Kingdom Educators with Jesica Glover

Let's pause to examine some background beliefs we need in order to live as Victors in Christ (instead of victims) and carry the Kingdom into our schools. Our aim is to live each day with a Kingdom Educator Mindset: 1. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5), so we can step upward into our true identity as sons and daughters...

Even if you've just begun teaching you know the power of your thoughts! Our feelings can be up and down and all around in response to all we experience in single day at school, but the truth of our calling, identity, and who God is to us doesn't change... and so the Word of God becomes the bedrock from which we must live our lives as Kingdom Educators on mission. We're embarking on a journey of be...

Are you struggling to get into the swing of "being on" for this NEW year? Have you been struggling to grab hold of your hope-filled lenses? You'll definitely want to recharge with this podcast episode! Elementary Teacher Sarah Miller shares her extraordinary testimony of praying God would remove her from public education for grabbing a hold of his heart, and EYES to see her public school students...

Part 3 is all about Teacher Identity! If you haven't checked out parts 1 & 2, you'll have to go back and listen... but in this episode, High School Psych and History Teacher Dawn Rowe shares how it's often hard for us to receive goodness, especially the goodness of God. The truth is Jesus came to serve US. That may be a new concept for many of us, but Dawn lays out the truth of this reality an...

High School Teacher Dawn Rowe from Washington state knows first hand how to create a classroom culture of honor, trust, and respect. She creates the kind of classroom atmosphere where kids encounter their true identities and she's got a fascinating way of hearing their identities from God in public school. Listen to learn how Dawn uses the tools her school has already provided to celebrate student...

If you've been curious about bringing the Kingdom of Heaven into your classroom or how to set up a classroom culture to host Love Himself (Jesus) in your teaching space, you've just come across a gold mine! Teacher Dawn Rowe from Washington State comes to us with a passion to equip and encourage Christian Teachers wanting to share the revelation of Jesus with their students but haven't known how....

Need some vision with great HOPE as you begin preparing your classroom for this next school year? Or maybe you've just begun dreaming with God about what's possible for this next school year? Jesica Glover takes us into the truths of Ephesians 1:17-20, 2:6-7, 19-22 focused on the privilege we have as sons and daughter of the Living God who speaks! We have the Great Revelator as our comforting frie...

Michelle Keso is a Christian Teacher like you and me. She loved her teaching community, but often felt isolated not having many of like-minded faith. God drew her to pour out into her students just like you and me... to minister to her colleagues and she's had many opportunities in her training positions to do so, but when she drew near retirement she chose to REFIRE rather than retire. In this ep...

Who has a promise you're still waiting to come to fruition?! I'm sure your raising at least one hand, right? Holding onto our promises is one thing, but contending for them is a step further. As friends of God, He invites us to converse with Him about our words... 1. Remind ourselves of our prophetic words, 2. speak of the things God has already done to stir up our faith (testimonies), 3. worship...

WARNING: Not every season turns out, or "rolls," like we think it will. As educators, we know this truth all too well, right? Our classrooms, our lessons, our students... don't always roll like we had planned... but we do have a choice in the matter. You may be asking, "What do you mean?" In this episode Jesica Glover shares vulnerably how this past month has been a little problematic and yet in t...

Have you ever had a dream in your heart to transform the world of education? Maybe you've been constructing plans or collecting ideas for what you'd change. Candace Fish was first a homeschool mom, then a para, who became a special education teacher and saw a need for a better way of helping kids learn so she began collecting plans to open a school someday. But when 2020 hit and God said, "Go!" sh...

If you're needing a little pick-me-up from a fellow comrade in the faith also stationed to serve in our schools, you're going to LOVE this podcast with Jill from Teacher Be Still! Jill carries a devoted heart to serving Jesus unashamedly in our public schools... and a big piece of this includes how she has loved teacher in her school, and now loves teachers from her business platform Teacher Be St...

