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285: Special Guest Stephen James

285: Special Guest Stephen James

Stephen James is the founder and executive director of Sage Hill Counseling and the creator and CEO of The Leadership Lab. But he’s also a generous man, a brilliant thinker, someone who tells the truth and is fiercely curious - even when those things may get him into trouble. Which means he’s a perfect guest for our show. This week we unpack things like hope and grief, stress, addiction, trauma and the human experience of feeling stuck.

284: Special Guest Shannon McLaird

284: Special Guest Shannon McLaird

Our dear friend and SOSL Pastor, Shannon McLaird joins us this week to share her testimony of escaping her childhood trauma when she met Jesus and healthy community. This episode is marked explicit because of the subject matter of sexual abuse and we've marked certain chapters of the episode with warnings if this topic may cause secondary trauma. Shanon's story ends well and will be a huge encouragement for everyone, no matter your background.

283: Special Guest Matt Croushorn

283: Special Guest Matt Croushorn

Matt is a pastor, worship leader, husband, dad and around super chill, super wise fellow. This week we invited him on to share his story of how he found Grace Center, did the school and became a pastor. We love him and are pretty sure you will too.

277: Wisdom (with David Campbell)

277: Wisdom (with David Campbell)

David Campbell returns to the show (previous episodes 99 and 210) and drops some of the most practical wisdom you’ll hear this week. David is a leader of leaders and pastor of pastors who has responsibility for nearly 150 churches in the UK. On this episode he shares wisdom on problem solving, identity, truth, spiritual warfare and forgiveness.

272: Seasons of Transition (with Ben Jackson)

272: Seasons of Transition (with Ben Jackson)

Oh boy. Transition can be exciting, but also terrifying! Stepping out into something new is full of intense feelings. On this week's episode we are joined by Ben Jackson. Ben, and his wife, Sarah have just quit their job, sold their house in Canada, packed all their belongings in a shipping container and are moving to England. Why? Because God invited them to. What will they be doing? God hasn't told them that part yet. As you listen to their story, we bet you'll find parts of your story in theirs.

267: What MLK Means To Me (with Remington Holt)

267: What MLK Means To Me (with Remington Holt)

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day. Honestly, we were largely ignorant of most US holidays when we moved here, but this year we want to get better at it. So we invited our friend Remington to come on the show and talk about what Dr. King meant to him and how best we can honor the Doctor on this day.

261: Five Things I Didn't Know About Dream Interpretation (with Sarah Jackson)

261: Five Things I Didn't Know About Dream Interpretation (with Sarah Jackson)

This week our friend Sarah Jackson joins us from Toronto to share with us five things she didn’t know about dream interpretation. As a bonus, if you’re one of those people who are like, “I never have dreams” Sarah prays for our listeners to start having dreams and being given keys to interpret them too.

259: Five Things I Didn't Know About Healing (with Steve Long)

259: Five Things I Didn't Know About Healing (with Steve Long)

Steve Long is one of our favorite people. He's been one of the most consistent leaders we've ever known and he's not only a great practitioner of healing, he's a great a teacher of healing. On this week's episode he shares five things he didn't know about healing and then prays for healing at the end of this episode. Enjoy!

243: Ask a prophet - David Wagner

243: Ask a prophet - David Wagner

Prophets are a wonderful gift from Jesus to his church. But prophets are generally misunderstood. What even is a prophet? What do they do? Do prophets ever get things wrong? If so, then what? Can prophets read my mind? What about those prophets that prophesied Trump 2020? These are just some of the questions you wanted us to ask a prophet. So we did. And our dear friend David Wagner answered them. Enjoy!

231: The Feelings Doctor (with Chip Dodd)

231: The Feelings Doctor (with Chip Dodd)

Dr. Chip Dodd is a feelings expert. He literally wrote the book on it. For the past 10 episodes we've explored what he wrote in his breakthrough book, "The Voice of the Heart". This week we were thrilled to sit down and ask him your questions on feelings. Join us on this wonderful, meandering conversation with a brilliant man with a beautiful soul!

216: Jeff Dollar

216: Jeff Dollar

Our beloved pastor, Jeff Dollar, joins us this week to talk about his new book, Letting Go of the Need to be Right. We talk about why it’s so hard to say sorry, why we often refuse to let go of being right even when we know we’re wrong and one of the keys to breakthrough.

214: Danny & Sheri Silk

214: Danny & Sheri Silk

Danny & Sheri Silk are known around the world for their books Loving Our Kids on Purpose and Keep Your Love On. They are part of the senior leadership team at Bethel Church in Redding, California. This week we sat them down to play the dating game, and seek out their wisdom for new parents, new grandparents, navigating change and what 40 years of history with Bill Johnson has been like.

210 - BTB - Authority (with David Campbell)

210 - BTB - Authority (with David Campbell)

Authority gets a bad rap, but it’s one of God’s greatest gift to us. This week we invite David Campbell, a leader to leaders, onto the podcast and ask him questions regarding authority plus it’s our 10 year anniversary in the United States of America!

203: Jack Deere

203: Jack Deere

Ever wonder the purpose of pain? Or how sorrow fits into friendship with God? On this week’s episode, author and speaker Dr. Jack Deere sits down and talks about a life filled with pain and tragedy and how it ultimately led him to friendship with God.

202: BTB - The Holy Spirit (with Steve Long)

202: BTB - The Holy Spirit (with Steve Long)

In episode 2 of the Back to Basics series we are talking about the Holy Spirit with our friend Steve Long. Steve is the senior leader of Catch the Fire Toronto and has 25 years experience of ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit. Learn how to get more of Holy Spirit as Steve prays a prayer of impartation.

197: Blake Stratton

197: Blake Stratton

This week's guest is one of the finest men you could ever hope to meet. Blake is a brilliant thinker and we invited him to answer a listener's question about self promotion and marketing. Listen as Blake talks about why sales, marketing and promotion don't have to be slimy.

195: The Mighty Quinn

195: The Mighty Quinn

Allow us to introduce you to our friend Quinn. This is one man's story of traveling thousands of miles to get more of God. From an intellectual faith protected by cynicism to an abandoned encounter with the Father Heart of God, Quinn and Alyn go on a 20 year journey in just over an hour.

172: Sam & Tink McLeod

172: Sam & Tink McLeod

This week our friends Sam & Tink join us to talk about the beauty of serving, pursuing your destiny and just generally drop bits of wisdom here and there. Also, AJ gets her iPhone X and it's birthday celebrations for a little boy.