Dr. John West: Breaking Free from Cultural Compromise in the Church on Exploring the Marketplace (S:5 - Ep: 7)

Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson:We’re joined by Eric L. Dunavant—not your typical financial strategist. Eric is the architect behind the Kingdom ROI Method, a groundbreaking framework designed to help families fight back against what he calls the Greatest Wealth Heist in History. He’s also the bestselling author of At the Bistro with Bob, a heartfelt book about investing in what truly matters.Eric opens up about how God used his mentor Bob Prichard to transform his view of money, legacy, and purpose—teaching him that God’s lessons are deeply personal and powerfully applicable. Bob modeled what it looks like to walk with peace and integrity in a world full of uncertainty, showing Eric how to trade a mindset of fear and scarcity for one rooted in God’s abundance and shalom.Eric also shares a deeply personal story of his daughter’s miraculous survival in the NICU—where doctors said her only hope was prayer. Through it all, he learned the power of living with an attitude of gratitude even in the hardest seasons.Get ready for a conversation that will reshape how you see wealth, faith, and the legacy you’re building.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4_NdPnX4XYgRSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz & Bob HassonToday, Shawn and Bob welcome Hector Morales, pharmacist and owner of Provision Pharmacy. With 23 years of experience, Hector has dedicated his career to serving residential care facilities and connecting deeply with patients—even in some of the most remote places on earth.In this episode, Hector shares how faith reshaped his career—starting with a bold decision to leave a stable 17-year job to buy his own pharmacy. What he didn’t expect was uncovering the unethical practices of the previous owner, leading to a $1 million loss overnight. But through integrity, prayer, and obedience, Hector watched God redeem his decision in miraculous ways, including new partnerships that restored even greater revenue.He also opens up about the struggles of running an independent pharmacy during industry-wide financial upheaval, nearly facing closure—but God’s supernatural provision, peace, and divine connections turned it around. From marketplace miracles to radical obedience, Hector’s story will inspire you to trust God in business, even when the numbers don’t add up.💡 You’ll hear about:The tough conversations that cost Hector a fortune but built his business on integrity.How God provided supernatural contracts when the pharmacy industry was collapsing.The astonishing story of a $26,014 check that came back to him years after he sowed it in honesty.What it looks like to bring Jesus into everyday work as a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and servant leader.Don’t miss this powerful testimony of faith, business, and miracles in the marketplace!Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OXcQ0Qqi_qMRSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson, we sit down with Jeff Schreve, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church Texarkana and founder of From His Heart Ministries.Jeff shares his powerful journey from the business world to full-time ministry, including the moment he boldly stood for his Christian convictions in the corporate world—and how God used that witness to transform a coworker’s life. He opens up about the challenges of pastoring a declining, traditional church, facing major resistance, and watching God turn it into a thriving, Spirit-led community.We’ll also hear about the miracle of starting a global media ministry with just $35,000 and watching God expand it into a multi-million-dollar outreach that touches lives around the world. Through struggles, conflict, and miraculous provision, Jeff’s story is one of faith, perseverance, and trusting God’s plan in both the pulpit and the marketplace.Don’t miss this inspiring conversation filled with lessons on leadership, resilience, and the power of saying yes to God.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BX0p4VsPzlkRSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson sit down with Elise Boggs—leadership professor, consultant, coach, and owner of Elise Boggs Consulting, a boutique firm dedicated to building high-performance leaders and teams. Elise’s first book, Lead Anyone!!Elise shares her powerful journey of transitioning from full-time ministry into the marketplace, taking a leap of faith that transformed into a calling. She reveals how prayer, supernatural insight, and discipleship have become her greatest tools in coaching executives and shaping leaders—many of whom don’t share her spiritual background, yet experience transformation through her work.In this episode, Elise opens up about:✨ A personal struggle with certain personality types that God redeemed, leading to breakthrough in her coaching practice.