Steve Backlund

What happens when you take a group of people with diverse personalities and giftings and put them together on the same team? If you’re Steve Backlund, you create an environment that fosters community, builds intentional relationships and is a catalyst for powerful life-change and growth. In this final episode of Season 3, Steve shares key insights that empower people to rise up and be who God made them to be.  As a leader, one of the most important things you can do is genuinely believe in the people you’re leading. Truly caring for people and building intentional relationships are catalysts that allow those around you to grow and flourish. Tune in for more wisdom and leadership nuggets…we know you’ll be encouraged! Episode Highlights Include: “People have enough problems without a leader who doesn’t believe in them or have hope for them.”“We don’t make disciples by making people act like Jesus. We make disciples by helping people believe like Jesus.”“If you do great things and treat people poorly, that’s a big zero.”“The same way we get into the Kingdom is the same way we advance—by hearing and believing.”“People can’t do what they don’t believe they are.” Links: Our first episode with Steve: https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-21-steve-backlund-living-the-illogical-gods-life/https://ignitinghope.com/https://shop.bethel.com/collections/igniting-hope/products/the-culture-of-empowerment

What happens when you take a group of people with diverse personalities and giftings and put them together on the same team? If you’re <a href="https://ignitinghope.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Backlund</a>, you create an environment that fosters community, builds intentional relationships and is a catalyst for powerful life-change and growth. In this final episode of Season 3, Steve shares key insights that empower people to rise up and be who God made them to be. As a leader, one of the most important things you can do is genuinely believe in the people you’re leading. Truly caring for people and building intentional relationships are catalysts that allow those around you to grow and flourish. Tune in for more wisdom and leadership nuggets…we know you’ll be encouraged! Episode Highlights Include: <ul><li>“People have enough problems without a leader who doesn’t believe in them or have hope for them.”</li><li>“We don’t make disciples by making people act like Jesus. We make disciples by helping people believe like Jesus.”</li><li>“If you do great things and treat people poorly, that’s a big zero.”</li><li>“The same way we get into the Kingdom is the same way we advance—by hearing and believing.”</li><li>“People can’t do what they don’t believe they are.”</li></ul> Links: <ul><li>Our first episode with Steve: <a href="https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-21-steve-backlund-living-the-illogical-gods-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-21-steve-backlund-living-the-illogical-gods-life/</a></li><li><a href="https://ignitinghope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ignitinghope.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://shop.bethel.com/collections/igniting-hope/products/the-culture-of-empowerment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shop.bethel.com/collections/igniting-hope/products/the-culture-of-empowerment</a></li></ul>

3:21 Steve Backlund: Growing Big People

What if we told you it’s possible to do something this very moment that will positively affect your future? Good news: It is.  In the latest podcast episode featuring CPA, founder of Stephen K. DeSilva Ministries, and all around great guy, Steve DeSilva, hear how to sow seeds of hope and change that will impact you in the weeks, months, and years to come.  This episode also contains fresh grace to leave a legacy well beyond your years. Connect with Steve: https://stephenkdesilva.com/

What if we told you it’s possible to do something this very moment that will positively affect your future? Good news: It is. In the latest podcast episode featuring CPA, founder of Stephen K. DeSilva Ministries, and all around great guy, Steve DeSilva, hear how to sow seeds of hope and change that will impact you in the weeks, months, and years to come. This episode also contains fresh grace to leave a legacy well beyond your years. Connect with Steve: <ul><li><a href="https://stephenkdesilva.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stephenkdesilva.com/</a></li></ul>

3:20 Steve DeSilva: Praying it Forward

Armin Assadi

“Don’t be afraid of failure,” said businessman and minister Armin Assadi. “Be afraid of success. I had everything the world told me would make me happy and I didn’t have the one thing I actually wanted.” Hear the second of our thrilling 2-part episode as Armin continues his search for true freedom and find out what happens when a broken person asks God to show up. (Spoiler alert: He does.) **Disclaimer: Armin shares candidly about some of his life experiences as a refugee that may not be suitable for young listeners. Listener discretion is advised.   Connect with Armin: https://engageyourdestiny.com/https://positionintel.com/

“Don’t be afraid of failure,” said businessman and minister Armin Assadi. “Be afraid of success. I had everything the world told me would make me happy and I didn’t have the one thing I actually wanted.” Hear the second of our thrilling 2-part episode as Armin continues his search for true freedom and find out what happens when a broken person asks God to show up. (Spoiler alert: He does.) **Disclaimer: Armin shares candidly about some of his life experiences as a refugee that may not be suitable for young listeners. Listener discretion is advised.   Connect with Armin: <ul><li><a href="https://engageyourdestiny.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://engageyourdestiny.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://positionintel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://positionintel.com/</a></li></ul>

3:19 Armin Assadi: Part 2, Finding True Freedom

Wow! That’s all we can say to Part 1 of this special, two-part interview with Armin Assadi, local businessman and VP of Engage Your Destiny, a ministry focusing on building spiritual resiliency in the men and women of the US Armed Forces.  In this episode, follow Armin on his journey of freedom as he flees to Pakistan from Iran with his family and hear how he reaches a moment of existential crisis after spending many years in the U.S. You will not want to miss this one – and make sure to stay tuned in the coming weeks to hear the second episode of his story. **Disclaimer: Armin shares candidly about some of his life experiences as a refugee that may not be suitable for young listeners. Listener discretion is advised.  Connect with Armin: https://engageyourdestiny.com/https://positionintel.com/

