Beyond Borders: How Kristen Wambach is Defining
Global Spiritual Leadership

In an era defined by rapid technological shifts and global instability, leadership requires more than a strategy; it requires a Global Voice—one that is grounded in experience yet elevated by spiritual intelligence. Recently, Kristen Wambach—an Ordained Pastor, Transformation Coach, and Entrepreneur—was featured on Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino. The conversation served as a masterclass in Leadership, Entrepreneurship & The Global Voice, demonstrating how decades of spiritual tenure can be translated into actionable authority.

The Global Response: From Fear to Authority
True leadership is tested in the crucible of crisis. Reflecting on the 2020 pandemic, Kristen highlighted a critical failure in global leadership: the surrender to fear-based narratives. "I don’t watch the news," she shared, "I go for where I trust." By linking into local medical stats and divine discernment, Kristen modeled the Spiritually Brave posture required of modern leaders—the ability to remain grounded in truth when the global climate is turbulent.
Her response to the pandemic wasn't one of retreat, but of "pushing harder." This is the hallmark of the Entrepreneurial Spirit: when the world experiences a "hush" of fear, the global voice must speak with greater clarity and passion.

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Blog: Famous Interviews: Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur & Ordained Pastor Kristen Wambach
(Joe Dimino)

I’m a world changer by the grace of God." —Kristen Wambach

Navigating the Pandemic with Divine Stats

The conversation opened with a reflection on the global pandemic. While many were "knee-deep" in unknowns, Kristen’s approach was rooted in a different kind of data. Refusing to succumb to fear-based media, she sought "truth" through a unique blend of practical reporting—via her daughter-in-law, a chief medical officer—and spiritual grounding.
"What was so upsetting," Kristen noted during the interview, "is how fearful people were of each other. They lost their ability to help each other." For Kristen, the pandemic served as a catalyst to push harder, sharing her voice and passions to counteract the heavy atmosphere of anxiety that gripped the world.

The 12-Year-Old’s Superhero

One of the most profound moments of the interview occurred when Joe Dimino asked how Kristen would explain her career to a room of 12-year-olds. Her answer bypassed religious jargon and went straight to the heart of supernatural wisdom:
"You know that video game you play all the time? How would you like to go in with the superhero... hang out with him and share his power to help your family and community? That’s what I do on a daily basis."
This perspective defines the Interviewing Jesus Podcast. It isn't about stagnant theology; it is about exclusive access to the heart of God for wisdom that transforms the "DNA" of our daily lives.

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Show: Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino Podcast Guest Kristen Wambach

