Ike Miller is a pastor, scholar, church planter and author who is releasing a fascinating book called Good Baggage to help us understand the implication of our childhood on our well being. Ike and I chat about upbringing, childhood vows and more. And of course Ike very kindly endures the gauntlet of anxiety questions! 

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Mike Cosper is a musician, pastor, creative and podcaster, most recently known for the juggernaut podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. Mike serves as a Senior Director at Christianity Today and recently hosted two beautiful interviews with Bono and Bill Mallonee. We discuss how grief infects our work for better or worse, the impact and challenge of producing RaFoMH podcast. We kick around art and craft and the vital importance of putting beautiful work into the world. Mike is an utter gem, I could have talked with him for hours. 

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Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher and author. She brings a rare combination of candor, thoughtfulness, depth and succinctness. Tara Beth talks us through grieving as a leader, unique challenges of being a female pastor, the life of an Enneagram 6 and more. This was one of my all time favorite conversations and reminds me how grateful I am for her voice, writing and way in this world. You can dig into Tara Beth’s books here. 

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Steve is booking workshops and speaking engagements and he has a couple of dates left in April - June and then again in November and December 2023. You can submit an inquiry here. 

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"People grow when they are in a quest or when they are in a crisis' so says the wonderful Dr Scot McKnight. 

Our church has built a philosophy of discipleship and change around this profound idea. Today I share our steps to transformation, whether talking about spiritual growth or relational health. 

Also, exciting announcements!

1. To be the first to hear when conference tickets go on sale, visit www.stevecusswords.com and grab the free PDF. We will email our whole email list when pre sale is ready. 

2. If you'd like to explore an intensive, either individual or group, you can learn more and submit an inquiry here. 

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Lisa, 'The Friendly Neighborhood Therapist' joins Steve to chat about power dynamics, manipulation vs gas lighting.

Steve and Lisa also talk about upcoming intensives and when you know you could benefit from one.

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Movie writers and show runners sometimes employ an 'unreliable narrator' - often a character in the show who is confused, or intentionally deceiving the audience. Shows like The Sting, The Prestige, Home Land, True Detective and more employee this technique to keep the audience guessing or confused. 

Chronic anxiety is an unreliable narrator and the sooner we learn to mistrust its message, the more freedom we can experience. 

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Chronic anxiety has a gospel and if you don't stay on its treadmill, it tells you that Armageddon will happen. This is why we stay stuck - we assume we have to keep doing what we're doing so disaster won't strike. 

But Chronic anxiety is unreliable. How do we test our assumptions? On this solo episode, Steve further explores assumptions and doom that come with anxiety. 

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A solo episode where Steve shares some of his current metaphors and tools on managing anxiety. This one - anxiety is like a lobster trap. You can leave anytime you want. 

Visit www.capablelife.me to order the new Calm, Aware, Present Journal, add on some video guides or join our Capable Life self paced community.

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This week Steve chats with Jay Kim, a thoughtful and wise young pastor who chats through analog Christianity, challenges of transition in leadership and minority culture. There were just so many fantastic nuggets of wisdom in this episode. 

Jay Y Kim serves as lead pastor at WestGate Church.

He has written two cracking books on navigating our faith in a digital age: Analog Church and Analog Christian and was a contributor to Red  Skies. You can reach Jay on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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I'm writing a new book! For feedback, or to share your own gaps, email [email protected]

Also, shout out to Don Pape at PapeCommons. 

For more about Tyler Schultz: 

The Dropout Podcast

Tyler Schultz Interview. 

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