Kingdom Educators with Jesica Glover

What might change in your school day if you could see the person in front of you through the love Jesus has shown you? Friend, think about the student you’re struggling to connect with. The colleague you don’t quite understand. The person whose name brings a difficult situation immediately to mind. There is a soul behind those eyes. A person with a story. Someone Jesus loves. In this episode of Th...

When you’re used to being the one everyone depends on, what does it look like to let the Father care for you? Friend, you spend your days noticing needs, answering questions, adjusting plans, and encouraging others. But you are also someone the Father loves. You get to receive, too. In this episode of The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory, we’re slowing down with Scri...

What are you carrying alone that Jesus is inviting you to entrust to Him? Friend, sometimes the weight of teaching follows us home. A conversation keeps replaying. Feedback becomes a question about our worth. Preparing for tomorrow turns into trying to prove we’re enough. In this episode of The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory, I share a painful experience from my re...

What does staying connected to Jesus actually look like when students need you and your plans unravel? Friend, you may love Jesus’ invitation to abide in Him—and still wonder what that looks like when a student responds sharply, your lesson goes sideways, or you’ve already said something you regret. In this episode of The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory, we bring ab...

What would change if you walked into school already secure in how deeply you are loved? Friend, you know Jesus loves you. But what happens to that truth when a lesson falls flat, you receive difficult feedback, or you go home replaying a moment you wish you had handled differently? In this episode of The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory, we slow down with John 15:6–1...

Where do you turn when your students need more than you feel able to give? Friend, you care deeply about your students. But caring can begin to feel like carrying everything—and somewhere along the way, you may find yourself teaching as though every outcome depends on you. In this first full episode of The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory, we slow down with John 15:1...

The Connected Educator: Abiding in Jesus, Teaching from His Victory | Season Preview What would change in your classroom if you could draw on Jesus’ peace, strength, and wisdom right in the middle of your teaching day? Welcome to a new season of the Kingdom Educators Podcast! Friend, you love your students and want to be faithful. But have you started carrying your calling as though everything dep...

What do you do when life doesn't unfold the way you expected? In this special season finale, Jesica welcomes her husband, Jake Glover, for an honest conversation about trusting God through unexpected transitions, career changes, family challenges, closed doors, and seasons of waiting. Together they reflect on how God has faithfully met them through years of uncertainty, reminding us that faith isn...

What do you do when life doesn't make sense yet? In this reflective solo episode, Jesica invites Christian educators into an honest conversation about waiting, trust, and faithfulness in the middle of unfinished stories. Following last week's discussion on worldview, she explores what it looks like to trust God when the next chapter isn't clear, prayers seem unanswered, and circumstances haven't c...

What does it actually mean to bring a Christian worldview into education? In this thought-provoking conversation, Jesica is joined by Billy Hutchinson, Director of Colson Educators at The Colson Center, to explore why worldview matters and how it shapes the way we teach, learn, lead, and engage with culture. Drawing from his experience as a teacher, administrator, and worldview educator, Billy exp...

What if the greatest transformation God wants to bring isn't first in your circumstances—but in how you see them? In this reflective solo episode, Jesica explores the power of perspective and why renewing our minds changes the way we experience difficult students, challenging seasons, transitions, and even our own stories. Through Scripture, personal reflection, and practical encouragement, you'll...

Sometimes the greatest healing happens when we begin seeing our story through Heaven’s perspective. In this powerful conversation, Jesica welcomes back Amber Auger for a deeply honest discussion about identity, healing, surrender, and the ongoing work of Jesus in our lives. Building on the theme that God wastes nothing, Amber shares how the Lord has continued to redeem difficult seasons, reshape o...

Have you ever felt physically present in your classroom… but spiritually or emotionally exhausted underneath it all? In this heartfelt solo episode, Jesica invites Christian educators into a slower, honest conversation about identity, surrender, and remembering who we truly are in Christ. Building on last week’s conversation about God wasting nothing, this episode explores why our stories matter s...

