Tatarian Thompkins, a retired Army veteran and minister, shares how Shakeeta Torres' Certified Christian Life Coach course transformed her spiritual and ministerial work. Thompkins describes the program's impact on her faith and calling.
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Welcome to Pain, Passion, and Purpose. I am your host, Shakeeta Torres, where I share mental health education, biblical teachings, and tips to help you to heal on purpose so you can walk boldly in your God-given purpose. This podcast is sponsored by Empowered Purpose Academy, a certified online Christian academy where where we provide services such as certification for Christian life coaches, mentorship for master's level aspiring and existing Christian therapists, mentorship for Christians, and continued education courses for the body of Christ. You can visit www.empoweredpurposeacademy.com to learn more and to download your free guide. If you like today's episode, please subscribe and leave us a raving review so that others can tap into the knowledge and wisdom that will be shared on this podcast. Thank you so much for being here. Hello, thank you again for being a part of Pain, Passion, and Purpose, my podcast community. And so I wanted to get up here really quickly just to share with you more about Empowered Purpose Academy. And so I have been building this academy since 2021. So the Lord had put it on my heart to start creating courses, and from there it has just been growing and growing and growing. And it has not come without much warfare spiritually, mentally, financially, and the list goes on. I have definitely had so many things that come at me to prevent me from, um, really building out what God has me to build, and I can definitely understand why, and I see why, because so many people, um, has received, uh, so much transformation and impact from my academy thus far. Um, so I'm very passionate about all things kingdom, all things mental health and faith, okay? And so, um, you may have heard me talk about it a little bit on my podcast, but not much. So I wanted to just come and do a specific, um, episode about the academy and what it is. And so, um, as of right now, um, we do offer 3 different mentorship programs. The first one is, um, to become a Certified Christian Life Coach. In just a moment, you'll be able to hear a detailed testimony from one of our students. And she, um, my God, she blessed me tremendously with her testimony about how, um, this program has transformed, um, her ministry and her life. She's also a pastor as well. So you'll be able to hear her heart and hear, um, what she has received. It's not been prompted by me. This is her own testimony. I just asked them to share and she was the first one to say yes. And so we do have a ceremony for our students this Saturday coming up at 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time for you all to get to meet them and hit their hearts, um, and to learn more about the academy. Um, if you are interested in doing a consultation, you can definitely do that. I'll put the link also in the description as well with my admin assistant Talia. She's amazing as well. She's been a blessing to me and my ministry. Um, and so we also offer under the Academy a mentorship for emerging and existing Christian therapists. So if this is you and you need mentorship, um, definitely apply. I'll put the link in the— in here as well. Um, I also have a mentorship program that I'm actually working on now is for emerging and seasoned Christian leaders. Um, it includes community courses. Um, oh my gosh, you guys, there's no way I'll be able to explain every single detail to you of what it would entail. So I encourage you to visit the website to learn more about each program. Then I also have certification courses for those of you who are in ministry, whether you're a life coach, whether you're a therapist, whether you want to just expand your knowledge in specific areas to be better equipped for your people that you serve. Okay. And so I have courses on grief and faith, anxiety, boundaries, forgiveness, and I'm also building out more as well. And so each course is taught by me where I'm teaching you strategy, I'm teaching you, you know, how to really meet people where they are. And it will also help you personally as well, okay? Um, and it comes with assessments and tools, and it's just so power-packed with so much information that I know will bless your life. Um, and then I also have my shop, and in my shop, um, there is books, books on top of books, resources, okay, um, that God has been calling me, um, and putting on my heart to create. Um, the book I'm working on now is called Grief and Faith: Light at the End of the Tunnel, and this book/workbook, um, it is a book about my own personal testimony of grief and what I've experienced is coming with tools and strategies of how to, um, deal with grief. Um, and also, um, it's a workbook to kind of help you to navigate your own grief journey. And so it's amazing book. I'm writing it right now as I'm recording this particular, uh, message today. And I know it's going to bless so many people. And so he's already given me the next book to write, y'all. So I have been on a writing spree over the past few months. And so I have so many more books to write, and I'm excited about it because the Lord told me, he said, you you have so much in you, you have to get it out. Okay, so I have been in ministry and I've been a counselor for a long time now. Okay, well over a decade. Okay, um, and so I'll be pouring out my experiences, my education, my knowledge, and all that stuff into these books. Okay, so stay tuned for that. And also I'll be having a Grief and Faith Workshop, um, that will be on November 20th. Um, again, I put the link, um, in the description box explaining to you what that is, explaining to you, you know, what to expect. You also get a free copy of the new book I'm writing on grief and faith, and you'll be able to be a part of our live, you know, community to be able to share your heart, ask questions about grief and your own personal journey, and you will get the replay. And so right now we do have early bird registration, so go ahead and register for that. If you know anyone who needs it, please, please share. You guys, holiday season and many people are struggling, they're going through, and I know this is going to be a great resource for them and for you if you need it to help you to navigate your grief journey. Okay. And let me see if I have anything else to share before I let you hear this testimonial. And so also, if you are a therapist who need CEUs, you can definitely use those hours depending on your state, depending on where you practice at. Every state is different. So I am able to use live virtual training. Training hours, um, for my licensure as well. That's all I have, so be sure to stay tuned to hear Miss Thompson's testimony about the program to become a Christian life coach, and I will talk to you soon.
Greetings everyone, my name is Tatarian Thompkins and I reside in the North Carolina area. I am currently taking the Certified Christian Life Coach course, and initially when I saw, uh, Shakeeta Torres training on Instagram, instantly the Holy Spirit leaped on the inside of me, and that let me know that it was something in her that I needed to connect with to gain a better understanding or gain some kind of wisdom of knowledge of where the Lord was leading and guiding me. Since I began taking the course It has definitely unlocked some areas of my life that I was specifically praying to God for guidance on, and it has opened my eyes to a greater understanding of who he is in my life and where he's leading and taking me for his kingdom and for his glory. I feel so refreshed in my spirit, and I can definitely say that it's a new beginning and a new atmosphere that has transferred in my life. I believe others should take this course because one, I know that Ms. Shakeeta Torres is passionate and serious about God. She has poured out so much knowledge that God has equipped her with, and she's blessing others in such a way that she's blessed me so tremendously. And I don't even think she really understands to what extent she has blessed me with. I have gained so much in this past month and will continue to look forward with what God is going to continue to do in my life and continue to grow me more and more in him. I am a retired Army veteran and also a minister, and I say that to say because this is what she's equipping and pouring out is so much needed for leaders such as myself and others across the world. Um, and like I mentioned earlier, this has been so refreshing to my spirit and has ignited something new on the inside of me that really needed to be stirred up the more for this season in this time. And I praise God for it, and I thank her for just being obedient in God and doing what God is calling her to do. Um, and I look forward, and I'm thankful for this opportunity that she has blessed me with, and I look forward to seeing what God is going to continue to do in my life. And it's all for his glory, for his kingdom, and I give him the honor and the praise, and it's all about him. Thank you.
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