The Shepherd at Work

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The Shepherd At Work is a weekly program to help you learn how to live your Christian faith in every place you work and live. Host Krystal Parker introduces you to individuals who are successfully and effectively engaging in marketplace ministry – and gives you the tools you need to do the same. The Shepherd At Work is sponsored by the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce.

  1. 1d ago

    WHO ARE YOU BUILDING WITH? — Patrick Lowndes on Co-Laboring With God, Wise Counsel, and Faithful Talent. (S5E44)

    Who are you building with? And maybe the bigger question is: Are you building something for God—or co-laboring with God? Patrick Lowndes has spent much of his life around people with wisdom. Even in college, while many of his peers were doing what college students do, Patrick found himself intentionally spending time with leaders and elders in the church. Looking back, you can see the wisdom of Proverbs 13:20 woven throughout his story: “Walk with the wise and become wise.” And Patrick has done some building. He studied entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, co-founded the SaaS company that was acquired by ServiceNow in 2018. But listen to how Patrick describes that success: “By God's grace.” That tells you a lot about this entrepreneur. In this episode, Krystal sits down with Patrick for a BOLD conversation about entrepreneurship, prayer, wisdom, calling, and what it really means to co-labor and co-create with God. Because Patrick isn't interested in simply attaching Christianity to entrepreneurship. He wants God involved in the whole thing. And now all those experiences seem to be converging in his newest venture: Faithful Talent. Patrick saw a problem. There are Christians working throughout the marketplace who want their talents to glorify God. There are faith-driven leaders building companies and shaping industries. But finding one another isn't easy. You can search for a job. You can search by salary. You can search by industry. But where do you go when you're asking a different question: Where can I use the gifts God gave me alongside leaders who want to honor Him too? Faithful Talent is Patrick's answer—a platform designed to help Christian professionals discover opportunities at companies connected to faith-aligned leaders and trusted Christian business networks. Patrick has built before. He's sold before. He's advised, mentored, prayed, failed, learned, and started again. But listening to his story, you get the sense that everything has been building toward this. God has Patrick's heart. God has his mind. And God has his hands. Now he's putting all three to work building Kingdom enterprise—and creating a way for thousands of other believers to do the same. Walk with the wise. Be ready to share the hope within you. And whatever God has placed in your hands—build faithfully. Explore Faithful Talent and learn more about Patrick Lowndes. https://www.faithfultalent.com/ Listen. Walk with the wise. Co-labor with God. Build faithfully.

  2. Oct 24

    FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY — Stacy Jo Coffee-Thorne on Shame, Forgiveness, and Walking in Freedom. (S5E43)

    I am worthy. I am adored. I am beautiful. I am enough. I am chosen. I am FREE. Now tell me you can hear those words and walk away feeling burdened! Stacy Jo Coffee-Thorne is in FULL FORCE in this episode of The Shepherd at Work—challenging, encouraging, and reminding us what it means to stop carrying what Jesus already died to set us free from. In this powerful conversation, Krystal sits down with Stacy Jo, faith-driven entrepreneur, author, speaker, community builder, and founder of the Association of Christian Business Women, for an honest conversation about shame, unforgiveness, identity, obedience, and freedom. Because you can be successful... You can lead organizations. You can build businesses. You can encourage everyone around you. And still be carrying something God never intended you to carry. Shame. Unforgiveness. Fear. The belief that somehow you aren't enough. Stacy Jo knows what it means to walk through adversity, wrestle with God's calling, and discover that freedom doesn't come from trying harder. It comes from becoming deeply rooted in who God says you are. And Stacy Jo isn't interested in leaving that as a nice idea. She wants you to walk in it. We talk about forgiveness—not simply forgiving other people, but what happens when bitterness, hurt, or shame takes root inside us. We talk about identity and the danger of allowing the world, our past, our failures, or even our accomplishments to tell us who we are. Stacy Jo's own journey has taken her from resisting God's nudges to building businesses and communities centered on Kingdom purpose. Today she leads Freedom Support Solutions and the Association of Christian Business Women, while also co-hosting Faithfully Invested with her husband, Allen, and encouraging women through The Kingdom LeadHERship Podcast. There's a common thread running through all of it: Freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from shame. Freedom from unforgiveness. Freedom to become who God created you to be. Stacy Jo describes her mission as encouraging women to step out of fear and into faith so they can fulfill God's purpose while seeking first the Kingdom of God. And she doesn't simply teach it. She lives it. This episode is a challenge to put down the things you've been carrying and remember whose you are. Because your past doesn't own you. Shame doesn't name you. Unforgiveness doesn't have to imprison you. Jesus already paid for your freedom. Now walk in it. Listen. Forgive. Release the shame. Know who you are. Walk from victory to victory.

