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The Mr. Rogers Effect: 7 Secrets to Bringing out the Best in Yourself and Others with Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley Part 2 This week is part two of our conversation with Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley. We are digging into the “7 Secrets to Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others” and how we can apply them to building God's kingdom. Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley is associate professor of counseling at Regent University. Anita has worked as head counselor of a faith-based substance abuse facility, served as a counselor at a women's community center, and directed a college counseling center. She is a popular conference speaker for the American Association of Christian Counselors and a blogger for the American Counseling Association. She lives in Virginia. Resources: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1540900290/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1540900290&linkCode=as2&tag=simpleanddeep-20&linkId=a092bdd93f6a1a4ef063f2bbc882f254 (The Mister Rogers Effect: 7 Secrets to Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others from America's Beloved Neighbor) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0310344751/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0310344751&linkId=b0c32efead911c972388055dc5abcd7d (No More Faking Fine by Esther Fleece) https://thebiblebinge.com/listen/misterrogers (Mr. Rogers on Faith Adjacent with Erin Moon) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B006IED5KE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B006IED5KE&linkId=a70332908f0bba8f731c7b2acadf0499 (Attachments by Gary Sibcey and Tim Clinton) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1524957828/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1524957828&linkId=02af130b4b2063c1f8ed82dba2edfbab (Redeeming Attachment by Gary Sibcy and Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley) https://amzn.to/3f7ldo7 (The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00CKUEVSK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00CKUEVSK&linkId=72885ac9c3b737e2498f7e4b8590c7fb (The Life's Journeys According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0143114956/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143114956&linkId=2bb9cb60caf90542f7e04ed119608972 (The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyobmirsky) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0743222989/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=faithschool0d-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0743222989&linkId=de66e0e623a1f32b3789261ea91611f6 (Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman) ** Resources are affiliate links at no extra cost to you! Connect with Anita: IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.empathetic.counselor/ (@the.empathetic.counselor) FB: https://www.facebook.com/AnitaKuhnley (Anita Kuhnley) Website: https://dranitakuhnley.com/ (dranitakuhnley.com) Connect with Leah: IG:https://www.instagram.com/leah.rempel/ ( @leah.rempel) FB:https://www.facebook.com/groups/4075541105853974 ( Intentional Women of Faith) Merch Shop:https://www.redbubble.com/people/leahrempel/shop?asc=u ( RedBubble Shop) Template Shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/I68Shop?ref=seller-platform-mcnav (I:68 Shop) Website: http://leahrempel.com (leahrempel.com)

Can you imagine that for most of your life, you believed the names other people gave you? Names such as “orphan,” “no good,” and “unlovable”? That was Esther Fleece Allen’s life. But no more! She’s said goodbye to the labels that limit. Today, she shares the life-giving truth that only God can give you a new name. God calls you “forgiven,” “chosen,” and “never alone.” So, start peeling off those old labels because truth is on the way! SHOW NOTES: 413podcast.com/126

Esther Fleece Allen's childhood wasn't easy. Having dealt with an abusive father and being abandoned by her mother before age 13, Esther went through more hardship as a child than many of us may hope to face in our lives. Her trials didn't stop there though. When the now-adult Esther's father showed up at her home after years of absence and began stalking her, it became clear that her trauma would not be confined to just childhood. Esther sits down with Davey to share some of her story and what she's learned about what it means to be “saved” by God.   Check Out Esther's Website Buy Esther's Book: Your New Name

