Send us a text Today on the podcast I will be ending season 3 by sharing about my recent book deal with Moody Publishers and some of the life changing lessons I learned on the journey to traditional publishing. I will also talk about how I gave up on my dream in exchange for what God had assigned for me and the role that played in where I am today in my writing journey. In this Episode I talk about: How I obtained my recent book contract What lead to surrendering my dreams to God How God has dea...
Sep 28, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Send us a text Today Rachel is speaking with Amy Carroll. She is a speaker and writer with Proverbs 31 Ministries, a coach, and author of 3 books. She is also a wife to the man she’s loved madly for 30 years and a mother to two amazing sons. She feels that God is calling her to use her voice for Him in winsome, compelling ways, and she is still learning. Amy shares with us how she entered into the writing world as a reluctant writer, submitted several book proposals that were rejected and the st...
Sep 21, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with her sister, Leah Moore. She is the Founder of Grace Promises, propelling women to walk in God’s power, passion, and purpose. She is very passionate about building up, encouraging, and comforting the Body of Christ. Leah is a loving and devoted mother to four amazing children. She is an aspiring author as well as a speaker, mentor, prayer strategist, and Ordained Pastor. Leah has been a nurse for 13 wonderful years. She delights in ...
Sep 14, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Robin Jennings. He is an author, speaker, and teacher. As Rector of St. Francis in the Fields in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1983 until his retirement in 2014, Robin has years of experience encouraging countless churches and parishioners to cast a vision — to develop their personal life plans — equipping them with the tools necessary to participate in the divine nature of Jesus Christ. He evokes a deep level of participation, for th...
Sep 07, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Cassie Rajewich about reclaiming your financial future. Cassie helps Christian women leaders live with less financial overwhelm by making friends with their finances so they can live out their bravest story. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband where they are raising their four girls and leaning into their own brave story. In this Episode we talk about about: How Cassie developed a love and passion for fina...
Aug 31, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Amanda Keldor. Amanda Kaldor is a Christian Weight Loss and Life coach who loves to be curious and explore the amazingness of God and all He’s created. She left her position as a registered nurse to be of greater impact in supporting women in caring for their temples; mind, body, and soul. Now, Amanda coaches women to reclaim their self-control around food so they live life to the full with confidence and joy. In this Ep...
Aug 24, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Joanna Weaver. Joanna is the bestselling and award-winning author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World , as well as Having a Mary Spirit and Lazarus Awakening . A pastor's wife, mother of three, and avid Bible teacher, Joanna loves speaking to women about the powerful freedom that is found in making Jesus Lord and trusting him for things bigger than themselves. She lives with her family in Hamilton, Montana. In this ...
Aug 17, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Scott and Vanessa Martindale. Scott and Vanessa Martindale are the founders of Blended Kingdom Families (BKF) a stepfamily and marriage ministry established in 2020 with a God-given desire to encourage and equip married couples, blended families, and local churches across the nation. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Scott specializes in counseling pre-marriage couples, marriages, and families with over 15 years of experience. ...
Aug 10, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Amanda Cleary Eastep. Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series. Amanda knows kids because she’s still one at heart. When she is forced to act like an adult, she edits nonfiction books by grownup authors. Amanda lives and writes in the mountains of North Carolina but has spent most of her life in the suburbs of...
Aug 03, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Beth and Michael Hoff. Beth & Michael Hoff are college sweethearts who fell in love in Biblical Greek class and have been married for 16 years. After 14 years in pastoral ministry, they felt called to a new season of life and a new form of ministry. Michael is in the dissertation phase of a PhD in Renewal Theology at Regent University and Beth helps run an education company serving elementary educators around the world. They bo...
Jul 27, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Send us a text Sara is a wife, mother of five, and Christian apologist with her Juris Doctorate and Masters of Divinity in Apologetics. Sara started Fruits of Faith Ministries in 2016 which now reaches thousands of people each week on social media. She is the author of The Best Is Yet to Come: Facing the Fears of Today With God's Hope for Tomorrow. Sara is a speaker with Women of the Well Communicators as well as an official member of the MOPS speakers network. Sara helps women stand up to the p...
Jul 20, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Jason and Tori Benham. Jason and Tori Benham have been married for more than twenty years, own several businesses together, and are passionate about helping couples thrive in marriage. Their family hit the public stage in 2014 when Jason and his twin brother, David, were fired by HGTV for their public stand on Biblical values. Many consider the Benhams to be the "OG of Cancel Culture." Since that time, the brothers travel the count...
Jul 13, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Send us a text In this episode, Rachel shares her story and struggles with taking leaps. She also shares how we can shift our perspective when it comes to the leaping lifestyle and how that shift sets up our children to become leapers. In this episode, we talk about: Two things that hinder us from taking leaps of faith Normalizing leapings in every season of life Working through the resistance we feel in taking leaps Inviting God into the unknowns Normalizing leaps for our children Assessing our...
Jul 06, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Rebecca Friedlander. Rebecca Friedlander has been in full-time ministry for 18 years, ministering both locally and internationally using creative arts and music. She is an ordained minister with The Missions Church International, has authored 10 books, and her films and TV series have aired around the world on multiple television platforms. She has a BA in Christian Creative Arts, a master's in Celtic Studies, and has a new book re...
Jun 29, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Brit Eaton. Brit Eaton is a writer, speaker, discipler, and all-around pursuer of the Kingdom of God. She helps corporate, nonprofit, and ministry leaders find the words to say to move people to action. An eager apostle, recovery activist, and advocate for women in ministry, Brit ministers in diverse, spirit-filled environments committed to unity in the Body of Christ. Brit is the co-author of The Uncovery, a book developed with re...