  3. Oct 17

    PASS THE PANCAKES — Chet Gladkowski on Leadership, Identity, and Spreading HOPE. (S5E42)

    What does a stack of pancakes have to do with leadership? You're going to have to listen to find out. Chet Gladkowski joins Krystal in the studio for a conversation that is equal parts clever, practical, funny, and deeply rooted in faith. And yes... Somehow pancakes become a leadership lesson. But underneath the laughter is something Chet has devoted his life to spreading around the world: A powerful four-letter word. HOPE. In a world filled with anxiety, uncertainty, division, and people desperately searching for answers, Chet believes hope isn't wishful thinking. It's something you can actually build your life on. Strong hope. Hope that stands with you when life is good. Hope that sustains you when you're walking through the valley. And ultimately, hope rooted in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Chet is an author, teacher, speaker, and gifted communicator whose ability to take complicated ideas and make them understandable is remarkable. Whether he's writing about hope, anxiety, identity, leadership, or walking with God, his heart is the same: Help people discover truth they can actually live. Krystal and Chet also dig into something every leader needs to understand: Identity. Chet contributed the chapter “The Power of Identity” to Kingdom Commerce, exploring what happens when we allow our value to be determined by performance, circumstances, accomplishments, or our own constantly changing opinions of ourselves. That's shaky ground. But when our identity is anchored in who God is and what He has done for us, we have something capable of standing through the storms of life. And then there's Chet's approach to leadership. He's clever. He's quick. He's brilliant. But perhaps most importantly... He's here to serve. Because Chet believes God created us for His glory and to serve one another—and that's where a life of purpose and significance is found. Chet's mission through GLAD Associates is to communicate the good news of Jesus in ways people can understand and apply to the real problems of everyday life. And he's not slowing down. Through his books, articles, devotionals, teaching, and vision for spreading hope, Chet is reminding people everywhere that brokenness doesn't get the final word. Hope does. This episode will make you think. It will make you laugh. It may even make you hungry. But most importantly, it will remind you that as Christian leaders, we carry something into our workplaces and communities that the world desperately needs. HOPE. Learn more about Chet, his books, and his work through https://www.chetglad.org/ Listen. Pass the pancakes. Spread HOPE. Serve somebody.

  4. Oct 10

    WHEN CHRISTIANS MESS UP — Chris Messina on Grace, Authentic Leadership, and Taking the Right Next Step. (S5E41)

