Kingdom Life Coaching: Untangle the Noise, Hear God's Voice, Clarify Your Calling

Ep 160 // How to Discern God's Will: 7 Questions to Find Clarity and Hear God's Voice How do you know God's will when you're facing a major decision? Should you stay or go? Start the business? Have the conversation? Take the opportunity? Many of us spend our lives searching for certainty while God is inviting us into transformation. In this episode, Megan explores Romans 12:2 and reveals why disce...

Ep 159 // Authentic Faith: Stop Overthinking and Renew Your Mind (Romans 12:1-2) Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of overthinking, comparison, anxiety, or people-pleasing? In this first teaching episode of the Authentic Faith summer series, Megan explores one of the most transformative passages in the New Testament: Romans 12:1-2. Paul reminds us that authentic faith is not about trying harder...

Ep 158 // The Exhaustion of Performing: A Journey Back to Authentic Faith What happens when you look faithful on the outside, but quietly feel disconnected on the inside? In this opening episode of the summer formation series, Megan invites listeners into a deeply personal and spiritually honest journey through Romans 12, a journey away from performance, people-pleasing, and subtle conformity and...

Episode 157 - From Bedridden to Rebuilding: Faith, Chronic Illness & Healing the Mind with Lauren Watt What if your greatest limitation became the place God met you most deeply? In this powerful episode of the Kingdom Life Coaching Podcast, Megan sits down with Lauren Watt , a Christian entrepreneur and writer who spent nearly a decade battling severe chronic illness, often confined to her bed...

Ep 156 // From Anxiety, Depression & Suicidal Thoughts to Healing: How God Reignited Hope with Maria Morgan What does it look like to find hope when your mind feels like a battlefield? In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Megan sits down with author and speaker Maria Morgan to talk about her journey through severe anxiety, depression, and psychosis—and the faith-filled path that led h...

Ep 155 // “Who Told You That?” Breaking Lies & Hearing God Clearly with Hannah Castiaux What if the thoughts shaping your life… didn’t come from God? And what if one simple question— “Who told you that?” —could unlock healing, clarity, and freedom in ways you didn’t expect? In this powerful conversation, Hannah shares real stories of hearing God’s voice, experiencing physical and emotional hea...

Ep 154 // Practical Supernatural Leadership: Lyle Wells on Empowerment, Seedtime & Harvest, and Raising Leaders Who Follow Jesus What if leadership isn’t about being the hero… but about becoming the guide who strengthens and releases others into their God-given calling? In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Lyle Wells shares the formative moments that shaped his faith, leadership...

Ep 153 // What Would Disobedience Look Like? Discipleship Insights with Elizabeth Woodson What if the clarity you’re asking God for isn’t about certainty, but about obedience? In this rich, thoughtful conversation, Megan sits down with Elizabeth Woodson , Bible teacher, author, and founder of the Woodson Institute, to explore what it really looks like to hear God’s voice, discern His leading, and...

Ep 152 // That’s Just Not True: Replacing the Lies Christian Women Believe with God’s Unchanging Truth with Erica Gwynn What if the thoughts keeping you stuck aren’t a lack of faith—but lies you didn’t even realize you believed? In this episode, Megan Nilsen sits down with author and podcaster Erica Ligenza Gwynn to explore the subtle, often well-intentioned beliefs that quietly shape our faith, i...

Ep 151 // Life is Training for Heaven: Hearing Jesus, Embracing Desire, and the Emotional Brain with Tony Stoltzfus Is the Christian life about following the rules—or learning to live in relationship? In this rich and honest conversation, Megan sits down with Tony Stoltzfus —pioneer in Christian coaching and author of 21 books, including his newest release, Heaven: Experience the Extraordinary . T...

Ep 150 // How to Discern God’s Voice in Vocational Uncertainty: From Whisper to Two-by-Four with Sandy Moll What if God is already speaking—but we’re too busy, distracted, or afraid to listen? In this powerful conversation, business leader and servant-hearted entrepreneur Sandy Moll shares how losing millions during the 2008 financial crash became the very place God reshaped her faith, her leaders...

Ep 149 // Open-Handed Kingdom Living: Saying Yes to God Through Surrender, Community, and Courage What does it look like to truly live with open hands and a willing heart —especially when life brings suffering, uncertainty, and hard seasons of discernment? In this deeply moving and wisdom-filled conversation, Vivian Mabuni joins host Megan Nilsen to explore Kingdom living, saying yes to God, and h...

