In this special replay episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, Tatum revisits one of the most crucial conversations for today’s believer: how to qualify wise counsel. Following her recent teaching on Spirit-led business decisions from Acts 13:1–4, this episode builds upon that foundation by emphasizing the importance of discerning who we allow to pour into us—especially in an era where spiritual influence can be bought, marketed, and misused.

Using 2 Kings 4:1–7 as the anchor text, Tatum unpacks the story of a desperate widow, divine instruction, and miraculous provision. Through this narrative, she walks listeners through how wise counsel played a key role in this woman’s breakthrough—and how we can discern and apply the same principles in our own lives and businesses.

This conversation isn’t just about avoiding deception—it’s about equipping you to hear from God clearly in a noisy world and ensuring that those you go to for advice are truly led by the Spirit.

Main Points Covered:

• Why this episode is being reposted: Tatum shares the intention behind revisiting this message—to reinforce the importance of spiritual discernment, especially as believers are often influenced by online voices and virtual leaders.
• Biblical Foundation: 2 Kings 4:1–7 is explored in-depth as a model for how God uses wise counsel to deliver strategy and provision.
• Discerning Influence: The difference between godly counsel and well-meaning but misaligned advice.
• Spiritual Maturity: Why humility, biblical grounding, and discernment are non-negotiables for those we allow to guide us.

Five Characteristics of Wise Counsel:

1. God-Centered: They fear the Lord and submit their advice to what God is saying—not just what works.
2. Biblically Sound: Their guidance aligns with scripture in full context and is rooted in truth.
3. Discerning: They are able to perceive beyond surface issues and speak to the root.
4. Humble and Teachable: They don’t lead with ego or accolades, but with a heart postured toward serving and hearing from God.
5. Experienced and Spiritually Mature: Their track record is submitted to God, and their insight is seasoned by both time and obedience.

Examples of Wise and Unwise Counsel in Scripture:

• Moses and Jethro – Exodus 18:13–24
• Paul and Timothy – 2 Timothy 1:6–7
• Rehoboam and His Advisors – 1 Kings 12:6–15 (a case study in ignoring wise counsel)

Tatum’s Encouragement:

You don’t always have time to vet people when crisis hits. That’s why building relationships with biblically sound, Spirit-led leaders before you’re in need is essential. Don’t wait until you're overwhelmed to figure out who you can trust. Use this episode as a guide to start evaluating your circle now.

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In this continuation of our Bible on Business series, we dive deeper into the process of making Holy Spirit-led business decisions. Picking up from Part 1 (based on Acts 8), today’s discussion focuses on Acts 13:1-4 and how divine strategy and clarity are birthed from a lifestyle of worship, fasting, and consistent submission to God. Tatum also shares critical biblical principles for discerning the spirit behind those who claim to be sent by God, offering practical steps to avoid deception and remain anchored in the truth.

Key Points:

• Context of Acts 13: Shift from Jerusalem to Antioch, highlighting the transition from Peter’s leadership to Paul’s.
• Divine Strategy is Birthed from Worship and Fasting:
• Barnabas and Saul’s commissioning came in the middle of an existing posture of worship, not a strategic session seeking next steps.
• Application: Do not seek God only for strategy—pursue a lifestyle of submission, intimacy, and service.
• Beware of Misaligned Spiritual Leadership:
• Many modern Christian entrepreneurs and believers are spiritually "thirsty," making them vulnerable to deception.
• Importance of properly discerning who lays hands on you or influences your spiritual walk and business decisions.
• Principles for Discerning Spiritual Leadership:

1. Test their confession of Jesus (1 John 4:1-3).
2. Test the fruit of their life (Matthew 7:15-20).
3. Test alignment with Scripture (Galatians 1:8-9; Isaiah 8:20).
4. Test through the witness of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13).

• Practical Application:
• Ask key questions:
• Does this person exalt the true Jesus or themselves?
• Does their life consistently produce holy fruit?
• Are their teachings aligned fully with Scripture?
• Does the Holy Spirit bear witness within you regarding their message and conduct?
• Take your time before accepting any prophetic word or impartation. It is wise to "wait and see" rather than rushing based on emotions.
• Personal Story:
• Tatum shares her own journey of being patient during a wilderness season and how God’s deposits led to the launch of Anchored Media and her continued success, underscoring the power of patience and submission.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley – [Grab your copy here] https://a.co/d/cBARYuE
• Bible references: Acts 13:1-4, 1 John 4:1-3, Matthew 7:15-20, Galatians 1:8-9, Isaiah 8:20, John 16:13

Call to Action:

• Reflect: Are you seeking God’s hand or His heart first?
• Evaluate: Apply the principles of spiritual discernment shared today to your current business community and spiritual influences.
• Prepare: Join the Blessed + Bossed Up Book Club as we start The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley. The journey to spirit-led entrepreneurship continues.

