Healthy Rhythms Podcast

One in four people from the African American community has someone in their family incarcerated. In this episode, Dr Kimberly Bunting outlines why the following quote from Dr Martin Luther King 'He who starts from behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front", has inspired her work in creating a curriculum that seeks to disrupt generational poverty. Kimberly's story will inspire anyone who desires to break the cycle of generational poverty.

Harold Ucoby Johnson, an investor, farmer and creative shares about the importance of leaving a positive legacy as we traverse our life journey. Growing up in Chicago Ucoby takes us on a journey of where hope came from in his childhood, and how that hope shapes the type of person he strives to be.

Zack Ingles shares his heart for justice and why when he is faced with the option to smile or cry, he chooses to smile. You can check out Zacks music and web design work at zackingles.ca

Tony Simpsons offers an inspiring story of going from sleeping in his car to being a successful stock market trader and quest to end generational poverty by sharing tools through the Cheat Code Academy. Tony's journey is one of realistic hope, persistence, continual learning and a positive mindset. Tony inspires us with his honesty and authenticity as he shares his foundational belief of the importance of 'being before you become'. Enjoy!

We talk to Iryna Kurkina, who lives in Ukraine, in this episode. Iryna shares a beautiful perspective on where resilience springs forth in her life and how she embraces a posture of hope in amongst the daily uncertainty of living in a war-torn country. Iryna's positive message will inspire you today! Enjoy! 

Why are so many Church workers, charity workers, entrepreneurs and others burning out in today's world? What is missing? How can we lead from a posture of grace rather than greatness? We discuss these questions and more on today's episode with our good friend Geoff Whiteman. Geoff Researcher & Speaker at Resilient Global Worker and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Mission Specialist at Missionary Care & Training at Orthodox Christian Mission Center - OCMC. Geoff shares what he has noticed via metaphors, stories, and practices that can reconnect with our deeper purposes and reduce the burnout in our lives and those we lead. Enjoy!

In this episode Keo Pich, Community Manager at Cheat Code Academy. The community started eighteen months ago with a few people and now has 18,000 members with a common goal of ending generational poverty and providing tools to help people have a healthy relationship with money.  Keo shares how his back story formed the type of person he is today, how the challenges in his life have created his resilience, and his faith's role in his life.  Note: Keo's authenticity shone through in this conversation. He took his time to articulate and weave a beautiful narrative. His deep reflection created gaps in the audio that we left in this recording, as it's sometimes in the silence of the gaps that we find the most profound meaning in conversations with others. 

We have made a shift! Listen as we explain how the new name of the Healthy Rhythms institute better reflects who we are, what we do and why we care. We also unpack the back story of our journey and how we have continually listened, reflected and pivoted to help leaders thrive through spiritual formation and leadership resilience. Enjoy!

We chat with So-Young about how to find clarity while solve issues and the power of putting ourselves in different spaces to open up our natural ability to bring new things to the world.  So-Young is a global thought leader and serial entrepreneur who is constantly looking at new ways of solving big challenges. Her latest challenge focuses on maximizing human potential and reaching billions through founding Gnowbe, which is disrupting the future of talent and work through a mobile-first, microlearning and employee experience solution. So-Young is proud to have been recognized for her work and thought leadership. She is an active YGL contributor to the World Economic Forum through speaking at various WEF events, including speaking at Davos, writing thought leadership pieces for the WEF and facilitating events.

In this episode, we chat with John Noltner, who is on a mission to explore the common humanity that connects us. A Peace of My Mind is a multimedia arts project created by award-winning photographer John Noltner that uses portraits and personal stories to bridge divides and encourage dialogue around important issues. Through exhibits, workshops, lectures, on-site studios, and distance learning, A Peace of My Mind leads transformative experiences that help a polarized world rediscover the common humanity that connects us.

Soon enough, none of us will remember life before the internet. Our online technologies will have become a kind of foundational myth. Something essential will be missing from our lives, something our ancestors took entirely for granted—an ability to be absent. We chat with Dr Brian Russell about his new book CenteringPrayer, Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence in this episode.

