Lifework Podcast

About Lifework Podcast

Lifework is a conversation about calling, hosted by Dr. Stan Norman, president of Williams Baptist University. Every episode, Stan sits down with one person, a coach, professor, alum, student, leader, or friend, and works through their story: the opportunity they did not expect, the plan that changed, the mentor who challenged them, and the moment their work began to make sense. No résumés. No highlight reels. Just honest conversations about faith, purpose, work, and the calling God places on a life. In Season 3, Stewarding What You’ve Been Given, Lifework asks one recurring question: How are you stewarding what God has already given you? Through stories of leadership, redirection, mentorship, perseverance, and service, each conversation explores what it means to be faithful with the gifts, relationships, responsibilities, and opportunities already in front of us. Lifework is produced by Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

Publisher

Williams Baptist University

Category

business · education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Oct 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   A New Assignment, the Same Calling: Dr. Brett Cooper on Faithful Stewardship

   A new assignment doesn’t always mean a new calling. Sometimes it means serving the same mission in a different way. Dr. Brett Cooper joins Dr. Stan Norman, president of Williams Baptist University, to reflect on more than three decades at Williams and the new responsibilities God has placed before him. After helping launch and lead Williams Works, Cooper is turning his attention to making prayer central to campus life and developing WBU’s Ministry Training Institute—creating hands-on ministry...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Called to Coach, Entrusted to Lead: A Conversation with Justin Dee

   What does it mean to steward a team, not just chase a winning record? Dr. Stan Norman welcomes Justin Dee, head volleyball coach at Williams Baptist University, for an honest conversation about following God’s call and caring for the people He places in your life. Coach Dee shares how his plans for a career in mathematics gave way to teaching and coaching, and how a difficult day in Florida led to a late-night email that brought him to WBU. Reflecting on a challenging 2–30 season, Dee explain...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Open Hands for What’s Next: Jordan West on Following God’s Unexpected Path

   Jordan West didn’t expect his emergency management degree to lead him into ministry. But when he served among people whose lives had been upended by conflict, he found himself using what he had learned to meet them in a moment of need. In this episode of Lifework, Jordan joins Dr. Stan Norman to talk about his path from Arkansas to the mission field, through seminary, and eventually to Williams Baptist University as director of campus ministries. Along the way, he shares what it meant to put ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

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Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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