Global Trellis: The Podcast

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• Seven Paths after the Field from Seven Unlikely Mentors

  October 6, 2026 · 41 min

  Sometimes the guide you need shows up in the last place you'd look. For Amy, it was a book about seven U.S. presidents. Life After Power by Jared Cohen follows what each of them did once the White House was behind them, and somewhere…

• Unstuck: Getting Out of Relational Ditches with Charlene Benson

  September 29, 2026 · 29 min

  In this episode, Amy and Bernie talk with counselor and author Charlene Benson about her book Unstuck and her simple but powerful model for navigating relational conflict. Using the metaphor of a road with two ditches—Others-Focused and…

• Theology of the Body with Melanie Moxness: Finding God in Pain, Fatigue, and Recovery

  September 22, 2026 · 29 min

  Amy and Bernie have a fun and helpful conversation with Melanie Moxness who shares how long COVID, injury, and prolonged physical healing led her to a practical "theology of the body." Melanie shares her story helping listeners discover…

• Small Faithfulness Over Time Adds Up

  September 15, 2026 · 25 min

  You’re doing better than you think! In this episode, Amy shares five very different milestones—spanning 18 months to 90 years—converging to reveal one core truth: your quiet, faithful work is building more than you can see and why your…

• Which Zone Are You In? The Comfort, Stretch, and Panic Zones with Scott Brennan

  September 8, 2026 · 29 min

  Which zone are you in? Scott Brennan along with Amy and Bernie explore the comfort zone, stretch zone, and panic zone—a simple framework for understanding spiritual formation. Many cross-cultural workers stay in the  stretch and panic…

• 15 Minutes of Fun: Play as a Spiritual Practice with Lori Ferrell

  September 1, 2026 · 27 min

  Lori Ferrell joins Amy and Bernie to explore play as a spiritual practice, drawing on her own burnout and the sabbatical that helped her rediscover joy. They talk through why adults lose the habit of play, and how small things — baking…

• The One Hundredth Episode: A High-Five of Celebration

  August 25, 2026 · 32 min

  Amy and Bernie go through the High Five of Celebration as they review the first 100 episodes. High-five to you, our guests, listeners, and stream members who have one hundred episodes of Global Trellis: the Podcast possible. We also share…

• Liturgies for Those Who Send with Heather Fallis

  August 18, 2026 · 23 min

  Amy and Bernie talk to author Heather Fallis about her newest book, For Those Who Send: Prayers for Those With Loved Ones Serving Abroad. Heather shares how launching her daughter to college exposed the deep, unseen cost borne by parents…