Coach Joe gives his thoughts on competitions.
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The Orange Catholic Foundation (OCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and an autonomous pious foundation that exists to serve the Diocese of Orange, including its parishes, schools and overall diocesan mission.
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OCF Crosspoint is a production of Officers' Christian Fellowship and is dedicated to sharing stories of military life at the intersection of faith, family & profession. Some stories will be informational, educational, inspirational...or maybe all three. OCF's vision is the military community positively impacted through Christ-like leaders. OCF engages military leaders in Biblical fellowship and growth to equip them for Christ-like service at the intersection of faith, family, and profession. ...
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From the Orange County Fire Authority, this is the Pass-Along Podcast. We address firefighter issues from top to bottom. Be sure to check back here for more episodes in the future!
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Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate campus ministry program under the North American Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops.
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An OCF Milestone Moment: The Inaugural Global Town Hall
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In this special episode of OCF Crosspoint, you’re going to hear audio from the inaugural OCF Global Town Hall, which was broadcasted live on 10 February from the new Home Office in Colorado Springs, Colo. The first voice that you’re going to hear is OCF Council President Col Dale Holland, USAF (Ret.). He and OCF’s CEO / Executive Director, Col Scot…
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Assistant Chiefs of Operations Tim Perkins and Shane Sherwood discuss their operations priorities for 2024. Later on, they welcome Battalion Chiefs Neal McCann and Mike Summers on to talk about the new Command and Control Handbook. SHOWNOTES 01:09 - Out-of-County Assignments 03:49 - Standards of Cover 05:47 - Mobilization Plan 09:57 - Communication…
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Assistant Chief of Operations Shane Sherwood sits down with three members of the Ceremonies, Awards, and Protocol (CAP) Committee - Battalion Chief Mike Sheehan, Training Program Analyst Jocelyn Casillas, and Fire Captain/AFTO Derek Acosta - to discuss the upcoming Best and Bravest Awards Ceremony and encourage everyone to submit nominations to htt…
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Part 3: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
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Today, you’ll hear audio from the conclusion of a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve never heard of Spring Canyon, it’s OCF’s western conference and retreat center located near Buena Vista, Colorado. And if you’ve never heard of Aspentime, it’s a week…
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Part 2: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
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Today, you’ll hear audio from Part 2 of a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve never heard of Spring Canyon, it’s OCF’s western conference and retreat center located near Buena Vista, Colorado. And if you’ve never heard of Aspentime, it’s a weekend geta…
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Part 1: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal
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Today, you’ll hear audio from a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. If you’re new to OCF and you’ve never heard of Spring Canyon, it’s OCF’s western conference and retreat center located near Buena Vista, Colorado. And if you’ve never heard of Aspentime, it’s a weekend getaway at Spr…
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“Practice what we profess”: Three leadership principles for the Christian in the military
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes: Today’s guest is Col Jassen Bluto, USAF, (Ret.), a 32-year veteran …
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Assistant Chief of Field Operations North Shane Sherwood is joined by OCFA’s Behavioral Health & Wellness Coordinator Ryan Kinney to review everything OCFA has to offer with regards to behavioral health. September is Suicide Prevention Month and we encourage anyone who is struggling and/or having thoughts of suicide to please call 988 today. SHOWNO…
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“Get your emotions to work for you”: Understanding emotional intelligence as a military leader
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes How do emotional intelligence (known as EQ) and leadership go togeth…
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“Camouflage Christian”: Living for Christ while serving in the military
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes So many conversations within the OCF community circle back to this q…
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Assistant Chief of EMS and Operations Training & Promotions Rob Capobianco sits down with his three training Battalion Chiefs - Jason Fairchild from Promotions, Jason Sultzer from Operations Training & Safety, and Eric Bennett from the Academy - to review what’s new in their shops and what we can expect in the near future. SHOWNOTES 00:47 - Academy…
