In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…
We're launching into a podcast series of "Empowering Partners" and Joel Penton , founder and director of LifeWise, joins us this week as our first guest who shares how bible education can change students' lives! LifeWise empowers local community members who are interested in sharing the gospel with public school students by providing a "plug and play" system for organizing and setting up a program (including curriculum that has real results !) that utilizes the Supreme Court mandated "release time" for religious studies to public school students (Watch this: During School Hours to learn more). He describes the legalities of the release time, steps community members (including teachers!) can take to begin bringing LifeWise to their area, and how to launch and remain connected to their very organized structured to ensure success on every level. I know you'll love hearing the testimonies he shares from the LifeWise Program as well. My favorite testimonial videos: Christian’s Story (Student Impact Story) Julie’s Story (Director Impact Story) If you feel a tug on your heart to give toward a LifeWise near you click here to Sponsor a Student Look HERE if you'd like to bring LifeWise to your area and check out How Lifewise Works. Congratulations to my friends who have launched the very first LifeWise in Washington State becoming the 31st state to launch LifeWise since 2019! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔥Join the Burn Bright LIVE Community to engage with new found Hope in who Jesus calls you to be and regain vision for your future with us for the next 4 Tuesday evenings beginning February 25, March 4, 11, 18 2025 + 2 Bonus Meetings (Feb 27, & March 19)! Use coupon code: FRIEND to save $25 now. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom ( student teacher version HERE!) and 🔥 From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
This episode is a LIVE recording from the Hagerstown, MD Teacher LIFT Dinner hosted by Christian Educators on 2/2/25 where Jesica Glover invites listeners to consider 3 truths that help us follow and 2 lies that can hinder as the Good Shepherd invites us to partner with Him. Her message finds it's home in John 10:1-5 where we as the sheep know our Good Shepherd's voice, He calls us by name, and He leads us out. Filled with laughter and heart, this episode includes applicable stories from Jesica's teaching career in which the Good Shepherd was inviting her to hear, step into her identity as a Kingdom Educator, and follow Jesus into "uncharted territory." 🔥Join the Burn Bright LIVE Community to engage with new found Hope in who Jesus calls you to be and regain vision for your future with us for the next 4 Tuesday evenings beginning February 25, March 4, 11, 18 2025 + 2 Bonus Meetings (Feb 27, & March 19)! Use coupon code: FRIEND to save $25 now. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom ( student teacher version HERE!) and 🔥 From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
As we wrap up our series on healthy boundaries, Jesus summarizes the keys brought up by several of our special guests and then invites us into recognizing our heart's posture in allowing Jesus to have our complete devotion through a NEW BOUNDARY. She dives into, what she coins, "My YES to Jesus" that allows us to exchange our tendency to solve our own problems, be our own "source," etc... for allowing Jesus to be our LIGHT and LIFE (see John 1:3-5, 9). This exchange requires we acknowledge and let Him be our fountain, our source, of ALL that we have need of both in our lives at school and at home. Lastly Jesica challenges us to stay in constant communion throughout the day with Jesus-- seeing Him WITH us-- and to "Call to me for I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3) knowing He will be faithful to provide what we need in a moments notice. God will upgrade us as we lean into this healthy release of YES to Him alone, our best friend, co-curriculum creator, King, etc... -Join the Burn Bright LIVE Community to engage with new found Hope in who Jesus calls you to be and regain vision for your future with us for the next 4 Tuesday evenings beginning February 25, 2025 + 2 Bonus Meetings! Use coupon code: FRIEND to save $25 now. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom ( student teacher version HERE!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
We're back this week with Elizabeth Schmus to round out our conversation of intentionally building rest into the margins of our week as Kingdom Educators. Elizabeth is a big fan and wealth of knowledge when it comes to finding space to give ourselves grace in ALL we do in and outside of school. In this episode, we discuss creating simple systems that alleviate stress-- offloading tasks to others, utilizing the daily task "bucket" approach to avoid overwhelm, and rewarding ourselves for doing hard things! If you've found these Boundaries episodes useful by applying them to your own life-- wether in or outside the classroom, please let us know! We love to hear how our content is helping you to find more joy, rest, and purpose in your mission as a Kingdom Educator. Tools Mentioned in this Podcast: Classroom Management 101 Reduce Chaos with a Classroom Reset Reclaim Your Time 101 5 Time Saving Practices Webinar -Want to join the upcoming Kingdom Educators Community Group focusing on From Burnout to Burning Bright for 5 Tuesday evenings beginning February 11, 2025?? Please email your interest to: jesica@kingdomeducators.org Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
