In this episode, Tiffany Daniels joins us from Arlington, TX. She and her husband have been married for about 35 years and have three grown kids and almost 4 grandkids.

As the wife of a lead pastor, Tiffany has been in ministry for many years, but our conversation today focuses mainly on how God unexpectedly led her to start an organization called THERE{4} in 2015, a weekend conference for high school girls.

My daughter Charlotte recently got to participate in the middle school version and absolutely loved it. Today we dive in with Tiffany telling us more about the heart behind this ministry.

Social media handle: @tiffanydaniels, @there4gathering

Show Notes:

At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof

Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Raynor

“The Lord birthed a passion in my heart to create a space for teens to come together and have the Word of God spoken over them in such a clear and powerful way but also make it relevant and fun for them.”

“At that moment, I said ‘Yes, Lord.’ And I had no idea what it was going to look like. I had no idea if it was even going to get off the ground. But I said Yes.”

“For us sometimes as women we can kind of stall out, and in those seasons I’ve encouraged those that are either in my circle or behind me that feel like they're stalling to ask the Lord. There’s a verse in Psalm 13 that says, ‘Lord brighten my eyes.’ Illuminate me, show me. God is so faithful to do that.”

“There’s a verse that hangs on my wall in my office from Zechariah 4:10, it says, ‘Do not despise the day of small beginnings because the Lord delights to see the work begin.’ And so many of the little ideas and dreams that I have had, have started very small.”

“You know what I am seeing overall is that [teenage girls] are hungry for truth.”

“I think as a leader too just trying to really be mindful of how I use my words with others, either with my team, on or off the grid, with people in my church community. I think words hold such power, and our words hold so much power.”

“I tend to run fast, that’s my DNA, my humanness. Lately, if I’m being really vulnerable, the word stroll has come front and center to me, and to me it’s like - slow down, take time to sit in it, don’t rush through it, pay attention, pray about it, get in the Word. What does the Lord say about it? And I think that’s been such a powerful discipline.”

“I think we should always have that posture, regardless of if we’re in a slump or not, to be teachable, and open to those safe people pointing out our blindspots. I ask my team a lot, I have to repeat to them, I want to be teachable. I always want to be teachable. Bring it on. And that can be scary!”

Verses:

Psalm 13:3

Zechariah 4:10

Psalm 145:4