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E171: Linda Hansen and Raymond & Leslie Funk (Double Feature)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153202/fan_mail/new] These special, condensed conversations were recorded at the 2026 U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce SWC Conference in Orlando. Linda Hansen - political strategist, #1 best-selling author, speaker, and podcast host - shares her faith story and her work including growing up in a loving home; Christ becoming more real at the birth of her first child; seeking Jesus beyond the ritual of church; Jesus became very real, but so did Satan; the importance of being patient with new believers; diving into the living word of God; the genesis of her political journey; understanding “freedom” as it relates to a believer; God, Family, Country; the importance of understanding the connection between policy and paycheck; the “mountains of culture”; and much more!  https://prosperity101.com/ [https://prosperity101.com/] Raymond & Leslie’s episode starts at 26:07 mark  Raymond & Leslie Funk - founders of Three Cord Marriage - shares their faith, their honesty, and their calling including Raymond initially being offended by God; how an encounter while doing dishes was his Saul to Paul-type transition; Leslie being saved as a child but walked away in her teen years; how going to a Pentecostal church was so different but exciting for Raymond; the beginnings of their Three Cord Marriage ministry; choosing abstinence in their pre- marital relationship; Raymond’s affairs during marriage; feeling God calling them to this ministry; deciding to have the marriage God intended for you; and much more!  https://www.threecordmarriage.com/ [https://www.threecordmarriage.com/] Support the show [https://cash.app/$Preachwhereyoureach]

E170: Debra Wimpee and Jessica & Javie Madrigal

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153202/fan_mail/new] These special, condensed conversations were recorded at the 2026 U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce SWC Conference in Orlando Debra Wimpee - Mayor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Director of Engagement & Philanthropy for Christian Employers Alliance - shares her faith journey and impactful work including being raised Catholic and then switching to a Baptist church; going back to church after a divorce and hearing a much needed message; a pivot back to Catholicism and away again; a “scary” spiritual gifts test that was a misunderstanding; the realization that you can have a direct connection to God (cutting out the “middleman”); what prompted her to run for mayor; winning against a 28-year incumbent; being biblically principled when voting; hyping up Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Christian Employers Alliance and much more!  https://joinceanow.org/ [https://joinceanow.org/] Episode starts at 23:21 mark Jessica and Javie Madrigal - Founders of New Local Marketing - takes us on their faith walk and how their faith informs their work including God meeting Jessica in a Sunday school Bible release; getting saved at 15 years old but going on a journey of faith for a number of years including her “dumpster fire years”; dysfunctional upbringing for both; God helping peel the onion of trauma; Javie’s sister’s “condition” if he was going to live with her (church!); a divorce and health conditions caused him to come “back home” to his faith; God speaking to Javie in hikes; becoming very good friends before romance; the origins of their company; the importance of community and serving small businesses; combining current technology with authentic human connection; and much more!  https://newlocalmarketing.com/ [https://newlocalmarketing.com/] Support the show [https://cash.app/$Preachwhereyoureach]

E169: Elaine Lankford and Stephen Scoggins (Double Feature)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153202/fan_mail/new] These special, condensed conversations were recorded at the 2026 U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce SWC Conference in Orlando  Elaine Lankford - Founder of She Steps Forward Coaching and She Steps Forward International - shares her faith, work, and journey including being raised up in church but not staying close to her faith until she had her son; going into nursing right out of high school (which she felt God calling her to since the sixth grade); a very difficult, Job-like season in life that led to a pivot to the work she does now; the impact of a trip to Nicaragua; seeing how God uses her nursing career to help the women she assists; transitioning into an entrepreneur; how she went international with her company, She Steps Forward; the impact of Luke 1:45; and much more!  (Sidebar: There was an issue with my audio, but I believe Elaine’s testimony and work is still impactful in this episode).  https://www.shestepsforwardcoaching.com/ [https://www.shestepsforwardcoaching.com/] Episode starts at the 20:57 mark Stephen Scoggins - Founder of Unstoppable Solutions by Scoggins International Inc. - shares his faith journey and his work including having to step up at nine years old as his grandmother was dying; a season of arrogance, ignorance, and pride; the impact and mentorship of “old man Myer”; trying to solve his issues externally rather than internally; carrying strength and surrender simultaneously; integrating the lion and lamb modality; the analogy of Saul and David; switching from receiving validation to desiring to serve others; moving from “guru to guide”; helping high capacity leaders; and a lot more!  https://stephenscoggins.com/ [https://stephenscoggins.com/] Support the show [https://cash.app/$Preachwhereyoureach]