We can all struggle at times with feeling the tug to work too much... even to the point of allowing ourselves to rest only as a reward for "finishing," but we're reminded that's not a habit God designed us to have. One of the spiritual Mamas of the Christian Educators movement, Elizabeth Schmus, shares with us her own journey of finding rest in "work" by instilling the practice of Sabbath and holding tight to her weekly time in the Word of God. The Lord is inviting us to commune with Him through rest-- resting on the truth of His Word not only by helping us hold onto promises during trials, but in more peaceful seasons as well. Making a Sabbath rest part of our weekly routine can literally revolutionize the way we prepare our hearts and minds to live on mission with Jesus. In the space of rest we're able to reset with Father God in the unique ways He made us-- through play, physically resting, being alone, creating, or gathering with friends and family. The God of the Sabbath is inviting us to join Him in resting from our work one whole day a week. Thank you for joining us for a continued conversation about setting boundaries that help us maintain a healthy heart and mind... and maybe even a healthy body, as I know rest for some is physical activity! If you'd like to connect directly with Elizabeth Schmus you can reach her via email: eschmus@christianeducators.org -If you're interested in joining one of Christian Educators book or bible studies you can reach out to info@christianeducators.org or hkohnen@christianeducators.org -Want to join the upcoming Kingdom Educators Community Group focusing on From Burnout to Burning Bright for 5 Tuesday evenings beginning February 11, 2025?? Please let me know of your interest by email: jesica@kingdomeducators.org -To checkout an AWAKE in your area christianeducators.org/awake or sign up for Wichita, KS AWAKE HERE Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
It doesn't broach public conversation often, but we as Christian educators know there are some fine lines for following the law, while also living within our faith convictions in our classrooms. During this episode high school teacher Rhapsody Jordan-Parisi dives into how she has thought through her clear "yes" and "no" when it comes to dealing with gender confusion. Her #1 goals are to honor God and others, and speak the truth in love. She aims to follow the voice of the Holy Spirit daily and has found that keeping close to His heart has never steered her wrong when it comes to her faith boundaries at school. We hope you enjoy this episode as it goes a little deeper than some by identifying sticky areas we may all face when it comes to identifying a need for boundaries and also taking action to care for ourselves and others by putting them in place. We pray you walk away feeling inspired and emboldened in setting healthy boundaries in your personal and professional life after listening to Rhapsody's story. To connect with Rhapsody email and check out her Tightrope Teaching Blog HERE . Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
God provides and blesses us when we tune in to His direction for our BEST YES[es] and gives us wisdom for what to say no to. We're learning that boundaries actually protect us and our families... so let's tune in this New Year to find healthy balance in our lives. Morgan Preston wishes would have heeded the many warnings to put up boundaries in her teaching position. So when her son voiced the hurt he felt when he realized how much his Mama was investing in other peoples' kids through Morgan's ministry at school (and at youth group), Morgan pressed in for God's answer. Listen in to hear some good reminders when it comes to keeping healthy boundaries that protect our most important relationships--God, our marriages, and our kids [FAMILY]! In this episode we talk about two important resources: - AWAKE Events-- checkout where you can meet with other Christian Educators to learn about your true identity as an Ambassador for Christ in our schools today! [ Sign up for Wichita AWAKE 2/8/25 to get early bird pricing thru Jan 30!) - SavED By Grace Blog Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
This week on the Kingdom Educators Podcast Olivia Williamson, director of Claim Your Campus shares with us how her ministry is raising up a million students nationwide to be praying for our campuses! She encourages teachers who are praying, or thinking of prayer walking with some testimonies that will encourage your heart. Tune in to learn more about this vital ministry and how it partners with many ministries you may already be connected with like FCA, First Priority, Young Life, etc. They also help host the Prayer Walking School Project and See You at the Pole! Visit claimyourcampus.com to learn more and be sure to check out the Claim Your Campus App for: -Prayer Guides -See who's praying in your region -Log Prayer for Your Campus -Check out Testimonies of Prayer on Campuses! To connect with Olivia Williamson-- visit: oliviawilliamson.org/book We hope you're able to take Episode #86 to spur on your commitment to partner with Jesus to bring His Kingdom to your campus through classroom prayer and prayer walking with your Christian colleagues. It's impossible for nothing to happen when we pray. Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
