Strong and Free Leaders

Melanie went from living in fear to finding safety in the presence of the Father. God used the dysfunction in her marriage to show her that there was a new way to live. Listen to her story to find out how! Want a free coaching session to help with your own transformation? I'd love to chat with you about what God is doing in your own life . Click here for a free call. Music from #Uppbeat (free...

How long do you have to wait for freedom? How hard is it supposed to be? This episode will help you prepare for the realities of walking out your 'new' in faith. When you get tired, you'll find encouragement here. Click here for a free coaching session to get you started. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7NETNY5HL

What do you do when you've tried everything but you're still stuck? This episode will help you unleash yourself from the idols holding you back. Don't let stubbornness keep you from your victory in Christ. Click here for a free coaching session to get you started. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7NETNY5HL

Do you have any needs? Me too. Wondering if God is ever going to get around to handling those needs? I'm right there with you. Maybe God is trying to meet our needs in a way we didn't expect. In this episode, I share stories of God's miraculous provision in my life, and talk about how God can let us feel the discomfort of neediness so that we'll learn to trust his provision. Want s...

Karissa went from being obsessed with getting married to trusting God's love and direction. She'd been unknowingly chasing after an idol but now she is surrendered in Christ. Listen to her story to find out how! Want a free coaching session? I'd love to chat with you about transformation in your own life. Click here for a free call. Get Karissa's Book, Surviving Christianity Unmarr...

Prayer is more than verbal processing, but when it feels like God isn't listening it's hard to trust there's power in prayer. Pray strategically anyway. This episode outlines some of the ways I've learned to pray through times of transformation with intent, faith, and strategy. Want some help walking that out in your own life? I'd love to help you. Book yourself a totally free...

In a time of chaos and unknown, I had peace that was beyond understanding, and joy that made absolutely no sense. This episode reminds us how keeping our focus on the real victory of transformation, and our worship set on the one who holds it can revolutionize our experience. Want some help walking that out in your own life? I'd love to help you. Book yourself a totally free coaching call by c...

Blame can blind us to the truth and bind us to the past. It weighs us down and holds us back. Blame promises power but delivers weakness. Blame helps us avoid dealing with what lies beneath, but that only leaves us held back by it longer.  Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7NETNY5HL

Jan went from duty and idolatry to delighting in God's presence. She'd been a Christian all along, but finally understood the fullness of God's invitation to follow him. Listen to her story to find out how! Want a free coaching session? I'd love to chat with you about transformation in your own life. Click here for a free call. Jan Recommends: Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb Victor...

What were they thinking!? It's easy to ask this question about the Israelites, but have you ever asked it about yourself? What are YOU thinking?! Our thinking patterns are a huge part of transformation and today we want to open our minds to the ways God is leading us to think. Want some help with that? I'd love to help you! Book yourself a totally free coaching session by clicking here. Music from...

Are you striving to rest, or have you found rest from striving? I always thought striving was for other people, until my desperate need for rest caught up with me. God invites each of us to find our rest in him, it's like a deep breath for your soul reminding you that life can feel a lot lighter than it has been. Listen to this episode to find rest in your own life. Want some more personal, direct...

The truth will set you free, literally! You might not realize it, but the lies you are believing are influencing your choices. Identifying those lies and discovering how God's truth can replace them will bring you the freedom you didn't even know you needed. Wondering how? Listen to this episode. Want some more personal, direct help? Book yourself a totally free coaching session by clicking here....

Brittany went from self-reliance and feeling not enough to trusting God's love and direction. She'd been a Christian all along, but finally found the freedom to live the truth she'd known all along. Listen to her story to find out how! Want a free coaching session? I'd love to chat with you about transformation in your own life. Click here for a free call. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):...

How do you engage with transformation? That depends on what part you're in. This episode will help you map out your own transformation so you know what to do next. Want a little more help with that? Get your free coaching session here. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7NETNY5HL

Ever wonder what on earth God is doing!? Why is he letting the bad thing happen? Why isn't he making the good thing happen? Transformation might be the answer, and this episode explains why. Grab your free coaching call here! I would love to chat with you. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7NETNY5HL

What do you do when God's word says you're royalty, but you feel like a captive? This episodes gets into the real real of where transformation starts and where it's leading us. Don't leave freedom on the table - reach for it instead. Click here for a free coaching session to get you started. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/the-lakes/photographs License code: F3BPXUP7...

Long time no talk! I'm excited to let you in on what's coming up on the podcast, and what God has been up to in my own life over the last year. Listen to this episode to get ready for the upcoming series. Interesting in coaching? I help leaders find transformation so they can build healthy teams, develop clear strategy, and fulfill their mission. Book a free call here. Music from #Uppbeat...

Carmen holds a Doctorate of Ministry from George Fox University, a Master of Arts from Briercrest College & Seminary, and a Diploma from Horizon College & Seminary. She is also an ordained minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. She is deeply committed to supporting individuals on their faith journeys, emphasizing a life of love, faith, and fulfillment of divine potential. This...

Ellen Duffield is an adjunct professor and leads the Centre for Leadership Studies and Co-Vocational Canada project at Briercrest Seminary. She is also the founder of BRAVE ( bravewomen.ca ) which offers initiatives for women, girls and leaders interested in co-creating teams where men and women can thrive together. Ellen is also a mother and grandmother, and loves to garden. This episode will cha...

This is a MUST listen! Krista Bennett from Chilliwack, BC is our guest on this episode and our conversation is dripping with truth, experience, and wisdom. Krista serves as a National Leadership Coach for her denomination and thrives when coaching leaders to follow their God-sized dreams. She’s a wife and a mom and she’s absolutely lovely.  This episode will change the way you think about your rol...

Jessie Taillon from Cochrane, AB is inspiring us on the podcast today!  Jessie is a wife and mom x4 with a passion to encourage others in their walk with Jesus. Through Life Coaching and speaking, she desires to help women take active steps to live with purpose and freedom. This episode will change the way you think about surrender. We talked about: Misconceptions about following God Supernaturall...

Our friend Marie-Josée Fortin from Gatineau, Quebec is on the podcast today! Marie is a French-Canadian, a PhD student in the field of Biblical Theology, an academic coach for NorthWest Seminary in BC, an editor for SEMBEQ in Québec and an assistant to the MTh program at Union School of Theology in the UK. This episode will change the way history impacts your leadership. We talked about: La Revolu...

Our friend Brittany Simmons, from Indiana, is back on the podcast today! Brittany is a Leadership coach and speaker who helps everyday leaders develop the character, confidence and competence required to lead their teams with a culture of excellence, courage, and commitment. This episode will change the way you think about vulnerability. We talked about: Naming the real mision.  Night Patrols in I...

Too many of y'all have talked about not being 'good' at rest, and in this episode, we're just going to get to the heart of it. I put together some thoughts on what keeps us from actually resting, and we dig into John 6 to see how the crowds, the disciples, and Jesus did it. This episode will change the way you think about control. I talk about: what keeps us from rest wanting to do our own miracle...

Bonnie Pue and her husband Bryan lead the Union Movement which exists to help people find wholeness by presenting a gospel-centred, holistic approach to the topics of identity, sexuality, and relationships.  This episode will change the way you think about how God makes things new.  We talked about: When leaders disappoint us Les Miserables Sexual Freedom and the Union Movement The spirit & th...