If you want to know the value of investing in a child and especially in teenagers, Joel Johnson is one of the greatest examples. He grew up with a Father that left him, a step father that hurt him, threatened him, and left him. Yet... God saw him!

He asked Jesus into his heart and his youth pastor challenged him. He took those challenges and did what was unheard of as he kept sharing the salvation story of Jesus Christ boldly on campus. One day he spoke to several hundred students at lunch about Jesus, while having two assistant principals telling him to stop... One of them yelling at him "What gives you the right to speak about your faith?" Just wait until you hear how the students responded!

Joel has spoken to hundreds of thousands since he was one of the main speakers for the Acquire The Fire student conferences that were hosted in arenas and stadiums accross the United States. He has also written many books and his latest ("The Wholehearted Journey: 7 Skills to Develop a Wholehearted Life in a Heartbreaking World") is being made into a movie!

WATCH THE MOVIE TRAILER HERE: www.wholeheartedmovie.com

Joel also studied at Texas A&M and Harvard. He is an author, counselor, a national communicator, and podcast host of the "Wholehearted Podcast". This was an outstanding interview that is packed full of information that you can apply to yourself, your family, and your ministry.

YOU CAN CONNECT AND SUPPORT JOEL'S MINISTRY AT THE LINKS BELOW!

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.joeljohnson.org

JOIN WHOLEHEARTED UNIVERSITY: www.wholehearted.university

GIVE TO JOEL'S MINISTRY: www.joeljohnson.org/give

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WHOLEHEARTED MOVIE: www.wholeheartedmovie.com

GET YOUR COPY OF "The Wholehearted Journey: 7 Skills to Develop a Wholehearted Life in a Heartbreaking World": https://a.co/d/fFIhvHQ GET YOUR COPY OF "Personality Based Marriage": https://a.co/d/4PvYYGs

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EPISODE CREDITS

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Hosted by: Doug Edwards

Theme Song: "The One and Only" by The 808 : Listen to more at https://bit.ly/3FTYIAJ

Intro/Outro Voiceover: Michael Helms : https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelTheSoundGuy

Edited by: Secret Roots Music House

Looking for a new student ministry resource? You can read my book “Burn Up Not Out: A Student Ministry Fire Builder’s Guidebook” here: https://amzn.to/3PtBTIy

Listen to more episodes from the Youth Worker On Fire Podcast here: https://bit.ly/3saDyYq