This week on Real Talk with Rachael we’re talking with Esther Fleece Allen about her book, “Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels That Limit”. CNN has called Esther one of “Five Women to Watch in Religion,” USA Today has named her one of the “New Faces of Evangelicalism” and Christianity Today has called her “one of the 50 women shaping the church and culture.” She is a graduate of the Oxford Center of Christian Apologetics and is currently in seminary. Her favorite new names are “wife” and “mama” as she is thankful to have a new home with them. What We're Talking About: There’s a difference between the labels you give yourself and the name God gives you. We often get labeled by someone close to us. “Our names are written in the book of life, not our labels.” There’s a difference between sins, inequities, and transgressions. God wants to speak to us through his word. A name change will look different for every person. “I am a daughter of God and that is enough.” God wants you to resign as an employee and be a son or daughter instead. We don’t have to earn our worth with God. We are more than conquerors! Don’t forget to text the phrase “RealTalkGiveaway” to the number 44222 to be entered to win giveaways from show guests and sponsors! Connect with Esther on her website, Instagram, or Facebook. Connect with Rachael on the website, Instagram, or Facebook.

Esther Fleece Allen

We all receive names and labels, good and bad, throughout our lives. But God calls us beloved, beautiful, and accepted. Author Esther Fleece Allen shares how we can better understand who we are by leaving behind the labels that have held us back from her book, “Your New Name.”

We all receive names and labels, good and bad, throughout our lives. But God calls us beloved, beautiful, and accepted. Author Esther Fleece Allen shares how we can better understand who we are by leaving behind the labels that have held us back from her book, “Your New Name.”

Esther Fleece Allen

Esther Fleece Allen joins Candace + Jenny in this episode to peel off the labels that limit listeners and put on the names they should be wearing. Esther’s book, Your New Name, helps readers take these labels off. In the show we sort through this bag of should to help us all hear our new God given name in Christ. More than a quarter of a million people viewed Esther Fleece Allen’s story on IAmSecond.com. (Link Below). Through her speaking platform, she has given hope to tens of thousands of people struggling with life’s difficulties, setbacks, and failures. This is a buzzword episode + extra fun because Esther is a Bible scholar who could use so much Christianese if she wanted, but somehow, Candace gets buzzed the most. What are we shutting up? The labels that limit us. If you found encouragement through listening to this episode and want to share, give us a call and you may be featured on an upcoming episode. Call (315) 308-0163 or leave us a review on Apple Podcast to become a part of the show! Show Summary: In Confetti Like Praise, Esther + Jenny rapid fire their favorite desserts. In We Said What?!, Esther helps us peel off the labels we stick on ourselves by telling us stories of God giving people new names in the Bible. In You Said What?! Jenny reads listeners’ limiting labels that they have put on themselves. Esther reads labels she compiled while writing her book and tells us the first step to hearing our new name is identifying those labels. Candace really wants to hug listeners… later she breaks out in “Glory to Glory” praise song before Jenny buzzes her for Christianese. Esther shoulds herself for not talking more about Jesus’ name in her book, Candace calls her out on it + Jenny buzzes her for using the word “gentile.” In Hey Let’s Pray!, Esther prays Abba will show listeners the labels others have put on them and that He will speak their new name over them. Candace + Jenny end the show sharing that the kids at Open Arms Village in Kenya are given two names: one by their tribe at birth and one to call them up to who they will become. Visit their website (link below) to learn more. ABOUT ESTHER FLEECE ALLEN: Esther Fleece Allen IamSecond Video:https://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/esther-fleece/ Esther’s website: www.estherfleeceallen.com Your New Name Book: https://amzn.to/3c9MrZc OPEN ARMS INTERNATIONAL: This season of Shut the Should Up is sponsored by Open Arms International. Open Arms is an organization in Eldoret, Kenya that provides vulnerable children with the hope of the Gospel and the love of a family. Website > http://bit.ly/open-arms-should Instagram > http://bit.ly/open-arms-instagram Facebook > http://bit.ly/open-arms-facebook For full show notes visit www.shuttheshouldup.com. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcast! P.S. This post may contain affiliate links at no cost to you.

