The Jess Connolly Podcast

Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to answer the questions you’re already asking. This episode, we dive into one that can be hard to answer: How do I live up to my potential? Jess and GATG team member, Henslee, sit down and chat about living into your ‘potential.’ We turn this topic every which way and strip it down to the bare bones: you should not be worri...

Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to answer the questions you’re already asking. This episode, we answer: how do women with a full life practice sabbath? Jess sits down with GATG team member, Caroline, to answer this question. While this conversation is just the tip of the iceberg, Jess and Caroline share the whys and why-nots of practicing sabbath, and pro...

Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to answer the questions you’re already asking. This episode, we answer: what do I do in a spiritually dry season? Jess sits down with her mom, Deb Hopper to answer this question. Deb recently spoke at Bright City Church on this topic and if you want to dive deeper into this, you can hear her speak here ! Maybe you’re notici...

Welcome back to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! We took the summer off and we’re so excited to be back, going deep with you this fall. Harvest is here and we’re digging in with you in mind. This next season on the podcast, we want to answer the questions you’re already asking. We’re starting today with a big one: what is my calling? On this episode, Jess and GATG team member, Anna, give some updates f...

Summer is here for team Go+Tell Gals and we are signing off for the summer to rest and recharge but also to prepare for the next season of this podcast. Jess and our team sit down to talk about what we are looking forward to this summer but also to dig in a little deeper about our prayers and rhythms as we jump into summer. This season looks different for each of us and maybe yours does too. Maybe...

Have you ever had your hopes up and been massively disappointed? And because of that, have been put to shame? Romans 5:5 says this: And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Hope does not put you to shame. Because our hope is in the Lord. Let’s talk about expectancy and expectations. Expectations are...

Summer is quickly approaching, and we want to enter a new season intentionally. In today’s episode, Jess sits down with her sister, Katie Walters , on how we can do just that, no matter what our life stage looks like. Katie is an entrepreneur and CEO of Francis and Benedict , a mom of 7, a wife, a sister, a daughter, and a friend. Hear them share their struggles and excitements regarding summer, a...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off by centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. This episode we are talking about imposter syndrome and will give you some t...

This month on the Go and Tell Gals podcast, we’re focusing our conversations on motherhood for all. Whether that means literal motherhood or spiritual motherhood, we’re talking about it –  because it’s a huge topic of conversation for women on mission. On this episode, GATG team member Henslee joins Jess to talk about the idea of motherhood and balance. This is kind of THE question around mot...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off by centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. Do you ever get caught up in your destiny? Your potential? Wondering how you...

Welcome to May on the GATG podcast! In honor of Mother’s Day this upcoming weekend, we’re talking with the mother of all mothers – Jess’s mom, Deb Hopper . Jess and Deb talk about Spiritual motherhood, literal motherhood, and more. Deb shares about her calling now and where God has placed her to use her gifts for His glory and for the good of others. This episode is for you if: You’re in a season...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off by centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. For this Monday, this week, this year, this life you just might need the rem...

As April comes to a close, we’re wrapping up this month’s conversions on being in the world with a conversation on being present right where we’re at. This episode with our friend Jeanne Stevens shares about her experience of both living in the past and rehearsing the future – and how neither helps us find abundance in the here and now God has given us. If you’ve ever missed out on living in the p...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. We’ve been telling you our story behind the name of Go and Tell Gals and the co...

This month, we’re centering our conversations around being in the world and evangelism. In this episode, Jess sits down with her friend Mimi Striplin , owner of The Tiny Tassel , a jewelry, clothing, and accessory brand located here in Charleston, SC. Mimi is a kingdom-minded woman who stepped into her calling as a businesswoman and shop owner for the good of others and the glory of God. In this e...

What do you do this Monday morning if you don’t feel free? What do you do this Monday morning if you don’t feel brave? If you don’t feel like you’re making a difference? If you don’t feel like a leader? I know that I’m free because Jesus did the work to make me so, but I don’t feel free - so I act like I’m still in bondage rather than living free. I’m talking about freedom a lot lately, I can’t ge...

This month, we’re centering our conversations around being in the world and evangelism. In this episode, falling on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, Jess is telling the story of Go + Tell Gals – we think for the very first time publicly! You’ll hear Jess share from John 20, the commissioning of our resurrected Jesus to Mary Magdalene to Go and Tell – and how that pertains to you today. If you’re a wo...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. Do you ever feel like your life is a mess? One of Jess’ favorite verses is abou...

Welcome to April on the GATG podcast! This month, we’re centering our conversations around being in the world and evangelism. We’re kicking things off with a fun conversation between Jess and Anna, Director of GATG, about Christian clichés. This episode is both funny and insightful, going behind the scenes of commonly used Christian clichés. We give our candid opinion and share potential biblical...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. You can hear from God. Let’s turn to Genesis: Now the serpent was more crafty t...

This is our last conversation of March, which has been centered around running our race. This week, while Jess is out of town, you get to hear from the other members of Team Go + Tell Gals! In this episode, you’ll hear about how each of us got started out in our roles, our favorite (and hardest) parts of what we all do here at Go + Tell Gals, what keeps each of us running our race, and one thing w...

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. Last week we talked about our weaknesses. Today, we’re going to talk about our...

This month, our conversations on the podcast have been centered around the idea of Running our Race. That continues this week, as Jess sits down with Nicole Zasowski to talk about how we can create a rhythm of celebration in our lives. In her latest book, What if it’s Wonderful? , Nicole speaks into the act of celebrating while running our race and what it means to celebrate no matter the season....

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. Here’s the deal, right off the bat: your weakness is not a liability. How can w...

We're continuing on our podcast series about running our race with a conversation with Bob Goff all about staying the course of what God has called us to without distractions. Bob is known for balloons, life-changing books, and publicly sharing his phone number. In this conversation, Jess and Bob talk about the latter two and what exactly living undistracted means in regard to our mission. If you...