One of the best ways we can build healthy boundaries is by setting ourselves up for success with a regular time with Jesus and dive into the Word of God. In Part 2 of Healthy Boundaries Jill Miller from Teacher Be Still reviews the power of learning to hear God's voice through connecting with His Word-- learning to discern His voice and follow His leading. She then leads us into a series of practical boundaries we can set for ourselves to make sure we're taking a Sabbath, keeping ourselves away from correcting EVERY bit of student work, bringing home work every night, and being so consumed with our "to do" lists that we don't put our relationships with others first. Making sure we have health in our own families at home requires that we don't work all afternoon, or evening, and that taking time to be present is key. Jill encourages us to use her 3 part power to do list to hone in on the most important tasks for the day, and only adding to it if we can successfully accomplish any additional items. She also encourages us to celebrate finishing items... "because our "to do" list will never be done... and that is ok!" Thank you, Jesus, that you help us say, "no!" is another important boundary that has to be practiced and followed to mean anything to us or those around us. I'm excited to hear how this Boundaries Podcast Series helps improve your educator self-care!! To learn more about Teacher Be Still and what Jill Miller's ministry offers Christian teachers check out her website HERE . Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
As we begin this new podcasting unit of healthy boundaries for Kingdom Educators, I've invited Jill Miller from Teacher Be Still to join us as she has a wealth of experience on the topic as an educator, blended family mama, and business woman. She also offers professional development on this topic (see below for her contact info). During Part 1 Jill dives into the foundation of all of our boundaries as Kingdom Educators: purposeful time with God. Join us as we converse about the topic of boundaries, unmask the "hard" of spending time with God, and peak into hearing His voice for ourselves. To learn more about Teacher Be Still and what Jill Miller's ministry offers Christian teachers check out her website HERE . Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
Amber Auger from Beacon of Light joins us this week to discuss the incredible Check the Facts Curriculum they've created, released, and use as an educational tool in public, private, and homeschools across the U.S. Beacon of Light offers a totally unique, comprehensive sexual health curriculum that is free from the over-sexualized content and unbalanced messaging typically found in standard school curricula. Check the Facts Curriculum program is designed to give students fact-based, balanced education on sexual health without promoting risky behaviors. Beacon of Light's Mission is to prevent the lifelong emotional, physical, and relational consequences of engaging in sexual activity at a young age. We do this by providing fact-based education that empowers teens to make informed, healthy decisions. We use a 10-day curriculum called Check the Facts in public schools. This program covers essential topics, including: -Anatomy -Conception and Fetal Development -Identity and Stereotypes -Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) -Boundaries -Social Media Awareness and Safety -Healthy Relationships -Finding and Identifying Trusted Adults -And so much more... Be Notified When Beacon of Light's Curriculum Videos Drop for parents and teens by signing up at https://www.beaconof-light.org/video Support Our Mission: We've already raised $120K of the $220k total needed to create 10 Junior High and 10 High School videos for use at home with parents and teens, as well as for homeschoolers and as an alternative for those who "opt out" of sex education. The content is ready to go, but your help can make a difference in bringing these engaging and impactful resources to life. Help us continue empowering young people with the education they need to make informed, healthy choices. Consider donating today to support Beacon of Light's programs. Donate: beaconoflight.app.neoncrm.com beaconof-light.org Contact: amber@beaconof-light.org Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
In lieu of Thanksgiving Week, and the reminder that we've got so much to be thankful for in the gift of one another-- we want to invite you to our newest Kingdom Educator COMMUNITY... we're launching the Connected KE+ Membership and you don't want to miss out!! For a limited time we'll be offering a Black Friday unbeatable discount for this Transformative Community... with both monthly and annual membership options: Monthly Members Get... 🎁Weekly Encouragement posts and edifying discussion in a private group platform 🎁Monthly Team Huddles: 30 min Teaching +30 min Discussion 🎁Monthly Hot Seats: Bring your challenges and receive answers from heaven! 🎁20% off ALL Courses Annual Members Also Get... 🎁Access to "From Burnout to Burning Bright" Course 🎁Special Birthday Encouraging Word! 🎁20 min Annual Consult Session! 🎁Newest Books sent to you! Be the first to join us ...and be notified of your BLACK FRIDAY Savings Code and purchase link as soon as it drops!! ✔️Please be sure to rate, review, subscribe share with your friends in Education. ✔️Grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations ✔️Check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (access Student Teacher version HERE ) and From Burnout to Burning Bright to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission ✔️Connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area, or online. ✔️Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
