The People, Process, & Progress Podcast - Faith in the Right People | Faith in Action Friday 02

Episode Date: November 21, 2025

Faith in Action Friday 02: Faith in the Right PeopleSometimes people are at their lowest, and one moment of noticing can steady them. I share two moments that shaped me. A dad at daycare who saw I wasn’t ok as a new father, and a stranger during my midlife crisis who told me, “God will get you through this.” Those moments reminded me that faith in people is found in small acts of attention.This episode connects to the full episode, How to Get the Right People in the Room so Progress Happens. Progress requires trust, the right voices, and the courage to invite people back into your life.Today’s question:Who do you need to invite into your world again?People first, process aligned, progress together, so that YOU can;Own your mind, move your body, anchor your spirit.

I've learned that the rooms we walk into reflect the faith we carry, but they also reveal something else. Sometimes people are at their worst and that's exactly when we can lean in and help them. I've been on both sides of that. I've been the one trying to hold it together, and I've also been the one who stepped in when I saw someone struggling. As a new father, barely sleeping, trying to figure out how to balance life, work, responsibility. Another dad at daycare asked me how I was doing, and of course I said, fine. And he said, no, you're not okay, are you? He saw me, he didn't judge me, he just noticed.

And that moment has stayed with me. Years later, during the hardest stretch of my midlife crisis, a stranger asked me for money. I helped him. But before he drove away, he looked at me and said, those problems you're facing, God will get you through them. This guy knew nothing about me.

Yet somehow he knew exactly what I needed to hear. That moment stayed with me and will forever. Those moments taught me something simple. People can be at their lowest, and one act of faith from someone else can steady them. Faith in people is not blind. Faith in people is paying attention. I'm Kevin Pennell, your host, and the author of The Stability Equation, and The People in Process Progress of Project Management. This show is built on a simple idea.

People First, Process Aligned, Progress Together. You can connect with me on Instagram at Pinell OKG and also on X at PenelKG, PN-N-N-E-L-K-K-G, and on YouTube at People Process Progress. You can also go to People Processprogress.com to learn more about me, buy the books, listen to the podcast, and get in touch with me. If you find this episode helpful, subscribe, leave review on your favorite podcast platform, particularly Apple and Spotify, share it with someone who may need it. Now, let's get into the meat of this episode. For this Faith in Action Friday, I want to talk about something that connects direct. to this week's full episode. We covered our progress depends on getting the right people in the room.

Today I want to shift from that leadership skill to a faith practice. Because having the right people around you is not just good strategy. There's a form of faith. Faith in others. Faith in yourself. Faith in the work you're trying to do. There have been times when I chose wrong. Times when I tried to carry everything alone.

Times when I did not trust people enough to invite them in. I think many of us know that feeling. This is where faith has to step in. Let's look at this through the people process and progress lens. The right room is about people, but it's also about the process we use to trust them, right? And the progress that then comes from that trust. Faith is part of all three of these areas. It takes faith to believe someone can bring value.

It takes faith to let people challenge your thinking. It takes faith to believe that you belong in those rooms too. I reflecting on myself, there was a time when I stopped inviting. people into my decisions because I felt needed to carry everything myself. It wasn't strength. It was kind of fear disguised as leadership. I lost face than others and in what shared effort could bring. When I finally opened the door again and pulled the right people into the room, that all changed. They brought clarity, calm, perspective that I couldn't create alone, that I shouldn't have tried to create alone. The truth is, they had faith in me long before I had faith

and myself again. Choosing the right people is a form of faith. Trusting their input is a form of faith. Believing that progress comes from collaboration for sure is a form of faith. As an anchor point, let's think about that faith in the right people is about believing that you don't have to carry the weight alone, right? It's about trusting that the right voices can bring direction when your compass drifts. It's about letting people speak into your life, your leadership, and your work. People shape our direction, process shapes how we work together, progress comes from what we build as a team, and faith helps tie all that together. So today, before you step into the rest of your day, think about this. Who do you need to invite into your world again? Someone you trust, someone who

sharpens you, someone who brings clarity, someone who helps you steady the load. Faith in the right people is a choice, and you get to make that choice today. With that question, settle in and let it guide how you move through the day. Close this out. Faith in the right people is one of the strongest anchors we have. When you find the right people and trust them, you move further than you ever could alone. People first, process aligned, progress together so that we can own our minds, move our bodies, and anchor our spirits.

Thank you all for listening. More at peopleprocessprogress.com. Got speed, y'all.