Identity. Labels. Names. Who are you? God knows. No, not like, "Oh, only God knows," but like, He knows you. Knows us. Knows our true identity. Esther Fleece Allen, author of the new book, Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to Labels that Limit, is determined to help us know it, too. Her story is gripping, and her love for Jesus and people is palpable. Join us? Highlights: “If I don’t know who I am and who God names me, I will inevitably be redefined and renamed by the culture.” --Esther Fleece Allen “I was thirteen ... I probably should have gone into the foster care system. I didn’t know how to ask for help. I didn’t know what lament was. These families just recognized that I had a need. They recognized something was off, and they pursued me in that. God showed himself to me in that. One family bought me a car. One family paid for my gas money. One family paid for my prom dress so I could go to prom. On family paid for me to apply for colleges. This is what the Body of Christ looks like.” --Esther Fleece Allen “[Our labels] can be like a self-fulfilling prophecy: ‘I was orphaned, so I’ll never be loved. My own parents didn’t want me, so I’m not lovable.’ We start putting these walls around our heart, and we start decorating the walls. Suddenly, our lack becomes our identity instead of asking God for something new.” --Esther Fleece Allen Question of the Week for Next Week: What snack do you love that you get super judged for liking? Do the Next Thing: Esther's gorgeous book that made me sob? Find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Your-New-Name-Saying-Goodbye/dp/031034607X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PP3JRQF8P3C6&keywords=esther+fleece+allen&qid=1582319804&sprefix=Esther+fleece%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 Find Esther's site here: http://estherfleece.com Find us on the ol' IG here: https://www.instagram.com/laurie_krieg/

This week on the Thriving Beyond Belief podcast, Esther Fleece Allen!  Esther Fleece’s success and influence as a millennial leader have come not only courtesy of professional acumen, but personal experience. It is through the tragedies and triumphs of her own life – some of which she has shared as a highly sought-after international speaker – that she has established authority and authenticity with people from all walks of life. She shares those experiences in greater depth than ever before in her first book, No More Faking Fine (Zondervan), in the hope that readers will apply the events and learnings of her life to their own disappointments and injuries, resulting in new hope, healing and health. In addition to writing and speaking, Fleece is founder and CEO of L&L Consulting, Inc., where she helps new and established Christian ministries develop innovative strategies for non-profit sustainability, new business development, next generation outreach, marketing and communications and relationship brokering. She is recognized as a trailblazer among millennials, working for over a decade to connect influential individuals and organizations across generations to their mutual benefit. Fleece is a committee member for the Alliance for The Peace of Jerusalem, an organization dedicated to facilitating a better public understanding of the complexities of the Middle East. CNN has called Fleece one of “Five Women to Watch in Religion,” USA Today has named her one of the “New Faces of Evangelicalism” and Christianity Today and Outreach magazine have also singled her out for her high-profile work. Her insights into the experiences and aspirations of millennials have appeared in The Washington Post, CNN as well as in Barna Research President David Kinnaman’s book You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith. Fleece is a graduate of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics Business Program, where she met her husband Joel. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Oakland University and is currently in Seminary studying Women’s Leadership.

We all receive names and labels, good and bad, throughout our lives. But God calls us beloved, beautiful, and accepted. Author Esther Fleece Allen shares how we can better understand who we are by leaving behind the labels that have held us back from her book, "Your New Name."

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We all receive names and labels, good and bad, throughout our lives. But God calls us beloved, beautiful, and accepted. Author Esther Fleece Allen shares how we can better understand who we are by leaving behind the labels that have held us back from her book, "Your New Name."

