Exploring The Prophetic With Shawn Bolz

Welcome to Exploring the Marketplace Season 2! Today Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview Kingdom Entrepreneur, Pedro Adao.  Pedro is an Author, Founder of Fortress Financial and the Founder of The 100X Academy - a movement of Christian Entrepreneurs who desire higher levels of income, influence, and favor in order to bring greater Kingdom Influence.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob & Pedro share his journey of walking through an epic business failure that left him wounded, traumatized and millions in debt and how the Lord completely redeemed and restored him. Hear how God is now using Pedro’s biggest failure as his platform to empower people to rebuild from the inside out that is now affecting industries all over the world.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Erin Harrigan.  Erin is a speaker, coach, host of The Hustle with Success God’s Way podcast, and Author on the power of trading in self-reliance for surrender to make God your business partner.  She teaches ambitious Christian women how to redefine hustle and pursue success God’s way; to experience freedom from overwhelm, overachieving, and under fulfillment.  Tune in as Shawn and Erin discuss how hearing from God has changed her opportunities in life, her desire to help other ambitious women to align their results with His truth, and her journey of coming out of an operating mindset that shifted her identity.  Our job is something we do with God, not for Him.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Michael Miller.  Michael is the founder and Senior Pastor of Upper Room Dallas and the Director of Upper Room Global. Thousands have been impacted by Upper Room Dallas in the U.S. and abroad. He is passionate about hosting the presence of God and building communities that minister to His heart through regular prayer and worship. Tune in as Shawn and Michael share how God healed him from shame of the past bringing him into freedom, how God changed his perspective of church and building community that is first love based where God dwells. Michael shares how intimacy with God and staying hungry and open to the Holy Spirit changes our reality.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Kim Walker Smith.  Kim has quickly become one of the strongest voices in worship music today.  She is a passionate leader with an anointing to bring an entire generation into an encounter with the heart of God. Kim has been a part of Jesus Culture since the very beginning and carries a genuine heart to see worship change the course of lives and nations.  Tune in as Shawn and Kim discuss her spiritual journey with God of learning her identity in Him that brought healing and freedom from the past.  Hear about how in Kims pursuit of God, she followed Him into her calling of worship leading and how God transitioned her from California to Montana through consecutive dreams to shift her into what He has for her right now.  Sometimes a shut door is God trying to get you to move.  

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Heather O’Brien. The mission of Heather O’Brien Training & Equipping Ministries is to see people as God created them and help them and to love the people God places in their lives with no agenda.  She is an author and has a podcast called “The Power of Four” with training videos on YouTube as well.  Tune in as Shawn and Heather discuss her many struggles in life including addictions, depression and being overweight and how the Lord taught her how to steward her emotions, physical body, spiritual life as well as finances and relationships.  Heather is now equipped to teach people how to hear from God for themselves and shares the tool’s she’s learned for others to see breakthrough in their own lives.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Shawn Gabie.  Shawn is the Co-Founder along with his wife of Kingdom Culture - a missionary organization and local church and he is the Founder of the online school Supernatural Leadership school. Shawn traveled extensively around the world as an itinerant minister and motivational speaker and is the host of the “Supernatural Leadership Podcast” on CPN.  Tune in as Shawn Bolz & Shawn Gabie share how in his early years he went down a bad path of drugs when he encountered the inner audible voice of God which led to a radical salvation  This started his evangelism journey to reach the lost with the love of Jesus.  Shawn shares about the time God spoke to him about being a Pastor that has sustained him through the years. When you add faith into your pain, you find purpose!

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Cheryl Allen.  Cheryl is the Founder and Executive Director of Pasadena International House of Prayer (PIHOP).  She has a passion to see the body of Christ pursuing intimacy with Jesus in worship and prayer, engaging in His Word, and following Him wholeheartedly. Tune in as Shawn and Cheryl discuss how she first got involved with PIHOP, the sign posts God showed her to confirm the calling He placed within her, and how her role as a woman pioneering a movement has strengthened her in her calling.  You will be emboldened by Cheryl’s journey to say yes to whatever God is calling you to.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Apostle Kathryn Krick.  Kathryn is the Lead Pastor of Five-Fold Church in Los Angeles where every service people are healed, delivered, and transformed as the prophetic anointing flows powerfully.  Kathryn is passionate about seeing people encounter the true Jesus who comes in power and receive abundant life in Him.  Tune in as Shawn and Kathryn share the moment her spiritual eyes were opened and how from that point on her heart burned for others to encounter the same power she had encountered. Kathryn talks about her love for people and desire to see them completely set free. During her services, she sees many set free from demonic holds and healed from sicknesses.  Her message is one of hope, seeing the captive set free, and staying focused on Jesus. He is the answer!  

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Merlinda Balmas. Merlinda works at Warner Bros Theatrical Marketing, is the Co-Director of Hollywood Prayer Network and the President of Open Table Outreach.  Merlinda felt God calling her to start 9t5, a ministry whose purpose is to equip and encourage Christiand in their God-given roles to function with a Kingdom mindset and win their sphere of influence for Christ. Tune in as Shawn and Merlinda discuss her background filled with poverty, abuse, and loneliness and how her loving encounter with Jesus as a teenager set the stage for her whole life. Merlinda shares the moment God called her back into the marketplace bringing the Kingdom and the love of Jesus to everyone around her. Merlinda’s desire is to encourage you that you do have a hope, you have a future, and that you are not alone!

