Ep 34 - Priscilla Shirer: Going Beyond Fear in Pursuit of Your Calling

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this week's highly anticipated episode, Priscilla Shirer is joining Paula to talk about her unexpected journey to discovering her calling, and how she worked through the crippling fear that once stood in her way and made her question the path she was on. The dynamic teacher and motivational speaker once dreamed of becoming a TV news anchor and while in that pursuit, changed course to pursue her true calling in ministry. The mother of three, also talks about the important lessons she wants her boys to carry with them into adulthood, the difficult conversations she has had to have with them about growing up as young African American boys, and what we can all do better as we join hands in friendship and diverse faith. The burgeoning film star explains how she was convinced to take on new opportunities on the big screen and why she has said no to 98% of the opportunities that have followed. Priscilla is also a bestselling author; her and her family are releasing a new book, Divine Disruption, which is dedicated to her late mother and hits bookshelves on November 9th. Learn more about Priscilla and GoingBeyond.com Order Paula’s Book - “Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling” Now available in paperback, with a free 6-week discussion guide at bakerbookhouse.com Join the Called Out Book Club & sign up for Paula’s newsletter at paulafarisofficial.com Subscribe & Listen to more episode of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple Connect with Paula on Social Media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:04.3	Hi friends, it's Paula Ferris.
0:06.8	You might remember me from Good Morning America or The View.
0:10.5	It's okay if you don't, but I have a new view now.
0:13.5	My husband and I moved to South Carolina with our three kids, and I'm exploring new seasons of calling.
0:20.1	Each week I'm joined by friends to have real
0:22.7	honest conversations about their stories, their struggles and triumphs, all to encourage
0:28.1	and empower you. We're going to be talking about what people are called to do and who they're
0:32.9	called to be. I welcome you in to the Paula Ferris Faith and Calling podcast. I want to ask you a question.
0:42.0	Has life ever taken you in a direction that you just didn't expect? You're probably thinking,
0:47.4	uh, yeah, dumb question, Paula. Of course it has. Well, today, I've got a conversation with one of the
0:53.5	most dynamic speakers and teachers in the country who had no intention of her life turning out this way.
1:00.6	I had no idea at all that I would be doing this.
1:03.6	I went to college for communications, but television.
1:07.5	I wanted to be a news anchor.
1:08.7	That was the goal.
1:09.3	I wanted to be a journalist.
1:10.3	Oh, my gosh. I wanted to be you, Paula. I wanted to be you. Well, I want to be a news anchor. That was the goal. I wanted to be a journalist. I wanted to be you,
1:11.3	Paula. Well, I want to be you. Can we just swap right now? That's Priscilla Shire. And so many of you
1:17.3	have been begging me to have her on. She's a best-selling author, a teacher, speaker. She's also a mom
1:23.6	of three boys. But even Priscilla, who has nailed her vocational lane, better than most,
1:29.7	has dealt with crippling fear.
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