Andrea Johnson
@andreaoptimist.bsky.social
Deconstructed Product of the SBC Machine
Intentional Optimist
Grateful that Jesus can hold onto me better than I can hold onto him.
Intentional Optimist
Grateful that Jesus can hold onto me better than I can hold onto him.
“Critical thinking is how real leaders resist the noise.”
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You’ve Been Taught to Ignore This Leadership Superpower - Stand Tall & Own It - Empowering Purpose-Driven Women to Lead with Authenticity and Impact
1 BIG IDEACritical thinking is your responsibility—not rebellion. It’s how real leaders lead. This episode helps you reclaim your mind, challenge the assumptions shaping your choices, and use discernm...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Critical thinking is how real leaders resist the noise.”
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"We desperately need people who can calmly walk the awkward middle... who can sit in tension, embrace nuance, and welcome complexity...can love their enemies and have empathy...this is truly the way of Jesus— I’m trying; will you join me?"
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A Slow Boil
The quiet spread of fundamentalism into mainstream evangelical ideology
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September 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"We desperately need people who can calmly walk the awkward middle... who can sit in tension, embrace nuance, and welcome complexity...can love their enemies and have empathy...this is truly the way of Jesus— I’m trying; will you join me?"
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As someone who is in the process of leaving evangelicalism, it is so easy to be gaslit by all the whitewashing.
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
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September 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As someone who is in the process of leaving evangelicalism, it is so easy to be gaslit by all the whitewashing.
Dear SBC leadership, you must do better.
But my hope for that has died a slow and torturous death...
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But my hope for that has died a slow and torturous death...
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The SBC's Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis Doesn't Stem from 'the Sexual Revolution'
... and more evangelizing won't cure it
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May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Dear SBC leadership, you must do better.
But my hope for that has died a slow and torturous death...
open.substack.com/pub/christab...
But my hope for that has died a slow and torturous death...
open.substack.com/pub/christab...
“If your theology can’t make it past the prison gates, it never made it out of the tomb.” — Dr. Jemar Tisby
April 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“If your theology can’t make it past the prison gates, it never made it out of the tomb.” — Dr. Jemar Tisby
Yesterday’s WomenAdvancing Summit at TomTom Festival reminded me:
We’re STILL fighting for funding.
VC access isn’t improving for women — it’s slipping.
The UK just launched a £255M fund for women-led startups.
We don’t need polish.
We need belief.
1/2
We’re STILL fighting for funding.
VC access isn’t improving for women — it’s slipping.
The UK just launched a £255M fund for women-led startups.
We don’t need polish.
We need belief.
1/2
April 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yesterday’s WomenAdvancing Summit at TomTom Festival reminded me:
We’re STILL fighting for funding.
VC access isn’t improving for women — it’s slipping.
The UK just launched a £255M fund for women-led startups.
We don’t need polish.
We need belief.
1/2
We’re STILL fighting for funding.
VC access isn’t improving for women — it’s slipping.
The UK just launched a £255M fund for women-led startups.
We don’t need polish.
We need belief.
1/2
Two historic firsts on Kentucky’s Supreme Court:
Debra Hembree Lambert, first female Chief Justice
Pamela R. Goodwine, first Black woman elected
This is what resilient leadership looks like.
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Debra Hembree Lambert, first female Chief Justice
Pamela R. Goodwine, first Black woman elected
This is what resilient leadership looks like.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Two historic firsts on Kentucky’s Supreme Court:
Debra Hembree Lambert, first female Chief Justice
Pamela R. Goodwine, first Black woman elected
This is what resilient leadership looks like.
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Debra Hembree Lambert, first female Chief Justice
Pamela R. Goodwine, first Black woman elected
This is what resilient leadership looks like.
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We all get a choice:
Perform leadership—or live it.
Cory Booker said:
“Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word.”
That’s not just political. It’s personal. (1/3)
#Leadership #Hope #CoryBooker
Perform leadership—or live it.
Cory Booker said:
“Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word.”
That’s not just political. It’s personal. (1/3)
#Leadership #Hope #CoryBooker
April 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We all get a choice:
Perform leadership—or live it.
Cory Booker said:
“Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word.”
That’s not just political. It’s personal. (1/3)
#Leadership #Hope #CoryBooker
Perform leadership—or live it.
Cory Booker said:
“Hope is the active conviction that despair will never have the last word.”
That’s not just political. It’s personal. (1/3)
#Leadership #Hope #CoryBooker
I was raised to be polite. For a long time, I thought that meant staying quiet. I’ve learned that true leadership isn’t about being liked— It’s about being real. Being rooted. These days, that means saying the quiet parts out loud.
About faith. About power. About the kind of leadership we need.
About faith. About power. About the kind of leadership we need.