Ep 148 // Calling vs. Assignment: How to Know When God Is Moving You Into a New Season with Barb Roose What do you do when your life no longer fits the theology you once held so tightly? In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Barb Roose joins Megan Nilsen to explore faith that is forged—not performed—through suffering, surrender, and holy discontent. Barb shares her remarkable journey fr...

Ep 147 // New Year, New Strength: A Spirit-Led Approach to Wellness for Mid-Life Women with Theresa Rowe Welcome to a brand-new year on the podcast! If you’re reflecting on how you feel —physically, emotionally, or spiritually—as you step into a new season, this conversation is the perfect companion to your January reset. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Theresa Rowe , founder of Shaped by Faith...

Ep 146 // When God Says Go: My Yes to Adoption and the Lessons I Didn’t Expect What happens when God asks you to say yes —before you feel ready, certain, or equipped? In this short, personal episode, Megan Nilsen shares the story behind her family’s adoption journey—a journey marked by years of prayer, hesitation, fasting, and searching God’s Word for clarity. When the answer finally came, it didn...

Ep 145 // 3 Ways to Know It’s Really God’s Voice with Nadine Mullings Murray What if you could recognize when God is speaking — and actually know how to respond? In this deeply personal and practical conversation, Megan Nilsen sits down with Nadine Mullings Murray , CEO and Partner of She Elevates Media and Founder of the Women Faith + Business Community . Together they unpack how to discern God’s...

Ep 144 // How to Let Go and Trust God (Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense) In this heartfelt conversation originally recorded for Maria Morgan's God’s Girls Group , Megan Nilsen shares the winding, grace-filled story behind her calling as a writer, life coach, and seminary student. She opens up about the hard but holy process of surrender - how God used adoption, motherhood, and burnout to realign he...

Ep 143 // What If Your Most Fruitful Years Are Still Ahead? Walking with Giants in the Harvest Season of Life with Author Lori Melton What if midlife isn’t the end of your calling—but the ripest part of your story ? In this heartfelt and hope-filled conversation, Megan Nilsen sits down with author and spiritual director Lori G. Melton , co-founder of The Sanctuary at Bear Creek Retreat Center . To...

Ep 142 // How to Understand Scripture (and Love It Again) with Seminarian Monica Ritchie Have you ever opened your Bible and thought, “I should love this more than I do” ? You want to hear God’s voice, but the words feel confusing, repetitive, or even distant. You long to experience Scripture the way others describe it—alive, personal, and powerful—but you’re not sure how to get there. If that’s y...

Ep 141 // Is Hearing God the Ultimate Growth Tool? Business Strategist Bryan Harris Says, Yes! What would shift in your life and business if you truly believed God speaks—and that He wants to guide you in real, practical ways? In this powerful conversation, Megan sits down with Bryan Harris , founder of Growth Tools, to talk about his journey from pragmatic marketer to Kingdom entrepreneur who has...

Ep 140 // What Does God’s Impartial Love Really Mean—and How Do We Live It Out? With Bible Teacher Oghosa Iyamu In this powerful conversation, Megan Nilsen sits down with Bible teacher and author Oghosa Iyamu to unpack what Scripture means when it says God’s love is impartial . Together they explore why impartial love matters in a culture driven by comparison, comfort, and competition—and how embr...

Ep 139 // Chasing the Wrong Dream? How to Discern God’s True Call for You with Online Business Coach Stefanie Gass What happens when everything you’ve built crumbles, your identity feels lost, and God asks you to surrender the very things you’ve clung to for success? In this episode, I sit down with Stefanie Gass—Christian business and podcast coach, mom of two boys, and seven-figure CEO—who share...

Ep 138 // Speaking the Truth in Love…and Learning to Hear It Too: Practicing Charitable Orthodoxy What if speaking the truth in love is only half the equation? What if real spiritual maturity also requires us to hear the truth in love? In this episode, Megan unpacks the concept of charitable orthodoxy — holding tightly to the core truths of our faith while relating to one another with humility, gr...

Ep 137 // Living with Legacy: Vision, Mission & Family Impact with Leadership CoachSharon Mankin (Part 2) What kind of legacy are you leaving? In Part Two of my conversation with life and leadership coach Sharon Mankin , we build on the foundation of core values and move into the bigger picture: living with vision, mission, and legacy. Sharon shares personal stories, practical coaching wisdom,...

Ep 136 // Hearing God’s Voice & Discovering Your Core Values with Leadership Coach Sharon Mankin (Part 1) Do you ever wonder how to recognize God’s voice in your everyday life? In Part One of this powerful conversation, I sit down with life and leadership coach Sharon Mankin to explore her faith journey and how she’s learned to listen for God’s whisper. Sharon shares deeply practical tools—lik...