Episodes

  • Episode Nine: Kingdom Families with Jake and Micah Stemo
    Apr 21 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling!

    Today some of our favorite people join us on the Season 1 Finale of the Podcast. Jake and Micah Stemo are our friends we used to host Kingdom Families Sabbatical Retreats with.

    In this episode we discuss the importance of sabbatical ministry, ministry burnout, being bi-vocational and the definition of true worship.

    The Stemos run Presence Worship in Kansas with their 4 children, as they train up the next generation of Worship Leaders.

    Check out their website: https://presenceworship.org/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presencewrshp/

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PresenceWorshipLive


    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    52 mins
  • Episode Eight: Growing Up In Ministry with The Wild Brothers
    Mar 30 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling!

    We are so excited to have (2 of the 4) Wild Brothers, Hudson and Asher, on the podcast with us today! The Wild Brothers grew up as missionary kids on a remote island and have some WILD stories to share! From sharing how their parents help build the foundation of their faith, to discovering extinct animals, we cover it all.

    Make sure to also follow the Wild Brothers in their adventures on their websites:

    Wild Brothers TV- https://wildbrothers.tv

    Wild Brothers Web- https://www.wildbrothersproductions.com

    Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/thewildbrothers

    Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/thewildbrothers

    And their new Podcast out soon!

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    50 mins
  • Episode Seven: Don't Grow Weary
    Feb 15 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling.

    Are you struggling with burnout, being weary, starting over, or not knowing what to do next? In this episode we just want to encourage you with the Word as we share from scripture to stories of Elijah and Joshua, as well as our own season of battle weary burnout.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    25 mins
  • Episode Six: Where Do We Go From Here?
    Feb 10 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling.

    In this episode we go over some of the more frequently asked questions we have received, and discuss what we did, after we left the retreat, the birth of our rainbow baby, and how Island Espresso went from a little trailer to a full shop.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    21 mins
  • Episode Five: Et tu, Brute?
    Feb 3 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling! This is our longest episode to date, but there was too much to share, so cozy in and buckle up!

    If you have ever asked us why we left the retreat center, the time is finally here. You have made it to the end. The Brutus Files Part 2. In this episode we share about the meeting that let us know it was time to go, we read the reports that were written behind our backs, and we share our resignation letter, publicly, for the first time.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode Four: The Brutus Files Part 1
    Jan 23 2026

    Thank you for joining us again for Coffee & Calling.

    We have finally arrived! The story that ends it all. The Brutus Files Part 1. In this episode we share about how Island Espresso got started, and finally calling a new Pastor to join us in ministry.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    23 mins
  • Episode Three: We Probably Don't Like The Word Administrative
    Jan 19 2026

    Thank you for joining us for Coffee & Calling.

    In this episode we share part three of our ministry story, and it's the final countdown. It was just a heavy, lonely time in our ministry. The spiritual warfare was amping up, and we were getting battle weary, holding the line. This is everything going on, leading up to calling the next Pastor, after our Pastor passed away.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    33 mins
  • Episode Two: The Snake King
    Jan 9 2026

    Thank you for joining us for Coffee & Calling.

    In this episode we share part two of our ministry story, and a new character enters the timeline: The Snake King. This episode covers the start of the Spiritual Warfare in the ministry we were serving in, and from miscarriages, to the death of our Pastor, the year that started the beginning of the end for us.

    We hope Coffee & Calling is both an encouragement to other ministry families and a ministry to other Christians. We are just getting started, and we would love for you to join us on this journey!

    We are Sam and Nicole. We are homeschooling and raising our 5 children on the Forgotten Coast and we also own and run our own coffee shop on an Island, called Island Espresso! Our vision is not just coffee, but to pour into other ministry families, through one day building a sabbatical retreat center and offering free stays to ministry families.

    When you share our content, subscribe, follow us on FB and IG, and even come in for coffee, you are a part of helping making that dream into a reality. Thank you!

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    32 mins