In this powerful episode, Jesica sits down with Matthew Wagoner, a U.S. Army veteran, former pastor and police officer, and now a longtime public school teacher.

Matthew shares how God has been working in his heart in profound ways—healing wounds, restoring his identity, and leading him into deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit. From battlefield experiences in Somalia and Desert Storm to the front lines of the classroom, Matthew now walks in the daily awareness that he is a missionary sent to his school, empowered by the presence of God.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

• How Matthew’s calling unfolded across military, ministry, and education

• The inner healing God began in his heart before the Leadership Summit

• How the Holy Spirit is equipping him to carry God’s presence into his school

• The scriptures that anchor him and the joy of walking in Kingdom purpose

This story is a reminder that God uses every chapter of our story for His glory—and that He is still in the business of healing, sending, and reviving His people.

Resources Mentioned

• 50% off Your Kingdom Classroom Using Code: KINGDOM25

• Daily Truth Declarations

Join the community: Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook

What if joy and love—not pressure and perfection—were the foundation of your school’s culture?

In this powerful conversation, Georgia educator Christy Mosher joins Jesica to unpack the spiritual, emotional, and neurological truths behind real Christian educator community. Rooted in Ephesians 1:15–19, Christy shares how she’s learned (often through mistakes!) to lead from love, cultivate unity, and create rhythms of joy among the teachers at her school.

Together, we explore:

• Why Kingdom community isn’t optional for lasting impact

• What brain science reveals about joy, love, and attachment

• How our connection to Jesus fuels obedience and transformation

• Practical ways to build connection: stories, prayer, meals, and identity statements

• How to shift from task-driven to people-first leadership, just like Jesus

Whether you’re leading a team or longing for deeper connection, this episode will stir hope, offer tools, and remind you: you’re not in this alone.

Your next steps after listening: Join The Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook – a growing space where teachers on mission with Jesus connect, encourage, and pray for one another. Download your FREE Daily Truth Declarations – speak truth over your identity, your classroom, and your calling every day. Because you're an educator on mission with the King of kings, Your Kingdom Classroom is 50% Off w/code: KINGDOM25 – and we’re here to cheer you on. Student Teacher Deal HERE.

You don’t have to teach alone. There is a growing community of educators just like you—on fire for Jesus and showing up in schools with purpose and power. Let’s keep linking arms.

Please rate and review the show to help spread the message—then share this episode with a fellow teacher who needs hope today.

In this special full-length episode, Jesica sits down with David and Elizabeth Schmus, leaders of Christian Educators, to unpack what God is doing in public schools through a growing family of Kingdom-minded educators.

Fresh from the recent Leadership Development Summit, they share powerful stories of breakthrough, boldness, and connection—revealing how God is raising up ambassadors in schools across the nation and forming Spirit-filled communities of faith and impact.

🛠️ Resources:

• christianeducators.com

• christianeducators.com/lift – Start a local prayer group

• christianeducators.com/awake – Host or attend a regional event

Your next steps after listening: 👉 Join the Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook – a growing space where teachers on mission with Jesus connect, encourage, and pray for one another.

📝 Download your FREE Daily Truth Declarations – speak truth over your identity, your classroom, and your calling every day.

👉 Because you're an educator on mission with the King of kings, Your Kingdom Classroom is 50% Off w/code: KINGDOM25— and we’re here to cheer you on. Student Teacher Deal HERE.

You don’t have to teach alone. There is a growing community of educators just like you—on fire for Jesus and showing up in schools with purpose and power. Let’s keep linking arms. 💛

🎧 Please rate and review to help the message get out + share with a fellow teacher who needs this hope.

#kingdomeducators #christianeducators #teachersonmission #kingdomcommunities

Is it possible to be a bold light for Jesus in a public school… and not feel so alone while doing it?

In this episode, I sit down with Pennsylvania teacher Shanna Daubenspeck, a passionate Kingdom educator who said yes to building Christian community on her campus—and watched God multiply it.

This conversation is honest, practical, and so encouraging if you’ve ever wondered:

• Are there other Christians at my school?

• How can we connect without making it weird or forced?

• What difference could it really make if we prayed together?

Spoiler: It makes a big difference.

Listen in as we talk about: ✨ How Shanna began finding other believers at her school ✨ Creative ways they’ve gathered for prayer and encouragement ✨ What’s shifted since building a Christian educator community ✨ What to do if you feel alone but want to see this happen where you are ✨ Why Kingdom community changes everything

📖 “Two are better than one… a cord of three strands is not easily broken.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 📖 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17

Your next steps after listening: 👉 Join the Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook – a growing space where teachers on mission with Jesus connect, encourage, and pray for one another. ➡️ facebook.com/groups/thegatheringplaceforchristianeducators

📝 Download your FREE Daily Truth Declarations – speak truth over your identity, your classroom, and your calling every day. ➡️ kingdomeducators.com

You don’t have to teach alone. There is a growing community of educators just like you—on fire for Jesus and showing up in schools with purpose and power. Let’s keep linking arms. 💛

🎧 Listen now + share with a fellow teacher who needs this hope.

