Lead Stories Podcast

Jo and Steph discuss the 'Imposter syndrome' today, the feeling that many people have, even high achievers, that they just got lucky and are not as able as it appears.  'Imposter syndrome' is an internal insecurity and a fear that eventually they will be figured out and exposed for who they really are.  It can cause anxiety, depression and fear.   Listen in to hear Jo and Steph share their persona...

Jo and Steph present the new series: Lead On…Leading in the Midst of Anxious Times.   In this series you will be equipped to step into the fray and keep moving when everything around you is telling you to stop and give up.    Resources mentioned: Sarah Bessey www.sarahbessey.com Lead On resource guide - available free to new subscribers at www.leadstoriesmedia.com Pre-order: The Dream of You - Jo...

Today Jo and Steph are talking to the Turquoise Table lady, Kristin Schell.   Listen in to hear how she unexpectedly found herself leading a movement of people around the world just by putting a turquoise table in her front yard! http://www.kristinschell.com/ www.theturquoisetable.com Buy the book: The Turquoise Table   Follow Lead Stories Podcast to interact with Steph and Jo: Twitter: @LeadStori...

Season 3 is here!   Jo and Steph are back and are sharing what they have been doing over the summer, including some exciting news!   In this episode Jo and Steph discuss what they have been up to personally over the summer, and also reflect on the cultural implications of the big news events, in particular Charlottesville, and what it means to respond as leaders in changing times.   Jo is looking...

It is the end of Season 2! Jo and Steph reflect over the different series which have been part of this past season and the podcasts that have impacted them personally.   They also discuss what life looks like for them right now as Summer begins - from horse camp to baseball and book writing.   Make sure you don't miss out on new updates with Jo and Steph by signing up to their personal websites: w...

In this episode Steph chats with Patrick Lambertz from Men Against The Trafficking Of Others (MATTOO), an organization working to educate men and stop the source of human trafficking.   Listen in to discover how you can help be a part of stopping human trafficking by helping to create stigmas against it.   Check out: Www.mattoo.org and their course: 'Extinguishing the flames.'   Discussion: 1) Thi...

Continuing the series on Stigmas, Jo chats to Kaitlin Curtice, a native-american Christian about her re-discovery of her heritage and how that has impacted her faith and relationship with God. Listen in to hear how God has revealed himself in new ways to Kaitlin as she has researched her heritage, and Kaitlin's ideas of how the church could be blessed by recognizing and learning from certain cultu...

Jo and Steph continue the series on Stigmas and race today with Edrin Williams, who was born in South Carolina and now a pastor in The Sanctuary Covenant church in the Twin Cities. Listen in to hear how growing up in the South impacted Edrin's childhood and raised early questions about race and how we can all become more inter-culturally competent as we lead others from different backgrounds and r...

This week on LEAD VOICES Jo and Steph interview Pastor Sandra Maria Van Opstal on the topic of multiethnic leadership and worship.  She is a liturgist and activist who is passionate about re-imagining worship that mobilizes for reconciliation and justice. Check her out at:  http://www.sandravanopstal.com/ Also, get her new book The Next Worship here: http://www.sandravanopstal.com/the-next-worship...

Surely with a black family living in the White House for so many years, America is now in a post-racism era, right?! This week Jo and Steph chat race and stigmas with Deidra Riggs, a missionary to the white evangelical church. Listen in to find out: - What is white-privilege and does it still exist? - How can change be brought to the white evangelical church regarding race stigmas? - How can you b...

Jo and Steph chat this week to Kathy Khang a writer and speaker about mental health and racial stigmas.   Listen in to hear Kathy share her mental health journey struggling against depression and how Kathy is helping her children have positive attitudes towards mental health care.   Discussion: 1) What are some healthy ways you can demonstrate mental health care in your family or with the people y...

Continuing the conversations on the stigmas against mental illness, Steph chats with Leah Adair about her struggle against OCD and the stigmas surrounding it.   Leah shares her journey to being diagnosed with OCD and coming to understanding what OCD looks like for different people, far from the widespread misconception that it is just about compulsive hand washing.   Discussion questions: 1) What...

