Holy Shift #16 - From YWAM to IHOP to Real Estate with Candace Hagen
12 snips
Jan 22, 2025 Candace Hagen, a Seattle real estate agent and former ministry leader with YWAM and IHOP experience. She recounts leaving ministry and starting a marketplace career. Hear stories about life in Seattle, doubts that led to her exit, the grief and rebuilding that followed, why she chose real estate, and practical lessons on marketing, mentorship, and pivoting careers.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Finding Identity On The IHOP Conference Team
- At 21 Candace joined IHOP's One Thing conference team, starting in marketing and becoming a conference speaker while touring regionally.
- The role offered intense structure and belonging that she equated with finding her destiny at the time.
High Certainty Ministries Provide Emotional Stability
- Intense, high-certainty ministries gave Candace a black-and-white framework that provided emotional stability amid family instability.
- That certainty masked complexity and later contributed to cognitive dissonance when reality didn't match teachings.
Leaving IHOP Was A Panic And A Purge
- Candace left IHOP after internal turmoil and a month back in Canada to process; leaders initially pushed back but later blessed her exit.
- After leaving she had panic attacks, stayed with her grandmother, worked at Starbucks, then returned to college in Kansas City.