Today on Exploring the Marketplace this is our Season 1 Finale! In this episode Shawn Bolz and Bob Hasson share some of their favorite episodes that really impacted their hearts, some of the epic takeaways from this season, the incredible stories of faith matched with vulnerability, and the exciting news about what we have planned coming up for season 2!  You don’t want to miss this episode!

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Tim Ferrara.  Tim is the Executive Pastor at LifePoint Church in Arizona.  He is an author, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, has a podcast - Everyday Discernment, and he started the ministry of “Discerning Dad” as a way to write and encourage Christians to make better decisions that honor God. Tune in as Shawn and Tim discuss how important discernment is in your everyday life, an opportunity that opened as a Senior Pastor and what shifted that moved him to take the position, and the importance of following discernment and the peace of God when making big decisions.

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview, Author, Illustrator & Down Syndrome Awareness Advocate, Jordan Burk. Jordan travels to schools sharing the message of love, acceptance and kindness everywhere he goes. Tune in as Shawn, Bob & Jordan share his story of being a caregiver for 14 yrs to his Uncle Kelly who had Down Syndrome who inspired him to create the Kelly and Kelos series to teach children to see value in others who look or act differently. Jordan shares his journey of writing books that was confirmed through a prophetic word and the way he is keeping his uncle’s memory alive by writing more Kelly & Kelso stories.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Mark & Jemima Varughese.  Mark & Jemima are the senior leaders of Kingdomcity —a growing, vibrant church of more than 30,000 people in 27 locations across thirteen countries around the world. They both share a passion and burden to bring the reality of God to the world across multiple cultures.  Tune in as Shawn, Mark & Jemima share how they both hear from God individually and together, how they have navigated successfully through the pandemic in Australia, and what they believe God is saying for the world right now. It is time to take ground, not just react to your current situations!  

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview Investor, Jesse Borst.  Jesse has a Master’s degree in Finance and CFA designation, he is a multi asset portfolio manager with the responsibility of over $7 billion and working for an asset management company who is a leader in responsible investing. Next to that, he has passion for personal finance and shares his financial knowledge on his YouTube channel Money Principles. Tune in as Shawn, Bob and Jesse discuss what God is doing in the midst of difficult financial times, his calling to be an investor in God’s Kingdom and his perception of what this looks like, and how he handles mistakes and what he has learned from the process. Jesse shares his principles and what he has learned over the years through his YouTube Channel.

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Mike Horn. Mike was a Pastor, Crusade Director for World Outreach, and now a California Department of Corrections Officer.  He is married with 2 miraculous children - Taylor Horn and Katie Torwalt of Jesus Culture.  Tune in as Shawn and Mike discuss the prophetic words he received and what transitioned him from ministry into becoming a corrections officer, what ministry looks like in some of the darkest places, and how God is positioning people right now and leveraging their influence for Him.

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview CBN News Director, Rob Allman.  Rob has been the Vice-President for the Christian Broadcasting Network since 2004.  Rob has worked in the broadcast news industry for 37 years.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob & Rob discuss his start in mainstream media and his transition into Christian media, the “why” behind why he does media and some amazing stories of workplace miracles, and how God has shown up in mighty ways in his own life

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Elijah Stephens. Elijah was a Vineyard Associate Pastor, he’s an Author, he teaches apologetics at Bethel Equip Classes and BSSM, and has directed and produced - Send Proof - a film that honestly looks at the evidence for healing miracles. He has a BA in Philosophy & Psychology and a Masters in Apologetics and Science & Religion. Tune in as Shawn and Elijah discuss painful experiences from his childhood that later caused him to go on a journey to discover if there is medical evidence behind miracle healings. Hear Elijah's process of learning God’s timing and the epic movie he is producing that is starting a conversation about healings and the evidence base behind them. You don’t want to miss this episode!  

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview Antiquarian & Editor Emeritus, Connie McNally.  Connie is Editor Emeritus for Silver Magazine and an Antiquarian.  Connie has been voted the best antique dealer in San Diego and devotes her time to running the antique gallery and conducting on-site and online auctions reaching a worldwide market.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob & Connie discuss an encounter she had with Jesus that changed the trajectory of her whole life, how the Lord opened the door for her career to sell high-end merchandise, and how her prophetic journey set the precedence for the rest of her life. You don't want to miss this episode!  

Today on Exploring the Prophetic, Shawn Bolz interviews Will Hart.  Will is the CEO of IRIS Global Serving a worldwide missions movement having over 70 locations in 35 nations.  They feed thousands everyday and serve the poor and the broken worldwide.  Tune in as Shawn and Will discuss his encounter with the powerful love of God that changed the trajectory of his heart in a moment, his wife’s battle with stage 4 cancer and a prophetic word he received for his wife’s healing that forever changed him, and how his relationship with Jesus has grounded him to stay in joy no matter what is going on around him.

Today on Exploring the Marketplace, Shawn Bolz & Bob Hasson interview Serial Entrepreneur, Stephen Scoggins.  Stephen is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who owns seven businesses with their consolidated revenues approaching nine figures. Most notably recognized for his journey from homelessness to owning multiple multi-million dollar producing businesses. He is the founder of The Journey Principles Institute, host of The Journey Principles podcast, and the creator of Transform U.  Tune in as Shawn, Bob & Stephen discuss how he grew up in a poverty mentality as a young child until someone came into his life that believed in him before he could believe in himself.  Stephen shares how he started his business out of necessity and survival mode, how redemption comes on the other side of hope, and his catalyst moment during a suicide attempt when God stepped in and saved his life.  Stephen uses the power of his past to help people discover who they are, why they are here, and what to do about it.