Season Wrap-Up | Kingdom Educators on Mission with Jesus

In today’s episode, we wrap up our entire Kingdom Educators prayer season — a journey of learning to pray from identity, from authority, and from the presence of God in the everyday classroom.

This episode is a deep breath… a moment to reflect… and a reminder that prayer is not a last resort.

Prayer is the atmosphere we live in.

As we close this season, I share what God has been stirring, speak directly to weary teachers, and invite you into what’s coming next for Kingdom Educators on mission with Jesus.

✨ A recap of the major themes God highlighted throughout this prayer season ✨ Why prayer in hard and exhausting seasons becomes your lifeline ✨ What God has been stirring among Kingdom Educators across the nation ✨ A personal word of encouragement for teachers finishing the semester weary ✨ A look ahead at the next podcast season: encouragement, identity, and community ✨ A special invitation to join our growing community — The Gathering Place for Christian Educators

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💛 You’re not alone — and prayer is your lifeline.

This week, Jesica sits down with Dr. Diamond Howell — educator, author, and founder of Commissioned for Greatness — for a deeply encouraging conversation about what it means to teach from identity, pray from truth, and stay grounded in Christ even when the school year feels heavy.

Dr. Diamond shares her powerful G.R.E.A.T. framework from her new book The Christian’s Guide to Education, a practical and faith-filled model that helps Christian educators walk in spiritual confidence and emotional resilience:

G — Glow: Living as a light in every classroom and interaction R — Resolve: Finding strength and courage to persevere through challenges E — Execute: Taking intentional, faith-driven action each day A — Abide: Staying rooted in God’s Word and presence T — Triumph: Walking in the victory already promised through Christ

In this interview you’ll hear:

✨ How to pray with Scripture instead of only about Scripture ✨ Why truth is not an inspirational idea — it’s a weapon ✨ How to hold onto God’s Word when discouragement tries to settle in ✨ What it looks like to fight spiritual battles with God’s promises rather than your own strength ✨ Why identity-rooted teachers remain steady even when everything around them feels shaky ✨ Simple ways to return to peace during chaotic moments in the classroom

Jesica and Dr. Diamond Howell also talk about how Christian educators can stay anchored when school culture, colleagues, or circumstances feel overwhelming. You’ll be reminded that you were not called to survive education — you were called to be light, to abide, and to walk triumphantly with Jesus.

If you need fresh encouragement, renewed confidence, and a reminder that you are not alone in your calling… this episode will minister to your heart.

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Resources:

• Please connect with Dr. Diamond Howell on LinkedIN

• Daily Declarations for Teachers

• AWAKE Wichita — Saturday, Jan 24, 2025 → Sign up at kingdomeducators.com

• Please subscribe, rate & review this podcast to help more teachers discover hope and freedom in Jesus.

In this powerful conversation, Jesica sits down with veteran teacher Bekah Hutchinson to talk about what it really looks like to process emotions, identity, and classroom challenges with God. Bekah shares how a difficult school year led her to discover that teaching is not her identity—and how truth-telling prayer brought freedom, peace, and breakthrough for both her and her students.

You’ll hear:

• Why negative emotions can be invitations to freedom

• A simple prayer practice for uncovering lies + hearing truth

• What happens when you ask God: “What is this touching?”

• Stories of second-graders learning to hear God’s voice

• How to shift from “not enough” to “God is enough”

This episode is for any Christian educator who longs to experience deeper peace, emotional freedom, and identity rooted in Jesus—right in the middle of the school day.

you’re called to love? 💭

In this week’s episode, Jesica sits down with Mike Hicks, retired high school teacher, author of Roots of Apathy, and Director of Lift America for Christian Educators, where he shares his powerful approach to Listening Prayer—a way of hearing God’s heart for students, colleagues, and classrooms that’s rooted in abiding, authenticity, and obedience. Mike reminds us that prayer isn’t about formulas or algorithms—it’s about relationship. He teaches us how to abide in Jesus (John 15:7), ask honest questions, and listen for Spirit-taught words that reveal the Father’s heart.

You’ll hear: ✨ How to posture your heart to hear the Shepherd’s voice (John 10:27) ✨ The difference between your own thoughts and the Spirit’s whisper ✨ Real stories of how God has led Mike to pray specifically over students, staff, and events ✨ A simple process to ABIDE first, LISTEN with honesty, and FOLLOW with obedience as you pray over your own classroom

✨ God still speaks—and when we pause to listen, He gives us words that release blessing, healing, and breakthrough.

Scriptures Mentioned:

• John 10:27 – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

• John 15:7 – “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

• Matthew 7:7–8 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

💬 Join the Conversation: How have you learned to listen to God in your classroom? Share your thoughts inside the Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook

📎 Resources:

• Daily Declarations for Teachers

• AWAKE Wichita — Saturday, Jan 24, 2025 → Sign up at kingdomeducators.com

• Subscribe, rate & review the podcast to help more teachers discover hope and freedom in Jesus.

What if prayer wasn’t just talking to God—but listening with Him for the people and spaces you’re called to love? 💭

In this week’s episode, Jesica sits down with Mike Hicks, retired high school teacher, author of Roots of Apathy, and Director of Lift America for Christian Educators, where he shares his powerful approach to Listening Prayer—a way of hearing God’s heart for students, colleagues, and classrooms that’s rooted in abiding, authenticity, and obedience. Mike reminds us that prayer isn’t about formulas or algorithms—it’s about relationship. He teaches us how to abide in Jesus (John 15:7), ask honest questions, and listen for Spirit-taught words that reveal the Father’s heart.