✨ Miraculous marketplace moments, including losing (and then regaining) her biggest client in a way that expanded her influence and business capacity.✨ How her faith journey—including the miracle of her daughter after a 5-year battle with infertility—shapes the way she brings hope, healing, and leadership to others.This is a conversation about courage, redemption, and marketplace miracles. Whether you’re leading in ministry, business, or both, Elise’s story will inspire you to trust God with every door that opens—and every door that closes.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson, we’re joined by Dr. John West—Vice President of Discovery Institute and co-founder of its Center for Science and Culture. An award-winning author, filmmaker, and former Chair of Political Science at Seattle Pacific University, Dr. West brings incredible depth of insight into faith, culture, and truth.Through his new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, he exposes how secular ideologies have subtly infiltrated the Church—shaping beliefs and fueling cultural compromise. Like Stockholm Syndrome victims, many Christians have unknowingly aligned themselves with the very ideas undermining their faith.Dr. West shares a clear call to action: reclaim your foundation in God’s Word, shed cultural compromises, and rediscover the uncompromised truth of Christianity.🔥 In this episode:What is “Stockholm Syndrome Christianity”?How secular culture is shaping Christian beliefs.Why cultural collapse is connected to compromise in the Church.Practical steps to stand firm in biblical truth.This conversation will challenge, encourage, and equip you to see culture—and your faith—through a sharper, biblical lens.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz & Bob HassonWelcome back to Season 5 of Exploring the Marketplace! In this powerful premiere episode, Shawn and Bob sit down with Leaine Dehmer, a faith-driven entrepreneur and prophetic voice with an incredible testimony of breakthrough, obedience, and supernatural provision.Leaine shares how her 36-year luxury spa business, Skinsations Spa, was shut down during COVID—yet in the middle of total uncertainty, God led her into one of the most transformative seasons of her life. Against all odds, she followed a divine prompting to deactivate all her monthly membership clients… and it set off a chain of miracles.From financial ruin to divine acceleration, Leaine experienced what she calls a "jurisdiction shift"—moving from earth’s systems into the Kingdom’s supernatural economy. She shares how this led to sudden provision, the unexpected launch of a thriving coaching business, and powerful inner healing revelations that have impacted dozens of clients.💎 You’ll hear how words like “Instead” and “Suddenly” became prophetic markers in her journey, and how God redeemed years of financial ceilings, burnout, and spiritual frustration.This episode is packed with practical wisdom and prophetic insight for anyone who feels stuck, is waiting for breakthrough, or wants to understand how to walk in Kingdom-level impact and provision.💬 Topics Covered:Trusting God during business shutdownsProphetic obedience and financial miraclesStarting a coaching business by accident—and thrivingUnderstanding spiritual authority vs earthly powerBreaking subconscious belief systems that block breakthrough🎧 Listen now and be inspired to shift your own marketplace journey into Kingdom momentum.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]#ExploringTheMarketplace #ShawnBolz #BobHasson #FaithInBusiness #MarketplaceMiracles #LeaineDehmer #KingdomFinance #PropheticBusiness #ChristianEntrepreneurs

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson sit down with Dr. Philip Nation, VP-Publisher at Thomas Nelson Bibles. With a rich background as a pastor, church planter, professor, and author (*Habits for Our Holiness*), Dr. Nation shares how his faith has guided him through both ministry and the business side of Christian publishing.Now leading a Bible imprint within a global, for-profit company, Philip opens up about the tension between spiritual leadership and corporate responsibility, the challenges of pride, and the supernatural increase in Bible sales. His story is a powerful testimony of aligning marketplace work with Kingdom purpose.Tune in for an inspiring conversation on hearing God in business, surrendering to His process, and walking in humility even at the top.