E168: Ben Fleet and Robert & Kay Lee Fukui (Double Feature)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153202/fan_mail/new] These special, condensed conversations were recorded at the 2026 U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce SWC Conference in Orlando Ben Fleet - Corporate Giving Manager for Crossroads Prison Ministries - shares his faith and his impactful work including growing up in a Christian home; putting his faith in Jesus at 14; how 9/11 brought  him closer to Jesus; having criminal justice “in his DNA”; switching over to the ministerial program; how he responded to the threat of pulling funding from his college education; a church plant in Montreal; Crossroads Prison Ministries; correspondence based ministry; bringing hope to their students (those incarcerated); how prison ministry reduces recidivism rates; how bringing hope reduces taxpayer money through prison ministries; and much more!  https://cpministries.org [https://cpministries.org] Episode starts at the 20:47 mark Robert & Kay Lee Fukui - Founders of i61 Business Development Network - takes us on their journey of faith, family, and how to help the two work in tandem including Kay Lee growing up in the church and Robert being a PK (preacher’s kid); Robert growing up with a “rebellious” spirit; growing up with family as secondary to the ministry; Kay Lee being the catalyst to bring Robert back to church; how an unusually empty tourist stop at the Jordan River in Israel transformed their lives; how their respective upbringings led them to their marriage ministry;  how relationships are really all you have in the end; how the unexpected death of Robert’s first wife brought clarity; prioritizing family activities on calendar; spiritual and practical applications to strengthen your marriage; and much more!  https://marriedentrepreneur.co/ [https://marriedentrepreneur.co/] Support the show [https://cash.app/$Preachwhereyoureach]

E167: Jacquelyn Lynn and Sean Song (Double Feature)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153202/fan_mail/new] These special, condensed conversations were recorded at the 2026 U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce SWC Conference in Orlando Jacquelyn Lynn - Creator/Author/Podcast Host of the Christian Business Almanac - shares her faith and her Christian Business Almanac story including growing up in a mixed faith household including some “woo woo stuff”; praying to God to give her what she saw other Christian’s having; the importance of meeting new Christians where they are in their faith; going from business writer and ghost writer to the genesis of the Christian Business Almanac; how God co-authored the Almanac; how her childhood dream of being an elephant was shattered; and much more! https://jacquelynlynn.com/ [https://jacquelynlynn.com/] Episode starts at the 22:28 mark Sean Song - President of Translation Boulevard and Jairus Bible World Ministries - takes us on his faith journey from China to England to the United States including leaving China with a desire to study in the U.S., but starting in London for a year; encountering Christians performing a play in Leicester Square (including Jesus covered in ketchup for blood); almost going back to China due to finances, but discovering a Christian organization where he could stay; a promised internship that didn’t come through; seeing rejection as protection by God; learning all he can to bring revival back to China and surrounding nations; how he uses his business - Translation Blvd. - to help fund his ministry; his vision to share what Christians go through in China to encourage the western Church; the work that Translation Blvd. does; helping companies avoid costly translation and cultural errors; and much more!  translationblvd.com [https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etranslationblvd%2Ecom&urlhash=bcpa&isSdui=true] www.jbwm.org [http://www.jbwm.org/] Support the show [https://cash.app/$Preachwhereyoureach]