    “I am a C… I am a C-H… I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N…” Yes. That's actually how this episode starts. And it might be your first clue that this isn't going to be your typical conversation about leadership—or politics. In this episode, Krystal sits down with Chris Messina, a technology entrepreneur, business leader, husband, father, and community servant for a refreshingly authentic conversation about what it means to lead as a Christian when you don't always get it right. Because Christians are human. We mess up. We say the wrong thing. We make the wrong decision. We disappoint people. So perhaps the question isn't if we'll mess up. It's: What do we do next? Chris and Krystal talk candidly about the difference between pretending Christian leaders have everything together and having the humility to acknowledge when we don't. Own it. Learn from it. Ask forgiveness when necessary. And then take the right next step. That is authentic leadership. But there's another part of Chris's story that raises a pretty interesting question: What on earth is a business guy doing running for mayor? Chris has spent more than 30 years in business, including founding and leading medical-technology companies. He has served on boards spanning business, healthcare, education, and nonprofits. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School as well as degrees in economics and city and regional planning. And now he's running for Mayor of Orange County, Florida. So we explore what happens when leadership moves beyond the walls of your company and into your community. What makes someone leave the relative predictability of business and willingly enter public service? How does faith shape the way you lead when people disagree with you? And can the lessons learned building organizations actually translate into serving an entire county? Chris's campaign describes his vision as emphasizing economic diversification, government efficiency and accountability, public safety, families, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources. But this conversation isn't simply about a campaign. It's about leadership. Because whether you're leading a company, a family, a ministry, a team—or stepping into public service—you are eventually going to get something wrong. The question is what happens afterward. Don't hide it. Don't fake it. Don't let it define you. Own it, seek God, and take the right next step. Learn more about Chris Messina and his campaign: https://www.chrismessina.com/about-chris/ Listen. Own it. Give grace. Take the right next step.

  5. Oct 3

    LOVE IS FUEL — Kristine Goebel on People, Performance, and Walking Away to Build What She Believed In. (S5E40)

    What does love have to do with business? For a hard-driving executive with a career built around numbers, systems, performance, and results... Apparently, everything. In this powerful episode, Krystal sits down with Kristine Goebel, founder and CEO of Accompany Suite, to talk about the unconventional journey that took her from corporate America and financial leadership to walking away and building a company around a radically different idea: Put people first. Kristine's career didn't begin in coaching. She built her leadership experience across automotive, wealth management, insurance, operations, and business development—eventually serving as a Partner and COO. Along the way, she became deeply immersed in process development and the impact those processes have on both employees and customers. She understood numbers. She understood operations. She understood performance. But the most important lesson she learned was about people. Put people first. That realization eventually became more than a leadership philosophy. It became a calling. Kristine walked away from the career she had built to launch Accompany Suite, helping leaders and organizations create healthier workplaces by combining strong systems with something that can be surprisingly absent from today's workplace: Love. Not love without standards. Not love without accountability. Not love that avoids difficult conversations. The kind of love that sees potential in people, believes they are worth developing, creates environments where they can flourish, and recognizes leadership as stewardship. Because people aren't simply resources to be managed. They're people we've been entrusted to lead. And when people know they are valued, when they love the work they're doing, when relationships are healthy, and when dependable systems support them—something changes. People grow. Teams grow. And businesses grow. In this episode, you'll discover: What Kristine learned about people and process during her years in corporate America and finance. Why a successful CPA firm partner would walk away to become an entrepreneur. What "Love Is Fuel" actually means in the workplace. Why putting people first doesn't mean lowering performance or accountability. How healthy systems and healthy relationships work together. Why believing in someone's potential can change the trajectory of their career. What it means to properly steward the people God has entrusted you to lead. Today, through Accompany Suite, Kristine works with individuals, teams, and organizations to restore workplaces and relationships through leadership development, coaching, workshops, and organizational systems. Her philosophy sounds simple. But don't mistake simple for soft. Love can be demanding. Love tells the truth. Love holds people accountable. Love develops potential. Love creates an environment where people can become who God created them to be. So what does love have to do with business? After this conversation with Kristine Goebel, you may decide: Everything. Learn more about Kristine Goebel and Accompany Suite: https://www.accompanysuite.com/ Listen. Love people. Build well. Steward what God entrusted to you.