Angie is welcoming Esther Allen to the show today. Connect with Esther: Website~ Instagram ~ Facebook Esther's Books: No More Faking Fine & Your New Name Angie mentioned Hosanna Wong's spoken word: I Have a New Name Esther's favorite things: Moms on Call Books The Mountains Kerastase Hair Product

After a childhood that began with abuse and ended in abandonment, Esther Fleece Allen couldn’t imagine becoming anything more than an unloved, unwanted burden to others. Through the love, kindness, and generosity of others, however, she discovered a new life—and a new name—greater than anything she could have imagined. Esther joins me on this episode to talk about how we can get rid of the labels that limit us and about the importance of finding our identity and Christ.. . . . .On This EpisodeHost: Dan Jackson - Website, Twitter, InstagramGuest: Esther Fleece Allen - Twitter, InstagramResources: Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels that LimitMusic provided by: Łegacies - InstagramListener Support: Ordinary Faith on Patreon

My guest for The Happy Hour # 283 is Esther Fleece Allen. Esther loves to connect people to practical, faith-centered tools for living through every season, good and bad. She’s the author of two books (Your New Name and No More Faking Fine), a graduate of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, and is currently in seminary. When she's not traveling to speak or teach, she enjoys making a home with her husband and children. On the show today, Esther and I talk about releasing labels we attach to ourselves that aren’t rooted in our God-given identity. Esther explains how these false labels from our circumstances, the past, shame, or even labels others have given us can make us miss the truth of our identity. Esther shares her own experience fighting to stay in the faith and live in the name God has given her as she endured abuse, broken family relationships, and years of stalking from her father. I loved Esther’s message to embrace all seasons of life, including times of lament as well as celebration, and through all of it, we can take it to the Lord.   Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE

Labels describe, empower, but also limit our lives. And every person alive wakes-up each day either empowered by their true identity or limited by what they actually believe is possible in life. And that was the case for today’s guest, Esther Fleece Allen. For much of Esther Fleece Allen’s life, she believed the names other people gave her: orphan, no good, and unlovable. But in today’s conversation, through the lens of my friend Esther’s story, you’re going to learn how God has specifically ascribed a unique name to you; a name that demolishes lies and insecurity; one that contains great purpose and potential to serve the world around you. It’s time break limiting beliefs and limiting labels in favor of your true identity, which will yield a fruitful, fulfilling life. Episode Links: Esther's Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Buy the book on Amazon WINTODAY.tv Sign-up for the FREE 31-day course, #YourRoadmapToWholeness here. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow.

Life is full of labels that lie to us and try to limit us. Don’t you think it’s time to stop being identified by the circumstances you’ve come from or the names others have called you? Esther Fleece Allen joins me for episode #82 to talk about your God-given identity. Gwen's Spring Event Calendar:  GwenSmith.net/Schedule Episode show notes: www.gwensmith.net/graceologie/82 Graceologie on INSTA: @graceologie Graceologie on FB: www.facebook.com/graceologie Gwen Smith on INSTA: @GwenSmithMusic Gwen Smith on FB: www.facebook.com/GwenSmithMusic  

Your God-given identity is the truest thing about you. No matter your past, God has a new name for you. It’s deeply personal and it’s beautiful, better than any name you could choose for yourself. What is it?  Esther Fleece Allen hid a deep, dark, painful past and lived out so much trauma. God was the only constant in her life…so she hung on to Him and lives out her new name. Esther is an author, speaker, millennial leader, and Founder & CEO of L&L Consulting, Inc., where she helps Christian ministries develop innovative strategies for sustainability, development, outreach, and marketing. She also is a graduate of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics Business Program, has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Oakland University, and is currently in Seminary studying Women’s Leadership. In her own words, she says these four things about herself: “I’m probably more serious than I should be. I really do study the Bible in my free time. I really do love it.” “I have laugh attacks. I just can’t stop.” “I love shopping. I feel the Lord when I shop.”  “I love mountain climbing. I love hiking. I’ve climbed several 14ers.” Today, Esther and I talk about her story and how God meets in us in lament, and the freedom we can have living out the name God gives us. I think you’ll be smiling through tears just like me, as you hear stories from her beautiful life. I’m so grateful for my conversation with Esther, and I know you’ll find encouragement and freedom from her message. SHOW NOTES Esther’s Website Esther’s new book: Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels That Limit Her first book: No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending  Want to find a mentor? Sign up here for The Mentor Map here. Stop by my church Austin Christian Fellowship if you’re in Austin Wind River Ministry getaway info Learn more about Wind River Family Camp and book your trip for this summer! The Grace Guide: Live Your One Beautiful Life Music by Sara Davis Regan Keep in the know: Sign up for my newsletter here!   UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS Coffee & Conversation with Melanie Shankle  Here’s the info on Soul Care Saturday!! Find my newest book, Dear Daughters: Love Letters to the Next Generation here! Dear Daughters is a template for those multi-generational conversations and relationships you’re craving.