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"Understand your why”: Following Jesus’ example of servant leadership
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes: After graduating from West Point in 1989, Ricky Preciado served in …
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Establishing “foundations of resilience”: Learning how to bounce back after trauma
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes What is resilience? Is there a correlation between resilience and th…
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Assistant Chief of Field Operations, North, Shane Sherwood sits down with Investigations Battalion Chief Truhill, Fire Investigators Miller and Strohm, Fire Captain and OCIAC liaison Dierdorff, and IPD Detective Russell to discuss the many roles our Investigations Section plays within our agency and our county. For content suggestions, please conta…
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"Take the biblical viewpoint”: Reframing parents’ conversations with kids about sex
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org Show Notes: Earlier this season, Nicole Breining spoke about her husband’s porno…
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"Struggling in silence”: Talking through God’s design for sexuality and the single womanStruggling in silence
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes: On the heels of several episodes on the topics of pornography and s…
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Assistant Chiefs of Field Operations Shane Sherwood and Tim Perkins sit down with Wildland Operations Team, including Battalion Chief Nathan Arellano, Hand Crew Superintendents Scott Gorman and Branden Davis, Assistant Superintendent Joe Darling, Hand Crew Squad Bosses Brian Henderson, Matt Nichols, and Matt Hidalgo , and Heavy Equipment Operator A…
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"Pursue at all costs”: Solutions, healing, & recovery from porn addiction
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Show Notes: CAPT Brent & Nicole Breining, USN (Ret.), return to the podcast today to continue our series on pornography and sexuality. If you haven’t listened to the first three episodes in this series, I encourage you to check out those episodes first and then return to hear today’s episode as we discuss the three parts of the healing process, res…
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“Rebuilding your beliefs on a foundation of truth”: Understanding betrayal trauma
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Show Notes: CAPT Brent & Nicole Breining, USN (Ret.), return to the podcast today to continue our series on pornography and sexuality. If you haven’t listened to the first two episodes in this series, I encourage you to check out those episodes first, get to know Brent and Nicole’s story, then return to hear today’s episode as we explore the concep…
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“On your terms or God’s terms”: Digging deeper into God’s design for the human mind
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes: CAPT Brent & Nicole Breining, USN (Ret.), return to the podcast tod…
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In this episode, Deputy Chief TJ McGovern is once again joined by Assistant Chiefs of Field Operations Shane Sherwood and Tim Perkins to talk about Operational Readiness Review, the Wildland Refresher, and a recap of the annual Best and Bravest Awards Ceremony. SHOWNOTES RT-130 Training (00:51) Work Downs for FF/PMs (01:52) SA/SAR Appraisal Process…
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“There is hope”: Recovering from pornography addiction
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Got an idea for a guest or topic? If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org. Show Notes: In January 2023, Pensacola OCF hosted a one-day workshop to discuss…
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Hi friends! We’re putting the finishing touches on the next season of the podcast, which should be ready to go by the week of May 8. For at least the first 6 episodes, we’re going to be discussing the topic of pornography, sexual addictions, and problematic sexual behaviors. We’ll spend time discussing this topic from the perspective of men, women,…
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Deputy Chief TJ McGovern sits down with our new Assistant Chiefs of Field Operations, Shane Sherwood and Tim Perkins. For content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor Kevin Hansen at kevinhansen@ocfa.orgAv OCFA
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(S3:E12) Part 3: When your job and your faith are at odds / Lead to serve, serve to lead
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Show Notes: For the finale of our three-part series on leadership, Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret.), and current OCF executive director Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.) discuss how to navigate matters of conscience–circumstances where your job and your faith seem to be at odds…
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(S3:E11) Part 2: How to accept failure as a leader / Lead to serve, serve to lead
