Green Chair Conversations

Pastor, Rickey Fondren, shares his journey through divorce and a few unexpected career twists and turns along the way & what it really means to have a second chance. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Michael Wallace, senior editor and contributor for Grind City Media, shares his journey through grief & how we can pursue growth through celebrating the small successes. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Debbie Coy, LMSW and Regional Director of Memphis' Bradford Health Center campus, educates us to the mechanics & nuances of addiction and recovery. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

President and CEO of Memphis' Soulsville Foundation, Richard Greenswald, shares his passion for Memphis, STAX, as well as how we can make an impact in our city & in the next generation of students. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Singer and songwriter, Candise Marshall, shares her powerful journey and how we can pursue our passion, press on in difficult seasons, and how to give back with what we've been given. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

President and CEO of Memphis Athletic Ministries, Johnathan Torres, discusses the importance & necessity of self-care when investing in the lives of others. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Mempops founders, Chris and Emily Taylor, share the story behind Memphis' own local ice pop company and discuss how we can identify our purpose and manage our limits. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Dr. Tim Holler and Shad Berry from the Kardia Collective counseling organization, tackle the nuances of worry, anxiety, and loss and how we can pragmatically manage such experiences. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Singer, songwriter, speaker, and musician, Joy Freeman, shares her personal journey & offers us some honest, practical wisdom on how we can discover freedom in forgiveness. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Owners of Wiseacre Brewery Company in Memphis, Kellan and Davin Bartosch, discuss pursing your passion and making dreams a reality. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

In the Green Chair Conversations Season 1 Finale, Rev. Jessica Morris welcomes panel guests Tommy Morris, Heather Strong Moore, Jeff Trotter and Sean Fernandez, to discuss the unexpected lessons, challenges and stories throughout the first season of Green Chair. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Emmy award winning anchor & long time local Memphis news reporter, Amy Speropoulos, shares her journey through sobriety, setbacks, and learning to live at a slower pace. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Chad Johnson (Hope Church Kids' Pastor) and his wife Julie Johnson (Licensed Social Worker), share their journey through loss with collective wisdom on how to navigate life's joys and sorrows. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

PART 2: Executive Director of For the Kingdom, Torrey Bates, reframes poverty & childhood hunger; making it incredibly personal and practical while also challenging us on ways we can become catalysts for change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Executive Director of For the Kingdom, Torrey Bates, reframes poverty & childhood hunger; making it incredibly personal and practical while also challenging us on ways we can become catalysts for change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Memphis artist, Whitney Winkler, enlightens us to pursue creativity in the margins of life. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Black Liturgies Creator and Content and Spiritual formation manager for the Center Studies at Cornell University, Cole Riley, educates us on how rest is a type of justice and, how we can incorporate breathing prayers into our daily practice. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Accomplished musician, composer, producer & choir director, Marque Walker, shares his life journey through music and how we can learn as we continue to grow. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Founder of Agape North, Give Clean, Missionwear, and Lionheart foundation, Joe Williams, helps us navigate how we can find our niche. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Executive Editor of the Commercial Appeal, Mark Russell, shares his journey & wisdom on remaining resilient, pursuing intentionality, & navigating change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Director of Operations for MyCityRides in Memphis, Megan Klein, shares her social entrepreneurial heart on how we can pursue intentionality in our lives. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Executive Director of City Leadership and Choose901, John Carroll, discusses how we can be catalysts for change through harvesting optimism. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten series week 7] Hope's Senior Associate Pastor, Dr. Eli Morris, discusses the what, why, & how's to Maundy Thursday as well as some intentional ways we can make creative space for such high holy days. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten series week 6] Tim Johnson, Founding Pastor of the Avenue Church, shares his journey to planting a multi-ethnic church along with some lessons, hurdles, & reminders he has learned on along the way. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten Series: Week 5] Recently retired Episcopal priest, Father John Sewell, educates, challenges, & inspires us to incorporate brutally honest reflection & intentionality, into this Lenten season as well as our daily lives. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten Series: Week 4] Musical Worship Director, Daniel Oppenhuizen, offers an honest, unconventional look at the influence music can have on us, as well as its synergism with prayer. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten Series: Week 3] Rector of St. George's Episcopal Church, Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells, shares her journey from practicing attorney to priest and some invaluable lessons along the way. Dorothy offers a fresh look at faith, the Lenten season, and prayer as well as some practical ways we can grow on our faith journey. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten Series: Week 2] Heather Strong-Moore, co director of Hope Church Memphis' college ministry and CCO staff, shares her heart for liturgy, passion for the next generation, & practical ways to view this Lenten season through the lens of transformation. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