Wow! That’s all we can say to Part 1 of this special, two-part interview with Armin Assadi, local businessman and VP of <a href="https://engageyourdestiny.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engage Your Destiny</a>, a ministry focusing on building spiritual resiliency in the men and women of the US Armed Forces. In this episode, follow Armin on his journey of freedom as he flees to Pakistan from Iran with his family and hear how he reaches a moment of existential crisis after spending many years in the U.S. You will not want to miss this one – and make sure to stay tuned in the coming weeks to hear the second episode of his story. **Disclaimer: Armin shares candidly about some of his life experiences as a refugee that may not be suitable for young listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Connect with Armin: <ul><li><a href="https://engageyourdestiny.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://engageyourdestiny.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://positionintel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://positionintel.com/</a></li></ul>

3:18 Armin Assadi: Part 1, Finding True Freedom

Tony Caterina

In the second part of our conversation with Tony Caterina, director of Heart Ministries and a naturally-supernatural Kingdom-bringer, hear how God took a prayer and a dream and turned it into a multi-million dollar distribution center for the Kingdom of God. Warning: You will begin to dream about what God will do with your yes! Episode Highlights Include: -“We try to out-give God every day and every day we lose.” -“God is a problem solver.” -“You don’t have to be perfect to serve the Lord.” Connect with Tony: admin@heartrt.org https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/ https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet

In the second part of our conversation with Tony Caterina, director of Heart Ministries and a naturally-supernatural Kingdom-bringer, hear how God took a prayer and a dream and turned it into a multi-million dollar distribution center for the Kingdom of God. Warning: You will begin to dream about what God will do with your yes! Episode Highlights Include: -“We try to out-give God every day and every day we lose.” -“God is a problem solver.” -“You don’t have to be perfect to serve the Lord.” Connect with Tony: admin@heartrt.org <a href="https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet</a>

3:17 Tony Caterina: Part 2, Small Beginnings

Meet Tony Caterina. Tony is the director of HEART Ministries. He hears from the Lord, lives by faith, brings the Kingdom everywhere he goes, and, oh yeah, has as broken a background and starting place as any of us. In part one of our two part conversation with Tony, Pastor Kristi and Rebecca hear some of the origins stories of how God took a broken man and forged him into the Kingdom-bringer he is today. Tony talks, and feels, just like your own uncle Tony might—he’s real, down to earth and freely admits that if God can use him, he can use anyone. God wants to encourage you today: There’s no hole too deep he can’t pull you from. There’s no journey, misstep, or mistake too wayward that he can’t get you to your destiny. And there’s no such thing as a lost cause. (Tony’s words.) This episode is a gentle but strong reminder to trust the process and not despise small beginnings. If God did it for Tony, he will do it for you. If God did it through Tony, he will do it through you, too. Episode Highlights: -“I started to think about what I was thinking about.” -“I’m willing to look like a fool for the Lord.” Connect with HEART: https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/ https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet

Meet Tony Caterina. Tony is the director of HEART Ministries. He hears from the Lord, lives by faith, brings the Kingdom everywhere he goes, and, oh yeah, has as broken a background and starting place as any of us. In part one of our two part conversation with Tony, Pastor Kristi and Rebecca hear some of the origins stories of how God took a broken man and forged him into the Kingdom-bringer he is today. Tony talks, and feels, just like your own uncle Tony might—he’s real, down to earth and freely admits that if God can use him, he can use anyone. God wants to encourage you today: There’s no hole too deep he can’t pull you from. There’s no journey, misstep, or mistake too wayward that he can’t get you to your destiny. And there’s no such thing as a lost cause. (Tony’s words.) This episode is a gentle but strong reminder to trust the process and not despise small beginnings. If God did it for Tony, he will do it for you. If God did it through Tony, he will do it through you, too. Episode Highlights: -“I started to think about what I was thinking about.” -“I’m willing to look like a fool for the Lord.” Connect with HEART: <a href="https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hosannalc.org/ministries/heart-ministry/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Theheartlandoutlet</a>

3:16: Tony Caterina, Part 1, One Step at a Time

Kristi Graner

Bethel SOZO

We all have it: That painful situation that pops up every so often; that moment when we behave well below our maturity level; or even that one spot in our heart that’s so painful and discouraging that we can’t quite bring ourselves to talk about it. And that is exactly the place of your next great breakthrough.  As Pastor Kristi Graner says in this podcast episode, “Many times the things you absolutely don’t want to have anything to do with are the things the Lord is trying to get your attention about.” In other words, areas of pain, discouragement and doubt are the exact places where we are one step away from becoming our areas of victory. But how do we overcome in areas that have routinely held us back? In this episode, we hear from Dare to Believe Ministries’ own Pastor Kristi Graner, who also happens to be the regional Bethel Sozo facilitator, about the powerful form or inner healing prayer and deliverance that is Bethel Sozo—both what it is and what it isn’t. The good news is that breakthrough and freedom is so much easier than we thought possible when we let Jesus do the heavy lifting.  Sign up for a Sozo session: https://dare2believe.info/sozo-appointments/http://bethelsozo.com/sozo-network/#/1 Also mentioned:  John Wimber: https://smile.amazon.com/Power-Healing-John-Wimber/dp/0060695412/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+wimber&amp;qid=1602784713&amp;sr=8-5 Jack Deere: https://smile.amazon.com/Why-Still-Surprised-Power-Spirit/dp/031010811X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jack+deere&amp;qid=1602784770&amp;sr=8-1