Guest: Kristen Wambach

Host: Joe Dimino

Guest Appearance: Kristen Wambach on Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino
​0:00 - Joe Dimino: All right. Excellent. Well, it's wonderful to meet you again. Thank you for taking a minute out. I appreciate it.
0:03 - Kristen Wambach: Thank you. You bet.
0:06 - Joe Dimino: So, let's begin our journey into your good work by asking you this. Five years ago, we were knee-deep in this pandemic, figuring it out. So many unknowns. How did you survive the global pandemic and how has it reverberated into the work that you do now?
0:21 - Kristen Wambach: Oh, yes. So, that's a great question. So right there in the thick of the pandemic, my husband, which was pre-retirement age, he got let go. Wow. So we go, "Oh, okay." But what I noticed is there was so fear-based—it—there was so much fear everywhere. I don't watch news. I don't pay attention to that. I have a few news places that I'll go for where I trust. Yeah. But where I linked into is my daughter-in-law happens to be the chief lab medical officer at a local hospital and I asked her about the stats and the reports and that gave me truth. Yeah. What was so upsetting is how fearful people were of each other. Yep. That they lost their ability to help each other. And I don't think we've actually recovered from that yet.
1:21 - Joe Dimino: Probably not. Probably not. I think there's a lot of things that have happened to different sections of people in this country that is going to take a long, long time to recover, if ever.
1:33 - Kristen Wambach: Mhm. You know, I—I agree. Yeah. So it—what it did for me personally, it caused me to push harder. Yeah. Push harder to share especially share my passions and my voice because you could just feel the—the fear and of people.
1:52 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. Yeah. So, let's get into the heart and soul of what you do on a daily basis. I know you're a pastor, a podcaster, entrepreneur. There's a lot of things, but if I—kids always pull the truth out of you. If I put you in front of a bunch of 12-year-olds at career day and the kid in the back of the room is like, "Hey, what do you do for a living?" How do you answer them?
2:11 - Kristen Wambach: This is how I’d answer you. So, you know that video game that you play all the time? I'm talking to a 12-year-old. That video game you play all the time. How would you like to go in with the superhero in your video game? And how would you like to hang out with him and share his power to help your family, to help your community? How would you like to do that? That's what I do on a daily basis.
2:43 - Joe Dimino: So, what did you want to be when you were 12 years old? What was your dream?
2:52 - Kristen Wambach: I wasn't aware. I'm—I'm still not aware of what I wanted to be at 12. I didn't—Yeah. I didn't ask myself those kind of questions at 12.
3:05 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. Yeah. So, talk to me a little bit about the foundational elements that were planted in you. Take me back to your childhood. What was—what was—what were the things that—that have allowed you to evolve into this career to help people and to be in your capacity right now?
3:19 - Kristen Wambach: To be in my capacity helping people live spiritually brave. I had to actually discover who I am today or in my mature years and then I was able to go back and see myself and what portion of myself as a child that fed into who I am today. In—in a nutshell that makes it interesting is... so Jesus opened my spiritual eyes when I was about 35 and that changed my whole paradigm. Uh—and that took me about 10 years to figure that out. Yeah. Um—because when you can see, uh—it changes everything. Um—went through the—the period of, okay, this is church as I know it. This is how church has always answered everything to me. Now this has happened. Nobody knows about this. When I talked about it, it made people very uncomfortable and from that uncomfort put me through a season of being really quiet because you know the people's reactions. Yeah. So from that I developed confidence, maturity, and the ability to communicate um—spiritual things just like that 12-year-old kid playing the video game. Yeah. You know that stimulation of wanting to be creative because we're really spiritual beings. So over that period of time, I developed the ability to communicate it and have confidence and that's where I find myself today. Now I'm passionate about this stuff is so cool. I mean it is really—it's cool. It's interesting and I'm very passionate about it. It's not freaky. I mean yeah it's different. Yeah, it's different. But you know when people are talking scientifically, we are in a mindset change. Everybody wants to have a different mindset and everyone's talking about all this. Okay. Well, great. But go into it, you know, really understand what it is that we're talking about here. Learn it, develop it. It's fascinating.
5:56 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. Who has been that inspiration for you that's allowed you to evolve into who you are today?
