The Happy Hour #329: Lori Champion

​My guest for The Happy Hour #329 is Lori Champion. Lori and her husband, Joe, co-founded Celebration Church in Austin, TX in 2000. Their church has now expanded to three continents, and Lori actively co-leads and strategizes to see more people reached with the Gospel. In 2012, she launched Radiant Conference to inspire and activate women to walk in wholeness and purpose. Lori loves people and desires to see them fulfill their God-given leadership potential. She also has a book out called Woman Up: Discovering Your God-Given Voice in Leadership, Relationships, and Calling.

Lori is someone who truly steps into her role as a leader, and is so passionate about helping women find their place in God’s plan. In today’s episode, Lori talks about growing up in ministry, the tragic loss of her father, and what it’s like leading a church through a time of so much division. She also dives into being a woman in church leadership, and the journey she walked through beforehand of feeling trapped in the desert and incapable of being used by God. It’s easy to feel lost or forgotten in the Lord’s plan for our lives, especially when we know that we’ve been equipped for so much more than we’re currently doing, or more than our culture has told us. But I love so much when Lori says, “God has a way to find you. He’s not going to waste you.” I don’t know if you needed that reminder today, but if you ever feel like God has forgotten to use you, remember His promises in the desert. He is not going to waste you.

{You can listen to the show HERE, and make sure you never miss a Happy Hour by subscribing through your favorite podcast app (ie. iTunes, Stitcher).  And of course, I would love if you would share with your friends!}