Surrendering Swords with Josiah Ball

On this weeks episode I got the opportunity to chat with my friend Ryan Murphy about the church he serves in Boston Massachusetts and his heart for relational discipleship, amongst other topics.Ryan serves as the Lead Pastor of The Table Boston. He is passionate about helping people come alive and live in love with Jesus. He was born and raised in Northern California and, after serving a church in Atlanta for four years, heard God’s call to come and contend for a move of God in Boston alongside The Table. Ryan earned his MA in Theology from Fuller Seminary and gets particularly excited about prayer and spiritual formation. In addition to pastoring, Ryan teaches as an adjunct professor of hermeneutics, bakes sourdough bread, and goes on walks on the beach in Southie with his wife, two kids, and goldendoodlethetableboston.comwww.helloimjosiah.com

In this weeks episode I chat with Bethany Phillips and her journey through overcoming trauma in various areas and more about her new ventures with her career. Bethany Phillips is a Somatic Embodiment practioner and trauma-informed love coach. She helps women reconnect with their bodies, release stored stress and trauma, and find peace within. Through her retreats, community spaces, and 1:1 work, Bethany creates safe, nurturing environments where women can rest, heal, and breathe againFollow Bethany @hersacredsexuality and visit www.hersacredsexuality.comwww.helloimjosiah.com

In this week's Episode, I sat down with not only my friend, but my employee at the coffee shop, and we chatted about life.What does Relational Evangelism look like in the everyday workspace? Are miracles modern? Tune in todatwww.helloimjosiah.com

In this week's Short Episode, I give a little Life Update on myself and Authentic You Ministries.

This is a message I gave at Beacon Hill Church on March 9th 2025. Youtube link to full video of sermon is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B79XAt4y-UQ&t=2986s

In this episode Dr. Shelli and I talk about her new book coming out "The Cast For Your Soul" We also chat about many other things with her ministry. https://www.facebook.com/shelli.haynes.311www.helloimjosiah.comBuy Authentic You https://a.co/d/hNDpzpS

In this season Finale episode I got the chance to chat with Alex Seidler about all things Forward Coalition and whats going on with his life. We dive into church aspects and kingdom living in todays western world and how there is a resurgence of new revival coming. Alex has been in full time ministry since 2006. He was a missionary for 12 years to East Asiawhere he led campus church planting teams and provided strategic missional leadership. Hemost recently served with Elim Fellowship as their Global Ministries Director and also on theirCouncil of Elders.Alex is the founder and director of The Gateway Project, a new collaborative missionsorganization dedicated to forming and planting teams in the most strategic cities on the planet.Alex holds a passion for revival and seeing the least reached places of the world reached forJesus.He is a graduate of both Elim Bible Institute and Roberts Wesleyan College. In 2009, hemarried his beautiful wife Jodi, and together they minister throughout the world believing forGod’s heart and mission to be experienced in a fresh way. They have two amazing boys, Elliottand Kylo and are currently based out of Rush, NY.https://www.theseidlerfam.com/https://www.forwardcoalition.org/https://www.tgproject.org/

In this episode, Christina and I sit down and chat about her struggles growing up with a visual impairment and how that became her identity over time. We also discuss how she overcame that identity to rest in her true Identity. Christina Papaleo is an artist, advocate, and educator born and raised in the Central New York area. A self-taught drawing artist and passionate public speaker, she is dedicated to helping others discover and embrace their God-given design. Christina currently serves as a Learning and Development Specialist at Syracuse University and finds joy in serving her community through Abundant Life Church. In her free time she loves exploring the outdoors or snuggling with her cat, Aslan. You can connect with her on Instagram at @christinamariecreations www.helloimjosiah.com

In this episode, I get the chance to talk with Dr. Matthew Hester about his newest book, The Rorschach GodDr. Matthew Hester has poured over two decades into various church and ministry roles. Beyond the pulpit, Matthew is a prolific author, having penned five books. Matthew is the host of both The Kingdom Is For Everyone Podcast and The Kingdom Is For Everyone television show, where he shares valuable spiritual teachings around all things righteousness, peace, and joy. Matthew founded the Present Truth Academy (P.T.A.), an online school dedicated to providing cutting-edge teachings from a diverse range of global thought leaders (www.PresentTruthAcademy. org). Matthew shares his life with his wife Megan and their four children.If there's anything you believe about God that doesn't look like Jesus, you're missing something.The God we find in Scripture often appears to be a mysterious contradiction. We find ourselves asking, Who is God, really? Is He compassionate and merciful, or angry and punitive? Gradually, we begin to create a version of God who aligns more with our own image than with the image of His Son, Jesus.In The Rorschach God, author Matthew Hester takes believers on an eye-opening exploration to uncover the true image of God found in the person of Jesus Christ.This book will challenge you to:• Move beyond your personal projections of God,• Dismantle false images of who God is,• Find the God of compassion and mercy as revealed through Jesus Christ, and• Reconcile the God of the Old Testament with the God of the new covenant.The God you see may not be the God who is, and the God who is wants more for you than just knowledge-He wants intimacy.www.helloimjosiah.com

Tune in to this episode where I interview Brittani Diamond Live in front of an audience at Basic Conference in Rochester, NY.We dive into Brittani's past and how she came to know the Lord. We also talk about her current venture, helping those with addictions. Review and give 5 stars Thanks for listeningwww.helloimjosiah.com