Being Human with Steve Cuss

Steve Carter is a pastor, speaker, author of The Thing Beneath The Thing, podcast host, and the former lead teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago.He hosts the Craft & Character podcast where he helps people get better at the art of communication while ensuring their character always leads the way. His desire is to bring Jesus into every conversation and space he occupies. Steve co-hosts one of the top sports podcasts called The Home Team Podcast with ESPN sports anchor Sam Acho and NFL player Trey Burton which unpacks the intersection between faith, culture, sports and family.With a degree in Biblical Studies from Hope International University, Steve has a heart for the local church. Currently an itinerant preacher and teacher for churches, conferences, events, camps, and retreats all over the country, Steve lives in Phoenix with his wife, Sarah, and their two kids.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Cuss takes an intriguing look at the show Ted Lasso through the Systems Theory lens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winn Collier, a pastor for 26 years, was the founding pastor of All Souls in Charlottesville, Virginia. Winn now serves as Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology & Christian Imagination and director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. Winn has a PhD in religion and fiction from the University of Virginia and is the author of multiple books, including Love Big, Be Well: Letters to a Smalltown Church and A Burning in My Bones, the biography of Eugene Peterson. Bliss describes himself as unremarkable, Pastor with All Souls Charlottesville, looking for signs of new creation, and a wannabe spiritual poet & theologian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Virtue is a Professor at International Graduate School of Leadership living in Manila. He is a fan of Servant Leadership, Congregational Systems, and Cross-Cultural Training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"If we want to be well as human beings, we need to become aware of what's bubbling the surface in us." In this new episode, Steve Cuss is on the mic by himself giving us some basic tools for managing leadership anxiety.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corporate business leader Preston Poore has more than two decades of upper-level management experience, including as director of franchise leadership at The Coca-Cola Company. He has also worked for The Hershey Company, Dale Carnegie Training, Ralston Purina, and AmSouth Bank.In addition, Preston is a minority shareholder and small-business owner of Numerica Corporation, an air, missile, and space defense company based in Fort Collins, Colorado. He serves on the board of directors and as corporate secretary.Preston is a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer.He served on a Young Life committee, was an elder and member of Fellowship Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, was a facilitator for Christian Leadership Concepts, and serves at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Preston holds an MBA from Samford University and a BS in management from Colorado State University.His corporate work has been recognized through many awards such as the Dale Carnegie Sales Talk Champion award; The Hershey Company’s President’s Cup, a coveted national sales award that Preston won twice; and The Coca-Cola Company’s Woodruff Cup, a global top performance award.Preston is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Sons of the American Revolution.His wealth of hard-won experience and training in both personal and professional development inspired Preston to transfer his business leadership acumen to the Christian community. Through the Discipled Leader book, blog, and podcast, he seeks to increase the discipleship and leadership skills of Christians across the country. Preston and his wife, Carla, daughter, Caroline, and son, Benton, live in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim Costello studied law and worked as a lawyer, later studying theology in Switzerland. He's a Baptist Minister living in Melbourne, Australia who has a high profile given his years of work on Social Justice and Mission.Presently Tim is a Senior Fellow with the Centre for Public Christianity and the Executive Director of Micah Australia. He's written several books including his memoir, A Lot with a Little. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve wraps up the season with a personal update and a couple of tools for the summer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Holder is author of Never Settle, The Genius of One, co-creator of Advent Conspiracy and a contributing writer for The Voice Bible. He serves as lead pastor at The Crossing, reaching nearly 10,000 people in person and online, calling people from an unlikely mix of spiritual backgrounds to consider what it means to follow Jesus in today’s world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Amber Carroll have been partners in ministry and life for nearly 20 years. During that time, they have discovered the depths of God’s love and the breadth of God’s grace. They’ve also learned a lot about each other, as well as the beauty and challenges of working side-by-side in the local church. Amber holds a Master of Theology degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. Since 2003, she has served the church in a variety of roles, including youth, worship, executive director and lead pastor. Amber’s heartbeat is to see the local church thrive wherever and however it is planted. John holds a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. His church roles include youth, spiritual formation and teaching pastor. John currently serves as the Director of the School of Kingdom Living for Dallas Willard Ministries. His heartbeat includes the two “ships” in life: DiscipleSHIP and RelationSHIP.  John and Amber belong to the Evangelical Covenant Church. They have two wonderful teenage kids and currently live in Melbourne, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices