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The Unshakeable Life

The Unshakeable Life

De : Jim Burgoon
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Do you feel called to make a huge impact—to lead, create, and build what God has put on your heart—but find yourself feeling stuck, scattered, or spiritually off track? You are not alone. Welcome to The Unshakeable Life, the podcast for Christian leaders, entrepreneurs, and content creators who are ready to stop overthinking and start walking in their God-given calling. Hosted by Jim Burgoon, a 20+ year leader and transformational coach, this show is for the forgotten but called. It's for the leader who feels worthless because they don't fit the world's mold. It's for the defeated and the brokenhearted who still have a fire within them to create and impact the world. This is not another show about business tactics or hustle culture. This is your playbook for developing true inner strength and leading from the heart. Each week, we'll dive into the practical, biblical strategies to help you: 🎯 Build a Biblical Mindset: Overcome imposter syndrome, heal from past failures, and anchor your identity in Christ, not your performance. 🎯 Develop True Resilience: Learn to set boundaries that protect your peace, recover from burnout, and stand firm when life gets chaotic. 🎯 Take Courageous Action: Gain the confidence and clarity to find your voice, communicate your message, and lead with authentic, relational authority. If you're ready to break free from burnout and people-pleasing to become the Christian leader you were created to be, subscribe now. It's time to build an unshakeable life.Copyright 2026 Jim Burgoon Christianisme Développement personnel Economie Management Management et direction Ministère et évangélisme Réussite personnelle Spiritualité
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  • When You Try to Control God

    When You Try to Control God
    Jun 18 2026
    Description Most people do not walk away from God because they stop believing. They walk away because the god they tried to control finally failed them. In this episode, Jim sits down with Phill Tague, founding pastor of Ransom Church and author of Jesus Be the Centerfold: Choosing Covenant Faith Over Airbrushed Christianity, for a conversation about the difference between a curated, controllable faith and a covenant relationship with the real Jesus. Phill explains why we “swipe right” on the parts of Jesus we like and “swipe left” on the parts we do not, how legalism can feel safe while quietly keeping you distant from God, and why the answer is not more checkboxes, but followership. If you have ever felt like your faith is thin, confusing, or missing something, this episode will help you name what is happening and take one honest next step. In This Episode, You Will Learn How people create “Jesus in their own image,” and why it collapses in hard seasons Why control is often the hidden engine underneath a curated faith How to spot selective surrender and soundbite theology Why legalism can feel safe, but still keeps you from the Father’s heart Covenant vs contract faith, and why “Lordship” is the missing step for many Christians How to tell conviction from shame (and why it matters) One practical first step for the overwhelmed: stop, get quiet, create margin Time Stamps 00:00 Intro: The Jesus we imagine vs the real Jesus 00:40 Meet Phill Tague and Ransom Church 01:23 Book intro: Jesus Be the Centerfold 02:11 Worshiping an image of Jesus vs worshiping Jesus 03:30 What happens when we bend Jesus to our politics and preferences 04:12 “Swipe right” theology and why people lose faith 05:32 Control: trying to force life to go our way 07:24 Curated faith and “soundbite” Christianity 10:13 Legalism, safety, and the prodigal sons 12:28 Intimacy defined: fully known and still chosen 13:30 Covenant vs contract faith 16:10 Saved by grace, then living by works (the checkbox trap) 19:21 Conviction vs shame: “what you did” vs “who you are” 21:18 Fighting passivity and the noise of modern life 23:20 First step for the overwhelmed: stop, be still, create margin 26:26 Sabbath, sabbatical, and learning what “zero” feels like 28:19 Where to connect with Phill and get the study guide Key Takeaways If your faith is built on a made-up version of God, hard seasons will expose it. Control looks spiritual until life stops cooperating. Soundbites can sound true while slowly forming a false Jesus. Covenant faith is not a contract. It is surrender. Conviction points to what you did. Shame attacks who you are. Sometimes the most spiritual first step is simply to stop and get quiet. Connect with Phil Tague 🌐 Church: ransom.church 🌐 Website: philtag.com (book links + free study guide) Connect with Jim 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Ask a Question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com/ask⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lead with Jim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support & Engage with the Show ✅ Subscribe to The Unshakable Life wherever you listen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeartRadio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Leave a 5-star review if this episode encouraged your faith. ✅ For more faith-driven leadership content, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for listening! Never miss an episode of The Unshakable Life. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app—and if this resonated, share it with a friend who needs the tools to develop an Unshakable Life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 min
  • You Built the Routine… So Why Are You Still Tired?