What if the very things you thought were random, difficult, or “just part of your past” are actually part of the beautiful way God designed your story? In this heartfelt and joy-filled conversation, Jesica sits down with Marianne Demico from Christian Educators to talk about how God wastes nothing—not your experiences, your risks, your stretching seasons, or even the gifts you may have forgotten y...

Coming out of last week’s conversation with Dr. Diamond Howell about trusting God in the unknown, this episode becomes a more personal and reflective conversation around the reality that God is still writing our stories—even in the seasons that feel messy, stretching, or unfinished. In this special episode, Jesica’s husband, Jake Glover, joins the podcast to help unpack some of the deeper parts of...

What if the seasons that feel uncertain, uncomfortable, or even unwanted are actually the places where God is doing His deepest work? In this powerful and personal conversation, Jesica sits down with Dr. Diamond Howell to explore what it looks like to trust God in the middle of transitions. Together, they unpack surrender, identity, and how to walk open-handed with Jesus—even when you don’t have a...

Coming out of last week’s powerful conversation, this episode slows things down and invites you into an honest moment of reflection. As Teacher Appreciation Week approaches, Jesica speaks directly to the tension many educators feel—being both deeply called and deeply tired. If you’ve found yourself wondering, “Did this year even make a difference?”—this conversation is for you. Through Scripture,...

This episode is different—it carries weight, conviction, and an invitation into deeper surrender. Jesica sits down with Terry Orange, a JROTC instructor and former Army aviation officer, whose story reveals what it truly means to stand for righteousness in today’s educational climate. Terry shares his journey of boldly living out his faith in a public school setting—even when it led to opposition,...

In this powerful episode of Kingdom Educators, Jesica Glover sits down with educator Trish O’Boyle to share her journey of learning to hear God’s voice and intentionally hosting His presence in her classroom. What began as a simple awareness has grown into a transformative way of teaching—impacting not only her students, but their families, her colleagues, and her own walk with Jesus. Through real...

In this reflective episode of Kingdom Educators with Jesica Glover, we continue the conversation sparked by Irene Lopez’s testimony in Miracles in the Hallways and step into a personal reflection on calling, obedience, and legacy. Jesica invites you to pause and consider a powerful question: What has God placed in your hand—and what are you doing with it? Through Scripture and story, this episode...

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Irene Lopez shares how God moves through ordinary educators who are willing to say yes. With over 40 years in public education, Irene unpacks how she overcame the lie that God isn’t present in public schools—and instead discovered that He is actively working through teachers every day. Through a remarkable story of school transformation that began with just...

What does it look like when God moves in your school? In this powerful episode of the Kingdom Educators Podcast, Jesica Glover sits down with veteran educator and leader Irene Lopez to share real-life testimonies of God working in public schools through everyday obedience. With over 40 years in education—as a teacher, principal, and district leader—Irene has seen firsthand how the Holy Spirit move...

Feeling weary, stretched, or unsure of what God is doing in your life this season? In this first episode of a brand new season, Jesica Glover shares a heartfelt encouragement for Christian teachers navigating burnout, transition, and the tension of trusting God in the middle of real life. After a few months away, this episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, reconnect with God, and remember th...

This season on the Kingdom Educators Podcast, we’re exploring the powerful truth that God is writing a story through every chapter of our lives. The good. The hard. Even the parts we wish were different. Through personal stories and conversations with courageous educators, we’ll discover how God prepares us, places us, and uses us as the light of His presence in the world of education. If you’ve e...

Season Wrap-Up | Kingdom Educators on Mission with Jesus In today’s episode, we wrap up our entire Kingdom Educators prayer season — a journey of learning to pray from identity, from authority, and from the presence of God in the everyday classroom. This episode is a deep breath… a moment to reflect… and a reminder that prayer is not a last resort. Prayer is the atmosphere we live in. As we close...