Sometimes saying yes to God costs you the biggest bill in your wallet. Joanne Hickox spent 15 years as a feature film accountant for the major studios before founding a ministry that has served hundreds of older adults. This episode shows you what it looks like to hear the Holy Spirit, say yes, and trust God with the cost.

Key Discussion Points

Joanne describes 15 years as a film accountant for the major studios, where her faith got trampled on before she found protection in the Billy Graham Organization's film division.

She recounts a late-night prompting to call a friend, a director of photography in the middle of taking his own life, and how that one phone call led to his salvation.

Joanne explains the moment a senior asked what she could do for her, revealing how society makes older adults needy instead of needed.

She shares how a simple tithe of her time, writing cards to sick church members while working in Paris, grew into a full seniors ministry waiting for her when she got home.

Joanne unpacks G3 Village, a 20 to 35 acre homestead where about 40 older adults will live together, each giving at least 10 hours of service a week and helping grow the food they eat.

She gives her one piece of advice, stay in your lane, and why the job you already have is usually the lane God has already placed you in.

About the Guest

Joanne Hickox is the founder and executive director of Seniors on a Mission and the G3 Foundation, an ordained missionary, and the author of G3 and Me and the God Timer series. A Canadian farm girl and former feature film accountant of 15 years for the major studios, she has spent nearly three decades nurturing the lives of older adults, through day-long mission trips and now G3 Village, a housing community where independent seniors live and serve the Lord with purpose.

Learn More

Visit seniorsonamission.org to learn more about Joanne and her work with older adults.

Find her book G3 and Me on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/G3-Purposeful-Living-Giving-Glory-ebook/dp/B0GY2C6KTC

Learn more about the G3 Foundation and G3 Village: https://g3.foundation/

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-hickox-50900624

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You give everything to your career, then wonder why success feels empty. Eric Himes climbed the corporate ladder for nearly two decades, flew over 120 flights a year, and hit burnout before he found a different way to lead. This episode shows you how to build faith into your work without losing your drive.

Key Discussion Points Eric describes 19 years in corporate life, 1,500 flights, and 150 to 200 nights away from home each year, before his personal life fell apart.

He explains how surrendering to Christ at age 39 changed his identity and freed him from tying his worth to performance.

Eric outlines the Inspired Culture framework, built to measure and grow a team's mindset weekly instead of relying on annual reviews.

He names three common leadership masks, the silent sufferer, the self-reliant leader, and the workaholic, and the cost each one carries.

Eric shares a client story where a leader and his wife lost over 130 pounds combined, and his branch grew to the top customer service rank in the world.

The Inspired Culture Summit runs November 16 and 17, and the 50 Masks of Leadership assessment launches soon.

About the Guest Eric Himes is the founder of Inspo Strategic Advising and Coaching and the creator of the Inspired Culture framework. After nearly two decades in corporate leadership, including over 120 flights a year and the personal cost of burnout, he built a new approach to leadership rooted in faith. Eric now helps leaders and organizations grow personally, professionally, and relationally through the Inspired Culture system.

Learn More Visit yourpathinspired.com to learn more about Eric and the Inspired Culture. Connect with him on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-himes

Watch The Inspired Culture TV show and podcast on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdc58a6oC4TbywHg7pjd1g

Tune in Sundays at 7 PM Central on Now Media TV.

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Pastors in expensive cities often cannot afford stable housing on ministry salaries. That financial pressure quietly threatens their ability to serve. If you want to see your faith show up in practical, tangible ways at work and with your money, this episode gives you a real example of what that looks like.

Key Discussion Points Nicole explains how the Aslan Housing Foundation builds down payment assistance programs for pastors, using church investors, donor-advised funds, and self-directed IRAs to fund stable housing without competing with the church's general giving.

She describes a core operating value: do nothing about staff without staff. Surveys go out to both church leadership and pastoral staff before any housing strategy is built, so the people with the actual need have a voice in the solution.

Nicole unpacks what she calls a triple bottom line for investors: market-rate financial returns, a stabilized ministry, and a more secure pastor and family.

She talks about how she brings her faith into secular professional settings without forcing it, including sending a simple email to a real estate team in Hawaii during flooding to let them know she was praying for their safety.

She and host Addison Williams discuss how Christians in any profession hold two marketplace roles: what they do with their time at work and what they do with their money outside of it.