Christine talks with author and Bible teacher Esther Fleece Allen about fighting an allegiance to stoicism, performance, and success. Esther shares about her broken family life and how that broken family life left her with labels like “orphan” and “abandoned” and “abused.” For many years, she tried to outrun her emotions, just trying to put the past behind her and move on. Instead, she pursued success and actually achieved it. But eventually Esther learned that outrunning our emotions is actually outrunning God and that in fact, God wanted her real emotions: the sadness, the pain, and the grief. In our conversation, Esther shares how lament is a pathway to intimacy with God and why performance and success, even with good things, can sometimes just be pretending.LINKS FROM THE SHOWEsther’s book, No More Faking Fine // Esther's new book, Your New Name // Sara Hagerty’s book, Every Bitter Thing is Sweet // Logos software EPISODE SPONSORS Find out more about the new book, Teach Me to Feel, by Courtney Reissig.Find out more about the book, For All Who Wander, by Robin Dance. CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK Preorder Christine's new book, With All Your Heart, and join the Launch Team Shelve Christine's new book on Goodreads CONNECT Connect with EstherWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Connect with ChristineWebsite // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletter By Faith is produced by Jesse WerzingerMusic for By Faith was created by The Silver PagesArtwork for By Faith was created by Reed Harmon

On this episode of the Catalyst Podcast, Jason Haynes sits down with Esther Fleece Allen for a conversation about how to move past the limiting labels we often put on ourselves. Listen in as Esther shares a hope-filled message of discovering God’s new name for you. Your God-given identity provides a name for you to be studied, taken to heart, and believed, all in the journey of becoming your truest self just as He created you to be. Keep up with Esther: Instagram: @estherfleeceallen Twitter: @EstherFleece Website: estherfleece.com

Sometimes people can have a really complicated back story. Are you one of those people? How do you find your identity when you are in that situation? Our guest today is Esther Fleece and she has wisdom on how to redefine yourself. 

Jenn is welcoming Esther Fleece Allen as her guest on the show today. Mentioned in this episode:   No More Faking Fine by Esther Fleece Allen Your New Name by Esther Fleece Aleen Isaiah 43 2 Corinthians 5:17 Psalm 139   Connect with Esther:   Website Facebook Instagram Twitter   Connect with Jenn: Instagram Facebook Website DONATE to Coming Alive Ministries Thank you for listening to today's show.  Please share with a friend.  

