On today’s episode, Jon sits down with Kevin Harris, President of Radical Mentoring, to talk about getting men involved in the church.
A lot of men get on a career track and figure to make up for lost time at home and church later. They feel like they’re doing what they’re “supposed” to do, instead of what they’re “called” to do, but when you’re off-purpose, it’s exhausting.
Once you align your life purpose and your calling, the exhaustion will slip away and you will begin to experience radical change.
If you’re feeling stuck on the treadmill of life, you’ll want to listen in to this conversation to learn how, through mentoring, you can experience a life-change that brings you closer to God and matures you in discipleship and leadership in church.
Kevin Harris is the President of Radical Mentoring, which is an intentional, small-group mentoring process to help church pastors engage men, build a core group of leaders, and transform their churches. He’s passionate about being a resource for church leaders that have incorporated small-group mentoring into their disciple-making strategy.
Kevin and his wife live in Atlanta with their two sons.
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Books Mentioned:
The On-Purpose Person: Making Your Life Make Senseby Kevin W. McCarthy
Chazown: Discover and Pursue God’s Purpose for Your Lifeby Craig Groeschel
Mentor Like Jesus: His Radical Approach to Building the Churchby Regi Campbell
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Speaking God’s Frequency is Jon’s latest book, and captures Jon’s walk with the Lord over the last eight years. Today he will be sharing from the 2nd chapter, “The Transforming Power of Love”.
We all have “mile-markers” in our lives, moments that have shaped and defined who we become. Jon shares the poignant moments of his life that eventually led him to the alter, where he experienced release of years of hurt and anger and was left with a refreshment of God’s amazing love for him.
Listen in to hear how writing this book blessed Jon, and how it can bless you, too!
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On today’s episode, Jon steps into the role of public speaker and addresses his audience on the subjects of intentionality and goal-setting. He will be sharing seven premises with you: 1) finding your authentic voice; 2) believe in what you’re doing; 3) define your end-game; 4) go all in; 5) don’t let others define you; 6) learn quick and adapt; and 7) make it a habit and make it count.
Listen in to his inspiring and thought-provoking discourse based on his life experiences and consider how his encouragement might be applied to your own life. And always remember, you have value!
As owner of New Life Homes, Jon likens the thousands of kitchen remodels he’s done over the years to the subject of his first book, D.I.Y. Remodel Your Life.
His second book, Speaking God's Frequency, is set to release March 30th.
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Tables are turning for this episode of Are You Real, where Jon was recently interviewed by Jim Oliver from Breakaway Wealth!
Jim was recently a guest of Jon’s, so if you missed that show, the link has been provided here for your listening convenience.
Jon and Jim talk about overcoming failure, what failure and success in business look like as a Christian, and what we can expect when we align our lives with God.
You’ll get a sneak peek at Jon’s new book, Speaking God’s Frequency, set to be released on March 30th. It’s about how when we connect with God and speak the things that He’s saying, it accelerates our family life and business and we’re able to receive that blessing into our lives.
You don’t want to miss this!
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Suggested Episodes:
179: Living Abundantly God’s Way with Jim Oliver
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Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
Total Focus: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure by Brandon Webb and John David Mann
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Do you need a shot of hope? If so, you’re in the right place at the right time.
Lathan Craft joins Jon today for a conversation about being God’s masterpiece and listening to what God says about us rather than what we might think about ourselves.
They also discuss Lathan’s book, “The Leper in Church”, which is about Christians suffering with mental illness.
You’ll hear about Lathan’s traumatic struggle with feeling hopeless growing up without Christ, and why it’s so important to him now to be what he calls a “hope-dealer”.
Lathan Craft is a devoted husband, father, pastor, writer, speaker, and podcaster who makes his home in Northern California. He is the author of the Amazon best-seller, “The Leper in the Church”, host of “The Other Side of the Church” podcast, and Founder of “A Heartbeat of Hope.”
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Jon’s guest today happens to be the writer of one of his favorite songs of all time, “Storyteller”. Listen in to hear the story behind the song, the vulnerability behind the voice, and get ready to be inspired!
Morgan Harper Nichols is a writer, artist, and musician, whose parents always encouraged her to use her art to love other people.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Morgan, her husband, Patrick, and their 8-month old son make their home in Orange County, California.
