The Today Counts Show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Today Counts Show, Jim talks with author, personal and corporate performance coach, and international speaker Dave Anderson. In this masterclass on leadership, they discuss personal and team accountability, becoming better at what you're gifted in, and the keys to a mindset for life changing success.  Discover how to level up your influence by implement...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, Jim talks with author, teacher, and mentor Shae Bynes. They discuss her desire to help those who are called to entrepreneurship, so they can experience God's best and have a greater Kingdom impact in the marketplace. If you are considering entrepreneurship, learn how to hear God and move towards Biblical entrepreneurship. Discover div...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, we continue a collection of conversations on the book of Genesis.  Jim talks with Gary Harpst, Matt Martin & Winston Harris. Gary is the founder and CEO of LeadFirst and author.  His most recent book is titled "Built to Beat Chaos: Biblical Wisdom for Leading Yourself".  Matt and Winston are Pastors and friends of Jim that sh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, Jim talks with author and coach, Kim Avery about her book "The Prayer Powered Entrepreneur." They discuss the mindset it takes to change your circumstances, to grow personally, and the power of God's principles when used in your business.  For those who feel stuck in their business journey, this episode offers invaluable bus...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, we continue a collection of conversations on the book of Genesis.  Jim talks with friends and Pastors Matt Martin & Winston Harris about the profound wisdom found in Genesis 1:1 . They explore ideas around God before creation, who wrote Genesis, how we can find the gospel in Genesis and more!  Follow Matt Martin on IG:  @m_martin96 Fol...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, we start a collection of conversations on the book of Genesis.  Jim talks with friends and Pastors Matt Martin & Winston Harris about the profound wisdom found in Genesis 1:1 . They explore ideas around God before creation, who wrote Genesis, how we can find the gospel in Genesis and more!  Follow Matt Martin on IG:  @m_martin96 Follow...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, Jim talks with journalist and author, Whitney Pipken about her book "We Shall All Be Changed." They discuss the "theology of death" and what it takes to cope with the grief of losing a loved one. This conversation is for anyone needing hope in the face of loss.  Follow Whitney on IG:  @whitneykpipken Get a copy of her b...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, Jim talks with Ministry Leaders, Brett and Erin Kunkle about winning as a parent in 2024. They address the hard conversations around mental health, social media addictions, and family issues. A lifetime of wisdom is shared on how to improve the health of your family.  You can follow Brett and Erin Kunkle online at: https://maventruth.com/a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Today Counts Show, Jim talks with Darren Shearer on what it means to build a business God's way. Darren is the founder and director of the Theology of Business Institute, which helps marketplace Christians explore and apply God’s will for business. With this conversation, you will get a unique insight to building a successful business. Follow Darren: ht...

Send us Fan Mail Winston Harris is guest host today and interviewing Jim Piper about his new book, "Story: The Art of Learning From Your Past".  Jim explains that in his opinion God "co-authors" our life story.  The key is to properly interpret the story that God is laying out for us.  The book is not so much about looking back on our lives but more about taking an inventory to...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes Dr. Joe Martin to the Today Counts Show.  Dr. Joe Martin is the founder of Real Men Connect.  The goal of Real Men Connect is to help GOOD men become GREAT men, God’s way.  "Dr. Joe" has a contagious passion for helping men become great men.   Jim and Dr. Joe are kindred spirits in their belief that strong, masculine men are needed more than ever in to...

Send us Fan Mail What is a ReLeader? Jon Chasteen is Jim Piper's guest today and author of the book, " ReLeader: How To Fix What You Didn't Break ".  In this podcast Jon defines the term "ReLeader" and also shares his thoughts on leadership in general.  A quick explanation of a ReLeader is someone who comes into an existing company or organization to assume the leader...

Send us Fan Mail Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show is Damon Nailer.  Damon is the Family Resource Center Program Director for the Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana .  The organization is located in Monroe, Louisiana and offers many community services ranging from Early Head Start programs and teacher training to Parenting Education for individuals and groups. Dam...

