Best Kate Swoboda Podcasts (2025)

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Crystal Downing - The Wages of Cinema 48:36

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Crystal Downing is our guest on this episode of TheoDisc, and her latest book, The Wages of Cinema, speaks to the connection between film and faith, but not in the way you might expect. Plenty of authors have tried to extract moral or spiritual lessons from the narrative of a film, but Crystal challenges us to pay attention to the details, the stru…

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Sarah Coppin - Teaching Theology in Prison 41:55

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An exploration of WTC’s vision to deliver theological education to people in prisons At WTC, we’ve never held theology, the presence of the Spirit, and daily life, mission, and ministry as separate or in competition. Instead, we believe that good theology contributes to Spiritually-formed people who express the kingdom of God wherever they are. Tha…

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Lucy Peppiatt - Formed through Theology 52:47

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What do theology and spiritual formation have to do with one another? Lucy Peppiatt has found many ways in which she has taught and encouraged the integration of study and deep spiritual formation at WTC. We are delighted to have her on this episode to share how theological study can be a foundation for wholeness, maturity, and formation into Chris…

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AJ Swoboda - A Teachable Spirit 44:35

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How do we really love God with our minds? For Christians the emphasis is often on loving the Lord with our heart, soul and strength, but when it comes to our minds, there can be some reticence. There can be a real pressure in the church to act as if we know it all, or a fear that theology and learning might lead us to not know what we believe. The …

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Ep91: How to Rebrand 32:47

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If you're a coach who has built out an entire brand--all the content and messaging, programs and protocols--and then you realize that you want to change things up, what do you do? That's a question we tackle in this episode of the Craft of Coaching podcast on how to rebrand, and we're using our own rebrand as the example. The Courageous Living Coac…

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Amanda Bedzrah - Becoming Queen Bathsheba 50:20

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny and Amanda Bedzrah talk about Bathsheba - one of the most misunderstood figures in the Old Testament, often labelled as a seductress who, along with David, is complicit in an adultress affair. But a closer reading of the biblical text shows that she is a victim of an abuse of power. Amanda's latest book, Becoming …

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Beth Allison Barr - Becoming the Pastor's Wife 47:44

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by Prof Beth Allison Barr, who talks about her new book, Becoming the Pastor's Wife, where she argues against a theology that says that leadership is not available to women. She discusses the role of women and their service in roles of leadership in the gospels and the early church, and how, in the histo…

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John Walton - Questions of Origin 46:32

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Prof John Walton about the BIG questions: Who are we and where did we come from? What happened at the beginning? And what is Genesis actually trying to tell us? This discussion unpacks the human condition, 'cultural rivers', and original sin, to name but a few of the themes that emerge when one has a ch…

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Grace Hamman - Jesus through Medieval Eyes 36:52

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Beholding Christ with Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by Dr Grace Hamman, who is an expert in medieval studies and recently published her first book, Jesus through Medieval Eyes, a fascinating look at how Christians in the Middle Ages viewed and depicted Jesus through art and literat…

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Kate Coleman - Transform your Leadership 43:43

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by Rev Dr Kate Coleman who, in her latest book, Metamorph, asks us to consider transformation at the heart of leadership as revealed in the Scriptures. What we mean by ‘results’ and ‘success’ can shift our priorities and result in leadership that can disconnect what we do from who we are. They had a conv…

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Scot McKnight - Jesus and the Pharisees 46:34

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined again by Prof Scot McKnight who has written and taught extensively around the question: "What if we have got the Pharisees, and Jesus, wrong?" Scot argues that’s exactly what’s happened, and a more complete understanding of 1st Century Jewish tradition and culture contradicts much of what Christians have…

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Roger Mitchell - Politics of Love 36:37

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by political theologian, Dr Roger Haydon Mitchell, whose starting point when reading the gospels, or indeed the whole Bible, is in a joining together of politics and love. This episode highlights a number of current issues facing the church today, from talking politics at the dinner table to living our l…

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Kyle Strobel - Rule of Life 39:07

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Have we made spritual disciplines a lifehack? On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny's guest Kyle Strobel, invites us to consider that importing ancient practices of "spiritual formation" or "spritual disciplines" into our current cultural moment isn’t straightforward, and we need to be wary of the propensity in our time to market or refashion our spir…

