The C4SO Podcast with Bishop Todd Hunter

This episode celebrates the launch of C4SO's prison ministry initiative, Hope on the Inside. Led by the Rev. Lisa Durr of Good Shepherd Nashville, along with colleagues Mary Anne Locke and Michelle Bonner, Hope on the Inside seeks to establish, nurture and support spiritual communities inside prisons, creatively caring for residents. When residents are released, [...]

Bishop Todd Hunter dialogues with new friend Ruth Haley Barton about her latest 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 leader, as well as practical ways to engage them in your busy life. Ruth's unique voice as [...]

Bishop Todd Hunter sits down with his long-time friend Alan Hirsch to discuss all things missiology. Known for his innovative approach to mission, Alan is widely considered to be a thought-leader and key mission strategist for churches across the western world. This conversation covers insightful topics like the centrality of Jesus in the missional practices [...]

Our diocese counts it a privilege to help each of our churches not only avoid issues of sexual harassment but cultivate a work culture that is safe and healthy for everyone. The C4SO Ombudsman, the Rev. Canon Kimberley Pfeiler, is an integral part of protecting the vulnerable in our midst. Kimberley and Bishop Todd Hunter [...]

Longtime friends Rick Richardson and Bishop Todd Hunter do a deep dive into evangelism: where it started, how it has developed, and where it is today. This episode is full of rich historical narratives and present-day strategies for confidently and optimistically sharing the Gospel. Rick is Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College and [...]

We kick off the new year with a brand-new episode featuring a conversation between the Rev. Teesha Hadra and host Bishop Todd Hunter! Listening to these two talk shop about the ins and outs of a homily is an absolute delight—not to mention multiple practical applications related to the methodology of preaching. The Rev. Teesha [...]

In the final episode of our Advent series, Bishop Todd and Kris McDaniel, C4SO's Canon for Church Development and Rector of Trinity Anglican in Atlanta, lean into the more practical applications of spiritual formation, specifically how the story of God invites us to action, fully engaging the coming, life and person of Jesus into the [...]

In the next-to-last episode of our "Advent: A Storied Season" series, Bishop Todd Hunter taps into the ever-intuitive and inspiring mind of Tish Harrison Warren. Tish and Todd dialogue about the practice of waiting, specifically how greater spiritual formation leads to increased hope and anticipation. Tish Harrison Warren is a priest in the Anglican Church [...]

Bishop Todd Hunter continues our "Advent: A Storied Season" series with long-time friend and C4SO's Regional Dean of the Midwest Patrick Wildman. Patrick shares how he uses the readings and practices of Advent to orient his church toward mission. Patrick and Todd also dive into scripture to explore various angles of exegesis and faithful preaching [...]

Bishop Todd continues our five-part series on Advent, "A Storied Season," by chatting with Aaron Buttery, C4SO's NextGen Leader. With a contagious passion for student leadership, Aaron makes the case that the season of Advent contains a uniquely relevant message for young people, as it invites them to take part in the bigger story of [...]

Bishop Todd Hunter kicks off his tenure as host of the C4SO Podcast with a series of five episodes on the season of Advent: "A Storied Season." On this episode, Bishop Todd invites his dear friend Esau McCaulley, one of C4SO's Canon Theologians, to speak from his expertise as a New Testament scholar to explore [...]

C4SO's Diaspora Network seeks to encourage and mobilize immigrant churches and leaders by bringing together immigrant and diaspora communities across North America for resourcing, fellowship and mission. Today we talk with three guests about the Diaspora Network: Dr. Samuel Obi, interim leader in charge of Igbo Anglican Church in San Jose, as well as a [...]

September is Child and Youth Protection Month at C4SO. During this month, we focus on helping our churches safeguard the physical, emotional and spiritual health of the most vulnerable in our care—our children. As Bishop Todd says, "Caring for our children is a sacred trust." Sadly, even in the Church, the vulnerable continue to be [...]

Today we talk with C4SO church planters Tanner and Kara Griffith, who were both ordained as transitional deacons in July 2022, and are planting a new C4SO church in Raleigh, NC. To learn more, check out our Church Planter Spotlight article on the Griffiths . Announcements and Links: Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is Restoration Anglican Church in Richardson, Texas, led by the Rev...

Our guest is spiritual director, life coach, and author Gem Fadling, who attends Holy Trinity, a C4SO church in Costa Mesa, CA. We talked about how noticing and working with our thoughts can contribute to our spiritual formation. This is the theme of her forthcoming book Hold That Thought: Sorting Through the Voices in Our Heads. Gem is a founding partner of Unhurried Living Inc ., a non-profit th...

We talk with two C4SO clergy about their experience of stepping into new roles in new churches. The Rev. Teesha Hadra recently was installed as Rector at Church of the Resurrection in Los Angeles, California, and the Rev. Jon Ziegler was recently installed as the Rector at Trinity Northside in Atlanta, GA. We talk about the challenges and blessings of coming into an already-existing church communi...

Bishop Todd is back from sabbatical and back on the podcast, sharing some observations and learnings from his sabbatical, and starts to sketch what’s next for C4SO. Announcements and Links: Our Cycle of Prayer Spotlight ministry this week is St. Luke Medical District , led by the Rev. James Madden.

C4SO’s new Media Architect is Min Soo Choi, and we talk with him on today’s podcast about a bit of his history, how he got connected to C4SO, why he is passionate about visual storytelling, and what he is working on as the diocese’s Media Architect. Min grew up in Ohio and went to Ohio State University, graduating with a Zoology degree. He then earned an M.Div from Moody in Chicago, and worked in...

We talked with the Rev. Erin Moniz, who recently transferred into C4SO in conjunction with a new job as a chaplain at Baylor University. We talked with her about her work with young people, her podcast on gender theology, and her role as a conciliator. The Rev. Erin Moniz is an Associate Chaplain and the Director for Chapel at Baylor University. She is part of the Spiritual Life staff in ministeri...

The Rev. Matthew Aughtry “quasi-accidentally” planted All Saints Waco with C4SO, and plans to continue being a part of the church, but won’t be pastoring the church long-term (All Saints is currently looking for a new rector). We talk with Matthew about his sense of calling and vocation, the different skill sets required for planting a church and pastoring a church, and the unique ethos of All Sai...

The Rev. Andy Pelander planted All Souls in the very secular context of Seattle in 2009, and only recently brought the church into Anglicanism and C4SO. We talk about the opportunities and challenges of planting in a significantly secular context, the process of discerning and bringing All Souls into C4SO, and what he is hoping for the future of All Souls. Announcements and Links: Our Cycle of Pra...

As C4SO’s Global Consultant, Manik Corea helps us understand how the local church participate in global mission. We talked about some of the learnings from the mission survey sent to C4SO rectors last year, what we’re missing when we don’t engage with what God is doing globally, and various opportunities for local churches to partner with global kingdom mission. Manik Corea is the Missionary Presb...

Our "Healing Lent" series finishes today with an episode on the resurrection of Jesus (a few days early) and how to move into Eastertide with a sense of resiliency and joy, even while we continue to grapple with the losses and grief of the pandemic. Our guest today is the Rev. Teesha Hadra, the (still [...]

A Healing Lent continues on the podcast with a conversation with the Rev. Jordan Senner, rector of Holy Trinity in Costa Mesa. We talked about the toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken, and the ways we are seeking nourishment and healing this Lent. Announcements and Links: Each of the six Sundays in Lent, we are [...]