Being Human with Steve Cuss

Steve chats with Glenn and Holly Packiam about leadership transition, establishing trust as a new leader, the challenge a leader’s spouse faces in ‘second hand criticism’ and their recent book and upcoming journal, Intentional Year and the soon to be released Intentional Year Journal.  Glenn is an essential voice in these times. He brings a rare combination of compassion, academia, creativity, and thoughtfulness to his role as Lead Pastor at Rockharbor Church and so many of us have benefited from his voice. Holly is a pastor with a Master in Counseling degree and has built two decades of faithful leadership and ministry in the local church.  Learn more or purchase tickets for Unlocking Faith Conference.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy Carnes is a Capable Life trainer who has worked with Steve for over ten years. He joins Steve on the pod to chat: - What do you do when you don't know what to do.- Leadership as 'taking responsibility' rather than 'knowing what to do.'- How many milliseconds do you need to know if a worship band member is not ok?And much more.  To get info and tickets for our upcoming Unlocking Faith conference, click here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes it is easier to SEE Differentiation before you TRY it! We frequently recommend first watching it, then noticing a time you're anxious and debriefing after and then trying it for yourself.  To that end, in this episode Steve spends time clarifying what differentiation is and then shows how it shows up in: Hidden Figures, The Crown, The Princess Bride, Toy Story and Spotlight.  Coming in Oct 2-4, Unlocking Faith conference. Early bird pricing ends June 30th. Join us in person, live stream or watch later on demand Tickets and more info here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exploring attachment styles through Ted Lasso characters, differentiation, and unlocking faith beliefs. Delving into the dynamics of secure and anxious ambivalent attachment styles. Analyzing character growth and relationships in the show through the lens of attachment theory.

We all have beliefs that lay deeper than our belief in God and these beliefs block our connection to God. In this episode, Steve is joined by his trauma and attachment therapist wife, Lisa to chat the nature of beliefs and tools to dislodge core beliefs so our precious belief can soak deeper into our lives.  Our Unlocking Faith conference is approaching! Early bird prices end June 30th. To come in person or buy a live stream or on demand video access, click here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessie Cruickshank’s new book is Ordinary DIscipleshipship - an incredible and fresh approach to the way we change and help others change. I loved this interview where Jessie digs into attachment theory, the way God wired our brains for change, the power of truth and assumptions and her favorite way to die while being outdoors.  Jessie is Director of Certification for Future Church, an ordained Foursquare minister and a nationally recognized leader in the fields of Experiential Education and Educational Neuroscience. She holds a Master’s from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education. Jessie is passionate about creating organic systems that facilitate holistic human and organizational development. Jessie hosts cohorts for individuals and churches looking to integrate Ordinary Discipleship into their context. You can access that here.  For tickets to our Unlocking Faith Conference, either in person, live stream or on demand, click here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Christine Caine are two of the most phenomenal people I know. Christine is an evangelist, gifted preacher and author. She and Nick lead Equip and Empower, an organization dedicated to helping women thrive in faith and leadership. They also lead A21, a global anti human trafficking organization. A21 is a full service organization from advocacy to rescue and recovery and operates in a dozen countries.  In this rare treat, we hear from Nick and Christine together on the early days of A21, how they hear from God, the importance of concrete action and on Christine’s latest book.  Don’t Look Back was released a few days ago and is available for purchase now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you'd like to get more intentional about working on these, you can join Capable Life either by yourself or with a group of peers. Some entire teams are joining together to work through these tools together.  For more info on our Unlocking Faith conference in Oct, click here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Sean Nemecek is a pastor, coach at www.PIRministries.org and author of the MUST READ new book The Weary Leader’s Guide To Burnout.  Sean chats his own harrowing journey into and out of burnout. He helps us measure our healthy relationships and also gives us ways to implement proper rhythms that increase our chance of being well.  Leaders, this is such an important conversation. You are worth pouring into. Please do not listen and move on. You can get help and you are worth the money and time to do so. Contact Sean if you’d like him or his team to visit your church board to have this conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices