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Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/VUUZgrh0MloJoseph Parkman and Ryan Bergeron are good friends of ours here in Selma, Alabama, where God called us several years back now. Ryan is actually from Selma and so we just wanted to get together and real talk "seasons with God". Don't miss Ryan the Roaster's 150 Days of Encouragement, which we mentioned in this cast. Find it on YouTube and other social media channels @ryantheroaster or grab some really excellent coffee at www.revivalcoffees.comJoseph has a book he recently released called Love Letters from Heaven that is a powerfully inspirational set of encounter letters that he received from the Father. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill."Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish VersionJosh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified TPRAT Facilitator with the Townsend Institute, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle.Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.comWe're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencountersJoin and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencountersMusic CreditOriginal score by Joshua MarcengillVisit our website www.abundantencounters.com
Joseph Parkman is a good revival buddy of mine and we've been chasing the Kingdom on earth as it is on heaven for over a decade now and even live in the same city now after God called us separately to this place. We have been meaning to get together and do a podcast and finally we did. Joseph also has a book he recently released called Love Letters from Heaven that is a powerfully inspirational set of encounter letters that he received from the Father. Here is the link to his book: https://a.co/d/5C1qcrxDive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill."Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish VersionJosh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified TPRAT Facilitator with the Townsend Institute, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle.Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.comWe're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencountersJoin and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencountersMusic CreditOriginal score by Joshua MarcengillVisit our website www.abundantencounters.com
It's a graduation celebration! Sarah Gulseth (Digital Media Manager, co-host of The Coffee Hour and The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Podcast) join Andy and guest co-host Jordan Harms to talk about her journey to getting a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute, including how her career path has changed over the years, why she decided to go back to school, why she chose Concordia Irvine and this program in particular, what she's learned through her coursework, and how this knowledge has benefitted her and the entire KFUO team. Listen to Sarah's study notes from her graduate courses on the "Sarah Goes to School" episodes of The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge podcast at kfuo.org/tag/sarah-goes-to-school and find more information on CUI's Organizational Leadership programs at the Townsend Institute at cui.edu/townsend/programs/masters/organizational-leadership. As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let's be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.
Class is back in session, ladies! Once again, Sarah's sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this episode on focus and productivity, drawn largely from Michael Hyatt's Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less, she covers how to: STOP. This is where we Formulate, Evaluate, and Rejuvenate. CUT. This is where we Eliminate, Automate, and Delegate. ACT. This is where we Consolidate, Designate, and Activate. “Putting some of these concepts into action has helped me so much with focusing my work and productivity – and letting go of the ‘hustle-productivity-do-all-the-things-at-once' culture,” says Sarah. “We stress ourselves out about doing 'all the things' and just need a reminder that it's okay to not do 'all the things.' We aren't called to do that. We're called to serve each other in love because we are forgiven children of God, and that in itself gives us a lot of freedom.” Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
Young women today are faced with a host of challenges, including things like loneliness, isolation, anxiety, bullying, social media behavior, and relationship issues. Guest and author Cassie Moore reminds us that young women can turn to God through all the issues they meet. Listen to the episode now as Cassie discusses her new book, Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Women with host Elizabeth Pittman. Faith Notes is available on the CPH website now! Show NotesAnxiety. Isolation. Bullying. Issues with parents. Pornography. Faced with issues like these, where can teen girls turn? They can turn to God. Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Women features nearly 100 devotions on topics like these, pointing youth to God's truth, showing them God's forgiveness and hope, and steering them toward Christ. During the episode, Cassie explains how readers can go through devotions one-by-one, or browse by topic—with plenty of room to journal or sketch. She also discusses her background in youth ministry and how she helps teens use the Bible to walk through life with confidence. About the Guest Cassie Moore is an author, speaker, and leadership consultant with over 15 years of experience in ministry to young people. She is the author of Faith Notes: A Christ-Centered Survival Kit for Young Women and Authentic Youth Ministry: Straight Talk about Working with Kids, Teens & In-Betweens, contributor for Connected for Life: Essential Guide to Youth Ministry and Words of Peace and Protection: Devotions for Women, as well as The Gallivanter Saga adventure fiction series. She has published over 80 articles on youth and culture in addition to freelance curriculum writing. She grew up in Illinois & Minnesota, earned her master's degree in organizational leadership from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine, has worked on national & district youth gatherings, and enjoys speaking internationally. She loves travel, hiking, & talking to strangers. She and her husband, Pastor Tyler, live in Hood River, Oregon and have two dogs. Connect with her at cassieahmoore.com.
https://www.youtube.com/live/qPXJGJyg7z8 Have you ever had a moment where you suddenly realized that what truly matters isn't all the hustle, the accomplishments, or even the legacy you're trying so hard to build? That was Josh, standing in his driveway on a vacation in Florida, juggling his entrepreneurial dreams while feeling the weight of parenting. He was caught in that mental struggle we all face—balancing the demands of work and family, trying to get everything done while making sure He's present for the moments that really matter. Then a friend said something that stopped him in my tracks: “You'll never have a six-month-old son again.” Those words hit him hard. It wasn't just a reminder about the fleeting nature of time; it was a call to be present, to focus on what truly matters—his family—a call to be famous at home. Why Emotional Safety is the Key to SuccessAbout Josh StraubEmotional Safety: The Foundation of Lasting RelationshipsBalancing Identity: Who You Are vs. What You DoLiving in Abundance, Not ScarcitySlowing Down to Speed Up: The Importance of Rest and RhythmsHow Emotional Safety Can Transform Your Family and LegacyLearn More with Famous at HomeBook a Strategy Call Why Emotional Safety is the Key to Success In today's fast-paced world, where we're all striving to build financial security, career success, and lasting legacies, it's easy to forget the importance of the relationships that matter most. We often spend so much time focusing on what we can achieve that our families end up getting our leftovers. But what if I told you that the secret to true success—both at home and in business—comes from creating emotional safety in your family? During my conversation with Josh Straub, co-author of Famous at Home, we dove deep into this idea of emotional safety as the foundation for everything else. Whether you're raising kids, building a business, or nurturing a marriage, emotional safety is the core element that allows you and your loved ones to thrive. I'm going to share key takeaways from my conversation with Josh about how you can build emotional safety, cultivate stronger relationships, and ultimately create a lasting legacy—one that goes beyond financial success. About Josh Straub Josh is most renowned for his role as a husband and dad. He is also a recovering human, an ongoing journey that includes therapy, coaching, a tight-knit faith community, and staying fit. Josh is a speaker, author, marriage and leadership coach, and a podcast and TV cohost. He and his wife, Christi, lead Famous at Home, a company equipping leaders and corporations in emotional intelligence and healthy family systems. Josh is also a Fellow of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. Josh most enjoys coaching leaders to be famous at home so they can thrive on their stage. He also speaks regularly for Joint Special Operations Command and serves military families across the country. Josh is author/ coauthor of six books including Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well. He and his wife, Christi, host the Famous at Home podcast and co-wrote a recent children's book, to help parents foster emotional awareness in kids, called What Am I Feeling? Emotional Safety: The Foundation of Lasting Relationships Josh and his wife Christy started their journey by asking a simple but profound question: What matters most when we look back on our lives? After facing their own challenges early in parenting—including colic, acid reflux, and the stress of family illnesses—they realized that despite all the advice from parenting experts, the one thing that truly mattered was creating emotional safety in the home. Emotional safety isn't just about keeping the peace; it's about making sure that your family feels heard, seen, and loved. It's the hub of the wheel, the center from which everything else—discipline, communication,
Class is back in session, ladies! Once again, Sarah's sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this episode on achieving “wildly important goals,” she covers how to: Identify and focus on life goals that are “wildly important” — and worth going after wholeheartedly Act on “lead measures” of progress while tracking that progress through “lag measures” Keep a “compelling scoreboard” to help you visualize and celebrate every small achievement Create a “cadence of accountability” to keep you honest, on pace, and moving forward “If you made ONE change in behavior, habits, schedules, what would it be that changes the course of your life?” Sarah challenges Erin and Sarah in this episode, adding later, “This is supposed to be a winnable game, but also a really high-stakes game.” To dig more deeply into the material covered in this episode, check out The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." -James 1:2-5 Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care. On this FASD Awareness Month episode, host Sandra Flach speaks with Barrett Brackett. Barrett is an adoptive mom of three brilliant kiddos with neurobehavioral conditions, including FASD. She lives out her passion and calling–forged by experience–by offering care to those who have experienced trauma in a variety of contexts. She holds a Competence and Character Growth Model Certificate from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University, a Formation Certificate from the CCEF School of Biblical Counseling, and a Narrative Focused Trauma Care Certificate from The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. When she's not devouring a book or geeking out on neuroscience, Barrett enjoys leading worship with her husband and welcoming their community into their home Listen in as they discuss parenting kids with FASD. Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media. Links mentioned in this episode: justicefororphansny.org justicefororphansny.org/hope-community Email: sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org sandraflach.com Hope For the FASD Journey Support Group
Rich Lewis is an author, speaker and coach who focuses on centering prayer as a means of inner transformation. He teaches centering prayer in both his local and virtual community and offers one-on-one coaching. Rich's newest book is titled, Sitting with God: A Journey To Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. He publishes a weekly meditation, book reviews, and interviews on his site, Silence Teaches. He has published articles for a number of organizations, including Contemplative Light, Abbey of the Arts, Contemplative Outreach, EerdWord, In Search of a New Eden, the Ordinary Mystic at Patheos, and the Contemplative Writer. Rich has been a daily practitioner of centering prayer since June 1, 2014. Centering prayer has been so life-giving and life-changing that he feels compelled to share his journey with others who wish to learn more. Rich resides with his family in Waxhaw, North Carolina. Learn more about him at www.SilenceTeaches.com. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Alice In Winter Song = Don't Let Go and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/9122 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Reverend Cheryl Kincaid is a Presbyterian Minister who studied Marriage and Family Therapy at Bethel Seminary and has a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Reverend Kincaid is a prolific author of four books, Hearing the Gospel Through Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (which is the winner of the 2013 Independent Christian Publishers Illumination Reward for bible study), The little Clay Pot, The Little Candle That Was Frightened of the Dark, Karrie's Thorn and A Forgotten Door Called Home. Rev. Kincaid seeks to tell the story of God's comforting redemptive grace in the midst of an imperfect world. Rev. Cheryl Kincaid has twenty years of experience in Christian ministry and she confesses that many of her stories were inspired from witnessing God's redemptive grace unfold in wounded Christian's lives, including her own. Visit her website at Pastor Cheryl Kincaid's website to hear her sermons and hear more about her other books at https://revcherylkincaid.com/. To read about Rev. Kincaid's inspiration for writing Hearing the Gospel Through Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol visit her website http://www.dickensandchristianity.com/ and read about Charles Dickens' faith journey. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Hill Song = My Unbelief and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8128 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Richard Walsh is our guest on this amazing episode! He's the CEO of Sharpen the Spear Coaching and a 30-year seasoned entrepreneur. He's the best-selling author of Escape the Owner Prison, the contractor's new way to scale, regain control, and fast-track growth while loving life. A speaker and podcast host, he's a husband and father of six children, a US Marine, champion boxer, black belt, and an internationally recognized steel sculptor. Stay tuned toward the end to find out how to get his best-selling book for free! Check out his website at: https://www.sharpenthespearcoaching.com Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Painted Modern Orchestra Song = Cupid's Quiver and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13474 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Hugo Hendriks is our good South African friend from Selma. He loves Jesus and is a part of our organization, Abundant Encounters. Hugo always shares the best encounter testimonies with us, and so we asked him on the show, and he did not disappoint. This episode was a great joy to put together, and we know you'll love it. Hugo talks about how God spoke into the deepest, darkest moments of his life and the call on his life to go into the deepest, darkest places where no one will go to find the one that Jesus wants to find. You'll be inspired and want to join him on his next adventure! You can connect with Hugo by emailing us here at Abundant Encounters info@abundantencounters.com Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = LNDÖ Song = This Is Forever and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16730 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Larry O'Nan is our guest this week. He is the author of Giving Yourself Away (1984) and Intentional Living and Giving (2024). Larry co-authors practical assessment tools like the Church Stewardship Inventory, the Organization Stewardship Inventory, the Personal Stewardship Inventory, and the Success Probability Inventory. He has written over 300 funding proposals for many non-profit organizations. https://larryonan.com/ Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Moments Song = Endless Shores and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16915 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Logan Hufford is "no longer in bondage to sexual addiction," and we were honored to have him on the program to share his journey. This is such an important recovery ministry for our day, whether we or someone we know is dealing with sexual addiction. Logan shares about his gradual journey into freedom. He shares tips and resources for those who are in the struggle as well as some on betrayal recovery ministry for those spouses and others who are in the fight with someone they love. I know that this will be a powerful and healing episode for some and we would love for you to connect to Logan and his resources here: @no.longer.in.bondage https://www.prodigalsofalaska.com/ Logan also recommended to those on the road to recovery or considering that road to find The Conquer Series by Ted Roberts which he explained was the best resource for helping people that he has found in his ministry. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Wild Wonder Song = Headwind Infinity and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12248 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Class is back in session, ladies! Once again, Sarah's sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this episode on responsible decision-making, she covers: Why pro-con lists aren't necessarily the be-all-and-end-all of decision-making tools How to recognize and defeat the “Four Villains of Decision Making” — narrow framing, confirmation bias, short-term emotion, and overconfidence How widening your options first can help you avoid decision-making pitfalls Why preparing to be wrong can increase the odds of a right decision “If you're a human person, you have to make decisions. That's just life,” Sarah says. “At the end of the day, people want to know the process for making change was fair and their input was appreciated." To dig more deeply into the material covered in this episode, check out Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
Ryan Bergeron was on our show this week! It was a honor to hear some of the God stories and moments that Ryan has had along his journey. Sonship in God isn't always easy but it's amazing how connection can guide you through the hard times. Ryan's story is familiar to us all and you'll be inspired by the story behind the stories of Revival Coffee and Ryan the Roaster's social media influence. Dont' miss this episode. Also, grab some coffee from Ryan or follow his handle @ryantheroaster on youtube, facebook and more. https://revivalcoffees.com/ Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Outside The Sky Song = Hands Touch Infinity and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16504 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
This week, my wife agreed to interview me, Joshua Marcengill! Mary and I both share about recent encounters, the season we're in, we lead you on an encounter experience, and so much more. Don't miss this really special episode! Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Shimmer Song = A Box of Paints and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16884 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Aaron Guyett is a disciple in Christ, husband, father, and teacher. He founded Leaders of Leaders, unapologetically proclaiming that Jesus Christ is THE leader of all leaders, and discipleship in Christ will enable leaders to develop leaders in Christ, as opposed to just gaining more followers. Aaron Guyett will help you create a Rite of Passage for your children, and speak/teach at your church, business, or event to edify Christians in discipleship, fatherhood, and manhood. Aaron has also founded two fitness businesses, Innovative Results and Battle Ropes Education, which he successfully sold. He successfully led Marines in combat and continues to lead and teach Marines stateside as an infantry instructor/leader in the Marine Corps reserves. He enjoys the challenge and stunning beauty of living in the mountains of North Idaho with his loving wife and three incredible children. Book Aaron Guyett for Speaking and Teaching. Check out his online/app courses in discipleship, rites of passage, devotion, thinking, reasoning, and developing leaders of leaders in Christ. Go to his next event or course or speaking/teaching engagement. https://leadersofleaders.org/services/ Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Solitude Song = Intimiteit and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16704 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Anney Ngugi is a child of God, a believer and follower of Jesus who is committed to helping others build a solid relationship with him. She is the podcast host of Fix Your Eyes on Jesus, where she passionately talks about Jesus and