{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Conversations with Buddy","title":"Ep. 214 Curt Jones - The Ultimate Ultimatum!","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3930,"description":"In this episode of Conversations With Buddy, I have the privilege of sitting down with Curt Jones—a longtime entrepreneur, leader, mentor, consultant, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. Curt has spent more than five decades building businesses, developing leaders, raising capital, serving ministries, and helping organizations turn vision into action. But behind all of those accomplishments is a much deeper story: a young man who once challenged God to prove Himself real.\nCurt shares the powerful story of his “Ultimate Ultimatum” on October 17, 1971. As a teenager growing increasingly frustrated with what he describes as “churchianity,” Curt wanted to know whether his faith was truly real or simply something he had inherited from his parents. He prayed a bold and honest prayer, giving God six months to show up in his life. Curt describes what happened the very next morning, when a senior student unexpectedly invited him to a Bible study, and how just 63 hours later he found himself leading that study.\nThat small Bible study eventually grew to hundreds of students, and Curt describes how a group of young believers began praying, serving, loving people, and seeking to influence the culture of their high school. He shares stories of transformed lives, including one student who openly opposed what was happening but eventually came to faith in Christ. Curt also recounts the remarkable story of an all-school trip to the Oregon coast involving nearly 1,100 students and the opportunity to share the Gospel around a beach bonfire.\nWe also talk about Curt’s extraordinary journey in business and leadership. Over the years, he has been involved in launching, building, financing, and advising numerous businesses, ministries, nonprofits, and organizations. His experience includes financial services, marketing, capital formation, fundraising, organizational development, and community outreach. Yet Curt emphasizes that his greatest lessons have come through the people who...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oxFqe0AJP5S7qrhkdAltuVa8mFSqDbYbj8eGzi5h_mM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMyODkxLzE2NjAw/OTQ2NDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}