Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield

About Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield

Raising Expectations is a program that looks at the past, giving greater insight into the present, and may produce authentic anticipation, raising expectations for the future! Joe will discuss major issues that confront us on national, political, and worldwide events, to the simple things that we think about and make unconscious personal decisions every day! Freedom, Family, Finances, Faith, along with a myriad of other topics and all the intricacies involved in each of them...from a personal community perspective, that makes up what we call "Your Life in America Today!" Informative, inclusive, intentional, interesting, and always encouraging. Each program will raise our expectations individually. We may begin looking at the future in a positive way, happy to try new ideas and methods with clear hopes of how things can change for the better in the future. Feeling more content, one topic at a time! So, let not your hearts be troubled...we can go from good, to better, to best in the future TOGETHER

Publisher

Pastor Joe Schofield

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Sept 2023

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

128 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Raising Expectations, October 13, 2026

   Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield California's Fraud Epidemic, Broken Education Spending, and the Race for State Controller with Herb Morgan Pastor Joe Schofield, with co-hosts Stephanie Thayer and Ron Greer, welcomes Herb Morgan, a finance executive running for California State Controller, for a deep dive into fraud, wasted spending, and broken promises in Sacramento, and what accountability could look like if voters choose him. Opening Prayer and Team Introductions Pastor Joe Schofield opens the Monday broadcast of Raising Expectations by thanking listeners for tuning in and restating that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for sins, so that expectations can rise in daily life. He introduces his team across the country: Dr. Paul Hall in Lompoc, California; his wife Melva, a graduate of Southwestern Seminary; Stephanie and Craig Thayer, newly returned from their anniversary trip in Dalton, Georgia; and Ron Greer in McKinney, Texas. Schofield tells listeners the program has been hearing from people in many states who are watching California's upcoming election closely. He then introduces the evening's guest, Herb Morgan, a candidate for California State Controller, describing him as phenomenal and quoting Morgan's own words that a controller should expect proof, show work, and respect the taxpayers who fund government. Schofield welcomes Morgan with applause and asks him to introduce himself before turning to questions on fraud, unclaimed property, and federal taxes. Herb Morgan's Path to California and Finance Career Herb Morgan tells the story of arriving in California on his first birthday in 1967, when his family drove across the country from the East Coast and stopped for a small birthday party at a rest stop before settling in Orange County. He describes attending public schools when California's system was ranked number one in the country, then graduating from the state's public university system before building a career in finance. Morgan says he founded and grew several companies, eventually selling his last one to a major Wall Street firm and serving nine years as its chief investment officer. He also volunteered twice to chair the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System, helping turn around a pension plan that had fallen into financial disarray. On a personal note, Morgan jokes that he has barely seen his wife, Mary, during the campaign as they approach their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Now retired from finance, he says it is his time to give back, asking Californians to put him in as controller. The Scale of California's Budget and Affordability Crisis Morgan lays out the scale of California's government, noting the state has 40 million people and 23 million voters, and that its economy would rank as the world's fourth largest if it were a nation. He says the state budget has nearly doubled in ten years, from about 180 billion to 352 billion dollars, a sum he illustrates by noting that 352 billion seconds would equal more than 11,000 years. Despite that wealth, Morgan says California ranks near the bottom of all states in affordability, citing gasoline near seven dollars a gallon, diesel approaching nine dollars, electricity double the national average, and homeowners' and health insurance costing more than anywhere else. Stephanie Thayer adds that her friends with ranches now have to choose whether they can afford to drive their diesel trucks. Morgan says new homes carry roughly two hundred thousand dollars in litigation, permit, and impact fees, and that the state ranks fiftieth in places to retire, start a career, public safety, and pollution, despite spending more per person than any other state. Fraud, the Homeless-Industrial Complex, and Controller Powers Morgan argues that California's rising spending has not produced results because of widespread fraud, describing research he conducted for gubernatorial running mate Steve Hilton that found 425 billion dollars

