The Prepare Podcast

Episode 26: Katelyn Beaty

We are officially 12 months away from the Arise & Shine Women's Conference! We're kicking off the countdown by having our pre-conference guest, Katelyn Beaty on the Prepare Podcast! 

Episode 62: Major Danielle Strickland *rerelease*62

We're on the eve of our 2nd podcast birthday! To celebrate we're rereleasing episode #1! Check out our conversation with Major Danielle Strickland!

Episode 24: Major Julie Aren & the ARC

This month we welcome Major Julie Aren to the show. She's an administrator of the Chicago Adult Rehabitation Centers in Chicago and today she share three, "if you knew the ARC you would know..." insights to help us understand this frontline ministry of The Salvation Army. If you ever had questions about ARC life and ministry this is a great episode to check out!

Episode 23: Meet Commissioner Heidi Bailey!

 Earlier this month we said our goodbyes to Commissioners Seiler and now we welcome home, Central Territory officers, Commissioners Brad and Heidi Bailey! We're thrilled to welcome Commissioner Heidi to the Central Women team and look forward to being under her leadership. Listen to episode 23 to learn a little bit about Commissioner Heidi and to hear why she still finds it exciting to be a Salvation Army officer after 37 years and what her passions and hopes are for our church. Enjoy!

Episode 22: Words on Leadership from Commissioner Carol Seiler

Commissioner Carol Seiler (Territorial Leader for the Central Territory) is now retired! We sat down with her before she could leave and asked for some advice that she'd give herself during her career pertaining to leading, managing, and supervising. Check out our website www.uscwomensministries.com to see the resources we mentioned. 

Episode 21: Captain Nikki Hughes

The Salvation Army Englewood Red Shield Center located on 69^th and Morgan is run by Captain Nikki and Lt. Corey Hughes and I invited Captain Nikki to join me on the prepare podcast. Some of the best research you can do on a topic is actually having a conversation with someone that knows the situation and experience firsthand. I hope this conversation opens your eyes a bit wider and softens your heart to a neighborhood that God is at work in among people that he desperately loves. Here’s my conversation with Captain Nikki.

 

Episode 20: Pilar Dunning

This month, I meet with Pilar Dunning. Pilar has been a trainer on human trafficking and dynamics for 10 years, and has experience providing direct service to survivors of human trafficking. She’s been passionate about social justice and global missions since her first experience in missions through the Central territory’s Summer Mission Team program for young adults back in 2002. She’s been a social worker for 11 years, and has worked in various settings including: child welfare, children's hospital social work, older adults, and anti-trafficking.

Episode 19: Captain Lisa Barnes

This month Sarah sits down with Captain Lisa Barnes, a Salvation Army officer from the Western Territory of the United States. You’re going to not only enjoy this conversation with Lisa because she’s witty and funny, but also because her story of redemption is rich and full of grace and mercy – you can’t help but say praise God and thank you Jesus throughout the episode.

Episode 18: Major Deb Sjogren

March continues our series "Sitting with the Saints" where our host, Sarah Micula interviews a retired officer and asks them what advice they'd give themselves in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond. 

Episode 17: Commissioner Polly Shoults

This February we continue our series, now called: Sitting with the Saints where our host, Sarah Micula sits with retired officers to learn the advice they'd give themselves during their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond. Last month we met with Lt. Colonel Marilyn Arnold and today we meet with Commissioner Polly Shoults.