Brian talks with Pastor Jeremiah Stingl of Living Water Community Church in Bolingbrook, Illinois, as the church approaches its 10-year anniversary with him as lead pastor and 53 years of ministry in the community. Jeremiah shares his testimony of being arrested for drug charges as a teenager and being court-ordered into the Teen Challenge rehab program, where he sensed God's call to ministry while reading 1 Corinthians 9. He explains how that background shapes his pastoral approach with compassion rather than shame toward people in difficult circumstances, describes his church's welcoming culture — complete with paninis and a coffee cafe — and its Assemblies of God emphasis on the active work of the Holy Spirit. Jeremiah discusses navigating income inequality and religious diversity in his community, casts a vision for expanding the church's 15-acre campus with a future daycare and school, and closes with an encouragement from Philippians 4:6-7 on presenting anxieties to God with thanksgiving.

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