Ep 35 - Amy Grant: Is it a hobby or a calling?

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Six-time GRAMMY Award winner, Amy Grant, is taking us back to where her love of music started to become more than just a hobby, and how long it took her to accept it as her calling. She talks about being offered a record deal as a teen and continuing her higher education thinking she would eventually get a "real job." The mother of four, opens up about her recent health scares including a COVID-19 diagnosis and an open heart surgery after discovering she had a congenital heart condition and why she partially has her husband, Vince Gill, to thank for the discovery. The singer, who was recently inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, also gives fans a glimpse into the new movie, "The Jesus Music," revealing how she and others started a whole new genre of music. "The Jesus Music" hits theaters October 1st! For more on Amy Grant visit AmyGrant.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! Join the Called Out Book Club & sign up for Paula’s newsletter at PaulaFarisOfficial.com Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:03.0	Hi friends, it's Paula Ferris.
0:06.0	You might remember me from Good Morning America or The View.
0:10.0	It's okay if you don't, but I have a new view now.
0:13.0	My husband and I moved to South Carolina with our three kids,
0:17.0	and I'm exploring new seasons of calling.
0:20.0	Each week I'm joined by friends to have real
0:22.6	honest conversations about their stories, their struggles and triumphs, all to encourage and
0:28.7	empower you. We're going to be talking about what people are called to do and who they're called
0:33.2	to be. I welcome you in to the Paula Ferris Faith and Calling podcast.
0:41.0	We're having a conversation today with one of the most recognizable voices in music,
0:46.0	someone that I grew up listening to and loved to this day. She's the winner of six Grammys
0:51.5	and thought her career in music was going to be a pit stop.
0:55.4	And I thought, well, at some point I'm going to get a real job at some point.
0:58.9	You thought that this just might be a phase.
1:01.1	It was simply a hobby.
1:02.8	I'm talking with Amy Grant.
1:04.5	We discuss how it all started for her at her all girls high school, just shy of her 16th birthday.
1:11.2	The record label that signed her, get this, said that she wasn't that good, but she sounded
1:16.6	sincere.
1:17.8	We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including one of the more trying seasons in her
1:23.1	life.
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