The Jess Connolly Podcast

Our friend Rebecca Smith  joins us for the third segment of our COVID Confessions series. She's sharing what life on mission looks like in this season and how launching a book during a pandemic isn't what she expected, but is exactly what God purposed. She talks about newfound habits that she'll take out of this time of quarantine, and shares hopeful encouragement that God is up to something big i...

Friend of Go + Tell Gals, Jennifer Lucy Tyler , joins us for the second segment of our COVID Confessions series. She’s sharing what life on mission looks like recently and what she’s taking out of this season that we’ve all walked through together, yet alone. Jenn is passionate about biblical literacy + our generation, and she shares encouragement that your mission matters, even here.  This episod...

For the next several months, we'll have guests joining us to share their 'Covid Confessions' with Go + Tell Gals listeners. Each one will share what life on mission has looked like recently and what they'll take with them out of this season that we've all walked through together, yet alone. The first episode of this series is with Deb Hopper, a mother of mission and Jess's actual mom, and she's di...

This is the last of a three-episode series of Quarantine Coaching from host Jess Connolly. She first coached on using this season to cultivate, then on using the gifts you've been given for a specific purpose. Now, you'll hear about what it looks like to hear from God without over-complicating it. You'll be commissioned to catch a vision for what God wants to do in and through you, for His glory a...

This episode is the second in a series of Quarantine Coaching from host Jess Connolly, and it's all about using your gifts. We believe that everyone has God-given gifts that should be used for the glory of God and the good of others, and maybe they were purposely given to us for such a time as this. 

This episode begins a series of Quarantine Coaching from host Jess Connolly. Over the next several weeks, we'll dig into what it looks like to be a woman on mission during an unknown or unexpected season, like what we're facing in quarantine. How can we still use what we've been given for the good of others and the glory of God? We can start by cultivating.

Latasha Morrison is a speaker, leader, and the founder + author of Be the Bridge . She's out for the glory of God and the good of others through her challenging and necessary work of racial reconciliation and unity, and she generously shares about it on this episode. Don't miss all the threads of hope found in Tasha's words.

Our friend Katherine Wolf is an absolute inspiration and knows a thing or two about having faith through suffering. In this episode, Jess and Katherine have a candid conversation in light of COVID-19, and how times like these are when the faith we've built actually matters. For morer on this same topic, grab Katherine & Jay Wolf's new (and very timely) book, Suffer Strong . 

Join Jess and friend Lisa Whittle as they talk about her new book, Jesus Over Everything , releasing March 24. More than just a book, this conversation takes us into how we can choose Jesus over everything in our own lives every day. 

We get a lot of questions around the idea of 'mission'. What does it really mean to live for the good of others and the glory of God? This episode isn't your average coaching session - it's a rapid-fire of frequently asked questions to leave you equipped and spurred on right where you're at in your life of mission.

Take it too far. It’s a motto, it’s a lifestyle, it’s the way of the kingdom for those of us who are in Christ Jesus. This is not the time to hold back in the practices of following Jesus. We all know what’s at stake if we shrink back, so how do we take it too far? Join us for this special episode, wherein host Jess Connolly introduces her brand new book, Take It Too Far (releasing March 24). It's...

Join Jess and Morgan Harper Nichols for her second interview on the Go + Tell Gals Podcast. Morgan has long been one of our favorite artists, poets, and sources of encouragement online; with the recent release of her first book, All Along You Were Blooming , she's bringing very real encouragement to the masses and putting words to what our generation is feeling. 

Gloria Umanah is a gifted + creative communicator and spoken word artist for the Kingdom. In this interview, she and Jess talk about what it really looks like to use your gifts, even when you don't get the glory - and how that's where it actually gets good. 

Aundi Kolber is a licensed therapist with a fresh and wise approach to serving women, equipping them to use what they’ve got for the good of others and the glory of God. Join her and Jess as they talk about Aundi's incredibly helpful book, Try Softer , and encourage us to acknowledge that God is still with us even when trauma and pain exist in our world. 

Join Jess and Nicole Zasowski , a marriage & family therapist and author, as they talk about Nicole's new book, From Lost to Found . Nicole candidly shares her personal story and how she's learned about letting go of what you most want for your life, in order to make room for the things that God does.

Join us for this special episode with Beth Moore , a woman on mission who needs absolutely no hype - but has discipled women around the world into having abundantly fruitful lives. Jess and Beth talk about Beth's new book, Chasing Vines , and how we can find fruit even in the rocky soil. 

In this episode, Jess talks with Nona Jones about success, shame, and our stories. Our pasts do not determine our present or the impact of our future, and we can turn stories of pain into purpose. Find the truth God has for you in this message and your story, and grab Nona's new book, Success from the Inside Out , out now!

Join Jess and Jillana Jones, an incredible worship leader and Instagram follow turned real-life friend, as they talk about what running on mission looks like for her and how God has placed her in every season on purpose - even the difficult ones. 

Don’t miss this interview with Jess Connolly and Jessi Green , a true go and tell gal. They talk about what everyday evangelism looks like – simply saying yes to God and being obedient to move and speak when He asks.

Brace yourselves, friends – this is a different kind of interview. Arielle Estoria is giving glory to God through her poetry, speaking, writing, and modeling – using exactly what He has given her to shine light in the dark places. We’ve never talked about the Kardashians, Kanye, or country music on the podcast – but we’re going there in this interview, because seeds are being planted in dark place...

Lara Casey Isaacson is a woman marked by radical obedience. She’s using what she’s got to change the lives of women in our generation, by creating helpful tools and hosting events and speaking, but mostly because she knows that in all of it, the most important thing that she can do is live her life for the Lord. Don’t miss this encouraging and commissioning conversation with our mighty friend Lara...

Join us for this power-packed episode with mission-minded catalyst and reinvention strategist Marshawn Evans Daniels . In this conversation, Jess and Marshawn share wisdom and encouragement about purpose, passion, and how pain has shaped their missions in life.

The Go + Tell Gals Podcast is back with a new fire and fresh vision. Join Jess Connolly for this relaunch episode that's part pep talk, part mission coaching, and part vision casting. She lets you know what's to come in this next season of the podcast, and gives some fresh encouragement to keep you going in your life of mission. 

Join in on this real + honest conversation between Jess and Bianca Olthoff - a fellow author, speaker, church planter, and friend forever (you'll hear the story). They talk about managing multiple missions, fitting into a 'tribe', and how it all often feels different on the inside than how it looks from the outside. Grab Bianca's new book and follow along with her online + on Instagram ! 

Jess and the wonderful + wise  Scarlet Hilitbidal were recently able to sit down for an in-person conversation revolving around Scarlet's incredibly helpful book, Afraid of All the Things . In this episode, you'll hear how we can live life secure in Jesus and His promises, even when human nature may get us afraid (of all the things).