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EPISODE · Jul 19, 2021 · 1H 14M

To Serve and Not to Be Served | Joy Williams

from The Innerfire Podcast · host Innerfire Ministries

Joy Williams is the Vice President of the Lamar CISD School Board. She joins us today to discuss her unlikely journey to the school board, lessons from the death of her son, and the role of faith through it all.0:00 - Introduction1:14 - Who is Joy Williams?4:34 - Joy’s spiritual background9:51 - How Joy joined the school board 13:01 - The details about Joy’s school board15:49 - What factors motivated Joy to run for the school board?18:01 - Was Joy afraid of the stigma around being a politician?21:17 - The public’s lack of understanding and involvement with their local school board24:06 - Involvement in local politics without direct personal incentive29:03 - Should school board members be paid?32:23 - How has Joy’s faith impacted her public service?39:20 - The story of Joy’s election48:29 - Joy’s thoughts on homeschooling54:36 - Joy on the good that has come from her son’s death1:01:09 - How to help those who have lost someone1:08:13 - Ways to get involved with your local school board1:14:14 - Closing commentsWebsite: https://innerfire.comMerch: https://innerfire.com/shopFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerFireMinistriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerfireministries/?hl=enThe Innerfire PodcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1551491407Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2S9qDbKZKJJI9pGsTvpvJ6Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f9082dcd-3a3b-43d3-9ffa-d41b40f5a47d/the-innerfire-podcast

Joy Williams is the Vice President of the Lamar CISD School Board. She joins us today to discuss her unlikely journey to the school board, lessons from the death of her son, and the role of faith through it all. 0:00 - Introduction 1:14 - Who is Joy Williams? 4:34 - Joy’s spiritual background 9:51 - How Joy joined the school board 13:01 - The details about Joy’s school board 15:49 - What factors motivated Joy to run for the school board? 18:01 - Was Joy afraid of the stigma around bein...

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