Mission: Uplift

Join us for 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐀𝐌 — a seven-week live teaching series on YouTube exploring the I AM statements of Jesus in the book of John! ⁣⁣ Also, the podcast is back on Thursday, April 15th! You do not want to miss out on this uplifting interview!  www.missionuplift.co

The podcast is on pause for a little while but join us for 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐭 as we read and pray through six different psalms 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 on YouTube on Saturday evenings at 6:00pm CST. ⁣ February 27 | March 6 | March 13 | March 20 | March 27 | April 3 ⁣ Grab your Bible, invite a friend, and subscribe to the 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 YouTube channel today. All are welcome! Let’s Connect Facebook: Mission: Uplift Insta...

We started off the year with a theme and focus of Uplifting Prayer . On Monday nights in January we had live teaching on prayer on YouTube, which concluded this past week (be sure to check it out !). We’re also sharing weekly podcast episodes with interviews and testimonies on prayer. This week’s Uplifting Prayer interview is with Elizabeth Ramos . Elizabeth Ramos is a woman who loves God, her fam...

We’re starting off 2021 with a theme and focus of Uplifting Prayer . On Monday nights we have live teaching on prayer on YouTube and we’re also sharing weekly podcast episodes with interviews and testimonies on prayer. This week’s Uplifting Prayer interview is with Rodney Orr . Dr. Rodney Orr is the Dean of the Dallas Theological Seminary DC Campus and Associate Professor of World Missions and Int...

We’re starting off 2021 with a theme and focus of Uplifting Prayer . On Monday nights we have live teaching on prayer on YouTube and we’re also sharing weekly podcast episodes with interviews and testimonies on prayer. This week’s Uplifting Prayer interview is with Lisa Ogide . Lisa is a Georgian who moved to Dallas, TX in faith and found the greatest purpose and joy in gathering people to pray! L...

We’re starting off 2021 with a theme and focus of Uplifting Prayer . On Monday nights we have live teaching on prayer on YouTube and we’re also sharing weekly podcast episodes with interviews and testimonies on prayer.  Our first Uplifting Prayer interview is with my Mom, Alison Roth , who has been an example as a woman of prayer in my own life for as long as I can remember. I am the product...

Thank you for listening to Mission: Uplift this year! For the final episode of 2020, here’s Uplifting Reflections … Let’s Connect Facebook: Mission: Uplift Instagram: @missionuplift YouTube: Mission: Uplift Website: www.missionuplift.co  Patreon: Mission: Uplift Email: missionuplift@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple | Google | Spotify

Uplifting Prayer ... January 2021! Let’s Connect Facebook: Mission: Uplift Instagram: @missionuplift YouTube: Mission: Uplift Website: www.missionuplift.co  Patreon: Mission: Uplift Email: missionuplift@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple | Google | Spotify

Episode 025 | Uplifting Advent | Panel Discussion This past Monday night was the final week of our Uplifting Advent series. I’m excited to share a portion of our conversation with you. Christian Williams , Brandi Benson , Angela Cirocco , and I gathered in the virtual Mission: Uplift living room for a discussion on love. I know you’re going to enjoy it. Though Uplifting Advent has come to a close,...

Episode 024 | Uplifting Advent | Angela Cirocco We’ve had a wonderful couple of weeks in our Uplifting Advent series on YouTube. This past Monday, Angela Cirocco taught on the fight for joy and it brings me great joy to share it with you here. Angela Cirocco loves Jesus and dark roast coffee, in that order. She moved to Texas from Buffalo, NY 5 years ago and still can't get enough of Tex-Mex. The...

Brandi Benson shared a rich message on peace in our second week of Uplifting Advent , a live four-week teaching series on YouTube. I am excited to share it with you here. Brandi Benson is a disciple, a wife, a mother, a teacher, and a social media holdout. The story of God told by God fascinates her endlessly. She is a lover of stories and storytellers and a book hoarder with no hope of recovery....

How do we battle for hope when we’re struggling with hopelessness? What do we do when grief and despair takes over and we’re unable to get out of bed in the morning?  Christian Williams shared a powerful and transparent message on the battle for hope in our first week of our live teaching series on YouTube, Uplifting Advent . You definitely want to take the time out of your day to listen to t...