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson…We’re thrilled to welcome Katrina “Trina” McAlexander Galloway—a nurse practitioner, community advocate, and third-generation farmer whose life and business are rooted in faith, family, and fearless perseverance.Trina owns and operates a thriving 51-acre farm in Parkdale, Oregon, where she and her husband, Kenny, cultivate fruit, flowers, vegetables—and craft small-batch cider, beer, and wine through their farm-based business, The Grateful Vineyard. But her story goes far beyond farming.In this episode, Trina shares:* 🚜 How she combines healthcare, agriculture, and hospitality to serve her community* 🍷 The birth of a vineyard and tasting room—and the heart behind it* 🙏 Her faith journey through rejection, financial hardship, and intense legal battles* 👩‍⚕️ Serving veterans and the marginalized through medical care and food security advocacy* 🛠️ How God keeps bringing “upgrades” even in seasons of loss or transition* 💪 What it means to carry a generational legacy with vision and compassionFrom 20+ loan rejections to miraculous provision… from nonprofit legal threats to divine solutions… Trina’s story is a powerful testament to God’s faithfulness in the marketplace.Whether you're building a business, stewarding land, or simply trying to stay faithful in a tough season—this episode will ignite your courage and strengthen your trust in God’s timing and provision.🎧 Tune in now and be inspired by Trina’s incredible journey!RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson...Meet Chelsey and Stephen Diaz, the visionary founders of The Rainmaker Family, who are helping families shift from financial survival to time-rich abundance—all while leaving a lasting legacy.In 2017, Chelsey and Stephen took a bold leap of faith, walking away from their service-based wedding photography business to build a scalable, time-leveraged online brand. Today, they empower moms and families through e-commerce education, brand building, and their Rainmaker Mastermind, where they teach others to build, scale, and even sell remote businesses.💡 Ranked #148 on the Inc 5000 list and #2 in education, The Rainmaker Family is proving that family-first and business success can go hand in hand.In this episode, the Diazes share:🔥 Their journey from a scarcity mindset to kingdom-level abundance📦 How they help moms become “Rainmakers” through online businesses👶 Why they believe families don’t have to trade time with their kids to build wealth✨ Powerful prophetic stories—from dreams that warned them of staff issues, to divine insight that led to breakthrough business decisions💰 What it means to overcome time poverty, money scarcity, and the mindset of not enoughness🗣️ How Chelsey's encounter at her first job sparked her lifelong mission to be a voice of hopePlus, they share how a prophetic word through a YouTube video from Shawn helped unlock their next level of provision—and how dreams have become one of the primary ways they hear from God in business.Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a parent, or someone battling a mindset of lack—this episode will inspire you to believe for more, partner with God practically, and build a business without sacrificing your family.🎧 Tune in now and learn how to thrive in business and in life.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]

🎙️ Today on Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson…What happens when a homeless single mom chooses radical obedience and faith over fear—and watches God build something extraordinary?In this powerful and vulnerable episode, Shawn and Bob sit down with Karen Coffey, a two-time INC 500 award winner, who shares her astonishing journey from losing everything—her home, car, inheritance, and financial security—to building a multi-million dollar coaching and consulting company, all by partnering with God and being led by the Holy Spirit.Karen opens up about:💔 Losing her 200-year-old family farm, her mother, and becoming homeless 🙏 Praying daily for one divine instruction—and receiving 100 steps in 100 days 💡 Building a coaching business that’s helped hundreds of entrepreneurs each year 🏡 Miraculously buying back her family farm years later 🔥 Experiencing supernatural provision—from unexpected checks to real estate miracles 📈 Practicing extreme obedience and generosity—leading to years of explosive business growthNow, Karen has launched SpiritLedBusiness.org, a mentorship platform for faith-based entrepreneurs—and she’s giving Exploring the Marketplace listeners free lifetime access (normally a paid membership)!If you're in a season of loss, rebuilding, or looking for God's direction in your business, Karen’s story will ignite your faith and remind you what’s possible when you trust God with everything.🎧 Tune in now for a conversation filled with raw honesty, supernatural breakthrough, and practical wisdom for Spirit-led success.RSS: https://bit.ly/3Q0wnPoiTunes: http://apple.co/2A6QJRzGoogle Podcast: http://bit.ly/2L3dvRaSpotify: https://bit.ly/3U0ANGTCome join me on my Social Media:Facebook: ShawnbolzTwitter: ShawnBolzInstagram: ShawnBolzTikTok: ShawnBolzYouTube: ShawnBolzofficialYouTube: Exploring the Marketplace with Shawn and BobTake a class or attend an event at our Spiritual Growth Academy: Our 4 week classes and monthly events are designed to do the heavy lifting in your spiritual growth journey. Learn how to hear from God, stay spiritually healthy, and impact the world around you: https://bit.ly/3B2luDROur resources: [email protected] office: [email protected]