The Jess Connolly Podcast

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What am I gifting my gals this year? | Episode 161 Nov 17, 2022

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Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! The holiday season is almost here, so today, we are talking to each of our GATG team members about what giving and receiving will look like this Christmas. These questions include:

What is the most meaningful gift you’ve received?
What are some gifts you’re excited to give this year?
What gifts are you hoping to receive this year?

We want to be intentional this gift giving time of the year. It’s sometimes more than the physical gift we give - these presents can bring encouragement, value and abundance to those who receive. This holiday season, let’s give gifts that prophetically speak encouragement, life and hope over the people we love most.

Need some help with coming up with what the woman on mission in your life needs this holiday season? Check out our gift guide for some beloved suggestions? Not sure what you’d like for Christmas? This guide can help you there too!

He is mighty in you.

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Is mission going to ruin my marriage? | Episode 160 Nov 10, 2022

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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 are unpacking what holding relationship and mission together looks like: Is mission going to ruin my marriage? Jess and her husband, Nick Connolly, pastor of Bright City Church, sit down and give us a behind-the-scenes look at different seasons of their marriage and how it affected their mission along the way.

Maybe you’re asking, what do we do if my spouse and I feel called to different God-given missions? Or what if my spouse doesn’t agree with or understand what I’m called to? There’s a lot to unpack in this episode and Jess and Nick use their wisdom and experience to help answer these questions.

All in all, Jess and Nick believe being in a mission-minded marriage makes life better, but often what is better begins as something difficult and takes pruning. Anytime you’re leaning into the mission of God, there will be resistance. Marriage is beautiful. Your God-given mission is beautiful. God didn’t give you both to be in competition with each other, so may we find our base in our relationships and build from there together. Amen?

We pray that you feel encouraged and blessed as you listen to this week’s episode.

He is mighty in you.

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How do I practice gratitude? | Episode 159 Nov 03, 2022

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Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! In this “Gratitude” episode, we are talking to each of our GATG team members about what they’re thankful for and about gratitude practices they engage in. These questions include:

What does your gratitude practice look like?
What does it look like to practice your gratitude out loud?
What are you thankful for this year?

We are taking back November as a chance to move the Kingdom forward through proclaiming aloud where we see God at work in our lives and counting the fruit of the blessings. For us as kingdom women, this is more than just listing a few things that we are happy about, it’s a practice in spiritual warfare, proclaiming the victories found in Jesus.

Wanting to practice gratitude? Listen along for some ways our team members daily reflect on the goodness of God. Let’s slow down together and look out for the miracles of the Lord. Amen?

He is mighty in you.

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Join us this month on social media using the hashtag #fightforthankful to share how God is moving in your life each day of November.

How do I find a mentor? | Episode 158 Oct 27, 2022

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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 are demystifying mentorship through a seemingly simple question: How do I find a mentor? Jess and GATG team member, Caroline, sit down and break down the differences between discipleship, counseling, coaching and mentorship, and the value of the wisdom surrounding us through other women.

Whether you’ve been seeking a formal mentorship relationship or not, this episode strengthens our relationship with other women we hold closely. Each woman on mission has some kind of expertise, wisdom or insight in specific areas that you can humbly learn from, no matter your season of life.

In these relationships, find the places where you can be honest without buttoning up your life because we are looking to surround ourselves with women whose life leads you more in awe of God, not in awe of them. Formal or not, mentorship is just women walking each other home in the name of Jesus.

Let’s keep going. He is mighty in you.

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If the idea of mentorship makes you feel a sense of imposter syndrome, relisten to this podcast episode about breaking free from those expectations. You are not an imposter.

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Ask Us Anything | Episode 157 Oct 20, 2022

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Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to answer the questions you’re already asking. In this “Ask Us Anything” episode, we took to social media to see what specific questions you have for us. Jess and the GATG team received great questions, centered mostly around:

Our favorite shows, movies and books right now
What inspires us in our everyday lives
Guilty pleasures
Journaling and rhythms
How to handle church hurt
The biggest lessons we’ve learned

Our questions are all over the map and our answers are too, but we get vulnerable and real, sharing fun quirks, real hurts and genuine daily routines. Listen in for our answers!

We hope this episode makes you laugh, gives you good recommendations, but also equips you with peace, new rhythms to try in your routines and some practical advice for when religion hurts.

He is mighty in you.

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How do I write a book? | Episode 156 Oct 13, 2022

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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 talk about a dream for some: How do I write a book? Jess and GATG team member, Anna, sit down and provide helpful tips and tricks about how to know it’s your time to write, the book writing process as a whole, and advice on launching your words into the world.

