The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode. Hey everybody welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of

God and the good of others. Each week I host a conversation

with somebody who's following Jesus Christ and also pursuing world-class

mastery of their craft. We talk about their

path to mastery, we talk about their daily habits, and how their faith

influences their work. Now you guys know how hard my team and I fight to maintain the integrity of who we deem a master of their

craft, but today's guest has demonstrated a mastery as an entrepreneur and leader at an entirely different level than anybody else I know at her age.

Her name is Jenna Fortier and she's still in college. She's a rising senior at High Point University in North Carolina.

But get this, in the eighth grade, Jenna founded a nonprofit called Peers and Students Taking Action or Pasta for short.

Today that nonprofit has 30 chapters across the United States and is connected

high school students with opportunities to serve and

volunteer with more than 16,000 elementary school kids across the United States.

I was so impressed with Jenna before the call,

before this conversation.

I was even more impressed afterwards

that once we stopped recording,

I actually offered her job right there on the spot.

Jenna and I sat down, we talked about her genius habit

of emailing God her prayers when she did an internship

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