The Jess Connolly Podcast

Today’s episode is a bit of a different episode. While we typically host other women running on mission on the podcast, today, our very own Jess Connolly is reading us a chapter of her brand new book, Breaking Free From Body Shame. Listen in for Chapter 3: Renaming What The World Has Labeled Less Than. Breaking Free From Body Shame is available for preorder now - the physical copy or the audiobook, and we’re counting down the days until the June 22, 2021 release. When you preorder one copy of the book, you get to join the Good Body Gals community, and two copies gets you the Body Shame Detox for free. For all the details and to claim your preorder bonuses, head to jessconnolly.com. We hope that this sneak peek into the book encourages you today. We are praying that God would help you to rename what the world might have mislabeled. Your body is good. If you need a friend to talk to, a shoulder to lean on, someone to throw prayers up to the God that loves you, or anything else, team Go + Tell Gals wants to be your gal. You can reach us by emailing podcast@goandtellgals.com, and we would love to help however we can.

We are jumping right in with this episode. We’re talking about everything from doubt and unbelief to making a home to Church hurt to using your words to creativity to holiness. We sat down with our friend and one of your most-requested guests, Jackie Hill Perry, to discuss her upcoming book and soak up some of her incredible wisdom. We finished this conversation and just said wow because we were all so encouraged. We know this episode will bless you today. In case you don’t know her already, Jackie is a wife, mother, author, speaker, and poet. She uses all she’s got - words, design, the Bible, and a fierce love of God - to lead others towards Him. Her upcoming book, Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him, releases in August 2021, and our team is counting down the days. If this conversation is any indication of the incredible wisdom to come in her book, count us in! We pray this conversation leaves you encouraged and equipped to run on mission today. God is mighty in you. Let’s go! Ps - in case you haven’t heard, Jess’s new book, Breaking Free from Body Shame, releases on June 22, 2021 - head here to preorder the book! To get you ready for the launch, the GATG Shop is fully stocked with the Breaking Free from Body Shame collection. For you, our listeners, if you leave us a review between now and the end of June 2021, you’ll have the opportunity to win some of this incredible merch. Once you fill out your review, head to this link to let us know + get entered. Thanks, gal! Grab Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend here. Preorder Jackie’s upcoming book here. Preorder Jess’s upcoming book here.

Friends - you are in for a LIFE-GIVING conversation with this episode. Whether you’re the CEO, the barista, the hairstylist, the blogger, or the grad school student, this conversation with our friend Carlos Whittaker (the second male to ever be on the podcast!) will equip and encourage you to use your gifts right where you’re at. Carlos is an author, speaker, and “hope dealer”, using his gifts to shine light in all the spaces he occupies. Carlos is married to Heather, who we all adore - be sure to follow her if you’re not already! In this episode, we’re talking about how to influence others well to the glory of God and going obediently in the direction He has called you. Listen in. Be encouraged. Then take your hope into a broken world. God is mighty in you, keep going! Ps - in case you haven’t heard, Jess’s new book, Breaking Free from Body Shame, releases on June 22, 2021 - head here to preorder the book! To get you ready for the launch, the GATG Shop is fully stocked with the Breaking Free from Body Shame collection. For you, our listeners, if you leave us a review between now and the end of June 2021, you’ll have the opportunity to win some of this incredible merch. Once you fill out your review, head to this link to let us know + get entered. Thanks, gal!

Friends! Since we recently relaunched the podcast with a brand new cohost (Kennesha!) and a brand new producer (Brenna!), we wanted to host an Ask Us Anything episode so that you could get to know our team a bit more. You - our listeners - submitted questions, and we loved getting to answer them! In this episode, we’re talking about mission in the “ordinary” days. We’re talking boundaries with technology. We’re jumping into how to wait + rest well. We’re touching on Sabbath, motherhood (be sure to listen to the GATG podcast episode with Cheryl Luke for more), and fighting discouragement. Plus, we’re each sharing some things we’re currently loving, linked below. Listen in. We pray this conversation leaves you equipped to keep running, right where you’re at. God is mighty in you, gal. Let’s go! Kennesha is loving: Malt Oak Milk Eminence facial oil Jess is loving: Kopari natural deodorant Brenna is loving: Sinful Colors Endless Blue nail polish The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble Dermalogica Precleanse oil

For this week’s episode, our friend and the incredible worship leader Melodie Malone joined us for a conversation on mission, creativity, and living a life of one long, obedient response. Melodie is a worship leader at Passion City Church. She’s passionate about the Bible and about listening to the Holy Spirit. She believes that God has a great invitation for all of us: to not just find Him in the church and in the expected spaces but in the every day and the unexpected. Yes and amen. In this episode, we’re talking about daily obedience to God, why being in the Word constantly matters, and how being dependent on God is the best thing for us. We’re asking God to help make our lives one long, obedient response (Psalm 119 MSG). We’re also giving you some questions to talk about with your community to help connect both you and them to God. We pray this conversation encourages and equips you to run on mission today, right where you’re at. Want to chat? Email us at podcast@goandtellgals.com.

