Being Human with Steve Cuss

Sean Palmer is Teaching Pastor at Ecclesia Church in Houston. He has authored several books including his most recent, Forty Days on Being a Three. A brief daily reader for Enneagram Threes. Sean took us deep into the vital topic of friendship and loneliness in ministry among other things. A delightful chat full of great wisdom. For those wanting more on these tools, Capablelife.me is now collecting interest for Beta membership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich Villodas, Lead Pastor of New Life Church, Missio Contributor, and author of this MUST READ book, "The Deeply Formed Life," joins me to talk politics, leadership in COVID, the broad aspects of formation, and of course my gauntlet of anxiety questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve continues unpacking the exciting announcement from last week–don't miss out on this chance to learn more about how you can get an invitation to the 2021 initiative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Brendan announce some new tools coming in 2021. They also chat genograms, second order change, and verbatims. For more info on the 2021 initiative, email steve@stevecusswords.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deborah Smith Pegues is a CPA/MBA, certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Speaker,certified behavior consultant, Bible teacher, and international speaker. She has written 17transformational books, including the bestselling 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (over onemillion sold worldwide) and The One-Minute Money Mentor for Women. She and her husband,Darnell, have been married for more than 40 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carey Nieuwhof is a wise guide because of the way he listens, the way he thinks and what he has experienced. He runs the most sought after podcast for Christian leaders in the world and because of the caliber of his guests, he has a front row to some of the best wisdom available. Carey is a gifted interviewer, probing to get to the heart of his guests.Carey is also a church planter, pastor and author. His recent book Didn’t See It Coming chronicles the challenges of leadership pressure and the book he is working on now shares the proactive side of keeping ahead of those challenges. I loved learning from Carey on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derwin and Vicki Gray have a remarkable story of grace and redemption. Their lives are well designed for them to be the founding pastors of Transformation Church, a church which exemplifies the power of diversity. We discuss their remarkable story, how God has used their experiences and racial challenges.Derwin has written several books, his most recent being The Good Life, an excellent treatment of the Beatitudes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sharon Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor, author, speaker, seminary professor and recovering addict. Not necessarily in that order. Her recent book Beloved: Finding Our Way Back To One Another explores essential topics of shame, contempt, acceptance and love. On this episode Sharon takes us deep quickly and helps us see how we get in our own way and how to break free and experience true connection with each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Scazzero is, in many ways, the modern Godfather of Family Systems Theory in the Church. In this episode Pete vulnerably shares about the power of genograms, differentiation of self and his own journey of emotional health.Here is access to Pete’s genogram resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JR Rozko is the Executive Director of The Telos Collective. He leads the Telos team in developing strategic vision, ministry initiatives, and relationships that reflect and extend the formational aims of Telos. After 12 years of ministry in diverse local church contexts focused on youth, young adults, and congregational formation, JR co-founded Missio Alliance, a trans-tribal, partnership-driven initiative helping thousands of diverse church leaders connect and engage in formational theological conversations related to God’s mission in our day. During his 8.5 years as Missio’s National Director, he also served as chief convener of a landmark meeting, A Confessing Church Consultation: Discerning a Kingdom Way Forward for American Evangelicals, which produced the book, Calling for a Kingdom Evangelicalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices