The COSILoveYou Podcast

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The COSILoveYou podcast creates intersections between the church and the city in and around the Pikes Peak region. Each month, COSILoveYou hosts conversations with civic, business, and faith leaders on issues and subjects impacting people in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas. We aim to convene leaders in ways that establish collaborative partnerships, so that the faith community can be our city's greatest contributor to human flourishing.

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Local Schools & Local Churches

Sep 01 2023 42 mins

This month, our COSILoveYou Podcast builds from last month’s episode by taking a look at what two local churches are doing to impact and support nearby schools. Rocky Mountain Calvary and Colorado Christian Fellowship - two very different churches in different parts of Colorado Springs - each have unique approaches to their support of a neighborhood public school, and different s

Why Investing in Schools Matters

Aug 01 2023 41 mins

This episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features Tracey Beal, Founder & CEO of SchoolConnect, a Phoenix, Arizona-based nonprofit that has created innovative partnerships that support hundreds of local schools across the state of Arizona. Starting with just a handful of schools and partners, SchoolConnect is changing the outcomes for education in Phoenix and beyond, and COSILove

Mental Health In The Church

Jul 01 2023 39 mins

This is the final episode of our 4-part series on the state of mental health in our community. This month, we focus on mental health in the church and look at the ways pastors might be facing their own challenges, as well as what, where, and how churches can be engaging in this conversation more fully. Join our guests Dr. Eric Sandras and Wade Brown, as we get both a broad and narr

Mental Health In The Workplace

May 31 2023 50 mins

In this episode, we speak with three local leaders who represent various sectors of the marketplace, all of whom have a passion for seeing mental health support increase for both employees and owners. Join the conversation with Betsy Brown, Deb Mahan, and Daniel Campana as we explore the intricacies of dealing with mental health in the workplace, and the roles that the local church

Mental Health In The Home

May 01 2023 47 mins

In this episode, we continue our focus on mental health, turning our attention to how it shows up in homes and families. We sit down with two practitioners who come at their work from different backgrounds and tragedies, but who have allowed their own stories of pain to direct them to intentional, creative approaches to supporting people struggling with mental illness. We also disc

Teen Suicide, Mental Health, and Resilience (Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention & Soul Shop)

Apr 01 2023 44 mins

As many residents of Colorado Springs are aware, El Paso County has experienced uncommonly high rates of teen death-by-suicide over the last 10 years. While much progress has been made to stem this alarming trend, the efforts have also uncovered hidden and complex causes underlying the thought patterns in the lives of our young people. Join us for this first of four-part mini-serie

Food Insecurity & SNAP (Care and Share & Crossfire Ministries)

Mar 01 2023 45 mins

This month’s episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features the return of two guests from 2021, discussing the urgent crisis of food insecurity as a result of new cutbacks to the federal government’s SNAP program. Tens of thousands of people who rely on government dollars to supplement their food costs are about to experience significant decreases to the amount their household rec

Covid - Where are we now? (Susan Wheelan & Dr. Leon Kelly)

Feb 01 2023 57 mins

COVID came, and COVID went - or did it? Since the outbreak of COVID-19, county health departments and officials have been in the spotlight in dealing with local health crises. But they have always been there, working in the background to keep entire city and county populations safe and healthy. And that work continues, even though the focus on COVID-19 has waned lately. In more rec

State of Church & City (w/ Mayor Suthers)

Jan 01 2023 42 mins

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2022 Annual Leadership Gathering

Dec 01 2022 59 mins

This episode of the COSILoveYou Podcast features the recording of a panel discussion from our annual Leadership Gathering. Originally recorded live on September 27, 2022, the conversation features 4 local leaders from different sectors of our community: education, public safety, mental health, and poverty & addiction. Hosted by COSILoveYou Executive Director Stu Davis, these fo