We all have it: That painful situation that pops up every so often; that moment when we behave well below our maturity level; or even that one spot in our heart that’s so painful and discouraging that we can’t quite bring ourselves to talk about it. And that is exactly the place of your next great breakthrough. As Pastor Kristi Graner says in this podcast episode, “Many times the things you absolutely don’t want to have anything to do with are the things the Lord is trying to get your attention about.” In other words, areas of pain, discouragement and doubt are the exact places where we are one step away from becoming our areas of victory. But how do we overcome in areas that have routinely held us back? In this episode, we hear from Dare to Believe Ministries’ own Pastor Kristi Graner, who also happens to be the regional Bethel Sozo facilitator, about the powerful form or inner healing prayer and deliverance that is Bethel Sozo—both what it is and what it isn’t. The good news is that breakthrough and freedom is so much easier than we thought possible when we let Jesus do the heavy lifting. Sign up for a Sozo session: <ul><li><a href="https://dare2believe.info/sozo-appointments/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/sozo-appointments/</a></li><li><a href="http://bethelsozo.com/sozo-network/#/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bethelsozo.com/sozo-network/#/1</a></li></ul> Also mentioned: John Wimber: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Power-Healing-John-Wimber/dp/0060695412/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+wimber&amp;qid=1602784713&amp;sr=8-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Power-Healing-John-Wimber/dp/0060695412/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=john+wimber&amp;qid=1602784713&amp;sr=8-5</a> Jack Deere: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Why-Still-Surprised-Power-Spirit/dp/031010811X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jack+deere&amp;qid=1602784770&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Why-Still-Surprised-Power-Spirit/dp/031010811X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=jack+deere&amp;qid=1602784770&amp;sr=8-1</a>

3:15 Kristi Graner on Bethel Sozo

Yvonne Martinez

90% of mental health diagnoses and 80% of addictions are rooted in unresolved trauma, so why is there often a feeling in the church that we need to cover up our trauma, pretend it didn’t happen, and present a “good face” to the world?  As Yvonne Martinez, ordained minister and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (with a whole bunch of letters after that!), shares with Kristi: We don’t make God look bad because we have a problem. In this powerfully packed episode, Yvonne marries the best of what the church and the world have to offer in facing trauma and finding freedom. Regardless of your background, there is always hope for the abundant life God designed for you! Episode Highlights Include: “The body carries the trauma of what words can’t express.”“Learning to trust God as your protector is a process.”“I reconciled my lack of fathering with Father God through understanding my need, not my loss.”It is for freedom’s sake that Christ set us free.  Connect with Yvonne: care-edu.comshastabluesky.orgbethelsozo.com/yvonne-martinezFB: https://www.facebook.com/YvonneMartinezBraveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yvonne.shastabluesky/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACoyA2SvAJ8Kfn0mSPveNg

90% of mental health diagnoses and 80% of addictions are rooted in unresolved trauma, so why is there often a feeling in the church that we need to cover up our trauma, pretend it didn’t happen, and present a “good face” to the world? As Yvonne Martinez, ordained minister and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (with a whole bunch of letters after that!), shares with Kristi: We don’t make God look bad because we have a problem. In this powerfully packed episode, Yvonne marries the best of what the church and the world have to offer in facing trauma and finding freedom. Regardless of your background, there is always hope for the abundant life God designed for you! Episode Highlights Include: <ul><li>“The body carries the trauma of what words can’t express.”</li><li>“Learning to trust God as your protector is a process.”</li><li>“I reconciled my lack of fathering with Father God through understanding my need, not my loss.”</li><li>It is for freedom’s sake that Christ set us free.</li></ul> Connect with Yvonne: <ul><li><a href="http://care-edu.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">care-edu.com</a></li><li><a href="http://shastabluesky.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">shastabluesky.org</a></li><li><a href="http://bethelsozo.com/yvonne-martinez" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">bethelsozo.com/yvonne-martinez</a></li><li>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YvonneMartinezBrave" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/YvonneMartinezBrave</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yvonne.shastabluesky/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yvonne.shastabluesky/</a></li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACoyA2SvAJ8Kfn0mSPveNg" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACoyA2SvAJ8Kfn0mSPveNg</a></li></ul>

3:14 Yvonne Martinez: Freedom from Trauma

Jeff Collins

What do Soviet Union soldiers, a miraculous production of wine and the canceling of college classes have in common? No, it’s not another dream episode. These three things are all found in testimonies shared by missionary Jeff Collins in the latest Dare to Believe Podcast episode. Jeff is a man who drips the love of Jesus everywhere he goes. Listen as Kristi and Rebecca hear Jeff share keys to walking under a sustained open heaven, and some incredible testimonies that will make you hungrier for more of God. As Jeff both says and lives out: “Walk in such a love that it makes others hungry for it.” https://www.jeffcollinsministry.com/