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On today’s episode, Jon chats with Darren Wilson about The God Man, his upcoming movie that he describes as a “Jesus film for a new generation”, and his most ambitious project to date. It is a film that reflects the character of God and by its nature, begs a decision by movie-end.
Darren Wilson is an author and a television/film producer and director who makes unique, faith-based Christian documentaries. When he made his first film, he was an English professor who borrowed equipment from his school and borrowed money from his family. Darren has a lot of questions about faith, and filming is one way he advances the kingdom of God.
Don’t miss this insightful conversation about Darren’s supernatural journey from skeptic to discovering the true God of the Bible through the lens of filmmaking.
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Feels Like Heaven With Matt Dietz
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If you want to learn how money REALLY works, you’ll want to listen in to this fascinating conversation between Jon and Jim Oliver.
Financial independence, rather than retirement, is the goal of today’s guest in coaching people to passive income, whether they’re starting with a little or whether they’re starting with a lot, and is based on Biblical principles.
Jim Oliver is the Founder of wealth-coaching company, Create Tailwind. Jim founded Create Tailwind in 1988 in Denver, CO, as a traditional financial planning firm but after weathering two major corrections on Wall Street, Jim and his team pivoted the company’s focus to build wealth beyond Wall Street.
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Becoming Your Own Banker: Unlock the Infinite Banking Concept by R. Nelson Nash
Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
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Did you know that the Bible addresses the topic of rest much more than it addresses the topic of sleep?
In this day and age where we feel the pressure to be super-productive, we neglect the need for rest and we neglect to enjoy the journey along the way. Sooner or later, our health suffers.
Dr. Saundra wrote Sacred Rest based on her own burnout experience. She realized that her medical career did not provide her with enough information that she needed to stay energized. Turning to her Bible for inspiration and wisdom on the subject, Dr. Saundra discovered a place where her faith and science collided, and this enabled her to come to a point of understanding regarding what was going on.
If you’re in need of a rest - whether physical, spiritual, emotional or otherwise - take a listen to this powerful insight about the science and sacredness of life-changing rest.
Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a board-certified internal medicine physician, researcher and the author of several books, including the most recent successful book Sacred Rest.
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Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Saundra Dalton-Smith, M.D.
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If you’ve ever wanted to be excellent or masterful in the work that you do, or if you’ve ever wondered how you’ll ever even find the work God created you to do, you’ll want to listen in as Jon and special guest, Jordan Raynor, discuss becoming a “Master of One” that brings both glory to God and service to others.
Jordan Raynor is the author of the soon-to-be-released Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do andthe national best-seller Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk. He leads a growing community of Christians seeking to more deeply connect to their faith with their work. Jordan serves as the Executive Chairman of a tech start-up, Threshold 360, where he previously served as CEO after launching a string of successful ventures. He’s a highly sought-after speaker on faith, work, and entrepreneurship at some pretty amazing places, including Harvard University, SXSW, and TEDx. He has twice been selected as a Google Fellow and had the incredible honor of serving in the White House under President George W. Bush.
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Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do by Jordan Raynor
Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk by Jordan Raynor
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
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Jon sits down with best-selling author, Lisa Tawn Bergren, to discuss the spiritual experience that helped her understand her calling, the importance of bringing our children up in the faith and how we must allow them to make their own story with God, fallow seasons, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this conversation!
Lisa Tawn Bergren is the best-selling author of more than 60 books, including God Gave Us You, God Gave Us Easter, which is a New York Times best-seller, and the beloved God Gave Us Children series, which has sold over 2.5 million copies.
Her newest book is God Gave Us the Bible.
She and her husband, Tim, have three kids–Olivia (24), Emma (21) and Jack (16), and make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
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If you have a problem with “stinking thinking”, or negative thoughts, you will want to tune in to this episode with special guest, Carlos Rosales. Carlos is a business coach and author of 10X For Christ: Discovering Your 10X Lifestyle in Jesus Christ.
Discover how speaking God’s words over our lives and recognizing the good in it when those negative thoughts creep in can help us to understand who we are in Christ.
Carlos has worked in business leadership for over 35 years and knows what it takes to be successful as an executive. He is a Certified Professional Leadership Coach and a Certified Process Consultant. He’s helped others to grow their business for over a decade. Carlos is a Convene Chair, a peer-to-peer mentoring group for Christian business owners.