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   7 Oct 2026

   Raising Expectations, October 6, 2026

   Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield Golden Ticket Candidates, California Voter Guides, and Prayer for the State with Janet Price Pastor Joe Schofield, joined by co-hosts Dr. Paul Hall and Melba Schofield, welcomes longtime friend Janet Price of the Golden State Republican Women for a report on her recent travels, the Golden Ticket candidates she is following, and a discussion of how Christians can push past discouragement and take part in elections. Opening Roll Call and Introductions Pastor Joe Schofield opens the Monday broadcast by thanking listeners and reminding them that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for sins, so that expectations can rise as God works in their lives. He explains that team members Dr. Craig Thayer and Stephanie Thayer are back from an anniversary trip too late to join the program, and that Pastor Ron Greer is working in Florida this week, though all three want listeners to know they are glad to be with them. Schofield welcomes Dr. Paul Hall from Lompoc, California, whom he calls a retired pastor and a great man of God, and introduces his wife, Melba Schofield, a graduate of Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth. He notes that the three of them attended Hardin-Simmons University together. Then he introduces the evening's guest, Janet Price, a longtime friend from high school and a founder of the Golden State Republican Women, and brings her onto the program to warm applause. Janet Price's Travels from Dallas to California Price describes a whirlwind month that began in September, and she says she unpacked that very morning from her latest trip. She starts with the Republican National Convention in Dallas, which she calls the first midterm convention the party has ever held, and says the press played down its energy even though about 30,000 people filled the city's hotels. Price was a delegate there, and she praises the caliber of candidates and the Christian, patriot conservatives she met. She contrasts that spirit with a planned campaign of discouragement that tells Californians their votes do not count. The women of her Chico club plan to walk like billboards with the message that California should wake up. She also recalls visiting the JFK Museum in Dallas, where two chalk marks in the street show where he was struck, and a moment when Senator Ted Cruz waited to thank her after everyone else had met him. Her short stories, she admits, could go on for a thousand, but she feels blessed to witness this point in history. The Gold Rush Painting and Golden Ticket Candidates Price returns to the painting Joe Schofield asked about, a picture of the Lion of Judah with the California flag beneath its paws, titled She's Mine. She explains that an artist drew it while Henry Fulani spoke at a conference, and that Pastor Grace Fulani gave the original to state Senator Shannon Grove, who keeps it in her Sacramento office and later gave Price a copy. Price connects the image to the book God, Gold, and Glory, which argues that California matters greatly to God and that a new gold rush and revival may be coming. Schofield then describes Golden Ticket month, a focus on candidates running together as a full ticket, and previews upcoming guests: Herb Morgan on the 12th, Denise Gary Pandol, and Dr. Gloria Romero on the 26th. Price praises Romero, a former lieutenant governor, as a professor and a powerful speaker who spoke three times in one day, and she describes Morgan as a funny man from the world of finance who still knows his stuff well. Reaching Discouraged Voters with Trustworthy Guides Paul Hall asks Price how she speaks to people who feel worn out by politics, suspicious of government, and unconvinced that elections are not rigged. Price answers that Christians who actively walk out their faith gain eyes of discernment that help them tell who is authentic, and she says she never gets hopeless because she is filled with purpose. For people without faith, she offers voter guides

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   29 Sept 2026

   Raising Expectations, September 28, 2026

   Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield California Primary Sabotage, Party Betrayal, and the Fight for Common Sense with Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers Pastor Joe Schofield welcomes back California legislative candidates Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers, joined by co-hosts Pastor Ron Greer and Dr. Paul Hall, for a frank look at primary election sabotage inside their own Republican Party and what it will take to wake up the church. Team Roll Call and the Gospel Message Pastor Joe Schofield opens the Monday night broadcast the way he always does, thanking listeners and restating that Jesus Christ died on the cross for sins and rose again, so that anyone who trusts him can know their eternity is settled while expectations rise for what God is doing now. He notes that two regulars, referred to as Steph and Tank, are away in Dalton, Georgia celebrating an anniversary, then works his way across the country introducing his team: Dr. Paul Hall, a pastor, counselor, and writer calling in from Lompoc on the West Coast, whom Schofield says has been part of his life for fifty-five years, and Pastor Ron Greer in McKinney, Texas, who works as a counselor with the ministry Men in the Mirror. He introduces his wife Melba, a Southwestern Baptist Seminary graduate who works with children and counseling, and points listeners to bbsradio.com/raisingexpectations for more on the program and the team. Introducing Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers Schofield welcomes back Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers, a Southern California couple he says grew up in the same place he did, describing them as an outstanding couple whose faith, family values, and wisdom have made them game changers for the problems facing the nation, the states, and families today. He explains that many listeners have asked about them since their last appearance and shows family photographs before Elizabeth thanks the panel for having them back, saying that in the family of God people remain together forever rather than being discarded once they are no longer useful. She explains that the California primary took place on June second and that candidates needed to finish in the top two to reach the November ballot, but the couple came in third, so they have spent recent months resting and spending time with family while Elizabeth prepares to explain what happened in the race and how she believes God was at work in exposing the truth. Primary Election Sabotage and Party Betrayal Ron Ahlers explains that two candidates who had only recently switched their registration from Democrat or independent to Republican entered the race, one of whom did not even realize the job required moving to Sacramento and filed his paperwork the day the deadline closed, yet received financial backing from established Republicans opposed to Elizabeth. Elizabeth adds that both parties knew she could win and preferred to hand the seat to the Democratic incumbent rather than let a candidate with her values take it. She describes how their local Republican Central Committee, whose job is recruiting winning candidates, wrote letters protesting the county and state party's interference, which exposed to grassroots Republicans how leadership favored personal power over principle. Ron describes mailers from a group called Reform California, led by an assemblyman named Carl DeMaio, falsely claiming an opposing candidate had won an endorsement Elizabeth had actually won, calling it deceit and lying, while Elizabeth notes the fragile, closely contested state party platform and an internal Log Cabin Republican caucus pushing the party away from its pro-family positions. Common Sense, History, and the Church's Role Pastor Ron Greer presses Elizabeth and Ron on what the party establishment is really trying to prevent and protect, and Elizabeth answers bluntly that personal ambition and power matter more to party leaders than winning elections or defending families. Ron Greer cites his own research that California has roughly

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