YOU MATTER To Christ

This episode of the YOU MATTER To Christ Podcast features Rick Barnett, Founder of Rep-Lite, a contract sales and service company providing salesforce solutions in the medical industry. Instead of using the CEO title, Rick considers himself more as a "steward" for this faith-based organization. He was driven by his dad to become a major league pitcher when he was young and through that, he always...

This episode of the YOU MATTER To Christ Podcast features Ricco McAdory, CEO and Founder of Davidic Covenant Speaks, keynote speaker, and author of the book Your God-Given Identity. He shares how he has always known about being a miracle baby. However, it was when he was already 40 years old that he found out that his mother did not know she was pregnant until the last trimester. With this, Ricco...

HIGHLIGHTS Having a vivid imagination as a child and being a natural leader A year of turbulence because of suffering and untimely losses Having the ability to carry hope for one's self and for others Working in advocacy and learning more about victims' experiences QUOTES Hannah: "In that moment, when you're really just clinging on by a thread is where you really meet God because you realize you h...

HIGHLIGHTS Growing up near a lake and other defining childhood memories Taking risks, embracing failure, and challenging one's self Tackling the extraordinary by doing something that matters to you Playing with Kurt Warner and finding his identity outside football QUOTES David: "You never achieve something until you are willing to embrace the failure... There's an extreme amount of strain that com...

HIGHLIGHTS The deaths of his child and wife and surviving a suicide attempt You hear from God when and how you need to hear Him Losing it all and gaining it right back again Faith that tomorrow offers a new chance at life  QUOTES Bryce: "We call ourselves human being, but yet, most of us are just human doing. And so, when we take a step back and be that individual that we are called to be, for me,...

HIGHLIGHTS An early drive for entrepreneurship and teaching Disease in the family as the Buzzsaw moment and its silver lining God reveals Himself in nature, Faith is divine order QUOTES Rebecca: "If I started chasing a dream that wasn't meant for me, if it was a job or it was sort of educational path, it does create a lot of misery because sometimes the lock in what we're meant to do in life, you...

HIGHLIGHTS Looking back at younger Chuck's interests and dreams Rejection in the Air Force Academy led to God's path Fact-based Bible studies: The body and blood of Christ QUOTES Chuck: "My prayer was something that, if I knew how it was going to turn out, maybe I wouldn't have prayed that, but I always prayed use me how you want to use me. Well, guess what, I didn't become an astronaut. I didn't...

HIGHLIGHTS Playing in treehouses and Martin Luther King's passion as influences  Conversations with God in flowing water, thunder, and dreams Embrace all of who you are and let God show it to you QUOTES Charisse: "It was the passion behind the words. It was this thought of dreaming of a world and something in my little heart and little mind, could relate to that and resonated with okay, I can be s...

HIGHLIGHTS Leading roundtable discussions, marriage, and family retreats Near-death in a motorcycle accident and giving life over to the Lord Missing death in Iraq due to a flat tire was God's intervention Faith is risk to do what the Lord tells you to do QUOTES Charles: "I went septic and I was septic for over 40 hours, and I should've died. They put me on a drug-induced coma in which I had an ou...

HIGHLIGHTS Living the qualities of a good person who helps others The first day in prison was formative in humility Meeting Pastor Rod and learning not to take blessings for granted Sharing the word of God and showing acts of kindness QUOTES Jarvis: "My mom, she would give me $20 a week. That was my commissary. $20 is a lot of money in prison. I was eating. I was eating very well. But each of my b...

HIGHLIGHTS Sticking needles in his arms was rock bottom An arrest for battery burglary revealed God's forgiveness to Billie Your $1 and prayer shows a homeless person that God still loves them Pressure washing and time with God to reintegrate into society  QUOTES Billie: "I thought I was only supposed to smoke a joint in my life. Now I'm literally having that stuff going on in my veins that was a...

HIGHLIGHTS Multiple grammar schools: Challenges taught Lashondra to be present Pioneering social media marketing for fundraising A vision at 8 years old of elevation and belief in God Becoming a foster parent is Lashondra's purpose on Earth The pillars of the Apartment and Housing Rentals Foundation QUOTES Lashondra: "The first vision I could remember, I was walking down an aisle at a church... An...

HIGHLIGHTS Moving to the US grieving her father's death A domestic abuse case rocks Rachel's family God calls us to repent on behalf of the evil in the world QUOTES Rachel: "I said God, I don't care if I have to dedicate the rest of my life to taking of my son. I will. Just don't take him away from me. And, at that moment, the Holy Spirit, I heard it loud and clear, he's mine. He's mine. I gave hi...

