In this episode of 12-Minute Convos with Jesus Believers, Engel Jones connects with minister and prophetic voice Pastor Joel Michael, joining the program from Nigeria. Born into a clergy household as a pastor's kid, Joel was told from a young age about a prophecy declaring he would become a prophet. However, after witnessing the heavy burdens his parents carried in ministry, young Joel resisted that path, developing a guarded, self-protective attitude focused solely on his own family. Everything changed when God spoke to Joel in an audible voice, confronting his closed heart and calling him to reach people with the Gospel. Stepping into ministry around 2000-2001, Joel's journey became a living testament to divine healing and strength. At age 10 in 1991, he underwent two major surgeries, and doctors gave him only 10 years to live. Even while enduring lingering health battles where his esophagus could barely retain food or water and he had to crawl across the floor in weakness, Joel experienced the literal fulfillment of God's strength being made perfect in weakness as soon as he opened his mouth to preach, supernatural power and authority flooded his body. Now married and raising a family, Pastor Joel shares how learning to hear God's voice amidst the everyday noise of family life transformed his perspective on ministry. If you are facing a daunting medical diagnosis, struggling with feelings of weakness, or learning how to surrender your own plans for God's higher purpose, Pastor Joel's inspiring story of resurrection power will deeply refresh your faith!
Guest's Bio
Joel Michael is a pastor, writer, and Bible teacher with Ignite the Spirit, a community he coordinates that's all about introducing people to Jesus and letting them see what the Father's heart really looks like. Back in 2021, everything shifted for Joel. He caught a fresh glimpse of who Christ actually is, and it wrecked him in the best way. Since then, his heartbeat has been simple: help people stop running from a God they're afraid of, and start running to a Dad who actually loves them. He does this through preaching, writing, mentoring, and just walking alongside people, especially those tired of trying to earn what was already given. Joel's big thing? You are who God says you are. No more striving. No more fear. Just freedom, purpose, and the guts to believe that God isn't in the business of condemnation. He's in the business of restoration.