Podcast appearances and mentions of Joel Houston

Passage: 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. (Psalm 14:1-3) Song: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin Lyrics: All these pieces Broken and scattered In mercy gathered Mended and whole Empty handed But not forsaken I've been set free I've been set free Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me Oh I once was lost But now I am found Was blind but now I see Oh I can see You now Oh I can see the love in Your eyes Laying Yourself down Raising up the broken to life You take our failure You take our weakness You set Your treasure In jars of clay So take this heart Lord I'll be Your vessel The world to see Your life in me Prayer: “Almighty God and heavenly Father, we poor, miserable sinners confess that from our childhood until this very hour we have sinned against your commandments by evil thoughts, words, will, and works… Therefore, we are not worthy to be called your children… In your mercy and for the sake of your glory, we ask you to receive us into your grace by the forgiveness of our sins. Amen.” — John Oecolampadius

“Highlands” by Joel Houston and Benjamin Hastings (based on the recording by Hillsong UNITED). Presented as an offering of music by Whitney Wheeler on 6 April 2025 at First UMC - Gainesville, FL.

This is part 3 in our Lent series called What If Jesus Came? You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9DAND3VWtI0 (available to watch starting 3/24/2025) If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Closing Song is "Clean" - Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger - © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

Passage: 1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:1-5) Song: Broken Vessels by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin Lyrics: All these pieces Broken and scattered In mercy gathered Mended and whole Empty handed But not forsaken I've been set free I've been set free Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me Oh I once was lost But now I am found Was blind but now I see Oh I can see You now Oh I can see the love in Your eyes Laying Yourself down Raising up the broken to life You take our failure You take our weakness You set Your treasure In jars of clay So take this heart Lord I'll be Your vessel The world to see Your life in me Prayer: “Almighty Lord, our God, whose eyes are in every place beholding the evil and the good, and who sees not only our outward actions, but all our most secret thoughts—we pray you to maintain in us this day a constant sense of your presence, and to preserve us from sinning against you. We are exposed to dangers by night and by day; our lives are in your hands, and unto you do we look for preservation from every evil. O Lord, teach us to be ever mindful of you. When we go out and come in, and when we are alone and in company, may we bear in mind that you are continually with us, and that you take account of all we think, and speak, and do. Amen.” — Henry Thornton

This is part 1 in our Epiphany series called Both/And. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: *coming soon... If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Closing Song is "Clean" - Hillsong -Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger -Copyright: © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

Today we're joined by one of the most influential people in modern worship — Joel Houston! We have an exclusive conversation about his new experimental worship project, AMXNRADIO and how it took shape over the last few years. Plus, we have the week's RELEVANT Buzz, covering some interesting trends revealed in Spotify's Wrapped this week, how Gen Z is the most in-debt generation yet, and how Forrest Frank's ascension is going to another level in 2025. And at the end of the show, we have your feedback about the trends you think are overhyped (like pickleball?). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 1 in our "Rent To Own" series. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uYlLHoYSTCE If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Closing Song is "So Will I (100 Billion X)" - Hillsong -Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin -Copyright: © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

Passage: 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” 19 The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. 22 Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 And the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called “woman,” for she was taken from man. 24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame. -- Genesis 2:18-25 (CSB) Reflection: Song: Eden (Isn't It Just Like You?) by Aodhan King, Benjamin Hastings, Brandon Lake, Dylan Thomas, Hank Bentley, Joel Houston, and Michael Fatkin Lyrics: Oh Eden's tree The choice within their hands As the serpent whispered from beneath Where Your grace exceeds The sum of all our lack For I am Adam I am Eve Isn't it just like You To turn it all around for good Like only You could Like only You would You turn it all around for good And when You do You do it so it's done for good Like only You could Like only You would You turn it all around for good Oh Calvary's tree The nails within Your hands And laughter swept the crowds beneath Where Your grace exceeds The sum of all our lack For I'm a thief upon a tree Isn't it just like You Just like You Oh the vast extent of my regrets And all my deepest fears Were buried in a garden Where You wept and bled in tears For You climbed a hill not Yours to climb They thought Your fate was sealed For the serpent tried to take you down But he only bruised Your heel See the empty grave is overgrown And the earth begins to heal For the enemy is overthrown And the darkness finally yields So now I don't owe a thing to death Should ever he appear For death can only borrow breath No longer can he steal Isn't it just like You Isn't it just like You to go and make it new Isn't it just like You It's just like You You're making all things new You don't stop until it's done Oh tree of life There's hope in every branch And the serpent's nowhere to be seen Where Your grace completes The sum of all our lack For I am Adam I am Eve And Eden's my eternity Abbreviated Passage: Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen. -The Book of Common Prayer

This is part 4 in our series called Between Two Worlds. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_9XUoIz8aAc If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is So Will I (100 Billion X) - Hillsong -Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings,Joel Houston,Michael Fatkin -Copyright: © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia

Passage: 1 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can't eat from any tree in the garden'? ” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. 3 But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.' ” 4 “No! You will certainly not die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you? ” 10 And he said, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.” 11 Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? ” 12 The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me ​— ​she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” 13 So the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done? ” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life. 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. 16 He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children with painful effort. Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you. 17 And he said to the man, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it': The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust.” 20 The man named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them. -- Genesis 3:1-21 (CSB) Song: Eden (Isn't It Just Like You?) (https://open.spotify.com/track/2ov1Sce9dCuo6slLJ8O9Ku?si=7089a20dcbec4ea5) by Aodhan King, Benjamin Hastings, Brandon Lake, Dylan Thomas, Hank Bentley, Joel Houston, and Michael Fatkin Lyrics: Oh Eden's tree The choice within their hands As the serpent whispered from beneath Where Your grace exceeds The sum of all our lack For I am Adam I am Eve Isn't it just like You To turn it all around for good Like only You could Like only You would You turn it all around for good And when You do You do it so it's done for good Like only You could Like only You would You turn it all around for good Oh Calvary's tree The nails within Your hands And laughter swept the crowds beneath Where Your grace exceeds The sum of all our lack For I'm a thief upon a tree Isn't it just like You Just like You Oh the vast extent of my regrets And all my deepest fears Were buried in a garden Where You wept and bled in tears For You climbed a hill not Yours to climb They thought Your fate was sealed For the serpent tried to take you down But he only bruised Your heel See the empty grave is overgrown And the earth begins to heal For the enemy is overthrown And the darkness finally yields So now I don't owe a thing to death Should ever he appear For death can only borrow breath No longer can he steal Isn't it just like You Isn't it just like You to go and make it new Isn't it just like You It's just like You You're making all things new You don't stop until it's done Oh tree of life There's hope in every branch And the serpent's nowhere to be seen Where Your grace completes The sum of all our lack For I am Adam I am Eve And Eden's my eternity Abbreviated Passage: Prayer: Almighty God, the fountain of wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking—we ask you to have compassion upon our weaknesses; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, grant to give us for the worthiness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  -Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Part 4 in our Lent series called "Where Small Stories Go To Die". You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6SeKDE8rZws If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is Clean - Hillsong -Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger -Copyright: © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by Calen Savidge with permission under CCS License #4935

Have you ever woken up to a flat tire waiting for you in the driveway and asked, “God, what did I do to deserve this?“Yeah... me too. This past week at the Gathering, we explored the kind of relationship God has with his creation and wondered together: “If love matters most, why doesn't it feel that way?”Mike Koch and the band played songs by Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Joel Houston, and more.

Part 3 in our Epiphany series called "Becoming Human". You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SLF6h-w9qWs If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin - Copyright: © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

Dana Keim - Executive Pastor - shares a message titled "A Journey From HERE to THERE" on 12/31/2023. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/65bHco7e0MU If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is Clean by Hillsong - Words: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger - Copyright: © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

The final installment in a three-week Vision series. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vt-YhZLeZNA If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is Clean by Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger - Copyright: © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

The final installment in a three-week Vision series. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vt-YhZLeZNA If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is Clean by Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Hannah Hobbs, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin, Taya Gaukrodger - Copyright: © 2022 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

En este episodio conversamos con Pipita Gómez Olivera quien nos da su testimonio de fe y entrega y nos transmite la importancia de la conexión con el otro y con Dios. Pipita tiene sesenta años, está casada hace treinta tres años y tiene cuatro hijos, tres nueras y un nieto. Es argentina pero vive hace trece años en la ciudad de Miami en donde ejerce su profesión de psicóloga. Hace algunos meses, a Pipita le diagnosticaron ELA (esclerosis lateral amiotrófica) una enfermedad progresiva del sistema nervioso que afecta las neuronas en el cerebro y la médula espinal, y causa pérdida del control muscular. A Pipita está comenzado a afectarle, entre otras cosas, el habla. A pesar de eso, nuestra invitada con una generosidad inmensa se dispuso a conversar este rato con nosotros para compartirnos su experiencia de fe.   Pipita nos cuenta el impacto que tuvo en su vida este diagnóstico inesperado, cómo va de la mano de Dios sosteniéndola en todo momento y cómo va buscando y encontrando un sentido a su dolor. Conversamos acerca de la importancia de la conexión como pilar del amor, la necesidad vital de ser mirados y escuchados por otro, de vivir conectados. Y nos invita buscar esta conexión cada día con el que tengamos cerca, o no tan cerca, a través de pequeños gestos de amor.   “No tengo plata ni oro, pero te doy lo que tengo”: un espacio donde encontrarnos con el que verdaderamente nos llena, para que nos tome de la mano, nos levante y nos ponga en camino nuevamente. Somos Sol, Colo y Tere, con el apoyo del Pbro. Gastón Lorenzo, Parroquia Católica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Entrevistamos a personas que nos comparten su vida y nos ayudan a profundizar nuestra fe.   - Contactate con nosotros: ⁠podcastdelpilar@gmail.com⁠   Música: - Cortina musical: "Tan pobre y tan rico"· Jóvenes Catedral de San Isidro. Álbum: “Hazte canto”. - Canción final: "Oceans/La Niña de Tus Ojos/ Here I Am To Worship". Autor Letra y Música: Matt Crocker, Joel Houston, Salomon Ligthelm. Intérprete: Coro Agnes, St Agnes Catholic Church, Key Biscayne. Dirección: Anna Keller Sarmiento. Álbum: Eres, 2019.   Este podcast está realizado a beneficio de la Fundación Nuestra Señora del Pilar, que acompaña a niños, adolescentes y mujeres en estado de vulnerabilidad en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Te invitamos a colaborar con esta obra.   ⁠Hacé click acá para donar⁠, o entrá a la ⁠página de la Fundación⁠ para conocer más acerca de la fundación y otras formas de ayudar. Muchas gracias.