Send us Fan Mail Angie Taylor started what would become Valor Global Foundation by holding what she thought would be a small meeting with about 10 parents to talk about her vision of a new model for educating our children.  It turned into a meeting with about 300 people, many of whom paid deposits that night to enroll their children in a school that did not exist yet!  That is the power of laying...

Send us Fan Mail Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show is Ken Cochrum.  Ken is the Executive Vice President of Field Ministries at East-West.  The first words you see on the EastWest.org homepage are,  "Shining God's light into the spiritually darkest places of the world".  The mission of East-West is to mobilize the Body of Christ to evangelize the lost and equi...

Send us Fan Mail The Today Counts Show is about a lot of things.  Leadership, faith and knowing your purpose, just to name a few.  Today's podcast, with guest Kyle Duford, covers a lot of ground in under an hour.  Kyle is President and ECD of The Brand Leader , a branding, strategy and advertising firm with a national and international footprint. He is also a public speaker and author of the...

Send us Fan Mail Are you concerned about where your money is invested?  Does it matter to you if a company you have invested in is supporting social and political agendas that don't line up with your personal values?  Darryl Lyons, Jim's guest today, is an expert in the field of financial planning and investing.  More specifically, he is an expert in investing from a Christian world view...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is certified organic human.  No AI was used in the recording or editing of this show.  As funny as that declaration may sound, according to Titus Blair this might be a requirement in the future to verify you are hearing and/or seeing real humans that are not AI generated! On this episode of the Today Counts Show Jim discusses the current state of AI and where it seems...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Today Counts Show is really fascinating and sad at the same time.  Jim welcomes Peter Young to the podcast. Peter played college basketball at George Washington University and briefly coached basketball before embarking on a career as a sports broadcaster. He is the author of two books, " The Blue Team " and " Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger &q...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a one-on-one session with you and Jim.  The topic is, what do you believe?  At first glance you might think this podcast is all about faith and religion.  Well, you would be partially right but the concept is much broader.  Jim directs the question to your work life and your home life, as well as, your faith.  At work do you believe in the competency of you...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode of the Today Counts Show.  Today Jim Piper celebrates his milestone 100th podcast!  It's a big commitment to consistently produce a weekly podcast and stick with it long enough to reach 100 episodes.  About 44% percent of podcasters never get past 3 episodes and only about 4 % produce a weekly podcast!  If you listen to this podcast, know Jim or...

Send us Fan Mail Today Jim is joined by co-host Chase Stinson (his assistant producer).  Together they welcome Allison Eide to the Today Counts Show.  Allison is an amazing, up and coming Christian artist who is not afraid to write songs about the struggles of real life.  Her song "Love Who I Am" went viral and reached over a million people in just a few weeks!  Allison has a heart for p...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper continues his theme of bringing in new people to share their knowledge and wisdom with the Today Counts Show family.  Today's guest is Adam Mabry.  Adam is a scholar, teacher, author, pastor and church planter, just to name of few of his many skills and talents!  Adam is the founding Senior Pastor of Aletheia Church in Boston, MA — a multi-site, diverse church passi...

Send us Fan Mail Blake Coffee is Jim's guest on this episode of the Today Counts Show.  Blake is founder and Executive Director of One Another Project.  One Another Project aims to be an organization where people, families, churches and entire communities discover pathways to healing, togetherness and peace in a fractured world.  Blake Coffee is also an attorney/mediator and author.   Jim and...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Piper welcomes a new friend and colleague to the show today.  His name is Gary Harpst. Gary is the founder and CEO of LeadFirst.   The website describes LeadFirst as a faith-driven leadership platform that equips leaders to integrate faith, business management, and whole-person care.​  ( Those should be familiar concepts to regular listeners of the Today Counts Show. )   Gary...