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Life, Leadership, and Legacy by pray.com features the world’s most passionate and devoted leaders. In these mini-podcast series we get an exclusive look into the stories, experiences, and lessons learned that make these people some of the most influential leaders on earth. Join us as we discover how these respected leaders overcome vast obstacles and defeat the odds by turning massive challenges into success. Learn from their experiences and apply them to live a better life. If you enjoy our podcast please leave a rating and review.

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Esther Fleece Allen – Life - “Learning to Lament” Nov 04, 2019

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Esther Fleece Allen is the founder and CEO of L&L Consulting, Inc., where she helps Christian ministries develop various growth strategies. She is a graduate student of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics Business Program, and is currently in Seminary studying Women’s Leadership. She is a published author with her book No More Faking Fine. As a committee member for Alliance for The Peace of Jerusalem she is an advocate for better understanding of the complexities of the Middle East. She has been called one of “Five Women to Watch in Religion”, and one of the “New Faces of Evangelicalism”, being recognized by CNN, USA Today, Christianity Today, Outreach magazine, and The Washington Post.

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“When you look at scripture you see that we serve a deeply emotional God. . . And so if God lets us into these emotions why do I think it’s spiritual to keep Him out of mine.”

Esther Fleece Allen: This week on PRAY Nov 03, 2019

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Esther Fleece Allen is the founder and CEO of L&L Consulting, Inc., where she helps Christian ministries develop various growth strategies. She is a graduate student of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics Business Program, and is currently in Seminary studying Women’s Leadership. She is a published author with her book No More Faking Fine. As a committee member for Alliance for The Peace of Jerusalem she is an advocate for better understanding of the complexities of the Middle East. She has been called one of “Five Women to Watch in Religion”, and one of the “New Faces of Evangelicalism”, being recognized by CNN, USA Today, Christianity Today, Outreach magazine, and The Washington Post.

Hear more inspirational stories like Esther's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

Overview of Dean Varun Soni’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Oct 31, 2019

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Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. This is an overview of Varun Soni's Life, Leadership, and Legacy episodes on pray.com.

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He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg’s Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World’s Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.

Varun Soni - Legacy - “Be the Cause for Others to Change the World” Oct 30, 2019

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Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.

Hear more inspirational stories like Varun's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg’s Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World’s Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.

“The cause that resonates with me the most . . . is the cause of inclusion, it’s the cause of belonging, it’s the cause of creating communities that allow people to be who they are. That celebrate differences but understand commonalities.”

Varun Soni - Leadership - “Failing to Succeed” Oct 29, 2019

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Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.

Hear more inspirational stories like Varun's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg’s Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World’s Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.

“You cannot succeed unless you fail, and the more spectacularly you fail the more spectacularly you succeed.”

Varun Soni – Life - “Wanting to Do Rather Than to Be” Oct 28, 2019

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Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.

Hear more inspirational stories like Varun's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg’s Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World’s Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.

“Being a parent is the most ego deflating exercise I think you can have. You are completely in the service of others. Your hopes, dreams, aspirations are put to the side. They are realigned with the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of your child.”

Varun Soni: This Week on PRAY Oct 27, 2019

Show notes

Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.

He is currently a University Fellow at USC Annenberg’s Center on Public Diplomacy and an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Religion. He is the author of Natural Mystics: The Prophetic Lives of Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Figueroa Press, 2014) and his writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Crosscurrents, Jewish Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.

Hear more inspirational stories like Varun's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

Dean Soni is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Academy of Religion, and the Association for College and University Religious Affairs. He is on the advisory board for the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Journal for Interreligious Dialogue, Hindu American Seva Charities, Hindu American Foundation, Future45, and the Parliament of the World’s Religion. Prior to joining USC, Dean Soni spent four years teaching in the Law and Society Program at UCSB. Born in India and raised in Southern California, he has family on five continents and they collectively represent every major religious tradition in the world.

Overview of Gerard Long’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Oct 24, 2019

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Taking early retirement as SVP with banking giant HSBC Plc, Gerard Long lead non-profit Alpha USA as CEO from 2008-2014, to introduce people to Jesus Christ. Gerard has experienced life at its best but also its worst. In 2005 his beloved youngest son, Alex (17), committed suicide and his marriage came within a tread of failing. Eight years later, Gerard and Jeannie were hit again when their beautiful daughter, Rebecca (32), drowned in a tragic accident. After God spoke to Jeannie in a divine encounter, Gerard resigned from Alpha and they started Awakening to God Ministries, to bring comfort and hope to the suffering in the US and around the world.

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Gerard Long - Legacy - “Awakening to God’s Glory” Oct 23, 2019

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Taking early retirement as SVP with banking giant HSBC Plc, Gerard Long lead non-profit Alpha USA as CEO from 2008-2014, to introduce people to Jesus Christ. Gerard has experienced life at its best but also its worst. In 2005 his beloved youngest son, Alex (17), committed suicide and his marriage came within a tread of failing. Eight years later, Gerard and Jeannie were hit again when their beautiful daughter, Rebecca (32), drowned in a tragic accident. After God spoke to Jeannie in a divine encounter, Gerard resigned from Alpha and they started Awakening to God Ministries, to bring comfort and hope to the suffering in the US and around the world.

Hear more inspirational stories like Gerard's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

“One of the things we greatly need today, in a world where there is so much suffering and so much pain, is we need people to come alongside others, to put our arm around them, and to say I understand.”

Gerard Long - Leadership - “Finish the Work” Oct 22, 2019

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Taking early retirement as SVP with banking giant HSBC Plc, Gerard Long lead non-profit Alpha USA as CEO from 2008-2014, to introduce people to Jesus Christ. Gerard has experienced life at its best but also its worst. In 2005 his beloved youngest son, Alex (17), committed suicide and his marriage came within a tread of failing. Eight years later, Gerard and Jeannie were hit again when their beautiful daughter, Rebecca (32), drowned in a tragic accident. After God spoke to Jeannie in a divine encounter, Gerard resigned from Alpha and they started Awakening to God Ministries, to bring comfort and hope to the suffering in the US and around the world.

Hear more inspirational stories like Gerard's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0

“As a leader, we need to know how to strengthen ourself in God. And that means we’ll be people of great people of prayer.”

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