The vision for a community like this had been planted inside of me by God long before this day. However, I began bringing it into fruition during my sophomore year of college in my dorm room during one of my most draining seasons. I began with the JRNE podcast while envisioning so much more, with the goal of encouraging fellow believers on this challenging, narrow path of faith.

As a college student living on campus, I found myself in an environment negatively reminiscent of my past, feeling quite isolated in my spiritual journey. Yearning for Christian companionship, I spent a significant amount of time in isolation, praying for God to connect me with like-minded friends. Social media was the only community I could find at that time.

Feeling the Lord's prompting, I realized that I needed to create the space I longed for since I couldn't find it anywhere else. If He had allowed me to stumble upon the perfect community back then, the JRNE might never have come to be. While it started as a podcast, the vision extends far beyond, aiming for a significant movement within the Body of Christ. That movement involving abandoning old traditions that no longer serve the people of our society today, while holding steadfast onto the authentic word of God that is the same today, yesterday, tomorrow and forever.