What happens when you follow God into the unknown with nothing but faith?

Welcome to The Collide Podcast Summer Highlight Series!

All summer long, we’re bringing back some of our most impactful episodes — powerful conversations centered around life-changing collisions with Jesus. Whether this is your first time hearing the episode or you’re revisiting an old favorite, each story is filled with hope, healing, and purpose.

This episode originally aired in April 2024 and quickly became one of our most-loved conversations. In this episode, Pastor Alex Seeley shares the courageous journey of leaving everything familiar behind to follow God’s call—and how He used that obedience to birth something extraordinary.

About This Episode

When Pastor Alex Seeley and her husband moved from Australia to Franklin, Tennessee with nothing but obedience and a mustard seed of faith, they had no idea what God would do. What began with a few people in their living room has grown into The Belonging Co, a thriving church impacting thousands. This episode dives into themes of surrender, trust, and watching God build something beautiful from the unknown.

Meet Pastor Alex Seeley

Alex is a passionate pastor, author, and speaker devoted to helping people discover their identity in Christ. She co-leads The Belonging Co in Nashville, TN, alongside her husband. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Alex’s life and ministry are marked by her bold faith and desire to see lives transformed by Jesus.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

• What it looks like to follow God’s call without knowing the outcome
• How surrender and spiritual wrestling often go hand in hand
• Why hospitality played a surprising role in starting a church
• God’s heart to use the unknown to bring about transformation
• Encouragement for anyone starting over, questioning, or waiting

How This Episode Will Encourage You

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, questioning your next step, or wondering if God can use your current circumstances—this conversation will speak directly to your heart. You’ll be reminded that God is always working, even when you can’t see it, and that He truly can turn “nothing” into something beautiful, meaningful, and life-changing.

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Go Ahead - Empowers women to step into their days expecting to experience the extraordinary and Divine in everyday moments.

All the Best – Connect with Jesus and find peace through guided reflections on Mary and Martha’s story, helping you overcome distraction, worry, and comparison.

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Feeling burned out and wondering why sleep isn’t enough to truly restore you?

Welcome to The Collide Podcast Summer Highlight Series!

All summer long, we’re re-airing some of our most impactful episodes — conversations that have stirred hearts, sparked healing, and inspired real-life collisions with Jesus. Whether this is your first time listening or a return visit, each episode is filled with life-giving truth and purpose.

This episode originally aired in April 2024 and quickly became a listener favorite. In this conversation, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith offers a transformative framework for understanding rest—not just sleep, but seven specific types of rest we all need to truly refresh our bodies and souls.

About This Episode

Burnout doesn’t just happen from doing too much—it can happen from not getting the right kind of rest. In this episode, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith unpacks insights from her book Sacred Rest and shares her personal journey through exhaustion and into restoration. You’ll gain practical tools for recognizing your rest deficits and learn how to begin replenishing what’s truly empty.

Meet Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith

Dr. Smith is a board-certified internal medicine physician, speaker, author, and work-life integration researcher. She’s the founder of Restorasis, a wellness-focused organization dedicated to burnout prevention and restoring well-being in the workplace. With deep expertise and lived experience, she helps people reconnect with the kind of rest that actually heals.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

• Why sleep alone doesn’t equal rest
• The 7 types of rest and how to identify which one you’re missing
• How burnout shows up in unexpected ways
• Practical strategies to begin restoring your energy and joy
• How rest connects with your faith, purpose, and calling

How This Episode Will Encourage You

If you’re feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or like you’re running on empty, this episode will help you name what you’re missing and offer a path back to peace. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how rest is sacred, strategic, and essential—not just for surviving, but for living fully into who God created you to be.

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What if joy isn’t something you find, but something you fight for—right in the middle of your everyday life?

Welcome to the Summer Highlight Series on The Collide Podcast!

All summer long, we’re revisiting some of our most impactful episodes—powerful conversations that highlight life-changing collisions with Jesus. Whether you’re tuning in again or hearing this episode for the first time, each story is packed with hope, healing, and purpose.

This episode with the incredible Margaret Feinberg originally aired in November 2023 and quickly became one of our most-loved conversations. Margaret—best-selling author, speaker, and host of The Joycast—joins us to explore what it means to discover joy, encounter God in unexpected places, and find spiritual refreshment in everyday life. She shares how joy, food, and faith beautifully intersect and invites us to begin “scouting out” God in ordinary moments like grocery shopping or cooking dinner. If you’re longing for deeper connection, renewed faith, or simply a dose of encouragement, this episode is for you.

Meet Margaret Feinberg

Margaret is the author of several beloved books including Scouting the Divine, Fight Back With Joy, Taste and See, and her latest, The God You Need to Know. She’s been named one of 50 women shaping culture and the church by Christianity Today and is known for her down-to-earth wisdom, deep insight, and quirky sense of humor. Margaret has a gift for helping people encounter God in places they least expect.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

• How to find and fight for joy even when life is hard
• What it means to “scout the divine” in your daily routine
• Simple yet powerful ways to encounter God in ordinary places

How This Episode Will Encourage You

Margaret’s honest wisdom will help you open your eyes to God’s presence in the moments you often overlook. If you’ve felt stuck in your spiritual life or long for deeper connection, this conversation will give you both practical tools and soul-level inspiration that can reignite your connection with God and to help you find joy again.