To wrap up our self-care podcast series this week Jesica Glover invites us into the center of one of her Christian teacher community conversations-- and this week it happens to be with 2nd Grade teacher Bekah Hutchinson from SW Washington. Bekah invites us into her own experience of truth-telling which really hit home this summer when she attended a Christian Educators Leadership retreat where Jamie and Donna Winship invited a group of teachers into some identity exchange experiences with Jesus. This powerful time of encounter has continued for her as she's allowed the Lord to show her who he sees her to be and to allow herself to tell the truth in response-- often called confession. The process, for Bekah (and Jesica), has been powerfully freeing and has proven to minister deeply to their hearts, thus deemed a good took for self-care. Bekah even says, "I think truthtelling the highest form of selfcare." Our prayer is that our candid conversation would draw you into a deeper personal relationship with the Lord in which you can ask Him who He calls you to be and that in knowing your true identity and continuing to seek out His thoughts toward you (see Jeremiah 29:11 among many others!)-- that you're own heart would overflow with the truth that sets you free (see John 8:32)! And if you're starving to connect with other Christian educators, hear what God is doing, who He's called you to be as a Kingdom Educators, and gain the support you need to stay fired up as a Teacher on Mission be the first to join the Kingdom Educators Community+ Membership HERE ... cause the fun begins in December!! Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (Student Teacher version HERE !) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
Get Ready to be encouraged... and welcomed into an AWAKE Experience coming to your area SOON! Heather Kohnen, Christian Educators Awake Experience Coordinator, joins us this week to continue our unit of Teacher Heartcare by encouraging us to connect with the faith community, dig into our true identity--- identifying lies and replacing with the truth, and holding onto the realities of we do have faith rights in our schools; yes, even in this hour! As it might be seemingly growing darker this is when the lights grow brighter! But we need to "go" with one another as we enter into an upgrade of "not just surviving, but thriving" as Heather says, as we gather together to recharge, encounter God's presence and voice, and hear real testimonies that will encourage our teacher hearts to run this race with perseverance. To learn more about the AWAKE Experience offered closest to your area, please visit: christianeducators.org/awake and register here for the Wichita, Kansas AWAKE Saturday 2/8/25 . If you'd like to talk to Heather Kohnen about hosting AWAKE in your region please reach out to her via email . Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends in Education. And be sure to grab a hold of my FREE Daily Declarations , check out my courses: Your Kingdom Classroom (student teacher version coming SOON!) and From Burnout to Burning Bright course to reignite your God-given purpose for being a Teacher on Mission, and connect to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area by visiting kingdomeducators.com/speaking Follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators: Facebook Instagram YouTube…
Melinda Wilson with the Immanuel Approach Inner Healing Ministries joins us, again, for Part 2 addressing our Teacher Hearts in an inner-healing activation. We begin with gratitude and appreciation and then we invite Jesus to show us where he is. This is not guided imagery, but rather an invitation to commune with Jesus. Dr. Karl Lehman, who created the Immanuel Approach, has combined brain science in this faith-based emotional healing tool and it has proven to bring healing to children, adults, and veterans. Expect to connect with Jesus, hear His heart for you, and walk away with a new realization of who He is for you, His Beloved. . Kingdom Educator, this is worth your time. I pray your socks are blessed off & you see radical shifts in yourself and your students through this investment in yourself. You're worth it because you're good soil. ➡️ Check out Face-to-Face Ministry's podcast, Immanuel Approach training opportunies or schedule one in your area, and be sure to sign up for their inner healing opportunities by visiting https://facetofaceministries.org/ ➡️ To receive the Kingdom Educators devotional email, learn more about Jesica Glover's books & course offerings, please visit www.kingdomeducators.com and follow me on the socials @kingdom.educators. ➡️ Jesica now taking speaking bookings both online and in person for community workshops, professional development, and faith partnerships. Please visit kingdomeducators.com/speaking to learn more, and be sure to reach out to: jesica@kingdomeducators.com to set up an appointment.…
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