Behind the Book: "Nailing it" with Rev. Dr. Nicole Massie Martin

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Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In this episode, we are honored to welcome back our dear friend, Rev. Dr. Nicole Massie Martin (@nmassiemartin), for another “Behind the Book” episode. Join us as Nicole shares the reasons why she wrote “Nailing It” and how we can become better leaders wherever God has called us to serve. Nicole wrote this leadership book from her vantage point as a Black woman with seasoned leadership skills from the C-Suite to the Church. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

Learn more about Rev. Dr. Nicole Massie Martin:

Reverend Doctor Nicole Massie Martin was born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in Human and Organizational Development, Educational Studies, and French. Dr. Martin received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and earned a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Dr. Martin serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Christianity Today. She is the founder and Executive Director of Soulfire International Ministries, which accelerates thriving for pastors, churches, and younger leaders. She is also active in her local congregation in Maryland at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church where she leads the Grow Ministry.

Dr. Martin is a gifted writer and author of numerous articles including three books: Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering & Surrender, Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry and Leaning In, Letting Go: A Lenten Devotional. She serves on the executive council of the National Association of Evangelicals, the board of trustees at Fuller Theological Seminary, and on the National Advisory Council for the Salvation Army. She is a founding board member of the Center for Christianity and Public Life and has been inducted into the esteemed Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. Dr. Martin is married to her best friend, Dr. Mark Martin, and they have two amazing daughters.

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0:00.0	This episode of Truth's Table is brought to you by our N-AACP Image Award nominated book,
0:06.3	Truth's Table, Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation.
0:11.1	Get it where all books are sold.
0:14.0	Sisters, how y'all feel?
0:16.1	Brothers, y'all all right?
0:17.8	If this is your first time at Truth's Table, welcome to the table. And if you've been sitting at the table with us all these years, we are so grateful that you have been listening to us through these years, and we are inviting you to partner with us and support our work at patreon.com slash Truth's Table. Now pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Hey, y'all. Welcome to Truth's Table. Midwines and Culture for Great to Truths. I'm McKimony. And I'm Christina. This table is built by black women and for a black woman. So welcome to the table. See, how you doing? Good. I am doing good on this glorious summer day. It's summertime, McKimony. It is summertime. We got shoulders out. We got bright colors. I actually have brown on, but nevertheless, I have pink lip. I have a pink lip. I have a pink lip and I'm bright in my heart. But yes, how's the weather treating you over on that side of the country? Oh, it's come correct now. Good. I know you had complaints. We was going through. A little. It was a little flashback to October. And I was like,
1:13.8	ah, that's a surefire way to have a crash out. So we're good. It's a nice, warm, bright,
1:22.2	beautiful day. So I'm grateful for that. And my attire reflects that. Yes. Yes. You know, that's one. Yellow is like one of my
1:29.7	favorite colors. So I'm here for it. Well, you know, and speaking of a brightness and just sunshine,
1:36.0	we are joined today by none other than Dr. Nicole Martin. And I'm going to tell you, this is Holy Ghost
1:41.5	sunshine right here. And to match that, just deep, deep wisdom.
1:46.2	And so we got one of our friends with us today.
1:48.8	We are so excited.
1:51.1	I'm so glad to be with both of you today.
1:53.5	So glad.
1:54.7	We are so grateful to have you at the table with us, sister.
1:58.5	But just in case, just in case any of our listeners don't know
2:02.8	who the Reverend Dr. Nicole Massey Martin is. Come on. Let me tell them a little something about you.
2:07.5	Okay, sis. Reverend Dr. Nicole Massey Martin was born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland.
2:12.7	She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in human and organizational
2:18.9	development. Educational studies and French, come on. Now, I didn't know about the French.
2:24.0	You know, listen. Listen, do you know her? Do you know or do you know her? I didn't know about it.
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