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• 20-Day Walk Toward Gratitude – A beautiful guide with 20 daily reflections, practical tools, and journaling space to help you grow a heart of gratitude.
• 6 Places to Go Looking for God - This guide will help you find and experience God in fresh, life-giving ways, encouraging spiritual growth and renewing your faith.

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In today’s world, raising confident, faith-rooted daughters can feel overwhelming. Parents often struggle to guide their girls toward a faith that’s truly their own—especially amid the noise of culture, peer pressure, and internal insecurity. How do we parent with purpose and help our daughters build their identity on something unshakeable?

About the Guest:

Nellie Harden is a wife, mother of four daughters, trauma survivor, family life and leadership coach, and passionate advocate for raising girls with a strong foundation of worth, esteem, and confidence. With a background that spans from studying humpback whales to human behavior, Nellie brings a unique and deeply insightful lens to parenting and leadership. She is the author of 40 Scriptures & Conversations to Have When Raising Daughters and No Problem Parenting Book. When she’s not coaching or writing, she’s off adventuring with her husband and four daughters—her #happyharden crew.

Key Takeaways:

• Your daughter’s faith can’t be forced—but it can be formed through how you model your own dependence on Jesus
• The first 6570 days of a child’s life are critical for shaping her identity, values, and confidence
• A parent’s role isn’t to prevent every mistake, but to provide a safe, Christ-centered foundation where daughters can grow and return to truth
• Scripture and guided conversations are powerful tools for navigating modern challenges in parenting girls
• Parents need support too—and building your own foundation of worth and purpose is just as vital

How This Helps You:

If you’ve ever wondered how to lead your daughter toward owning her own faith instead of simply mimicking yours, this conversation is for you. Nellie’s wisdom will challenge, encourage, and equip you to have intentional faith-building conversations, model dependence on Jesus, and steward your daughter's heart during the most formative years of her life.

Our All the Best Devotional will help you connect with Jesus and find peace and restoration. Through guided reflection on the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, you'll gain insight into how to overcome distractions, worry, comparison, and more. 

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If you're battling fear, anxiety, or the weight of emotional pain, this episode will speak directly to your heart. Through her own story of loss, hardship, and healing, Amy DeBrucque shares how faith became her lifeline and how God led her from surviving to living on purpose. Whether you're in a valley or simply longing to live with more courage, this conversation offers the hope and tools to help you move forward with confidence and intention.

Amy is a wife, mom of four, Confidence Coach, Speaker, Host of Life On Purpose Podcast, and the author of Embolden. After enduring the loss of her brother and son—and later being diagnosed with cancer—Amy faced paralyzing fear and anxiety. But it was in her surrender to God that she found courage and clarity. Today, she helps women overcome fear and step boldly into purpose-driven lives. Amy’s work has been featured in Darling Magazine, ThriveGlobal, and other national platforms.

• How Amy’s personal tragedies led to a powerful transformation in her faith and mindset
• Why fear is normal—but courage, through faith, gets the final say
• How to take practical steps out of anxiety and into bold living
• Why surrendering to God is key to healing and confidence
• Encouragement for women who feel distant from God or stuck in their circumstances

Find Courage, Faith, and Purpose in the Middle of Fear

Amy’s story is proof that fear doesn’t have to define your future. By learning how to surrender your fear to God, you can start living with greater confidence and intention—no matter what you’ve faced. Her story, coaching, and message will equip you to step out of anxiety and into a life of bold purpose.

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Are You Feeling Stuck in the Daily Grind?

If you're feeling buried under routines, disconnected from your dreams, or like life has become one long to-do list, this episode is your permission slip to pause, reflect, and redream. Guest Jenni LaBrie shares wisdom for those who feel stuck in survival mode and offers a pathway back to purpose, clarity, and the sacred beauty in everyday life. Whether you're exhausted, burned out, or just unsure of your next step—this conversation will speak directly to your soul.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Dormant Dreams Still Matter – Why the dreams you shelved are still calling you and how to begin listening again.
• Getting Unstuck from the Daily Grind – Practical steps for those feeling trapped in busy schedules and burnout.
• Big vs. Small Mindset – How shifting your thinking can open doors to purpose and possibility.
• The Sacred in the Ordinary – Discover how even your daily commute or mundane routine can become holy ground.
• Redreaming Again – What it looks like to courageously let go of old scripts and write new ones.

✨ How This Helps You + What to Do Next

If you're weary from just getting by, this episode offers more than encouragement—it gives you a framework to reclaim your joy, rediscover your purpose, and redream your life. Jenni’s story proves that even in the middle of chaos, transformation is possible. You don’t have to quit your job or overhaul your life to start—sometimes the smallest shift in perspective leads to the greatest change.