Jason Miller, Mariah Keener, and Zach Gillis - In our final week of Old Creed, New World, we came to the final "amen" after reflecting on the story the Creed tells and the joy of finding our place in it. This episode includes teaching, reflections, prayers, and songs. Songs and Readings Included: At the River Clarion by Mary Oliver Writing #6 from the enfleshed Weekly Lenten Prayers This I Believe by Ben Fielding and Matt Crocker So Will I by Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, and Michael Fatkin Jesus Is A Friend of Mine by Rev. Timothy Wright The Doxology Ways to Get Connected Come to the Tribune Consecration on Thursday night Register for our Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Panel Night RSVP to the LGBTQ+ Table Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

It's the Sixth Wednesday of Easter in the Church Calendar. May 17, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. Singing From the Inside Out by Joel Houston with a prayer of confession. We'll read Psalm 119:97-120 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Luke 12:22-31 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo by Brett Sayles. Sixth Sunday of Easter, Rite Two - O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

It's the Sixth Wednesday of Easter in the Church Calendar. May 17, 2023. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. Singing From the Inside Out by Joel Houston with a prayer of confession. We'll read Psalm 119:97-120 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Luke 12:22-31 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Photo by Brett Sayles. Sixth Sunday of Easter, Rite Two - O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

This is part 2 in our Lent series called Basically Good. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VABMeqNwUdY If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin - Copyright 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia, Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

This is part 2 in our Lent series called Basically Good. You can watch the digital service on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VABMeqNwUdY If you had questions during the message, text them to 567-246-0807 and we will contact you to discuss your thoughts. You can also join us in person every Sunday where we welcome your questions and discussion. *Ambient music provided by Landon Heeres **Closing Song is So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong - Lyrics: Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin - Copyright 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia, Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Performed by the WCC band with permission under CCS License #4935

Singer and songwriter Benjamin William Hastings is known for his work with Hillsong United. Coming out of the world-wide pandemic and the public controversies at Hillsong Church, Benjamin said the band responded by choosing to tour.  Host and fellow musician Paul Cardall shares his view about the tour and the concert he and his wife attended in Las Vegas. Like other band members, Benjamin has released a solo record about his personal struggles and how he's wrestled with God.  They discuss the general challenge of faith and the complexity of pursing a relationship with God. The ups and downs of belief, which is a discussion millions of people of faith resonate with. Benjamin and Paul talk discuss some of the songs on his solo album and how Benjamin unpacks his thoughts and how songwriting has been a form of therapy to process faith and renew Benjamin's commitment to God because, as one lyric says, "The blessings follow." They talk about the guilt some Christian artists feel about selling merchandise and Benjamin's song that responds to that feeling with, "The Jesus I Know." Paul, who was born with congenital heart disease or CHD, discovers Benjamin's son also has CHD along with another of his band member's child.  ABOUT BENJAMIN HASTINGSBenjamin William Hastings (born 15 November 1991) is a Northern Irish musician, songwriter and is currently a worship leader in the Sydney-based band, Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church.Hastings has been an active part of the worship team since 2013 when he helped write Hillsong Worship's 2013 Easter Song, Victory. Since then, Hastings has gone on to write several highly successful songs for many of Hillsong's bands, including O Praise The Name (Anástasis), So Will I (100 BillionX), Seasons and P E A C E.Hastings has been actively writing songs for Hillsong since 2013. As of 2019, Hastings is touring with Hillsong United. Get the Album: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CK4CBL0n07VdVZmfh40nm?si=VCZF7SWZRDeQYwocKEOjxwOfficial Website: https://www.benjaminwilliamhastings.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminwilliamhastingsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminwilliamhastings/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoZTkqP5bhKeihbPpalsIIQ ABOUT HILLSONG UNITEDHillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a worship collective that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. Formed in 1998 as part of Hillsong's youth ministry, the band consists of several rotating worship leaders from the church, including Joel Houston, Taya Smith-Gaukrodger, Matt Crocker, Jonathon Douglass, Brooke Fraser, Jad Gillies and Benjamin Hastings. Due to several songs written by the youth ministry, Hillsong Worship leader Darlene Zschech recommended that they record an album, which resulted in their debut extended play, One, which was released alongside the Hillsong Worship album Touching Heaven Changing Earth. Since then, the group has released fourteen live albums, as well as five studio albums (Sixteen albums in total). The band composes songs and performs in church services as well as concerts in worldwide tours. ABOUT THE HOST PAUL CARDALLPaul Cardall is an artist who has given a new meaning to the phrase, a change of heart and how he used this radical change to take his music to an unexpected place.  Despite being born with a potentially life-threatening heart defect Paul Cardall has become a world recognized pianist. He is even endorsed by Steinway & Sons as one of the finest pianist of our time. A Dove award winner for his Christmas album, Paul's recordings have debuted on 11 No. 1 Billboard charts along with 46 other chart debuts. His music has 25 million monthly listeners with more than 3 billion lifetime streams and is often categorized as Classical, Christian, and Holiday. Although most of albums are instrumental, Paul has songs that feature Grammy winning gospel legend CeCe Winans, Matt Hammitt (Sanctus Real), Kristin Chenoweth, Country duo Thompson Square, David Archuleta, Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Audrey Assad, Steven Sharp Nelson (The Piano Guys), and more.    Paul has performed for audiences worldwide including the White House. Forbes, American Songwriter, Jesus Calling, Lifestyles Television, Mix Magazine, and countless other media outlets have share his remarkable journey of receiving a life changing heart transplant and using music as a tool to help God heal spiritual, mental, and emotional hearts.  READ THE NOVEL INSPIRED BY PAUL'S LIFEhttp://www.thebrokenmiracle.com LISTEN TO PAUL'S MUSICSPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FQRbf8gbKw8KZQZAJWxH2APPLE -  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/paul-cardall/4312819AMAZON - https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B08PKG4HYW?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_iWRVy4mJfiPeLICje7H1Njd6UDEEZER - https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/107756  OFFICIAL WEBSITEFACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/PaulCardallMusic/INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/paulcardall/YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/cardallTIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@pianistpaulcardall   

As we continue in our week on living for heaven, today we'll explore what it means to see Jesus's prayer that God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven fulfilled. God desires his kingdom to invade the earth, and he wants to do it through us, his people. Open your heart and mind to God's will for your life, and allow him to fill you with excitement and joy today.   Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 6:9-10, and today's worship is As It Is (In Heaven) by Hillsong Worship feat. Joel Houston. -- The Songs Tell the Story, the 25 day Advent devotional is perfect for starting on December 1st and ending on Christmas Day!  Each reading only takes a few minutes and the stories behind how these Christmas hymns came to be are sure to make you hear & sing them in a whole new way. You and your family will want to listen to the songs with a newfound appreciation for how God worked to bring such timeless songs into our yearly celebrations of the gift of Christmas. Our hope is that each story reveals more of God's heart for you in this season and renews your sense of wonder for the birth of our Savior. So make sure to grab your copy at first15.org/advent while it is still available and to ensure you can begin reading it on December 1!

This week we talk prosperity! My guest cohost is podcaster, speaker, author and friend Tori Williams Douglass (White Homework! Go Home Bible You're Drunk!). Together we unpack the health and wealth gospel. We discuss how we were brought up in that theology, the harm it causes and how we unlearn some of the language on the other side. We also answer your questions, Adrian gets stuck talking to a pastor on an airplane and we hear stories from the bad apples. Brought to you by Joel Houston owing us offering money and Tori's Peach (the cocktail). Time Stamps Bad Apples, Good Questions: 4:25 Pastor on a Plane: 21:21 Sip, Smoke, Read: 1:24:53 Irreverent Media Group www.irreverent.fm DRCK Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dirtyrottenchurchkids DRCK Merch https://dirtyrottenchurchkids.creator-spring.com/? Intro theme " Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) – Kubbi" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDexBj46oNI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm so excited for you to hear this conversation with Joel Houston. We dive into technology, social media, addiction, and why God might be calling you to throw away your phone. If you listen to this and want to learn more, here are some resources that you may find helpful: Catherine Price, How to Break Up With Your Phone: https://www.amazon.ca/How-Break-Up-Your-Phone/dp/039958112X Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains: https://www.amazon.ca/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393357821/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Nicholas+Carr+the+shallows&qid=1613753633&s=books&sr=1-1 Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death, https://www.amazon.ca/Amusing-Ourselves-Death-Discourse-Business/dp/014303653X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=postman+amusing+ourselves+to+death&qid=1613753677&s=books&sr=1-2 And if you want to chat with Joel, here is his email: jhouston@briercrest.ca Music by Prod. Riddiman

Opening Psalm: Psalm 25 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Old Testament Reading: Job 12:1-6, 13-25 (Read by Caleb Daniels)New Testament Reading: Acts 11:19-30 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Gospel Reading: John 8:21-32 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Song: At This Table (Written by Jonas Myrin and Joel Houston, Performed by Ryan Gage, Recorded and Mixed by Drew McKellips)Background Music by Keller GageFind out more about the ministries of New Creation Community Online and Nampa College Church by visiting nampacollegechurch.com

Opening Psalm: Psalm 119:145-176 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Old Testament Reading: Judges 18:16-31 (Read by Caleb Daniels)New Testament Reading: Acts 8:14-25 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Gospel Reading: John 6:1-15 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Song: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) (Written by Jonas Myrin and Joel Houston, Performed by Ryan Gage, Recorded and Mixed by Drew McKellips)Background Music by Keller GageFind out more about the ministries of New Creation Community Online and Nampa College Church by visiting nampacollegechurch.com