We live in a world that is marked by disruptive change, that will require innovators and artists to remake the future. More than ever before leaders need to rediscover the lost art of creativity.  In this episode, we chat about how to cultivate a culture of missional creativity.

In this episode, we dive into what is coaching, and maybe more importantly, what is not coaching. We explore the benefits of coming alongside people to help them realise their dreams, hopes and vision can be such a powerful experience.

Dan Drew is a seasoned church planter who has led change in various countries. Dan shares his wisdom on what it means to lead from a future-focused posture and seeks to simplify and innovate structures through the medium of coaching.

We are in one of the most exciting ages in our history for those who want to help others in their lives and make our world a better place. Yet, leaders are burnt out.  Even though we know for sure leaders who are coached thrive, unfortunately, coaching training has been out of reach for most people. In this episode, we share our mission to disrupt the traditional high entry costs of coaching training by making Coach Training affordable, accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world.

This week on the podcast, we’re talking with Randy Hardman, owner of Drinkling Coffee and Mugs in Wilmore, Kentucky, USA. Randy reflects on the intersection of faith, social mission and business, how Drinklings got started and how Winfield became their resident artist. At the heart of Randy’s vision is the belief that they do not sell coffee for its own sake. Still, to a particular end--that is, as a catalyst for imagination (inspiration and creativity) and fellowship (relationship and intimacy). Drinklings Coffee is inspired by the Oxford Inklings (who included JRR Tolkien & C. S. Lewis); Randy explains how these great writers still brought new things to the struggles and challenges of life world.

Today's podcast is about how to make space to think deeply, rest fully and reconnect with loved ones in a post-COVID world. Daniel Sih is an Australian church planter, productivity consultant, and author of Spacemaker (a book about positively re-shaping our digital habits). This interview talks about technology and productivity, digital discipleship, and practical tips to help us rest deeply away from a screen.

Drew Hyun is a Church Planter and Pastor of Hope Church Midtown and the Founding Pastor of Hope Church NYC, a family of diverse churches in NYC. He has spent the last 15 years living and pastoring in New York. He loves cities, ESPN, and naps and finds it a restful Sabbath when all three come together. He resides in New York City with his lovely wife Christina and their son David and daughter Avery. 

It is with dedication, heart and boundless energy that master connector Rhonda Massad can be seen all over the West Island, Montreal, Canada – camera in tow – covering local events, highlighting the people, businesses and charities within our communities. Feisty and clever, simultaneously a ballerina and kick-boxer, Rhonda always brings a smile with her. Through her work, Rhonda is able to ignite meaningful, life-changing connections with people, businesses and charities. Rhonda understands first hand that we all face struggles and have triumphs. The untimely and tragic loss of her best friend at the tender age of only 24 years old changed her perspective forever. It taught her to seize the day, embrace a posture of hopefulness and always strive to do her best to make this world a better place for everybody. You can check out Rhindas West Island blog here

In this week's episode, we discuss key insights from our new book Healthy Rhythms for Leaders: Cultivating Soul Care in Uncertain Times with our good friend Brian Russell from The Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations Podcast. You can follow Brian here for more great content: Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife. Enjoy! 

In this podcast, Exponential COO Jason Stewart interview us about the key issues in our new book, Healthy Rhythms for Leaders. We talk about how Healthy Rhythms for Leaders: Cultivating Soul Care in Uncertain Times is primarily to help leaders care for their souls in today’s chaotic and uncertain world.  The conversation dives into the key themes in the book of going deeper in your personal walk with Christ with personal rhythms by creating an “Ebb and Flow” Rule of Life. Then, how to break through current team challenges with “Missional Design Thinking,” a process that carries the power to transform your effectiveness as a leader. Lastly, we show you how to walk away with these personal and leadership rhythm tools and learn how to share these practices and principles with the churches and organizations you serve.

Pastor Brandon Beals from Venture Church, Mill Creek, Washington State, USA, shares his perspective on hopeful leadership. Brandon also reveals his biggest challenge of 2020 was not leading one of the fastest-growing churches in America in Feb 2020 -to one of the fastest declining in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But rather, it was navigating through the racial and political tension of the past twelve months. 

Today's storyteller is Tim Lomax from London, U.K. Tim reflects on how the past year has have impacted his life, his childhood while growing up in northern England, and his perspective on leaning into a 'realistic hope'.

Gemma Williams is a church and community worker in Luton, UK. Gemma reflects on her work with victims and perpetrators of knife crime and how her faith gives her a basis for hope.

Revd Manik Corea is located in Thailand, is the global executive with the New Anglican Missionary Society (NAMS) and Regional Team Leader for South-East Asia. In this episode, Manik shares with Winfield what it means to look out for the lost and to make disciples.

Mark W Lewis is Pastor, teacher, writer and musician. Mark grew up in North Carolina and moved to Denmark, where he has now spent most of his life. As someone who has had to readjust to new meanings and cultural narratives in his life, Mark shares a unique and encouraging perspective on hope. 

A conversation with our good friend Tracy Balzer about her new book and fondness for the remote island of Iona in Scotland. Set against the backdrop of Iona’s deep Christian history and exquisite natural beauty, A Journey of Sea and Stone prompts each of us to reach for meaning in our daily lives and to consider the myriad ways God might be inviting us into something new. By tapping our innate desire to seek and find, encounter God in creation and the history of faithful people, Balzer guides us in our own journeys to cultivate and find sustenance and connection in sacred spaces.

Take a moment to think about a person who made a difference in your life. Was it a teacher, neighbour, a soccer coach, a pastor? What did they do to make a difference? On this weeks episode, Mark and Winfield reflect on templates for becoming guides in our context.

Pastor William Chaney has served in full-time ministry for 25 years as a church planter, pastor, and coach. William has planted two churches and has been coaching and training leaders in churches, business and nonprofit organizations since 2005. William reflects on the rich and vibrant heritage of spiritual formation and soul care in the African American community. 

Rev Heather Cracknell, head of fx for the Church of England, brings us a hopeful vision of a future that includes building healthy communities with those who are different from us.

In the same way that the body needs food, rest, exercise, and sleep, so too, the soul needs periods of interior silence in order to be refreshed and renewed. The aim of the practice of listening for God's heartbeat is to facilitate awareness and attentiveness to the presence of God. Like a Sentry who makes himself quiet in order to listen for the presence of others or like a mother whose ear is always listening to the faintest sound of her newborn baby. The senses are awakened that the heart might be ready to receive. Rev Kristen Yates guides us through the process of spiritual listening.

Are you feeling a bit lost, maybe even burnt out? Well, you are not on your own as most of us are exhausted from the ongoing pandemic and the sense of loss and confusion it has caused. Christians have used this framework for hundreds of years to navigate some of the darkest times in our history.  A Rule of Life provides a framework for freedom – not as a set of rules that restrict or deny life, but as a way to help you develop daily, weekly, monthly, and annual rhythms of ebb and flow in your everyday life.

In the classical Greek myth, when Pandora opens the jar, releasing death and all the other challenges of human life, she closed it again as quickly as she could, trapping inside that one remaining human attribute – HOPE.  In this week's podcast, Winfield and Mark talk about 'realistic hope', and what it means to be a hopeful presence in the turmoil of today's world.

We invite you to take a journey with us to rediscover ancient rhythms of missional spirituality. We chat about why the earliest Christians were known simply as “the Way" and how a small island in northern Egland continues to inspire new generations for mission.

We live in a strange world where things like pandemics and protests seem to be the new norm. Since March 2020, the world has radically changed. One thing is for certain; we live in a different world than we did a few months ago and things probably will never go back to the way they were. Winfield and Mark reflect how change has always been a constant, and that even in times of crisis and pain, hope will emerge.

Winfield and Mark talk about how a visit to a remote island in the northeast of England became the catalyst for the Missional Formation story.