Hardly Initiated Network: Five Shows, One Mission, and the Pivot That Started It
She built the show. Then she walked away from it. After the Philip Anthony Mitchell episode, Jessica realized something she couldn't unrealize: she'd been interviewing people instead of finding the thing inside them that applies to everybody. That one realization didn't just change how she preps an episode — it changed the entire direction of this platform. So we made a decision. Hardly Initiated isn't just a podcast anymore. It's a network. In this episode we open up about the pivot nobody asked us to make: why Jessica stepped away from relationship content to build Initiated By God, why Michael is considering taking over the show he handed off, what the comments got wrong about "replacing then with a woman," and how five shows a week get made. Two people who already have full lives, two boys, and Invest Fest two weeks away. We're also introducing the full lineup for the first time: MONDAY — Initiated By God with Jessica Laine McDonald TUESDAY — Hardly Initiated with Michael J. MacDonald WEDNESDAY — Spiritual Discernment with Bishop Senegal THURSDAY — Bible Study With The Homies (live) With Ladun FRIDAY — Hardly In Love With/ Special Host One of those started with a single person in a room. It's now close to 100 people packed into a coffee shop every Thursday night. We're taking it outside those four walls. Content is king — but context is what makes it matter. We're not here to gossip and we're not here to tear people down. We're building for whoever is sitting in a dark place right now looking for God and doesn't know how to hear Him. New studio. New shows. Same mission. Subscribe so you don't miss the launch of all five. Stay initiated. — 00:00 We've been gone — here's why 01:15 The new studio (and the real reason we moved out the house) 02:40 "Seek ye first the kingdom" — the decision behind the pivot 04:05 What the Philip Anthony Mitchell episode exposed 05:30 Announcing the full network lineup 07:10 Bible Study With The Homies: 1 person to 100 09:00 "Relationships is not me" — knowing what you're not called to 10:45 Should Michael take back Hardly Initiated? 12:20 The dream guest list 14:00 InvestFest: the biggest business plan can't happen without God — #HardlyInitiated #InitiatedByGod #FaithBasedPodcast #ChristianPodcast #MarketplaceMinistry #BlackChristianPodcast #PurposeOverPain #EarnYourLeisureHost Jessica Laine-MacDonald: https://www.instagram.com/itsjessicalaine/ Renew The Mind Journal: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/renew-the-mind-journal Fight The Flesh Bracelet: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/fight-the-flesh-bracelet Hardly In Love Dating Cards: https://www.hardlyinitiated.com/products/dating-deck Apply for Teach The Game Thursdays: https://forms.gle/b3mxsAhMd6hx4AnN9