6:01 - Kristen Wambach: Inspiration—Jesus.
6:04 - Joe Dimino: Is there a person though other than—I—Jesus is a person. Well, no, I know. I—Yeah, I'm just saying. Is there a human being in your life that—that led you to that revelation at 35 years old? Was there someone that helped you get there?
6:18 - Kristen Wambach: No. Um, I think my biggest hero would probably be my husband, right? Because we were married 40 years ago and I wasn't really asking Jesus for his opinion. Yeah. On how to do life. And so he has weathered—I mean you know all of a sudden you—you—you marry a cheerleader and then all of a sudden she turns to a Jesus freak and then she wants to go to church everywhere and that—I mean he has weathered it very well and I—he's my hero in that sense because it's not normal. Yeah. Wasn't part of—you know—this—this isn't what he signed up for. Right. And I come back to—I come back to the point: he's my best heart checker for the authenticity.
7:18 - Joe Dimino: So let me ask you this. How do you balance everything out? The work that you do to help people, taking care of your own soul and your own self? How do you—what—is there a balance that you wake up to every day or how do you do that?
7:29 - Kristen Wambach: Well, I get along with God. I get along with myself all the time. And that doesn't mean it's always quiet, peaceful. It—it—it means that he's invited to every portion of my day. I don't feel like, okay, I got to go have a devotion and prayer time because I can do that right here. It's everywhere. Everywhere I—I go, there's a conversation. If I'm upset, he's right there to talk to me about if I'm upset. If I—you know—out in nature, nature, he's right there with me. So there's not a separation that I have to go seek.
8:13 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. So what's the biggest risk that you've taken in life?
8:18 - Kristen Wambach: In life? Yeah. Probably talking to you.
8:27 - Joe Dimino: Okay.
8:27 - Kristen Wambach: It is—it is a risk. Like I said, it is a risk to—to talk about with people about something that they're—first they can't see it. Sure. Until I teach them and then they're afraid of it. Or if you're coming from a religious perspective, um—they all think that you're going to get possessed, so they're going to cast it out of you. I mean, it's just—it—it—it—it—it's—the distractions can be huge. Yeah. But I have so many testimonies that I could sit here and talk with you again and again and again. And so, what is more important? The testimonies that people's lives are getting changed because I believed God—that I believed what he was showing me and telling me. I mean you know—hello—or just because you don't understand. But this gives us an opportunity to understand. So when we start to talk about it and communicate it then people go "Oh. Oh well, huh, this is interesting." You know, but our curiosity... that answers are present in our everyday comings and goings. How curious are you?
10:00 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. Yeah. So, let me ask you this. You know, there's a lot of people when they hit that spiritual place in their lives where they have some level of divine intervention, they have an encounter and it really wakes them up—like proof of God. Have you had that?
10:18 - Kristen Wambach: Um, yes. I would say almost on a daily basis. That's the—that's the cool part about it that—that is you develop it. So I have a spiritual sense perception—people are feelers, they're seers—they—they—you—you develop them so that you can turn it on and turn it off. Yeah. Yeah. And it's—it's something that you develop with him in a relationship.
10:55 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. So, let me ask you this. If you had a dream tonight and ran into a much younger version of you, say 18 years old, you could give that young version of you a piece of advice based on this life you've lived, the wisdom you've accumulated over time. What advice would you give to your younger self?
11:17 - Kristen Wambach: Don't shut Jesus out because I—I didn't ask him any questions. Yeah. I didn't think that he had the ability to—I'll use the word provide—provide in my life because the Jesus that I knew sitting in a pew growing up as a child got me to heaven, but I didn't see much authenticity with how does it inspire your life. How—how is it real? How—how is he—he tangible? When you pray, you want to see evidence and results. I didn't see that when I was growing up. I didn't know to ask the questions. It—it just—it wasn't there. I mean, this is the Bible. This is what it says. This is what they say. There you go. Well, no, not exactly.
12:22 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. So, you know, there's a lot of things that—that—that have happened even since COVID that's been very strange in this country. Just the moods and modes and the way people are living and the things that are happening. Are you hopeful? Are you hopeful for human beings?