We sat down with our friend Danielle Coke (@ohhappydani), and friends, you are in for such an encouraging and equipping conversation. We've been counting down the days until we could share this episode with you. Dani is a digital art creator with a heart for loving our neighbors. She’s going after reconciliation, and she’s burdened for educating us well in the anti-racism conversation. She’s passionate about creating a pathway for people to see and know God through the gifts that He has given her, and she uses what she's got for the good of others + the glory of God. Be sure to check out Dani's incredible shop to grab some apparel, stickers, prints, and more to help you keep running on mission. We are incredibly encouraged by all of her work. We’re going deep in this conversation. We’re jumping into art and why it matters. We’re talking about having a passion for justice and for equity. We’re discussing toxic positivity and hope. We’re talking about how to fulfill your present purpose through identifying the problem, honing in your skills, and going after your passions. We’re so grateful for how Dani is equipping us to do both - to have incredible design and to love God + love people wholeheartedly through what we do. This conversation is a breath of fresh air, and we pray it equips you today. If you love this episode, would you leave us a review to let us know? It helps new friends find the show and it helps us know which conversations we need to keep having.  Thanks for listening, see you next week.

You can’t turn on the news without seeing injustice. You can't scroll social media without hearing about injustice. How do women of mission respond to injustice? What do we do? How do we use what we’ve got for the good of others and the glory of God, all the while knowing that we are placed exactly where we’re supposed to be so that we can respond to injustice right now? In this conversation with Jess and Kennesha, we’re defining what justice is and what justice is not. We’re looking to the justifier - Jesus - to teach us how to love people best. And we’re talking action steps for going forward, because we know that what has limited you in the past does not have to limit you now. You can have God’s capacity to love the things He loves. Let it be in us, God. LIsten in on this conversation (this is only the beginning for us!), and know this: we’re on your team. We’re with you. We’re curious, we’re hopeful, we’re ready, we’re lamenting, and we’re prayerful. You have a friend, and we are with you. We quote three of our friends in this episode, and we want to make sure you follow these incredible women! Give our friend KJ Ramsey a follow. She's an incredible writer, and we're so grateful for her voice. Bernice King is a powerhouse, and she's giving us the words we need to hear. Her words in the injustice conversation have encouraged and equipped us.  And we also talk about Osheta Moore's peacemaker vs. peacekeeper idea. She's another amazing friend of ours - give her a follow to glean from her wisdom. Some of our top book recommendations on injustice: Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles and Soong-Chun Rah Reparations by Duke L. Kwon Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison

Today, we’re sitting down with our friend + actual powerhouse, Toni Collier. Toni is a pastor, a wife, a storyteller, and the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color. She’s using her story for the good of others and the glory of God, and she’s passionate about women not letting their brokenness hold them back. Yes and amen. In this episode, we’re talking about church hurt, accountability, and the power of using your story for His glory. We’re talking about using what He’s given you. We’re talking about the power of prayer and the restoration of the gospel. And friends, we just know that this episode is going to encourage and equip you right where you’re at. Listen in on this episode, then be sure to follow Toni on Instagram to hear some of her incredible wisdom. Subscribe to the podcast here.

What does mission mean? What does the Go + Tell Gals team mean when we talk about “mission”? If it’s not being a missionary or serving specifically in ministry, what does it mean? In this episode, we’re diving into how we define mission and what a woman running on mission looks like. Listen in as on this encouraging conversation with Jess + Kennesha. ____________ What does mission look like for you? We would love to hear it. Email us at podcast@goandtellgals.com. See you next week!

FRIENDS. We are back, and we are so excited about it! Last summer when the world got really loud, we got quiet. We paused to hear God and ask for clarity on our next moves. Then towards the end of 2020, we started dreaming up our podcast relaunch and we really focused in on our why: why does the podcast matter, and why should we keep going? And when we answered these questions, we were led right to our who: you. We've heard from so many of you that conversations from women on mission keep you running on yours. We just knew we had to relaunch, and we knew we had to give Kennesha a permanent spot on a mic, because she's both a captivating and mission-minded storyteller that we constantly want to hear from. Listen in on this re-launch episode where we officially introduce you to Kennesha Buycks, our new co-host! We talk all about 2020,  dream up some fun guests, and look forward to all that’s to come in 2021. Watch Jess + Kennesha’s 3 Questions Instagram Live. Listen to Ainsley B’s Wild Confidence Podcast. Check out what #onemileworship is. Preorder Breaking Free from Body Shame. Listen to Emily P. Freeman’s Next Right Thing Podcast. Rate + review the GATG Podcast!