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Show Notes: Today’s episode is the second in a 3-part series on leadership, featuring guests Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret.), and current OCF executive director Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.). The topic that’ll be discussed is failure and how to deal with it as a leader in …
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In this episode Samuel Dutschmann, College Conference Midwest Student Leader, is joined by author, podcaster, and trauma coach, Nicole Roccas. They discuss despondency in the life of college students. Nicole shares insights from her work and how students might work through these restless moments of our lives.…
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(S3:E10) Part 1: Being a leader of character / Lead to serve, serve to lead
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Show Notes: This episode begins a three-part series featuring Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret.), and current OCF executive director Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.). Speaking from nearly 90 years of combined service in the Air Force, these three leaders share their personal sto…
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(S3:E9) “Pursue God… no matter where you are”: Finding fellowship beneath the sea
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Show Notes: Today’s episode takes us back to the topic of small groups. If you've listened to some of the more recent episodes of this podcast, you might be asking, “Haven't you guys said enough about small groups already?” In this episode, however, we're going to hit that topic from a slightly different angle as LT Will Parker, USN, and LT Sam Ale…
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Deputy Chief Kenny Dossey sits down with our new Hand Crew Superintendents Branden Davis and Scott Gorman to talk about the future of our Hand Crew Program. After their discussion, Chief Dossey answers some questions from the field. SHOWNOTES Superintendent Intros (01:35) OCFA Hand Crew Early Observations (05:13) The Future of OCFA’s Hand Crew Prog…
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(S3:E8) “March or die”: Turning to Christ & community in times of trauma
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Show Notes: Today we're going to talk about a topic that pops up from time to time on the podcast, and that topic is trauma. In this episode, we're going to consider this overarching question: What's a biblical approach to dealing with or healing from trauma? Here to help me answer that question is Jeremy Stalnecker, who served as an infantry offic…
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It was a pleasure speaking with Beatriz (Betty) Porto, Co-Owner of Porto's Bakery & Cafe, in our latest Business & Ethics Series. In this interview, Betty dives into the history of her family's business endeavors, the obstacles they have faced in growing their company, updates regarding Porto's and so much more. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO INTERVIE…
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(S3:E7) How God healed a “performing Christian” from past trauma and abuse
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This episode of OCF Crosspoint is a chance to hear from CDR Carl Crabtree, USN (Ret.), who currently serves with his wife, Christy, as the OCF Field Staff Representative at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. A man on a mission in this episode to share how God has healed him from “PTSD, trauma, moral injury, habitual sin,” Carl shares about his experienc…
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(S3:E6) “Embrace the suck”: Trusting God in all things
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Show Notes: LT Jonathan Gentry, CHC, USN, discusses the seemingly simple concept of trusting God, specifically within the context of Jonathan’s calling to the ministry and to the military. Since December 2020, Jonathan has been serving as a chaplain at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, but the Navy chaplaincy was not always on his radar. A Georgia na…
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OCF's Conference on Business & Ethics Co-Chairs, Rand Sperry and Randy Redwitz, had the pleasure of interviewing Oscar Gonzalez, Co-CEO of Northgate Gonzalez Market, in the latest Business & Ethics Series. In their interview, Oscar shares the roots of their family business, the secret to their rapid success and how they incorporate their Catholic f…
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Deputy Chief Kenny Dossey sits down with our Airport Rescue & Firefighting (ARFF) Battalion Chief Jason Sultzer. After their discussion, Chief Dossey answers some questions from the field. SHOWNOTES BC Jason Sultzer’s Interview/ARFF Info (00:51) Future of FF/PMs (14:58) UTV Update (17:50) Update on Crews & Equipment Budget (19:05) Female Uniforms (…
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(S3:E5) Balancing relationships and Bible study in a small group
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Show Notes: After commissioning through the ROTC program at the University of Missouri, Lt Col JB Kump, USAF (Ret.), spent just over 20 years serving wherever the Air Force sent him. Along the way, he and his wife quickly connected with various OCF and church small groups. The “home-away-from-home” fellowship he and his young family found during an…
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(S3:E4) Learning from the VMI ministry model to reach Generation Z
