Back Pain and All (10:06)

In this story, you will learn how Father always gets us just where He needs us most and what He can accomplish when we each have open ears to hear.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

One phrase Jimbo always hears from the kids is, “Nobody loves us, Jimbo!” In this episode, a young girl has a hard time believing that people who never met her can love her until she learns of a living example of that kind of sacrificial love, which affected many of her fellow teens in juvenile detention.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

What is Three and a Half (4:14)

In the Story From the Frontlines of Ministry, you will meet a young man who says it will take a miracle for him to become a disciple of Jesus
Narrator:  Jim Warren

“It Was You, Jimbo!” The Robert Anthony West Story (33:58)

This is a very special extended Story From the Frontlines of Ministry. This story, which is so close to Jim Warren’s heart, is presented in two acts, which will not only cause you to think hard about your life but may just cause tears to run down your cheeks.
Narrator:  Jim Warren; Robert:  Nathan Beaty

A Heart that Bleeds (5:16)

Have you ever experienced being helped by a person with a professional attitude? Have you ever wondered if they really care about you or are you just another client? After working with troubled teens and young adults for close to thirty-five years, Jimbo discovers he still is moved by the stories and needs of his “special kids.”
Narrator:  Jim Warren

Hey! Are You Jimbo? (5:27)

One aspect of volunteering in the same juvenile detention center for over twelve years Jimbo really appreciates is how his stories are passed down among bothers and sisters. Often when Jimbo enters the center, many teens wonder who is this strange old man. In this episode, you will hear how stories past among siblings paid off big time for many teens over a long time.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

Mysterious Poem (3:46)

Many times when he speaks to a group of teens or young adults outside of the juvenile detention center, many of them and some adults surround him once he has finished. In this episode, Jimbo shares a strange situation from such a situation that left him with words that continue to open his heart to disconnected higher-risk teens and young adults.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

I First Met Him in Juvenile Detention (5:21)

In this episode, Jimbo shares one of his greatest disappointments in his almost thirty-five years of ministering to disconnected higher-risk teens and young adults. At the end of this young man’s story, Jimbo asks the question, “When should I give up?” and then answers that question for you.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

It Happened at a Funeral (5:09)

Sometimes Father moves in our lives in strange situations. One thing that Jimbo has learned over the years is the importance of planting seeds. If you listened to “I First Met Him in Juvenile Detention,” you heard the story of Jimbo’s greatest disappointment yet his continued hope for young people where it may look, at first, that he had failed. In this episode, he shares with you one of many situations that have brought him great hope and encouragement.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

Unexpected Opportunity (6:24)

It is so important to stay open to surprise encounters as you live your life as a disciple of Jesus. In this episode, Jimbo shares what happened when such an opportunity happened unexpectedly. You will also learn what it means to struggle with the kind of counting the cost questions Jesus asked those who wanted to follow Him.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

Inside the Belly of A Fish (7:41)

Have you ever found yourself in the belly of a big fish? Probably not, but maybe some tough situations you find yourself facing are "belly of the fish" type lessons. Jimbo shares how a young girl who found herself in such a situation learned that the way out was an understanding of a faith that produces obedience to the Lordship of Jesus.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

We Met in a Coffee Shop (8:36)

Another unexpected opportunity popped up in Jimbo’s life. This one was in a coffee shop. Find out what happens after Jimbo builds a relationship with a young man and eventually has the opportunity to confront him with some “counting the cost” questions. “We Met in a Coffee Shop” is the title of this week’s Story From the Frontlines of Ministry.
Narrator:  Jim Warren

DaMoose and the Pastor (39:02)

This is an extended Story From the Frontlines of Ministry, which was featured in episode fourteen of season one. This story took place over thirty years ago, but the lessons it teaches about authentic Christian ministry are timeless. It was during this period that Jimbo's entire perspective on Christian ministry took a drastic 180-degree change. This new direction took him from the event/message ministry model of cultural Christianity into the attitude of Jesus. Through this story, you will learn about the power of sacrificial invested ministry and just how hard it is for those steeped in cultural Christianity to grasp.
Narrator:  Jim Warren