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Kyle Hughes - How the Spirit became God 38:23

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny is joined by Kyle Hughes, who has detailed a journey of discovery in his book, ‘How the Spirit Became God’, and we’ll be talking not just about the development of a doctrine, but about how our understanding of the Spirit affects our practice and our experience of being drawn into the very life of God. Our belief i…

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Peter Hartwig - Knowing and Identity 49:54

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A look at Kant, knowing God, and finding our identity The question ‘who are you?’ has a whole set of assumptions behind it, and if we see identity as a key issue for our time now, then Immanuel Kant’s influence provides some explanation for how we have gotten here. Our guide through this philosophical and theological journey is Peter Hartwig, our g…

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Jennifer Powell-McNutt - The Mary We Forgot 42:42

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In this episode of TheoDisc, Jennifer Powell-McNutt unpacks Mary Magdalene’s story and the way it has been told incorrectly, and helps us to see the powerful witness that she is to the resurrection of Jesus. Mary Magdalene is one of the most prominent figures in the gospel narratives, but is also one of the most misunderstood. Our perception of Mar…

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Sarah Shin and Shin Maeng - The Deliverer has Come! 41:14

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On this episode of TheoDisc, Kenny talks with Sarah Shin and Shin Maeng about their new children’s book, ‘The Deliverer Has Come’ an advent story that takes the fulfilment of Israel’s story in Jesus’ birth seriously while communicating effectively to children. We’ll also touch on some of the wider issues of communicating biblical truth to children.…

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Danielle Strickland - Need to Know 40:36

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Welcome to TheoDisc episode 46, where Kenny is joined by Danielle Strickland! She is the founder of Boundless Enterprise which has launched multiple creative exploits. She hosts 'The Right Side Up' Podcast, and is the author of multiple books including 'The Liberating Truth' and 'The Other Side of Hope'. You can find out more about Danielle at her …

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Freddy Hedley - Worship in the Old Testament 57:27

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In this episode of TheoDisc Podcast we are looking at Old Testament Foundations for Worship with Dr Freddy Hedley. Often when we look at worship in the Old Testament, it can seem highly ritual, centred on external action, and more focussed on the inaccessibility of a holy God. There’s also a lot of blood which can be difficult to study. But Freddy …

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Jack Levison - Fresh Air 36:51

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In episode 44 of TheoDisc, Kenny's guest is is Jack Levison, who has recently released a revised edition of his book Fresh Air. He brings some provocative questions to those of us who are charismatic, about the myriad of ways in which the scriptures describe spirit, both divine and human, and how we experience the work and presence of the Spirit of…

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Ep 151: Up-Level Your Life With This Practice 8:01

10M ago8:01

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Want an easy practice to up-level your life that you can start today? Todays "Tiny Courage" series is a quick short-form podcast on a practice that I've recently adopted that has decreased stress, added to my joy, and drastically up-leveled my life. I'll share what it is and how you can adopt it for yourself--all in under 10 minutes. 🚨 This isn’t j…

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Ep90: Boundaries for Life Coaches 10:39

10M ago10:39

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Boundaries are not just for our clients. Life coaches also need to be aware of client boundaries that set up their relationships for success. In today's episode, you'll learn the four areas where boundaries for life coaches are most important, both so that your clients are happy with the direction of their coaching process, and so that your coach-c…

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Ep 150: Stop Getting Stuck in Negativity and Pessimism 23:25

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Feeling negative or pessimistic isn't a judgment--you aren't bad or wrong if you experience these feelings. But staying in negativity and pessimism will only get you stuck in negativity and pessimism, and the only person who with the power to shift you out of that space is...you. In today's podcast episode, we're talking about how to get unstuck wh…

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Ep89: Business Operations for Life Coaches 27:46

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Yes, you know that you need to market your business--but what about actually running your business? That's the domain of business operations, and in today's podcast we're going to explore the different domains of business operations for life coaches, and the questions to ask to identify your most important high priority tasks. Coaching + Courage + …

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Ep149: How to handle the things in life that you don't like 7:15

