{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Conversations with Buddy","title":"Ep. 183 John Werst (Part 2) - The Upward Call! ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2734,"description":"This episode with John was outstanding!\nHe just got back from a trip to South Africa in partnership with the BetterMan group to help a ministry organization called “Church in hard places”.\nJohn’s heart is for ministry and specifically helping men through his own ministry, “Covenant Group Ministry”.  To help men create new habits, new life skills, recognize the call to brotherhood and how to learn to walk moment by moment by the Holy Spirit!\nWhat is the upward calling that God has for our lives on this earth?\nHow do we live in the newness of a life in Christ and bury the old man?\nHow do we know if we are drifting away from the Lord?\nThese are the reasons why this episode is so powerful!\nMen coming alongside men, with the Word of God and the Spirit of God and allow Christ to change your life! 🙏\nThis is what John calls… “voluntary accountability”!  It’s your choice if you will or won’t follow Jesus and be accountable to be a better man!\nFor more information, you can reach out to John through his website at: https://covenantgroups.org/about\n\n🙏 Subscribe to Conversations with Buddy for more conversations that inspire faith, leadership, and impact.\n#JesusFollower  #Discipleship #covenantgroupministry #betterman #Salvation #ConversationsWithBuddy \n_ _ _\nFor more stories like this, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@BuddyJamesPuckett\nIf you or someone you know want to be on the podcast, please reach out to me on Instagram @conversationswithbuddy or text me at 503-851-8031. \n_ _ _\nAbout Buddy Puckett:\nBuddy Puckett has been in the mortgage and finance space and mentoring men for over 25 years.  A mentoring opportunity all started when he first began in the mortgage industry in 1998, when he began to mentor a younger guy who happened to be married.  This person was not making great choices and it was sadly affecting his marriage.  We all are 1 decision away from something really dumb, so accountability became something Buddy knew he needed as well.  Buddy’s wife, Shawn,...","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}