the application of the word of God in our lives and through every circumstance. To access resources for readers, a blog with more content and free faith downloads, and all the past episodes we have recorded to encourage you on their faith journey, visit: http://www.fixyoureyesonjesus.ie Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Shimmer Song = Stargazer and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16983 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Would you call yourself an emotionally healthy person? Let me make a bold statement, and say: none of us in this world is completely emotionally healthy. But there's a way to provide and receive healing. Tune into my conversation with Brandon Cordon and learn: The most important ingredient to intimacy and cognitive development. How a person becomes an enabler or abuser and why they are attracted to each other. What he teaches codependency is vs what you might have learned it was. The importance of healing instead of only coping. What empathy actually looks like. How healthy attachment is critical to intimacy and self-worth. What self-worth actually is, instead of how we learned to validate ourselves from our family and culture. How culture, family dynamics and epigenetics foster an environment which creates traumas, emotional and personality disorders, and addictions. How Christianity mirrors neuroscience as a means to move from struggle to thriving via the church yet is failing at. Brandon Cordon is a therapist in California with Masters in Counseling from Concordia University Irvine at the Townsend Institute. He holds a bachelors of science in Biblical and theological studies from Mid-Atlantic Christian University and is an educator who provides trainigs for clinicians and leaders of churches. He is passionate about helping people heal their emotional trauma rather than simply manage it. Contact Brandon for online therapy if you're a California resident. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/brandon-cordon-san-juan-capistrano-ca/413113 If you're anywhere else in the world, send an email to request training for clinicians and churches: brandoncordontraining@gmail.com
Dr. Michael Jaquith is a Ph. D. Chemist who left the corporate world and now helps men everywhere discover how to get more of what they want and live the promise of abundant life. By combining analytical science, psychology, and the time honored teachings of the Faith, Michael helps men who feel stuck, confused, and powerless to unlock those chains and find what they really want. Michael is married with six children and lives in rural northern Idaho. Visit: https://catholiclifecoachformen.com/ Free Manly Strengths Assessment: https://catholiclifecoachformen.com/manly-strengths-assessment-signup/ Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Cody Martin Song = Emerald Sprire and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13315 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Kim Sorrelle is the director of a humanitarian organization, popular speaker, and the author of two books. Her first book, Cry Until You Laugh, is about her and her husband's battle with cancer after being diagnosed just four months a part. Her second book, Love Is, chronicles her year long quest to figure out the true meaning of love, a sometimes funny, sometimes scary, always enlightening journey that led to life-changing discoveries found mostly on the streets of Haiti. Connect with Kim from her website: https://www.kimsorrelle.com/ Download a free chapter from Kim's book "Love Is". Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Wayfair Song = Hover and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16986 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Tommy Thompson is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive coach, consultant, blogger, husband and dad, and avid golfer. He loves to teach, always bringing personal experience, deep reflection, and mixing in personal application. His first book, Space to Breathe Again: Hope for the Overloaded and Overwhelmed, shares specific tools to help people navigate the difficult path of finding balance in a world overrun with distraction and excess. After graduating from Davidson College in 1980, Tommy obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and promptly went into business with his brother. Over 30 years of partnership together, they owned and operated businesses in the manufacturing, retail, service, and real estate worlds. His experience crossed worked every function possible, including CEO, CFO, and sales. Tommy can be rather obsessive about golf (his record is 120 holes played in one day). He is passionate about listening to God, learning from anyone and everyone, and teaching wherever he can make a difference. Visit https://tommythompson.org to access Tommy's book, blog, and podcast. Additionally, he has several interactive resource tools that can help people self-direct growth in their lives (Life 360, Dreaming 360). Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Moments Song = What You're Here For and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16388 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
In 2018, our guest Caleigh Weichbrodt was radically saved from a life of addiction and atheism by the Lord in a powerful encounter with Him. Since then, she's seen firsthand how surrendering your life to Christ opens the door for incredible transformation and has been healed from anxiety, depression, addiction, Borderline Personality Disorder, and trauma. Caleigh's mission is to share the same message of grace and hope that saved her – that no one is too far gone or too broken to be restored – and to see lives transformed through the power of personally encountering the Lord. www.gathergrowministries.com Go here for a free guide to unlocking God's unshakable joy from Gather Grow Ministries: https://www.gathergrowministries.com/free-guide-unshakeable-joy Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Gold Coast Song = Amber Leaves and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10843 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Jeeva Sam shared some powerful encounter testimonies and encouragement to go out to pray for healing so we can all experience God moving through us. Near the end he led us on a spirit-filled encounter with the Holy Spirit and Jesus. Pastor Jeeva & Sulojana Sam are marriage mentors and #1 International bestselling authors of "The Unbreakable Marriage", where they share details of the process they use to "guarantee breakthrough for married couples facing breakdown, often in as little as 10 weeks." Jeeva served as a pastor for 35+ years. The Sams celebrated the 40th anniversary of their arranged marriage in August 2023. They are parents of three married children and grandparents of an adorable baby boy and live in the Niagara Region of Canada. For more details and a free consultation, please visit www.thesams.ca. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Acreage Song = Towards You and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10872 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
We interviewed Dr. David Chotka on the Abundant Encounters podcast this week! He shared his humor, his amazing salvation testimony and talked about his new book, Healing Prayer that you are going to want to get ahold of. https://www.spiritequip.com/books Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Moments Song = Endless Shores and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16915 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Jesse Armas has been a close friend of your host Joshua Marcengill for something close to 16 years. He is a, Christian fellow encounterist, writer, deep thinker, father and husband. To connect with Jesse, you can go to his substack: https://sunlitabsence.substack.com Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Outside The Sky Song = Depth and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16825 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
