A Better Way

Matt Walton is a living example of someone whose life and business demands a supernatural explanation! Even though he accepted Jesus at a young age, Matt Walton struggled throughout his life with addiction, jail, and at one point even suicide. He had a business that was on the verge of failure, and owed 2 years of back-taxes and mortgage payments on his house. At the point of despair, he made the radical decision to surrender his business and his life completely to God. Within 3 months of...

This interview is a huge milestone, as it marks the 100th episode of A Better Way Podcast! Wow! And what a fitting milestone...after leaving you on a cliffhanger last time–the wait is over! This follow-up episode is Part 2 of last week's conversation with Deirdre Van Nest. We go deep into some extremely powerful and practical business concepts this week, building further on the spiritual foundation of what we discussed last week. In Part 1 of this interview, Deirdre Van Nest describes how...

In Part 1 of this interview, Deirdre Van Nest describes how she tragically lost her mother as a young girl. For decades, she thought God hated her and couldn't make sense of why this tragedy was allowed to happen to her. As a result, she wanted nothing to do with God. But through meeting a Christian friend in college who had an undeniable peace and joy, Deirdre began to question what her friend had that she did not–and if, just maybe, it had something to do with this God she wanted nothing...

Chris Heaslip is the Founder of PushPay, a giving-focused online payment platform which many of you have probably used many times at church or elsewhere. While PushPay has had phenomenal global success since its launch in 2011, Chris says he had 14 failed startups before that. So, what made the difference between repeated failure and overwhelming success? According to Chris, it was a revelation from the Lord about a focus on giving vs getting, with a heart of serving and obedience. Building...

Cameron Arnett was just getting his big start as a Hollywood actor, and was offered a great role. But there was just one problem...the role required him to compromise his integrity as a follower of Jesus. So he had to make a choice: Christ, or his career. Cameron chose Christ, and it cost him his acting career. It was a very difficult and humbling experience, but God used it to develop Cameron for much greater things. Cameron is now doing those greater things, and in the process God restored...

Tami Thorsen gave her heart to Jesus at the age of 6, and ever since then has felt called to missions in Africa. Many decades later, the Lord is now answering that desire He placed in her heart, but not necessarily in the way she originally thought. After many years of full-time missions work in Bolivia, Tami battled a crippling illness she never thought she'd recover from. But God used that to give Tami a new form of ministry, in the form of a coaching business. Tami is now an...

Julie Ballard has dealt with more than her fair share of trauma and heartache. From her dad taking his own life when she was 15 years old to drug addiction, overdose, divorce, and thoughts of suicide; her life seemed like nothing but a pile of ashes. But God! Through a dramatic healing and restoration process, the Lord has miraculously blessed her and her brand-new publishing and consulting startup business–which she started in the middle of last year in the middle of a global pandemic and...

In this conversation, frequent podcast guest Tyler McCart shares a testimony that will probably be very relevant and encouraging to many listeners. Like many, Tyler has tried with varying success many times to "get back in shape". Recently, he underwent a significant body transformation. And the best part: it wasn't through self-effort or human willpower! Instead, this time Tyler relied on the Word of God and the Holy Spirit to give him the desire and ability from the inside-out to lose...

In this 2-part interview, Isaac Bennett shares his incredibly raw and personal testimony of severe addiction to pornography; which led him to the point where he was ready to take his own life. But through God's unfathomable grace and his family's unconditional love, he was able to get an astounding breakthrough, followed by miraculous blessings. Isaac and I also talk about a lot of different topics, both on a very specific and detailed level, as well as a very big-picture level. If you're...

In this 2-part interview, Isaac Bennett shares his incredibly raw and personal testimony of severe addiction to pornography; which led him to the point where he was ready to take his own life. But through God's unfathomable grace and his family's unconditional love, he was able to get an astounding breakthrough, followed by miraculous blessings. Isaac and I also talk about a lot of different topics, both on a very specific and detailed level, as well as a very big-picture level. If you're...

