Still Being Shaped

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We are all a work in progress. Broken. Imperfect. Unfinished. And that's where God breaks through. Still Being Shaped is a raw, real conversation about letting God actively shape your life, faith, and calling. Hosted by Gabby Gonzales-Heck, this podcast explores how our cracks, failures, and doubts become channels for His glory. Grounded in 2 Corinthians 4:7, we're jars of clay carrying treasure, and our fragility is part of the design. You'll hear stories of transformation, practical wisdom for leadership and relationships, and urgent reminders that you don't need to be finished to be useful.

  1. 2d ago

    033: Elle Ray on Worship, Church Hurt, and Coming to God As You Are

    "Jesus conquered it all, so you don't have to conquer anything before you come to Him." Elle Ray is a Christian indie pop-alt artist, an Arkansas girl, and a former hometown worship leader who wrote her first song about Jesus at nine. Her first move to Nashville ended a month in with a totaled car and a concussion. She went home, prayed, waited a couple of years, and went back. Along the way, leading worship turned into the only place she could feel God, and she had to relearn that grace isn't a checklist. In this conversation, we explore: The papaw story: a hitchhiker, a skating rink, a loaded gun, and the night God fought for her grandfather while the family sleptDelays aren't denials: the car wreck, the long wait, and trusting God's timing when your calling feels on holdBurnout behind the mic: when worship became performance, and why she stepped off the teamChurch hurt and grace: telling people the truth gently, loving them first, and letting His kindness do the drawing"Come and talk with me": journaling, Psalm 27:8, and bringing God the small everyday stuff, not just the big crisesHowever long it's been, He's still waiting with open arms. Come as you are. You're still being shaped. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247 Find Elle Ray🎵 Music + all links: linktr.ee/Elleraymusic📸 Instagram: @elleraymusic🎧 Singles: "Never Wasted," "Holy, Holy," "Even When," "Sweet Romance," "Obsession"

  2. Sep 14

    032: When Good Things Become God Things

    "Good things become bad things when they become god things in our life." Hannah Roy found fitness in 2020, but by her own account, God was nowhere in it at the start. It was just her, the workouts, and the food, chasing a body instead of a Savior. In this episode, Hannah opens up about the moment a single verse flipped her whole engine from discipline to obedience, what it actually costs to build a faith-centered fitness brand online, and why she'd rather post one thing with purpose than a hundred things for clout. In this conversation, we explore: The Idol Nobody Talks About: how fitness quietly became worship before Hannah even noticedStop Starting Over: why shame keeps you stuck and mercy actually moves you forwardThe Cost of Being Seen: navigating online hate as a woman who won't stop talking about Jesus and modestyBuilding With Both Hands Open: launching a modest activewear brand while refusing to chase Amazon pricesRest as Rebellion: what it looks like to hand your calendar back to God when busy feels like being faithfulCome as you are. He'll take it from there. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247

  3. Sep 6

    031: Who Are You When Everything Is Stripped Away?

    "If my identity is in Christ, everything else is as it should be." Kiki is a wife, a mom, an elite HIROX athlete, and a business owner, but strip all of that away and who is actually left? In this episode, Gabby sits down with longtime friend Kirsten Tackett to talk about the identity crisis that hits when the things you do get taken away, and the years-long fight to find healing from an eating disorder that started in middle school. In this conversation, we explore: The four-word bio test. What is left of you when wife, mom, athlete, and business owner get taken off the table.Big rocks first. Why the important things have to go into your day before anything else gets to fit.The truth behind the lie. A practical way to filter what is actually true out of a negative thought instead of just suppressing it.Eating disorder recovery is not passive. What it actually took to go from hopeless to healed, and why she pursued it for her future kids.Pruning what looks good. The garden metaphor for why healthy things sometimes still have to be cut back to make room for real growth.However you are showing up today, God is not asking for your performance. He is asking for you. Come sit with us for this one. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247 @kngdmtrainingclub

  4. Aug 30

    030: I Made Millions and Lost My Soul w/ David Carpenter

    "I'm tired of losing my soul just to gain some money." David Carpenter had the two-million-dollar house, the cars, the designer, and millions in the bank. He's also had $300,000 in debt, a business cut in half, and a heart that money owned completely. This is the conversation about what it actually costs to be free. In this conversation, we explore: The heartbreak he needed. How losing a girlfriend, failing an exam four times, and burying his oldest brother a week before test day became the doorway instead of the dead end.When success stops satisfying. What happens when you finally get everything culture promised would fix you, and it doesn't.The full surrender. Changing his number, giving away $100,000 of designer, walking away from a relationship and a whole friend group, and what God did with the space that was left.Heart posture over everything. Why the nice house isn't the question, why poverty isn't holiness, and how the parable of the talents wrecks the way most Christians think about money.Big doors swing on small hinges. Two stories that will change how you show up to the small, overlooked assignment you're tempted to skip.Kingdom dishes. Why worship isn't just Sunday, and how the mundane becomes ministry.You are not too far gone, too far behind, or too far along to still be shaped. Press play. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247

  5. Aug 23

    029: We Went From Strangers to Co-Owners in 8 Months

    In this conversation, Gabby introduces Marissa Longley, newly named co-owner of Made of Clay, and unpacks the wild, God-ordained friendship that made it happen. From a random conference connection to a 6-hour Baton Rouge road trip that changed everything, to the spiritual alignment that made saying "yes" feel inevitable. Plus the official announcement: Made of Clay Podcast is rebranding as Still Being Shaped Podcast. In this conversation, we explore: The Stranger-to-Sister Story: How Gabby and Marissa went from acquaintances to best friends in one road tripGetting Your Feet Wet: Why obedience means stepping into the river before God parts it (and how Draw the Circle changed their prayer life)Love as the North Star: Why 1 Corinthians 13 isn't just poetry—it's the entire business modelWhat Co-Ownership Actually Means: How two women built a partnership rooted in prayer, not profit marginsThe SHAPE Framework: How your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences combine to create your unique Kingdom calling We also talk about why Christian friendships hit different, how God uses your messiest experiences for His glory, and why there's no "B Team" in the Kingdom. Welcome to Still Being Shaped. Where clay jars tell their stories. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247

  6. Aug 2

    028: He Prayed for a Hard Season. Two Months Later a Drunk Driving Crash Left Him Paralyzed.

    "I asked God to present me with something hard I could grow from. I just should have clarified, let's not do paralysis." Two months before a drunk driving accident broke his neck and left him paralyzed from the chest down, 26-year-old Riley Lambert prayed for a hardship that would grow his faith. In this raw and unforgettable conversation, Riley shares why he has never once blamed God, how being forced to be still finally introduced him to the Holy Spirit, and what gratitude actually looks like on the days that simply suck. In this conversation, we explore: The Prayer That Changed Everything — how asking God for a "hard situation" set the stage for the hardest and most defining season of his lifeNever Blaming God — why Riley sees his paralysis as an answer to prayer instead of a punishmentThe Gift of Being Still — finding the Holy Spirit when you can no longer distract yourself from your own thoughtsThe Midwit Trap — why we overcomplicate faith, gratitude, and life when simplicity is the whole pointThe Hard Thing Is the Right Thing — a simple filter for discernment, from reading the Word to guarding your time on social mediaYou are a jar of clay, cracked and imperfect, and that is exactly where His light gets in. Keep running the race, friends. We're praying for you. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247 @rileylambert4

  7. Jul 26

    027: God Is SO Much More Than a Spot on Your Calendar

    "God is not a spot on your calendar. He is the paper on which the calendar is written." Jay Owen started his agency at 17 with $5,500 in his first year. More than two decades later it's a multimillion dollar business, and he's Chief of Ministry Staff at one of the fastest growing churches in the country. But this conversation isn't really about success. It's about what it costs, what actually lasts, and the day his wife looked at him on a hotel bed and said, "Something's gotta change." In this conversation, we explore: The work-life "blender," not balance: Why balance is the wrong goal, and how to think in rhythms and seasons instead of a 50/50 split that never works.The four people every person needs: Someone to look up to, someone looking up to you, someone beside you, and someone who believes in you when you don't believe in yourself."It's not your business to succeed": How Jay untangled his identity from his achievements and learned to steward instead of striving.Faith meets AI: The Parable of the Five Talents, the Great Commission, and where Jay draws the line between a kingdom tool and outsourcing what humans should do.The story you're telling is not your own: Why your customer is the hero, and how clarity in messaging changes everything. You are not too broken for God to use. He does His best work through the cracks. Press play, friend. We're praying for you. ABOUT THE GUEST:Jay Owen founded his marketing agency at 17 years old and has spent more than two decades helping people tell their stories with clarity, growing it from a $5,500 first year into a multimillion-dollar business. He also serves as Chief of Ministry Staff at the Church of 1122, one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. A husband of 23 years and dad of five, Jay is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build businesses that last without sacrificing their families. Learn more at jayowenlive.com. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247

  8. Jul 19

    026: "We're Just Called to Love People" — Steven Bertalan on Ditching the Script and Seeing People as People

    "It's not just about the bicycle. It's the fact that you're seeing the person for who they are." Steven Bertalan has spent years behind a camera telling other people's stories. But it wasn't until he fixed his homeless neighbor's bike on his own driveway that he finally understood what the gospel actually looks like in real life. No stage. No script. No motive. Just a person choosing to see another person. In this conversation, we explore: The viral bike video and what it taught him — how a simple act of seeing someone as a person changed his own understanding of the gospelLeaving church without leaving God — what it actually looks like to step away from the building while holding on to the relationshipPerformative Christianity vs. real faith — why "saying the right things" and "doing the right things" are not the same, and how to tell the differenceThe danger of transactional mission — why a scripted prayer on a street corner might be doing more harm than a quiet cup of coffeeAsking questions as a spiritual practice — why Jesus answered so few of them directly, and what that says about how we should show up for peopleYou don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to show up. ✨ Shop the Mission: www.madeofclay247.com📸 Instagram: @madeofclay247📸 Follow Steven: @stephenberty

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We are all a work in progress. Broken. Imperfect. Unfinished. And that's where God breaks through. Still Being Shaped is a raw, real conversation about letting God actively shape your life, faith, and calling. Hosted by Gabby Gonzales-Heck, this podcast explores how our cracks, failures, and doubts become channels for His glory. Grounded in 2 Corinthians 4:7, we're jars of clay carrying treasure, and our fragility is part of the design. You'll hear stories of transformation, practical wisdom for leadership and relationships, and urgent reminders that you don't need to be finished to be useful.

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  • Creator
    @madeofclay247
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
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    Clean
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