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.
Episodes
December 10, 2025 • 58 mins
Kevin Rodrigo returns to the show, and this time he and Brian switch places, with Kevin asking questions about one of Brian’s recent teachings at Engedi Church. The two discuss what it means to be holy, what we’re called to individually and as a church, and what it means to live faithfully in our modern world.
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November 26, 2025 • 63 mins
Andy Steiger is the founder and pastor of Apologetics Canada, an organization dedicated to equipping Christians to “understand, defend, and share the Gospel truth.” He and Brian discuss the Charlie Kirk assassination, culture’s shift away from atheism, and Gen Z’s search for meaning.
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November 12, 2025 • 59 mins
Chelsea Smith is the Lead Theologian at Churchome and author of ‘I Do’ Today: A 52-Week Guide to the Marriage You've Been Waiting For. She and Brian talk about the root causes of problems in marriage and practical, proactive steps couples can take to strengthen their marriage.
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October 29, 2025 • 80 mins
Dr. Joe Rigney is Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and Associate Pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. Joe and Brian discuss the world’s view of empathy, the “progressive gaze” and what it means to live sober-minded in an anxious world.
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October 15, 2025 • 64 mins
William Robbins is a former pro volleyball player and founder of Empowered Volleyball Academy and Pro Beach Juniors. William’s story is one of brokenness followed by redemption and transformation, as he journeyed from a life of crime to imprisonment to (legal) entrepreneurship. He and Brian explore God’s faithfulness through it all.
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October 1, 2025 • 64 mins
Pastor Joby Martin is the founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida, a congregation that reaches over 25,000 people each week. Joby and Brian talk about the challenges of leadership amidst growth, the church’s call to reach the unreached, and the crisis facing Biblical manhood in modern culture.
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September 17, 2025 • 72 mins
Priscilla Lopez is a CLEAR leader for the Michigan Department of Corrections as well community development leader for Heights of Hope, a non-profit serving an underserved neighborhood in Holland, Michigan. Priscilla shares about challenges in her upbringing that led to significant brokenness and ultimately, prison time. Her story doesn’t end there, though — Priscilla describes how a renewed faith in Jesus has led to restorati...
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September 3, 2025 • 56 mins
Tom Lin is the CEO of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a ministry that serves 700+ U.S. college campuses and reaches over 62,000 students and faculty annually. He and Brian discuss why Gen Z may be more open to faith following the global pandemic. They also preview the upcoming 2025 Urbana Mission Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
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August 20, 2025 • 58 mins
Kyle Thompson is the founder of Undaunted Life, the #1 podcast for Christian men. He also hosts The Daily Blade with pastor Joby Martin. Kyle and Brian talk about the cultural headwinds facing modern Christian men and how they can respond.
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August 6, 2025 • 49 mins
Dr. Joe Beam is a relationship expert and sexologist, and is the founder of Marriage Helper, an organization devoted to bringing marriages back from the brink by way of a 3-day workshop intensive. He and Engedi Church pastor Jerrell Jobe discuss Joe’s own broken marriage and eventual reconciliation and why surrendering to God always leads to surrendering to each other.
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July 23, 2025 • 60 mins
Emily Scarlett is an anchor on WZZM 13 On Your Side’s morning news telecast. She tells the story of her path in journalism from Great Falls, Montana to the Quad Cities of Iowa & Illinois to Columbia, South Carolina and most recently Grand Rapids, Michigan. Emily and Brian talk about the importance of storytelling, working with a dynamic team, and how faith shapes our worldview.
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Jordan Humbarger and Roger Cruz are teaching pastors at Engedi Church in Holland, Michigan. They are back for another episode where they join Brian to talk about how Christians should engage with culture and politics while maintaining biblical truth, and why sharing truth with courage is the most loving thing we can do.
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- MTA Episode 49: Fighting our spiritual battles with pastors ...
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June 25, 2025 • 59 mins
Dr. Derwin Gray is a former NFL defensive back, having played with both the Indianapolis Colts and the Carolina Panthers for a total of six seasons. He is also the lead pastor of Transformation Church in South Carolina, which he co-founded with his wife Vicki in 2010. Derwin and Brian talk about the importance of multi-ethnic church communities and how we can share our faith naturally with a world that so desperately needs it...
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June 11, 2025 • 68 mins
Ben Kasica is the former lead guitarist for the Christian rock group Skillet. In 2011 he left the band, following a path that led him to form Skies Fall, an entertainment-based agency and production company operating out of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville. He and Brian talk about pursuing your passions with boldness, faith, and courage.
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- Skillet
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May 28, 2025 • 62 mins
Roger Cruz and Jordan Humbarger are teaching pastors at Engedi Church in Holland, Michigan. The three of them talk about the spiritual battles we face, and how disciplines like Bible reading, prayer, and maintaining a good conscience are the protection we all need.
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Stephen Brewster is the founder of The Harmony Group, a Nashville-based consultancy that helps manage and coach worship teams around the world. Stephen shares about his journey from working in the music industry, moving on to church leadership, and now putting it all together with THG.
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April 30, 2025 • 67 mins
Kevin Rodrigo is a former Navy SEAL and founding partner of Starfield Front, an investment firm focused on great American businesses. Kevin and Brian talk about the challenges of leaving military service and returning to civilian life, and how crucial it is to maintain relationships and find community. Kevin also shares about his experience volunteering with LifeCampUSA, an outdoor adventure program for young men who’ve lost ...
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April 16, 2025 • 69 mins
Fred Stokes is a former NFL defensive end and Super Bowl XXVI champion with the then Washington Redskins (now Commanders). Fred is also founder and CEO of LINT Brother, a ministry focused on seeing men become emotionally free. He and Brian talk about the challenges of professional sports and God’s plan and provision for every setback.
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Norm Wielsch served as a police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area for 26 years until a neuromuscular disease led him down a path of addiction, crime, and eventually prison. While incarcerated, Norm found his faith, earned several degrees, and even wrote books on recovery and healing. He and Brian discuss his unlikely path to brokenness and redemption.
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March 19, 2025 • 64 mins
Jess Ronne is a mother of eight, author, and founder & executive director of the Lucas Project, a non-profit organization supporting special needs families. She shares her family’s incredible story of courage, tragedy, faith, and endurance.
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- The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard
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