    You Built the Routine… So Why Are You Still Tired?
    Jun 11 2026
    Description Most leaders are not exhausted because they lack discipline. They are exhausted because they are running on the wrong fuel. It looks like productivity. It feels like responsibility. But underneath it, something is out of order. In this episode, Jim sits down with Michael Klassen, broadcast producer and host of the 5AM Podcast, for a grounded conversation about mornings, identity, and why productivity alone will not fix a tired life. Michael shares how early rising is not about chasing results, but about building a foundation where your spirit, mind, and priorities are aligned before the day begins. Together, Jim and Michael unpack why so many high-performing leaders still feel drained even when their routines “look right,” how misplaced identity can quietly drive burnout, and why what you put into your body and your spirit matters more than most people want to admit. They also talk about community, labels, discipline, and the hard truth that sometimes your environment has to change before your life does. If you feel worn down, stretched thin, or like something is off even though you are doing “all the right things,” this will help you step back, reset, and rebuild with clarity. In This Episode, You Will Learn Why productivity without alignment leads to exhaustion The hidden reason high performers still feel empty How morning routines shape your spiritual and mental direction Why identity cannot be built on what you do The role the community plays in the labels you carry A simple way to audit your day and regain control How “wrong fuel” impacts your energy, focus, and results Why discipline is more about direction than intensity Time Stamps 00:00 Intro: Productivity as spiritual formation01:27 Meet Michael Klassen and the story behind 5AM Podcast03:20 Why 5AM is more about mindset than a clock05:00 If it’s difficult, there’s probably value in it07:00 Productivity, purpose, and being created to produce09:00 When productivity becomes identity10:50 Breaking labels and finding identity in Christ11:30 Why your environment shapes your outcomes12:35 Morning routines as spiritual formation13:30 Guarding your time and setting the tone for your day16:10 What a real morning routine looks like18:00 What happens when you miss it20:00 Why high achievers still feel tired and empty 21:00 The “wrong fuel” analogy and energy drain23:10 Practical steps to reset your life24:00 Audit your day and rebalance your energy26:00 Where to connect with Michael Key Takeaways Productivity alone cannot fix a misaligned life. If your identity is tied to what you produce, burnout is coming. Your morning sets the direction for everything that follows. The wrong inputs, both physical and spiritual, will drain you fast. Your environment shapes your identity more than you realize. If you can measure your day, you can begin to change it. Discipline is not punishment. It is alignment. Real change starts with small, honest adjustments, not extreme overhauls. Connect with Michael Klassen 🌐 Website: https://www.5ampodcast.com 📱 Social: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ Connect with Jim 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Ask a Question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com/ask⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lead with Jim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support & Engage with the Show ✅ Subscribe to The Unshakable Life wherever you listen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeartRadio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Leave a 5-star review if this episode encouraged your faith. ✅ For more faith-driven leadership content, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for listening! Never miss an episode of The Unshakable Life. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app—and if this resonated, share it with a friend who needs the tools to develop an Unshakable Life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • He Didn’t Feel Ready. God Called Him Anyway

    He Didn’t Feel Ready. God Called Him Anyway
    Jun 4 2026
    Description What do you do when life knocks the ground out from under you, your faith feels tired, and God keeps calling you into something you do not feel qualified to carry? In this episode, Jim sits down with Dan Parr, publisher and narrator of the Easy to Understand, Read Bible, for a conversation about reluctant obedience, spiritual weariness, and the way God uses His Word to rebuild people from the inside out. Dan shares the powerful story of how his life began with his mother’s courage and prayer, how a simple act of kindness from a church helped draw him back to God, and how reading Scripture for himself changed everything. He also opens up about losing a Fortune 500 career just before Christmas, stepping deeper into the Bible project in the middle of uncertainty, and learning to trust God when the path stopped making sense. Together, Jim and Dan talk about why this work became more than a literary project, what reading the Bible out loud revealed about the character of God, and why so many tired believers do not need a complicated fix. They need to come back to prayer, Scripture, and real fellowship. If you feel battle-worn, spiritually off, or like you need to come back to God in a real and honest way, this conversation will meet you there. In This Episode, You Will Learn Why Dan calls himself a reluctant Bible publisher and narrator How God used loss, disruption, and uncertainty to redirect his life What reading the Bible out loud revealed about the love and character of God Why grace can be harder to receive than people think How Scripture became a lifeline instead of just a project What to do when you feel spiritually tired or far from God Why prayer, the Word, and Christian fellowship still matter so much How to stay faithful when you do not feel qualified Time Stamps 00:00 Intro and why this conversation is for the weary 00:28 Meet Dan Parr and the scope of the Bible project 01:35 The story of Dan’s mother choosing life 04:49 A flood, an unexpected gift, and the road back to church 06:54 “The Bible read me” and Dan’s turning point 08:21 Learning grace instead of trying to repay love 10:20 Reluctance, self-doubt, and obeying anyway 14:23 What reading Scripture out loud taught Dan about God 16:36 Why this became a lifeline, not just a literary project 17:16 Losing a Fortune 500 career three weeks before Christmas 19:35 How Dan’s media background prepared him for this calling 21:12 What walking by faith has looked like in real life 22:43 What to do when you are tired, drifting, or need to come back 24:48 Where to find Dan and the Easy to Understand, Read Bible Key Takeaways God often calls people who do not feel qualified Grace is a gift, not something you pay back Scripture does more than inform you. It exposes, heals, and redirects you From Genesis to Revelation, God keeps making a way back to Himself Loss can become the doorway into calling When your faith feels worn out, start simple Prayer, God’s Word, and Christian community are still the basic anchors Obedience does not always feel dramatic. Sometimes it just looks like staying faithful today Connect with Dan Parr 🌐 Website: https://www.parrdanmevoices.com 🎧 Listen to the Easy to Understand, Read Bible on Audible: https://www.audible.com/author/Dan-Parr/B0C9H1C21Q📱 Social: LinkedIn Connect with Jim 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ Ask a Question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com/ask⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ▶️ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lead with Jim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leadwithjim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support & Engage with the Show ✅ Subscribe to The Unshakable Life wherever you listen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeartRadio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✅ Leave a 5-star review if this episode encouraged your faith. ✅ For more faith-driven leadership content, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leadwithjim.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for listening! Never miss an episode of The Unshakable Life. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app—and if this resonated, share it with a friend who needs the tools to develop an Unshakable Life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 min
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