What do Soviet Union soldiers, a miraculous production of wine and the canceling of college classes have in common? No, it’s not another dream episode. These three things are all found in testimonies shared by missionary Jeff Collins in the latest Dare to Believe Podcast episode. Jeff is a man who drips the love of Jesus everywhere he goes. Listen as Kristi and Rebecca hear Jeff share keys to walking under a sustained open heaven, and some incredible testimonies that will make you hungrier for more of God. As Jeff both says and lives out: “Walk in such a love that it makes others hungry for it.” <a href="https://www.jeffcollinsministry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jeffcollinsministry.com/</a>

3.13 Jeff Collins: Walking in Love

Occult rituals, zombies, and President Trump. Now that we’ve got your attention, tune in and find out how God is speaking even while we sleep. In this addition of the dream series, Kristi and Rebecca share how God speaks metaphorically and how our external stresses can impact our dream life. (Spoiler alert, if you’re dreaming about the president, you’re probably dreaming about the presidency and what that represents, not the person!) Want to learn more or have your dream interpreted? Head to: dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/ or understandingyourdreams.org

Occult rituals, zombies, and President Trump. Now that we’ve got your attention, tune in and find out how God is speaking even while we sleep. In this addition of the dream series, Kristi and Rebecca share how God speaks metaphorically and how our external stresses can impact our dream life. (Spoiler alert, if you’re dreaming about the president, you’re probably dreaming about the presidency and what that represents, not the person!) Want to learn more or have your dream interpreted? Head to: <a href="http://dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/</a> or <a href="http://understandingyourdreams.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">understandingyourdreams.org</a>

3.12 Dream, Dream, Dreams!

You were made to do the impossible, but doing the impossible means taking risks and stepping out beyond our comfort zone along the way. The Dare To Believe podcast takes listeners on a journey of faith, risk, and hope with those who have dared to believe God instead of the circumstances and situations of their lives. Listen to their stories, learn from their process, and receive breakthrough for your life!

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Dare To Believe Podcast

Jon Russell

Elisha received a double portion of Elijah’s anointing and then died without passing it on. Sadly, these prophets have become a prophetic picture for many centuries of what generational blessing has looked like in the church. But what could it look like if a generation started where the previous one stopped? What would happen if the next generation received all that the previous one fought for, took it further, and then passed on their breakthroughs to the subsequent generation? Join Kristi and Rebecca in this candid conversation with Jon Russell–worship leader, father, and one walking out the role of preparing the next generation to receive the handoff and run their lap. In addition to this timely conversation about generational blessing, Jon also shares about his journey into the more of God, how to sustain creativity, and the dangers of performance. Episode Highlights Include:  “I’m done being afraid of the Holy Spirit.” The way to walk through our fears is to go closer to Jesus.  “Excellence is doing the best I can do.” Comparison is devastating for creativity.  Contact Jon: https://www.hosannalc.org/

Elisha received a double portion of Elijah’s anointing and then died without passing it on. Sadly, these prophets have become a prophetic picture for many centuries of what generational blessing has looked like in the church. But what could it look like if a generation started where the previous one stopped? What would happen if the next generation received all that the previous one fought for, took it further, and then passed on their breakthroughs to the subsequent generation? Join Kristi and Rebecca in this candid conversation with Jon Russell–worship leader, father, and one walking out the role of preparing the next generation to receive the handoff and run their lap. In addition to this timely conversation about generational blessing, Jon also shares about his journey into the more of God, how to sustain creativity, and the dangers of performance. Episode Highlights Include: <ul> <li>“I’m done being afraid of the Holy Spirit.”</li> <li>The way to walk through our fears is to go closer to Jesus.</li> <li> “Excellence is doing the best I can do.”</li> <li>Comparison is devastating for creativity.</li> </ul> Contact Jon: <a href="https://www.hosannalc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hosannalc.org/</a>

2.18 Jon Russell: Generational Blessing

We’re back for the Season Two Finale with one of our favorite subjects: Dreams! In this installment of the listener-favorite series, Kristi and Rebecca tackle some more listener-submitted dreams and share encouraging words of hope, freedom, and faith. The theme to this episode is that God knows the places of our trauma and fears, he knows how certain situations make us feel, and he’s too good to leave us stuck living below our destiny. The topic of generations makes another appearance as God speaks to one dreamer in particular about how her decisions mean freedom for the generations to come. Also in this episode is discussion around intercession and what to do with what God shows you at night. Episode highlights include:  Dreams that impart faith. Dreams that inspire and impart the grace necessary to go for all God has for you. Things that seem small grow bigger and bigger throughout the generations. Your small yes to God means big things for the generations to come! As believers, we are not called to cope but to overcome.  This is our final episode of Season Two. To make sure you don’t miss any of the exciting episodes in Season Three (spoiler alert: we’re starting off strong with episodes on sex and money), subscribe to the Dare to Believe Podcast. Please leave a rating and share this with a friend while you’re at it.

We’re back for the Season Two Finale with one of our favorite subjects: Dreams! In this installment of the listener-favorite series, Kristi and Rebecca tackle some more listener-submitted dreams and share encouraging words of hope, freedom, and faith. The theme to this episode is that God knows the places of our trauma and fears, he knows how certain situations make us feel, and he’s too good to leave us stuck living below our destiny. The topic of generations makes another appearance as God speaks to one dreamer in particular about how her decisions mean freedom for the generations to come. Also in this episode is discussion around intercession and what to do with what God shows you at night. Episode highlights include: <ul> <li>Dreams that impart faith.</li> <li>Dreams that inspire and impart the grace necessary to go for all God has for you.</li> <li>Things that seem small grow bigger and bigger throughout the generations. Your small yes to God means big things for the generations to come!</li> <li>As believers, we are not called to cope but to overcome.</li> </ul> This is our final episode of Season Two. To make sure you don’t miss any of the exciting episodes in Season Three (spoiler alert: we’re starting off strong with episodes on sex and money), subscribe to the Dare to Believe Podcast. Please leave a rating and share this with a friend while you’re at it.