Morgan Preston shares testimonies that will strengthen your teacher heart as you aim to finish this school year strong. Her prayers over 10 years have been coming to fruition and they encourage us to not give up, but to trust in the sustaining power of God's presence and faithfulness as we continue to teach on mission with Him in our classrooms.   Please take advantage of my newest course bundle:...

For Teacher Appreciation Week we're featuring Julio Vega's story of waking up (literally!!) to the calling of God on his life to be a Teacher on Mission. You'll be invited to reengage with your passionate call to live a life of love laid down for Jesus as you take steps of faith to serve with Him at school just through listening to several of the humble testimonies Julio shares from his teaching e...

How do I respond when I see kids acting abnormally and I think it's demonically derived, not just "normal" spectrum behavior? How do I respond when weird things-- even phenomena happen on my campus? At its simplest roots we walk onto our job sites knowing Jesus has already won over sin death and the grave and because we're seated with Him in heavenly places we have indeed won too. In fact, we have...

As promised, Jesica Glover presents the biblical backing for walking in our Christ given authority in our classrooms. She starts of the episode with examining how Father God demonstrates that He doesn't call us by what we have or haven't done, but He clothes us with His Royal identity (which comes with a wardrobe) just because we're His Kids! Our Father God clothes us with His royal righteousness,...

If you've been thinking about letting your light shine a little brighter at school, or you have also been stepping out in greater faith this year YOU will be strengthened to know you're not alone in this faith walk at school! Former High School Teacher David Schmus shares several faith building testimonies of asking God "What are you up to?" and choosing to obey and follow Him into some courageous...

Have you ever thought about how you could connect with other Christian Teachers in your school, district, or region? Has encouraging other like-minded colleagues been on your heart?   In Part 2 "Co-Creating w/God" Elementary Teacher Chelsea Vantol shares with us how other Christian Educators called out the leader in her and now she sees herself in a different light! She's using her creative sense...

Elementary Teacher Chelsea Vantol from SoCal tried to leave public education, but God clearly had other plans! Listen to learn the first part of her journey of connecting with friend Holy Spirit to begin Speaking Words of Life over her students, set a classroom atmosphere of honor, and create a safe place for kids to make mistakes. I know you will be encouraged as you, too, may have questioned God...

This week Tony Barton from Turning Point USA brings his wealth of experience as a Kansas legislator to share with us how faith-filled educators are winning cases at the Supreme Court level based on our First Amendment Rights! We discuss the Lemon Laws and how they were abolished almost 2 years ago and how this may have played a big role in these recent cases being won. Listen also to be encouraged...

David Schmus from Christian Educators launches into this episode with his own teacher to director of Christian Educators testimony. You're going to appreciate his heart's calling to be a light just like you as he also presents to us the heart of Christian Educators: helping Christian teachers to learn about their faith rights in schools.     Basic points to remember when it comes to student and te...

As many know teaching public school in Southern California isn't the easiest when it comes to being a light for Christ in the schools, but kindergarten teacher Andrea Brannam wasn't called into education because it was her career of choice. With the help of wise mentors she finds herself in a strategic place partnering with God to bring His Kingdom as a bearer of His Good News in the world of educ...

The truth of God's Word trumps our momentary feelings and even our circumstances! In this episode Jesica Glover from Kingdom Educators walks us through clinging to the truth of putting on the Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18), standing in the power of His Might by contending for the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation through our deepening intimacy with Him (Ephesians 1:17) and continually experiencing...

Teacher April Reuter joins us, again, for this second half of her testimony of HOW TO BE a Teacher on Mission. Through her practical testimonies we learn that a Teacher on Mission: 1. Make Time to Pursue God & His Presence because we release whatever we carry. 2. Invite God to host His Presence on Your Campus. 3. Envision Your Staff & Students as God Does so that you can pray more accurate...

On this Valentine's week Kingdom Educators Founder Jesica Glover recaps the heart pulses from this last batch of teacher testimonies, her own love for hot tamales... aka ❤️God's faithfulness and the importance of making our own teacher heart connection with Jesus a priority. This beautiful hodgepodge of heartfelt encouragement will leave you feeling loved, appreciated, and well... like you were gi...