Today Plan Tomorrow

Season 2, Episode 8: When the Paycheck Disappears, Who Are You?

Everyone says your worth is not your income.

Almost nobody finds out whether they believe it until the income stops.

In this episode of Today Plan Tomorrow, Emmanuel Iheke Jr., founder and executive director of UnAssociated and youth pastor at Redeeming Grace Christian Center in San Diego, walks us through what happened when the paycheck that had been holding up his whole identity disappeared on a Wednesday morning in April 2024.

Emmanuel shares:

• What his relationship with God and money looked like before full-time ministry—and why he now calls that faith incomplete

• The layoff, the severance running out, and the anxiety he woke up with

• Why he stopped applying for jobs and sat still instead

• What sanctification actually means, explained in plain words

• Why God's number one goal in your life is not to make you rich

• How he separated his worth from his wage using Scripture, not affirmations

• What running a nonprofit on very little taught him about financial literacy

• The first thing to do this week if you feel called to something that does not make financial sense yet

This is not a comfortable conversation. It is an honest one.

Emmanuel is 28, lives in his father's house, has no 401(k), raises his own salary, and knows exactly who he is.

If you have ever lost income and felt like you lost yourself at the same time, start here.

FEATURED TOPICS

Self-worth • Identity in Christ • Financial disruption • Layoff recovery • Faith and money • Stewardship • Nonprofit fundraising • Full-time ministry • Financial literacy • Calling and career • Sanctification • Trusting God with money • Youth ministry • Purpose over profit • Christian finances

GUEST

Emmanuel Iheke Jr.
Founder and Executive Director, UnAssociated
Youth Pastor, Redeeming Grace Christian Center
San Diego, California

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