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Amber and Gretchen discuss Why are female friendships so hard and why they are so beautiful at the same time.  We crave deep connection, yet we often find ourselves tangled in comparison, competition, disappointment, and hurt. The truth is, we were built for sisterhood but broken by sin .  It's a 20 minute crash course on friendship Friday.  We might have to dig deeper on on this one.  Welcom...

The discipleship deficit has daughters—and they are sitting in our pews, leading our ministries, and quietly wondering why their faith still feels fragile. They love Jesus. They attend church. They know the right answers. Yet many still feel like spiritual orphans, longing for someone to walk beside them and show them what it truly means… Join the discuss and let us know your thoughts! Welcome to...

Meg takes us on a journey from being a bullied girl to a bold light for him.  A softball coach with a career at Columbia University. This girl is on fire for the hard conversations to step into the gap for the next generation of girls.  Listen, be encouraged and catch the fire.  Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that matter to grow a task force that fights against the spiritual...

In 26 minutes Amber and Gretchen cover topics from insecurities to spiders and the hard conversations we need to have. Of course laughter and some debate on why certain insects exist anchor the conversation.  Enjoy a light-hearted conversation with friends on your drive home today.  Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that matter to grow a task force that fights against the spirit...

BRAVE is about hard conversations in light of rescuing girls from the enemy's grip. Where and how we have these conversations matters and Amber wrestles with the idea that we might be missing the mark on what discipleship is.  This is only part of the conversation to help uncover where we could build better bridges to the next generation of women.  Discipleship is hard and messy and that may...

From heartbreak to hopeful, Tanya James ( married to former lead singer of the Newsboy, John James) leads us through her story in which God shows up.  Tanya and John both speak of his goodness despite years of rebellion and heartbreak, because God truly is the God of second changes.   Tanya and John minister together as a powerful husband-and-wife team, carrying a message of mercy, restoration, an...

We sit down with Dove Music award winner, Yancy to discuss her newest ministry, "Stained Glass Kids" . She discusses her love to build the church and because she was a "PK" kid she knows the challenges and the gifts that life brings.   "God is good, even when His people aren't, never confuse the two."  Is on her website as she seeks to build conversation around s...

Friendship Fridays are here with Gretchen and Amber as they discuss nothing in particular and everything fun. It's unrehearsed and un-planned just like their friendship.  Fridays are for fun as they lay down the heavy conversations BRAVE embraces and we celebrate the lighter side of life.  Thanks for joining! Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that matter to grow a task forc...

The humble beginning of Child's Voice is a beautiful story of an obedient heart to meet a need. The Mandsager family has made it their mission to rescue, support and educate (especially girls) in Uganda from trafficking.  Their home base is in New Hampshire, their hearts are in Uganda.  Our interview with now CEO, Nathan Mandsager, has been associated with ChildVoice from the very beginning,...

Anxiety introduced itself early to Caris and paralyzed much off her life growing up.  Its grip almost became deadly as the pressure of perfection morphed into unhealthy control challenges.  Caris turned her crippling anxiety into powerful books for children, tween, teens and adults.  Please visit  https://www.carissnider.com/ For books, resources and so much more!! Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where w...

God gives us a spirit of strength and not of fear.  Jenn Nizza meddles with many things that Christians may "dabble" in without full knowledge of the potential door they are opening. This is not to make you fearful, but to equip you to be courageous.  This ex-psychic is now saved and following Jesus.  Serving the darkness is never free.   Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversati...

Laughter is truly a gift.  We know we have a lot of heavy conversations on BRAVE, but this is not one of them.  For your ride home on a Friday, just have some fun with us and our weird questions that every friend group should be asking one another.  Also there is ONE thing Amber is still waiting for someone to gift her... maybe one day....  Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that...

We welcome back Jenn Nizza to the podcast!  This ex-psychic shares how and why she chose Jesus despite her  lucrative ability to use divination to "talk to the dead".  As a medium, Jenn thought she was helping others, in reality the darkness she was opening herself to was growing more powerful . Part 1 gives us a look at how Jenn met Jesus and why she left the paranormal encounters to en...

Growing up Christian, bored with faith and a touch of survivors guilt, left Amber, founder of BRAVE ministries, feeling average at best.  No really powerful testimony to give, so why should she ever speak or share about Jesus.  What was there to really talk about when she gave her life to Jesus as a child.  Speaking into all girls who feel they may serve a different Jesus because they were not rad...

BRAVE tackles a lot of hard things, but we don't tackle them on Fridays. Friday's Gretchen and Amber invite you into their organic conversation as friends and co-workers with BRAVE ministries.   "If I came with a warning label, what it would be?"  and other questions your friends should be asking... Friendship Friday's is a light hearted conversation for your weekend kick...

We continue a loaded conversation about how music, shows and books  can lead t to the perfect storm in someone's suicidal thoughts and actions  Andrea, founder the Love Like Lexi Project in Alabama speaks openly about the research she did on music following the death of her daughter by suicide in 2019.  www.lovelikelexi.com Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that matter to g...

After Andrea's daughter took her own life in 2019, she was on a quest to learn why her bright, athletic, popular, beautiful, Jesus loving girl would make such a tragic decision.    Her deep dive into music led her to understand the power of artist, lyrics and messaging from a biblical and scientific worldview.  She now asks everyone to ask 3 powerful questions regarding what they allow their...

Guest speaker and popular podcast host Jenn Nizza shared her journey from the occult to Christ at this year's third annual BRAVE conference.  Is the New Age really that bad? Can we just have a little fun? Is there room for Christians and Crystals? Listen and learn!  Please visit  https://www.expsychicsaved.com/ Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that matter to grow a task fo...

Andrea Mills, founder of the Love Like Lexi project share her heartbreaking journey at the third annual BRAVE conference.   Andrea's daughter Lexi chose to take her life in 2019 and since that heart crushing day, Andrea went on a journey to understand what Lexi needed before that fatal day.   Please learn more at www.lovelikelexi.com  Welcome to the BRAVE pod Where we have conversations that...