12:38 - Kristen Wambach: Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. People... the reason why that—we're—you see such an infiltration of the mindsets and the frequencies and all that stuff is because people are really hungry for truth. They're hungry to know. They're hungry to—to actually solve problems with our world, solve problems with what we eat and nature and—and—and everything. I mean, we—we just—we're stepping into an AI technology that's not going to go away. Yeah. Well, when you think about AI, if you look at it prophetically, it is just what our relationship with God is supposed to be. Super intuitive. Yeah. Super intuitive. Be able to come here and go. And your spirit is that way. So, it's giving us a tangible look at what our spirit is supposed to be capable of doing.
13:46 - Joe Dimino: Yeah. Yeah. You know, the one thing I remember years when I was in like I don't know, I was young. I was like 12 or 13 years old. The way that I came to a real spiritual crossroads is someone explained to me what hell would feel like if you were to go there for an eternity. What's your thought on how to persuade people to ask more questions and get to their spiritual crossroads? Because that seems pretty extreme. I mean, it was—it freaked me out.
14:14 - Kristen Wambach: Oh, yeah. So, so what—what would you recommend anybody that's listening or anybody that's out there, the best way for them to come into a world of asking questions and finding God and—and—and figuring themselves out? What do you think the best way is to do that? It's way too simple. Go ask Jesus. And when you ask him to reveal himself to you, lay the qu—lay the question down and don't just lay it down and let it sit—open so that it can be answered. Yeah. And then believe him. And when the answer starts to come, because it comes, he—he's already living in you. Whether you agreed with him or not, he's there. Sorry. He doesn't need—He's such a good God—is such a good father that he didn't wait around for our agreement. Yeah. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even our perception of hell. Yeah, it says nothing. So ask him a question. Ask him to reveal himself to you. Jesus has never expected somebody to believe he is who he is—believe that he's a savior—without him actually proving himself.
15:53 - Joe Dimino: So, of everything that you've done in your life, everything that you've evolved to, everything you've accomplished, what are you the proudest of? Personally or family or kids or—I mean, there's any of it. Yeah. Any and all of it. All of it blends together.
16:19 - Kristen Wambach: That he trusted me to talk about this stuff. Yeah, I'm—I'm quite proud of that. That he trusted me to—with something. Yeah. Well, I—I know the magnitude of it. Yeah. It can be overwhelming. So, it's best for me just—just to keep like a kindergarten perspective. Yeah. Let's hold hands, take naps together, share, have communion, and play on the play—It's—it's just easier to just keep it simple. But when we can have a conversation about the spirit realm, about God, a conversation, then we can just change so many things. We can change ourselves. Ourselves. Yeah. We can—we can change the hurt from our—our—our neighbor. We can answer the—the homeless situation. We can change the disease that you see in nature. I mean—it—it's just—it can be very mind-boggling. But unless and you—unless you and I are willing to have a conversation about, you know, what is truth and let's go ask truth himself and let him put on the table what truth is. Okay. And then we have a choice. Do we—we going to apply that to our life or we not? Yeah. Apply that truth that he reveals to us to our life.
18:04 - Joe Dimino: So, at the end of the day, everyone has a perception of you. Family, friends, everyone that you're helping, everyone that listens to you, that knows you. But you run the show. What's your perception of you? Who do you think you are?
18:17 - Kristen Wambach: Who do I think I am? That's—that's—that's a—that's a really good question. Yeah. I went through all your questions that you asked people and stuff, so I was prepared.
18:30 - Joe Dimino: You're ready? Good.
18:30 - Kristen Wambach: Yeah. I wasn't ready for that one. Right. I did have a baseball story for you because you--
18:35 - Joe Dimino: I want to hear it at the end. Yeah. Oh, you do? Okay.
18:39 - Kristen Wambach: Oh, you're going to love this baseball story. Um, what's my perception of me? That's what you're asking me. Yeah. I'm a world changer by the grace of God.
19:06 - Joe Dimino: Yeah, baseball story. What's—I wanted—I wanted a little bit of a pause there. I didn't know if you were going to add because sometimes people think with that question it requires a whole lot kind of a dissertation, but sometimes the simplicity is the most profound part of that. A simple answer just wraps it all up. So, we're—we're in the thick of the baseball season. It's time for a good story. What do you got?
19:34 - Kristen Wambach: Okay. Are you ready? You have to—Everybody, you have to put your curiosity hat on.
19:41 - Joe Dimino: Okay, I'm ready.
