Welcome to our podcast!
My name is Derek L. Calhoun. I will be your host for the Kingdom influencing Podcast; however, I hope to transcend the title of Host over the next coming weeks. My goal is to be a Father figure to some, a coach, mentor and or Pastor to others and a funnel of wisdom to the listening audience. I plan to wear a variety of hats as needed to help you advance your daily lives. My goal is to encourage, inspire, inform, invigorate and impart. We will surf or delve into a wide range of topics including Business Development, Marriage and Dating, Leadership, Christian Living and Practical Theology just to name a few. I will also have special guest that will add value to our lives. Allow me to introduce myself. I dabbled around the field of law for a season. I then discovered education and my penchant for shaping the next generation. In education, I worked as an English Instructor, a Consultant, an Adjunct Professor, a Policy Advocate for Educational Reform and a Dean of Students. I spent 20 years helping and encouraging, people in the Northeast as the Pastor of the historic, Grace Baptist Church in Norwalk, CT and the Co-founder of New Vision International Ministries, a trend -setting, non-denominational church in Bridgeport, CT. Currently, I am an author of a new book, “Pressing Into the Power”, which should be released later this year. I am also an Executive Strategist, helping executives develop modern day solutions for modern day problems. At the end of the day, I am a man who has been around the block a few times, who is currently reinventing himself. I have a vested interest in seeing you succeed in life and I pray that you will let me speak life into your divine destiny.
Episodes
Episodes
Friday Jun 10, 2022
The Season of the Yoke
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
God wants to enter into a partnership with us. This is the season to relieve yourself of the pressure of trying to be more than a follower of Jesus Christ. God has always wanted to take on the heavy load, and he wanted us to rest, refuel and repose in Him. Let's not make our walk harder than intended. You don't have to fight this battle alone.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Resilient Love
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
African Americans deserve the right to be heard, understood, and loved after the trauma we have experienced through the years. It is a difficult conversation for most people to have at a table of equality but it needs to be addressed. No longer can we continue to sweep this under the carpet. As Christians, we should hear with our hearts, and respond with compassion and the proper administration of justice and equity for all.
Friday May 27, 2022
A Shooter, the Target and a Call
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
In this episode, our host gives his opinion on the state of America and tragic the shooting in Buffalo, New York.
Friday May 20, 2022
Debunking Black Futility
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
I belong to one of the most disenfranchised, diminished, and dismissed ethnic groups in the world and yet I am a descendent of some of the most scholarly, brilliant, and resilient people in the world. Today, I tell my truth. I am a descendent of royalty in the natural and the spiritual realm.
Friday May 13, 2022
Call It What It Is
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
This 70th Episode is a guide to discerning negative influences in your life. It should begin to open your spiritual eyes to people who are being used by the enemy to stunt your spiritual growth and prevent healthy spiritual relationships. Most of all, these posers attempt to buffer and or censor the relationship that God wants to have with you. Beware of these subtle but targeted and deadly alliances.
Friday May 06, 2022
Preparing for Cancel Culture
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
The body of Christ can no longer shrink or disappear in the rocks and crevices of this Post Modern Era. We must learn to embrace and rise and endure cancel Culture as those who know that God has our back. Like Paul, we shall live to both stand and speak again!