2.22 Kristi and Rebecca: Dreams, Part 5

Taff Harvey

What would you do if you felt like God told you to sell your car and give away the proceeds? Or you felt led to write a check that included a zero or two more than you’d done before? As easy as it may be to dismiss that we’d ever find ourselves in a place where we feel free to live out this kind of radical generosity, the truth is generosity and faith are muscles that grow with use. By developing our muscles through walking out our own history with God—and learning to celebrate and be fueled by the testimonies of others—we will find ourselves doing things in the future that feel impossible now. When we know who God is and our identity in him, we’re able to do things that seem impossible to someone looking at it from the outside. In this faith-filled episode, Kristi hears how Dave and Taff Harvey grew in their faith to trust God in matters financial and beyond. Dave and Taff share how God miraculously provided for them over and over in their journey from Australia, through years of ministry school at Bethel in Redding, CA, and beyond all while imparting a grace to rely on God’s character, to use testimonies like a trampoline, and the incredible truth that generosity unlocks a divine flow from heaven. Contact Dave and Taff:  https://www.bethel.com/ministries/bethel-leaders/ https://www.facebook.com/davetaffharvey/

What would you do if you felt like God told you to sell your car and give away the proceeds? Or you felt led to write a check that included a zero or two more than you’d done before? As easy as it may be to dismiss that we’d ever find ourselves in a place where we feel free to live out this kind of radical generosity, the truth is generosity and faith are muscles that grow with use. By developing our muscles through walking out our own history with God—and learning to celebrate and be fueled by the testimonies of others—we will find ourselves doing things in the future that feel impossible now. When we know who God is and our identity in him, we’re able to do things that seem impossible to someone looking at it from the outside. In this faith-filled episode, Kristi hears how Dave and Taff Harvey grew in their faith to trust God in matters financial and beyond. Dave and Taff share how God miraculously provided for them over and over in their journey from Australia, through years of ministry school at Bethel in Redding, CA, and beyond all while imparting a grace to rely on God’s character, to use testimonies like a trampoline, and the incredible truth that generosity unlocks a divine flow from heaven. Contact Dave and Taff: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bethel.com/ministries/bethel-leaders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bethel.com/ministries/bethel-leaders/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/davetaffharvey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/davetaffharvey/</a></li></ul>

2.21 Dave and Taff Harvey: Living the Impossible

Judy Slegh

For many believers, one of their worst pains is a relationship with a child, sibling, spouse, or other family member who has chosen to walk away from their relationship with the Lord or the family. Painful doesn’t begin to describe the situation. You may feel betrayed and abandoned—both by that person and by God. And worst of all, you often feel powerless to do anything about it.  The truth is there is hope. There is help. You are not alone. And God has not abandoned you.  In this episode, Kristi and Rebecca are joined by longtime friend and author Judy Slegh who walked through a prodigal season with one of her children and then used her ministry skills and gifting to create an incredible resource for others–and there are many, many others. Judy talks about her journey walking through this incredibly painful season and realizing that she was not powerless in the midst of this. Whether you’ve personally experienced a prodigal relationship or not, this episode will release compassion for everyone involved, give you hope with incredible testimonies of the impossible happening and give you some practical tools in the midst of it all.   Contact Judy: https://www.judyrslegh.com/judy-r-slegh

For many believers, one of their worst pains is a relationship with a child, sibling, spouse, or other family member who has chosen to walk away from their relationship with the Lord or the family. Painful doesn’t begin to describe the situation. You may feel betrayed and abandoned—both by that person and by God. And worst of all, you often feel powerless to do anything about it. <ul> <li>The truth is there is hope.</li> <li>There is help.</li> <li>You are not alone.</li> <li>And God has not abandoned you.</li> </ul> In this episode, Kristi and Rebecca are joined by longtime friend and author Judy Slegh who walked through a prodigal season with one of her children and then used her ministry skills and gifting to create an incredible resource for others–and there are many, many others. Judy talks about her journey walking through this incredibly painful season and realizing that she was not powerless in the midst of this. Whether you’ve personally experienced a prodigal relationship or not, this episode will release compassion for everyone involved, give you hope with incredible testimonies of the impossible happening and give you some practical tools in the midst of it all. Contact Judy: <a href="https://www.judyrslegh.com/judy-r-slegh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.judyrslegh.com/judy-r-slegh</a>