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In this episode I have three songs for you. I thought it might be nice to change things up and have no talking. That way if you listen more than once, you can dive straight in. Here are the songs: 1. Your Glory - written by Leslie Jordan 2. Broken Vessels - written by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin 3. The Light of Your Face - written by Sherri something-or-other If you would like to support this podcast with a monthly or one-time donation, thank you! I am dreaming up extra goodies for those of you who are able to help out. Take a look. http://www.sherriyoungward.com/donate To find out about upcoming gatherings and new projects, please join my email list at www.sherriyoungward.com

INTRODUCTION: Heather Wylde Smith is a native of North Georgia, raised in the birthplace of NASCAR and the Moonshine Capital of the World. She jokes that she's a highly evolved Redneck/Hillbilly. Although she has a Tragedy Resume a mile long, she is living proof that our pasts only define us — if we let them. She often says: “Therapy kept me from jumping off a building. Personal Growth made me stop wanting to jump off a building.” Through relentless pursuit of health and happiness, she has overcome: •  Stage 3 Breast Cancer•  Mental/Emotional/Sexual Abuse and Trauma•  Drug Addiction•  And more! Her tremendous success with personal growth lead her to become a coach. She received her initial coaching training through Coach U in 2009.Today, she is the CEO and mad genius behind Wylde Coach LLC.  She's a Biz Coach for ambitious purpose-driven coaches, healers and service providers who want to expand into their next-level selves in order to attract dreamier clients, raise their prices & restructure their businesses for maximum impact, profit and fulfillment. Heather's new book (Online Entrepreneur's Survival Guide) is available @  https://amzn.to/3mnUbxb She's available as a Guest Speaker/Expert and for Podcast interviews. Her blend of biz expertise, practical tips and outlandish humor make her a dynamic guest that your audience will eat up with a spoon!   INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to): ·      Pitfalls To Watch Out For In The Coaching Industry·      Difference Between A Consultant & A Coach·      The Hypnotherapy Of Stagecraft·      NLP – Neurolinguistic Programming And Mind Tricks To Be Aware Of·      How Trauma Plays Into Sales·      How FOMO Is Used Dishonestly·      The Danger Of Making Rushed Decisions·      What Is The Soul Behind Why You Do What You Do?·      What Should Be Included In A Contract·      Possible Vs. Probable CONNECT WITH HEATHER: Website: www.HeatherWylde.comBook: https://amzn.to/3mnUbxbLinktree: https://linktr.ee/HeatherWyldeCoachFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherWyldeEthicalSales/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherwyldecoach/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WyldeRomanceLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3pwrmANYouTube: https://bit.ly/3JrNO6c CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/_saved/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonEmail: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com  DE'VANNON'S RECOMMENDATIONS: ·      Pray Away Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs ·      Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Documentary)o  https://press.discoveryplus.com/lifestyle/discovery-announces-key-participants-featured-in-upcoming-expose-of-the-hillsong-church-controversy-hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed/ ·      Leaving Hillsong Podcast With Tanya Levino  https://leavinghillsong.podbean.com ·      Upwork: https://www.upwork.com·      FreeUp: https://freeup.net VETERAN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ·      Disabled American Veterans (DAV): https://www.dav.org·      American Legion: https://www.legion.org  INTERESTED IN PODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?: ·      PodMatch is awesome! This application streamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you find shows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that is where you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people so that you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon  TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00]You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world as we dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your life.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: Hey, y'all has a wild is back with a brand new book. It's their second time on the show. And I'm so thrilled to have her. Now, this book is called the survivor's guide to entrepreneurship, and this book is going to help people avoid fake business coaches and bullshit like that, and how to avoid debt and regroup.Now in this conversation, we've gone to explore how neuro-linguistic programming also known as NLP and mind tricks play into sales and the traps you [00:01:00] should be looking out for when talking about how FOMO fear of missing out is used this honestly, and what should be included in contracts before we sign them.And of course, Heather and I share our old cocaine stories because that's the type of shit we do enjoy the episode. Hey bitch, have a wild what's the tape.Heather: What's up. De'Vannon: Hey girl. Hey N so y'all, we got, have the wall back with us for the second time, and we got some new shit to talk about. Cause he just dropped up fresh a book on the globe called online entrepreneurs, survival guide, how to choose the right business coach. And there's some other little words after that, but I'm too fucking lazy to read them.And but it's a very beautiful pink, black and white cover book. And pink is very on-brand whether you have there, that's [00:02:00] kind of like your thing. I'm channeling a living, John from Greece.Heather: the pink ladies. De'Vannon: The pink ladies and then the pink version of that black cat suit that she had on at the, at the end of the moving, whether, when they were doing the other one in that wall, she had on the all black, well, when they did like the grease reunion thing, she wore a pink version of that. All black pants, patent, leather, leather suit, she wore pink version of it to the after partyHeather: I have forgotten that I'm gonna have to go back and I have an ex that that was his favorite movie. And so I've kind of steered away from it for like 15 years. De'Vannon: breaking up is hard to do. Okay. So just to recap, y'all Heather has survived stage three breast [00:03:00] cancer. She's been through some mental, emotional, and sexual abuse type of things along with all sorts of trials. You had her own a drug addiction shit to deal with. And you know what, but prostitution, perhapsHeather: you know, 16 work taken 16 years worth. I mean, it's just a bit of prostitution now. De'Vannon: a little bit of pussy DLN on the side and stuff like that. Go along with the cocaine. You know, they do pair well together. We can just ask we can ask them that gates and the, the, the guy who wants to be the speaker of the house, who I pray never will be one of those Republicans. Cause their cocaine orgy shit, just, you know, that T does came out a few days ago.So Heather: Bored. De'Vannon: I'm not judging them for having cocaine or do cause I'm just judging them for oh, telling women what to do with their bodies.Heather: Right? Well, cocaine and orgies is a really dumb [00:04:00] combination because for men it usually gives them performance issues. Meth is much better for orgies because it makes you hard and you can't come for hours. De'Vannon: I've been in the room expecting to get my booty hole filled with all kinds of jazz. And it didn't happen because the dude had coped Dick.Heather: Hope Dick is, is a real fucking thing. And you know, for women, I've seen people, people fetishize Coke. It's so funny. I remember being with this couple when I was escorting and they're like putting the Coke, like directly on her clit and then like licking it off. And I'm like, you just numbed her cliteracy she is never going to be able to come.It's just not a good idea. Anyway, we digress. De'Vannon: No, I tried, I, I snorted a couple of lines of a hard Dick before, seem to mind.Heather: Well, that's because you were doing it. Like I was paid thousands of dollars, you know, to be [00:05:00] a coat mirror for somebody, like I just laid there and they just kept snorting Coke off my boots, my back, my butt, whatever. But then they were. Going to the door and shutting it. Have you been with these people?Like I got to shut the door, so they get up and they shut it. And then two minutes later, they're like, I got to go open the door and then they'll stay in there and the door and they'll look, cause they've gotten, they've reached their point of paranoia. That is annoying as fuck B the Coke mirror didn't bother me dealing with the paranoia was like, oh, there's nobody there.De'Vannon: Well, I've been the paranoid one. So I can't, you know, it is what it is. I can't you know, I can't really, you know, everyone has their roles to play, but nobody's trying to intentionally hurt anyone. So you're, they're making your money there. They're freaking out. Cause they did a bump too many. I've been there a few times.Heather: Yeah, thankfully I'm, I'm allergic to Coke. And so if I snorted it, I would get a sinus infection for a month. [00:06:00] And so I would eat it, but it doesn't give you the same kind of high. Right. And so I never got paranoid off of it. And I mean, you know, I wasn't like, oh my God, you're a deficient person for doing this.I was just like, God, this is boring. De'Vannon: Those were the fucking days. Oh my Heather: were interesting, interesting days. I'm glad that I had them. And I'm glad that I don't have them anymore. De'Vannon: The most, one of the most paranoid trips that I had when I had shot away too much meth. And I was at the VA hospital in Houston and I was, I just, I would just, I was hearing like keys jingle. I thought the cops were coming to get me and I'm in, I'm in, I'm in an emergency room. The cops just can't walk in there and get you.But I'm thinking, I'm hearing the sounds of them coming, like, like their keys and shit. And so. The nurses got so fucking pissed off with me and my paranoia. They gave me a couple of pills to take wait for three days, [00:07:00] I slept through the whole 72 hours. Coroner's home. They were done with my ass.Like this bitch said, babysitting my ass all the way down for three days, I woke up. I was in a completely new clothes. I was in the hospital's probes. I didn't change. They,the doctor was using when those codes over things, a scrape under my foot, trying to get me to wake up and he was reading. The nurses are fail to tell him the hell in her. She gave me too damn much, met too much medicine, but she done with my ass. And soHeather: oh, wow. Yeah, that, that was excessive. De'Vannon: Well, I am a Sagittarius. It's not like this as for, into my demeanor. Heather: Okay. De'Vannon: All right. Y'all so Heather's book is called online entrepreneurs. So in this book, she is trying to open your eyes to [00:08:00] the bullshit, the pitfalls, the scandals, hashtag a scandal and the, and the deceptions that tend to prevail in this whole business coaching mentor guru world.Now tell us why you wrote this book and what qualifies you to have written it.Heather: So what qualifies me to write it is that I have been in this world for 13 years, and I really both as a student of personal growth and as a coach, as a struggling coach and what I, and I've invested in myself over and over again, you'll hear people say, you have to invest in yourself if you want to get anywhere.And it's true. But you have to be smart about your investments. And because I came in with kind of, to my rose colored glasses were a little too rosy, and I looked at this height, marketing is what I call it.you know, where this false promises and they're blowing everything out of proportion. And I [00:09:00] swallowed it hook, line and sinker because I was like, okay, I'm here to help people.I'm a coach. These people are coaches. We're all here to help people. So they're not going to lie to me. Right. So I came in and was very, very, very naive. And I spent a lot of money and didn't really get anywhere. And I spent years blaming myself for it as so many other entrepreneurs do. And wondering what was wrong with me.I'm like, you know, I'm a very good, I'm very much a go getter. You know, I'm an action taker. I'm smart. I'm passionate. I'm a good coach. Why can't I get this? And thinking there was something wrong with me. And then in the past couple of years, I started, I don't know, talking to more people about this, I started to understand more and more about what's going on behind the marketing, why I kept making bad decisions and still, you know, owning the, I made them, you know, but really understanding what's going on with the marketing and the sales in the coaching industry that makes it really difficult to find the right coach.And the book is [00:10:00] written toward new entrepreneurs, but is actually really helpful for more advanced entrepreneurs. People who are actually working with clients to understand why they're still struggling, you know, while they're not getting the $10,000 a month, $20,000 a month that everybody talks about. And it also, if you're just a student of personal or spiritual growth or you're somebody. Is interested in hiring a health coach, like the information in this, it's really all about helping you to see the truth behind the marketing and the sales tactics, and know how to research and how to interview potential coaches so that you find the people that are actually going to help you make progress, as opposed to the people that are just going to take your money.And they really don't care if you get results or not. De'Vannon: When you say that Heather? I think about, so like when I was starting down under apparel that calm my clothing company, which I also have a numb here in Southern Louisiana. Not exactly known for high fashion, certainly not skimping man panties and things like that. Heather: Right. [00:11:00]De'Vannon: No, there was a guy. Heather: Well, there's That part of urban street.De'Vannon: That one part of urban history.There's this guy online who has a store in Oregon. And and I reached out to him and I think I had asked him just to like, so some advice, you know, on like what to do and stuff like that, the sort of thing that I would freely give away to somebody. And he responded with like his coconut Salton packaging, but he has now he's an underwear retailer who owns an underwear store, but he's also trying to be a consultant too.And he's telling me, you know, I've got to fly him to Louisiana and pay him like however many thousands of dollars to to get his system down. Because in your book, you warn about this one size fits all thing. And I kind of felt like he was trying to do that. I'm like, wait a minute, you haven't done a market analysis.You haven't, you don't know how many people are here with the population is. You don't know what, you know, what I'm selling or you don't know anything. And yet you're already telling me how much you're [00:12:00] going to charge and what you can promise me is going to happen. This cannot be, you know, it didn't feel right.So it seems like some people may hop into trying to be a coach too soon because with him, and I've seen this before, like, so is it like an arrogance thing, you know, is he thinking more highly of himself that he should because he's been successful on his one end or does he think people are that damn stupid and he can take advantage of them?Is it a little bit of both?Heather: So it was a couple of things, you know, there's a couple of things that I see that are going on. Number one there's a lot of people like Brendon Burchard comes to mind. A lot of people know Brendon Burchard and some of his stuff is really good. And some of the stuff is really inspiring, but he's one of these big mega coaches and his, I don't know, I haven't watched, I haven't followed him in years, but you know, as of five, six years ago, he was [00:13:00] still preaching that like, you don't have to be trained