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Show Notes: CH(COL) Bob Phillips, USA (Ret.), joins us on the podcast today to speak from his 26 years of military service and his ongoing work as the chaplain to the Corps of Cadets at his own alma mater, Virginia Military Institute. Bob shares his stories of coming to faith with his parents, “straddling the fence” in high school and in college, a…
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Deputy Chief Kenny Dossey sits down with Hazardous Materials Program Manager Nick Freeman to talk all things HazMat. After their discussion, Chief Dossey answers some questions from the field. SHOWNOTES BC Freeman Interview/Hazmat info (01:22) Hazmat 17 Rumors (11:38) Helicopter Replacement Plan (13:53) Electronic Inspections (15:54) Electric Blowe…
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We are thrilled to share our latest Business & Ethics Series featuring the new Rector of Christ Cathedral, Very Reverend Bao Thai. In his interview, Fr. Bao shares his vocation story, struggles he has faced as a pastor and his new role as Rector. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO INTERVIEW ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL The post Business & Ethics Podcast – Episo…
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(S3:E3) Embracing GRACE relations in the body of Christ
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Show Notes: Jesus follower, wife, mother, military veteran, USAFA ’97 graduate, counselor, nutritional healing-foods lover, author. These phrases all describe today’s guest, Aurelia Smith. Aurelia served as an active-duty Air Force officer both in the United States and abroad and separated from the military in 2002 as a Captain, and she’s been invo…
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Deputy Chief Dossey talks about the latest efforts regarding Staffing.Av Jason Caya
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(S3:E2) How to see past the barriers and share your story
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What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? I sat down with Capt Ryan McCary, ANG, to talk about this question and others. Ryan shares his own story of growing up in a missionary family, joining AFROTC at the University of Central Florida, and debating between military service and vocational ministry. He recounts his own failures to share h…
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(S3:E1) One Marine's Journey to Live for God, Family, Country, and Corps
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I interviewed Maj Chris Reardon, USMC, who shares his testimony as well as his experiences with integrating faith and profession. For some people, that can perhaps be an ambiguous topic. What exactly does it mean to integrate faith and profession? Chris unpacks what that looks like for him as a Marine and shares some practical application. In the s…
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Words of Advice for the Class of 2022, with Dn. Michael Hyatt
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In her final episode as OCF’s Podcast Student Leader, Danielle was joined with Dn. Michael Hyatt. In their conversation about starting a new chapter, they discuss themes of work-life balance, boundaries, priorities, and authenticity. Congratulations to the Class of 2022!Av Orthodox Christian Fellowship and Ancient Faith Radio
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The Love and Power that Flows through Christ-Centered Relationships
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In this episode, Danielle and Jeanine dive into understanding Christ-centered relationships. They discuss where to find these relationships, their benefits, and why it’s helpful to maintain them with other young adultsAv Orthodox Christian Fellowship and Ancient Faith Radio
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Deputy Chief Kenny Dossey sits down with our new Assistant Chief of Operations TJ McGovern. Chief McGovern discusses his plans and goals for his new position. After that, Chief Dossey answers some questions from the field. SHOWNOTES Chief McGovern’s Interview (01:11) March Madness (10:46) 3rd Captains Academy This Year? (12:33) Electric Vehicle Cha…
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On this week's episode, Danielle learns more about the Real Break experiences of two members of the OCF Student Leadership Board, Evan Roussey and Elias Anderson. They recount where they went, the communities they both developed and were introduced to, as well as lessons that they took away from their trips…
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In this episode, Danielle continues her conversation from last week with six of her fellow CrossRoaders. From this 10 day institute, they discuss how CrossRoad opened up a new means of wrestling with deep questions and how this new skill has affected them in their lives post-CrossRoad.Av Orthodox Christian Fellowship and Ancient Faith Radio
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In Part 2 of our Exit Interview with retiring Operations Chief Phil Johnson, he reflects on the many stages of his career and offers specific advice for firefighters who are at different points in their own careers. SHOWNOTES Chief Johnson Interview (00:25) For content suggestions, please contact OCFA Multimedia Supervisor Kevin Hansen at kevinhans…
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