We're back in class, ladies! Once again, Sarah's sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this insightful episode, she covers: How great teamwork skills relate to the Body of Christ Pat Lencioni's Working Genius model for productivity How a productivity model applies to everything from marriage, to church council, to homeschool co-ops "I think the most beautiful part about this is how Lencioni frames the [Working Genius] model,” Sarah says. “He specifically talks about the geniuses as the things God has gifted you to do, how He has wired you. I've talked about this before in several places, about recognizing the gifts God has given and not given to us, and using those gifts to the best of our abilities. This fits so beautifully with our description of the Body of Christ, that each of us in individually gifted with ways to serve each other within the unity of the Body. So this assessment gives us insight into how God has wired us so we can lean into the spaces that are our strengths, and uplift others in the spaces that are not our strengths but someone else's strength.” Find the Working Genius podcast, book, assessment, and insights at workinggenius.com. For even more from Pat Lencioni, including the Table Group podcast, visit tablegroup.com. Click to learn more about CUI's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
Michael Brackin is a good friend of Abundant Encounters and lives locally to where our ministry is headquartered in Selma Alabama. He works with a ministry called Crosspoint Church here and is full of the presence and love of God. You'll enjoy this humble conversation with one of God's mighty men as we talk about Selma, God, and more. Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Moments Song = Echoes of Solitude and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16837 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Michael Aker is the executive director of GoOnTheMission.com and shares some amazing generational testimonies that he's kept and the importance of that. He also shares about some experiences he's had being protected by God and a activation in empathy that can really help you through anything you might be going through today. Jump into this amazing new episode! Find Mike Aker at https://www.goonthemission.com/ https://www.michaelacker.com/ Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Anthony Catacoli Song = Lonely Company and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14998 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Stephen DeSilva shares some of the most intimate moments he has encountered the Lord and the financial miracles he's witnessed that have led to his ministry at prosperoussoul.com. To finish the cast, Stephen led us on an encounter experience to close the orphan gap keeping us away from the Father's embrace. This was such a powerful and life-changing podcast. Find Stephen K De Sliva and the ministries he represents here: http://Prosperoussoul.com You can schedule a 15-minute call with DeSilva using this link: https://schedulestephen.as.me/Free15 Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. Are you interested in receiving biblical counseling or inner healing services? Schedule a free call with Mary to find the perfect service for you. Click here. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Outside The Sky Song = Night Wonder and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16555 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Michael C. Edwards shares his salvation testimony with us where he got targeted by a believer during military service. Years later, in a crisis of faith, he miraculously spotted a sea shell in the middle of the dry desert of Iraq that brought him back to his faith! Michael is a man of prayer and releases an awesome prayer over us that you will want to receive at the end of our conversation. Don't miss it! Find Michael Edwards on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/michael_c_edwards/ https://www.facebook.com/MichaelCEdwards15 Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Solitude Song = Intimiteit and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16704 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Dr. Ruth Cube Keijdener shares with us how her encounter lifestyle means she's "busy with God" in all things life, how she won her battle against fear, and how to give everything to God. She shares encounters she's had where her house was once filled with manifested fog in all the rooms and more. Near the end, Dr. Ruth led us on an activation encounter session, so jump into this amazing episode! Find out more about Dr. Ruth here: https://www.ruthcubekeijdener.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/BeautifulPowerfulWomen https://www.instagram.com/ruth_cube_keijdener/ https://www.facebook.com/ruthcubekeijdener https://www.tiktok.com/@beautifulpowerfulwomen Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Outside The Sky Song = Depth and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/16825 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
Nancy’s life was like a movie. A bad one. One traumatic moment after another followed by repeated intense drama. Her life looked like it was headed to an apocalyptic crushing conclusion … then an unexpected turnaround when she met Jesus and Ron. What Nancy went through is the foundation of one of our most open, uninhibited conversations about emotional abuse, sexual trauma, healing and freedom. In this Brave Men episode Paul talks in depth with noted therapist Nancy Houston about her life, her observations on trauma and how we can find healing. Nancy is an author, speaker, Executive Leadership Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist. In the first of an in-depth two-part series we walk into the depths of despair that so many of us have experienced. We talk openly about the most difficult issues that are usually hidden in the desire to look ‘normal.’ What’s hidden stays hurting. Repeated trauma can be healed. Here’s how. Most recently Nancy has developed and leads Next Level Leadership Groups which is a relational approach to leadership. Nancy is a former adjunct at DBU and Concordia University and a fellow at the Townsend Institute at Concordia University. (00:00) Empowering Conversations With Nancy Houston(08:37) Uncovering Childhood Trauma(21:12) Journey of Healing and Redemption(32:40) Life, Love, and Finding Faith(47:45) Navigating Trauma and Intimacy in Relationships(58:49) Overcoming Shame and Self-Talk Brave Men is a production of the Christian Men’s Network. Paul Louis Cole is the host. CMN produces resources to disciple men in over 40 languages. You can find these tools and information on how to disciple men at CMN.men
