Co-hosts Mickey and Bishop Todd welcome author and theologian Edgardo Colón-Emeric of Duke University to the podcast, in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Edgardo highlights several theological practices within Hispanic cultures—fiesta, family, hospitality and the "holiness of the ordinary"—that the global body of Christ can embrace in their everyday lives. Edgardo Colón-Emeric is dean [...]

As part of C4SO's celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month, co-hosts Bishop Todd and Mickey invite Vania Gomez to share her identity and calling—specifically how she stands in the middle of two cultures and seeks to "embrace the weirdness." Vania challenges us to celebrate cultural differences and create space for conversations on embracing the diversity [...]

In this episode, Bishop Todd is joined by the Rev. Matt Dampier, Associate Rector at Christ Church in Austin, Texas, to talk about the work Matt leads on the streets surrounding the church. Matt discusses what led him to this ministry of actively loving his neighbors, what keeps him going, and some common misperceptions surrounding [...]

On this episode, co-hosts Mickey Lowe and Bishop Todd invite singer-songwriter and worship leader Rachel Wilhelm into a conversation about artistic expression in the local church. Rachel offers deep insights on utilizing liturgy and scripture in worship songwriting and song selection. This one's for all the artists out there—musical or otherwise! Rachel Wilhelm is a [...]

On today's episode, Bishop Todd and AJ Sherrill discuss the ins and outs of the writing process, providing a conversation rich with advice and encouragement to anyone who dreams of being a writer. You'll also hear highlights from AJ's ministry journey, as well as the true history behind the "Mount" of Mount Pleasant, SC, when [...]

After an end-of-summer hiatus, the C4SO Podcast is back! September is C4SO’s Child and Youth Protection Month, a time to help our churches safeguard children and youth from any form of misconduct. In this episode, host Mickey Lowe welcomes Ryder Mills of Christ Church Anglican in Overland Park, KS, to discuss best practices for nurturing [...]

On the latest episode of the C4SO Podcast, Mickey and Bishop Todd chat with the Rev. Amy Rozko about the ins and outs of C4SO's ordination process, specifically why she loves coming alongside ordinands on this Path of Discernment to Holy Orders. Amy also reveals a lesser-known fact about herself from her days at Fuller [...]

Michael Funderburk of All Saints (Waco, TX) and Matt Brown of Christ the King (Brooklyn, NY) sit down with Mickey and Bishop Todd to wrap up our series focused on church planting. Michael and Matt share their unique journeys into their church planting contexts, while also providing wisdom on discerning God's call to this specialized [...]

Continuing our series on church planting, Bishop Todd flies solo to interview his co-host Mickey, along with her husband Travis (Trinity - Tampa, FL) and Kara and Tanner Griffith (Christ Our Life - Raleigh, NC). You'll hear both couples describe the joys and pains of church planting, including what they've learned and how they've been [...]

Mickey and Bishop Todd begin a new series this week focused on church planting. First up is the man, the myth, the legend: the Rev. Dr. Bradley Swope, C4SO's Canon for Church Planting. C4SO began as a church planting movement and continues to prioritize church planting as the best method of making new outposts of [...]