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10X For Christ: Discovering Your 10X Lifestyle in Jesus Christ by Carlos E. Rosales III
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Jon’s guest today is known as “The best guy to see on the worst day of your life”. Dr. Charles “Chuck” Page is a surgeon, husband, father of five, and author.
His latest book, A Spoonful of Courage for the Sick and Suffering, is one of encouragement and hope, and how, when we see what other people are going through, we can begin to adjust our focus.
It was other peoples’ stories that inspired him to keep going after his office building burned down in 2017, and he is here to share those stories and help you to see that you can also find blessings in the face of adversity.
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When you’re a successful singer and songwriter for a popular touring Christian band using your God-given gifts to share the gospel with others, and you also have a God-given wife and family back home, how do you arrive at a decision to take a leap of faith in choosing to pursue your family dreams while trusting that God is making a way for you to use your talents closer to the home-front?
Jon sits down with guest, Matt Hammitt, to hear his compelling story of how he did just that.
Matt Hammitt is an American singer, songwriter, speaker and author. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the band Sanctus Real from 1996-2016.
Passion for family is what ultimately led Matt to leave Sanctus Real. He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for eighteen years, and they have four children.
After departing the band, Matt joined the FamilyLife speaker team and is a keynote speaker and performer at marriage and men’s conferences across the US, including Kirk Cameron’s “Living Room Reset” events.
He has released two albums as a solo artist.
Waterbrook Multnomah (Penguin Random House) will be releasing Matt’s next book, Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith, in February 2020.
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What’s been on Jon’s heart and mind lately has been the power of choices. He has been seeing a pattern in the counseling calls he’s received lately regarding marriage and business, and that is a lot of people are having problems with the issue of blame.
It’s easier to lay the blame for your problems on somebody else, but often the real issue is a result of the bad choices we have made.
This realization is not one of condemnation but a practical one by way of encouraging a self-examination of the choices we have made, and future choices that might help us get out of the predicament that we find ourselves in.
With this in mind, Jon and his guest, Michael McIntyre, are going to be asking each other questions about the good and bad choices they have made in family, life, and business, and some of the consequences that followed.
Michael McIntyreis a life coach, motivational speaker, head facilitator of Next Level Training, and lifelong entrepreneur. He has recently launched his Next Level Podcast to provide inspiration to business leaders and entrepreneurs where he shares practical advice and biblical principles.
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While journaling and asking for direction one day, the Lord spoke to Jon’s heart and pointed out how he had been focused on “I” instead of “we” in his marriage.
He set out to change that because he came to understand that a strong marriage equals a strong family, which means better work, better sex, better everything!
Jon’s wife, Kasey, will be joining him in some extra episodes in the podcasts concerning “Real Marriage”.
Both she and Jon came from broken homes. Encountering many trials along the way through their 20-year marriage, they have both had to learn the art of having a Christ-centered marriage and family.
Listen in as they discuss the ups and downs of their marriage, teamwork, and some tips on changing YOUR “I” into “we”.
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Before original sin, there was original BLESSING, as per Genesis 1:28’s verse, which begins “And God blessed them.”
Blessing is God’s first reflex, His default setting, and today’s guest, Mark Batterson, suggests that this sequence is one of utmost importance.
His newest book, Double Blessing: How to Get It. How to Give It., is about rediscovering God’s heart towards us, and then aligning our hearts with His.
Mark is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C., and is the New York Times best-selling author of 18 books. He lives with his wife, Lora, and their three children on Capitol Hill.
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“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Genesis 1:28
Books Mentioned:
Mark Batterson’s Whisper and Double Blessing: How to Get It. How to Give It.
Some Kind of Crazy is a powerful memoir written by today’s guest, Terry Wardle, and follows his upbringing as the son of an Appalachian coal-mining family. Though sometimes hilarious and affectionate, his family also left him with a legacy of fear and abuse that followed him into adulthood and landed him in a psychiatric hospital before the age of 40.
Accepting Jesus into his heart did not solve all of the un-repaired, emotional ruptures that was present in his life. He found himself on a dual path of wanting to be a follower of Jesus while continuing to limp along with his emotional wounds. It was down in the ditch of his own brokenness that he discovered the incredible work that Jesus can do if we’ll just let Him meet us there.
