{"name":"Kingdom Influencing Podcast","short_name":"Kingdom Influencing Podcast","theme_color":"#ffffff","start_url":"/","display":"standalone","background_color":"#fff","description":"Hi, My name is Derek L. Calhoun. \n\nI 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.\n\nI plan to wear a variety of hats as needed to help you advance your daily lives. I would also like to inspire, inform and invigorate. 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.\n\nAllow 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.\nI 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-\ndenominational church in Bridgeport, CT.\n\nCurrently, I am an author of a new book, “Pressing Into the Power”, which should be released shortly and I am 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.-","icons":[{"src":"https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/10184981/KIP_2025_COVERWIP_2_bo4y6_300x300.png","sizes":"300x300","type":"image/png"}]}