Stacy Kaye shares about her experiences encountering God when facing a narcasistic boss, as well as a challenging divorce. Her book Damaged Goods: A Devotional for the Slightly Imperfect Find her book: https://a.co/d/hq2dGyo Dive deeper into the subject of encounters with the book by your host, Joshua Marcengill. "Encounters: Pressing Into Your Abundant Heavenly Supply" - Paperback, Kindle, Scribd, Spanish Version Josh is a Certified Biblical Counselor (IBCC), Certified Financial Sozo Counselor, Certified Leadership Management International Facilitator, author, and podcaster. He has an MBA from Marshall Goldsmiths School of Management and is currently enrolled at the Townsend Institute in their Master in Counseling program. He works with individuals, teams, and businesses to help them heal, grow, and scale. On our website, you can find Notebooks and Journals designed to help you receive the invitation from Jesus and cultivate the encounters lifestyle. Join our cause to help everyone receive more encounters with God... you can also receive one on one encounter-counseling, coaching and/or consulting for teams at www.abundantencounters.com We're on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/abundantencounters Join and share your encounter experiences to encourage and edify others on our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundantencounters Music Credit Artist = Moments Song = In Peaceful Defiance and licensed through soundstripe https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/11025 Visit our website www.abundantencounters.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abundantencounters/support
This week, Michelle Thompson is back with Matt & Rachel to discuss perfectionism and shame and shows us grief and acceptance are the pathways to growth. As always, Michelle brings wisdom, warmth, and lighthearted grace to the conversation. You don't want to miss it.Michelle is the Senior Director of External Relations and Executive Coaching and Consulting, Townsend Institute, Concordia Irvine. As a Leadership and Growth Coach, credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, she brings a breadth of executive leadership experience in the non-profit and for-profit sector combined with almost two decades of involvement with the Townsend Growth Model. Support the show******To support Make It Simple, head to mpm.simple donation.comCheck out What Matters Most, daily teachings from Matt Popovits, available wherever you get your podcasts.For more information on MPM, head to mattpopovits.com Support the show
About Joshua Straub, Ph.D., CMCLC Dr. Joshua Straub is the Co-Founder and President of Famous at Home, a company that equips others with relational connections and emotional intelligence. He is also an author and speaker. He is passionate about helping others lead; he is a marriage and leadership coach, and is a Fellow at the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. He takes most pride in his role as husband and dad. He and his wife Christi host the Famous at Home podcast. How to Cultivate Emotional Connection with Kids Michelle Hill, Trace Embry and Dr. Joshua Straub discuss the importance of emotional safety in raising children. Together, they also highlight the importance of showing up for children, both physically and emotionally, and the role of a biblical community in child-rearing. Dr. Straub suggests that parents should regularly check in with their children to understand their needs and feelings and to show them grace and wisdom. Both Trace and Joshua share stories about their own fathers. Joshua also gives pointers how he parents his own children as he and his wife homeschool and have family weekly meetings. Episode Highlights: Be sure to listen to the end; Trace gives a special announcement. With risks all around us, how do we keep our kids safe? God's standards never fall short. Is there safety without boundaries or exploration? What is effective parenting without grace? How do messed up parents turn out some really good kids? Image from Canva
About Joshua Straub, Ph.D., CMCLC Dr. Joshua Straub is the Co-Founder and President of Famous at Home, a company that equips others with relational connections and emotional intelligence. He is also an author and speaker. He is passionate about helping others lead; he is a marriage and leadership coach, and is a Fellow at the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. He takes most pride in his role as husband and dad. He and his wife Christi host the Famous at Home podcast. How to Cultivate Emotional Connection with Kids Michelle Hill, Trace Embry and Dr. Joshua Straub discuss the importance of emotional safety in raising children. Together, they also highlight the importance of showing up for children, both physically and emotionally, and the role of a biblical community in child-rearing. Dr. Straub suggests that parents should regularly check in with their children to understand their needs and feelings and to show them grace and wisdom. Both Trace and Joshua share stories about their own fathers. Joshua also gives pointers how he parents his own children as he and his wife homeschool and have family weekly meetings. Episode Highlights: Be sure to listen to the end; Trace gives a special announcement. With risks all around us, how do we keep our kids safe? God's standards never fall short. Is there safety without boundaries or exploration? What is effective parenting without grace? How do messed up parents turn out some really good kids? Image from Canva
There's no question that your environment impacts your experience. The people you surround yourself with will influence the trajectory of your life. Who are those people in your life? Are they constructive or destructive? Do they push you closer to your goals or pull you further away? Do they motivate you to become your best, or allow you to settle for less? Thankfully, today as we reflect on some of these questions, we will be guided by a renowned business consultant, leadership coach, best-selling author, and psychologist who knows the power of relationships, Dr. John Townsend. In today's conversation we'll be unpacking his newest book, People Fuel, as we learn how we can fill our tanks for life, love, and leadership. As Dr. Townsend will remind us, our bodies require physical nutrients to stay healthy. If we don't take enough iron, we can develop anemia. Too little calcium can lead to bone disease. In the same way, John identifies the key Relational Nutrients that we need as well. As we experience these critical elements from others, we grow mentally and emotionally more sharp and healthy. And as we give these elements back, others benefit as well. So buckle up and get ready for an incredible conversation as the person who taught you how to have boundaries now helps you to experience the best from those people you have allowed into your boundaries. Dr. Townsend's website: https://drtownsend.com/ Link to Purchase, People Fuel: https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Townsend/author/B001H6NC1U?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r1_c0&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Townsend Institute for Leadership & Coaching: https://www.cui.edu/townsend
How do you teach your children to develop a strong sense of who they are and what they're meant to be? In this episode of the Parenting Great Kids podcast, Dr. Meg Meeker chats with George Barna about the vital role of discipling children. As a renowned figure in faith and research, Barna shares his compelling insights on intentional and proactive parenting, shedding light on the surprising lack of a biblical perspective among both parents and church leaders. His expertise and research-backed findings provide valuable guidance and a fresh perspective on how parents can foster a deep sense of identity and purpose in their kids. Today's Guest George Barna, Professor at Arizona Christian University, heads its Cultural Research Center. He's also Sr. Research Fellow at Family Research Council Center for Biblical Worldview and a Fellow at the Townsend Institute at Concordia University. As founder of The Barna Group, he conducted pioneering research on worldview, cultural transformation, ministry applications, spiritual development, and politics. He's advised hundreds of parachurch ministries, thousands of Christian churches, the U.S. military, Fortune 500 companies, and four presidential candidates. With 58 books on social and religious trends, leadership, church dynamics, and cultural