B the Church

In this Bonus episode of Latent Treasures we visit with two Fire Chaplains who have a unique and gritty life story that goes way back into their teens together. Both experienced tons of hardship and abuse and challenges as kids and yet God's hand in their lives - together - has painted this amazing story of love and healing and service! Enjoy the first of three episodes as we get to know their story.

Show Notes

Our guests today are chaplains with their local county fire department. They have had that role for roughly 17 years now. Prior to that they were in leadership and ministry of their church for over 20 years.
One might think they have always had this great foundation of faith and theology which led them down this path but you’ll soon learn their experience was quite the opposite.
In case you were under the impression that we can script out our lives and plan all the plot twists ourselves, you might wanna stay tuned in!
Both Larry and Dianne’s lives are a triumphant example of how wonderful and powerful God’s love for each of us is. Both experienced significant trauma as children, both had exposure to quote unquote CHURCH as children, but the messages never connected. Both of them were about to switch cities with each other on the exact same day as one joined the Navy and the other was headed to University - but as God’s sovereignty would have it, the University plans changed, allowing the two of them to meet shortly after.
And while we’d love to say the rest is history after they met, their relationship was anything but smooth in the early years. 
This story has so many lessons of value, I have a feeling almost anyone who will ever hear this episode will learn from and relate to some aspect of their stories.
This show is special, not only in the ways it show’s God’s presence in our lives and how he cares for us, but also because Larry and Dianne are good friends of mine…in fact they are my uncle and aunt respectively and both have had a personal impact in my faith development as well as I enjoyed a few years in their youth ministry when I was a young lad.

Creators and Guests

Host
Chad McBeam
Business Leader, Foster Advocate and Fighter of Human Trafficking, Chad enjoys hosting this podcast channel as a way to spread and highlight the great examples of those who live out their faith daily. He can also be seen on occasion on your TV or Film Screen or be heard narrating one of your books as his love of acting has stuck with him since his childhood.
Designer
Cheyenne Summers
CHEYENNE SUMMERS IS A MULTIMEDIA ARTIST WHO USES A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MEDIUMS. SHE HAS STUDIED AT MOORPARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE SHE RECEIVED A DEGREE IN MULTIMEDIA ANIMATION. SHE ALSO STUDIED AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE IN VIDEO/DIGITAL ART. HER EXPERTISE INCLUDES GRAPHIC DESIGN, FINE ARTS, MOTION GRAPHICS, VISUAL EFFECTS COMPOSITING, WEB DESIGN, GAME DESIGN, AND ANIMATION. SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HER MASTER'S IN ENGINEERING. CHEYENNE’S APPLIED ARTWORK IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY HER BACKGROUND AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, EMOTION, COLOR, AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES. HER FINE ARTWORK RESONATES MORE WITH HER PERSONAL INNER TURMOIL AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. SHE SEEKS TO BRING TO LIGHT AND MAKE AN EMPATHETIC CONNECTION WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE GROWING STRUGGLE OF OVER 500,000 YOUTH IN AMERICA THROUGH HER FINE ARTWORK. HER FREQUENT VOLUNTEER WORK FOR A NON-PROFIT THAT SPECIALIZES IN HELPING FOSTER YOUTH LETS HER TEACH OTHER YOUTH ABOUT USING ART AS A FORM OF HEALING AND EXPRESSION OF THEIR TRAUMA. CURRENTLY WORKING AS A MARKETING COORDINATOR FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FIRM, CHEYENNE SEEKS TO LEARN SO MUCH MORE AND CONTINUOUSLY GROW.
Guest
Larry & Dianne Huffman
Larry and Dianne open up about the journey of their lives and what led them to become long time pastors and even Chaplains for first responders.

What is B the Church?

Episodic podcast discussing all things faith and Christianity related with an emphasis on being actively in ministry efforts to live out the purpose of the BODY of Christ (aka the Church) in tangible ways that point the communities around us back to God and Jesus. On this podcast you'll find a variety of special bonus programming with unique focuses, such as our workday morning devotional series, "...But God" and our lifestyle conversational series "Ark of Inclusion" or our series highlighting those who do well to live out their faith in "Latent Treasures".