April 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I was raised to be polite. For a long time, I thought that meant staying quiet. I’ve learned that true leadership isn’t about being liked— It’s about being real. Being rooted. These days, that means saying the quiet parts out loud.
About faith. About power. About the kind of leadership we need.
About faith. About power. About the kind of leadership we need.
Leadership isn’t always about having answers. Sometimes it’s about staying curious, listening closely, and refusing to numb out. This helps. 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#Leadership #Discernment #CuriousLeadership #IntentionalOptimism
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#Leadership #Discernment #CuriousLeadership #IntentionalOptimism
March 31, 2025
Podcast Episode · Letters from an American · 04/01/2025 · 13m
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April 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Leadership isn’t always about having answers. Sometimes it’s about staying curious, listening closely, and refusing to numb out. This helps. 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#Leadership #Discernment #CuriousLeadership #IntentionalOptimism
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#Leadership #Discernment #CuriousLeadership #IntentionalOptimism
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The White House quietly released a Friday night EO that would eradicate privacy protections, make enemies lists a lot easier to assemble, and basically set the stage for a police state.
The first and most important thing to know about last night's Exec order is that it's intended to break current law and allow people throughout the federal gov look at yr tax returns. Beyond that it's intended to compel states to turn over all their data to the fed govt.
March 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The White House quietly released a Friday night EO that would eradicate privacy protections, make enemies lists a lot easier to assemble, and basically set the stage for a police state.
The message of the Bible - civilizations survive not by strength but by how they respond to the weak; not by wealth but by how they care for the poor; not by power but by their concern for the powerless. What renders a culture invulnerable is the compassion it shows to the vulnerable.
— Rabbi Sacks
— Rabbi Sacks
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The message of the Bible - civilizations survive not by strength but by how they respond to the weak; not by wealth but by how they care for the poor; not by power but by their concern for the powerless. What renders a culture invulnerable is the compassion it shows to the vulnerable.
— Rabbi Sacks
— Rabbi Sacks
I spent 25 years in higher education research administration & operations, for two amazing institutions. They are both being targeted by the Trump administration because they dare to think for themselves. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I spent 25 years in higher education research administration & operations, for two amazing institutions. They are both being targeted by the Trump administration because they dare to think for themselves. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social
"When the system protects those who look, think, and act like you, you don’t fear history—you assume it will always be on your side." @savannahlocke.bsky.social & @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social They leave us so much data - you just have to go through it.
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"When the system protects those who look, think, and act like you, you don’t fear history—you assume it will always be on your side." @savannahlocke.bsky.social & @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social They leave us so much data - you just have to go through it.
Gosh, I’d love to sleep as hard and peaceful as my beagle. Just a nap. I’m not asking for much…
March 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Gosh, I’d love to sleep as hard and peaceful as my beagle. Just a nap. I’m not asking for much…
Wish I could go. The book was so helpful.
March 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Wish I could go. The book was so helpful.
Wow - finding so much hope in the actual Constitution AND Parliamentary Procedures... shows how ignorant I have been... and apparently how ignorant they are...
March 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wow - finding so much hope in the actual Constitution AND Parliamentary Procedures... shows how ignorant I have been... and apparently how ignorant they are...
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Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
Authentic, sustainable leadership is more important every day... podcast.deepwealth.com/blog/leaders...
Leadership Coach Andrea Johnson Reveals Leadership Secrets To Help You Unlock Massive Success
Unlock your leadership potential with Andrea Johnson's "Intentional Optimism" — align your core values for impactful personal and business growth.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Authentic, sustainable leadership is more important every day... podcast.deepwealth.com/blog/leaders...
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The last time a man called himself king of this country we fought a revolution to free ourselves from his tyranny.
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The last time a man called himself king of this country we fought a revolution to free ourselves from his tyranny.
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Church leaders: equipping and enabling your people to lead alongside and even instead of you is a good and necessary form of rebellion against the powers that be.
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Church leaders: equipping and enabling your people to lead alongside and even instead of you is a good and necessary form of rebellion against the powers that be.
Oh, boy DO they need bigger ideas! This is a fantastic, stimulating and enlightening conversation.
My conversation with Ezra Klein on building new cities and taxing the daylights out of social media corporations.
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A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently | The Ezra Klein Show
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February 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Oh, boy DO they need bigger ideas! This is a fantastic, stimulating and enlightening conversation.
I needed this beautiful reminder. The Fruit of the Spirit in Times of Political Chaos open.substack.com/pub/jemartis...
The Fruit of the Spirit in Times of Political Chaos
Staying rooted in values when the world feels unstable
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February 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I needed this beautiful reminder. The Fruit of the Spirit in Times of Political Chaos open.substack.com/pub/jemartis...