as a coach.All you need is. Your life experience something you're good at, and you can monetize it, then you can make thousands of dollars and blah, blah, blah. So a lot of it has been created by the coaching industry, telling people what they want to hear in order to, you know, it was for these business coaches that get on and they're like, Yeah. you know, you're a brand new coach.You've never had any training. You have no out, you know, you've never had formal training and whatever it is that you're trying to do, yes, you should use, you should be charging people at least a thousand dollars an hour, you know, And they do this so, that they can sell their coaching packages. Right. So there is a lot of the businesses are unregulated. There is a certification there's at least one like really respected certification process through the international coaching Federation. But. You know, even that whole system isn't perfect, you know, and I don't believe that you have to be certified, but you should be trained as a coach. Okay. So there's, there's number [00:14:00] one.Number two, a lot of people will go through a business coaching program or they'll have their own successful business and then they'll decide, okay, I can help other people with this. And they don't. Some of them are. Realize that just because something works for you doesn't mean it's going to work for somebody else's business.The one thing that God was doing right is he was calling himself a consultant. so the difference between a consultant as a coach is that a consultant comes in and they give you a system and they really don't help you customize it and tweak it. They're just sold on the fact that their system is gold, right?A lot of people that call themselves coaches are really more consultants. A coach really should be asking you questions and helping you figure out what is going to be best for you. And if they're are a specialty coach, like a life coach is really just asking questions. But if somebody is a business coach or some kind of, you know, weight loss coach or something, they should be teaching as well as helping you, you know, figure out what's going to be best for you and your lifestyle.And then you touched on the arrogance thing. And I had talked about this in the book. [00:15:00]There are narcissists and narcissists and sociopaths in all walks of life. They tend to be attracted to you know, politics a lot of CEOs and upper management, you know they just, they work really well in those environments.And I believe that they are very, very strongly attracted to the coaching industry, the personal growth world, because it's an opportunity for them to get thousands and thousands and tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of fawning fans plus make a lot of money. And they're really good in this world because their arrogance, like when somebody is really confidence and confident and they have a lot of authority, it's easy for them to sell to you because you're like, oh, clearly, you know, they know what they're doing.Like they're so confident in it. Right? So there's a lot of different things going on there that, that kind of answer your question. wonder.De'Vannon: Yeah. And so, so a big part of the purpose of your book is to help, to help people to [00:16:00] divine the nuances that will tell what somebodies intentions are. Because a lot of what I read through there, it's like very finite details. You know, like one flip of the switch, one way to the left or the right could make the difference in between whether or not a person's legitimate or not, or whether or not they're a good fit for you or not.These, there, there weren't like a whole lot of big gaping differences. This is very, very subtle. A lot of these things that you point out.Heather: Yeah.It, well, they look gaping to me and thank you for that feedback. They look deep into me because I've been staring at them for so long. Right. But yeah, to somebody that's new in the industry, like you come in and, or, you know, you're just coming in And you're like, oh, you know, I really want to learn Reiki or I want to Yeah.gosh, I mean, I want to have better relationships and you're just coming as an, as a consumer and you get online and it's just like, you're just inundated with so many people who are [00:17:00] like, I'm great at this blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.But if you don't know how to right. Ask the right questions and you don't know what it is that you really need, like you can end up in things that don't fit. So for instance, one of my first clients, she had bought into a program that was, it was a business program and they were like, we can help any business.Our system, our system works for everybody. Right. And she gets in it and it's all about going live and she's terrified of going on camera. So she didn't, she didn't ask the question. You know, she, she just got caught up in the hype of, oh, our business. Our system works for everybody. Just come work with us and you're going to be, you know, you're going to make so much money.Your message is going to get out. Yada, yada. You know, we need to ask questions. It's like, okay, that's great. Now, how are we going to do this? You know, our, if you're a business coach, you know, are you going to help me with Facebook ads? Are you going to help me by going live? Are you going to show me you know, how to [00:18:00] really monetize reels?Like, what are you doing? Because there's some things that are going to be more in our wheelhouse than others. Right? We need stuff. That's going to play to our strengths and to our comfort level, especially in the beginning.De'Vannon: Right. And what you speak about confidence, the confidence that people have and they project themselves. I'm remind, I'm thinking about like the charity I'm thinking about hitting the therapy. So like, when I was getting my hypnotherapy training, you know, they explained to us how, when people are like, say up on an elevated platform in our minds, we automatically believe they know more than.But they don't necessarily, they don't necessarily have to have done anything to deserve it. We haven't fact checked anything about them just because they have a suit on and they're on a stage. Well, they must know more. It's just the way we as people are. And so there's warnings, you know, against that.And it'll, and why I'm saying that, so these, so these consultants, girls, whatever the fuck they want to call themselves, haven't done this in a way with [00:19:00] either their social media, but bolstering followers, getting reviews on their websites or whatever the case may be. Preachers do it all the time, you know, through having hypnotic, acquires and bands and all these things to make you feel good and everything like that.And you're too busy feeling good with what the speaker consultant preacher is saying. And you're not critically examining, what's being said, you'll do busy feeling good about what's happening. So your critical mind has been defeated because you're too busy with all the frills of shit, the Freeland shit.And so Our news is the same way. Yes, news politics. Sure.Heather: Yeah. Get you get people into their feelings and they don't, and they turn off their rational mind and their critical thinking. De'Vannon: That's exactly the way it works. Republicans and Democrats alike, but lately I would say more the Republicans because they don't really, they don't really push policies. You [00:20:00] know, they're more like against, you know, who can we be against today? We're going to be against the women who want abortions are going to be against people who want to get high.We're going to be against immigrants. You know, we're going to be against anyone who's not white and conservative basically. And and you know what, they got their little base that's for that and that, and they're all insecure in their own way, which is why they need to destroy other people in order to feel better about themselves.And so. you know, I go on that tirade because there's so much humanity, so much of the human condition. And when I say the human condition, I mean our weakness and our fallenness, the things that betray our highest selves wrapped up into this. And so we have broken people who want to go out and be consultants and girls and all of this and tell other people what to do, but they're not perfect themselves.Now, one thing I like about you like you have a, a chapter line in here, it says making money while being a major [00:21:00] force for positive change in the world, you know, you always tie your consultant, your business in with some sort of spiritual element. So that lets me know that you don't lose the the importance of the person that you're dealing with.And I think that this happens a lot, even in the one size fits all thinking like the guy from Oregon was trying to do with me, or like what you've seen and then not looking at the individual, you know, they're more concerned about the process than the person. So why do we allow ourselves to receive this sort of abuse? When somebody is dealing with us and they're just hitting numbers and figures and promises, and they're not really seeing us, but we're going to go and give them our money anyway.Heather: Yeah. So interesting question. So there's, I had a [00:22:00] conversation with somebody who was a kind of trauma informed. I've had a few conversations while I was writing the book. And a couple people were like trained in NLP and neuro-linguistic programming when used consensually and we're, you know, by the light side of the forest by a Jedi is an awesome thing.Like it can be deeply, positively transformational. The problem is, is that it's a subtle form of hypnosis. And so if you're using it in marketing and sales, which is what is happening you're, it's really, it's, it's really like your mind raping people into like paying attention to your marketing and buying from you.And I had another conversation with someone who specialty is in like regulating the nervous system, right? And people who need the most regulation of their nervous systems are people who have endured a lot of trauma or endured any trauma. Any, any trauma is, is Congo can dysregulate you. Right. And I asked and I said, do you feel like people [00:23:00] that are trauma survivors are more prone to falling for this?You know, these height marketing and I call it sociopathic sales to the manipulative belittling, shaming pushy sales types. Right. And I said, you know, do you feel like trauma survivors are more prone to falling for this? And she said, absolutely. And if you think about it, like so many people that are in the coaching world that are in, especially with people that are in it for the Right. reasons, we've had a journey where we've had to heal ourselves.We've had to go on this growth journey And we've kind of taken everything that we've learned from other people. And I say we, because I, I do transformational stuff too. I'm just kind of, I kind of ended up as a business coach kind of accident, but most of us have gone through some kind of healing and growth journey and we take all the stuff that we've learned and we kind of develop our own system.Right. And so a lot of the people that are coming into coaching are trauma [00:24:00] survivors. And so it makes sense that this really nasty marketing and sales is going to work on. Right. Cause there's still parts of us that we're working on healing and you know, like you said, you've got people that are jumping in and they're coaching and consulting and they are, they don't have their lives.Perfect. It's not about having your life. Perfect. Although a lot of people on social media try to make it look like they've got everything figured out. Like don't go work with those folks. That's a warning sign. Like nobody has it all figured out. But it's just about being further down the road than the person that you're helping.You're, you're further, you're a few steps ahead of them so that you can actually reach back and help them get a few steps further. And ideally you want to be working with people who have coaches themselves and are on still on a growth journey, right. Because the further they go, the further they can help you come as well.De'Vannon: Right. And y'all when she mentioned the neuro linguistic programming, the NLP and things like that, which is a subset of hip hypnotherapy. What she's talking about is [00:25:00] the subtle tones of voice inflections. Word choice. You can use different settings, music, colors, different Body language Body language and things like that, that you're not, you know, in these things invoke a response.So it's a difference if I say, Hey, how are you as opposed to, Hey, how are you? You know, it, it sets a different, it sends out a different vibe to wherever it is, I'm directing it towards. And so if you know how to use the right words with the right, phrasiology and the right tones, the right totals and things like that, you can shift and change the energy within a conversation to your liking.If you're dealing with somebody who's not aware of what the fuck you're doing. And so but this is why those Jedi mind tricks only work on the weak mind that no, one's going to be weak minded by the time they're done with your book.Heather: [00:26:00] Well, that's, that's the hope. And it's interesting you say that about, you know, it only works on people that don't know what you're doing. So there was a great article on medium that a woman, she had been trained in NLP and she had, she was really blasting the people that had trained her because she had paid $13,000 to come to this three week long.In-person. And they had hyped it up, though, this is all you need to start your business. You're going to be a master trainer. By the time you leave, yada yada yada yada. And she said, the first week of the training was amazing and they taught them so much and they were all practicing together. And she said, the second week they started using the same techniques.They had just taught them to try to push them into spending 7,000 more dollars to get the next level of training. And she said it was such a mind, fuck, because she's like, you guys just taught us this bullshit. And now you're trying to use it on us. But she said that out of the 30 people, 28 people signed up and she [00:27:00] said there were herself and one other holdout.And she said they did this whole exercise, which was a visualization exercise. And it was all about like being. It was something about lifeboats. I can't remember the specific name, but it was something about like being left behind, but it was all designed to just really undermine these last two people's inner knowing and make them sign up for this thing.And so it can work on people, even if they're aware, unfortunately. Right. You just have to, you have to be aware and you have to stop yourself and be like, wait a minute. Why am I doing this? Because I really think it's a good idea or because they've really put it in my head that if I don't do this by businesses never going to go anywhere, or I'm never going to get the man I want, or I'm never going to lose the weight I want or whatever. De'Vannon: Well, I will say those 20, those 28 people who were able to suck her into paying the additional 7,000 Heather were, they were probably, they were [00:28:00] freshly taught about this, but more to the point they were still. In the control of the people who taught them, they were still in their arena on their playing field, you know, at their conference, you know, they, you know, they, they were still, they were still on their field.They hadn't had time. Then they had time to go home and let it process yet. And that's why they didn't let them get out and get away from them because their mind was still open and receptive and in a state of hypnosis processing the information. So they still struck out the struggle. The iron was hot.Heather: Oh, absolutely. And that's why you see so many, you know sign up in the next 24 hours or the price is going up or, you know, like there's, there's healthy urgency. And I talk about this in the book, like toxic FOMO, Right. So there's, you know, a little bit of FOMO and marketing where it's like, okay, the doors are closing soon.I've only got three spots left. Right. And if the person is being [00:29:00] honest about that. Okay, fine. But when it goes into the toxic is like, we may never offer this program again. We're never going to offer this program at this price again. And I've seen, like, I've seen people send the same email out saying that for years about things.And so it's like, if you're interested in that program and you have the funds and it works for you right now, then go ahead and buy it. But don't break yourself, you know, trying to buy this thing because you're like, oh my God, they're never going to offer it again because chances are it's bullshit, you know, and never fall for someone.Who's like, I'm the only person who can help you. Like that person does not have your best interest at heart. It's like run like help.De'Vannon: Right. I've seen that recently where a person was like, you know, sign up. There's only two slots left, blah, blah, blah. It feels pushy. I don't like the energy. And so I want to offer this to people until you, you know, you can learn more about what Heather's talking about. You can read her book and learn about NLP and different things like that.