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Practicing Hope Podcast

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The Practicing Hope Podcast is a thoughtful, grounded resource for Christian leaders who want to grow in emotional intelligence, spiritual formation, and faithful presence in a divided world. Produced by The Colossian Forum, this podcast gives voice to a deeper way of being—one rooted in humility and embodied in loving action.

With a growing audience of pastors, ministry leaders, and faithful changemakers, the podcast fosters connection and formation across difference. From everyday practices to institutional transformation, The Practicing Hope Podcast helps listeners not just talk about hope—but practice it.

Listen, follow, and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Balancing the Call

What does it look like to lead with integrity — in the pulpit and at the dinner table? In this vulnerable and hopeful episode, Rev. Dr. Tanner Smith and Pastor Chase Rashad Stancle reflect on the real tensions of being both ministry leaders and family members.
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Competing Values in Fundraising

What do you do when funding opportunities come with tension and tough choices? In this episode on The Practicing Hope Podcast, Rev. Jess Shults and Rev. Jeff Munroe dive into the real-life tension between staying true to your mission and accepting the money that helps make it happen.
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Going Toward in Difficult Relationships

What if the difficult people in your life are also your greatest teachers? In this episode, Pastor Chase Rashad Stancle and Rev. Dr. Tanner Smith take an honest, hopeful look at what it means to lead in the midst of hard relationships. Instead of giving a formula to fix “those people,” they turn the focus inward, offering wisdom and practical tools to help leaders respond with love, boundaries, and self-awareness.
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Competing Values in Leadership

In this episode, Jess and Jeff draw from real-life examples and Scripture to unpack how non-anxious leadership can change the tone of an entire community. You’ll hear stories of the power of curiosity, and how laughter, shared meals, and guiding values can help us reconnect when division threatens to pull us apart.
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Paying Attention to Your Body

What if your body is trying to tell you something important? In this episode, Rev. Dr. Tanner Smith and Pastor Chase Rashad Stancle explore the powerful connection between our bodies, emotions, and spiritual well-being. They discuss how ignoring physical signals can impact leadership, relationships, and mental health.
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Competing Values Within Yourself

In the first episode of our new segment, Systems and Shifts, Rev. Jess Shults and Rev. Jeffrey Munroe talk about the challenges leaders face when their personal beliefs change, but their jobs and organizations expect them to stay the same.

How you can work with us.

We believe in meeting people where they are. That’s why we’ve developed offerings to meet individual, small group, and organizational needs.

Whether you want to listen to our podcast on your drive home, access free resources to help you facilitate challenging conversations, participate in a small group study, host a speaker at your event, or set up an organization-wide workshop, we have options.

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