
Life and Mission
A podcast for those who seek to integrate daily life and a larger purpose.
Find your voice. Tell your story. Change the world.
God Meets Us When We Suffer – Interview with KJ Ramsey
My guest this week is KJ Ramsey, therapist and author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers. Allowing ourselves to grieve the losses is human and healthy. It’s not a sign of a small faith, but an invitation to draw close to God, who loves us.
Where is God?
I was struggling. I found myself sitting at a picnic table praying a simple, desperate prayer: “Jesus, I need you to come have lunch with me.” He did, just not in the way I expected.
Chickening IN: From Fear to Courageous Faith, with JJ Gutierrez
Chickening IN represents a lifestyle shift. It’s the transformation that takes place when we face our fear and confront it with the truth. In JJ’s case, a simple comment from her daughter was the catalyst for life-changing action.
How to Share Your Faith Story – with Mackenzie Ryan (#36)
Mackenzie Ryan, a national award-winning journalist and founder of Faith Storytellers, shares a simple story structure and process for your faith story.
Confident in Who You’re Called to Be – Katie Hornor (#35)
Don’t let the big pink birds fool you, Katie is serious about helping us as Christian entrepreneurs to overcome imposter syndrome and take big, bold steps to be who God created us to be.
The Power of Lament
Lament gives us a place to name our losses. To put words to our pain. Or groaning, or wailing – it’s all there.
Living for the Audience of One
What does it mean to live for an audience of one? Part two of my look at The Call by Os Guinness.
Thrive Without Striving – Interview with Matt Ham
Matt Ham left a 10 year career in insurance sales to start YouPrint, a faith and personal development organization, and its nonprofit initiative called the Life Center. In this interview, Matt offers perspective on how we can thrive without striving.
What Does it Mean to be Called?
The idea of calling is important to us because it affects our personal identity, humanness, and significance. In this episode we’ll look at Os Guinness’ book The Call, focusing on what calling is and what it means to be called.
Changing Names and What’s Next
The Your Voice Podcast is changing into the Life and Mission Podcast.
029: Brian Mays on Creativity
Brian Mays is a dad, husband, graphic designer, artist and teacher. In this interview, he shares his experience as a graphic designer and teacher of creativity.
ETHICAL STORYTELLING: RACHEL GOBLE AND HEIDI BURKEY (Ep. 28)
The person to whom the story belongs should always have a voice in the process.
VANESSA CHASE LOCKSHIN – THE STORYTELLING NON-PROFIT
In non-profit storytelling, there are several factors to consider as you tell a story. The organization is telling someone’s story, and that person is often in a vulnerable position. “I often wondered, if our clients read these stories would they be happy with the way we portrayed them?”
026: John Michael Clark on Family Leadership
John Michael leads us through the three legs of family leadership
025: Allison Mayer, Witness with Images
Allison Mayer is a photojournalist, using images to tell true stories and to help us understand the world. She describes herself as witness, storyteller and artist. She reminds us not to get so caught up in the story we want to tell that we miss the story unfolding before us.
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Life & Mission is a podcast with a new show every other week. It’s a mixed format of interviews and solo programs with your host, Kay Helm. Topics include calling and mission, and living life in pursuit of a greater purpose. Get focused on what truly matters, get tips and tools to overcome challenges and get un-stuck, and discover how you can change the world.
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