Booth To Ballot with Daniella Gibbons

She may sound familiar to our listeners because she is the voice and creative to our show music, Freedom March. Heather Evans is a singer/songwriter for television and film. As both a worship leader in California and a Kingdom influencer in the arts, media, and government, she knows how to carry the Kingdom of God outside the walls of the church building and into the cultural mountains!

Jennifer Gross is a woman who is no stranger to the front lines. Not only is she a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel serving 21 years, but she is also a health coach, a nurse practitioner, and a Christian conservative voice who has proudly placed her name on the ballot for State Representative in Ohio. As a nurse practitioner one might think Jennifer has been on the front lines of the COVID pandemic. However, her story is different from the narrative most media outlets are giving.

Dr. Marlene Carson is one of America's foremost authorities on the subject of human trafficking, not because of text book knowledge, but from her own experience. This episode is a follow up to our previous interview titled, From the Tracks to the White House. Now, Dr. Carson shares what the decision was like for her as a black woman to accept a position to assist the Trump Administration, what she hears God saying about our current tumultuous times, and the miraculous ways she has seen God provide for her ministry

At age 15 she became one of the tens of thousands of girls and young adult women who are exploited daily. Today, she serves as a Member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Trafficking with the Trump Administration. While the enemy wanted to make Dr. Marlene Carson a victim, God wrote a different story! Marlene has coined the term "SurThriver" because survivors do whatever it takes to survive. They lie, they steal, they manipulate. Survivors don't think long term. They think about the moment, letting tomorrow take care of itself. Dr. Carson knows, she is more than her process.

How does a young woman go from high school dropout to school board member? Only by the goodness of God! A car accident at the age of 17 meant to steal Pastor Shaq's future. The accident was the very thing God used to rescue her. Then, the night she lost her first election was also the night God gave her, her biggest win and her story just keeps getting better from there.

Have you ever wondered how people decide to run for office? Do they wake up someday and decide to forgo their privacy for public life? The reality is most people do not spend their whole lives dreaming about a run for public office. This is where Lori Viars comes in! Lori has contributed to and championed hundreds of candidates, everything from school board to presidential races. In this episode, Lori gives insider tips, how to find good candidates, the effectiveness of calling and writing leaders, and how we can ensure in person voting in the fall!

Church, are we awake yet? Are we ready to step up? Are we ready to let go of self-preservation? Are we ready to take back our nation? Are we ready to surrender our reputations? In this conversation with Ohio State Representative Candice Keller, Keller shares myths pastors and churches are believing about their legal right to be involved in government, the history of and the role pastors had in establishing our nation, the level of influence pastors truly do have, how legislators view the church, and how our nation's founders established our constitution on behalf of the people.

Ohio State Representative, Candice Keller is a woman destined to carry what others would not. Keller says, " I didn't go looking for my calling, my calling came after me. I was very resistant to my calling. I didn't like it, I didn't want to do it. And it's only because I didn't feel equipped or qualified." Keller would get mad when people would suggest she run for office and because of her prolife conviction, from the very beginning, she has been a lightning rod.

Over the years, good, loving, kind Christians have allowed intimidation to dictate how we walk out our faith. Why? Why are we allowing our voices to succumb to the spirit of intimidation? Would Jesus engage in the governmental conversation? What did Jesus actually say? If Evangelist Mario Murillo is right, and a rude awakening must take place before a great awakening, are we there yet? Find the answer to these questions and hear about a dream host Daniella Gibbons received about the possible future of online censorship for people of faith.

Pastor Diane Mullins found herself talking out loud to the TV as she watched a woman speaking at the Nasty Women's March say  "We are speaking for the women of America." And out loud, before she knew it, Diane responded, "You don't have permission from me to say you're speaking for me!" Hear what happened next as Diane led a movement of women to DC and found herself running for State Representative.