ABOUT THE AUTHORS | SPEAKERS | PODCAST GUESTS
With over twenty-five years of ministry experience in churches in South Carolina, Chicago, and Atlanta, Jay and Rebecca Madden have dedicated themselves to guiding others on their spiritual journey in churches, neighborhoods, and groups. They currently serve at one of the largest Presbyterian churches in the United States, with Jay as Executive Pastor and Rebecca as Women’s Ministry Director. Their ministry is to inspire and empower others to awaken their own heart, mind, and soul to encounter an extraordinary God in their ordinary life.
Jay and Rebecca would enjoy sharing on your podcast or speaking at your next event or retreat.
| TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION |
Finding God in Ordinary Life
Strengthening Faith Individually and as a Couple
Embracing a Life with God
Deepening Your Connection with God through Spiritual Practices
Transformation through Service
Navigating and Overcoming Grief
Discerning and Understanding God’s Will
Self-Discovery and Spiritual Growth through Journaling
| RECENT PODCASTS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
Doing What Matters Podcast
Hosted by Teresa McCloy
Author, Do What Matters
Hope*Writers Tuesday Teaching
Hosted by Dr. Zoe Shaw
Author, A Year of Self Care
Spring 2024 Luncheon
Hosted by Rev. Dr. Claire Ripley
First Presbyterian Church-Greenville, SC
Woven Motherhood Podcast
Hosted by Rachelle Keng
Author, Woven in the Womb
| QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION |
Can you share a personal story of experiencing God in your life?
Have you ever felt stuck in your career or life stage? How did you navigate it?
Describe a season of discontent that led you to realize a need for change.
How have you witnessed redemption in your journey?
Was there a moment when a need in your life became a calling from God?
How has God used pain to open your heart to the world?
How have you experienced God closing one door to open another?
Share an experience of unusual timing in circumstances.
Recall a time when you were encouraged to take on something that required significant growth.
| ABOUT THE BOOK |
Have you faced profound loss, received devastating news, navigated career changes, or encountered financial hardships? Have you questioned your faith in God during these times? Where have you sought hope and direction? Have you wondered how to find God in the midst of it all?
When the Madden family tragically lost their firstborn son in infancy, they embarked on a journey to discover God amidst their grief and continued to seek His presence thereafter. In Breathless Haste: Finding God in Ordinary Life, they share thirty diverse stories of encountering God in everyday moments – from the mundane to the miraculous: in sorrow, at a McDonalds, through music, poetry, a cassette tape, creation, a scrapbook, an old digital clock, a bankruptcy case and beyond. Each story bears witness to a living God actively involved in their lives, offering a profound testimony that the modern world desperately needs.
Through the vulnerability of their personal stories, practical insights, and thought-provoking questions in each chapter, Breathless Haste will strengthen your hope, expand your trust in God, fuel your faith, and stimulate your imagination with fresh ways to discover and experience God's guidance, peace, and purpose in your own life.