"Plan for Prosperity". That was the phrase John Gerber heard from the Holy Spirit as he was recently contemplating some important financial and life decisions. In this inspiring conversation, John shares his testimony that is equal parts very practical as well as undeniably supernatural. Through prayer, wise counsel, due diligence, and financial education John has been led by God to make wise decisions that is now bearing abundant fruit in so many aspects of his life, including his recent...

As a guest on the Revolution Leadership Podcast, I was invited by Chris Gordon to talk about leadership. He asks me to share several different personal leadership styles I've used, and how they can be adapted in different situations for greater effectiveness. Using personal stories and testimonies, we hope to highlight how you too can identify and adapt your leadership styles more appropriately for optimal impact. Make sure to check out the Revolution Leadership Podcast for more great...

What if every Believer had a supernatural "edge" in business? What if the Holy Spirit was "Our Unfair Advantage"?! That's exactly what Dr. Jim Harris believes, and he has the testimonies to back it up! He's seen this supernatural competitive advantage in business work on behalf of him and his company, as well as his consulting clients and their companies. If you're a fan of where the supernatural meets the practical, you'll love this episode. Dr. Jim shares compelling stories of what it...

Leray Heyne had successfully run a family business for 18 years when the Lord gave him an invitation to something much greater. That invitation was to operate a business completely yielded to God, through deep communion with the Holy Spirit. Beyond that, though, it was to create an organization to disciple and train other CEOs and business owners to be similarly yielded to God for transformational Kingdom impact. And that's exactly what has happened! One business owner needed $50,000...

Is it possible to let Christ legally own and practically operate your business? What could that actually look like? Dan Rudat has recently done just that, and shares some incredible testimonies of what has resulted. Jesus Christ is the legal CEO (on the LLC documents!) of CREI (Christ Real Estate Investing), a real estate investing company for which Dan is the "Acting" CEO. By wholeheartedly committing his company to the Lord, Dan has acquired investments and seen breakthroughs for his...

Sometimes the business world can feel like a "snake pit": a nasty, cut-throat environment where people will say and do almost anything to make a sale. As Kingdom-minded Believers, how do we conduct ourselves in this dark and ultra-competitive environment? By "moving in the opposite spirit": going against the grain of the culture by treating clients–and even competitors–the way we'd want to be treated. In practice, this can seem totally crazy and scary; requiring a deep trust in...

DC and Ashton Cayce were experiencing some phenomenal early success in their business as a young married couple: DC as a general contractor and his wife Ashton as a talented interior designer. They worked with real estate investors to remodel and sell properties at a profit, completing 80 homes in a year at one point. But that early success led to a pride and self-reliance, which came crashing down all at once shortly thereafter. That time of brokenness and failure led to a deep humility and...

Jeffrey Tenant worked for many years at McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing). As a financial analyst in the very technical Department of Defense aerospace industry, he specifically asked the Lord for innovative ideas that would bless his company through his work. And God did not disappoint! As a new analyst working on his very first project, the Lord gave Jeffrey wisdom on an idea. Then the Lord gave him miraculous favor that fast-tracked this idea from Senior Management all the way to the CEO,...

Joseph Warren was an entrepreneur who worked hard for many years to build a very profitable and automated business; one that eventually only required him to work for 2 hours per week! But despite all that, he became empty and dissatisfied with the "success" he'd achieved. In a moment of desperation, he prayed a dangerous prayer: that God would do whatever it took to bring him to a place of wholeness–using force if necessary. Immediately after that, his business inexplicably started to...

Nathanael Zurbruegg was born with a debilitating kidney disease, and has literally had to fight for his life since before he was even born. The fact that he's even alive today is an astounding miracle in and of itself. However, Nathanael has not let this stop him from living life to the fullest and living out his God-ordained purpose. When Nathanael got a revelation of God's love, miraculous healing occurred. Though he's still dealing with symptoms, he's been maintaining that healing by...