Last week, we flipped the mic and you got to hear my two sons interview me! If you missed it, be sure to listen to the episode here! But if you joined us, you know this conversation only scratched the surface about ministry, blindness, writing, and speaking.
Well today, we’re picking right back up where we left off and going deeper!
Today on the 4:13, we’re doing something very special! The mic has been flipped—and I’m the one being interviewed!
In this special two-part miniseries, my two sons ask me the questions and lead a candid conversation about the story behind the ministry, the heart behind the microphone, and the journey that shaped it all.
Get ready to laugh, learn, and maybe even tear up a little as we spill the beans LIVE from a Fresh Grounded Faith event in Bloomington, Illinois! My good friends Margaret Feinberg and Michael O’Brien joined me, and what an honest, hope-filled conversation we had in answering questions from the audience.
We talked about the best way to handle stress and worry, how to know if God is calling you to step back in ministry, and what to do when grief knocks the wind out of you.
The first time I met Kay Arthur was at a conference where we both were speaking—me, the rookie, and her, the seasoned professional.
I was already seated at a table between two women when Kay walked in, saw me, looked at one of the women next to me and asked (or actually, told), “Please move over. I need to sit next to Jennifer.”
Of course the woman gladly moved. We all did what Kay said!
How do you know if you’re being called into ministry? And isn’t every Christian called to some extent? So how do you recognize your calling, and then what do you do about it?
My friend, if you’ve asked any of these questions about God’s calling on your life, you’re not alone! And here’s the good news … today, we have lots of answers!
Dr. Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt join us on the podcast to unpack the different kinds of callings there are as well as give you four ways to recognize if you’re being called.
Rose was a widow who lived in West Palm Beach, and when I was in college, many of us students visited her. My friend Mike told me how one evening he popped in on Rose at dinner time and she invited him in. They visited a few moments in her kitchen until he noticed her kitchen table was set for two. “Oh Rose,” he said, “I didn’t realize you were having a guest for dinner. I will scoot out.”
She put her hand on his arm, stopping him and told him she always set two places at her table ever since her husband died over 30 years earlier. Mike assumed the second place setting was to remind her of her late husband and he commented about how sweet it was that she remembered him in that way. Rose quickly corrected my friend saying, “Oh, no. I set a place at my table every evening for Jesus. I sit with Him, listen to Him and expect Him to be with me. This is my way of showing Him.”
