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Episode 88: a conversation with Kristen Ostrem--author, pastor, and Bridging the Gap event coordinator--and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Kristen and her friend Rachel Hastings co-authored the 21-day devotional entitled Win the Wait about waiting for a future...

Episode 87: a conversation with author, speaker, and worship leader Natalie Runion and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Natalie is the founder of Raised of Stay and was a featured guest at Thrive 2024. In this conversation, Natalie walks us through her experience in...

Episode 86: a conversation with author, speaker, and Pastor Carolyn Haas and BTG Podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Pastor Carolyn was a featured speaker at Thrive 2024 (watch Workshop ONE and Main Session FOUR), where this episode was recorded. You will first hear about...

Episode 85: a recording of author, speaker, and radio show host Susie Larson as she has a conversation with our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Recorded during a live-audience experience at the 2024 Thrive Conference, Susie shares her favorite parts of Thrive and what...

Episode 84: a conversation with professor, speaker, coach, and author Dr. Melissa Mork and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Dr. Melissa is a certified humor professional, and she shares with us the tragic story and deep loss that led her into the mental health field...

Episode 83: a conversation with Julie Cooper Nelson--Ministry Coach, Author, Wife, Mom, and Mentor--and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Julie started Bible Basics in 2017. Her newly revised Bible Basics book (available now on Amazon) continues to be a great tool for...

Episode 82: a conversation with Melinda Henderson--Founder of the INSPIRE Project, a world missionary for 24 years, and an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God--and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. Melinda shares about the heart behind INSPIRE, which was...

Episode 81: a conversation with teacher, wife, mother, and BTG Prayer Advisor, Melissa Schrock, and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. In this episode, Melissa shares how prayer completely changed her life, including some incredible stories of how she has seen God...

Episode 80: a conversation as Mykelti Blum (BTG Podcast Host) talks with BTG Director, leader extraordinaire, and newly minted mother-in-law, Angie Goetz, and mama of five, BTG advisor, and Thrive emcee, Amber Gerstmann. In this episode, you will hear Angie's...

Episode 79: a conversation with pastor, wife, and mom of three Rev. Brooke Maxwell and our podcast host, Mykelti Blum. In this episode, Brooke shares her testimony about losing her mom at a young age and going through a deep season of grief. She talks about how she...