The Jennie Allen Podcast

This episode is for those of you are going through a dark season or you know someone who is struggling because we are going to talk about depression and burn out. We will tell you about a season in our lives when Zac walked through a dark season of depression and what that looked like. Everyone needs to hear what he has to say! Don’t miss this and share with anyone in your life who feels hopeless...

Do you tend to check out and numb out? We are bombarded with too many problems. What can we do about it? How can we even help? We zone out, check out. Let’s reject passivity and lean into the needs around us - as we fix our eyes on Jesus and throw off the sin and weight that clings to us, we run our races. We have a mission. We’re running after God. JOIN JENNIE + BETH ON MARCH 24 AT 7 PM CST: http...

Dr Perkins is a civil rights activist, Bible teacher, philosopher, and community developer. He has shaped generations and it is an incredible privilege to have him share his story with us today. He and his wife Vera Mae have spent their lives spreading the love of Christ and seeing communities transform through the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation. Don’t miss his books ‘Let Justice Roll’, ‘He...

There’s something robbing our joy, leaving us defeated and paralyzed and sad. In some degree, all of us are acting like the world is out to get us and we don’t have to live like this. God has given us a way out of our spiraling thoughts. NOTE - there are so many of you are facing unthinkable abuse and wrong, listen to the whole episode… we’re not talking about this. This attitude we’re going to ad...

You will love this episode with my friend Ruth Chou Simons. You can't fake or manufacture humility - it's something that God does in us, often through hard things. Serving others is how we interrupt our spiraling obsession with ourselves. And this happens in quiet, small, unseen places. A seriously fun camp for your whole family: https://pine.co.ve/Jennie_6 Find Get Out of Your Head book: getoutof...

Are you tired of trying to measure up and matter in life? Self-importance feels so good, it's deep in our bones to crave it and fight for it. We chase it in different ways every day. And it's an exhausting pursuit. Let's see what Scripture says, the power given to us to fight it, and the simple way forward into a whole new way of living. Download the FREE Get Out of Your Head book club kit: jennie...

There’s no one like Bob Goff. You will leave this conversation with a huge grin on your face, more wonder in your soul, and eyes open for what God’s doing all around you. Want to fight the cynicism in you? Listen to this episode. Find Bob here: https://bobgoff.com You will love his book ‘Love Does’: https://lovedoesstore.org/collections/love-does/products/love-does-softcover-unsigned A seriously f...

Cynicism is the air we breathe and we don’t even notice it. We’ll ask ourselves some questions to see if we struggle with cynical thoughts! There’s a more joyful, more delightful way to live. When we’re cynical, we don’t see our need to be helped! The tool God has given us to fight this is simple. Let’s fight for each other today! Tickets for the Get Out Of Your Head Tour with me, Jefferson Bethke...

What if today could be your last? This is a question my dear friend Julie faces every single day. And yet, because she believes God is real and heaven is coming, she lives with unbelievable surrender and joy. We can face our fears and work through them and God will carry us to the other side. Do not miss this conversation. Get Julie’s incredible book: https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Every-Surrende...

So many of us are living afraid. Let’s talk about it and what Scripture says about our spiraling anxiety. God has given us a way out of our crippling fear. To take this a step further today, go to https://www.jennieallen.com/anxiousthoughtsguide to download the FREE Anxious Thoughts Guide. Read Get Out of Your Head book with friends and use the free GOOYH book club kit here: jennieallen.com We lov...

We are lonelier than ever and something has to change. You will love this conversation with our dear friend Pastor Charles Mugisha because he will open your eyes to the ways people connect more deeply and intentionally in his country. Pastor Charles is a visionary and the ministry he founded (Africa New Life) serves over 10,000 children in Rwanda. His story will blow you away! Learn more about Afr...

Too many of us are living lonely. Let's talk about it. We are physically hardwired for connection and it is not optional! Let's make the choice to live radically connected, it could change everything. (Don't miss season 1 that is all about how to make deep, connected, real relationships.) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD BOOK: http://bit.ly/GOOYH DOWNLOAD THE FREE BOOK CLUB KIT: jennieallen.com Stop your spir...

