Toby Kurth

Lead Pastor | Christ Church San Francisco

Toby’s family has been in California for four generations and he was raised mostly in San Diego and Monterey.  He and his wife Rebekah were married in San Diego in 1999 and have three active and fun boys aged 15, 10, and 7.  Toby earned his BS from UC Davis and after spending a number of years in the marketplace, he went back to school to pursue a masters at Westminster Seminary in California and a PhD at Stony Brook University in New York. While living in Brooklyn, God redirected Toby and Rebekah towards full-time ministry, and they came home to California in 2009 to plant a church in San Francisco.

As Lead Pastor, his primary responsibilities include preaching, counseling, leadership development, and providing directional leadership for our church. 

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Podcast Episode 86 - What Shapes Your Desires? with Toby Kurth


Podcast Episode 86 – What Shapes Your Desires? with Toby Kurth


Today we are talking to Toby Kurth, the lead pastor at Christ Church San Francisco. Toby has been a faith voice inside the Faith Driven Movement, a friend, pastor, and even Chaplain to our team. We’re excited that we finally got to have him on the show today—it feels like this episode is long overdue. Toby talked to us about the things that shape our desires, how leaders should use their power and privilege, and the marks that define Faith Driven Entrepreneurs. It was a phenomenal conversation and one we can’t wait to share with you. Listen in now…


Todd Wagner

Founder | Watermark Community Church 

Todd Wagner and a small group of friends established Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas in November 1999. Watermark was born out of a desire to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Todd serves as Senior Pastor and Elder at Watermark, which has become one of the largest and fastest-growing churches in the United States. Watermark is also home to The Porch, one of the largest ministries to young adults in the country, as well as the Church Leaders Conference, which exists to encourage and challenge other leaders and faith communities with God’s vision for His Church.

Under Todd’s leadership, Watermark was recognized as the “Best Places to Work” in Dallas-Fort Worth by The Dallas Morning News in 2019. Out of conviction, Watermark has operated debt free since its inception.

Todd is the author of Come and See: Everything You Ever Wanted in the One Place You Would Never Look. He has been a keynote speaker at national and international leadership conferences and a guest contributor to The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets. His weekly video podcast, “Real Truth Real Quick” reaches tens of thousands of people each month.

Todd and his wife, Alex, alongside their six children and grandchildren, love to live, laugh, and serve together in Dallas, Texas.

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Should Christians Be Anxious About the Coronavirus?

Should Christians Be Anxious About the Coronavirus?

In times of crisis, the world needs steady people who are strengthened by God’s grace and selfless by God’s power. Worry accomplishes nothing except weakness of heart and head. It’s been said that 90 percent of the things we worry or become panicked about never happen, and the other 10 percent are outside our control. Remind yourself continually: it takes the same amount of energy to worry as to pray. One leads to peace, the other to panic. Choose wisely.


We Will One Day Hear “Well Done”

We Will One Day Hear “Well Done”

Todd Wagner and a small group of friends established Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas out of a desire to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone.

Tom McGehee

author | The Six Realities that Impact Every Conversation

Tom McGehee’s personal mission statement is, “to help people have the best conversations they can, to do what God is calling them to do.” For over twenty years, Tom worked with businesses and ministries all over the world. He developed the Results-based ConversationsTM methodology that helps businesses go faster, and churches go deeper. Before entering business, Tom served for 12 years in the U.S. Marines where he commanded two Special Operations Units. After his services he was an executive with EDS and a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP.

Tom is the author of The Six Realities that Impact Every Conversation. He writes and speaks regularly on the topics of collaboration, conversation, and change. He is a facilitator, advisor, and trainer.

Tom is the Founder of WaveChanger.

Tom and his wife live in Plano, Texas. He has four children and eight grandchildren.

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Shifting from Institution to Movement

Shifting from Institution to Movement

At Halftime, we’ve had great results for over 25 years. But now, we are setting out to intentionally address our own “smoldering discontent.”


The Greatest Threat to Productivity Today

The Greatest Threat to Productivity Today

There are always challenges to developing productivity teams. Individual egos, agendas, capabilities all combined with unclear roles or changing priorities, will impact on how well a team works together. But, today teamwork faces a threat that is as negatively impactful as it is subtle.


How to Increase Productivity in Virtual Meetings

How to Increase Productivity in Virtual Meetings

The greatest challenge to virtual meetings is the lack of engagement. When participants are on a screen or on a phone, it’s very hard to resist the temptation to multi-task. It’s so easy to hit the mute button, pull up other screens and only engage when your name or job is mentioned. Here are some things you can do to help increase engagement and productivity in virtual meetings.

Tom Nelson

president | Made To Flourish

Tom earned a Masters of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Trinity International University. He is the author of Five Smooth Stones: Discovering the Path To Wholeness of Soul, Ekklesia: Rediscovering God’s Design for the Church, and Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work.

Tom is the president of Made To Flourish, a pastors’ network for the common good. He also serves on the boards of The Gospel Coalition and Trinity International University. Tom has two grown children and has been married to his wife Liz for over thirty years.