  6. Sep 26

    WHEN THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP — Trace Roth on Leadership, Haiti, and Trusting God in the Impossible. (S5E39)

    What happens when a leader who has spent his career making sense of numbers is called by God into a place where almost nothing makes sense? Meet Trace Roth. Trace began his career in corporate America, working in computer science and finance—fields built around data, logic, systems, and answers. Then God led him into global missions. And eventually into places like Haiti, where tomorrow can be anything but predictable. In this powerful episode, Krystal sits down with Trace Roth of Mission Possible for an honest conversation about leadership, uncertainty, human need, and what it takes to follow God when there is no spreadsheet capable of giving you the answer. Because some leadership decisions simply don't add up. Imagine having enough food to feed the children entrusted to your schools... While knowing there are hungry families immediately outside your doors. Who do you feed? How do you steward what God has given you without becoming hardened to the needs you cannot possibly meet? How do you say yes to one person knowing it may mean saying no to another? And how does a leader carry the weight of those decisions without allowing the weight to crush them? These aren't hypothetical leadership exercises for Trace. They're real. Mission Possible has spent decades serving communities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic through education, meals, churches, leadership development, and meeting both physical and spiritual needs. Over time, its mission has evolved from simply providing handouts to creating hand-ups—equipping Christ-centered local leaders who can transform their own communities for generations. That became especially important through COVID-19 and the governmental collapse in Haiti, when growing national leadership allowed the ministry to continue even with little North American presence on the ground. Because Mission Possible believes something powerful: One Christ-led leader can create a ripple effect that extends for generations. Trace also opens up about the tensions leaders in missions carry that most of us never see. Resources are finite. Needs aren't. Plans change. Circumstances can become dangerous. And sometimes faithful leadership means making the best decision you can—and trusting God with everything you cannot control. In this episode, you'll discover: How a corporate leader wired for numbers and logic found himself leading in global missions. What Haiti taught Trace about leading when certainty disappears. How leaders wrestle with needs far greater than the resources available to meet them. Why Mission Possible shifted from handouts to hand-ups. The importance of developing local Christ-centered leaders rather than creating dependency. How to steward resources faithfully when there is no perfect answer. Why multiplication—not simply meeting today's need—can transform communities for generations. Perhaps that's why God chose someone like Trace for this assignment. His analytical mind wasn't something he had to abandon when he entered ministry. It was something God could use. The spreadsheets still matter. Stewardship matters. Strategy matters. But eventually every leader encounters a place where the numbers stop providing the answer—and faith has to take you the rest of the way. Listen. Lead wisely. Steward faithfully. Trust God when the numbers don't add up.

  7. Sep 19

    YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT — Diana Morgan on Miracles, Marketplace Faith, and Bringing God Into an Industry. (S5E38)

    What would you do if doctors told you your unborn child would likely be brain-dead—and recommended terminating the pregnancy? For Diana Morgan, it became the moment she would experience the power of God in a way she could never deny. Diana was pregnant with her second child when doctors discovered a massive growth near the base of her brain and spinal cord. The prognosis was terrifying. Her baby's future was uncertain. And then God sent someone. Not a pastor. Not someone from church. Her boss. In the middle of the workplace, this woman prayed over Diana and her unborn baby—and what happened in the weeks that followed would forever change Diana's understanding of prayer, faith, and the power of believers boldly bringing God into the marketplace. And that's only one of the miracles Diana shares. Years later, she would find herself standing beside the mangled remains of a vehicle after surviving an accident she shouldn't have walked away from. Looking at the stunned people around her, Diana said: "If you didn't believe in God before, you will now." In this unforgettable episode, Krystal sits down with Diana Morgan, a longtime leader in the dietary supplement and nutrition industry and founder of Christian Nutrition Connection, for a conversation about miracles, wandering from God, coming back to Him, and what can happen when one Christian is willing to bring their faith boldly into the workplace. Diana spent more than 20 years building relationships and influence in the dietary supplement industry. She attended the conferences. She knew the networking scene. She knew how business was done. But eventually, something began bothering her. Why were Christians in this massive industry connecting everywhere except around Christ? So Diana decided to do something no one else was doing. She created Christian Nutrition Connection—a community bringing believers within the nutrition and supplement industry together to build relationships, encourage one another, and glorify God through their work. And now she's taking it directly into one of the industry's biggest gatherings. During SupplySide Global in Las Vegas, where tens of thousands of nutrition-industry professionals gather from around the world, Christian Nutrition Connection is bringing believers together and creating a space for faith inside an industry where Diana believes God has strategically placed them. In this episode, you'll discover: The terrifying diagnosis Diana received while pregnant—and the workplace prayer that changed everything. Why God may have placed someone in your workplace specifically so you can minister to them. The second extraordinary miracle that left Diana standing beside a destroyed vehicle praising God. What Diana learned during seasons when she walked away from God. Why Christians shouldn't have to hide their faith to succeed in their industry. How she's bringing believers together inside the global nutrition and dietary supplement marketplace. What can happen when you stop separating your professional influence from your Kingdom assignment. Today, Diana is using decades of industry experience through Pink Catalyst Consulting while building Christian Nutrition Connection into something much bigger than another networking organization. She's creating the community she wished existed. And perhaps that's the greatest challenge in this conversation. God used one woman in Diana's workplace to demonstrate the power of prayer when Diana desperately needed it. Now Diana is asking: What could happen if thousands of Christians did the same thing in theirs? This conversation will remind you that miracles still happen, prayer belongs in the workplace, and wherever God has given you influence—that's a mission field. Listen. Pray boldly. Bring God to work. Use your influence for His glory.