[00:30:00] Sign up to take a class or two of hypnosis. I recommend the hypnosis motivation Institute, where I got my hypnotherapy training from you don't have to get the whole certification. You can just take like a class or two specific to what you would like to learn about and be done with it. You can do it online, but you, you, my prayer is that you are at least able to feel when something's not right.And that you don't ignore what that voice inside your head is telling you that disturbed feeling. Now you got to get quiet and listen to yourself. Don't make a decision when you're standing right in front of somebody always go home and think about it, period. Heather: yup. Yup. De'Vannon: Because you know, the, the spirit of that whole act now at quake, there's only two left.First of all, they're lying. They have, they have as many slots as they can feel because they're trying to make as much money as they possibly want to. So it's bullshit and they're not telling the truth. SoHeather: Sometimes sometimes, really like they are down to the wire and they really don't, you know, [00:31:00] don't, I wouldn't automatically dismiss somebody for saying that there's only a couple spots left. If they're trying to rush you. Like, if the rest of their stuff, like, I would note that maybe as a yellow flag, but take it in context.Does that make sense? De'Vannon: requires for research.Heather: Right. Right. You know, because yeah. Some people use it as height and some people, some people are art legit. Like my program is almost full, but I've got a couple more spots. Right. It's like the energy behind it, you know? But the people that are like act now act now out now a lot of that time, like you think about it.I talk about this in the book. If you think about like any hustle movie in econ movie you've ever seen, they're always rushing people because when we're, when we're being rushed, we're off bound. You know, anybody that's shaming you or belittling you, or trying to make you feel like you're never going to get anywhere.If you don't take action by buying from them. And right then that's a problem that person does not have your best interests at heart. [00:32:00]De'Vannon: Indeed in. I wanted to talk about this. I want to caveat a little bit here and to the book writing world, because I kind of pivot back to the importance of remembering the soul behind what you're doing. Now. I get some people more emotional and spiritually inclined than others, and it takes all sorts of people to make this world work.So it comes to writing books, like in the, in the, in the literary world of ghost writer is kind of along the lines of like a literary consultant. If you will, or coach, this is somebody who possesses, but you know, as it is understood more skilled than the person who has the content for the book, the ghost writer can guide the person who has the content into creating a manuscript that is legible and marketable, et cetera.Heather: Right. De'Vannon: So the experience that I had with, with the person who helped me write my first book[00:33:00] And it was a memoir and, you know, these things get personal, you know, when you,Heather: And this is the one that you,just put out, but I've been reading, right? Oh my God. Y'all it is so good. It's so good.De'Vannon: so thank you, baby. So it was your book. And so, but she, it gets personal and I would imagine the same way when you're consulting and coaching, and you're getting down into people's details. At some point you cross the line of just strictly professional to quasi professional and quasi friends and quads. I personal because you're not just seeing them once here and there, you know, you're all up in this person's tea, business, grits and everything.And so I paid him like $40,000 to get two to two packages together because I had a lot of information. It wasn't going to be a simple book and that price is in the middle. The highest I saw was like about 80, 90,000 for a ghost writer. And then as low as you want to go. And then it, since then, Because of what I was trying to [00:34:00] say, I w you know, I felt like it was in the middle and that's all fine, you know, a flu this person down here to Louisiana.So we can go to different cities and stuff like that. I really wanted an authentic read and, and, but, you know, I was new and I didn't, you know, I'm wanting to get into like contract negotiations and stuff with this, because like, as it is now, and I just hadn't had it to do over, I wouldn't, I would've made sure that I had like unlimited revisions or something like that.Heather: Sure. De'Vannon: So he only wanted to do like two or three revisions, but the book really wasn't done. And it was, was so not ready to put out. And then he wanted to come back after I've already paid 40,000. I spent probably another 10,000 and all the traveling and eating out and everything. And now he wants to switch it to $200 an hour to do further work.And so, you know, at that point I felt like. You know, the time that we had spent together and traveling and all of this and letting you know for what's in my memoir, [00:35:00] there's so much more that didn't get told. So he knows like so much about me personally. And I just felt like, and then moment, he stepped back to being just like strictly business with me.And, you know, that's something that I should have known from the beginning. You know, if you're gonna, if the, if the book is unacceptable after revisions two and three, you're going to switch to 200 an hour. You should have told me that at first, you know, not on the back end when you feel like I need you in order to complete it.So now I'm in a situation where I'm thinking, okay, that you intentionally kind of get a little sloppy towards the end of the book, knowing you wanted to turn around and charge me an additional 200, you know, I finished it myself. It's not like I can't write, I just wanted somebody else to have an objective, you know, look on it.And I had already written 50,000 words of it before. You know, turn the project over to him. So I was just like, you know, fuck, y'all just do it. You know, myself, I'm not going to let you hustle me like that. And so, so with the current ghost writer that I have, who's helping me on the don't call me a Christian [00:36:00] book, which will be out later this year, different contract, far less expensive.And if there's anything additional needed, then it's going to be on a per word basis. And I already know this upfront. Heather: right. De'Vannon: And so speak to me about contracts. When, when like a consultant now in the book, Heather breaks down the difference between a girl, a mentor, a consultant coach, all of that, you know, all of that.But when it comes down to the contract, what should we look for? What do we need to have? What should we avoid?Heather: Okay. So first off, I'm not a lawyer, so but here's, here's what you want. You definitely, if somebody doesn't have a contract, that's that scary, like they very least need to have something that makes it really clear, like what their duties are and what the expectations of what you're going to do. Really nails down, like timelines really nails [00:37:00] down, like you know, how many sessions we're going to have, how much time we're going to spend together, you know, those kinds of things.Right? So it's always, it's always good to have a lawyer look over things, you know, but especially in the beginning as coaches or if you're just hiring somebody, not because you want to become a coach, you're not working on anything for work or working on anything. A personal probably don't want to go pay a little. To go over it, but there needs to be confidentiality clauses, you know, in there. You know, you need to know that this person, isn't going to take your personal information and go ride a book of their own or, you know, just splash it all over social media or whatever. The biggest thing is like, and some of it you're just going to have to live in, learn, like, you know, demanding and you went into this and you're like, okay, 40 grand, this is middle, you know, middle of the road.I've done my research. You know, this should be fine. But sometimes there's things that we don't know until we, until we know. Right. [00:38:00] So it's good to have like really, really clear conversations and to ask questions about contracts. And if you've got somebody who is really being a pain in the ass about the contract, like they are like, if you're trying to ask them questions and trying to clarify things and they really don't want to answer, that's not a good sign.It's probably not somebody you want to mess with. But you can just ask questions. know, what happens, you know, how many revisions do I get? Like in the case of, of the book, you know with, you know, with coaching, one of the things that I really encourage people to do, because the old, the old way that's still being practiced by.A lot of people is to say, you signed this contract. It doesn't matter if, you know, three months it's two months in or whatever you decide that this isn't right for you. You're stuck paying for this no matter what, that's bullshit, you know that these non terminable con contracts are kind of. The coaching standard.Right. And so I encourage people to [00:39:00] just ask people like, Hey, if we get three weeks in and I can see that this isn't the right fit, because sometimes you can research and really do your due diligence and everything, but you don't know what it's going to be like until you're in it. Right. Like you can't, you can't guess what it's going to be like until you're actually in it.And you know, you find out, okay, this isn't working for me, you know, have a conversation. Well, what happens if I need to break this contract, if they don't have a termination clause in their contract, just because there's no termination clause doesn't mean that you can't get out of it. Right. So there's kind of a broad, general, anything the contracts like read it.It's legalized. It's lot to slog through. It's a pain in the ass, but read it and make sure you understand what's going on and ask questions, you know? And then if it is something like a project-based thing, like what Davanon went through, make sure you understand, like, what happens if you know the finished product isn't quite finished when you get done. You know, because it is, it is weird. Like you do develop a friendship with people, [00:40:00] you know, especially in longer-term projects. And I can't imagine, you know, how close you would have gotten to somebody that you've been traveling with and all that stuff. And, you know, as, as a service provider, we have to be, we have to be conscious that this is what we do for a living.Right. So we can't let you know, just because we like somebody, we can't like work for them for free. Right. But that's why it's so important. One of the reasons why it's so important to be so clear in the contract about what you're going to do and what you're not going to do, you know, but it is, it's weird every time, every time I've ever entered a coaching relationship or somebody has entered a coaching relationship with me, which has almost always been at the end of the agreed upon contract, it still feels like a breakup.Like it feels, it feels kind of personal. You kind of have to kind of like mourn it. You know, I've been able to go back and be friends with most of my ex clients. And most of my ex coaches though But there haven't been like, I understand van. And why that kind of left. It felt like a funny taste in your mouth. De'Vannon: [00:41:00] Oh, it's a very bitter fucking tastesHeather: he's like not funny. It's better. bitch.De'Vannon: better. You know, if like I never want it. It's like, I never want to see him again. It's like, well, we got to talk about, you Heather: Right? De'Vannon: like that. So, and I want it to remind people. You know a saying that goes, the investor has the upper hand always meaning the one who's spending the money who's paying for the services.So no matter how a salesperson tries to turn it around, how you have some sort of assistant or some sort of coach, who's going to try to bully you and try to tell you what you should or shouldn't be doing this year. The one with the checkbook, with the credit card, with the funds, with the Currans okay.You call the shots. Even if you call them wrong at the end of the damn day, it's your mind me, it can't nobody make you do with your money, [00:42:00] which you don't want to. And as simple as it seems, it wasn't until I came across that in a, in a, in a, in a reading somewhere, I was reading in a writing on the internet that I found, you know, the investor has the upper hand always.I felt so liberated. Because even though I've been the one spending money on stuff, sometimes I would feel like, okay, maybe I should act like they want me to act or do what they wanna do and stuff like that. And I was like, no, bitch, I'm slang in the Dole here. You shut the fuck up. If it comes down to it, bitch.And you do what I say, you got me fucked up.Heather: Well, you know, here, here's where it's kind of like, you have to find your own line because on the one hand we have to realize when we don't know what we don't know. Right. And sometimes we don't know what we do. know, it's like, you're coming into a situation and you're like, okay, I, want to do this. And like, there's like, I may know that I need help with X, Y, and Z, but I don't even know about, you know, ABC, D E F G [00:43:00] like I w I was so I'm, so I'm such a noob.I'm so green. I don't know anything about these other things. Right. And so having a beginner mindset is generally going to help you, like the worst thing for like a coach. Like the worst thing for me is like, I sit down and people are asking me questions and then I'm giving them answers. And I'm not one of these authoritative coaches where I'm like, I know everything and, you know, it's my way or the highway.Right. But there's, there's something. Okay. So I explained it. There's tried and true things that work. And if you kind of imagine, like, if you're going down the center line of a road, those are like the tried and true marketing things. Right. And you can deviate to the right and you can deviate to the left and still have a successful business.Right. But if you deviate too far off, then you're completely off the road and it either doesn't work or it takes way too long. Right. So there's a benefit in, in kind of, you know, not, not getting too crazy with [00:44:00] stuff. Right. But you know, if I have somebody who's like, they're asking me questions and then they're telling me the answer and they won't listen to what I have to say at all.Like, that's we call that not being coachable and that doesn't work, but obviously if somebody's giving you advice and you're like, yeah, that doesn't feel good to me. You know, that's not how I wanna run my business, or that's not how I want to, you know, date or that's not how I want to lose weight, then that person's, they're not the right fit for you.And then you should find a way to like dissolve contract.De'Vannon: Right. I, I concur. And I want to go back and ask you something that I'm into earlier. Those, when