Ever wonder exactly who you are and what you were made for? Today’s guests tell how, as they pursued ways to know God and themselves a bit more, He’s helped them understand their true selves—not what other people say they are. Enneagram coach Beth McCord shares how she and her husband, Jeff, used this popular personality test to understand each other and improve their marriage, finding out the attributes God gave them both along the way. Author Esther Fleece Allen explores the power behind the names that God gives us, and how this can help us shed labels others might give us so that we can hear who God says we are while discovering His purpose for our lives.  Links, Products and Resources Mentioned: Sarah Young Jesus Calling Podcast Jesus Calling books Jesus Calling Weekly Prayer Call True Connection with God and Each Other: Darlene Zschech and Margaret Feinberg episode    Beth McCord YourEnneagramCoach.com The Enneagram Collection Book Series Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage book   Esther Fleece Allen No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending book Your New Name: Saying Goodby to the Labels that Limit book     Interview Quotes: “If we learn why people do what they do, we can have more empathy, understanding, grace, mercy, compassion, and love in ways that really reflect the heart of Christ.” - Beth McCord “God created us all differently, and each of the personality types have a beautiful way that we reflect in it.” - Beth McCord  “So often my heart wants to do it myself, to figure it out myself, to pull myself up by my bootstraps. But only Christ can fix me. Only Christ can love me. Only Christ has everything accomplished for me.” - Beth McCord “Something that is very sacred and important to God is names.” - Esther Fleece Allen “[I ask myself,] ‘Who does He say that I am and how can I begin to believe the new names He's given me, apart from the labels that I've associated with for far too long?’” - Esther Fleece Allen  “God does not speak to me in a condemning way like these labels are doing. God speaks to me in a new way, a language that I'm not even really familiar with, because we're so used to criticism in this life.” - Esther Fleece Allen “There's power in a name. There's power in what we name others, what we name future generations, and there's power in the name we take on for ourselves, of who we're going to become.” - Esther Fleece Allen ________________________ Enjoy these videos on Jesus Calling YouTube channel: Audio podcast: https://bit.ly/2uCnNM0  Original Series video podcast: https://bit.ly/2WzFY0O  ________________________  Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Jesus Calling Website

Internationally sought after speaker, author, CEO, wife and mom, Esther Fleece Allen, has been the recipient of many labels in her lifetime including one of "Five Women to Watch in Religion" from CNN. Today Esther joins us to discuss her new book, "Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels That Limit" and what it means to get a new name and how to embrace it.   Links: Your New Name Book Website Facebook Twitter Instagram   Learn more about Lisa at LisaWhittle.com Produced by Unmutable™

Episode 434 Esther Fleece Allen is an author and speaker. Her first book, "No More Faking Fine" was a bestseller when it was released in 2017 and now, she's releasing her second book "Your New Name" on January 14, 2020.  A graduate of the Oxford Center for Christian Apologetics and currently in seminary, Esther grew up in a life of abandonment, neglect and brokenness. She's since overcome her difficult adolescence and now shares her story with tens of thousands of people who are struggling with life's setbacks.  On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Esther about her new book project, forgiving her parents, how NFL players have helped her on her journey and why we should not be identified by our performance.  For more, log on to http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Esther Fleece Allen overcame a traumatic childhood of abuse and abandonment to forge a successful career as a speaker and writer. But when the father she feared resurfaced to stalk her in her early 30s, she realized the successful life she had built was fashioned as a defense mechanism to avoid processing her pain. Only by learning to lament the crucible experiences of her upbringing and rejecting a lifetime of labels that limited her healing has she been able to begin living a life of true personal and professional significance. In this interview with Crucible Leadership founder and BEYOND THE CRUCIBLE host Warwick Fairfax, she shares her inspirational story and the life-changing insights of her new book, Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels That Limit.     For more information go to https://crucibleleadership.com  

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

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“I’ve been convicted lately that the way of Jesus was love, and that Jesus spoke the words of his father, and the father did not tear down other people for where they’re at in their walks with God.”

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“Arriving doesn’t make a person happy any more than striving does.”

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“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 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

GUESTS Segment 1: SB320 - What is it about, and what should us citizens do about it? Brad Dacus of the Pacific Justice Institute joins the program to share insights. Segment 2: The California Legislature is back in session. What should we look out for in particular? Brian Johnston of the National Right to Life Committee joins the program to share insights. Segment 3 - 4: Fake it till you make it. We all heard it, even practiced it, and found out it doesn't really work. Esther Fleece joins the program sharing insights on "No More Faking Fine".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUESTS Segment 1: The conversation continues with Esther Fleece sharing insights on "No More Faking Fine". Segment 2 - 4: Turning a corner from no longer faking fine, Lisa Harper joins the program sharing insights on her book "Everything Wrong Being Made Right".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUESTSSegment 1 - 3: Esther Fleece, Author of the book No More Faking Fine joins the program and shares insights about the drive to write it.Segment 4: John Zmirack joins the program sharing insights on how to choose the right college.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we visit with two guests who give us their unique perspectives on living honestly and fearlessly as women of God. Kelly Balarie, author of Fear Fighting: Awakening Courage to Overcome Your Fear, learned how to fight fear by stopping the cycle of fear in her life, and turning her darkest moments over to God. Esther Fleece, the author of No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending, realized that she could be honest with God and others about the trauma she faced as an orphaned child, through Scripture and trusting God with her laments.