  8. Sep 12

    WHO AM I? — Jovani Monexil on Identity, Hearing God's Voice, and Finding Your True Calling. (S5E37)

    What would happen if you asked God three simple words? Who am I? For Jovani Monexil, that question changed everything. On paper, she had built an impressive life. She was a successful attorney, admitted to practice law in both Florida and Washington, D.C., serving nonprofits, ministries, and organizations while building a respected legal career. By the world's standards... She had made it. But something was missing. In this powerful episode, Krystal sits down with attorney Jovani Monexil for a deeply personal conversation about identity, hearing the voice of God, and the life-changing revelation that came when she stopped asking the world who she was and started asking her Creator. The answer wasn't what she expected. And it transformed far more than her career. One of the most powerful moments in this conversation comes as Jovani shares how developing a true covenant relationship with Christ changes everything. She explains why so many believers struggle to hear God's voice—and how drawing closer to Him opens the door to clarity, confidence, and purpose. Because God isn't hiding from us. He's inviting us into relationship. We also dive into the practical side of faith. As the founder of Savior National Solutions, Jovani helps ministries, nonprofits, and Christian organizations navigate legal challenges with wisdom and integrity. From governance and compliance to protecting the mission God has entrusted to you, she shares practical insight every Christian leader should understand. In this episode, you'll discover: The three words that completely changed Jovani's life. Why your identity can never be found in your career or accomplishments. How to cultivate a relationship that helps you recognize God's voice. What it means to live from your identity instead of striving for it. Practical legal wisdom every ministry, nonprofit, and Christian business leader should know. Why God's greatest revelation often begins with one honest question. Today, Jovani serves as Managing Attorney and founder of Savior National Solutions, advocating for individuals, ministries, nonprofits, and organizations while helping Christian leaders navigate legal challenges with confidence and purpose. Her passion is helping others build lives and organizations firmly rooted in biblical truth. This conversation is filled with hope, wisdom, and encouragement. Because the most important question you'll ever ask isn't... "What should I do?" It's... "God... who am I?" Learn more about Jovani Monexil and Savior National Solutions - https://saviornational.com/home-page Listen. Seek Him. Hear His voice. Discover who you are.

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The Shepherd At Work is a weekly program to help you learn how to live your Christian faith in every place you work and live. Host Krystal Parker introduces you to individuals who are successfully and effectively engaging in marketplace ministry – and gives you the tools you need to do the same. The Shepherd At Work is sponsored by the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce.

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    Marc Radio
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
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