🎧 Listen now and start moving from survival mode to sacred living.

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Meet Jenni LaBrie

Jenni LaBrie is a writer, speaker, coach, and co-founder of Grounded Learning, LLC. Known for her incredible gift of helping women who feel stuck in the daily grind to reawaken their dreams and step into the life they were truly meant to live. With over two decades of experience in education, coaching, and curriculum design, she brings wisdom, humor, and real-life experience to every conversation. Jenni is also co-host of the Grounded Learners Guild podcast and the creator of The Sacred COMMUTE™—a transformational approach to finding spiritual clarity in the most ordinary of places.

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Do you ever wonder what it truly means to serve like Jesus did? In a culture focused on status and self-promotion, what if radical humility could stir revival and transform hearts? In this episode of The Collide Podcast, we sit down with Jessica Bond—the artist behind the viral Footwashing Series, a striking visual collection that depicts Jesus washing the feet of people from all backgrounds, including those society often ignores.

Jessica’s work has sparked both admiration and controversy, challenging people to view love the way Jesus modeled it—on His knees, serving even those who would betray Him. As a missionary, digital artist, podcast host and founder of Salt & Gold Collection, Jessica shares how her global journey and deep faith inform her creative calling to embody the gospel through art.

In This Episode, We Explore:

🔹 The story behind the Footwashing Series and why it resonated with millions

🔹 Why footwashing is a radical act of humility—and what it means today

🔹 Encouragement for creatives, missionaries, and anyone searching for their calling

🔹 What it means to serve people we disagree with—and why Jesus modeled it first

🎧 Tune in to be inspired to love boldly, serve humbly, and say ‘yes’ when Jesus calls.

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On today’s episode of The Collide Podcast, we’re joined by the incredibly creative and faith-filled Shanna Noel! Shanna is the founder of Illustrated Faith, a movement and resource hub that invites women to engage with the Bible in a fresh, artistic way. What started as a personal form of worship through journaling and scrapbooking has grown into a beautiful community that glorifies God through creativity.

In our conversation, Shanna shares how a simple love for capturing life’s small, meaningful moments led her to paper scrapbooking—and eventually to the journaling Bible that would change everything. In 2014, she courageously posted her faith journaling online for the first time, not knowing that this vulnerable act would ignite a wildfire of creativity and connection among women seeking to meet God in a more personal way.

We talk about the journey of Illustrated Faith, the heart behind it, and what it looks like to translate the Bible into a “creative language.” Shanna opens up about the unexpected influence God has given her, the ways He’s used her gifts to impact others, and how she’s learned to move from relying on others for her faith to becoming someone who helps others build theirs. Her story is a reminder that God can do powerful things when we say yes to Him—even when we’re unsure or afraid.

Whether you’re a seasoned Bible journaler or just beginning to explore creative ways to connect with Scripture, this episode will inspire you to lean into the unique gifts God’s placed inside you. Shanna’s joy, authenticity, and creativity are contagious, and we’re so excited for you to hear her story.

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In this powerful episode, Willow Weston, the Founder and Director of Collide, delivers an inspiring message straight from our Women of Impact online course. If you’ve ever longed to experience the extraordinary, to step into something bold and brave but feel stuck in the ordinary—this message is for you. So often, we sit in the safety of the boat, waiting for God to show up in big ways, hoping for miracles, breakthroughs, and wonder. But what if Jesus is already calling you to take the first step?

Rooted in Matthew 14:22-36, Willow reflects on Peter’s bold move to step out of the boat and walk on water toward Jesus. Through this story, she invites you to consider: What if the extraordinary you are longing for is just outside the place you’re in right now? What if it’s your turn to go ahead?

This episode will challenge and encourage you to take leaps of faith, trust Jesus with your steps, and believe that God empowers ordinary people—like you—to live extraordinary lives.

Key Takeaways:

• The extraordinary life God has for you is often just outside your comfort zone.
• Bold faith isn’t waiting for miracles—it’s stepping out when God says “Come.”
• Jesus meets us in the unknown, transforming our ordinary into something Divine.
• You don’t need to feel ready to move forward—you just need to be willing.

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In this vulnerable and hope-filled episode, we’re joined by writer, speaker, and mentor Michelle Konson, who shares how the pain and mess of our past can show up in our present—especially in parenting. Michelle opens up about her own journey of unraveling, the toll it took on her relationships, and the invitation God extends to all of us: to enter our stories, do the work of healing, and experience redemption—not just for ourselves, but for our children too.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve messed up too much or missed your chance to be the parent you hoped to be, this conversation is a gentle, powerful reminder that it’s not too late.

• How naming your pain can lead to true healing
• Why it’s never too late for redemption in your story
• Insight into how perfectionism can be a survival response
• The importance of doing story work in safe, supportive community
• Encouragement to honor your past so you can walk in freedom

Connect with Michelle: Website| Instagram

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