44 min

337: Kent Sanders and The Beauty of the Written Word Halfway There

    • Christianity

Kent Sanders is a ghostwriter who helps leaders grow their impact and influence through books and other content. He is the host of the Daily Writer podcast and the founder of the Daily Writer Club, a membership community that helps writers build a business with their skills. Today, Kent shares how his faith was shaped by spending time in Ukraine, the season of doubt and searching he had while pastoring others, and how learning about the history of worship shaped him. Then, Kent tells us how he ended up as a creative and writer including the work he does today to support writers. Kent’s story reminds us that while the Lord provides at every step, some of where they lead will surprise you.
Listen to Kent’s story in your favorite podcast app now!
Stories Kent shared:
Growing up in Missouri in the woods
Going to church with his mom as a kid
Participating in Bible Bowl
Giving his life to Christ as a middle schooler
Travelling with a music team in college
Spending the summer in Ukraine
Coming back to the United States and realizing the complacency of the culture
Feeling a strong pull to vocational ministry
Struggling with his faith in his late 20s
What he learned about himself on the other side of his questions
Teaching the history of worship and how it shaped him
Experiencing different Christian traditions
Discovering blogging and podcasting
Beginning to write and get clients
Leaving his professor job and starting his own business
Why you should write a book
Great quotes from Kent:
As a kid, you don’t appreciate the sacrifices adults make for you.
The more challenges you have the more opportunities  you have to grow.
I was starving for beauty but didn’t know it until I experienced it.
Resources we mentioned:
Kent’s website
The Daily Writer website
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel
The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley, Kent Sanders
Related episodes:
Sarah Geringer and Transforming Your Thought Life
Gregory Gillam and The Road of Healing
Jon Fugler and Ditching Performance Christianity
Andrew Klavan and The Truth and Beauty
The post Kent Sanders and The Beauty of the Written Word appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Kent Sanders is a ghostwriter who helps leaders grow their impact and influence through books and other content. He is the host of the Daily Writer podcast and the founder of the Daily Writer Club, a membership community that helps writers build a business with their skills. Today, Kent shares how his faith was shaped by spending time in Ukraine, the season of doubt and searching he had while pastoring others, and how learning about the history of worship shaped him. Then, Kent tells us how he ended up as a creative and writer including the work he does today to support writers. Kent’s story reminds us that while the Lord provides at every step, some of where they lead will surprise you.
Listen to Kent’s story in your favorite podcast app now!
Stories Kent shared:
Growing up in Missouri in the woods
Going to church with his mom as a kid
Participating in Bible Bowl
Giving his life to Christ as a middle schooler
Travelling with a music team in college
Spending the summer in Ukraine
Coming back to the United States and realizing the complacency of the culture
Feeling a strong pull to vocational ministry
Struggling with his faith in his late 20s
What he learned about himself on the other side of his questions
Teaching the history of worship and how it shaped him
Experiencing different Christian traditions
Discovering blogging and podcasting
Beginning to write and get clients
Leaving his professor job and starting his own business
Why you should write a book
Great quotes from Kent:
As a kid, you don’t appreciate the sacrifices adults make for you.
The more challenges you have the more opportunities  you have to grow.
I was starving for beauty but didn’t know it until I experienced it.
Resources we mentioned:
Kent’s website
The Daily Writer website
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel
The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley, Kent Sanders
Related episodes:
Sarah Geringer and Transforming Your Thought Life
Gregory Gillam and The Road of Healing
Jon Fugler and Ditching Performance Christianity
Andrew Klavan and The Truth and Beauty
The post Kent Sanders and The Beauty of the Written Word appeared first on Eric Nevins.

44 min