Listen "From Parade To Purpose: How Service Transformed A Family And A Church"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textA small-town parade and a kids’ choir on a float changed everything. That’s the unlikely doorway where Gelsie’s story turns—from church hurt and distance to a clear encounter with the gospel, repentance, and a next-day baptism. From there, her life took on a new rhythm: serve where God is moving and watch him work up close.We walk through the layers of that calling. Gelsie shares how children’s ministry taught her to see with tenderness, how student ministry forged deep trust over the years, and how the connection team became a hub of redemption stories—newcomers drawn in by a livestream, a roadside flag, or a cross-country move. She also opens up about being appointed a deaconess, the humility it requires, and the quiet, crucial work of caring at funerals, baptisms, and holiday outreaches. The thread through it all is simple and strong: saved people serve, not to earn favor, but because grace compels action.Beyond Sundays, we explore what faith looks like at work. As an executive assistant at JPMorgan, Gelsie treats her desk as a mission field—befriending colleagues, praying for families, showing steady joy on hectic days, and letting excellence speak before words do. Her story makes a practical case for seeing work as worship, where integrity, patience, and presence become a living witness. We also dig into small groups as spiritual neighborhoods, where vulnerability replaces performance and leaders learn as much as they teach.If you’ve been waiting for a sign to step in, this is it. There’s room for your gifts—kids, students, hospitality, parking, ushering, AV, worship, or a connect group. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help others find these stories. Where will you serve next?New episodes every [email protected] Join us Sundays at 9 & 11 AM Intro music by Joey Blair
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