our Guest

Will Hutcherson has worked with kids and teenagers for 14 years, from five students in a small rural church to ten years serving as a NextGen / Student pastor at a large multisite church. In 2018, he started a non-profit, Curate Hope, that partners with parents and educators to help heal despair in teens through school assemblies and parent seminars, bringing practical solutions in responding to suicide and depression. In addition to speaking, Will is the director of NextGen at Journey Church in Lake Worth. He is passionate to see the next generation come to know Christ and partner with church leaders to reach young people in new ways. He lives in the sunshine state with his wife, Arianne, and children, Liam, Reese, and Kinsley.

What We Discuss with Will Hutcherson

• Understanding depression and despair, and what they look like in the lives of kids and students. 

• Will's journey that's included speaking in schools about responding to despair and suicide ideation. 

• Will's book Seen that he wrote with Dr. Chinwé Williams. Why it was necessary, and what it means to be seen.

• Some of the changes in interpersonal communication, and the impact they have on helping people feel seen. 

• How to be part of healing depression and despair.

• How to respond when you suspect or see evidence someone is thinking of self-harm. 

• How the brain's functions help us understand the best approaches to helping kids or teens. 

• The reality of parenting mistakes. 

• What hope is, why it matters and how to grab hold of it. 

• Connect with Will through Instagram, and his website. 

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About Our Guest

Trey is a visionary leader, host, and communicator. He has an intense passion for life, and for inspiring life change in people. Trey has worked in ministry for more than 20 years, including both full and part-time work with high school students. In 2018 he began as the Camp Director and COO of BigStuf Ministries, where he continues to connect with students and leaders across the country. Trey also partners with highly influential organizations like Orange, Global Leadership Network, The John Maxwell Company, North Point Ministries, and Chick-fil-a. He believes and values genuine and intentional connection offstage is just as powerful and necessary as strong communication onstage. His engaging and energetic style of communication draws from a wide range of experiences as a worship leader, pastor, firefighter, corporate sales rep, personal trainer, husband, and father. He is passionate about helping students and adults alike find their significance solely in their unique design. Trey lives in north Atlanta with his beautiful wife Jamie and their two boys, Mason, and Rowen.

What We Discuss with Trey McKnight

• Why people get stuck, and how fear and past mistakes can keep us from moving forward.

• Trey's journey and the path that led him to his personal mission of inspiring people to move toward positive life-change.

• One of Rob's favorite podcasts "Inspire to Move" hosted by Trey McKnight.

• How the "75 Hard Challenge" helped Trey get unstuck in his own life. 

• The ways we hold ourselves back from developing discipline, and how achieving one goal can set us in a new direction.

• How starting somewhere and winning the day can revolutionize our lives.

• Embracing our own gifts and experiences and how it can help us get perspective on and overcome feelings of inadequacy. 

• The role prayer, trying new things and inviting others to speak into our lives can play in discovering what we were uniquely created for. 

• What to do if our story is messy or if we feel too far gone to move forward. 

• Connect with Trey through Instagram, Twitter, and his website. 

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About Our Guest

Caitlin Kenyon is the founder of Story Unwritten Career Coaching. She is a certified HR Professional (SHRM-CP), Recruiter, and Career Coach.  Caitlin Kenyon is the founder of Story Unwritten Career Coaching. She is a certified HR Professional (SHRM-CP), Recruiter, and Career Coach. Caitlin helps everyday professionals with practical advice on how to land their dream job, authentically shine, speak candidly, earn trust, and simply crush it at work. She has a passion for helping others present their best selves by sharing real world professional development and career advice for success. She has a passion for helping others present their best selves by sharing real world professional development and career advice for success. When she’s not working, she’s  spending time in beautiful Colorado with her husband and her two wonderful daughters. Check out the Story Unwritten Blog and follow Caitlin on TikTok and Instagram for more daily career advice!

For more, check out: https://direct.me/yourstoryunwritten

What We Discuss with Caitlin Kenyon

• Her story and the demand for people like her who can coach others toward landing their dream job.

