The C4SO Podcast with Bishop Todd Hunter

Bishop Jeff sits down with the Rev. Trish Nelson—C4SO's newly returned Canon for Ordinations—to trace an unlikely journey from marketing professional to ordained priest to diocesan canon. Trish is candid about what she got wrong early in ministry, what changed in her over 30 years, and the framework she now uses with every person who [...]

Starting in 2026, Bishop Jeff Bailey is taking the host chair, curating conversations with targeted insights on three areas shaping our diocese: clergy care, leadership development, and church planting. Episode Summary In a world where traditional methods of evangelism often feel outdated, how can we effectively communicate our faith? In this episode, Bishop Jeff talks with [...]

Starting in 2026, Bishop Jeff Bailey is taking the host chair, curating conversations with targeted insights on three areas shaping our diocese: clergy care, leadership development, and church planting. Episode Summary In the quest for deeper spirituality, many people find themselves looking beyond contemporary practices to ancient traditions. One particularly rich source of insight comes [...]

Starting in 2026, Bishop Jeff Bailey is taking the host chair, curating conversations with targeted insights on three areas shaping our diocese: clergy care, leadership development, and church planting. Episode Summary Starting a new church is a daunting task, especially when you’re passionate about making an impact in your community. Kris McDaniel, rector of Trinity [...]

Today's episode concludes our season honoring Bishop Todd's 15 years of faithful leadership. As he steps back and our newly consecrated Bishop Jeff Bailey leads C4SO into this next chapter, Bishop Todd explores the significance of living in the present moment through the lens of spiritual teachings, particularly those of Jean-Pierre de Caussade and Jesus. He [...]

We wrap up our tour of some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes with the man, the myth, the legend: the Rev. Dr. Bradley Swope, C4SO’s Canon for Church Planting. C4SO began as a church planting movement and continues to prioritize church planting as the best method of making new outposts of the kingdom and [...]

As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd Hunter’s 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for brief reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In today's reflection, Bishop Todd explores the concept of living a life worthy of the Lord, drawing from Paul's teachings in the New Testament. He unpacks the importance of cultivating [...]

During these dog days of summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd and previous co-host Mickey Lowe’s dialogue on Ordinary Time with the Rev. Amanda Goin-Burgess, Pastor of Community Care at Christ Church Anglican in Kansas City. Bishop Todd and Mickey pick Amanda’s brain [...]

As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd's 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for pastoral reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In today's reflection, Bishop Todd explores the nature of God, emphasizing the distinction between the Creator and creation. He discusses how God, while wholly other, is deeply present in [...]

During these dog days of summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd and previous co-host Mickey Lowe's dialogue with the Rev. Dr. W. David O. Taylor, C4SO’s Scholar in Residence for Arts, Media, Culture. The trio discusses proper Tex-Mex ingredients, Bono, and David’s book, A [...]

As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd Hunter’s 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for brief reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In each reflection, you'll find a pastoral touchpoint offering spiritual encouragement and grounding as Bishop Todd revisits the Scriptures and themes that have shaped his ministry and the [...]

During these dog days of summer, we're revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd's dialogue with Dr. Ruth Haley Barton about her book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. Ruth shares the importance of sabbath and spiritual formation for the Christian [...]

In the midst of a major leadership transition in the life of C4SO, Bishop Todd and Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey sit down to explore what change means to them. In this third and final installment of our series exploring William Bridges' work on change, Bishop Todd and Bishop-Elect Jeff discuss the psychological processes involved in navigating [...]

On the heels of his recent episode, A Theology of Change, Bishop Todd and longtime spiritual director, coach and friend Duane Grobman explore the complexities of leadership transitions—especially the difference between change and transition. Their conversation feels extra timely as C4SO prepares for the pivotal leadership transition from Bishop Todd to Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey. Duane [...]

In this conversation, Bishop Todd reflects on his personal journey leading toward retirement, as well as C4SO's collective experience as we prepare for new leadership (Welcome to Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey!). Bishop Todd addresses the emotional and psychological processes involved in navigating change, the importance of servant leadership, and a biblical perspective on transitions. View episode [......

Wrapping up our series on C4SO's Values, Bishop Todd interviews the Very Rev. Sarah Smith on her journey to ministry, her early experiences with faith and her call to serve as the new Rector of Church of the Cross in Austin, TX. The conversation delves into the importance of spiritual formation, the challenges leaders face, and [...]

Bishop Todd continues our four-part series on C4SO’s founding values (Kingdom, Spirit, Formation, Mission and Sacrament). In this episode, he focuses on spiritual formation and sacrament, emphasizing the importance of spiritual transformation as a process that aligns individuals with the teachings of Jesus. In addition, he shares the key role of the liturgy in Anglican [...]

Continuing our four-part series on C4SO's founding values (Kingdom, Spirit, Formation, Mission and Sacrament), longtime friends Bishop Todd and the Rev. Patrick Wildman, Rector of one of C4SO's first churches, explore Kingdom, Mission and Spirit. The two leaders discuss their personal journeys of discovering and living out these values, the influence of Dallas Willard on [...]

In the first of four episodes unpacking C4SO's values (Kingdom, Spirit, Formation, Mission, Sacrament), Bishop Todd explores the Kingdom of God, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the Church's mission in the world. He emphasizes that the Kingdom is not something we build but something we enter and receive, and that the Holy Spirit [...]

Picking up where he left off on his Accidental Anglican episode, Bishop Todd sits down with longtime friend and former C4SO Assisting Bishop TJ Johnson to discuss their journey together through C4SO's early days. Bishop TJ, who is now the CEO of the Global Water Center, shares his life story and experiential knowledge of kingdom principles, missional [...]

Bishop Todd shares his journey from a culturally Christian upbringing to becoming an Anglican Bishop. He reflects on the influences that shaped his faith—including the Jesus Movement and key figures in Anglicanism—while advocating for a deep, formative engagement with Anglican practices. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • Intentionality in worship is crucial for spiritual transformation. • The m...

In this follow-up to recent episode "The Path to Deep Peace," Bishop Todd and Sheila Wise Rowe, MEd, co-author of Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding Emotional Health and Helping Others Flourish, explore the themes of trauma, peace and healing leadership. They discuss the impact of personal and systemic trauma on individuals and communities, the importance of [...]

Welcome to the first episode of Bishop Todd's farewell season, affectionately called "Peace Out!" To get us started, Bishop Todd explores the biblical vision and meaning of peace—a virtue he has sought to cultivate in his own life and explored at length in his 2021 book, Deep Peace. Drawing from Psalm 23, the teachings of [...]

This special holiday episode of the C4SO Podcast is hosted by the Rev. Vania Gomez of C4SO’s Racial Diversity and Justice Team. Vania interviews Sarah Shin and Shin Maeng about their new children’s book, The Deliverer Has Come: A Christmas Story, a racially inclusive Advent resource that situates the nativity story within the narrative arc of [...]

In our last episode of 2024, Bishop Todd and Mickey reflect on their two-year run as co-hosts of the C4SO Podcast. We are so grateful for Mickey's presence, especially for the warmth, energy, winsomeness, insight, perspective and just plain fun she brings to the podcast. In 2025, we will say farewell to Mickey as Bishop [...]