Jody longs to love Jesus more.
Serving as Lead Pastor of Chapin Christian Community Church [formerly Chapin United Methodist Church] in Chapin, SC from 2001 through 2025, he watched God grow that amazing family of Jesus followers from 300 to 3000 worshipers weekly.
His focus now is to help local churches everywhere experience renewal and revival for the glory of Jesus!
Interested in having Jody speak at your church? Meet with your church’s leadership?
In conjunction with Forged Alabama, Forged Georgia, Forged Illinois, and Forged Mississippi, the churches that make up this network have indeed been forged together through various forms of adversity to bring us to a place to allow God to shape us to serve in a new era together. We believe all we’ve been through has both prepared and clarified God’s preferred future for us as we now look forward to all God now wants to do through us together!
That’s right.
Whether you’re a student or a senior adult, a busy stay-at-home mom or dad with 3 kids, a single with no kids, a retiree or a hourly employee — whoever you are — someone is looking to you for their cues about life and about faith.
That makes you a leader.
And since we’re all leaders, who we follow matters.
I’ve always tried to lead by following Jesus. I got that approach from the Apostle Paul who once said, “Follow me, as I follow Christ.” [1 Corinthians 11:1]
So, check out my podcast, where I sit down with different leaders and discuss various topics relating to life, leadership, and faith.
New episodes come out the 4th Thursday of every month.
You can listen on all streaming platforms and watch on YouTube. If you prefer reading, each episode will have an accompanying blog as well.
My prayer is that the Lord uses this podcast to help make us a little better at following Jesus, because better followers make better leaders! – Jody
What does it look like to truly care for people the way Jesus did? It starts with being present with God first, so you can be genuinely present for others. That simple but profound truth shapes everything about faithful ministry and everyday Christian living. In the latest episode of Leading by Following, I sat down…
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” -Ephesians 5:21 Weekend before last I was blessed to officiate Davey and…
Toward the end of every funeral message I’m privileged to share, I attempt to use a story or an analogy about…
I recently got a big ‘ol fat parking ticket. Michelle and I were at a wedding rehearsal dinner down in Columbia…
When most people think of leadership, they picture someone standing on a stage with a microphone. But some of the most…
A couple of weeks ago I was preparing to preach at a church down in Columbia. It was going to be…
There’s always more that I want to say when I preach. [Feel free to insert your “Preachers just do not know…
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Shaking the Gates is a weekly online prayer gathering. Join Pastor Jody Sunday nights at 7:30. We invite you to engage with other Gateshakers in the text chat.
You can also listen and pray along via the STG Podcast which is released each Thursday wherever you get your podcasts!
The name “Shaking the Gates” comes from John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement, he said: “Give me one hundred people who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”
Chapin Christian exists to help you connect with the saving love of Jesus, grow in full devotion to Him, and share His love with the world!
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