Jun 22, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Brian Johnson. He is a husband, father, musician, and a previous contestant on The Voice . He is now the worship leader at his local church, performing regularly and writing songs alongside his teammates. In this Episode we talk about about: The words of advice from Anthony Evan’s that changed his perspective and application of his craft The ups-and-downs of auditioning for The Voice What is was like being on a televised singing co...
Jun 15, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Aubrey Sampson. Aubrey Sampson is a speaker, church planter, and pastor at Renewal Church in West Chicago. She is the cohost of the Nothing Is Wasted podcast and The Common Good radio show and the author of The Louder Song, Overcomer, and her recent release, Known. Aubrey is deeply passionate about helping hurting Christians embrace their God-given identities and purposes. She writes regularly for Propel Women and more. In this Epi...
Jun 08, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Rachael Gilbert. Rachael Gilbert is a wife, mom, counselor, business owner, author (book coming March 2023), and podcast host of Real Talk with Rachael. Rachael helps women find their voice and be brave enough to use it. She loves to have real conversations and help women live free so they can pursue their God-given dreams. You can find her at www.rachaelgilbert.com, or Instagram @rachaeljgilbert In this Episode we talk about about...
Jun 01, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is an author, speaker, podcaster, former news reporter, and coach. She has published two of her own Bible studies, Glory Chasers and Flourishing Together. She has contributed to writing four other Bible studies as a storyteller on DaySpring’s (in)courage writing team. Dorina’s most recent book, Walk Run Soar, a devotional and training journal for runners and walkers. Dorina has a...
May 25, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Cody Byrns. Cody is an internationally recognized speaker and a number one best-selling author. In May of 2013, Cody’s life was drastically changed. While stopped at a red light on the highway, Cody was rear-ended by a box-truck that failed to stop. As a result, he was considered dead until first responders saw his hand move. He received many injuries that day, including severe burns to almost 40% of his body. After years of countl...
May 18, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Rebecca George. Rebecca is the founder and visionary of Radical Radiance ™ - a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. She is a speaker, writer, certified career coach and podcast interview coach whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom. She is also a Project Manager for the Blythe Daniel Literary Age...
May 11, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Brian Dixon. Brian is a business coach dedicated to helping you discover your message, engage your audience, and make a profit! Brian Dixon is an author, podcaster, conference speaker, and business coach. He is passionate about helping people share their message. He provides tools and strategies to help navigate tech overwhelm, market with confidence, and make money authentically to grow their impact and income. Brian is...
May 04, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Quantrilla Ard. She is a wife, mom, PhD graduate, mentor, & literary agent. In this Episode we talk about about: Becoming a mother while studying to get her PhD Advice for those who are hoping to go to graduate school and/or get their PhD Becoming a literary agent What it’s like to begin working with a literary agent How God closes doors (as well as opens them) to guide you to where He wants you to be What it means t...
Apr 27, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Jannelle Nevels. Jannelle is a cohost of Brian and Jannelle Mornings on WCRF . She was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. She attended Oberlin College and then earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. She has been a contributor to the radio program Pause for Prayer since 2012. Jannelle and her husband have six children, whom she homeschools. In t...
Apr 20, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Misty Phillips. God called Misty home from her corporate job at Enron in 1999 to devote herself fulltime to being a wife and mom. Shortly after coming home, she began to homeschool her boys. As the boys grew she felt God’s call to write, blog, and speak in preparation for the next season in her life after homeschooling. Writing and Speaking lead to podcasting. When she began seeing the impact her podcast was having all o...
Apr 13, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text Bonus Episode - Recap of Season 1 Season 1 of Taking the Leap podcast has come to an amazing close. At the end of each season, there will be a season recap to help new and existing listeners locate episodes that might best serve them as they live the leaping lifestyle. These recaps are intended to serve as updates about the podcast, Guests, and the host, Rachel G. Scott In this Season 1 Episode recap, Rachel talks about: The impact that the podcast has had to-date Things that have...
Apr 06, 2022•15 min
Send us a text Guest Bio: Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Victoria Duerstock. She is a multi-passionate creative and entrepreneur fueled mostly by coffee, Victoria Duerstock pursues her dreams with nerve and intensity. Wife and mom of three, Victoria divides and conquers the never-ending to-do list while working to maintain her sanity and pleasant demeanor. After spending the last few years writing books, teaching and coaching, and helping other authors and creatives build thei...
Mar 30, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Daniel Kwak. Daniel Kwak first immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 5. Due to a financially disadvantaged upbringing at the age of 20 he had a negative amount of 187.65 in his bank account. Motivated by continued financial hardship throughout his life he started learning about Real Estate Investing. The first two years he learned everything he could and at the age of 22 he did his first deal. By age 23 he h...
Mar 23, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Courtnaye Richard. Courtnaye Richard is the founder of Inside Out Media Group, LLC - a faith-based PR, Marketing & Mentorship Agency. In her 15 years of experience, she has worked with platforms such as PBS, CBN, TCT, Yahoo, including local television and print publications. Courtnaye is also the founder of Inside Out with Courtnaye, a ministry that helps women grow in Christ, while equipping them for their calling. She is an a...
Mar 16, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Today on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Mindy Kiker. Mindy grew up making sandcastles by the sea, dancing the hula in Hawaii, and singing Zulu songs in South Africa. Her passion for people was energized over a decade in Africa where she ran development projects focused on Adult Education and Entrepreneurship. Mindy holds a B.A. in English and Linguistics from the University of Florida and an M.Sc. in Organizational and Leadership Systems from the University of KwaZulu-Na...
Mar 09, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
