Joe sits down with Ziad Hariry the owner and operator of True Blue Mediterranean Cafe. They discuss the journey of starting a business, how his Syrian roots help to create such good food, venturing out to a new concept model and much more.
Connect with Ziad and True Blue here:
ziad_hariry@yahoo.com
yourtrueblue.com
Social media:
@True Blue Mediterranean Cafe
Joe sits down with his good friend Tyson Utesch who is a rising senior at Salisbury High School. They discuss his athletic journey, his business aspirations, what the future holds for him, how his faith plays a role in his approach to life and leadership, and much more.
Connect with Tyson here:
email: tmonk750@gmail.com
Instagram: @_tesch
Joe sits down with Quinn McDowell who is an assistant basketball coach at Lehigh University. They discuss his professional playing career, the death of one dream and the birth of another one, how he got into coaching, the recruiting process, leadership development, seeing your life as a mission, and much more.
You can learn more and connect with Quinn and his family here:
Our Family’s Story
https://spark.adobe.com/page/o8eqo5S0dHm6Y/
Quinn’s Contact Info
513-253-3928
Lindsey’s PTR Support Page
Joe sits down with Mo Taylor who is part of the Bayou boys hospitality group. They discuss what changes did COVID do to the business, when do you know it's time to close a store, what's coming up for the Bayou Boys, leading yourself to lead others well, the steps to start a business, and much more!
Connect with him:
@motaylor
https://www.datbayoulv.com/
https://www.wizkidzlv.com/
Joe sits down with Coach Phill Shallenberger the GM for The Park Sports Complex. They discuss the Vision for the complex and its offerings, the impact it will have on the community, and recommendations for players and parents as they pursue athletics, and much more.
You can learn more about the Park Sports complex here theparksportscomplex.com
You can learn more about Power ballers baseball here powerballersbaseball.com
To connect with Phill email him at pshallenberger@theparksportscomplex.com
Resources he mentioned:
Recruiting
Field level https://www.fieldlevel.com/
Joe sits down with South Whitehall's Director of Township Operations Randy Cope. They discuss how to get in the field of Parks and Rec, the renovation of Southwhitehall township building and library, protecting green spaces, the vision behind the cover bridge park and the process, and much more.
To learn more about South Whitehall parks and recreation department and the happenings of this community visit: www.southwhitehall.com
To contact Randy call 610-398-0401 and ask for him or email him at coper@southwhitehall.com
Joe sits down with Juan Gonsalves to discuss the process of starting a business, what makes Duck Donuts unique, marketing strategy, and how they serve the local community.
You can learn more about Duck Donuts by going here:
https://www.duckdonuts.com
Joe sits down with the President of New Missions Tim Detellis. New Missions was Established in 1983 in Haiti and they have since expanded to the Dominican Republic. In this interview, they explore the work of restoring communities in a third world country, how they have raised up leaders from these countries, how we can overcome the us vs them mentality that plagues our country and much more.
Joe sits down with his friend Pete Hixson who works with the Storybrand group as well as a speaker, teacher, and facilitator. They discuss what they learning through the transition he has been on, what StoryBrand is, the special needs community, how to best walk alongside families with special needs children and much more.
Joe sits down with Rod Stafford the Lead Pastor of Fairfax Community Church in Fairfax, Va. They discuss Rod’s 40 year plan, the secret of longevity, how to engage the culture, how can we can be peacemakers in this upcoming election season, and how they engage in church multiplication.
Joe sits down with Tim Walker from Restored Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA. They discuss the power of community and how they have pivoted using micro gatherings in this COVID season. Tim gives the nuts and bolts of how they do micro gatherings, the challenges, and the wins.
Joe interviews Tim Lucas, the Lead Pastor of Liquid Church and the author of “You Married The Wrong Person” and “Liquid Church: 6 Powerful Currents To Saturate Your City For Christ”. They discuss what they are learning in this crazy season of leadership, how to stay healthy for the long haul, leading towards racial healing in the midst of hostility, and much more.
Joe sits down with his friend Chris High the Lead Pastor of Hoboken Grace in Hoboken, NJ. They discuss COVID-19 learnings, how to have a long view in the current climate, the vision for dinner groups and connecting with others, the leadership development pathway, and much more.
Learn more and connect Hoboken Grace by going to: https://hobokengrace.com/
Joe sits down with long term mentor Chris Zang who he has known since he was 23. They discuss Chris's counseling and therapy practice that has been around for over 25 years, how we process what we've been experiencing the last four months, how we care for ourselves, how to understand and unlock our family of origin story, the gift of understanding where we come from and who we are, and what it means to be resilient.
Joe sits down with his friend Dr. Kyle Canty, who serves as a Pastor of Great Commission Church and the Send Philadelphia missionary with the Send Network. He is also a coauthor of “Ask Me Why I Am Not In Church”. He shares how we plant the gospel and not just churches, what it means to bring shalom to the earth, a new initiative called Mansion of Hope with the goal of serving an area Philly called Strawberry Mansion, and how he has learned to process the pain brought on by racial injustice and inequality.
Joe sits down with his friend Dr. Larry Anderson, who serves as the Pastor of Great Commission Church in Philadelphia and the director of Church health for the Baptist Resource Network. He shares his personal experiences of helping to reshape urban masters of divinity program at Missio Seminary, the journey of racial reconciliation they have been on with a group of diverse Pastors, which has led to the founding of Culture. Ethics Justice Coalition, the book he co-wrote called: “Ask Why I Am Not In Church”, his journey with cancer, and much more.
Joe talks to his friend Kevin Dunlap, the director of church multiplication at Westridge Church in Dallas, GA. They discuss how to discover your unique call, COVID-19, and racial reconciliation learnings, how leaders are developed through shepherding and equipping, and more.
Joe sits down with Jordan Serulneck is a founder and owner of Seven Sirens Brewery in Bethlehem, PA. In this interview, they discuss how Seven Sirens started, bringing the community together, pivoting through COVID-19, being the best business for the community, and much more.
You can find Seven Sirens on social media at Seven Sirens Brewing Company and Sevensirens.beer
Joe interviews Heather Evans, Founder of V.A.S.T. (Valley Against Sex Trafficking). She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has over 17 years experience providing individual, marriage, and family therapy, specifically specializing in complex trauma. In this time they discuss what trauma is, what it does does to us, helpful ways to process it and help others through it, Racial trauma and much more.
Joe sits down with his friend Dan Nold to discuss how to have a posture of brokenness, and vulnerability, how Dan worked through getting and healing from COVID-19, what we do in light of racial injustice, and much more.
Riverbend Community Church
795 Roble Rd
Allentown, PA 18109
Questions? Reach out by
info@riverbendonline.org or text (610) 595-9156
Gatherings held Sunday at 9 and 11 AM