Tom has two grown children and has been married to his wife Liz for over thirty years.

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Walking Before God


Walking Before God


So here’s where I sit. I have a split role, so I serve a wonderful congregation that’s 30 years old. It continues to be entrepreneurial and grows in Kansas City and I also serve as the president Made to Flourish. So I have two roles, but at Made to Flourish we’re almost four years old.



Podcast Episode 90 - Media, Culture, and Opportunities for the Faith Driven Movement with Tom Nelson of Made to Flourish


Podcast Episode 90 – Media, Culture, and Opportunities for the Faith Driven Movement with Tom Nelson of Made to Flourish


Recently, The New York Times featured a cover article dedicated to the recent advancements in the movement of faith-driven work. We were honored to be mentioned alongside some great groups like Praxis and Made To Flourish. But this got us thinking—what does this small piece say about the bigger puzzle of what’s going on in America with faith, work, and entrepreneurship? Well, we couldn’t think of a better guest to discuss this topic than Tom Nelson, President of Made to Flourish. Listen in to hear what he had to say…



Church Profile: Christ Community


Church Profile: Christ Community


Another church profile from RightNow Media —A core belief woven into the fabric of church life at Christ Community Church is that the gospel speaks to every nook and cranny of life, including work. Pastor Tom Nelson also happens to be our podcast guest this week 🙂



Podcast Episode 61 - The Scoreboard of the Monday Church with Tom Nelson of Made to Flourish


Podcast Episode 61 – The Scoreboard of the Monday Church with Tom Nelson of Made to Flourish


Today, we’re in Kansas City with Tom Nelson. Tom is the visionary pastor of a multi-site church called Christ Community, and he’s been widely recognized in the Faith Driven Entrepreneur community for his book, Work Matters. He also serves on the board of The Gospel Coalition and is President of Made to Flourish—a network of pastors trying to establish what it looks like to be a Monday church. What we love about Tom, and why we had him on today, is that he is working on a replicable model for what it looks like for the average church to affirm and encourage entrepreneurs. Join Henry, William, and Rusty to hear how Tom’s work could affect the way you worship, the way you work, and even the way you live.


Tom Phillips

owner | Diversified Conveyors International

Tom and his wife, Beth, are owners of Diversified Conveyors International, LLC in Memphis, TN, a turnkey material handling business which they started in 2000. Through the years God has blessed this business, and it has grown tremendously.

The vision of DCI is to use the resources of the company to support ministry initiatives in Memphis and around the world. Stewardship of God’s resources is of great importance to Tom and Beth. In addition to serving as COO at DCI, Tom is actively involved in Business as Mission (BAM), a movement which integrates Christian faith with establishing and investing in businesses seeking a quadruple bottom line (financial, environmental, social, and spiritual).  

Tom is also active in the nonprofit world. After attending a business luncheon in Memphis in which the speaker presented the devastation of the Rwandan genocide and the current rebuilding efforts, Tom decided to visit Rwanda to see how he could help. After determining that a major area of need was child malnutrition, Tom established One Egg, a nonprofit that supplies much needed protein to children in Christ centered day cares. One Egg has expanded beyond Rwanda and is now in ten countries.

Tom met Beth in college, and they have three grown children, one son-in-law, and are soon to be grandparents. Tom is fond of saying that he and Beth are newlyweds, only married thirty-eight years.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Sharpens Iron

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Prov. 27:17) — Friendship, especially biblical friendship, often demands more from you than you originally intended to give. Being close friends with another person takes commitment, accountability, trust, and a willingness to be vulnerable

Scott Weiss

CEO | OCEAN Accelerator

Scott Weiss is Chairman and CEO of OCEAN Accelerator, which operates both a hi-tech startup accelerator (OCEAN) as well as a training program for lifestyle entrepreneurs (Unpolished). Scott serves on four company advisory boards and mentors many of the region’s most seasoned entrepreneurs.

Prior to OCEAN, he served 22 years in C-Suite roles at brands including Evenflo, Clorox and P&G.

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How I’m Surviving This Avalanche

How I’m Surviving This Avalanche

How do you survive an avalanche? Here are some things that you don’t do. You don’t stop to watch it. The mass of snow, rock, and trees will bury you, and you’ll likely die. You also don’t try to outrun it. Can you imagine skiing 100+ mph?


Podcast Episode 57 - Combating Loneliness with Community: Scott Weiss from Ocean Accelerator

Podcast Episode 57 – Combating Loneliness with Community: Scott Weiss from Ocean Accelerator

Today we’re in Cincinnati, Ohio connecting with Scott Weiss with Ocean Accelerator. They have an incredible birth story—coming from the lobby of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati they launched into an accelerator for fast growing tech companies. For the past few years they’ve been on a mission to equip faith driven entrepreneurs and owners that bravely step out to change the world. Whether its their Ocean Conference or their accelerator, they’re committed to investing in entrepreneurs who have a faith in God and a passion for success. Listen to the full episode here!