Terry is going to share his untold personal story with us, and how it’s only by looking back that we can move forward in the healing path.
Terry Wardle is a Doctor of Ministry, a Counselor, and a Professor at Ashland Theological Seminary.
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Some Kind of Crazy, by Terry Wardle
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Inspirational Scripture
“I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” Isaiah 45:3
Christianity is in crisis and many of our youth are checking out, for various reasons. Special Guest, Malcolm du Plessis, has seen this coming and has been working the last 5-6 years on an online library for what seems to be the future of what’s going to happen in Christianity and the world. Common Hymnal is an initiative that he has instigated which is basically aggregating creatives and their creativity from what might be called the fringes of the spiritual underground. Join in as Malcolm shares a story about writing a song that traveled the world, and the supernatural impact it made on a couple, and how these kinds of stories has kept him in the music industry for decades. He provides provocative insight into how colonization is inextricably intertwined with the story of Christianity, and you will learn the link between Apartheid and his relationship with America.
Malcolm has straddled the worlds of prophetic Christianity and showbiz for over forty years – ranging from church planter to record company executive; from songwriter to song publisher; from instigator of multicultural, multilingual worship music that fused praise and protest in the era of his native South Africa to artist manager in that same context; from consulting ministries, movements, artists, songwriters, record labels and publishing companies in the Christian arena to helping nurture the top 40 songwriters in the mainstream. He continues to consult for a range of organizations, yet identifies primarily as an underground activist and as a father figure to a growing number of young leaders. One of his priorities is his relentless call for the decolonization of the worship movement and for doors of dignity to be unlocked for more communities and ethnicities to contribute toward the “common” hymnal.
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Bishop Desmond TuTu, as quoted by Malcolm:
“When the white man came from Europe, we had the land and they had the Bible. Then they asked us to pray. But when we opened our eyes, they had the land and we had the Bible.”
Isaiah 49:6
"It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
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As Christians, we’ve been given the ministry of reconciliation. We’ve been reconciled to God, so therefore we can be reconciled to one another. Healing racial divides is what Special Guest, LaTasha “Tasha” Morrison delves into on today’s podcast. In John 17, Jesus prayed that we would be one, as He and the Father are one. Tasha covers some deep ground on how the Church has been complicit to racism, and her ideas to deconstruct that. By listening to marginalized voices and creating conversations, she has a mission to be the bridge by calling upon Christians and the Church to have a transformative response towards racial unity. It is this unity that will be a witness that points others to Christ.
Tasha lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is Founder and President of an organization called “Be the Bridge”, whose mission is to help people have a distinct and transformative conversation around racial healing. “Be the Bridge” has a world-wide reach, with groups in North America, Italy, Canada, and New Zealand, and continues to grow.
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Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation, by Latasha Morrison
If you’ve ever struggled with reading and comprehending scripture, you’re not going to want to miss today’s episode. Special guest, Sharon Kaselonis, shares the problems she encountered in studying the Bible, her prayer to the Lord to know and understand Him, and the gracious resolution He provided to her. Her new book, Jesus, Day by Day, is a daily devotional that teaches you to look for Jesus throughout the scriptures and takes you through a chronological one-year reading plan that covers the entire Bible, so that you can know and understand Him, too.
Sharon is an attorney, homeschool mom, writer, speaker, and educator whose passion is to inspire believers worldwide to read and know and study the Bible for themselves. Previously, she practiced law in the Washington, D.C., area, before serving as the director of women’s ministry at a large church in Jacksonville, Oregon. Sharon and her husband, Ray, live in Scottsdale, Arizona, with their two children.
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Blessed, Broken, Given - these three words come from the gospels, and they’re the words that describe what Jesus does when he has bread in his hands. Luke’s gospel, in particular, tells three stories of Jesus taking bread, blessing it, breaking it, and giving it.
Our guest today, Glenn Packiam, wrote a soon-to-be-released book, Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred In The Hands Of Jesus.
Jesus describes Himself as the “bread of Heaven”, and each word - blessed, broken, given - is going to speak to us in a particular way. This book is about encouraging people to see the glory in the ordinary, the grace in the midst of their mess, and purpose in each moment of the day.
After listening to this episode, you’ll understand why he says the last twelve years have been a really beautiful journey of being humbled and discovering what it means to serve. You’ll understand how God truly sees us, and how we can meet people where they are.