About the Guest Nicole Marie Bergeron is the founder and CEO of Aslan Housing Foundation, a California-based nonprofit that helps churches develop housing strategies for their pastoral staff. She holds a joint degree in law and public policy and spent two decades in philanthropy and social impact work before launching Aslan in 2018. Her background gives her a systems-level view of a problem most church leaders have never named out loud.

Links Website: https://aslan.org/ "Yeah, I'm Vehemently Pro-Pastor" — Nicole's essay at Faith & Leadership: read it here Nicole's writing: glittercanon.com

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Chapters

00:00 Cold Open and Intro

01:12 Meet Nicole Aslan, CEO

02:08 Why Pastors Need Housing Help

05:10 Spreading Awareness Word of Mouth

08:51 Building a Church Housing Strategy

13:08 From Strategy to Homeownership

17:17 Investors IRAs Triple Return

20:58 DAFs Donations Transparency

24:15 Marketplace Housing Exchange

26:07 Faith Work Collision

28:56 Sharing Faith at Work Naturally

32:43 Planting Seeds at Work

33:38 Know What You Believe

35:54 Serve People Mindset

36:47 Collaboration Over Competition

41:07 Building Pastoral Housing Market

44:08 Marketplace and Money

49:33 Be Available to God

51:59 Keep Faith Simple

59:26 Final Takeaways and Sendoff

Most Christians spend 40+ hours a week at work but never think of that time as ministry. If you believe faith belongs only in church, you are missing most of your week. Tom Lutz spent decades building a global business and coaching Christian CEOs, and he makes the case that your job is where your calling lives.

Key Discussion Points: Tom explains why work was part of paradise before the fall, and why that changes how you should think about your job today. Every role, from HVAC technician to trash collector, contributes to a world that God wants to see flourish.

He walks through a practical framework for identifying every role God has called you to, including parent, spouse, and employee, and allocating intentional time to each instead of defaulting to busyness.

The Ten Commandments are not a checklist for earning God's approval. Tom shows how they function as a guide to wise daily life, including how you tip, how you drive, and how you treat the person picking up trash.

Tom draws a clear line between religion as rule-keeping and faith as a changed identity. Christianity starts with who you are, not what you do or what you know.

He shares a simple, repeatable habit for making Jesus attractive at work without cold outreach or pressure: lead a life others notice, then tell them why.

About the Guest: Tom Lutz is the president of Vision Planners LLC and a Convene chair in Atlanta. He founded a global construction information firm that grew to $120 million in revenue across 18 countries, then shifted to helping business owners and executives build companies that serve their communities. His doctoral research and two books focus specifically on equipping Christians to see their work as a calling, not a career.

Links; https://vocational-discipleship.com/ https://convenenow.com/tomlutz Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/VocationalDiscipleship LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-thomas-lutz-6119682/

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00:00 Intro 00:45 Meet Tom Lutz 05:35 Why Your Job Is Ministry 10:49 Work Was Part of Paradise Before the Fall 14:51 Rethinking Busyness and Intentionality 23:36 The Ten Commandments as a Daily Work Guide 41:34 Religion vs. Relationship with God 49:02 Being, Knowing, and Doing 57:32 Conclusion

Many Christians feel stuck in work that doesn't reflect who they are or what they're good at. If you've ever wondered whether your skills have a place outside of ministry or a traditional career path, this episode speaks directly to that tension. Dawn Apuan's story shows what it looks like to build a business grounded in faith, not hustle. What you'll hear in this episode:

How Dawn moved from co-pastoring and nonprofit work into copywriting, and hit six figures within 11 months of starting Why she believes God gave her more impact through business than she had in a church of 30 to 40 people How she stayed grounded in her faith during a four-month stretch with no income while supporting her family The two questions she asks Jesus every morning that shape how she works and serves What Deuteronomy 8 has to do with staying humble about your own success

Dawn Apuan is an expert copywriter and marketing strategist. Former pastor and non-profit Executive Director, her mission now is to help Christian business owners establish their authority and sell out even their most expensive offers with messaging that brilliantly captures their voice to attract dream clients, without costing them time and energy creating it. Her unique ability to craft words into wealth has helped hundreds of clients get results in 24 hours or less, and some clients make five figures overnight without sales calls!

