It only takes 3-5% of people to change the overall culture of the group. That can be either great news or terrible news – depending on who the culture setters are in your workplace. Ford Taylor founded Transformational Leadership to help train and raise up leaders who look like Christ and who can become a positive cultural influence. Ford Taylor discusses failures, influence, and God’s crazy grace in this power-packed bonus interview.
Read MoreIn this show, we talk with Annemarie Cross from Podcasting with a Purpose, in Australia, about how she gets to help others learn to communicate their branding & message through the medium of podcasting. Her perspective that we are ambassadors for Christ is timely, as Australia deals with increased restrictions & issues around freedom of speech. Join us as we talk about the workplace mission field, the challenges of being a Christian working woman, & speaking out about your faith in difficult situations.
Read MorePerry Marshall is an engineer, yet his most recent book on prayer, Memos from the Head Office, is anything but engineered. Perry says that we have excessively and obsessively formulated our time with God. In the book, he encourages us to look at this time in a fresh and unconventional way, Plus, in the book's appendix, Perry presents one of the most straightforward and gentle presentations of the Gospel that we've ever seen. In fact, that might be the best reason to buy the book.
Read MoreWe all like to go on vacation. But what if your vacation moments turned into defining moments – the kind that makes you go home not only renewed in body but also in spirit? What if everywhere you went, you learned how God had woven the story of the Gospel into that location? Today we talk with travel enthusiasts Rick & Susan McCarthy about their book Defining Moments: The Transformational Promises of Faith-Based Travel.
Read MoreWhere does your identity come from? Does it come from your job title, position, salary, and perceived success… or does it come from the Lord? In this bonus interview, we talk with Stephanie Winslow about the shackles of performance-based identity. Stephanie has gone through many transitions in her life and career, and now she specializes in helping others through similar transitions. How? By teaching about priorities, identity, core values, vision, and mission.
Read MoreIs business a more effective ministry model than the four-walls Church? CEO Lonnie Gienger, author of Beyond Business, says, “YES.” In part 2 of this PowerPod interview, hear Lonnie’s unique perspective on the marketplace not being only A mission field but THE mission field. Plus, get into a discussion with Lonnie on issues like how great business brings the Kingdom of God to earth, creating societal transformation through service, and Jesus as the head of the most influential and successful enterprise in the history of the world!
Read MoreSome women are constantly dreaming big dreams and others are so busy helping others dream that they forget that God has placed dreams inside of them too. Nadya Dickson, the International Director of the Masters Program for Women, joins us today to talk about a recent retreat she hosted on taking the time to dream big. Plus, here from two retreat attendees about how God is disrupting their lives for their good and His glory!
Read MoreHave you ever struggled with time management? With overcommitment? Or with feeling like you’re juggling too many things at once? Today we head off to Chicago, IL to talk with Mark Michuda of Michuda Diversified Holdings about how he went from a life riddled with overcommitment and stress to one characterized by peace and margin. Tune in to hear about how Mark turned his life around with Belay Solutions, and how you can too!
Read MoreBob Willbanks was miserably saved. Sure, he believed in Jesus, but his life was all about chasing the American Dream of success and money. It wasn’t until his life hit rock-bottom that he finally gave every aspect of his life, including his career, to God, and it changed everything! In this bonus interview, Bob discusses what it means to strive to abide rather than strive for success.
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