You’ll hear: ✨ How to posture your heart to hear the Shepherd’s voice (John 10:27) ✨ The difference between your own thoughts and the Spirit’s whisper ✨ Real stories of how God has led Mike to pray specifically over students, staff, and events ✨ A simple process to ABIDE first, LISTEN with honesty, and FOLLOW with obedience as you pray over your own classroom

✨ God still speaks—and when we pause to listen, He gives us words that release blessing, healing, and breakthrough.

Scriptures Mentioned:

• John 10:27 – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

• John 15:7 – “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

• Matthew 7:7–8 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

💬 Join the Conversation: How have you learned to listen to God in your classroom? Share your thoughts inside the Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook

📎 Resources:

• Daily Declarations for Teachers

• Connect with Lift America

• AWAKE Wichita — Saturday, Jan 24, 2025 → Sign up at kingdomeducators.com

• Book: Roots of Apathy by Mike Hicks

• Subscribe, rate & review the podcast to help more teachers discover hope and freedom in Jesus.

What happens when teachers and parents pray with authority over their schools? Atmospheres shift. Hearts soften. Miracles happen.

In this episode, Jesica Glover welcomes Sally Burke, President of Moms in Prayer International, for a powerful conversation about partnering with Jesus through prayer. Sally shares how a simple prayer—“Lord, teach me to pray”—sparked a global movement now covering schools in 150+ nations.

Together, we’ll unpack Ephesians 6:10–18 and discover what it looks like to wear our spiritual armor as teachers on mission. You’ll walk away with stories of transformation, encouragement to stand firm in your calling, and three practical ways to pray with confidence and authority right where you teach.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How Moms in Prayer began and why it’s so vital right now
• Testimonies of schools and students transformed by prayer
• How teachers can partner with parents and intercessors to cover their schools
• Practical tools for praying with Kingdom authority in your classroom

Connect with Moms in Prayer International: momsinprayer.org – learn more about starting a Group + prayer guides for your school

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• Join the community: The Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook
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What does it look like to pray with Jesus instead of for Him to move? In this episode, we continue our prayer focus with a deeper look at spiritual authority—what it means to partner with Christ’s victory, stay seated in heavenly places, and carry His transforming presence right into your classroom.

You’ll hear:

• The difference between praying from victory versus for victory
• How to recognize the authority you’ve been given in Christ
• Practical ways to release peace, healing, and breakthrough over your classroom and school
• Scriptures to strengthen your confidence in prayer and identity

Together, let’s remember: you are not striving to bring Jesus into your school—He’s already there, living and moving through you.

Scripture Highlights:

• “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ... may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better.” – Ephesians 1:17
• “You are the head and not the tail.” – Deuteronomy 28:13
• “Lift up your heads, you gates... that the King of glory may come in.” – Psalm 24:7
• “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 10:5

Resources:

• Daily Declarations for Kingdom Educators
• Gathering Place for Christian Educators (Facebook Group)
• Your Kingdom Classroom Course 50% Sale Code: KINGDOM25
• kingdomeducators.com
• Email: jesica@kingdomeducators.com

Thank you for rating, reviewing, and subscribing to this podcast so more teachers on mission like you can grab a hold of this life-giving content.

In this inspiring conversation, Jesica sits down with retired educator Gloria Blankenship, whose life and classroom have been shaped by a deep partnership with Jesus through prayer. Gloria has spent decades prayer walking campuses, interceding for students, and equipping others to see God move in public schools with boldness and hope.

Gloria shares stories from her teaching years, moments of breakthrough through prayer, and insights from her book Kids Out of Focus—a powerful resource for reaching students who often feel overlooked or “impossible to reach.” Together, Jesica and Gloria unpack what it means to partner with Jesus in prayer, giving grace freely, serving as vessels of His will, and standing firm as salt and light on campus.

You’ll hear:

• How prayer became central to Gloria’s teaching mission

• Real testimonies of God’s movement through campus prayer walks

• Practical ways to pray for and with hard-to-reach students

• How to stay bold and consistent in prayer amid cultural resistance

Whether you’re just beginning to pray over your classroom or longing to see revival in your school, this episode will stir your faith and remind you that the fervent prayers of the righteous avail much.

🕊️ Mentioned in this episode:

• Gloria Blankenship’s book: Kids Out of Focus

• Free Rise Up with Joy Online Summit, Oct 16-21. All Access Pass only $37 until Oct 16 HERE.
• Christian Teacher Faith Rights in Public Schools: Christian Educators

• Grab Your Free Daily Truth Declarations

• Join the Gathering Place for Christian Educators on Facebook

What if simply walking the halls of your school could shift the atmosphere?

In this episode I talk with my friend Michelle Keso—Pre-Service Student Director for Christian Educators + adjunct professor at GCU in Phoenix—about one of the simplest, most powerful ways to partner with God right where you teach: prayer walking.

Michelle shares: ✨ Why prayer walking opens the door for God’s presence in classrooms, hallways, and even parking lots, & the reminder that this is a way to walk in our authority in Christ to "take the ground" we teach upon. 🙌 Easy, practical steps to start— to begin building this highly effective spiritual practice. 🔥 Stories of the Kingdom breaking through in schools when educators pray together

If you’ve been longing to see God move on your campus, this episode will give you the tools (and the courage) to begin.

You are NOT alone. Let’s keep linking arms, praying, and showing up with joy and purpose.

Your next steps after listening:

• Join our FB community: The Gathering Place for Christian Educators
• Grab your FREE Daily Truth Declarations
• Reach out to Jesica if you're interested in hosting her for your next professional development or special event.