This week Maria Rodrigues talks to ROSE HUDSON WILKINS about the struggles she faced rising to becoming a chaplain to the Queen. ESTHER FLEECE explains how a traumatic childhood doesn’t have to dent your adult life ajd GESSIE THOMSPON lets us in on the things she learnt on her journey with health issues.

James & Betty Robison, Esther Fleece

James & Betty Robison, Esther Fleece

Does the church provide enough space for lament? Why are modern Christians so reluctant to admit their struggles? My good friend, Esther Fleece, knows all about this. As a Christian leader, writer, and speaker, she has often been tempted to hide her difficulties. But God has allowed her to see the value of lament in…

Does the church provide enough space for lament? Why are modern Christians so reluctant to admit their struggles? My good friend, Esther Fleece, knows all about this. As a Christian leader, writer, and speaker, she has often been tempted to hide her difficulties. But God has allowed her to see the value of lament in…

Though Esther Fleece is in one of the happiest seasons of her life, having just exchanged wedding vows only a couple of months ago, this wasn't always the case. Abandoned by both of her parents by the time she was a teenager, Esther is no stranger to deep and profound loss. With heart-breaking honesty, Esther opens up about a pivotal moment in her childhood when she was positioned in a court room to divide her parents.  This set her on a course to hide her pain, pretend she was okay, and "suck it up."  And she did... for many years. After traveling the world with a well known organization, speaking to large crowds, and climbing the ladder in her career, Esther's world came crashing down when she could no longer run from the painful past that haunted her. It was then that she went on a journey that led her to the language of lament. In the interview we not only talk about her personal story, but also discuss what lament is, why we need it, and how it heals us.  We also dive into what mental illness does to a family, why the church must be careful about what it says about pain and loss, and how we can use scripture to guide us toward wholeness. This interview invites us into the language of lament and how we can learn to speak it in our own lives.  Join us!

In this episode of Keep Moving Forward I interview inspiring Christian author and speaker, Esther Fleece.   If you guys are inspired by the stories that my interviewees and I share with you each week, please consider becoming a patron of my podcast at https://www.patreon.com/keepmovingforward. Of course, all episodes will still be free both on iTunes and at http://keepmovingforward.us/, however, if you would like to ensure my future success, your support would be much appreciated.   “It’s going to be hard, but what is on the other side is more beautiful than you can imagine.” Throughout her life, Esther Fleece became a master in closing off her feelings. She believed that if she simply shut out the traumatizing memories of her past, that she could live a normal life. However, it would seem that the simple shutting off of feelings would not help Esther lead a successful life at all.   As adulthood crept in, Esther realized that this failure to accept the bad from her past would simply not do. She was not living an authentic life, but she did not realize it until she finally began to lament. She discerned that she could no longer pretend as if everything was fine when it really wasn’t. With the help of God and a real support system, Esther allowed herself to grieve and lament her past. Only then was she able to truly keep moving forward in a positive and successful way with her life.   Speaking to Esther was a privilege to say the least. She has wonderful advice to give and will help you through any season, if only you let her words enter your heart. I want to thank her so much for taking the time to speak with me and I hope that you all enjoy my interview with the ever-inspiring, Esther Fleece.   If you would like to learn more about Esther, visit http://estherfleece.com/ and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @EstherFleece. In addition, make sure you purchase her book No More Faking Fine to read all about her journey and learn how she lives today and every day by being truly honest with herself.   Don’t forget, if you enjoy my podcast and the content that I give to you each week, please consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/keepmovingforward.   Always remember, you can beat the odds and go the distance, if only you keep moving forward.