You can find Dawn Apuan here: Website: https://copyqueensink.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-apuan-copyqueen/

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Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:48 Introduction and Dawn's Background 5:01 From Passion for Writing to Professional Copywriter 7:55 Leaving Ministry and Starting a Business 9:28 Marketplace Impact vs. Church Ministry 11:14 Finding Your God-Given Skills in the Marketplace 18:48 Internal Voices, External Voices, and Why Mindset Blocks Most Christians 21:34 The Real Cost of Leaving a Controlled Ministry Environment 23:18 Living Small When You Serve an Infinite God 27:07 Success Is About Who You Become, Not What You Earn 29:34 How to Stay Grounded in Faith When Business Is Going Well 32:29 Why Inner Work Matters as Much as Marketplace Work 36:09 Deuteronomy 8 and the Daily Practice of Remembering God 37:18 Dawn's Encouragement for Employees, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs 39:58 Conclusion

Most Christians in business feel the tension between running a profitable company and leading with faith. You want your work to mean something beyond revenue, but you are not sure how to build that into your team, your culture, or your goals. Brandon West has spent years figuring out exactly that. Key Discussion Points

Why excellence in your work is the foundation of your gospel platform, and why it is not enough on its own How Brandon built a culture of care at Phos Creative, and why it spread without being mandated The polarity map exercise he used with his team to hold business and ministry in tension, rather than treating them as problems to solve How Phos went from a nine-page list of causes to funding 44 care centers across 18 countries serving over 7,000 women and children Four assets God gives faithful business owners: human flourishing, operational excellence, gospel platform, and kingdom capital

About the Guest Brandon West is the founder of PHOS Creative, a strategy-first digital marketing agency recognized by Inc. 5000, Florida Trend Magazine, and the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, and the author of It Is Not Your Business to Succeed, with insights shared across 140 stages to more than 50,000 people. Under his leadership, PHOS has helped fund 42 care centers in 18 countries through their SAFE Global Fund, serving over 7,000 women and children impacted by extreme poverty and sex trafficking. A University of Florida 40 Under 40 honoree and Purpose Leadership Award recipient, Brandon lives in Florida with his wife, Shelley, and their two sons.

Connect with Brandon Website: https://phoscreative.com/ Link: https://brandonmichaelwest.com/

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Most Christians know they are called to love the people around them. Fewer think about what that means for the person who frustrates them in a meeting on Tuesday. Jason Davis stormed out of one of those meetings years ago, and what happened next reshaped how he shows up at work.

This episode is for you if you want to bring your faith into daily workplace situations without preaching, burning out, or compartmentalizing it to Sunday mornings.

What you will hear in this episode: Why prayer is not just a morning and evening habit. Jason walks through what it looks like to pray on demand throughout the workday, before a hard conversation, after a difficult meeting, and for the people around you.

The real story behind his shift from complaining about a coworker to becoming an encourager. Including what happened years later when that same coworker asked about him.

Why your coworkers qualify as neighbors in the biblical sense, and what that means for how you show up Monday through Friday.

How to tell the difference between being led by God toward a decision and chasing the allure of entrepreneurship or a new opportunity on your own timeline.

Why mentorship matters more than motivation if you are serious about growing in business or in your faith walk at work.

Jason Davis(AKA Mr. Fortify) is a husband, author, speaker, teacher, encourager, and coach. Jason helps mission-driven people prioritize their faith in the marketplace by uniquely blending faith, business, and finance. Jason hosts a weekly podcast called The Fortified Life Podcast, helping people build a dependency on Jesus in the marketplace. Jason also hosts a weekly TV show called Fortified In Wisdom, helping people walk in the wisdom of God daily.

Jason has helped lead people out of over $322,000 of debt (and counting) and set aside upward of $100,000 in savings (and counting). His impact extends to the organizational level, having trained thousands on the concepts of leadership development and teamwork. Jason is both a graduate of and a former NCAA Div I college football player at Georgia Tech.

Jason is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Trainer and Coach, a graduate of Dave Ramsey's Financial Coach Master Training, a DISCflex Certified Coach, and a Certified Kanban expert.

Find Jason at The Fortified Life Podcast.

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If you think your faith belongs at church and your work belongs at the office, you are already dividing something God never intended to split. The tension between belief and daily work is real, but it is not unsolvable. This episode gives you a practical framework for living your faith from Monday to Friday, beyond Sunday morning alone.