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No one has a hassle-free life, and sometimes when we're going through a difficult time, the things in life that we don't like become out-sized in our mind, bigger and more of a challenge than they really need to be. In todays' "Tiny courage series" I'm sharing a reframe for how to handle the things in life that you don't like, with courage. Web: ht…

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Ep88: Identifying Cognitive Distortions with Clients 11:23

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The biases and assumptions that your clients hold will either help them or hinder them. In psychology, these narratives/Stories are called "cognitive distortions" and there are specifically identified cognitive distortions that are particularly common. In today's Skill Drill series, I'm going over common cognitive distortions and how life coaches c…

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Ben Blackwell - 'Live' from the WTC Residential 43:00

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Welcome to this special edition of the TheoDisc podcast which was recorded live at the WTC residential in September 2024. Our Residential is a time when students from all of our Hubs around the UK and Northern Ireland gather together for a week of worship and learning, and we thought it would be fun to record an episode of TheoDisc with our student…

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Ep 148: Stop People-Pleasing 31:31

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People-pleasing is a tough fear pattern to transcend, because it brings with it so many unconscious benefits (approval!) and when we step out of it, we often feel discomfort (the guilt of not saying 'yes'!). In today' podcast episode, I'm diving into how you can recognize and stop people-pleasing by identifying your most common triggers and reframi…

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Ep87: 5 Ways to Be Authentic When Marketing 27:37

10M ago27:37

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Life coaches love to coach their clients, but most dislike marketing to find clients--but it doesn't have to be that way. As a coach, you can learn approaches to marketing that are authentic and aligned with who you are and the body of work that you are creating in the world. Today's episode will guide you through 5 ways to be authentic when market…

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Ep 146: Six Ways to Shift Anxiety, Fast 21:53

11M ago21:53

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There’s the deeper work that someone can do around shifting anxiety--looking at old trauma, familial patterns, the conditioning you were raised with. That tends to be longer term work to look at root causes that result in feeling anxiety in the here-and-now, and that is valuable work to do. But what about when you need to shift anxiety, fast? That’…

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Ep 147: A powerful reframe for difficult parents 9:04

11M ago9:04

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In today's "Tiny Courage series" I'm offering a short-form podcast episode about a powerful reframe for difficult parents that I was offered during a coaching session, that altered the course of my life. If you've found that you've done some work to release the past yet still feel something that isn't fully resolved, this powerful reframe for your …

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Ep86: Help Clients Focus on What they Can Control 7:58

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Today's episode is part of our Skill Drill series and we're offering an exercise that you can use with your clients to help clients focus on what they can control. We live in a world full of things that we have no control over, and getting attached to outcomes and frustrated when we can't control things does not serve our clients. Using this exerci…

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AJ Swoboda - The Gift of Thorns 40:56

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In episode 42 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with AJ Swoboda about his own experiences and wisdom around the topic of 'Desire'. He is genuinely someone who has wrestled with these things and is eager to help others walk in healing and renewal. In his book, The Gift of Thorns, he helps us to see that desire is actually fundamental to our humanity as God c…

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Ep 145: Use this question to shift self-doubt 7:59

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Self-doubt is just another form of fear. When you're stuck in self-doubt, the anxiety, ruminating, and over-thinking things starts to take over until we feel tied in knots. But with one simple question, you can shift your self-doubt and stop letting it run on auto-pilot. Today's tiny courage episode is a short and sweet take on this essential quest…

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Ep85: The Top 5 Best Coaching Questions to Ask Clients 23:14

11M ago23:14

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Wondering where to start with what questions to ask your clients? Or do you already have your questions that you love to ask, and you want some new questions to explore to energize your client sessions? These are the top 5 best coaching questions to ask clients to stimulate new ways of thinking, mindset shifts, and help clients move into proactivel…

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Ep 144: 3 Beliefs to Shift Your Money Mindset, Today 25:10

11M ago25:10

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Our thoughts have a lot of power over our behavior, including whether or not we notice opportunities or adopt a positive or negative attitude. When it comes to money, most people need to work on how to shift their money mindset into a more open space, and in today’s episode of the Your Courageous Life podcast I’m sharing the top 3 beliefs that you’…