the, when that girl was telling you, she was at the conference and they were able to trick the 28 people into the other seven grand, and then they wanted to guilt, shame or strong on the other two that they were, they able to manipulate the other two people or that they hold their dry.Heather: So she held her ground. I don't know what happened with the other person [00:45:00]De'Vannon: Okay.Heather: and, you know, yes. And I talk about this in the book, but we have to take responsibility. This isn't the point of this book is not so everybody can sit around and say,right. Because every single time that I bought into somebody's height, there was a part of me that was like, this is too good to be true. This is too good to be true. It's attributed review. But because there are still things in me that I'm healing, I'm still working on, you know, All of my tragedy resume.I'm still working through a lot. I wanted to believe it. And I, and I let them manipulate me. And so I have to take responsibility for my badge choices. I have to take responsibility for the fact that even though the first three group programs didn't work for me and it should have been very apparent to me that that model doesn't work for me.I signed up for two more. Right. So we have to take responsibility and hold ourselves accountable for our actions. Right. [00:46:00] And be aware that people are doing sleazy things, but you know, you can't just sit around and cry about it and be a victim. Yeah. De'Vannon: Crummy around the area. Let's see. So I just pray for people that they gain strong minds and become the strongest among us. Heather: Yeah. De'Vannon: So in your book, you talk about the difference of possible versus probable. You give these examples of how, like people on social media go, Hey, you can make $50,000 in your first month.All you have to do is this, this, this, this, this, and or whatever fucking astronomical thing. And he's not. And you say sometimes these results have happened. So you don't really throw it all the way out, but you tell us is not necessarily typical. So speak to us about how we can balance our expectations about what's possible when may have happened for some people, because apparently a lot of [00:47:00] consultants and girls like to use their best clients as their examples, but kind of leave out the fact that, you know, these results aren't actually typical.So what's possible. What's probable.Heather: So it's possible to come in and make 10 K your. it can happen. Right. But there's a lot of fuckery that goes on with that testimonial and that, that case study. And they're not telling you. Right. So for instance, one of the things that happens a lot in testimonials with these group programs is they're telling you, you know, my client came in and just two weeks after starting to work with me, she doubled her ROI.Well, they don't tell you that this, this person they were working with already had a business was already making 5k months already had a warm audience. And this person didn't take the group program. They actually were a one-to-one client. Right. So that person's results. Are not even though it's true, it doesn't apply to you if you're a new [00:48:00] entrepreneur and you're taking this group program with a hundred other people.Right. So that's something that happens a lot. And once I understood that, I was like, oh my God, I'm not an idiot. There's nothing wrong with me. Like these people are just not being transparent, so they're not lying, but they're not telling the truth either. Right. So, but I mean, even as a new entrepreneur and there's, there's a whole fuckery around what constitutes your first month in business, a lot of people don't count themselves as being in business until they start making sales.So they don't tell you about the 14 years they struggled and didn't make a dime. They're just like, Yeah.one day I started a business and 30 days later I made $35,000 and it's like, yeah, you were in business for 14 years. You fucking wire. Right. Okay. So. They're there and they're outliers. There are people that just come in and suddenly have amazing results, like sometime, cause it really just happened, but don't let people mindfuck you until you will.If that doesn't happen for you, it's just your mindset. Like it's just not probable. And so one of the things I encourage people to ask when they're on, you [00:49:00] know, calls with coaches or, you know, any kind of mentor consultant, teacher, whatever is ask them what, you know, what are the best results you've helped people to create.And you know, they're going to brag, brag, brag, brag, brag. And then you're going to say, well, what's the average results and they're not necessarily going to tell you the truth. This is where you have to really turn on your discernment. Look at their body language, listen to their voice about how they're answering things.And I also really encourage people to reach out to people that leave testimonials and just say, Hey, do you still stand by this testimonial? Okay. Sometimes people will rewrite your testimonials. Sometimes you gave it during the honeymoon phase when you really liked the person, but by the end of the program that you figured out that they were full of shit.Right? So that's kind of how you're figuring out like what's possible and what's probable. And they also should be able to tell you, like, you know, the person who got the really amazing results, how much time and money did they put in, you know, the person they get the [00:50:00] average results, what kind of time and money did they put in?Right? So you want to be asking these questions and you know, there's so much fuckery amount, mindset and mindset is a real thing, but don't get sucked into this. Well, if you just believe hard enough, it's going to work. And it's like, well, if the program does, if the program were coach or teacher consultant guru or whatever, does it deliver, you're not going to get really good results.And that's not because of your mindset, right? If you're showing up and doing the work, you should be getting results. If you're not, then there's something there's something wrong and it's not your mindset.De'Vannon: Well, the devil is in the details as they say. And that's exactly what you're talking about is paying attention to the little things. So that makes all the difference in the world.Heather: Yeah, but you know, somebody reads this book and you know, it's going to open their eyes and you're going to be able to see in people's marketing, whether they're worth following, whether they're worth even getting [00:51:00] on a call with them. And you're going to know when they, if, if they start trying to use any of the sociopathic sales techniques, you're not going to sit there and start questioning yourself.You're going to be like, wait a fucking minute. No, no, no, no, no, no. Right. And then you'll know like what questions you need to ask. Because the way that coaches are taught to sell is to not believe any room for questions. Right is to just take control of the call and just run it. And to some degree there, you know, you need to show leadership because you are in a leadership position, but it shouldn't be like, the coach is on the mountain top and you're like down here, it should be more like the coach is like a little bit further along than you, right there.They're a leader, but they're not trying to like, make you feel like you're, you know, so far, you know, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be that much of a demand. And my words are failing me. Well they're Yeah,they're not a God. [00:52:00] They're just, there's somebody who has a little more experience and knowledge than you do. De'Vannon: absolutely. They're not a God and they're not perfect. And we. Mistakes. It is important to take people off of these pedestals. We tend to put them on. And you mentioned that it's important that your coach, if you're going to hire a coach or a consultant or a girl that they are also have, they also have their own coaching happening as well.And that's very, very, very important. If another thing a person could ask them, you know, who is your consultant? Who is your person? You say in your book, that is good for people to invest in training for well-respected certifications. Usually behind a coach or consultant named there's all these fucking acronyms that I don't know what the fuck they mean, but it makes them look really smart.Heather: Right. De'Vannon: In my head, it does make me feel like that they are probably better qualified than someone who doesn't have all the acronyms behind their name. So speak to us about the importance of [00:53:00] training, because when I was reading this, you know, I'm getting the sense that you don't want people to, just to forsake the training.I think you said earlier, somebody, you disagree with that. All you have to do is be good at something. And then you can go start consulting. Apparently that's not the case.Heather: Well, so here, here's the thing. A lot of people think that coaching is like giving advice and coaching in its purest form. Like when, when coaching first became a thing, it was almost like going to like the shaman of the village, or, you know, you see in like Hong Fu movies Where you go and you ask the spiritual master a question and he doesn't give you an answer.He gives you a question. Right? So pure coaching in its purest form is really about asking questions and helping the client figure out what they need to do. Right. But when coaching splintered into all these different niches, right. And it became business first, it was like [00:54:00] just coaching. And then there was like business coaching and life coaching, and then it's wintered into like health and relationship and all these different things.Right. So when somebody has a specialty. They're not just poaching, they should be teaching. Right. And what I found in my business coaches and a lot of business coaches, they're good coaches. They're good at asking questions and they're good consultants. I just like giving you strategies, but they're not good teachers.They don't teach you how to actually effectively implement the strategies. And so that's a problem anyway, but the coaching, like if you're going to be a health coach, you need to, you need to understand, like, if you, if you have a nutrition degree from college, you might be able to be a health coach without actually having coach training.Right. Because you have like that background, but somebody who just reads a couple of books on weight loss, and then it's like, yep, I'm a health coach. Like, or [00:55:00] I'm a weight loss coach. Like. Things that you need to understand and a good coaching schools also going to talk to you about ethics, like your coaching ethics.Like I talk a lot about ethics in business, on the sales and marketing side, but there's ethics in like, you know, don't fuck your clients. If you're a coach, right. It's a conflict of interest. Don't, you know, coach close family and friends that can, that can be a difficult kind of sticky situation, other things.So if you really are into this, because you actually want to have an impact, invest in some training and you can go on unity and Coursera and, you know, whatever and get a certification for a hundred bucks or 10 bucks. But the quality of that training, it's it's, you need to go to, you need to get some training where you can actually ask questions.You can actually be mentored a little bit in the process. It's just, it's gonna make you much better at what you do. And you'll have more confidence too, which will [00:56:00] make it easier for you to market and sell, but you'll also be able to actually produce results with your clients much quicker.De'Vannon: Where are there like general coaching schools throughout the country in the world? Or is there just different places depending on what you want to learn or does it, you know, is there anywhere you'd recommend or.Heather: So there's, I don't know about recommends. So I did coach you, coach you is, has been around it's one of the oldest coaching schools. And but there are specialty schools. That one, that one is basically for like life coaching and business coaching. But there's, I went to a sex coaching school when I was doing sex coaching there's all different kind of like splintered into all these niches kind of schools. Right. But if you want to get the ICF certification, which as far as I know is like kind of the one that's most universally known and respected in the coaching world. Go to the international coaching Federation website. And it will tell you all the schools that are actually accredited with them. And then you can go and [00:57:00] research, you know, within your niche or, or what have you.And, you know, they've got a lot of online options. I did mine on person, which I, I really liked some things about, and that I had, I was actually learning in an environment with other people, but it was 60 hours in six days. So it was pretty grueling. So, yeah, I would go to the ICF because here's the thing we're unregulated right now.I don't think we're going to stay on regulated much longer, especially because there are more and more conversations being had about the unethical business practices in the coaching industry. So I think the government's role governments are going to start to step in, and there are now schools that are offering four year degrees in coaching.And on the one hand, I think that that's pretty cool because there is a lot to learn and a lot of cool things you can know, but on the other hand, you don't need four years of college and all that college debt in order to be an effective coach, you do need some training, but you want to make sure that your grandfather had in before that change happens, because [00:58:00] you know, people that have been calling themselves coaches for years are going to really have to scramble, you know, or face fines or, you know, what are, or face going back to school for four years.De'Vannon: Right. So speaking of unscrupulous motherfuckers, you mentioned a sociopathic sales earlier, and now in this section of the book you back into the sense that this has to do with like an ends justifies the means sort of approach. I read a line there about maybe a salesperson might tell you something like, Hey, you wouldn't, you know, you would spend money to keep your kid from dying.It's the same thing. And, you know, have you heard, have you heard people say shit like that and dig deep, dig deeper into what you mean by a sociopathic sales person?Heather: So I'm not a psychologist. And so I'm just kind of using the, the term sociopathic to just mean like somebody does consciousness, right? They, they have, no, [00:59:00] they have no empathy. They have no remorse. They they have an agenda and they will, you know, their, their agenda is made to make a certain amount of money or fill their program with a certain amount of people.And they don't give a shit, they don't kill her. They don't give a shit if you're, so this is kind of where you can kind of get into qualified and unqualified leads to somebody that's a qualified lead. Is it the right starting place and has the right resources, like time and energy and focus to, and they're the right level, right?To get the good out of your program. If somebody is not at the right starting point, it doesn't matter how eager they are. They're not going to get as good a results. Right. Or somebody who like really is flat broke and like they're struggling to eat. And these people would sell them a $5,000 program in a heartbeat.They don't give a shit. Right. So that's what I mean by sociopathic sales. So it's the manipulation, the false promises. It's the shaming. And I go through all the different types of shaming, you know [01:00:00] ambition, shaming is one of the biggest ones like, oh, you, if you're not ready to invest, you know, 10 grand in my program, you must not want this business very much.Oh, oh, I see. You're not ready. You don't want to, you don't want to buy my program right now. I see this must just be a hobby, right? So it's this stuff to make you doubt yourself stuff to make you want to prove yourself to That person is one of the most common things, but that particular line the most sociopathic mentor I ever worked with actually use