2.17 Judy Slegh: Help! I Have a Prodigal

Shari Babcock

Every episode on the Dare to Believe podcast is unique. There’s no script, only candid conversation with believers from all over the world sharing their experiences following God. So the fact that the themes of our identity in Christ, the importance of connection to other believers, and how to pass revival on to the next generation keep coming up tells us that God is trying to get our attention. And this episode with missionaries to Argentina, Kim and Shari Babcock, is no different. Join Rebecca on her recent trip to Buenos Aires, as she hears Kim and Shari share about their passion for seeing believers connected to the body, passing on revival, and learning to walk out their identity in Christ. As Shari put it, we want to see Christians who, “raise the dead in the morning, clean toilets in the afternoon, and who understand that all of that is a part of a normal Christian life.” Yes, yes, yes! Episode Highlights Include:  “Obedience is enough.” “Don’t let your past keep you from what God wants you to do.” “Everything changes from the ground up when we know our identity in Christ.” “True success is knowing who we are and then walking in it.”  If you want to contact Kim and Shari, email Rebecca at: Rebecca@dare2believe.biz and she’ll get it to them. Books mentioned in this episode:  Be Supernatural: 40 Powerful Lessons to Activate a Supernatural Christian Lifestyle by Shari and Kim Babcock https://smile.amazon.com/Be-Supernatural-Powerful-Christian-Lifestyle-ebook/dp/B07HDH2LST/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kim+and+shari+babcock&amp;qid=1574112682&amp;sr=8-1 Listen to ME, Satan! By Carlos Annacondia https://smile.amazon.com/Listen-Me-Satan-Carlos-Annacondia/dp/1599792346/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=listen+to+me+satan&amp;qid=1574112801&amp;sr=8-1 Holy Spirit, I Hunger for You by Claudio Freidzon https://smile.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-I-Hunger-You-ebook/dp/B002C1AXWA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=holy+spirit+i+hunger+for+you&amp;qid=1574113671&amp;sr=8-1

Every episode on the Dare to Believe podcast is unique. There’s no script, only candid conversation with believers from all over the world sharing their experiences following God. So the fact that the themes of our identity in Christ, the importance of connection to other believers, and how to pass revival on to the next generation keep coming up tells us that God is trying to get our attention. And this episode with missionaries to Argentina, Kim and Shari Babcock, is no different. Join Rebecca on her recent trip to Buenos Aires, as she hears Kim and Shari share about their passion for seeing believers connected to the body, passing on revival, and learning to walk out their identity in Christ. As Shari put it, we want to see Christians who, “raise the dead in the morning, clean toilets in the afternoon, and who understand that all of that is a part of a normal Christian life.” Yes, yes, yes! Episode Highlights Include: <ul> <li>“Obedience is enough.”</li> <li>“Don’t let your past keep you from what God wants you to do.”</li> <li>“Everything changes from the ground up when we know our identity in Christ.”</li> <li>“True success is knowing who we are and then walking in it.”</li> </ul> If you want to contact Kim and Shari, email Rebecca at: Rebecca@dare2believe.biz and she’ll get it to them. Books mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li>Be Supernatural: 40 Powerful Lessons to Activate a Supernatural Christian Lifestyle by Shari and Kim Babcock <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Be-Supernatural-Powerful-Christian-Lifestyle-ebook/dp/B07HDH2LST/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kim+and+shari+babcock&amp;qid=1574112682&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Be-Supernatural-Powerful-Christian-Lifestyle-ebook/dp/B07HDH2LST/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kim+and+shari+babcock&amp;qid=1574112682&amp;sr=8-1</a></li> <li>Listen to ME, Satan! By Carlos Annacondia <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Listen-Me-Satan-Carlos-Annacondia/dp/1599792346/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=listen+to+me+satan&amp;qid=1574112801&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Listen-Me-Satan-Carlos-Annacondia/dp/1599792346/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=listen+to+me+satan&amp;qid=1574112801&amp;sr=8-1</a></li> <li>Holy Spirit, I Hunger for You by Claudio Freidzon <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-I-Hunger-You-ebook/dp/B002C1AXWA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=holy+spirit+i+hunger+for+you&amp;qid=1574113671&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Holy-Spirit-I-Hunger-You-ebook/dp/B002C1AXWA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=holy+spirit+i+hunger+for+you&amp;qid=1574113671&amp;sr=8-1</a></li></ul>

2.20 Kim and Shari Babcock: Identity and Connection

Ruth Buezis

We’re back with Season 3 of the Dare to Believe Podcast! We’re pulling out the big guns for the best season yet, hitting all the hot topics including: money, dreams, identity, and like this week’s episode, sex! God’s more excited about your sex life than you or your spouse are.  Wait, God and sex? Are both of those words allowed in the same sentence? In our Season 3 kickoff, Kristi and Rebecca talk with Ruth Buezis, author of Awaken Love: The Truth About Sex that Will Transform Your Marriage. In this episode, we hear why fear, misunderstandings and so. much. shame. have stolen incredible sex from our lives. Ruth leads the charge in breaking off religious stereotypes, leading us into freedom, and re-writing what you think you know about sex both for you, your spouse, and the next generation.   Married or single, the world is already talking about sex, it’s time we do too.  Join an Awaken Love Class at Dare to Believe:  Women: https://dare2believe.info/event/womens-awaken-love-video-class/ Men:https://dare2believe.info/event/mens-edition-awaken-love/ Episode Highlights Include: Sex is a continual getting to know one anotherHow to discern what’s right instead of just a set of rulesFreedom from sexual baggage Sexual purity vs. sexual integrity  Other Resources https://smile.amazon.com/Sheet-Music-Uncovering-Intimacy-Marriage/dp/0842360247/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=sheet+music&amp;qid=1583435620&amp;sr=8-2https://smile.amazon.com/Intimate-Issues-Twenty-One-Questions-Christian/dp/0307444945/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=intimate+issues&amp;qid=1583435652&amp;sr=8-1

