The Better Together Podcast with Callie and Rosario "Roz" Picardo

Feb 20 2025 165 ep. 23 mins 5
The Better Together Podcast with Callie and Rosario

Join us as we discover how to live out our faith in Jesus Christ in our relationships, churches, and communities, so that we can truly say we are "better together."

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#165 Travis Smith: The Loneliness Epidemic & Finding True Connection

Feb 20 2025 30 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, I sit down with Travis Smith, a doctoral student researching the loneliness epidemic, a pastor, counseling center operator, and adjunct professor. We explore the deep impact of loneliness on individuals and communities, the role of faith in fostering meaningful relationships, and practical ways to cultivate authentic connection in an increasingly iso

#164 John McGill: Leading with the Currency of Trust

Feb 05 2025 19 mins  
Send us a text Dr. John McGill, founder of We Do EQ, helps leaders grow in their emotional intelligence. One of the major currencies of leadership is trust, but there are different ways to demonstrate you are trustworthy. On this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Dr. McGill unpacks the different components of trust to help leaders grow and create cultures of trust. Support th

#163 Elaine Heath: Spirit-led Planning

Jan 02 2025 29 mins  
Send us a text How do you plan for your life, your family, and/or your organization with God? Dr. Elaine Heath is an author, speaker, retreat leader, consultant, farmer and Abbess who leads the new monastic community Spring Forest. She offers a different path from the traditional models of strategic planning and outcome-based goals that creates space for discerning God's direction.

#162 Dana K White: Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House

Dec 27 2024 22 mins  
Send us a text With the holidays, clutter, and just the daily struggle to keep a house clean, it can feel like an added weight to practice hospitality and invite others into your home. It can also be a source of shame. Author and decluttering expert, Dana K. White discovered God's grace through the struggle of a messy home, and offers both spiritual and practical insights from her

#161 Adelle Banks and Daniel Yang: Becoming a Future Ready Church

Nov 26 2024 28 mins  
Send us a text Missiologist and pastor Daniel Yang and journalist Adelle Banks are co-authors with church researcher Warren Bird of the groundbreaking work Becoming a Future Ready Church. They unpack 8 trends the Church can adjust for now to be ready for the ministry the church needs to do in 2050. They beautifully inspire hope without condemnation to equip the Church to carry the

#160 Jason Moore: AI and The Church

Nov 19 2024 25 mins  
Send us a text On this episode of Better Together, we’re joined by author and ministry expert Jason Moore to explore the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence and the church. In his latest book, AI and the Church, Jason provides a clear roadmap for church leaders navigating the rapidly changing world of AI. We dive into practical ways AI can be harnessed for ministr

#159 Ivan Filby: Speak Tenderly: Prophetic Ministry Seasoned with Grace

Nov 12 2024 26 mins  
Send us a text Seedbed Publishing President, Dr. Ivan Filby, is the author of Speak Tenderly: Prophetic Ministry Seasoned with Grace. He joins the Better Together podcast to share practical tools and stories of hearing the Holy Spirit speak personally and through prophecy. If you want to learn to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit, this episode is for you. Support the show

#158 Sandra Richter: Unlikely SHereos

Nov 05 2024 29 mins  
Send us a text What if God is calling you to be an unlikely hero? Author, professor, and biblical scholar Dr. Sandra Richter joins the Better Together Podcast to help us apply deep theological truths from the story of Deborah based on her new Epic of Eden bible study. While all of our podcasts are for men and women, female listeners who feel called to lead will find a mentor's voic

#157 Walter R. Strickland II: Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States

Oct 29 2024 21 mins  
Send us a text The Black Church has been studied from sociological and justice perspectives, but Professor, Preacher, Consultant and Speaker, Dr. Walter R. Stickland II noticed a missing piece: the theology that has shaped Black Christianity throughout history into the present. Like a choir with the altos missing, Strickland explains, he wants to lift up a missing part of the harmo

#156 Joe Dongell: A Theology of Love

Oct 22 2024 31 mins  
Send us a text Love seems like the most over-discussed topic in Christianity, but what if we still don't fully understand it? Dr. Joe Dongell offers a fresh, deep perspective of love that is sure to ignite your passion for God once again. Join us as we learn from Dr. Dongell and his newest work The Most Excellent Way: John Wesley's Theology of Love. Support the show