Join us today as we talk about abiding in Christ and spending time with God. Beth has been a spiritual hero of so many of us, and her faith comes from a deep well of time with God over her lifetime. Connection with God is the foundation of everything we will talk about this season! {This episode pairs with chapter 8 of Get Out of Your Head book} Read Beth's new book "Chasing Vines": chasingvines.c...

"I'll feel better if I stay distracted..." We're starting with NOISE this week because it may be the most obvious spiral we all get stuck in. We live in the noisiest generation to ever live, with more inputs than ever. God has given us everything we need to interrup our spiraling distractedness, but we have to make the choice. Will we choose it? {This episode pairs with chapter 8 of Get Out of You...

I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off season 3 than this conversation with Clint Bruce. Clint was a Navy Seal officer, a professional football player in the NFL, he trains and prepares and equips people to this day. He loves Jesus and has an incredible family! We talk about what it means to train... we can’t just hope for the best in the war for our minds. We train for it and when the need...

Get ready… Season 3 of the Made for This Podcast is HERE! I wrote Get Out of Your Head because I was sick of the war in my own head and in so many of yours. I pray the whole of humanity reads this and fights back with the God-given weapons we already have. ⁣You are in charge of your thoughts, they are not in charge of you. Let’s fight back together. {This episode pairs with chapters 1-6 of Get Out...

SEASON 3 STARTS ON JANUARY 28th! I hear all the time from people who feel stuck in patterns of frustration and defeat. In my search for a solution, I learned that the greatest spiritual battle of our generation is taking place between our ears. How we think shapes how we live. So it's crucial that we learn how to stop our spinning thoughts and refuse to fall prey to toxic thinking patterns like vi...

Here's part 2 of our Q&A! You all sent in some great questions and today we're talking about my three favorite books of all time, why I went to seminary and some of my favorite resources, and my dream of starting a TV network that tells stories. Season 3 of the podcast is coming on JANUARY 28th and we cannot wait! Systematic Theology podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wayne-grudem...

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You all sent in your questions and nothing is off limits! This episode we talk about what surprised me this year, what I would do with 1 million dollars, the best gift I ever received, and what I would go back and tell myself when I was a young mom! AND - get excited. We are partnering with my absolute favorite Bible company, Paul's Leather Co. I LOVE MY BIBLE! Get free shipping on their amazing f...

It's almost 2020 and I want us to dream bigger and pray. You will love this conversation with Lara because Lara has taken goal-setting to such a deeper, more purposeful level! We talk about living driven v. called, what we're each dreaming about this year, some helpful tools we're excited about that you can use to look into 2020. Find POWER SHEETS here: https://cultivatewhatmatters.com/ Find LARA...

Merry Christmas Podcast Family! Join us this week as my husband, my kids, and I talk about some of our favorite and least favorite Christmas memories and read the Christmas story together. It's a special week as we get ready for the Holidays.

One of my favorite times of year in my family growing up was Christmas because of the intentional ways my mom cultivated traditions. Join us as we talk about connecting with others over the holidays and maybe you’ll get a fun idea or two! TOFFEE RECIPE: https://www.jennieallen.com/blog/toffee

THE DREAM GUIDE IS HERE! Often times the concepts of ‘calling’ and ‘purpose’ can be overcomplicated because we forget that our calling has already been granted to us in Christ. The ways we manifest it in our everyday lives vary. It really is as simple as this. Do the best you can in this world and as you’re going, love God and give Him away to people. No matter what you’re doing. This FREE guide w...

I don't know if anyone has shaped my view of gratitude than my friend Ann Voskamp. What you see of Ann on the internet is only a small fraction of the depth that is her walk with Jesus. You will not look at gratitude the same way after this conversation! Don't miss Ann's book on gratitude: https://www.amazon.com/One-Thousand-Gifts-Fully-Right/dp/0310321913/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=1000+gifts&qid=15...