We’re back with Season 3 of the Dare to Believe Podcast! We’re pulling out the big guns for the best season yet, hitting all the hot topics including: money, dreams, identity, and like this week’s episode, sex! God’s more excited about your sex life than you or your spouse are. Wait, God and sex? Are both of those words allowed in the same sentence? In our Season 3 kickoff, Kristi and Rebecca talk with Ruth Buezis, author of Awaken Love: The Truth About Sex that Will Transform Your Marriage. In this episode, we hear why fear, misunderstandings and so. much. shame. have stolen incredible sex from our lives. Ruth leads the charge in breaking off religious stereotypes, leading us into freedom, and re-writing what you think you know about sex both for you, your spouse, and the next generation. Married or single, the world is already talking about sex, it’s time we do too. Join an Awaken Love Class at Dare to Believe: Women: <a href="https://dare2believe.info/event/womens-awaken-love-video-class/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/event/womens-awaken-love-video-class/</a> Men: <a href="https://dare2believe.info/event/mens-edition-awaken-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/event/mens-edition-awaken-love/</a> Episode Highlights Include: <ul><li>Sex is a continual getting to know one another</li><li>How to discern what’s right instead of just a set of rules</li><li>Freedom from sexual baggage </li><li>Sexual purity vs. sexual integrity </li></ul> Other Resources <ul><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Sheet-Music-Uncovering-Intimacy-Marriage/dp/0842360247/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=sheet+music&amp;qid=1583435620&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Sheet-Music-Uncovering-Intimacy-Marriage/dp/0842360247/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=sheet+music&amp;qid=1583435620&amp;sr=8-2</a></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Intimate-Issues-Twenty-One-Questions-Christian/dp/0307444945/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=intimate+issues&amp;qid=1583435652&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.com/Intimate-Issues-Twenty-One-Questions-Christian/dp/0307444945/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=intimate+issues&amp;qid=1583435652&amp;sr=8-1</a></li></ul>

3.01 Ruth Buezis: Awaken Love

Becky Babcock

What does it look like to live following God’s leading? For at least one person it means moving to Argentina and starting two ministry schools. In this easygoing, backyard conversation, good friend and Bethel Missionary Becky Babcock shares with Rebecca about what walking out faith looks like in her daily life. Becky shares about the increase in risk taking that comes from knowing your identity, how the Lord continually grows us in how we hear from him, and how to make course corrections as we go. This episode is full of practical wisdom and a release of faith—a must listen! Episode Highlights Include:  Permission to ask for conformation—even if that confirmation comes later. Knowledge and experience aren’t limiters to what God’s called you to. “When you know your identity [as a son or daughter in Christ] you naturally take more risks.” “Living in the Kingdom looks like living at the edge of our limits. If God doesn’t show up, I don’t want it to work.”  Sow into Becky’s Ministry / Connect with her via: https://www.bethel.com/give/       (Give to Missionaries: Missionary M10)

What does it look like to live following God’s leading? For at least one person it means moving to Argentina and starting two ministry schools. In this easygoing, backyard conversation, good friend and Bethel Missionary Becky Babcock shares with Rebecca about what walking out faith looks like in her daily life. Becky shares about the increase in risk taking that comes from knowing your identity, how the Lord continually grows us in how we hear from him, and how to make course corrections as we go. This episode is full of practical wisdom and a release of faith—a must listen! Episode Highlights Include: <ul> <li>Permission to ask for conformation—even if that confirmation comes later.</li> <li>Knowledge and experience aren’t limiters to what God’s called you to.</li> <li>“When you know your identity [as a son or daughter in Christ] you naturally take more risks.”</li> <li>“Living in the Kingdom looks like living at the edge of our limits. If God doesn’t show up, I don’t want it to work.”</li> </ul> Sow into Becky’s Ministry / Connect with her via: <a href="https://www.bethel.com/give/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bethel.com/give/ </a>      (Give to Missionaries: Missionary M10)

2.19 Becky Babcock: Walking by Faith

Teresa Liebscher

We’re in recovery from life. That statement feels even more relatable in this strange season of corporate trauma and global pandemic. So how do we find a new normal? What do we do with our feelings of anger, loss, frustration, and disappointment? And what do we do when those feelings are directed toward God? Are we even allowed to admit anger and frustration with God? Short answer: YES! Longer answer: Tune in. Though the topic may feel heavy, this episode isn’t. Join in a coffee table conversation with Teresa Liebsher as she shares on topics from how to find a new normal with a healed identity; how the book of Job is a great emotional health blueprint; to walking through corporate trauma. And what would a Dare to Believe podcast episode be without a little dream interpretation?   Check out the earlier episode featuring Teresa: https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-17-teresa-liebscher-and-deborah-enomoto-origins/ Connect with Teresa: http://bethelsozo.com/contact/ Purchase The Book of Healing here: https://shop.bethel.com/collections/books-main-navigation-link/products/the-book-of-healing-a-journey-to-inner-healing-through-the-book-of-job

