Episode 89 - When God Calls You Higher: How Saying Yes Changed Everything with Pamela Long

Date: October 7, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Pamela Long

 

Story Highlights:

In this heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek sits down with Pamela Long, founder of Embracing Faith Ministries, to talk about the beauty of saying “yes” to God, even when it stretches us beyond our comfort zone. Pam shares her journey from insecurity to confident obedience, the birth of her ministry, and the lessons she’s learned about humility, leadership, and letting God lead every step.

Pamela opens up about the seasons of insecurity, growth, and restoration that shaped her leadership, and the powerful ways God confirmed His calling along the way. From early church partnerships to navigating leadership transitions, she has learned to hold ministry with open hands, recognizing that everything ultimately belongs to God.

Together, Debbie and Pamela explore:

• How God uses weakness to prepare us for leadership

• What it means to obey God even when it doesn’t make sense

• The importance of structure, humility, and prayer in ministry

• How to let go and trust God through seasons of change

• Why rest and restoration are essential for those who serve

Pam’s story is a reminder that God equips those He calls, and that when we say yes to Him, He does more through us than we could ever imagine on our own.

 

About Our Guest:

Pamela Long was saved at the young age of five years old, but didn’t start to understand God’s love, the Holy Spirit’s leading, and His word until 2003, when she found herself with a giant hole in her life that nothing was able to fill. This trial drew her back to the church and into a closer encounter with Jesus. Pam’s journey of learning God’s love has been filled with trials, lessons, growth, and healing, and she wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Pamela is the proud mother of Lucas Long and wife to Richard Long III, and her heart is filled with the joy of making her family a priority.

A mother, wife, sister, friend, prayer warrior, speaker, and founder of Embracing Faith Ministries, Pamela is focused on empowering, equipping, and encouraging women to walk in the callings that God has placed on their lives, as well as encouraging them to fully dive in with God to find their true identities in Jesus.

 

About Embracing Faith Ministries:

Embracing Faith Ministries exists to strengthen women in their walk with God through teaching, conferences, and community. Founded by Pamela Long in 2009, the ministry focuses on equipping women to embrace faith over fear and to step boldly into their God-given assignments.

Pam’s heart is to see women restored, confident, and rooted in the truth that God’s call never depends on perfection, only on obedience.

 

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” — John 3:30

 

Key Takeaways: 

• God’s call to leadership often begins in our weakness.

• True success in ministry comes from obedience, not outcomes.

• Every transition, even the painful ones, can become a doorway to deeper faith.

• Proper structure, humility, and prayerful leadership protect both people and vision.

• Our ministry should always point back to the One who owns it: God Himself.

 

Connect With Pamela: 

Website: www.embracingfaithministries.org Facebook: Embracing Faith Ministries, LLC YouTube: Embracing Faith Ministries Email: [e-mail]