Joy Fueled and Jesus Led

In this episode, I am joined by my niece, Taylor Moore Garaguso — homeschool mom, author of the children's book Neil's Treasures , and someone who lives joy-fueled and Jesus-led in the most beautiful, everyday ways. Taylor reached out to me with a story that had me in tears, and I knew immediately we had to record it. What started as a hurtful comment at a 6-year-old's soccer practice...

Lk10 trains spiritual moms and dads to form Joy-fueled, Jesus-led communities of practice. In this video podcast they gather together from the US, England, Ireland, and India to share around How LK10 creates spaces for securely attached community to form What practices have been most transformative What pitfalls we should aviod in nurturing hesed community this way.

In this “Struggling to Stay Joy fueled and Jesus Led, Toni and Matt discuss the dangers of believing that God desires us to run fast and far to complete the great commission. What if we are to run when He says run and rest when He says rest and wait when he says wait? How would that change the way we approach ministry and the way we do or do not judge others?

In this “Struggling to Stay Joy fueled and Jesus Led, Toni and Matt discuss the dangers of believing that God desires us to run fast and far to complete the great commission. What if we are to run when He says run and rest when He says rest and wait when he says wait? How would that change the way we approach ministry and the way we do or do not judge others? How did Toni handle herself when she w...

In this “Struggling to Stay Joy fueled and Jesus Led, Toni and Matt finish breaking down Spiral Dynamics and finally have the discussion of how this affects the way people approach expressing gratitude.

In this episode of "Struggling to be Joy Fueled and Jesus Led," Toni asks Matt why some people resist thanking others who have given to them. And why some may feel manipulated when they get a thank you. What goes on in someone that would make them resist sending (or receiving) a thank-you card, or a gratitude text, etc. Matt turns to the human development model of Spiral Dynamics to make...

Matt summarizes all that has been talked about regarding addictive structures and stages of moral development. Most of us are “half-baked” so to speak and the beauty of life together is that we can agree on rhythms that lead us into healthy connections with ourselves, each other and God together. Do you have healthy rhythms in your life and community that lead you into relationships? If not, go to...

In this episode, Matt and Toni talk honestly and openly about addiction and how the path toward freedom is a path of compassion and relational intimacy within yourself, with God, and with each other. Shame, blame, and disconnection are not helpful, yet for many of us that is the only path that has been modeled for us. Listen in to hear what it look like to walk in Love with ourselves and others wh...

How pre-conventional impulsivity looks differently in Toni than in Matt. And ways it be harnessed by Love for our good and God’s glory.

Breaking down Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development helps Matt and Toni make sense of some of the strong emotions going on inside of her when she comes up against rules-based Christians, why some people are so afraid of the Way of Love and how often our motives (even Toni's) are really about avoiding pain.

In this new series Struggling to Stay Joy Fueled and Jesus Led, Toni invites you into conversations between her and her husband, Matt Daniels. These conversations are going to be completely unplanned, where Toni shares something that recently triggered her and then asks Matt to help make sense of what is going on. In this episode, Matt helps Toni understand why some institutional churches shut dow...

In this episode, Toni has the joy of interviewing her good friend, colleague and fellow author of Relational Revolution and Joy Fueled, Dr. Kent Smith. A professor of 30+ years at Abilene Christian University and co-founder of LK10 and the Eden Center for Regenerative Culture, Dr. Smith has lived a lifetime experimenting with learning communities and is a master architect of creating communities t...

In this last bonus episode with Dr. Lehman, he continues with reasons 4 and 5 of why the Immanuel Approach is the most amazing plan in the world for people in high-stress environments like refugee camps, prisons, orphanages, recovery centers, shelters, military bases, etc?” We are not called to reduce stress as Christians. We are invited to reframe it and shift from a toxic relationship to stress...

In these bonus episodes with Dr. Lehman, they jump right into the deep end of heavy emotions during our check-in, which allows Toni the opportunity to model how LK10 holds space for and responds when people share deep pain. Please listen with caution if you are sensitive to losing a close one. Listen in as Karl models how to handle grief, and Toni models how to show up for people grieving. Then, K...

In this 3rd interview part with Dr. Karl Lehman, co-founder of the Immanuel Approach, we discuss what Dr Lehman has not yet had a chance to say. Covering topics such as how the Immanual Approach creates secure attachment that changes the way we practice church together, transforming us into the relational and loving community Christ transforms us to be. We even pray Lk 10:2 for God to send laborer...

In this second part of an interview with Dr. Karl Lehman, co-founder of the Immanuel Approach. we hear where the Immanuel Approach is heading, what resources are available for free, and Dr. Lehman's deep heart motivation for why he gives so much of his time and resources away for free LK10’s newest book outlines how connecting with the live, active presence of Jesus is crucial to this movement...

This is the first of a three-part interview with Dr. Karl Lehman, co-founder of the Immanuel Approach. Dr Lehman is a board-certified psychiatrist with twenty-five years and more than forty thousand hours of clinical experience. He has worked tenaciously throughout his career to integrate faith-based emotional healing with insights provided by psychological and neurological research. Dr. Lehman is...

This is part 2 with Chris Coursey, co-founder of THRIVEToday Relational Skill Training. Here we jump right into how churches are more hungry than ever for relational skill training and younger people are motivated to train so they can be change agents in their communities. Chris also shares what he did when he was publicly attacked. His process is crucial to Christians learning to respond in love....

This is the first of a two-part series with Chris Coursey, an ordained minister, pastoral counselor, published author, international speaker, and friend. He and his wife, Jen, lead and design the THRIVEToday Training Program that uses brain-based exercises to train leaders, families, and communities in the 19 relational skills and the Immanuel Lifestyle. They are passionate about helping people ac...

In part 2 of an interview with Ray Woolridge, exec director of Life Model Works, Toni shares the importance Life Model Works has had in her personal journey and in LK10. She then turns the conversation to Ray’s involvement in writing Escaping Enemy Mode . His experience as a Brigadier General speaks volumes as he confronts toxic masculinity and mental health issues in the military. He courageously...

Recorded just 5 days before Christmas, Ray Woolridge, exec director of Life Model Works shares his personal journey to LMW and how they are uniquely resourcing the Relational Revolution, offering not only the most foundational resources merging relational brain science and scripture but also focusing on transforming churches into whole-brained relational communities in the institutional church and...

In this episode, John White and Toni break down some of LK10’s unique practices, why they are so revolutionary, and how LK10 connects and equips Christian Leaders in community to facilitate Joy fueled Jesus-led local communities. Do you need a community that can run with you as you train and seek to grow in this relational revolution? Do you long to feel confident in being church with the communit...

Today, Toni introduces John White, her friend, colleague and mentor. He is also the founder of LK10, Host of Stories Of the Revolution and co-author, with Kent Smith and Toni, of Joy-Fueled and Relational Revolution coming soon. In this episode, John and Toni sense God’s heart for them and share how LK10 is sourcing the Relational Revolution by merging soul care and mission into a church expressio...

Today, the interview with Dr. Wilder gets weighty as he offers the key to ending the polarization we find in the church today. What is necessary in order for Christians to stay relational with other Chrisitians even when they seem to be filled with fear, anger or even hate for others. When “soul murder” as Wilder calls it is encouraged within some church contexts, how do we not see those Christian...

Last week we began a new series on Resourcing the Relational Revolution where you heard a little about the different people and organizations that have been fueling the value shifts that are helping people rediscover church as healthy heart-to-heart connection. Today we have the honor of hearing from Dr Wilder, one of the thought fathers behind this Relational Revolution. Dr. Wilder founder of Lif...