Hey is Jordan Johnson and you are listening to the Grove Podcast.

Today is a great day because we have our very own Emily Vogel Tans sitting down with the infectiously joyful Jess Connolly.

If you don't yet know Jess, you're going to feel like she's one of your absolute favorite friends

by the end of this episode.

Jess and her husband Nick are church planners in Charleston, South Carolina,

where they serve the folks of Bright City Church. Jess is also a speaker and author and heads up a collective of women called Go and Tell

Gals whose mission is equipping other women to use their gifts for the glory of God and

the good of others.

Today Emily and Jess come around our four anchors of the grove,

which are rooted, flourish, freedom, and shade

and how they intersected all seasons of life.

We trust you'll be encouraged, so here is Emily Vogel Tans with

Jess Connolly. Hey welcome to the Grove Podcast this is Emily Vogel Tans and I'm so

excited because today I'm sitting here with my friend

Jess Conley. So fun! How are you doing today? Great coffee date. Yeah, this was

needed. This was needed. I can't wait for the conversation we're about to have for our Grove friends out there that haven't met just before.

She's an author and a speaker and a mom and a church builder and all the things you just released a brand new book called the girl for the job.

Yes. Yeah? Yeah.

Anything else that you do in life other than write books teach people build churches raise your children you know overall awkward gal

Just trying to I drink a lot of coffee

Amen to that.

You know those are what I those are the things I do.

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