HIGHLIGHTS Infertility: Opening up to the blessings of adoption Sharing the 77Pray App and working on the website Faith: Living your life the way Christ wants you to live it  QUOTES Dustin: "If the lineage of Israel, God's chosen people, is good enough to have an adopted ancestor who is also our savior, why am I so hung up on this whole idea of foster care and adoption?" Dustin: "Reaching out to o...

HIGHLIGHTS Near death experience: A shift from pursuing wealth to serving others A near miscarriage sobers up Ian from sex addiction and substance abuse Fighting the force of temptation and cultivating faith QUOTES Ian: "My biggest value's integrity. And integrity and honesty, for me, is foundational." Ian: "The enemy knows where to get you. That's all I can tell you. There was something real with...

HIGHLIGHTS Chicke's childhood as a rebel and working in the travel industry Losing her business as the Buzzsaw moment and trusting God Being a Game Changer, Christian, and serving God A poll on faith: Most people keep faith and business as somewhat integrated QUOTES Chicke: "How will they remember me? Did I choose to serve? Did I point to you? And that's it. And I made the decision, whether somebo...

HIGHLIGHTS Jim is hit by lightning and fell 80 feet  Starting the You Are Amazing group and Just Allow God's Journey Faith: Discipline in the love of Christ and complete trust in His will Chad's son suffers third degree burns and prompts Chad to create 77Pray  Dealing with loss and leaving it up to God Writing You Matter and healing people from all over the world QUOTES Jim: "I define faith as dis...

03:12 Being intentional about processing your emotions 06:24 Slow down, question your emotions, and talk about it  22:58 Experience is the best teacher 31:20 Connecting with yourself takes a lot of emotional intelligence  34:24 God loves you, whether or not you know Him 37:20 You don't have to earn God's love 39:28 Do not diminish God's capacity to shine his light through you 42:02 Love God with y...

HIGHLIGHTS 05:03 Meeting her future husband in high school and a delayed engagement 11:44 A military deployment to Saudi Arabia turns out to be the greatest gift 21:31 Deployment to Oman and getting getting steeped in local culture  29:26 Hearing God through her son: Remembering a commitment to not quit 38:18 A message: Get up, open your body and the Jeremiah story 45:06 Convincing a colleague to...

HIGHLIGHTS 02:45 Learning sales early and setting big goals 06:44 Steve's brother's brain cancer taught awareness of life after death 11:46 God's undeniable existence: Ball boy job in '79, surviving 9/11, and writing his book 18:37 Successful people: The difference in happiness is spirituality 21:10 A Single Day of Peace: A business leader embraced the meaning in Christ 25:41 Get a copy on Amazon...

HIGHLIGHTS 02:50 An abundance mindset early on: Embracing that God will provide  07:13 Embracing forgiveness and gratitude 08:18 Brian's dad leaving allowed other father figures into his life 17:04 See ourselves as God sees us  21:20 Coaching nonprofits and visionary business leaders 24:51 Clarifying Purpose, Provision, and Assignment and embracing grace 29:52 Building legacies with more investors...

HIGHLIGHTS 01:43 Kip's childhood, her passion realized early on and growing up sports-oriented 06:53 Success and setback stories for sports athletes, financial and therapeutic issues 11:52 Kip's client interaction: Mental and online assessment, sit-down interviews, customized recommendation plan for improvement 14:51 Sexually assaulted, poor decision making, self-hatred: "Lie Identity" 19:26 The p...

HIGHLIGHTS 01:44 Andrea's childhood life growing up on stage with a musical family 04:15 Business concierge, liaison, and a collaborative partnership 05:45 Unforgettable memories brought realizations and learning to walk on two feet 11:09 StrengthsFinder test, individualization, and how people are important and what inspires Andrea to chart the direction to the next 20-30 years 13:20 An undeniable...

HIGHLIGHTS 01:57 Cody's roots in God, nature, and giving as the secret to living 07:35 Core values of unity, bringing people together, and restoring broken things 12:08 A dollar, pizza, and Mountain Dew: Recalibrating life according to God's path 17:42 Being mentored and the authentic value of human capital 21:50 Bringing people together in community and friendship  27:38 Letting God in and The Gi...

Financial success doesn’t mean much when you forget to be grateful for what you have. Joining Chad Burmeister today is Brian Meert, CEO of AdvertiseMint, Inc. In this episode, Brian supplements listeners with valuable insight to help you grow your business and the perspective that has allowed him to live a blessed life. The road to success hasn’t always been smooth, and Brian shares some of the ch...