No More Faking Fine || Join co-host Allie Marie Smith as she interviews Esther Fleece, the author of the new book No More Faking Fine. Esther shares her story about being an emancipated youth and how God used the timeless art of lament to help heal  her and set her free. This book and conversation is your invitation to get gut-level honest with God through the life-giving... Read More

This show's coffee talk topic discusses leading by the example of being honest with ourselves and others about our lives, and lamenting, by host Brandee Nielsen-Smith. Hear a powerful testimony of the grace of God in the life of Esther Fleece growing up in foster care, and finding her true worth and value in God through Lament, as written in her new book, No More Faking Fine. Theme Song: Jesus Kind of Love by Nate Jackson Connect with Esther at www.estherfleece.com www.facebook.com/EstherFleeceAuthor www.twitter.com/EstherFleece

This show's coffee talk topic discusses leading by the example of being honest with ourselves and others about our lives, and lamenting, by host Brandee Nielsen-Smith. Hear a powerful testimony of the grace of God in the life of Esther Fleece growing up in foster care, and finding her true worth and value in God through Lament, as written in her new book, No More Faking Fine. Theme Song: Jesus Kind of Love by Nate Jackson Connect with Esther at www.estherfleece.com www.facebook.com/EstherFleeceAuthor www.twitter.com/EstherFleece

- Jen asks callers: If you could give one piece of advice to yourself 10 years ago, what would it be? -  Jen talks with Esther Fleece about the power of lament and being honest about our struggles – Jen’s birthday! Jen is surprised with some random callers, ends with her family calling in.  

On this episode of the Catalyst Podcast, Tyler Reagin catches up with author and researcher, Shaunti Feldhahn about the three things you can do to improve relationships in 2017. Then, James Vore sits down with Esther Fleece to talk about her new book, No More Faking Fine."

Esther Fleece shares her harrowing childhood which she learned to hide by faking fine, achieving and producing in all areas of her life. She shares the lesson she learned about lament and how that helped her drop the faking fine and walk in authenticity.

Charles Morris, Joe Savage, Bryan Loritts, Esther Fleece, Gary Thomas, Chad Robichaux

Charles Morris, Joe Savage, Bryan Loritts, Esther Fleece, Gary Thomas, Chad Robichaux

Today our guest is author and CEO of L & L Consulting LLC, Esther Fleece. She shares those experiences in greater depth than ever before in her first book, No More Faking Fine, coming out in January 2017 (Zondervan), in the hope that readers will apply the events and learnings of her life to their own disappointments and injuries, resulting in new hope, healing and health. In addition to writing and speaking, Fleece is founder and CEO of L&L Consulting, Inc., where she helps new and established Christian ministries develop innovative strategies for non-profit sustainability, new business development, next generation outreach, marketing and communications and relationship brokering. She is recognized as a trailblazer among millennials, working for a decade to connect influential individuals and organizations across generations to their mutual benefit. CNN has called Fleece one of “Five Women to Watch in Religion,” USA Today has named her one of the “New Faces of Evangelicalism” and Christianity Today and Outreach magazine have also singled her out for her high-profile work. Her insights into the experiences and aspirations of millennials have appeared in The Washington Post, CNN as well as in Barna Research President David Kinnaman’s book You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith. When Esther isn’t teaching, leading, writing, speaking, reading, connecting, or traveling… she is shopping.

Brad Lomenick sits down with Tullian Tchividjian at Catalyst Dallas to talk about the path God has led him on and what he's learned. Then, Esther Fleece talks with Dr. Juli Slattery from Authentic Intimacy about how their organization is helping women face issues of intimacy within marriage and with God.