After 31 years of serving in one church, Pastor Gary Khan felt God stirring him about broadening his world of ministry by accepting an opportunity to serve as Executive Director of Operations for Marketplace Chaplains in Southern California and actively pursuing writing. He now has more than one book to his credit and is working on another. In this edition of Better Roads Gary discusses hearing from God, how to get started in writing, and the discipline involved in writing a book. Gary’s new journey has generated deep and rich insights.

Paula Sutherland pastors a church with her husband and also has her own business as a life coach. In this edition of Better Roads Randall explores Paula’s journey and some of the profound insights she has gained as a life coach about life in general and how to become everything God desires us to be.

Diane Brennan began parenting her adopted boys like she had been parented. But everything she thought she knew or understood about parenting was turned upside down when she and her husband, Rick, discovered their world included autism. Life would never be the same. In this episode of Better Roads Dianne shares some of the powerful lessons learned from her journey.

What is the call of God? How do you know or find it? What is life like when you discover and follow God’s call? In this Better Roads conversation Pastor Duane Sayre joyfully shares his own unique experiences and insights about the call of God.

She did not know about it until she was an adult, but Ximena Urra was supposed to have been aborted. A native of Chile, Ximena was running her own life, which included singing in many places, until one day, while singing in church, God said to her, “This is my place!” It was the first jolt in a life that became wholly surrendered to the Lord. Randall unpacks Ximena’s moving story, including a stunning revelation by her mother, in this edition of Better Roads.

Jorge Navarrete was born in Mexico but sought greater opportunity by becoming a citizen of the United States. He wanted to be a pilot in the military, but God had other plans. Today Jorge not only pastors a growing and thriving Hispanic church in Antioch, California, that he planted, he also serves as Clerk Executive Officer Supreme Court of California! In this issue of Better Roads, Randall converses with Jorge about his fascinating journey – how the Lord found him, how Jorge met his wife, and how the Lord guided Jorge into such vital roles of leadership.

If you look up the word “entrepreneur” in the dictionary, you should really see John Geissler’s picture. He was a pastor and still is, but with a greatly expanded congregation. He founded and leads Agape Distribution, which distributes thousands upon thousands of pounds of food to the needy. Agape also blesses nonprofits with other goods as well. In addition, John teaches and ministers around the world. In this issue of Better Roads, Randall explores what makes this man operate with such passion, excitement, and innovation.

In this edition of Better Roads, Randall converses with Nicole, a young missionary to the Middle East. Nicole was headed for medical school with intentions of becoming a doctor, but God interrupted with a change of calling. She is becoming more accomplished in speaking Arabic and learning how to engage a culture. And this as a young, single woman in the Middle East. How does that happen and work? What did her family and friends think about her new direction? Nicole’s youthful pizzaz, love, and joy will inspire you.

In this episode of Better Roads, Randall visits with missionary Drew Welch. Drew and his wife, Jessica, and their children, Ian, Kayla, and Kirsten, are missionaries-at-large with Open Bible Churches to Liberia, West Africa. Drew was a school teacher before becoming a missionary. He transparently answers questions like What is it like being a missionary? How does one become aware of a call to missions? And, What adjustments are necessary? You will want to hear Drew share about his family’s journey from Indiana to West Africa and how God has gone before and with them throughout.

Mike and Dara Rasavanh, Open Bible Churches’ missionaries to Southeast Asia, were children of refugees. In an amazing re-routing, God has led them back to the region of their births to share His love. However, they have personal reflections about what it is like to be refugees and Randall converses with them about that in this edition of Better Roads.