Ordinary Celebrity

With more consecutive #1 hits than the Beatles, contemporary Christian music's Point of Grace has made history along the way. In this episode of Ordinary Celebrity, Jeff interviewed college classmates Denise Jones and Shelley Breen, two of the four founding members of the group. They cover everything from celebrity crushes to being in the music industry as it navigated the digital revolution. 

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This episode introduces you to Jeff's son, Sam Noble, who is on Young Life staff in North Carolina. This episode examines how Sam started a fantasy football podcast, got his nickname "Bear," and also how he and his Young Life team are doing youth ministry in the middle of a pandemic. His life is worthy of celebration, and not just because he's related to Jeff!

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This episode features Mitch Bettis, President and Publisher of Arkansas Business Publishing Group — the award-winning digital marketing and media company founded in 1995. He has more than 30 years of experience in management and publishing. Mitch and I met just prior to our freshman year in college at Ouachita Baptist University, became best friends, prank collaborators and later business partners. Listen in and discover all the ways that Mitch is an ordinary celebrity.

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Jonathan Kabongo is a man of many dimensions. On full scholarship for basketball at Virginia Tech, he learned some disheartening news about his health at the end of his freshman year. Yet, he's not defined by sports. Listen in on this podcast to discover the man of faith, music and depth that makes him an ordinary celebrity.

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The song played in the podcast is Reflection by Jonathan Kabongo.

Paul Robertson works in the data security industry. From owning a Christian bookstore owner (that had to shut down due to the internet and big box stores) to receiving an electrical engineering degree at the same time his daughter was in college to later deciding to pursue writing himself, Paul's life is bright. His five books are wonderful reads, though they are mostly unknown. Paul is most remarkable and worthy of celebrating.

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The launch episode of Ordinary Celebrity explains the concept, who's behind the mic, and invites you to help identify and participate in the adventure of celebrating the ordinary... in all of us.

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