transformation, including bestsellers and award-winning titles translated into many languages, his impact is profound. Raising Spiritual Champions Book https://www.arizonachristian.edu/culturalresearchcenter/ https://culturalresearchcenter.com https://www.facebook.com/crcacu/ Our Sponsors Masimo Stork Masimo Stork is a revolutionary new baby monitor. To learn more, go to masimostork.com Green Chef The #1 Meal Kit for Eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60drmeg and use code 60drmeg to get 60% off plus 20% off your next two months From the Producer Discover the transformative power of fatherhood with our courses at meekerparenting.com/courses. From understanding your daughter's perspective to mastering essential strategies, our courses offer dads invaluable tools to strengthen bonds and become the fathers they aspire to be. Don't wait – start your journey today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thinking caps on, ladies! Class is in session! Once again, Sarah's sharing study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. In this stimulating episode, she covers: Macro cultures and their effect on organizations and communities The value of articulating personal values, mission, and vision statements A helpful model for engaging in difficult conversations "What happens when we avoid hard conversations?” Sarah asks. “Things fester, grow, become more of a problem, become more stressful, and become harder to manage, right? So if we have the confidence to deal with something at the start, we can manage things in a better, more productive way. ... We want to ultimately build up relationships and become closer to people, and dealing with conflict in a healthy manner can actually do that. Building up a culture of healthy confrontation means people live in truth with each other rather than avoiding the truth.” Resources referenced in this episode include: “Having Difficult but Effective Conversations” by Dr. John Townsend Organizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar H. Schein Click to learn more about CUI's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
Jon Kidwell is the founder and leader of Leadwell, a leadership development company on a mission to equip and empower leaders so they can succeed at their life's mission. We support leaders and their organizations through coaching, training, team building, and speaking.During his tenure as VP of Innovation and Operations for a global nonprofit in Houston, TX he worked with companies such as Apple, Nike, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pfizer, the University of Houston, and the YMCA of the USA. Additionally, he serves as an Org. Leadership M.A. Adj. Professor for the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine. He has written a new book titled “Redefine Your Servant Leadership” and he is with us today to discuss this topic. Redefine Your Servant LeadershipChasing What Matters Instagram
Today's guest is Josh Straub. We go deep today talking about:How to become Famous At HomeEmotional safety and how to build it for deeper relationships and connection with your wife and kidsThe importance of meta-communication for leadership and limiting conflictHow to connect with your family on an emotional level without being overwhelmed by your own emotionsNavigating explosive emotions in kidsRekindling trust and connection after your wife has seemingly checked outJoshua Straub, Ph.D. is a husband, dad, speaker, author, and family and leadership coach. A champion of human empathy, Josh leads Famous at Home, a company equipping leaders, organizations, military families, and churches in emotional intelligence and family wellness. Josh also is a Fellow of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. As a marriage and family coach and consultant, Josh coaches leaders to be famous at home so they can thrive on their stage. He also speaks regularly for Joint Special Operations Command and serves military families across the country. Josh is author/ coauthor of seven books including Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well and coauthor, along with his wife Christi, of two children's book, What Am I Feeling? and What Do I Do With Worry? He and Christi also host the weekly Famous at Home podcast. Find Josh online at:Website: famousathome.com Instagram: @famousathomePodcast: Famous at Home Email: josh@famousathome.comResources mentioned: Safe House: How Emotional Safety Is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead WellWhat Am I Feeling?Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life---Welcome to the Dad.Work Podcast, where men are forged into elite husbands and fathers by learning what it takes to become harder to kill, easier to love, and equipped to lead.Get ready to start building the only legacy that truly matters - your family.[Free Resource] Family Leadership Blueprinthttps://dad.work/blueprint/Resources, Links, Show Notes:https://dad.work/podcast/Follow Dad.Work:https://instagram.com/dadwork.curt/https://youtube.com/@dadwork/
We talk with Dr. Barna about How to Build a Biblical Worldview. – Dr. Barna is often called “the most quoted person in the Christian church today.” George Barna is a professor at Arizona Christian University and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at ACU. He also founded the Barna Group, a research company that for years set the standard for understanding trends in American culture. Dr. Barna has written more than 50 books, including numerous award-winners and New York Times bestsellers. He is also a Fellow at the Townsend Institute, has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, and has pastored two churches. www.youngadults.today
Sarah's going back to school — and we all get to go with her! In this episode, the Ladies inaugurate a new series on the podcast: “Sarah Goes to School.” Drawing on study notes from her graduate courses at Concordia University Irvine's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership, Sarah shares what she's learning about organizational leadership, vocation, character, and how relationships really work. “If you take away anything from all of this, this is it: When in doubt, be present with people,” says Sarah. “It's so important for people to feel like they have people who are ‘for them,' even if you disagree with them.” Click here to learn more about CUI's Townsend Institute for Counseling and Leadership. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), and Erin (@erinaltered) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.
College academic years have started across the country. This is a momentous time of transition for a freshman, and exciting times for upper classmen. A new living arrangement, a new schedule, new freedom, and new relationships all meet young people as they go from high school to their next academic adventure. Campus Ministries and home congregations provide ongoing prayer and support for their walk with Jesus. In this episode, we hear how parents and supportive adults provide this care for students they love. Find the LCMS Youth Ministry resource website at youthesource.com and LCMS Campus Ministry at lcms.org/lcmsu. Bio: Ron DuPree is a DCE who serves as the Director of Youth and College Ministries at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Denton, Texas. Ron serves youth and families at the church as well as students at the University of North Texas, and Texas Woman's University. Ron is a graduate of Concordia University Irvine, and a current graduate student at Concordia Irvine's Townsend Institute for Executive Coaching and Consulting. When there is free time, he enjoys restoring an old Corvette, motorcycle riding and dirt biking and most importantly spending time with his children and grandchildren.