Reflect, Release, Receive – It’s summer break—and you’ve finally got a moment to exhale. But before you jump into prep for next year, what if you paused to reflect on what God actually did this past school year?

In this peaceful, Spirit-led solo episode, Jesica invites you to slow down and create space with Jesus. You’ll be guided through Scripture, reflection questions, and moments of surrender that help you:

✨ Celebrate the growth you saw—and the seeds God was planting behind the scenes ✨ Release what you're still carrying—disappointment, heaviness, or student outcomes ✨ Receive fresh identity, peace, and purpose from the One who sent you into your classroom

Whether you’re feeling exhausted, grateful, or a mix of both, this episode will help you meet Jesus right in the middle of it all—and walk away lighter.

📖 Featuring key Scriptures:

• Mark 9:23 – “All things are possible for the one who believes”

• Psalm 46:10 – “Be still and know that I am God”

• 1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you”

💛 Plus: Hear wisdom from last week’s guest, April Graney, on what it looks like to rest well this summer—practically and spiritually.

📝 Download your free Reflect, Release, Receive Guided Journal 🎧 Listen now + share with another teacher who needs a breath of peace 👥 Join the community inside The Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook

👉 Grab your free Daily Truth Declarations at kingdomeducators.com

It’s summer break—and after pouring yourself out all year, maybe you're just beginning to slow down and reflect. If you're wondering where Jesus was in the middle of the chaos, exhaustion, and even heartbreak of the school year, this conversation is for you.

In this deeply encouraging episode, children’s author, teacher and passionate advocate for hurting kids, April Graney, joins us to share the heart behind her new book, If Jesus Came to My School. April brings joy, honesty, and powerful truth as she talks about creating Christ-centered community—especially in hard places.

Together, we’ll reflect on:

• What it means to carry Jesus’ presence into our schools

• How God works through even the small, hidden moments of a teacher’s day

• Ways Christian educators can rest and be restored this summer

• Simple ways to prepare our hearts to love from overflow, not burnout

Wherever you are in your summer—exhausted, hopeful, or somewhere in between—you’ll walk away reminded that Jesus sees you, and your presence in the classroom matters more than you know.

✨ Grab April Graney’s book: If Jesus Came to My School 📢 Share this episode with a fellow educator who needs a reminder of God's goodness 🎧 Subscribe + leave a review to help more Christian teachers find this community

👉 Grab your free Daily Truth Declarations at kingdomeducators.com

Feeling like the end of the year is dragging you under? In this solo episode of our Finish Strong Mini-Series, we’re flipping the script on the lie that these last weeks don’t matter.

I’ll remind you why your faithfulness in the final stretch still leaves a lasting impact—and how you’re not meant to finish in your own strength, but in His. Plus, I’ll lead you in a simple activation prayer to help you finish faithfully, not just exhausted.

Let’s finish strong, Kingdom Educator. Not in survival mode—but in faithfulness.

👉 Grab your free Daily Truth Declarations at kingdomeducators.com

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Hey Kingdom Educators—are you crawling toward the finish line or feeling like you’re running on fumes? Either way, you don’t have to finish the school year in survival mode. In this episode, we’re reminding you that you can finish faithfully—even when you feel spent.

Today, I’m joined by Christal Hollinger, a principal from Texas who’s discovered something surprising in these chaotic last weeks of school: God still wants to speak. Even now. Even in the hard. Even in the hiring interviews.

Christal shares how shifting her posture from exhaustion to expectancy opened the door for joy, fresh wind, and Kingdom perspective—even in something that felt draining and ordinary.

In this episode: How to invite God into the tasks that feel heavy Christal’s powerful testimony of shifting her hiring process to Kingdom listening Encouragement for educators who feel like they have nothing left in the tank A practical faith activation to help you finish strong and spirit-led

The same God who called you at the beginning of the year is still speaking now. Let’s press in together.

Please rate, review, and subscribe to the Kingdom Educators Podcast and share with your friends in Education so they too can be strengthened and encouraged in their Kingdom Assignment. And be sure to grab your Daily Truth Declarations so you can be included in our weekly encouraging email list! If you'd like to schedule Jesica Glover to speak in your area, please visit kingdomeducators.com/speaking

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