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Happy Wednesday!Opening Psalm: Psalm 119:145-176 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 6:1-19 (Read by Caleb Daniels)New Testament Epistle Reading: 1 John 5:1-12 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Gospel Reading: John 11:45-54 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Hymn: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) (Written by Jonas Myrin and Joel Houston, Performed by Ryan Gage, Recorded and Mixed by Drew McKellips)Background Music by Keller GageFind out more about the ministries of New Creation Community Online and Nampa College Church by visiting nampacollegechurch.com

This episode is encouragement from Psalms, John, 2 Thessalonians, and Hebrews. Background instrumental credit “Oceans” as recorded on the album: Top 50 Praise Songs Instrumental by Maranatha! Music Originally written by Joel Houston, Matt Crocker, Salomon Ligthelm, Released by Hillsong United. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://sharelifelovelife.com/2022/02/20/peace-in-his-presence/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/share-life-love-life/support

Happy Valentines Day!Opening Psalm: Psalm 89 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Old Testament Reading: Genesis 30:1-24 (Read by Caleb Daniels)New Testament Epistle Reading: 1 John 1:1-10 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Gospel Reading: John 9:1-17 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Hymn:  (Written by Jonas Myrin and Joel Houston, Performed by Ryan Gage, Recorded and Mixed by Drew McKellips)Background Music by Keller GageFind out more about the ministries of New Creation Community Online and Nampa College Church by visiting nampacollegechurch.comJoin us for Sunday morning worship online at 10:45am MST: https://collegechurch.online.church/

Happy Friday!Opening Psalm: Psalm 69 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Old Testament Reading: Genesis 24:1-27 (Read by Caleb Daniels)New Testament Epistle Reading: Hebrews 12:3-11 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Gospel Reading: John 7:1-13 (Read by Caleb Daniels)Hymn: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) (Written by Jonas Myrin and Joel Houston, Performed by Ryan Gage, Recorded and Mixed by Drew McKellips)Background Music by Keller GageFind out more about the ministries of New Creation Community Online and Nampa College Church by visiting nampacollegechurch.comJoin us for Sunday morning worship online at 10:45am MST: https://collegechurch.online.church/

Joel Houston, world-renowned songwriter and worship leader of Hillsong UNITED, reminds us that our purpose is “in the dig” and “in the search” of the creative process. Joel speaks to his hope of reaching the person who's lost faith with the songs God has blessed him with, how success can be an enemy to art, the missional aspects of all the projects under Hillsong, and more. We hope this conversation reminds you of the purpose we find in both the creative process and in the sanctification of the faith journey. 