Key Discussion Points The ART framework (Awareness, Responsibility, Tenacity): transformation requires action, not belief alone, because as Scripture says, faith without works is dead. Identity before purpose: God calls you to be someone before He calls you to do something, and getting that order wrong leads to drift. The 60-to-1 rule from aviation: one degree of course deviation compounds into a major miss over distance. Dan applies this to daily rhythms of faith, prayer, and strategic thinking at work. How to share your faith at work without being a theologian. Dan's simple framework: before Jesus, when Jesus happened, and after Jesus. Servant leadership in practice: what the Chick-fil-A inverted pyramid teaches about leading through serving, regardless of your title.

Dan Pogue is an executive coach and leadership development expert who specializes in inspiring transformation in leaders and organizations. Drawing on over two decades of experience in the United States Air Force, corporate leadership, and roles as an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Master Certified Financial Coach, and founder of Thriving Leaders Group, he equips clients with the emotional intelligence, strategic clarity, and business acumen needed for lasting change. Known for his work with Fortune 500 executives, high-growth leaders, and Chick-fil-A leadership programs, Dan helps clients unlock their potential, elevate performance, and create meaningful impact in their businesses and communities.

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Most Christian business owners keep faith and work in separate boxes. Rick Johnson and Bonnie Mock show what happens when you refuse to do that. Rick runs RC Fasteners as a ministry disguised as a fastener company, and Bonnie coaches his employees through spiritual transformation while they're on the clock.

In this episode, learn: How Rick transitioned from running the business in his own power to making God the actual CEO

What Bonnie sees when she coaches employees at RC Fasteners and hears them say, "he saved my life"

The practical reality of running Bible studies, offering coaching, and praying during work hours while still growing the business

Why Rick hires people others won't hire, and what happens when broken employees encounter a culture built on love

How both Rick and Bonnie use Follower of One virtual mission trips to stay intentional about faith at work

About the Guests Rick Johnson is the founder and CEO of RC Fasteners and Components in Phoenix, Arizona. After 11 years of running the business in his own strength, he shifted to leading it as a steward under God's direction. The company now operates as a marketplace ministry.

Bonnie Mock is the founder and CEO of The Crowning, a spiritual leadership coaching company. Certified through Blackaby Ministry, she coaches business owners and CEOs at a biblical level, helping them lead from a foundation of Scripture. She works directly with Rick's team at RC Fasteners.

Both Rick and Bonnie lead a weekly marketplace ministry gathering and serve on the board of Follower of One.

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Nicole Haines serves as Director of Operations at Original Form, a boutique creative and marketing agency in San Diego. In this episode, Nicole shares how she came to faith four years ago, how her leadership changed afterward, and the three Ps she leans on every day in fast paced agency work. You will hear a direct conversation about identity, work, prayer, and why slowing down protects your leadership inside fast moving organizations.

Episode Highlights Nicole's career path from Pepsi sales to an agency front desk to Director of Operations across 11 years How reconnecting with her father during COVID led to both of them being saved and baptized in the hospital on Easter 2022 Why work was good in Genesis 1, before the fall, and what this means for your day to day The shift from performance driven leadership to becoming the leader God called her to be Why identity has to come before purpose if you want fulfillment outside one specific role Three ways to pray as a marketplace leader: for yourself, for your coworkers, and for the business you serve Why presence matters more than persuasion when sharing your faith at work The cost of pace and how slowing down protects your impact on the people around you

Nicole leaves you with three Ps to carry into your week: prayer, presence, and pace. Her message is direct. You do not need a different role to live out your faith. You need to show up as who God called you to be in the role you have right now. Slow down. Pray for the people around you. Stay present in every meeting. Stay obedient to the season you are in.

Outside of her work at Original Form, Nicole helps lead Neighbors, a Denver nonprofit serving the local community through monthly outreach. Last year, Neighbors served over 1,200 meals with the help of 300+ volunteers, and 40 to 50 volunteers now show up to every outreach. The nonprofit is growing past the houses it currently hosts in and is looking for donors and investors to help secure a permanent location this year. If you live in Denver, you can volunteer the second Saturday of every month. To volunteer, donate, or learn more about the vision, visit https://neighborsdenver.org/

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