We’re in recovery from life. That statement feels even more relatable in this strange season of corporate trauma and global pandemic. So how do we find a new normal? What do we do with our feelings of anger, loss, frustration, and disappointment? And what do we do when those feelings are directed toward God? Are we even allowed to admit anger and frustration with God? Short answer: YES! Longer answer: Tune in. Though the topic may feel heavy, this episode isn’t. Join in a coffee table conversation with Teresa Liebsher as she shares on topics from how to find a new normal with a healed identity; how the book of Job is a great emotional health blueprint; to walking through corporate trauma. And what would a Dare to Believe podcast episode be without a little dream interpretation?   Check out the earlier episode featuring Teresa: <a href="https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-17-teresa-liebscher-and-deborah-enomoto-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/podcast/episode-17-teresa-liebscher-and-deborah-enomoto-origins/</a> Connect with Teresa: <a href="http://bethelsozo.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bethelsozo.com/contact/</a> Purchase The Book of Healing here: <a href="https://shop.bethel.com/collections/books-main-navigation-link/products/the-book-of-healing-a-journey-to-inner-healing-through-the-book-of-job" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shop.bethel.com/collections/books-main-navigation-link/products/the-book-of-healing-a-journey-to-inner-healing-through-the-book-of-job</a>

3.06 Teresa Liebscher: Honest Emotions

Bill Vanderbush

The shortest distance between the head and the heart is a story. For many of us, our religious knowledge outweighs our personal experience with God. Much of our faith is linked to our heads without experience, learning Godly principles and doing the right thing instead of knowing and experiencing the person of the Trinity. Yet, as pastor, author, and speaker Bill Vanderbush put it so well, “Intellectual ascent is only an invitation into an experience.” In this 5-star episode, Kristi and Rebecca hear from Bill as he shares the story woven through his life of a God who likes to take a different route, work from rest, and Bill’s journey of moving to a place of union and fellowship with God instead of merely an understanding of who God is. Your life is an unfolding, well-crafted story. The most exciting, fully alive version of you is waiting on the other side of your idea of what your life story is “supposed” to look like. This incredible adventure is accessed by surrendering to the God who is writing it. Disney’s got nothing on you! Episode Highlights Include: Value in the art of unlearning.“Somewhere along the line we learned what we have to do to get close to God instead of Jesus’ message which is what God did to get close to us.”“I’m not striving to get somewhere; I’m surrendering to be where I’ve always been.“There’s one journey you have in this life to find out: What God believes about you and agree with it.”“The imagination is a limitless canvas on which a limitless God can create.” Connect with Bill:    Billvanderbush.com

The shortest distance between the head and the heart is a story. For many of us, our religious knowledge outweighs our personal experience with God. Much of our faith is linked to our heads without experience, learning Godly principles and doing the right thing instead of knowing and experiencing the person of the Trinity. Yet, as pastor, author, and speaker Bill Vanderbush put it so well, “Intellectual ascent is only an invitation into an experience.” In this 5-star episode, Kristi and Rebecca hear from Bill as he shares the story woven through his life of a God who likes to take a different route, work from rest, and Bill’s journey of moving to a place of union and fellowship with God instead of merely an understanding of who God is. Your life is an unfolding, well-crafted story. The most exciting, fully alive version of you is waiting on the other side of your idea of what your life story is “supposed” to look like. This incredible adventure is accessed by surrendering to the God who is writing it. Disney’s got nothing on you! Episode Highlights Include: <ul><li>Value in the art of unlearning.</li><li>“Somewhere along the line we learned what we have to do to get close to God instead of Jesus’ message which is what God did to get close to us.”</li><li>“I’m not striving to get somewhere; I’m surrendering to be where I’ve always been.</li><li>“There’s one journey you have in this life to find out: What God believes about you and agree with it.”</li><li>“The imagination is a limitless canvas on which a limitless God can create.”</li></ul> Connect with Bill:    <a href="http://Billvanderbush.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billvanderbush.com</a>

3.05 Bill Vanderbush: Following the Story

Dreams, dreams, and more (bad) dreams! Everywhere we turn we’re hearing about dreams in this unprecedented season, some good and some, well, not so good. Many people are having scary pandemic-related dreams. Others are having just plain old nightmares. Though we don’t usually do back-to-back dreams episodes, we’re following God’s lead as dreams are clearly one of the ways he’s speaking in this season. In this episode, Kristi and Rebecca tackle nighttime unease. Is God speaking through bad dreams? And what do you do with them? Tune in to find out. Kristi’s Dreams Course: understandingyourdreams.orgAlso mentioned: “Women: God’s Secret Weapon” by Ed SilvosSend us your dream!If you have a dream you’d like interpreted on an upcoming episode send a short synopsis to: https://dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/ complete with a title, your emotions, the color of your dream, and mention that you give consent for it to be interpreted over the podcast. 

Dreams, dreams, and more (bad) dreams! Everywhere we turn we’re hearing about dreams in this unprecedented season, some good and some, well, not so good. Many people are having scary pandemic-related dreams. Others are having just plain old nightmares. Though we don’t usually do back-to-back dreams episodes, we’re following God’s lead as dreams are clearly one of the ways he’s speaking in this season. In this episode, Kristi and Rebecca tackle nighttime unease. Is God speaking through bad dreams? And what do you do with them? Tune in to find out. Kristi’s Dreams Course: <a href="http://understandingyourdreams.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">understandingyourdreams.org</a> Also mentioned: “Women: God’s Secret Weapon” by Ed SilvosSend us your dream!If you have a dream you’d like interpreted on an upcoming episode send a short synopsis to: <a href="https://dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dare2believe.info/dream-interpretation/</a> complete with a title, your emotions, the color of your dream, and mention that you give consent for it to be interpreted over the podcast.

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