Living the Jesus-shaped life explores what it means to shape our lives after the ways, words and works of Jesus.
With decades of experience developing Christian leaders all over the world, the team at Uptick is excited to explore this journey of Jesus-shaped living with you.
Podcast Hosts: Van-Neisha Burton and James Wilson, Jr.
Living The Jesus-Shaped Life is presented by Uptick. To learn more about Uptick, visit our website at www.uptick.org.
Send us a text In this dynamic episode, we explore the Pentagon framework with Eun K. Strawser, acclaimed author, pastor, and consultant. Eun invites us to reimagine leadership and the diversity of gifts that body of Christ needs to thrive. We also explore how these gifts can be applied in everyday life, emphasizing the importance of equipping the church to serve the community rather than just itself. Grab a notepad because this episode full of rich insights! Need a refresher on the Pentagon ...
20 Nov 2025
Kenny Daniel on the Semicircle Lifeshape
Send us a text In this episode, host James Wilson Jr. speaks with Kenny Daniel, the operations and pastoral director at CrossRoads Camp to explore The Semicircle Lifeshape. They discuss how rhythms of work and rest are crucial for healthy leadership that can go the distance. Kenny shares his journey from pastoral ministry to camp leadership, emphasizing the value of moments over metrics and the need for godly optimism in challenging times. If you're curious about learning more Kenny's w...
3 Nov 2025
Shanicka House on the Circle Lifeshape
Send us a text In this episode, Shanicka House takes us on her journey of learning to hear and respond to God’s voice through the Circle Lifeshape. Together, we dig into Kairos moments and the many surprising ways God speaks. As both a mom and an entrepreneur, Shanicka brings a refreshing perspective on trust, obedience, and communal discernment in living a Jesus-shaped life. Need a refresher on the Circle Lifeshape? Watch a short video by Cheryl You and download the Circle Lifeshape at uptic...
6 Oct 2025
Josh Hayden Takes on The Triangle
Send us a text We’re back for Season 2 and we couldn’t be more excited! This season comes with some fun changes, including a brand-new voice on the mic: welcome our new co-host, Van-Neisha Johnson! Together, we’ll be diving into conversations with Christian leaders from every corner of the Uptick community. Our theme this season? Family & Friends. Kicking things off, we sit down with Josh Hayden to talk about what it really looks like to lead with spiritual integrity, embrace vulnerabilit...
13 Jan 2025
Embracing Jesus-shaped Rhythms
Send us a text Just in time for all our 2025 plans and resolutions, the Uptick team brings us a timely conversation to get us right for the year. In this episode, the Uptick team discusses ways to order our lives (and calendars) for rich abiding with Jesus and fruitfulness for his Kingdom. Follow us on Instagram at @uptickleaders. To get connected with our work, visit our website at uptick.org
16 Dec 2024
Prophetic Ministry for Regular Folks - Pt 2
Send us a text James is joined by Paul Maconochie and Becca Bennick. This episode explores how the gift of prophecy can be practiced in our ministry today and what pitfalls to avoid to express this gift in a faithful Jesus-shaped way.
4 Dec 2024
Prophetic Ministry for Regular Folks - Pt 1
Send us a text James is joined by podcast regular, Paul Maconochie and first-time guest, Becca Bennick. This episode explores how the gift of prophecy can be practiced in our ministry today, and what pitfalls to avoid to express this gift in a faithful Jesus-shaped way.
20 Nov 2024
Hearing God's Voice in A Noisy World
Send us a text In this episode, James, Paul and Archie explore The Circle, a simple but powerful tool and practice for hearing and responding to God's voice. For more information about Uptick and tools like this, check out www.uptick.org. If you've enjoyed our content, be sure to share with a friend and subscribe to our podcast.
28 Oct 2024
The Words, Ways, and Works of Jesus
Send us a text In this powerful episode, we're joined again by Archie Bates-Mendoza, Paul Maconochie, and Sonya Habimana to explore the three dimensions of Jesus' life, and how they give us a framework for imitating Him.
12 Oct 2024
What Is a Jesus-Shaped Life?
Send us a text What do we mean by “Living the Jesus-shaped Life”? In our premiere episode, key leaders of the Uptick movement—Archie Tamayo, Paul Maconochie, and Sonya Habimana—answer that question, and share about their journeys of living the Jesus-shaped life.
1 Oct 2024
Welcome to Living The Jesus-Shaped Life (Teaser)
Send us a text Welcome, new listener. Subscribe so you don’t miss our first episode, launching on Oct 12th!
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