[Lenten Series: Week 1] Senior Pastor of Hope Church Memphis, Rev. Rufus Smith, explores the why behind Lent and offers practical advice on practicing prayer. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Margaux Bartosch and Michelle Bolton, founders and farmers of June Wren Flowers in Memphis, TN, share their passion and story for launching a business, growing and adapting through life's seasons, and the lessons we can daily learn simply by looking to nature. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel, Micah Greenstein, discusses Sabbath rest as well as some Christian misconceptions with First Century Judaism. *Extended version* watch at HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for Rabbi Micah Greenstein's abbreviated conversation. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Registered Dietitian, RN, Anti-racism Educator and Consultant, & Human Trafficking Activist, Whitney Trotter, shares her experience of founding Restore Corps and Bluff City Health as well as offers an honest, inspiring look to how she has stepped out in fear in order to bridge the gap for those in need. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Rick Shadyac, President & CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising & awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, guides us through some ways he & his team have innovated through a global pandemic. Rick shares incredibly valuable wisdom & practical tools on how we can find creative ways to think outside the box. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Musical Worship Associate & Certified Personal Trainer, Shaun Lloyd, talks "movement" on how we can creatively care for our bodies and souls within the confines of a pandemic. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

*Special Edition, Unscripted Episode* Rev. Jessica Morris and her husband, Tommy, offer a transparent, practical and incredibly honest look into their lives, sharing some challenges they have faced & and practices that have helped them navigate this unique season. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Young adult pastor, actor, & musician, Jeff Trotter, offers an honest yet hope-filled perspective on navigating the unexpected season of loss. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Author, speaker, EPC pastor and coach, Nicole Unice, offers a unique and practical approach to how we can establish healthy boundaries and cultivate rest as we prepare for the holiday season. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

On this special edition of GCC, a few previous guests (and one upcoming) share how they personally define, and are remaining, grateful during this Thanksgiving season. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Psychologist and President of HeartLife Professional Soul Care, Dr. Chuck Hannaford, shares his 3 decades worth of experience on how we can best navigate complicated relationship dynamics in what will be an unconventional holiday season. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Singer/Songwriter, Terrian, offers practical advice on how she personally has managed fear, anxiety, and disappointment in both her career and personal life. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Senior Associate Pastor Dr. Eli Morris, discusses the 2020 election as well as how we as a church, community and nation can rebuild trust in this divisive climate. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

*Special Edition Green Chair Conversation* Executive Director of Ministry, Brian Albrecht, and Digital Pastor, Rev. Jessica Morris, have an unscripted conversation on how Green Chair Conversations got started, lessons they've learned, & how we can embrace the journey along the way. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Executive Director of Madonna Learning Center, Jo Gilbert, shares her heart and passion for the special needs community. Her advocacy and experience offers wisdom and reminders on learning resilience. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Singer/songwriter, speaker, author, and longtime advocate for the recovery community, Danny Cosby, shares his story of addiction, imprisonment, recovery, and a journey that began in the in the unraveling. Danny speaks candidly and openly about how we can remain persistent when life falls apart. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Dove award winner and singer/songwriter, Ellie Holcomb, shares her unexpected journey to becoming a musician and the many twists and turns along the way. Her transparency and perspective offers us hope and wisdom for those times in life when the plans change. *Extended, unedited conversation* — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

CEO & President of Neighborhood Christian Center, Ephie Ballard-Johnson, speaks on “living bold.” Ephie's life, personality, passion & entrepreneurial heart not only exemplify what this looks like but also how we can practically live a courageously bold life. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Founding pastor of Hope Church Memphis, Dr. Craig Strickland, discusses some massive risks he has taken throughout his journey while offering some practical advice and wisdom on how to make courageous moves in our career. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.

Founder and President of Disciple Design addresses how we can courageously face and make intentional pivots in our journey in order to pursue our passions and gifts. — Follow @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram

Executive Director and Co-Founder of AngelStreet talks practically and candidly about investing in the next generation as well as how we, as a diverse community, can strive for unity in the midst of the division our society is experiencing. — Follow @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram

West Cancer Center's chairman and founding partner, Dr. Kurt Tauer, discusses a topic rarely addressed; suffering well. Dr. Tauer offers a personal and practical approach on how we see, manage, and can face suffering. — Follow @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, Anne Floyd, offers practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, worry, depression, and isolation while also addressing the stigmas and misinformation associated with mental health. — Follow @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram