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Made to Advance with Brian Aulick

The Made to Advance podcast inspires and equips you for your best future. Host Brian Aulick interviews guests from a wide range of backgrounds to better understand their personal stories and the steps they took to move forward.

Latest Episodes:

22: “I'm on Borrowed Time” with pastor and hip hop artist Jerome Vierling Sep 04, 2024

Show notes

Jerome Vierling is lead pastor and founder of City Life Church in Lansing, Michigan. Also a hip hop artist, Jerome shares how he’s integrated his creative passions with faithful leadership. He emphasizes the importance of staying true to yourself and being close to God and others.
Links & Episode Notes

Jerome Vierling
- City Life Church
- Pickney, Michigan
Hip hop influence
- Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy
- Boyz N the Hood
- Menace II Society
“Discipled from a distance”
- Jack Van Impe Ministries
- Christian rap
- Mount Hope Church
Planting City Life Lansing
Music, leadership, and church planting
- T.D. Jakes Ministries
- One (Listen | Read)
  - Seth Godin
  - Andy Stanley
- Tim Keller
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Series by Peter Scazzero

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

21: Pastor Naeem Fazal on his radical turn from Islam to Jesus Aug 21, 2024

Show notes

Naeem Fazal is the founding and lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. In this conversation he shares about a supernatural encounter with Jesus at 18 years old that led him to leave his Muslim faith behind, become a Christian, and eventually start Mosaic Church.
Links & Episode Notes

Naeem Fazal

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

20: “You have to move!” with pastor Lungz Makaula Aug 07, 2024

Show notes

Lungz Makaula is the Founder and Lead Pastor of SOZO City Church in Chicago, Illinois. He shares his global journey from growing up in South Africa to Hillsong Australia and then on to the United States, emphasizing that each of life’s decisions is a step, not the final destination.
Links & Episode Notes

Lungz Makaula (Instagram)
Career path
On resilience
- Hebrews Intro | NIV Bible | YouVersion
- 1 Kings 19 | NIV Bible | YouVersion

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

19: From nineteen years in prison to new life in Christ with Dennis Neckel Jul 24, 2024

Show notes

Dennis Neckel, production manager at the Gateway Center of the Holland Rescue Mission, shares his journey from prison to leadership, highlighting all the people who took a risk on him and his transformation from brokenness to new life.
Links & Episode Notes

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

18: Disrupting the myth of the pain-free life with stroke survivor Katherine Wolf Jul 10, 2024

Show notes

Katherine Wolf survived a massive stroke at age 26, and in this episode she shares her inspiring story of suffering, faith, and hope. Katherine tells the story of Hope Heals, the non-profit organization she started with husband Jay in the aftermath of her health scare, and she also dispels the myth that joy can only be found in a pain-free life.
Links & Episode Notes

Katherine Wolf
- Hope Heals | Instagram
- Hope Heals Camp
- Mend Coffee
- Books
  - Treasures in the Dark by Katherine Wolf with Alex Wolf
- Romans 5:3–5

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

17: Walking away from toxic people with bestselling author Gary Thomas Jun 26, 2024

Show notes

Gary Thomas is a renowned author with a passion for helping people grow closer to Jesus and others, having written over 20 books. In this episode, he and Brian discuss books like “Sacred Marriage” and “When to Walk Away,“ which emphasizes the importance of recognizing toxic relationships and the biblical basis for simply walking away.
Links & Episode Notes

Gary Thomas
When to Walk Away

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

16: Leaving the corporate world behind with online entrepreneur & fitness expert Lindsey Bomgren Jun 12, 2024

Show notes

Online entrepreneur and group fitness expert Lindsey Bomgren joins to talk about Nourish Move Love, her website offering free workouts for busy women. She and Brian talk about the importance of approaching work from a place of rest and faith, aiming to inspire others, and building a strong Nourish Move Love community. Lindsey also shares her team’s approach to content creation and optimizing for each of their platforms.
Links & Episode Notes

Lindsey Bomgren
- Instagram
- LinkedIn
Nourish Move Love
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne
- nourishmovelove - YouTube

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

15: Freakonomics and the great imbalance with social entrepreneur Justin Mack May 27, 2024

Show notes

Justin Mack is the missions pastor from River Valley Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He and Brian talk about the path to founding Project42, an organization dedicated to reaching people who’ve never heard the good news of Jesus. Justin shares about the faith and finances it took to start Project42, as well as practical ideas for managing big things as a family.
Links & Episode Notes

Justin Mack
- Global Teams - River Valley Church
- Kingdom Builders - River Valley Church
- MTA #3: “You’d lose weight for another woman?” with Pastor Rob Ketterling
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Leavitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Project42
- Annual gathering
- Support

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

In the studio with Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot Frank “Walleye” Weisser May 20, 2024

Show notes

Frank Weisser, former Blue Angel and Navy combat pilot who flew stunts for Top Gun Maverick, joins Brian in the studio for this bonus episode. They talk about focusing on what matters most, developing trust and valuing different perspectives on a team, and finding purpose and direction for each phase of life.
Links & Episode Notes

Made to Advance, Episode 14: Live with Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot and U.S. Navy Blue Angel Frank “Walleye” Weisser
For the Love of the Game (1999) - IMDB
Matthew 6:33 — “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - IMDB
The Passion of the Christ (2004) - IMDB
“It’s Not About The Nail” - YouTube
- Monica Barbaro - IMDB
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
Rule of Life Builder — Practicing the Way
Quiet by Susan Cain
1 Corinthians 12:12–14 — “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.”
Psalm 126
When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family by Andy Stanley

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

14: Live with Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot and U.S. Navy Blue Angel Frank “Walleye” Weisser May 13, 2024

Show notes

From the Engedi Church Men’s Conference in February 2024: U.S. Navy Blue Angel and Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot Frank Weisser joins Brian to share his story. From perilous flights over Afghanistan to flying with Tom Cruise, Frank shares his wisdom on faith, failure, and fighting through adversity.
Links & Episode Notes

U.S. Navy CDR Frank Weisser
U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Made to Advance is a production of Engedi Church and is hosted by Brian Aulick.

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