• The keys to preparing a resume and cover letter, and ways to stand out among other applicants.

• Best practices to prepare for interviews, how to represent yourself well, and pitfalls to avoid.

• Things to avoid when applying for and interviewing for a new position.

• Navigating the financial offer as well as the best ways to respond when you are offered the job.

• How to start off well in a new job and things to avoid.

• The one thing you can do today to move forward in the pursuit of your dream job.

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Rob Chagdes (Instagram: robchagdes) is a Jesus follower, a writer and host of The Farther Along Podcast. He has been married to Leslie since 1996. They live in Iowa with their three incredible daughters and energetic dog Jedi.

Show Notes

What Rob Talks About

Rob shares about the power of our choices, especially when it comes to choosing endings in our lives. He shares how watching someone die helped him see the urgency in our choices. Referring to the book Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud, Rob challenges listeners to consider the endings that need to take place in their lives.

Links mentioned

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

About Our Guest

Isom Rigell is a lifelong wanderer turned educator who grew up in the church and at every camp and conference he could attend. He still loves a good spiritual conversation, debates about theology and books by heretics like Rob Bell. Isom worked in secondary and higher education-teaching Bible, coaching several sports and being a “dorm dad” for 14 years. A lifelong Floridian, Isom recently moved to the “other coast” (west coast) of Florida to pursue a career in the secular world as the “Chief People Officer” at one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the state. Isom lives in Fort Myers, Florida with his wife Kelly and their three kids Laney, Nora and Dempsey. 

Show Notes

What we discuss with Isom Rigell

• The value of critical thinking, especially for believer.

• The dehumanizing of people who disagree.

• Dealing with doubts, questions, and wrestling with faith and culture.

• Donald Trump and evangelicalism.

• Stats on abortion rates.

• Isom's contact information: iRigell@gmail.com 

• Instagram: isom_rigell

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Show Notes

What Rob Talks About

Rob kicks off season three by sharing how being at a Major League Baseball game in Iowa caused him to pause and reconsider what it means to be present.

Links mentioned

Bill DeLisle Freelancing

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Rob Chagdes (Instagram: robchagdes) is a pastor, writer and host of The Farther Along Podcast. He has been married to Leslie since 1996. They live in Iowa with their three incredible daughters and energetic dog Jedi.

Show Notes

What Rob Talks About:

Each one of us is telling a story with our lives. Some of our stories are full of regret, pain, disappointment and more. During this final episode of season two, and a milestone episode number 20, Rob talks about what he’s been learning the past few years about changing your story.

Season three begins September 7. Make sure to follow Rob on instagram [link above] to keep updated.

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About Our Guest

Dr. Daniel Green has been a professor at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago since 1998. He has a B.A. from Michigan State University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Prior to joining the Moody Graduate School faculty, Dan served in pastoral ministry for 17 years in two Central Illinois churches. Since coming to Moody, he has also served four churches as interim preaching pastor. His passions include preaching in local churches and teaching in the areas of homiletics, biblical theology and spiritual formation. Dan and his wife, Betsy, have three children.

Show Notes

What we discuss with Dr. Daniel Green

• What exactly is spiritual conflict / warfare.

• What believers need to know about spiritual warfare.
  • The role of Satan in this world

• Why God allows us to walk through spiritual conflict.

• Why it can be so difficult to resist sin as a believer.

• A breakdown of Ephesians chapter 6 and what it means to stand firm against the enemy.

• The role of God's Word in fighting against the enemies.

• Thoughts on the types of preaching in churches and the different factors to look for when you're searching for a church.

• The schemes of the enemy and how he uses them to deceive believers.
  • Materialism and how it can trip people up.
    • The Biblical view of materialism.

• A biblical perspective in climbing the corporate ladder and moving forward in a career.

• A biblical perspective on retirement.

• The importance of studying ourselves to stand firm in spiritual conflict.

• The reality of sexual sin in this world and how to fight against it.
  
  • Addictions and Grace by Gerald May.

• The first step in being able to win in spiritual conflict.

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