This week Steph chats to Chris Frank, a clinical counselor about mental illness, and the stigmas connected with them, especially within the church.  Both Steph and Chris talk from personal experience about struggling against mental illness and the different roles medical professionals have played in helping them and those close to them.   Listen in to find out the difference between primary and se...

Living with stigmas is exhausting. The wondering if people support you in the role you are in can be incredibly tiring - like having too many apps running in the background at one time.       In this final conversation about the stigmas against strong women, Jo and Steph talk interpersonal and work/vocational relationships and how being strong women has affected those areas for them.   They also s...

Jo and Steph talk the public and private life of leadership this week with Jennie Allen, founder of the If Gathering.  Listen in to hear how God led Jennie to start the If Gathering, how she overcame doubts and fear as she stepped into leadership, and how her renewed perspective on trials has helped her persevere in the face of private trial in the midst of public success.     Check out Jennie All...

This Lead Voices episode sees Jo and Steph interviewing Sharon Hodde Miller, a mom, speaker, writer and who also has a PhD!     Listen in to hear all about Sharon's research into why evangelical women go into ministry and the steps we can all be involved in to encourage and empower women to step into their callings.    1)  One of the things Sharon often heard when interviewing women training for m...

You spoke up and Jo and Steph respond by discussing the stigmas there are against strong women. Why is it that 'assertive' and 'confident' are desirable traits for men, but women with those same characteristics are often seen as threatening and aggressive? Listen in to hear Jo and Steph's personal stories alongside an exploration of how the Biblical word to refer to woman as Adam's 'helper' in Gen...

JR Rosko from Canton, Ohio is Jo's guest on Lead Voices.   Listen in to hear how God has led JR to create a platform for voices of those who have been more marginalized traditionally, particularly through Missio Alliance, a space for missional and theological conversation and training.   JR also shares things that have made him more mindful of the dynamics between female and male leaders, and how...

Stigmas are things which mark people as inferior.  Anything which disgraces, shames or brings disapproval on others is a stigma. It may be a stigma against a group of people, an individual or a circumstance, and it has alienating results.   Jo and Steph take a look at life in Jesus' day and the stigmas that were in place against certain groups of people, examining how Jesus walked deliberately ove...

Jo and Steph have two important things to share with you today - and they want your help! Listen in to hear how you can join in with the 6K for water with or without coming to Minneapolis, and hear them announce their new series on 'stigmas' and how you can get involved.   Discussion questions & action points:   1) Who can you get together with and join in with the 6K for water or use your influen...

Jo chats with Jenny Dyer, executive director of Hope for Healing Hands based in Nashville, Tennessee.     Listen in to find out what advocacy really means and how we as Christians can be advocates for the world's poor.  Find out what small 5 minute response you can make to help women and children around the world face a future with hope and free from disease.     Check out: http://www.hopethroughh...

Welcome to Holy Week! Without the resurrection, all of Jesus' life (and ours!) would be meaningless. Resurrection is the power of the kingdom of God and it is available for us today, not just in the kingdom to come.    This week Jo and Steph look at Luke 24:36-49 and discuss what difference living in resurrection life can mean to us.    Discussion questions:   1) What parts of your life need resur...

The city was full of people and animals coming together to celebrate the Jewish feast of Passover.  Jesus and his disciples are also celebrating but in the midst of the meal and the intensity of what is about to happen Jesus takes an opportunity to  take up the posture of a servant and wash his disciples feet.     Jo and Steph look at John 13:1-17 in this podcast and our willingness as leaders to...

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey many were hoping that he would bring political change and uproot the Romans.   But God's kingdom often looks like the opposite to what we expect - will we join God with what He is doing or will we quickly turn on Jesus when our expectations are not fulfilled?   Jo and Steph discuss how recognizing and responding to what God is doing requires us to have an u...

In this Lead Voices podcast Jo and Steph chat with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, the author of Mentor for Life: Finding Purpose through Intentional Discipleship (Zondervan, 2016).   She intentionally serves as a credible witness of Christ's leadership to engage, equip, and empower people to live and lead on purpose. She is the visionary founder of the 501(c)(3) organization, Leadership LINKS, Inc., a...