Listen to Part 1 of this series here: https://www.blessedandbossedup.com/podcast/episode/3c5c4d42/how-to-make-spirit-led-business-decisions-pt-1

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This week, we’re shining a light on something incredibly special: the launch of a brand new podcast, The Get Back Chat with Hope Marchella.

About The Get Back Chat

The Get Back Chat is not your typical teaching-style podcast. It’s a testimony-driven audio journal where real stories meet raw faith. Each episode offers a safe, honest space for listeners to reflect, relate, and ultimately return to God. Inspired by Revelation 12:11, Hope shares her journey of falling away and finding her way back—one moment of obedience, surrender, and sanctification at a time.

If you've ever felt unseen, stuck, or unsure about your next step, this podcast will meet you there.

If you’ve ever whispered “God knows my heart” while running from His call, if you've ever wondered how to get your life back, or if you’re walking through a season of rediscovery—this podcast is for you.

Hope’s honesty, humor, and humility make her stories feel like conversations with a trusted friend. It’s not about perfection, but pursuit.

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In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, Tatum wraps up the Leadership as an Identity book club series with a deep dive into the final chapter—The Legacy of Faithfulness. Drawing on biblical figures like David, Solomon, and Daniel, and historical leader William Wilberforce, she explores how true leadership isn’t defined by talent or popularity, but by consistency, obedience, and spiritual discipline. Tatum also shares a recent testimony that highlights how God rewards faithfulness in ways we can't always predict. If you've ever wondered whether the mundane moments matter or questioned your ability to carry the weight of your calling, this episode is a must-listen.

Key Takeaways:

• Faithfulness, not just gifting, is what sustains legacy-driven leadership
• Obedience and focus are non-negotiables for fulfilling God’s assignments
• Small daily decisions compound into long-term spiritual impact
• Distractions often appear as good opportunities but can derail divine purpose
• Faithfulness in unseen moments often produces the greatest rewards
• Leadership requires submission to God’s process, even when it’s inconvenient
• God uses faithful people to shift culture and history, just as He did with Wilberforce

Next Book Club Pick:

The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley

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In today’s episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, we continue our Bible on Business series with a deep dive into what it looks like to make strategic business decisions led by the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Acts 8:26–40, Tatum unpacks the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch to reveal how obedience to God—even when it seems illogical—can produce generational and global impact.

Tatum also shares a powerful testimony about Anchored Media Studios being awarded the 2025 Peerspace Open Doors Award and reflects on the importance of celebrating wins, even when they don’t directly reflect financial gain. With personal insight and biblical application, this episode gives you practical tools to discern God's voice, remain obedient in seasons of uncertainty, and be led by the Spirit in every decision you make.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why Spirit-led strategy always outperforms worldly business tactics
• The biblical context and business application of Acts 8
• How to know if what you're hearing is truly from God
• What to do when your platform, profits, or progress feel like they’re shrinking
• The power of journaling and intentional reflection in building spiritual sensitivity
• Why one act of obedience can change nations
• How Tatum is applying these lessons in her own businesses and platform

Resources Mentioned:

• Book Club Pick: The Spirit-Filled Life by Charles Stanley: https://amzn.to/4ji32MG
• Episode referenced: Testimony of building Anchored Media Studios https://www.blessedandbossedup.com/podcast/episode/24590588/faith-endurance-and-eight-years-of-gods-grace
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In this deeply impactful episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, we’re almost at the finish line of our book club read, Leadership as an Identity by Crawford Loritts. Tatum takes us through Chapter 15: Enduring the Challenge, highlighting what it truly means to endure trials and opposition as a Christian leader. With a foundational focus on Nehemiah 6:9 and the journey of Joshua in Joshua 1, Tatum unpacks what spiritual endurance and godly courage look like in the face of fear, adversity, and opposition.

This episode doesn’t stop at theory. Tatum explores how parentification in women—a form of early responsibility in childhood—can lead to self-reliance and performance-based Christianity in adulthood. With honesty and vulnerability, she shares how endurance has shown up in her own walk as a business owner, wife, and mother. Using both scripture and psychological insights, she offers clarity, healing, and practical encouragement for women who feel like they’ve been “the strong one” for too long.

Listeners will walk away with:

• A biblical understanding of endurance as a non-negotiable in leadership.
• The difference between courage rooted in ego and courage rooted in obedience.
• A call to meditate on and obey God’s Word as the foundation for success (Joshua 1:8).
• Encouragement for those walking through lonely or overwhelming seasons.

Plus, you’ll hear how disobedience—even when emotionally justified—can have lasting consequences, using Moses’ story in Numbers 20 as a sobering leadership lesson.

If you’ve struggled with staying the course or questioned your calling due to hardship, this episode will refresh your spirit and rekindle your commitment to walk out your assignment God’s way.

📚 If you know a powerful apologetics book to recommend for the next book club pick, email [email protected].