As an encouragement, the writing process requires time, patience and persistence, but publishers want to hear from kingdom-minded women who love God, their local community, and who faithfully show up where they're at and want to write books for years to come.

The world needs more women authors, and we are removing the pressure of feeling like you have to be an expert because we believe the words are already in you.

If you are one of these women whose hope is book writing– whether you have a first draft or are planning to write someday soon–here’s a free, helpful guide with tips and tricks from today’s episode on how to write a book.

He is mighty in you.

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In Jesus’ name, we are breaking free together from the shame that so easily entangles our bodies. Get your copy of the Breaking Free from Body Shame Bible Study, and let’s walk in freedom together, amen?

Is God calling me to wait? | Episode 155 Oct 06, 2022

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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 talk about a question we all have or probably will wonder: Is God calling me to wait? Jess and GATG team member, Emily, sit down and talk about the waiting periods of life with all of the questions and frustrations that come with waiting on the Lord.

This episode is for anyone who currently feels like they’re in a waiting season and it’s for anyone who may one day be in a waiting season. Honestly, this episode is for everyone, because if you’re not in a waiting season – you probably have a friend professing to be in one of those seasons.

At the end of the day, no matter how you’re feeling surrounding waiting, you are not forgotten by God and He’s not scared of you coming to Him feeling that way either. You are His daughter, you are chosen and you are not alone in this season because He has a plan for your life.

He is mighty in you.

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Can we talk about addiction and freedom? With Irene Rollins | Episode 154 Sep 29, 2022

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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 are into something very real with someone who has experienced this in deep ways: Can we talk about addiction and freedom? Jess and special guest, Irene Rollins, talk about addiction while running on mission. Irene Rollins is the founder of Marriage Equation, a recovery activist, mother of three, and certified Emotional Intelligence Coach who focuses her time to help others overcome their self-defeating habits comes from her life experience as an overcomer of alcohol addiction and trauma.

Her new book Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds You Backhelps us all find where we lie on the map to recovery and gives tools to unpack our emotions that stem from shame. It’s raw, real and honest and challenges us to step into the light with our struggles because you’re not alone.

Our hope is that this episode encourages you to seek help where you may need and guides you in ways that you can create a safe space for your loved ones to speak of their struggles and shame.

We are on your team as we encourage ourselves to share with each other in a shame-free way as we come honestly to ourselves and others because God can handle it.

If you are struggling with addiction or know and love someone who is struggling, God’s compassion is not cut off from you, and He is moving toward you in grace and love. He loves his daughters, He loves you. He is mighty in you.

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Learn more from Irene and her wisdom through her book Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds You Back to start these hard conversations to step into the light

Follow along with Irene on Instagram @marriageequation or go to twoequalsone.com for marriage resources. Tune in to monthly marriage coaching at their podcast TwoEqualsOne

Additional resources for those struggling with addiction and mental health: Imago Relationships, The Meadows Recovery, Onsite Workshops, 988 Suicide Hotline

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How do I live up to my potential? | Episode 153 Sep 22, 2022

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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 worried about living up to your potential as each season comes with its own capacity, freedom and constraints.

If you are trying to decide how much God can get from your life, you will probably either think about it too much and be disappointed or think too little and get stuck - so we’ll encourage you to stop thinking about it.

When your heart is set on the Lord, in Jesus’ name, you cannot mess this up. Let’s actively live out this promise that changes our whole perspective on capacity and potential if we trust God and trust what He says about our life.

He is mighty in you.

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A favorite pastor of Jess’, Erwin McManus’ book The Genius of Jesus dives into the genius in each of us and this episode implores us to stop asking what our potential is.

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How do I sabbath with such a full life? | Episode 152 Sep 15, 2022

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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 provide some beginner how-tos on obeying sabbath in our everyday lives.

We’re talking heart postures, celebrating the abundance of God and the sweetness of sabbath. While it will look different for each woman practicing, we are excited to be on this journey of intentionally practicing sabbath together.

If you’ve wondered about best ways to honor sabbath, you are not alone, and we’re ready to move His kingdom forward together through rest.

He is mighty in you. We’ll see you next week!

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Buy or get the audiobook for The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer, practical advice on how to unplug and step away from the culture of hurry we’re engulfed in.

A chance to read a couple books by Ruth Haley Barton that center on rest - Sacred Rhythms, Invitation to Retreat and Solitude of Silence.

Want to win a one-hour free coaching call with Jess this month? Leave a review wherever you are listening, fill out this form, and we will reach out to the winner at the end of the month!

Our Fall into Freedom Guide! If you are looking to start this Fall off with reflection, intention, and strategy then this guide is for you!

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