138: Shifting Gears, Not Goals

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137: Jim’s Plea to Retirees
April 9, 2025
00:00 14:13
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FEATURING: Jeff Wilson

MINISTRY: Former iWork4Him Ministries Board Chairman

In this inspiring episode, Jim sits down with Jeff Wilson—longtime friend, brother-in-law, and faithful servant-leader—to explore how retirement can be a season of joyful purpose and ministry. Jeff reflects on his first year of retirement and how he's rediscovering meaning through family, church involvement, and a soon-to-begin part-time job in transit driving. If you're contemplating retirement or wondering what comes next, Jeff’s story is a testament to the idea that retirement is not the end—it’s a new beginning.

Key Highlights:

  • Serving Through Simplicity
    Jeff shares how he's embraced roles like leading a small group at church and preparing to drive a community transit bus—all with a heart to serve.
  • Family and Faith Connections
    In a fun twist, listeners learn that Jeff is Jim’s brother-in-law—and has known him since age 11! They reflect on the examples set by their parents and the different ways retirees are embracing (or avoiding) purposeful living.
  • A Call to Engage
    Jeff urges retirees to plug into their local church and community, offering themselves for whatever is needed—whether sweeping floors or leading Bible studies.

GIVEAWAY ALERT:

Win a FREE autographed copy of iRetire4Him: Unlock God’s Purpose for Your Retirement! Here’s how:

  1. Subscribe to the iRetire4Him YouTube channel.
  1. Email your YouTube username to Jim@iWork4Him.com.
  2. Be one of 3 lucky winners!

Final Word:

“Seek, and God will provide.” — Jeff Wilson

Whether you’re nearing retirement or already in it, this episode will encourage you to see this life stage as one full of Kingdom potential.

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Meet Your Host
Although Jim is not yet at retirement age, he and his wife Martha lived twenty years residing in 55+ communities in Florida. Their experience has highlighted the harsh reality of retirement in the United States, showing the discontent that can come when people lack purpose in their later years. Surrounded by parents in their nineties and friends in their sixties, seventies, and eighties, Jim and Martha find motivation in observing those who live out their faith in retirement, while also witnessing the frustration of those who do not.

Jim has been hosting the iRetire4Him Podcast for nearly five years, has spoken at conferences, and has co-authored the book iRetire4Him: Unlock God’s Purpose for Your Retirement, with his father-in-law. Although he currently Works4Him, he looks forward to Retiring4Him one day!
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