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This is Trinity Sunday. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. We'll sing "Behold" by Joel Houston throughout today's time of prayer. We'll read Psalm 29 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Lesson is Romans 8:12-17. We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it at https://benwardmusic.com/prayerrequest. If you'd like to be on the email list visit https://benwardmusic.com/email. Visit https://patreon.com/morningprayer to give and support Morning Prayer! Behold (Then Sings My Soul) Verse 1 Behold the Father's heart The mystery He lavishes on us As deep cries out to deep Oh how desp'rately He wants us The things of earth stand next to Him Like a candle to the sun Unfailing Father What compares to His great love Verse 2 Behold His holy Son The Lion and the Lamb given to us The Word became a man That my soul should know its Saviour Forsaken for the sake of all mankind Salvation in His blood Jesus Messiah The righteous died for love It wasn't over For He is the risen One Chorus Then sings my soul Then sings my soul How great Your love is How great Your love is Then sings my soul Verse 3 Behold I have a friend The Spirit breathing holy fire within My ever present help Speaking truth when I can't find it Light up this broken heart and light my way 'Til my time on earth is done Oh Holy Spirit Breathe in me like kingdom come Oh Holy Spirit Let Your work in me be done Chorus Ending Then sings my soul my God He who was and is to come Prepare the way Until the work on earth is done Watch as the clouds He rides swing low Lift up the sound As He makes our praise His throne Behold the Lord our God will lead us home Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, * ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; * worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders; * the Lord is upon the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; * the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; * the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon; 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, * and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord splits the flames of fire; the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; * the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 8 The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe * and strips the forests bare. 9 And in the temple of the Lord* all are crying, “Glory!” 10 The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; * the Lord sits enthroned as King for evermore. 11 The Lord shall give strength to his people; * the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Romans 8:12-17 (NRSV) So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Collect of the Day Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. -Ephesians 3:20, 21 Photograph by me :).

This is Trinity Sunday. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! As always, our Scripture readings and general order come from the Book of Common Prayer (1979) Daily Office. We'll sing "Behold" by Joel Houston throughout today's time of prayer. We'll read Psalm 29 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Lesson is Romans 8:12-17. We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it at https://benwardmusic.com/prayerrequest. If you'd like to be on the email list visit https://benwardmusic.com/email. Visit https://patreon.com/morningprayer to give and support Morning Prayer! Behold (Then Sings My Soul) Verse 1 Behold the Father's heart The mystery He lavishes on us As deep cries out to deep Oh how desp'rately He wants us The things of earth stand next to Him Like a candle to the sun Unfailing Father What compares to His great love Verse 2 Behold His holy Son The Lion and the Lamb given to us The Word became a man That my soul should know its Saviour Forsaken for the sake of all mankind Salvation in His blood Jesus Messiah The righteous died for love It wasn't over For He is the risen One Chorus Then sings my soul Then sings my soul How great Your love is How great Your love is Then sings my soul Verse 3 Behold I have a friend The Spirit breathing holy fire within My ever present help Speaking truth when I can't find it Light up this broken heart and light my way 'Til my time on earth is done Oh Holy Spirit Breathe in me like kingdom come Oh Holy Spirit Let Your work in me be done Chorus Ending Then sings my soul my God He who was and is to come Prepare the way Until the work on earth is done Watch as the clouds He rides swing low Lift up the sound As He makes our praise His throne Behold the Lord our God will lead us home Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, * ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his Name; * worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders; * the Lord is upon the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; * the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; * the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon; 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, * and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord splits the flames of fire; the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; * the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 8 The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe * and strips the forests bare. 9 And in the temple of the Lord* all are crying, “Glory!” 10 The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; * the Lord sits enthroned as King for evermore. 11 The Lord shall give strength to his people; * the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. Glory to the Fathe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

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How many of us have ever been in a waiting season? Maybe you feel like you're in one right now?  Some of the unfortunate realities of this pandemic, like isolation and lack of community, are only magnifying this problem.  Let's ask God to reveal to us His pace in this season.   MUSIC //  Written by Chris Davenport and Joel Houston

Willing to Lose – 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 When the apostle Paul hears that Corinthian believers are taking their grievances with each other before local magistrates, he questions why they could not handle those disagreements within the church. The world is watching us closely and we need do whatever we can to keep the name of Christ from being discredited.Here For YouCCLI #5925649 | Matt Maher, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves, and Tim Wanstall© 2011So Will I (100 Billion X)CCLI #7084123 | Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, and Michael Fatkin© 2017 | God As Creator, God's Creation, Nature, Praise, WorshipJesus Paid It AllCCLI #4689508 | John Thomas Grape, Elvina M. Hall, and Alex Nifong© 2006 | , Crucifixion, Jesus, Reconciliation, Redemption, SacrificeExalted Over AllCCLI #7065022 | Andi Rozier, Jason Ingram, and Jess Cates© 2016

As we continue in our week on living for heaven, today we'll explore what it means to see Jesus's prayer that God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven fulfilled. God desires his kingdom to invade the earth, and he wants to do it through us, his people. Open your heart and mind to God's will for your life, and allow him to fill you with excitement and joy today. Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 6:9-10, and today's worship is As It Is (In Heaven) by Hillsong Worship featuring Joel Houston. First15 is a daily devotional written and recorded by Craig Denison. If you would like to learn more about the First15 app, books, blogs, videos and our other resources, please visit first15.org. You can always reach out to us on our contact page on the website.  Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15. 

(00:00-10:32): Alabama Public Television pulled an arthur episode after character Mr. Ratburn married a man. Brian and Ian discuss the episode and how we deal with social issues as a society. (10:32-20:41): Several historical monuments have been torn down throughout this “war on history”, and George Washington is next on the hit list. Brian and Ian talk about the importance of recognizing history, regardless of its offensive nature. (20:41-29:53): President Trump loves to golf. Brian and Ian express their concern with taxpayer money being spent on it. (29:53-39:06): Brian and Ian talk about living on mission and allowing Jesus into your summer. How well do you know your neighbors? How often do you express the love of Jesus at the pool or at the park? (39:06-49:48): Columbine survivor Austin Eubanks has died. He was a motivational speaker and spoke out about opioid addiction and emotional trauma. Brian and Ian touch on taking care of those who suffer from these issues and extending love and expressing hope. (49:48-1:00:20): Hillsong United’s Joel Houston via Relevant talks about the new wave of worship and devotion he is feeling with his new music. Brian and Ian discuss the vitality with having wonder and awe in our expression of faith in God. (1:00:20-1:11:08): ‘I love Jesus, but not the church’ Means you do not love Jesus. Brian and Ian touch on the dangers of ditching the church because of the trauma people experience in their churches. (1:11:08-1:18:34): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Tree-snapping yoga causing more chaos than an escaped lion. So, relax and enjoy some ancient beer and lock your doors; all while signing up for “Selfie School”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most powerful marks of a believer is transcendent peace. This world offers us no reason to be peaceful. It offers us no reason to be without stress, burdens, cares, and total frustration. But we serve a God who offers us peace in the midst of any circumstance. We serve a God in whom all true peace finds its source. May you discover the heart of your heavenly Father to bring you peace this week. Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 9:6, and today's worship is Prince of Peace by Hillsong United featuring Joel Houston. First15 is a daily devotional written and recorded by Craig Denison. If you would like to learn more about the First15 app, books, blogs, videos and our other resources, please visit first15.org. You can always reach out to us on our contact page on the website. And, if you feel called to support First15 financially, you may give here.

As we continue in our week on living for heaven, today we'll explore what it means to see Jesus's prayer that God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven fulfilled. God desires his kingdom to invade the earth, and he wants to do it through us, his people. Open your heart and mind to God's will for your life, and allow him to fill you with excitement and joy today. Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 6:9-10, and today's worship is As It Is (In Heaven) by Hillsong Worship featuring Joel Houston. First15 is a daily devotional written and recorded by Craig Denison. If you would like to learn more about the First15 app, books, blogs, videos and our other resources, please visit first15.org. You can always reach out to us on our contact page on the website. And, if you feel called to support First15 financially, you may give here.

The apostle Peter begins to minister outside Jerusalem and heals a paralyzed man and raises a woman from the dead. As was often the case in Jesus' ministry, as people heard of these miraculous acts of God they turned to the Lord. Our God still desires to work through people faithful to follow his direction in their life to seek and save the lost.1. Seek an opportunity (9:32-33)2. Expect results (9:34-35)3. People talk (9:36-38)4. Dream big (9:39-41)5. Wait and see (9:42-43)SONGS:Be Thou My Vision30639 by Hull, Eleanor Henrietta | Byrne, Mary ElizabethPublic DomainStronger5060810 by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan2007 Hillsong PublishingGod With Us6460237 by Leslie Jordan2012 Open Hands Music and Integrity's Praise! MusicExalted Over All7065022 by Andi Rozier, Jason Ingram, and Jess Cates2016 © All Essential Music No Other Name7019979 by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin2014 © Hillsong Music Publishing

Human kings had failed the Israelites but Isaiah foretells of a king who would have the Spirit of the Lord rest upon him in an unprecedented way. Ruling with wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, and knowledge and the fear of the Lord, this King will bring peace to his people.1. Who he is (v. 1)2. What he has (v. 2)3. How he rules (vs. 3-5)4. The result (vs. 6-9)5. Our mission (v. 10)SONGSAll Who Are Thirsty #2489542 by Brenton Brown and Glenn Robertson1998 Vineyard Songs Peace Has Come #7030036 by Ben Fielding, Ben Hastings, and Seth Simmons2014 © Hillsong Music Publishing Hark The Herald Angels Sing / King Of Heaven #7019799 by C Wesley, F Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, J Ingram, P Baloche© Integrity Worship Music No Other Name #7019979 by Joel Houston and Jonas Myrin2014 © Hillsong Music Publishing Only King Forever #7011438 by M Brock, C Brown, S Furtick, and W Joye2013 Sony/ATV Tree Publishing