Beyond the Book: Dr. Florence Muindi Shares How the Holy Spirit Guides Her Work
Get to Know the Coauthor: Dr. Florence Muindi on the Holy Spirit as Our Guide
What does it really mean to live a Spirit-led life?
In this episode of Catch the Wind: Learning to Live a Spirit-Led Life by Southeast Christian Church, our very own Dr. Florence Muindi—coauthor of Teach a Man to Fish and founder of Life in Abundance International—joins host Matt Reagan to explore how the Holy Spirit leads, empowers, and guides us into God’s purposes.
Dr. Muindi shares powerful stories from her own journey; how listening to and responding to the Spirit has transformed her life and ministry, and how that same guidance is available to all believers today.
The Holy Spirit as Our Guide
When we talk about the Holy Spirit, we often think of comfort or help. But Dr. Muindi reminds us that He also guides, inviting us into steps of faith that may challenge our comfort zones.
Being Spirit-led isn’t about control; it’s about surrender. As Dr. Muindi shares, true guidance begins when we lay down our own plans and let God direct the path ahead.
Surrender Opens the Door
At the core of Dr. Muindi’s message is one simple truth: guidance begins with surrender. To be led by the Spirit, we must first lay down our own plans, our comfort zones, and our assumptions about what “ministry” should look like.
In the episode, she shares how this posture of humility has shaped her work with Life in Abundance. Rather than arriving with all the answers, she’s learned to let the Spirit guide through the local church; to listen before acting, to wait before speaking, and to move only when He says go.
It’s a reminder that the same Spirit who led the apostles still leads us today. And when we yield, He does more through us than we could ever do on our own.
Transformation Through the Local Church
Dr. Muindi’s story also points us back to one of the major themes of Teach a Man to Fish: God’s design for transformation through the local church.
She explains that when the Holy Spirit guides believers, the result is empowerment, not dependency. Communities begin to flourish from within. The church becomes the agent of change, and the Spirit works through ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
This is the same heartbeat behind the book: to equip and empower local churches to bring lasting transformation in their communities.
Why This Conversation Matters
In a world that prizes independence, this episode reminds us of a different rhythm, one of listening, trusting, and letting the Spirit lead.
Dr. Muindi’s story is a living picture of what happens when we yield to God’s direction: lives change, faith grows, and the Kingdom advances.
Listen to the Episode
If you’ve read Teach a Man to Fish or followed Dr. Muindi’s ministry, this conversation offers a beautiful glimpse into her heart and the Spirit-led vision that shapes her work.
Listen to the audio version: Here
How You Can Join Us in the Greater Work
If this conversation about living a Spirit-led life stirs something in you, we invite you to take the next step with us.
Our book, Teach a Man to Fish, dives deeper into how equipping the local church brings lasting transformation, moving from dependency to empowerment, and from self-reliance to Spirit-reliance.
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