19:41 - Kristen Wambach: Okay. You ready? Yeah. So, your curiosity and I—and this is in—in my first book, so it has all the stuff in it. I read back and I go, "Okay, do I remember the story well—well enough that?" So, um—I'm an avid journaler. So, I have all those records and the timing and the—all this stuff. So, we're back there in the season of uh—the World Series. I forgot to write down the—the year, but between the Chicago Cubs and the Indians. Yeah. So, my—my husband's family are Chicagoans. They're serious Cubby fans, right? So, this is going on. This is the series, you know, and the Cubs are just like, "Oh my gosh." Yeah. And I was cruising through social media and I saw this prophetic word come up on Facebook by a titled individual. And then all these people that said, "Oh yeah, the Indians are going to win. This is why they're going to win. God's going to do this—because God's trying to open up a—a movement for our Native American Indians." I went, "Oh." And that just sat in my crop for days. I went, "What?" You know, here's the cubbies. You know, they're in it. And I went, "Yeah, I totally agree that God moves and would—and moves for our First Nations people. That's not my issue." But I went, "Well, where's everybody? Did you ask God?" And so because I chewed on it, I finally went, "Oh, okay. Okay, okay." So I asked God. I go, "Did you say that?" And he goes, "No." And I—so I asked him and he goes—I go, "But this is just a baseball game, right? It's not supposed to be super spiritual. It's a baseball game." And I go, "So should I do something about it?" And he goes, "Well, do you want to do something about it?" I go, "Well," so the first thing I asked him, "What's his will?" And he—he never gives you a solid answer. It's always a question back. He goes, "What is my will?" So what was his will? His will is for every baseball team. If you looked on their destiny scroll—excuse me—if you looked on their destiny scroll, you would find World Series written on every single one of them. Okay, I know God's will. And he goes, "Now, what are you going to do?" And I went, well, you know, it would really be a blessing to my husband's family and all those Chicago fans and everything if they finally won. I mean, it's been 108 years. Yeah. And Jesus goes, "Well, Kristen, you know what to do." And I went that I do. I—I do know what to do. And so I Googled because I already knew what was the little hindrance that had been there for years and years and years. So I did my research, did a little Googling, and that lovely cursed goat thing just right up there. And he looks at me, goes, "You know exactly what to do with that." And what's so insane? But if you Google it, all the things and crazy things that man tried to do to remove a curse, it was crazy. Yeah. So, I went into my prayer closet. I have experience with the courts of heaven. There's a few protocols that you learn to do, but basically it comes down to: Father God, would you forgive us for partnering with this stuff from—witch—witchcraft to this to that? And I go, would you forgive us for even allowing a curse regarding a goat and all the yada yada yada? Would you forgive us, please? That's as simple as it is. Yeah. Yeah. Well, they won. Yeah. Yeah. They won. Yeah. I never told anybody. I did write it in my book, you know. And people might go, "Oh, well, yeah." Mhm. Okay. But I did know what to do with that, right? Yeah. And it's that—it is—it is that simple. But they won. After 108 years. Yep. Absolutely. And this—this Corvallis baseball mom from the Pacific Northwest, nobody knows anything outside of if you read my book or you happen to hear this podcast. But you think about it, okay? It's published now and now people are listening to it on your thing—on your podcast, your listening family. Sometimes we just get in our way. Yeah. With our stuff and—and—and how we do life. We get in the way. Yeah. Because you have two baseball teams. Both of them have the capability and then practice. They both have the capability to be the winner. Yes. It is a game. There is a—a measure of risk there.
25:24 - Joe Dimino: That's awesome. Yeah, I love the story. I mean, I—it's a great story. Yeah, it's a great story. I just said, "Let's get rid of the goat thing, could we?" Yeah. Yeah. Well, they won the year after the Royals won. So, that was 2016. I remember it well. Very well. So, if anyone wants to get your—your book, if anybody wants to reach out, they want to tune in, they want anything more, they have any questions, where's the best place for them to go?
25:47 - Kristen Wambach: Okay. So, my book is the Unfinished Book. You can find it anywhere. My name is my website. So, you can p—cruise through and snoop and d—my podcast name is Interviewing Jesus Podcast. Pretty simple.
26:11 - Joe Dimino: Yes, absolutely.
26:11 - Kristen Wambach: I'm passionate about this stuff and—and—and again, you know, I am super passionate. I got to tell you my baseball story. I love it.
26:21 - Joe Dimino: I absolutely love it. And I love your passion. I love what you're doing. So, thank you. Thank you so much. I'm glad we could reconvene and do this today. Thank you so much. It's been wonderful. I appreciate it.
26:31 - Kristen Wambach: Thank you.

