Ep 91 with Katia Adams: Faith Over Formula: When Obedience Feels Irrational
Sometimes God’s direction doesn’t make sense—until it does. In this episode, host Christine Caine sits down with pastor and church planter Katia Adams to talk about how obedience can lead to multiplication, even when it feels like loss. From Boston to Cape Town, Katia shares how God uprooted her plans, expanded her influence, and met her family’s every need along the way. This is a conversation for every leader learning to yield, trust, and follow God through transition and uncertainty.
SHOW NOTES:
When God Changes the Plan
Katia shares her unexpected journey of leaving Boston for Cape Town—not by choice, but by Divine redirection. What looked like a visa issue became an invitation to multiplication.
Faith Over Formula
When God is silent, faith grows. Katia and Christine unpack how God sometimes withholds clarity to deepen trust, and how the “yielded yes” is the seed of every new beginning.
Provision in the Details
From finances to tutors to schools, Katia reveals how God’s faithfulness met her family in every practical need, reminding us that when God authors the story, He funds the mission.
The Legacy of Revival
Katia’s family history in Iran tells a miraculous story of revival—how her grandfather’s hunger for Scripture sparked a movement that continues to this day.
Spirit and Truth in Every City
From Boston’s intellectual culture to Cape Town’s spiritual hunger, Katia describes why the Gospel needs both deep theology and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Leading Without Entitlement
Katia and Christine discuss the tension between calling and career—why obedience will always look foolish to the world, and why faithfulness matters more than fame.
Follow Katia on Instagram at @_katiaadams
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Ep 90 with Michelle Mayorquin: Choosing Faith When Life Breaks Your Heart
Joy isn’t the absence of pain—it’s the presence of God. In this episode, host Christine Caine talks with pastor and leader Michelle Mayorquin about walking through unimaginable loss while raising a family, leading a growing church, and choosing joy in the midst of it all. Michelle shares how God met her in grief, sustained her with supernatural joy, and used her daughter’s short life to ignite revival across nations. This powerful conversation will fill you with hope to keep going, no matter your season.
SHOW NOTES:
From Youth Group to Global Impact
Michelle shares how she met Jesus as a teenager, married her youth pastor, and together planted La Roca Church—now spanning 12 campuses across multiple nations.
The Miracle of Abriana’s Life
Told her baby wouldn’t survive, Michelle chose faith over fear. Abriana lived 11 years—defying all medical predictions and becoming a vessel of joy to everyone she met.
Joy as a Spiritual Strategy
Michelle reveals how daily time in God’s presence anchored her in supernatural joy—and why joy is spiritual warfare against despair.
Grieving With God, Not Without Him
Michelle opens up about navigating grief as a wife, mother, and leader—how she and her family took a sabbatical to heal and found God’s grace in the quiet.
Turning Pain Into Purpose
Michelle explains how her loss gave birth to Aurora, a thriving women’s ministry, and how choosing “why not me” instead of “why me” reshaped her calling and voice.
Follow Michelle on Instagram at @mbmayorquin
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Ep 89 with Joyce Koo Dalrymple: You Are Not Disqualified – You Are Called
You are not disqualified. In this episode, host Christine Caine sits down with author, journalist and advocate Joyce Koo Dalrymple for a powerful conversation about redemption, calling, and discovering purpose on the other side of pain. Joyce shares her journey from feeling unqualified to becoming an adoptive mom, ministry leader, and voice of hope. If you’ve ever felt too disqualified or too wounded to be used by God, this episode will remind you: nothing is wasted when it’s surrendered to Him.
SHOW NOTES:
Finding Purpose in Pain
Christine and Joyce talk about how the very places of deepest hurt can become the places God uses most powerfully for His purposes.
The Power of Vulnerability
Joyce explains why sharing our stories—especially the broken parts—can unlock healing for ourselves and hope for others.
Surrender Over Striving
Christine reflects on how striving for perfection can keep us stuck, while surrender opens the door to God’s calling and peace.
From Abandonment to Belonging
Joyce shares her early story of trauma, adoption, and searching for identity—and how God rewrote her story with belonging and love.
Follow Joyce Koo Dalrymple on Instagram @joycekdalrymple
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Ep 88 with Lisa Bevere: Building a Legacy of Faith When the Pressure is High
Leadership will stretch you—but it doesn’t have to break you. In this episode, host Christine Caine sits down with powerhouse author and leader Lisa Bevere for a raw and hope-filled conversation about resilience, identity, and longevity in leadership. Lisa opens up about decades of ministry – the highs, heartbreaks, and hard-won wisdom – that shaped her into a woman who still leads with fire and tenderness. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep showing up when you feel unseen or worn out, this episode will give you courage to stay the course and lead with your whole heart.
SHOW NOTES:
Leading Through Longevity
Lisa shares how decades of saying “yes” to God through changing seasons has forged her character, deepened her faith, and built a legacy that lasts.
Boldness and Brokenness Can Coexist
Lisa and Christine talk about how courage doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine—and why vulnerability is essential for healthy leadership.
Battling Comparison and Insecurity
Lisa reveals how she overcame comparison in the early years of ministry and learned to fully embrace her unique voice and assignment.
Staying Tender While Staying Strong
They unpack how to stay soft toward people and sensitive to the Holy Spirit, even when leadership requires tough calls and deep sacrifice.
The Secret to Longevity in Leadership
Christine and Lisa reflect on how intimacy with Jesus—not platform, production, or pressure—is the only sustainable source of strength.
Follow Lisa Bevere on Instagram at @lisabevere
Find her books and resources at lisabevere.com
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Ep 87 with Kim Thomas: Everyday Evangelism: Living Like Jesus at Work
Your workplace isn’t separate from your calling—it’s part of it. In this episode, host Christine Caine talks with corporate leader and author Kim Thomas about what it looks like to live on mission in the marketplace. From her powerful “backyard with God” moment to leading a team of 50 people with purpose and integrity and writing her debut book, The Sacred Cubicle, Kim shares how to bring faith into the workplace in practical, winsome ways. If you’ve ever wondered how to honor God at work without crossing boundaries, this conversation will equip and encourage you.
SHOW NOTES:
From Corporate Leader to Kingdom Ambassador
Kim shares her journey of realizing her corporate career was also her mission field—and how a personal moment with God changed how she led forever.
Breaking Down the Sacred/Secular Divide
Christine and Kim discuss how compartmentalizing faith from work limits impact—and why all of life is sacred when surrendered to God.
Practical Ways to Live Your Faith at Work
Kim offers tangible, wise ways to represent Christ in environments that may be resistant to faith—from small conversations to big cultural shifts.
Navigating Faith in Complex Environments
Kim explains how to be bold yet respectful in workplaces with strict policies or anti-Christian sentiment, and how the fruit of the Spirit opens doors.
Balancing Work, Family, and Calling
Kim unpacks how she built a supportive family structure to thrive in marriage, motherhood, and leadership—without burning out.
Follow Kim Thomas on Instagram, @kim1champ
Find The Sacred Cubicle at https://a.co/d/hR6CMAp
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