How Childhood Pain Sculpted A Calling To Heal Marriages & Families…with John Trent

John Trent – Chair of "Gary Chapman Marriage & Family Ministry" at Moody Bible Institute, Founder and President of The Center for Strong Families, a ministry for strengthening relationships within the family dynamic, and Author/Co-Author of over 25 books for adults and children. John shares how growing up in a difficult home prepared him for heeding his calling as a writer and family counselor driven to positively impact the foundation of families.   Episode Highlights: John opens his inner door into how he got closer to God and never gave up on his passion to benefit others. How does John define having a calling and how did God orchestrate his life events that led him along his Calling Journey? How id John's earlier life growing-up shape him for being used today to positively impact families How many people take their last breath with an unfulfilled divine assignment? What was the event that alerted John that writing was his calling? Would John have become a family counselor if it wasn't for the struggles in his own family life? 22 publishers turned down the first book John Trent did before the 23rd published it…stay the course and persevere How did John transition into being an entrepreneur? What is John's perspective on the desire to become a writer? Who is Anne Lamont, and how did her book / work affect John? What is storyboarding and how does John use it to write books? John shares a compelling story of praying for his dad as his dad in his last days. Host Jim Schubert explains his transformational experience related to his adoption. You don't need a perfect past to move toward your calling…It's all part of your story and serves in crafting your calling journey What was John's vision behind his book The 2-Degree Difference? What advice would John Trent give to people to help strengthen their families?   Key Points / Quotes: The first step of figuring out your calling generally is someone points out something that stands out about you. Persevere in your pursuit of your calling and never give up on where you feel you are headed. "How many of you would like to change the pictures of your life story…?" - John Trent "My calling is alleviating people's pain in terms of the brokenness in people's families." - John Trent "Forgiveness" literally means to 'untie the knot' in Greek…do we have any knots that need untying" - John Trent   Resources Mentioned: strongfamilies.com Linkedin: John Trent Instagram: @strong.families heedyourcalling.com