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A Paradigm Shift at 35

Kristen was candid about her own evolution. Though she grew up in the church, her "spiritual eyes" weren't fully opened until age 35. This awakening led to a decade of discovery—learning to communicate spiritual truths in a way that is "cool," fascinating, and accessible rather than "freaky" or religious.
She credits her husband, Don, as her "best heart checker" for authenticity. Their 40-year marriage has weathered the transition from "cheerleader to Jesus freak," proving that a life led by the Spirit is one of constant, beautiful transformation.

The Chicago Cubs and "Ballpark Theology"

In a lighter yet deeply insightful turn, Kristen shared a story from her book about the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year drought. By engaging in the "Courts of Heaven" and asking God about the infamous "Curse of the Goat," she demonstrated that nothing is too small for divine intervention. Her simple prayer for forgiveness and the removal of the curse preceded the Cubs' historic 2016 World Series win. It serves as a reminder: God is interested in our passions, our history, and even our baseball teams.

Conclusion: Just Go Ask Him
When asked how others can reach their own spiritual crossroads, Kristen’s advice was strikingly simple: "Go ask Jesus." She emphasized that God is a good Father who doesn't require our perfect perception to love us. Whether through her coaching, her books, or the Interviewing Jesus Podcast, Kristen Wambach continues to be a trusted Christian voice, empowering others to engage with the spiritual realm and live a life infused with purpose.

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship & The Global Voice

"Kristen Wambach stands as a noted global authority on the intersection of faith and the supernatural. Leveraging 30+ years as an Ordained Pastor and 20+ years as a Transformation Coach, she synthesizes deep theological roots with modern spiritual engagement, establishing her as a pivotal voice for global change
​and personal restoration."

• Demystifying the Spirit Realm: Insights from Pastor Kristen Wambach (Thrive Within Podcast with Agatha Ibhaluobe)

•  Relating Heaven to Earth: Demystifying the Spirit (Healthy Minds Healthy Life with Avik)

• Famous Interviews: Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur & Ordained Pastor (Joe Dimino)

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Episode Recap: Global Transformation Coach Kristen Wambach Featured on ‘Famous Interviews’ to Discuss Spiritual Bravery in LeadershipCORVALLIS, OR – Kristen Wambach, acclaimed author, ordained pastor, and host of the Interviewing Jesus Podcast, was recently featured on the premier broadcast, Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino. In a wide-ranging dialogue on Pillar 4: Leadership, Entrepreneurship & The Global Voice, Wambach detailed her unique framework for navigating global instability through spiritual intuition and "Spiritually BRAVE" living.

During the interview, Wambach addressed the lingering psychological effects of the global pandemic, advocating for a shift from fear-based mindsets to a "truth-linked" perspective. Drawing from over 40 years of ministry leadership, she shared her "Superhero" methodology—a practical approach to accessing supernatural wisdom to solve modern marketplace challenges.
“I am a world-changer by the grace of God,” Wambach stated during the broadcast. “When we have an authentic conversation with Truth himself, we gain the authority to change our communities, our businesses, and our world.”
Key highlights of the appearance include:

• The Prophetic Edge of AI: Wambach’s perspective on artificial intelligence as a tangible mirror of spiritual intuition.
• Ballpark Theology: The breaking of the 108-year Chicago Cubs "Curse of the Goat" through the Courts of Heaven protocol.
• Marketplace Ministry: Strategies for entrepreneurs to engage their spiritual senses as a high-level professional tool.

As a Trusted Christian Voice and transformation expert, Wambach continues to bridge the gap between heaven and earth for a global audience. Her appearance on Famous Interviews serves as a cornerstone for her Pillar 4 initiative, empowering leaders to walk in their God-inspired DNA.
For media inquiries, interviews, or speaking engagements, please contact:
Kristen Wambach Author, Speaker, and Transformation Coach Website: kristenwambach.com
Podcast: Interviewing Jesus Podcast
About Kristen Wambach
​Kristen Wambach is an ordained pastor and certified coach with over four decades of experience in spiritual leadership. She is the creator of the Spiritually BRAVE framework and the author of several books, including How Good is God? and The Unfinished Book. Through her podcast and coaching, she helps entrepreneurs and seekers navigate life with heavenly wisdom.