Shea Pirtle, Founder of JBM

Teaching

"Let the sun stop shining, and we will preach in darkness. Let the waves stop their ebb and flow, and still, our voice shall preach the gospel." Charles Spurgeon

Shea's drive lies in spreading her zeal for Jesus, and she is humbled by every opportunity to be a messenger in bringing the gospel to women of all seasons of life! She approaches mentoring others in the teachings of God's inspired scripture with authenticity and excitement! There is nothing she would rather do than speak Jesus over others.

She may be available to speak at your next event. For inquiry, you may reach out through our contact tab below.

Choose from these encouraging messages or suggest a topic for your own God-inspired word:

VIBING & ABIDING Deuteronomy 30:11-20

What does scripture say about my God? What does scripture say about me? Shea will reveal through His inspired words what it means to truly make the choice of abiding in Him. We can bravely GO into a dying world because there is a message in our hearts that we are changed by, driven by, and led by!

I BELIEVE 2 Corinthians 4:8-14

Shea boldly shares her resume of God's faithfulness in past hurts and trials. Her view on love at an early age sets the extraordinary foundation for her growing testimony in believing and speaking the goodness of God over others. Also, glean from John 4 as we receive and respond to the Samaritan woman's testimony of belief through her one life-altering experience with the Living Water! Jesus is coming closer! When He returns for the Church, will you be found believing?

JUST BREATHE Ezekiel 37:1-10

Shea will take you on a spiritual journey of RESTORATION. Learn how to breathe in LIFE from the Lord by implementing REST, RELATIONSHIPS, & REMEMBERING. Dry bones come alive!

RELENTLESS APPRENTICE John 12:26

It's inevitable, that others will recognize if you have been with Jesus. It's important to be intentional and all-encompassing when living as Jesus' disciples. Truly being a disciple of Jesus Christ means being His apprentice- serving Him while actively learning and implementing the trade of ministering through the gospel. Shea will encourage you through scriptures on the great need of apprenticeship and provide you will two extraordinary results of modeling your life after Jesus.

INVITED Jeremiah 1:5

When God asks a question in the Bible, He already knows the answer. God’s question is an INVITATION, not an inquiry!

God’s invitation to man began in the garden. Will you take a seat at His table? We will answer 4 questions that are YOUR invitation from the Lord. Accept the invitations that he’s extended- there are many, friends. Stop holding back, it’s time to go all in!

RADICAL ROOM Romans 15:7

God wants a relationship with us and has a purpose for each of us. The message stresses the value of community and how God’s truth in the Bible supports and lifts us, helping us break free from loneliness.

We will highlight the need for deep connections, like those in the early church, where believers supported each other. We will push past doubts and engage in meaningful relationships, reminding us to be open to invitations and to extend our own.

Let’s make space for Jesus and for each other, spreading love and hope in our communities.

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About Shea

Shea, a native of southern Tennessee, is a pastor’s wife, mom, and founder of Just Breathe Ministries. She has been walking with Jesus since the age of 22 and has a passion for helping women encounter the life-changing love of Christ. Her family is committed to church revitalization, and her personal story is one of rescue and redemption. She shares her message of transformation—being brought from death to life—with the hope that others will encounter Him too.

Shea and her husband, Chris, live in Athens, Alabama, where they’re raising their daughters, Sophya and Raegan, and their son, Oliver, who joined their family through adoption. Shea advocates for her son, who has dwarfism, celebrating God’s unique design in every person. Whether writing, teaching, advocating, or sipping an iced latte on a Jeep ride, Shea lives by the words of Paul: “I believed, therefore I spoke.”

Family

Left to Right;

Raegan, Chris, Oliver, Shea. and Sophya.

“If therefore our houses be houses of the Lord, we shall for that reason love home, reckoning our daily devotion the sweetest of our daily delights; and our family-worship the most valuable of our family-comforts... A church in the house will be a good legacy, nay, it will be a good inheritance, to be left to your children after you.”

― Matthew Henry

A Message from Shea

In 2018, I found myself lying prostrate on my bedroom floor, tears streaming down my face, pleading with God to relieve this quiet, reserved, and insecure girl of the daunting calling to speak the gospel to a congregation of women. To my dismay, God didn’t take away this calling. Instead, He equipped me for it. The equipping is nothing of myself but everything extraordinarily His. It’s a mystery why He would use a wretch like me. I have to laugh at the truth that I’m not a fluent speaker, nor do I use big fancy words. I'm not a seminary graduate, and my Southern accent is far from a sophisticated teacher voice. I'm a writer without formal training, not author material. I've spent more of my lifetime entangled in a sinful world than as a believer in Jesus Christ. My faith resume is far from polished, but the record of God's faithfulness in my life exceeds anything that can be captured on paper.

Standing before a group of women to speak the truth of Jesus Christ absolutely terrifies me, but it pales in comparison to the deep importance I place on sharing His message. My fear is no longer about making mistakes; it stems from a deep, passionate concern for others to hear and know His truth. I could easily step back and let someone else take on this role because God doesn’t need me—He simply wants me. He desires me to be at the center of His will, doing what He knows is best for His namesake.

I may never wake up and say, "I’m living the dream." In fact, I often look in the mirror and ask myself, “Shea, what are you doing?” But I will always rise with the conviction that He alone is worth giving up all the things of the world to fulfill His eternal purpose. He alone is the drive to die to myself over and over again so Shea doesn’t live in the ways of self focus. If He is inviting me to be a part of His grander plan, how could I possibly say no? My knees may tremble, and a flush of nerves might wash over me from head to toe, but I am forever committed to the One, to speak about my Savior, in humilty and reverence all the days of my life.

How about you? Will you join me in embracing His calling?

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