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In this episode of Blessed + Bossed Up, we continue the Bible on Business series by addressing a major question for Christian entrepreneurs: how do you scale your business God's way?

Tatum unpacks the stark contrast between the world’s model of business growth—which prioritizes speed, profit, and control—and the Kingdom model, which is rooted in generosity, stewardship, obedience, and delegation. Using examples from Acts 2, Acts 4, and Acts 6, you’ll learn how early believers created a blueprint for scaling in alignment with God’s will.

This episode also explores what it looks like to legally own things like intellectual property and equity, without allowing an ownership mindset to lead you into pride or disobedience. Plus, hear real-world examples of companies like Hobby Lobby and Convoy of Hope that have scaled successfully while staying rooted in Kingdom values.

If you're ready to grow your business without compromising your faith, this episode is a must-listen.

Key Points:

• The difference between worldly scaling and Kingdom scaling
• How the early church modeled radical generosity and stewardship (Acts 2:44–45, Acts 4:32–37)
• Why structure and delegation are necessary for sustainable business growth (Acts 6:1–7)
• How to hold legal ownership with a heart posture of surrender
• Six characteristics of scaling a business God's way
• Case studies of Christian businesses that grew without compromise

Scriptures Referenced:

• Acts 2:44–45
• Acts 4:32–37
• Acts 6:1–7

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In today’s episode, we continue our Leadership as an Identity book club series with Part Four: Radical and Immediate Obedience. Tatum dives deep into what it means to be obedient to God without delay, especially in the context of Christian entrepreneurship.

This powerful conversation challenges us to reflect on whether we're truly following God’s instructions or simply doing what feels comfortable. From examining Saul’s partial obedience in 1 Samuel 15 to sharing her own experiences of choosing obedience over personal discomfort, Tatum offers real-life wisdom for believers called to lead.

You’ll learn:

• Why obedience is better than sacrifice—and how disobedience can block your destiny
• How to discern God’s mission for your business and operate creatively within His boundaries
• The difference between contentment and complacency
• Why unresolved authority issues may be hindering your trust and obedience to God
• The importance of repentance, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and quick obedience

If you're ready to move from good ideas to God-led assignments, this episode is for you.

Referenced Scripture:

• Acts 20:24
• 1 Samuel 15:19–23
• Acts 13:22
• 2 Timothy 2:20–21

Book Mentioned:

📘 Leadership as an Identity by Crawford Loritts

Takeaways:

• Partial obedience is still disobedience.
• Obedience must override personal comfort, ambition, and logic.
• God's mission sets the parameters—your creativity thrives within those boundaries.
• Trusting God fully requires healing from past authority trauma.
• Radical obedience leads to lasting influence and spiritual legacy.

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In this week’s episode of Blessed and Bossed Up, we’re continuing our Bible on Business series by unpacking the power of holy boldness through the lens of Acts 4:13–22. As Christian entrepreneurs, we are called to do more than just add scripture to our captions—we are called to build businesses that reflect the character of Christ and disrupt worldly systems with Kingdom values.

This episode digs deep into what it truly means to be bold, not in a self-glorifying or performative way, but with a courage that is empowered by the Holy Spirit. We define boldness biblically, exploring its Greek root (parrēsia) and how it shows up in the lives of Peter and John as they stand before the Sanhedrin with confidence and conviction.

Tatum also brings in Numbers 30 to confront how many of us mask passiveness as patience or humility when it is actually disobedience. You’ll walk away from this episode with the clarity to recognize whether your hesitation is humility or hidden fear, and the spiritual tools to begin choosing obedience over comfort.

Other key takeaways:

• The biblical definition of boldness and how to cultivate it
• The difference between boldness, pride, and ego
• What happens when we confuse self-glorification with Spirit-led courage
• Why passiveness is not humility—and how to confront it in yourself
• Examples of modern-day Kingdom businesses that disrupt worldly systems
• The connection between time with Jesus and confidence in your calling
• How boldness helps you become a witness, not just an entrepreneur

This is a must-listen episode for anyone who is tired of playing it safe and ready to boldly obey what God has already told them to do.

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Hey family!

In light of everything happening in the world right now—from global conflict to economic uncertainty and political tension—I wanted to revisit a powerful conversation we had during our Blessed + Bossed Up Book Club last year.

Our first book club pick was Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer, and one of the chapters that really resonated with so many of us was on the Anxious and Worried Mind. Given the current climate, I know a lot of people are feeling overwhelmed, unsettled, and unsure of what’s next.

As someone who lives in the D.C. area, I’ve seen firsthand how layoffs, restructuring, and instability have affected so many people I love. Whether you're here in the States or tuning in globally, I believe this episode will meet you right where you are.

So as we step into a new month and new season, I want to encourage you to fight the battle in your mind intentionally. This is a replay of a previous episode, but I believe the reminder and refresh will help you walk into this season with a renewed mindset and spiritual strength.

Let’s dive in. 💪🏾🧠🕊️

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