Episode 021 | Uplifting Gratitude Happy Thanksgiving! I am grateful for all of you! Thank you for taking the time to listen to the Mission: Uplift podcast, for your prayers and your words of encouragement, and for uplifting the uplifters. Today’s episode is short and sweet but still uplifting … and includes a random funny story along with a bunch of exciting announcements. Check out Uplifting Grat...

Welcome to the official Uplifting Planning afterparty bonus episode! Be sure to check out episode 20 -- Uplifting Planning with Darian Wilson -- and all the show notes and links there!  Darian Wilson is a Jesus girl through and through, she is fueled by good food, family, friends and fun!  She has a big passion for sharing and bringing stories to life especially through music, dance and...

Episode 020 | Uplifting Planning | Darian Wilson There is so much packed in today’s episode (and in the bonus episode right after this!). And it’s not going to be what you think at all. Darian Wilson and I had an amazing chat about planning with hope in the midst of 2020 as well as testimonies about God’s surprises at the most unexpected and unplanned times this year. We talk a bunch about Jesus,...

The Bible tells us to practice or pursue hospitality. What does that look like in this season? Is hospitality even possible in the midst of a pandemic? This week’s episode is on Uplifting Hospitality with Fanchion Kenady . She is an amazing example of one who faithfully stewards her gift of hospitality in business, ministry, relationships, and her every day interactions. Fanchion Kenady is the pro...

Episode 018 | Uplifting Truth | Daniel Torres We’ve been chatting with different pastors throughout October which is Pastor Appreciation month. I’m so happy to introduce you to a pastor who also happens to be a dear friend and brother, Daniel Torres . In this episode we talked about Uplifting Truth and had a wonderful conversation packed with the truth of God’s word. Pastor Daniel Torres is the hu...

October is Pastor Appreciation Month and in today’s episode I had the privilege of chatting with Laura Murray about Uplifting Rhythms. Rev. Laura Murray is an ordained pastor, author, speaker, and certified Spiritual Director. For over 15 years she has worked closely with individual leaders and groups in the areas of leader development and spiritual formation. As the Pastor of Spiritual Formation...

October is Pastor Appreciation Month and we want to acknowledge pastors here at Mission: Uplift ! Every week on the podcast this month, we’ll have a conversation with a different pastor. Today’s episode is all about Uplifting Discipleship with my pastor, Jerry Wagner . Jerry Wagner is the husband of Temira Wagner and together they parent four beautiful children. He is the Lead Pastor of Disciple C...

October is Pastor Appreciation Month and we want to acknowledge pastors here at Mission: Uplift ! Every week on the podcast this month, we’ll have a conversation with a different pastor. I know you’ll be blessed by today’s talk. What does a unique journaling method, years of ministry and life experience, a move across the country, and a This is Us episode have to do with Uplifting Moments ? I’m ex...

It’s great to be back after a break and to share UPLIFTING HOPE ! Contrary to what many people believe, hope is not wishful thinking or wanting something bad enough. It’s the confident expectation and certainty of what will come to pass in the future, no matter the present challenges. This kind of hope isn’t a fading feeling. It’s a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Scripture R...

Guys! The break is almost over! Mission: Uplift is back next week! And even though it's only days away, I didn't want to wait any longer without saying hello and giving you a little glimpse of what's to come this fall...  Let’s Connect Facebook: Mission: Uplift Instagram: @missionuplift Website: www.missionuplift.co  Patreon: Mission: Uplift Email: missionuplift@gmail.com Subscribe: Appl...

Glad to be back after a short pause and also to check in before another little extended break for the rest of the summer. But I’m still on a mission to uplift! I mentioned in my early podcast introductions that I deal with some ongoing health stuff. July was a bit more challenging so I was in rest mode and I still am to a certain degree. I’m simultaneously working on a few things at once, often fr...

It's hard to imagine good coming out of the darkest and most uncertain times in our lives. In episode 12, I chat with Jonathan Vasquez , who shares a powerful testimony of God's faithfulness and the unexpected gifts that God provided in the midst of a very difficult season of hardship within his family. Jonathan Vasquez is a young adult New Yorker who longs to see Jesus move through NYC as well as...

I had a great conversation with my friend Joshua Bitu Das about Uplifting Witness in Episode 11. As he shared his story, we talked about the grace of listening, the rhythms of a missionary disciple, and what it means to live a questionable, countercultural life for the sake of the gospel. Joshua Bitu Das was born and raised in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He was born into a Christian home which is not...