One of the biggest struggles we know are a part of adolescence, especially today, is identity formation. We talk with DCE Cassie Moore about how youth ministry can play a role in helping form an identity in Christ and about her recent study on identity. Find the LCMS Youth Ministry resource website at youthesource.com. Bio: Cassie Moore is an author, international speaker, and leadership consultant with 15 years of experience as a Director of Christian Education in Lutheran churches and schools, including multi-site ministries. She's author of Authentic Youth Ministry: Straight Talk about Working with Kids, Teens & In-Betweens, contributor for Connected for Life: Essential Guide to Youth Ministry, and the upcoming Jesus' Survival Kit for Young Women. Having grown up in Illinois and Minnesota, Cassie received her undergraduate degree from Concordia University in Irvine, California, and is currently finishing her master's degree in organizational leadership from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University, Irvine. In her free time, Cassie loves dogs, chatting with friends over coffee, hiking and kayaking, and travel with her husband, Tyler.
This week on Real Talk with Rachael I chatted with Nancy Houston. Nancy is an Executive Leadership Coach, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Sex Therapist, and author of “Love and Sex: A Christian Guide to Healthy Intimacy" and "Then God Made a Woman: Unwrapping Female Sexuality.” Nancy developed and leads Next Level Leadership Groups which is a relational approach to leadership. She is also a former adjunct at DBU and Concordia University and a fellow at the Townsend Institute at Concordia University. Key Points from Our Conversation: If you've experienced sexual trauma, the beginning of healing is understanding that what happened wasn't your fault and you don't need to carry shame. If you've survived a trauma, show yourself some gratitude for enduring something hard. Then address the effects of that trauma. It's hard work, but God is asking you to press in. God designed us to be sexual creatures. We can experience so much freedom if we have the courage to have great conversations around the topic of sex. When speaking to our children about sex, using proper medical terms for genitalia creates a sense of authority on the topic. Women are just as sexual, if not more sexual, than men but the process of arousal is different. Women tend to feel guilty about taking time to get aroused, but receiving pleasure guilt-free is good for you. We have to own our bodies as women, therefore we have to know our own bodies. Take time to explore. God created sex to be both extremely pleasurable and bonding. If you're struggling with shame, stop hating yourself. You are so worth loving. Be kind to yourself. Let's Get Real Practical: Ask God if there is any area of your sexuality that needs to be restored. Connect with Nancy: website | Instagram | Facebook Connect with Rachael: website | Instagram | Facebook
Failure to say “no” to others can wreak havoc in our lives, so why are we so afraid to say no? Dr. John Townsend joins Les Norman and Jeremy Brownlee to answer this question and discuss setting boundaries for healthy relationships and determining a mature Christian leader. A nationally known leadership consultant, author, and psychologist, Dr. Townsend brings his knowledge of biblical leadership and counseling to teach us how to guard our hearts. He uses John 1:14 to encourage listeners to seek relationships with people full of grace and truth, so they have people to help them prune back the good from the great. The Townsend Institute: https://www.cui.edu/townsend. Dr. Townsend's website: https://drtownsend.com/ Abundant Life's Website: https://livingproof.co/
Can you believe it's already the last week of May? It's absolutley crazy how fast time is flying this year! That being said, we are in our final episode of our Mental Health Awareness Series here on the podcast, but trust me when I say, I think I saved one of, if not, the most important topics for last. Today we're going to be talking all about BOUNDARIES. Let's be honest, one of the great challenges in life for pretty much everyone is the ability to set and actually implement healthy boundaries and to discern when to say yes and when or even how to say no. Thankfully, Joining us today is a man that is not only a dear friend to all of us here at the American Association of Christian Counselors, but he's also a leading voice on the topic of Boundaries, Dr. John Townsend. Many of you may be familiar with John's work as he and Dr. Henry Cloud had the incredible opportunity of collaborating together to write the New York Times best-selling book titled Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of your life. But beyond that incredible work, John has written several other best-sellers such as People Fuel, Leading From Your Gut, and the Entitlement Cure. He's a business consultant, leadership coach, and psychologist. He's a man who has over 20 years of experience in meeting and engaging with leaders, organizations, and individuals all around the globe to help offer them life-changing solutions to their problems. He hosts his own online live video call-in program called, Dr. Townsend Live and is the cohost of the exploding nationally-syndicated talk show “NEW LIFE LIVE.” And then in addition to all of those incredible feats and endeavors, John spends a lot of his time developing others through the Townsend Leadership Program and the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. That being said, in and throughout our conversation today, you'll have the opportunity of gleaning so much from his wealth of knowledge and wisdom and to more fully understand what boundaries are, why it's so difficult to implement them, and healthy ways in which we can begin saying no and setting boundaries through understanding that boundaries are biblical and that they actually help us not only love ourselves but also others more deeply and effectively. Dr. John Townsend's website: https://drtownsend.com/ (Book) Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life - https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/B072C64V1L/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580744465664&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9011800&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14117254222577274583&hvtargid=kwd-1236754715&hydadcr=8262_13500864&keywords=boundaries+by+townsend&qid=1684940678&sr=8-1Townsend Leadership Program: https://drtownsend.com/townsend-leadership-program/ Townsend Institute for Leadership & Counseling: https://www.cui.edu/townsend
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