Strength & Courage Podcast

In the final episode of Season 2, we hear from Susie Thomas, the Co-Founder of B2THEWORLD on what her journey of strength and courage look like. Susie shares her experiences over the years including, battling a malignant brain tumor a decade ago, God's healing through it, and moving to serve in Rwanda as a Fith Grade Teacher as well as, Co-founding an organization.

In this episode, we feature a Guest, Elsie Muhirwa, a Senior at Kigali International Community School (KICS). She speaks about her experience as a student just accepted into an Ivy League university, her lessons from heading the Student Council as President as well as, what strength and courage look like as the founder of 'Youth For Youth Rwanda', a nonprofit organization that supports students in low-income schools in Rwanda.

Every year in Rwanda, April 7 marks the start of the 100-Day commemoration period of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. In this episode of the Strength and Courage Podcast, host Dr. Ben, shares his personal reflection on Kwibuka which means 'Rememberance' in Kinyarwanda.

Creativity is one of the most important characteristics of an effective leader. In Episode 21 we hear from our show Guest, Mr. Fabrice Nzeyimana, who is the Worship Pastor at Christian Life Assembly in Rwanda as well as, the Founder of Heavenly Melodies Africa. He speaks from over 22 years of ministry experience working with creatives across Africa. He delves into how creativity opens up opportunities for collaboration, problem-solving, and inspiring teams to be creative and grow as provided by the example of Christ.

In Episode 20, our show Guest, Pr. Lincoln Serwanga from Liberty Christian Fellowship in Southeast London, shares his insights on leading with strength and courage. Pr. Lincoln is a pioneer leader, pastor, and church planter who faced and overcame life-transforming situations. He provides nuggets of wisdom that are an encouragement to leaders on what it means to trust God and grow in His strength and courage every step of the leadership journey.

Silence and solitude are about intentionally creating space and time to attune your inner self to what is important for life. In Episode 19, Dr. Ben shares about how busy leaders can unplug, rest, limit distractions and slow down so they can lead from a place of Strength and Courage in a noisy world.

Change is a constant for growing organizations. In Episode 18, Co-host Hassan Kibirango delves into why embracing change for leaders gives them the ability to scale organizational growth as they lead with strength and courage.

Living Simply can empower leaders to have the freedom to focus on what matters most. In Episode 17 of the Strength & Courage Podcast, we hear from Dr. Ben as he delves into the aspects of what it takes to live simply with strength and courage at the organizational, family, and personal levels.

The ability to convey information to another in an efficient and effective way makes for effective communication. In this week's episode, we hear from Co-Host Hassan on why leaders need to communicate effectively. This in turn encourages good communication within a team so they can build relationships, minimize errors and improve work productivity.

The global pandemic disrupted the world and the way leaders approached crises. In this episode, Dr. Ben shares key learnings since the onset of Covid 19, two years ago, and how he led different teams as they navigated changes in a period of uncertainty.