Mitch Diwar is a fitness coach and also works in campus missions.

Topics Covered: Childhood Memories, Fitness, Weightlifting, Coaching, Campus Ministry 

In this episode, we start off by reminiscing childhood memories and shoutout our grade 6 teacher. He then talks about his journey to becoming a fitness coach from hockey and boxing to discovering crossfit. We talk about various fitness principles and the importance of meeting clients where they are at in their fitness journey.

Mitch also opens up what it’s like working in campus missions and explore some of the difficulties and tensions in campus missions work and ultimately meeting people where they are at in their faith journey and the need for God in a broken world.

Shoutout to our grade 6 teacher, Mr. C, for being relatable and making an impact on us.

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Recorded: July 23, 2020

Released: August 6, 2020

• 1:26 – Reminiscing about childhood memories from Star Wars, WWE and making fun of each other’s report cards,


• 8:35 - Mitch’s s/o to our grade 6 teacher Mr. Cowley and how he was relatable


• 15:10 – How Mitch got into fitness coaching; his background in hockey and boxing and then getting into crossfit


• 22:40 – Principles that Mitch emphasizes in his coaching philosophy and training (constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement), compound vs isolated movements, examples of complementary exercises


• 32:00 – As a fitness coach, the importance of meeting and understanding clients of where they are at with their own fitness goals.


• 37:30 – As a campus missions, the importance meeting people where they are at wherever they are in their faith journey. Why campus missions is valuable.


• 44:00 – Approaches to campus missions, what does the phrase ‘doing life with people’ mean anyway?; the story of Jesus and the rich young man; the concern of having the awesome missions programs vs connecting with individuals; lack of clear answers, not seeing the end results and the need for God while fulfilling the great commission; getting introspective about Mitch’s heart for campus missions