Glenn Packiam is a Pastor, Author, Speaker, Practical Theologian, and Songwriter. He is one of the associate senior pastors as New Life Church in Colorado Spring, Colorado, and the lead pastor of New Life Downtown, a congregation of New Life Church. His newest book, Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred In The Hands Of Jesus, was released August 6, 2019.
Glenn earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University in the UK. He also holds a BA in Theological/Historical Studies and Masters in Management from Oral Roberts University and a Graduate Certificate in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained priest with the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA). Glenn, his wife, Holly, their four children are enjoying life in the shadow of the mighty Rocky Mountains.
Resources: Are You Real
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Website: Glenn Packiam
Twitter: @gpackiam
Instagram: @gpackiam
Book Mentioned:
Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred In The Hands Of Jesus, by Glenn Packiam
Stephen Blake Kanicka is a Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer. His musicality has been noted by the New York Times and featured on Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, The View, Ellen Degeneres, and the Today Show.
Stephen Blake grew up deeply entrenched in the world of music, as his mother was a Vocal Performance major in college. His innate ear for music was noticed at a very young age when he would climb the piano and play the melodies he heard around him. His talent was then fostered with Suzuki ear training, followed by over ten years of classical study in piano, theory, and music history. All of these experiences set the foundation for a strong melodic sense and technical proficiency while also gaining a deep respect for the classical composers, particularly Mozart and Beethoven.
Further development was pursued as a member of a jazz ensemble, chamber choir, and with local artists. At the young age of 16, Stephen Blake was invited to travel nation-wide with an arena tour – giving him his first introduction to the commercial music industry. By the time he graduated from high school, he had gained significant musical training, real-world experience, and had composed and produced several of his own arrangements.
Professionally, Stephen Blake has continued to hone his craft over the years as a musical director, string arranger, and collaborator with many artists – both onstage and in the studio. Notably, he has worked and performed with Atlantic Records artist, Jason Castro, as well as critically-acclaimed Aqualung, who likened his musical sensibilities to those of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.
Currently, he records and performs with the award-winning band, for KING & COUNTRY, while also continuing his creative work in the studio with various artists and projects he finds inspiring.
He lives with his wife, Brittany, in Franklin, Tennessee.
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In a world of urgent need around us, God gives us good things to enjoy …but ultimately God has blessed us so that through us, others might know his goodness, others might know his grace, and others might see his glory.
Our guest today is David Platt, who took a life-changing 8-day trek through the Himalayas, where he encountered a population with urgent physical and spiritual needs. Our lives are but a mist here, so what can we do with our time to make it count? When our eyes are opened to the suffering in this world, something has to change.
We’re going to be discussing David’s first book, and his upcoming book. If you feel like you’ve been living the dream but missing the point, or feel like you’ve just missed the dream altogether, this podcast is going to bless you.
David Platt is pastor at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia. After graduating from the University of Georgia, he attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received multiple degrees. Before pastoring at McLean Bible Church, he previously pastored congregations in New Orleans, Birmingham, AL, and the greater Washington, D.C. area. David also served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, one of the largest missionary organizations in the world.
He is founder of Radical, which seeks to serve the church and accomplish the mission of Christ through various resources and opportunities.
David is author of a number of books, including the upcoming Something Needs to Change. He and his wife Heather have 4 children (and are in the process of adopting their 5th child!) and live in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
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David’s Website: Radical
Books Mentioned:
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, by David Platt
God-given gifts can often be the inspiration for our entrepreneurial leaps of faith when we decide to leave a steady job with a safe work environment and a regular paycheck, for a job that focuses on, and is dependent on, those gifts.
We’re going to talk to someone who did just that. Todd Furneaux is the special guest I’d like to introduce you to today. Todd spent over a decade being a merchant for Home Depot’s corporate office in Atlanta, buying and selling its products, working on advertising, and although he enjoyed his job, he understood it wasn’t for him in the long term. He knew that God had gifted him with the ability and desire to work with his hands, building things from scratch. He decided to use this creativity in product development. Listen in as we go over how he got his start in developing a luxury line of coolers and drink-ware; his latest product, Adkaddy; and a product development overview, including product-market fit, the development cycle, and customer retention.
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Luxury coolers and drink-ware: Sovaro
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