Sitting down with John Velsor—senior pastor, leadership coach, and founder of Kingdom Leadership—for a powerful conversation about faith, obedience, and growth through hardship. John shares his redemption story, from growing up in church to seasons marked by addiction, betrayal, and a profound encounter with Jesus that met him at his lowest point and reshaped everything.
Together, we explore what it truly means to live a cruciform life—a life shaped by the cross. John unpacks how belief and obedience don’t remove suffering, but teach us how to endure it with purpose and hope. He reflects on walking through anxiety, a “dark night of the soul,” and the deeper invitation God offered in the midst of pain: surrendered hands toward God and open arms of sacrificial love toward others.
Pt 1: Shaped by Suffering
Pt 2: A Life of Cross-Shaped Faith