The Discerning Leader Podcast

The Discerning Leader Podcast


Latest Episodes

Unhurried Living | Discerning God at the Pace of your Soul Episode 01
November 04, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Alan Fadling “We have a cultural assumption that fast is good and slow is bad…how might slow be good for your soul?” – Alan Fadling Today we commence a new season focusing

Aging Faithfully | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 06
October 28, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Alice Fryling “I want to look back on my life to see what I’ve learned about God and apply it to my life now and in the future.” – Alice Fryling The aging process is never-

Toxic Relationships | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 05
October 21, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Gary Thomas “The Christian life is about an abundance of good fruit. We must walk away from toxic people in order to preserve that good fruit.” – Gary Thomas Gary Thomas sp

Capturing Emotive Images | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 04
October 14, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Amy Murgatroyd “When you live as if you’re dying, you begin to see the world in a much different way.” – Amy Murgatroyd Mom, wife, and award-winning photographer and film-m

Sacred Marriage | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 03
October 07, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Gary Thomas “What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?” – Gary Thomas Imagine what your marriage would look like if you first and foremost p

Boundaries for the Soul | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 02
September 30, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Alison Cook “In my own personal story, I found it easy to love God, but very challenging to know and love myself.” – Alison Cook In her ground-breaking book Boundaries for

Shame on You: The Power of Shame Upon the Soul | Discerning God Emotionally and Relationally Episode 01
September 23, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Adele Calhoun “Shaming voices have the power to cripple us. They isolate us from the truth about ourselves and others.” – Adele Calhoun Shame is universal. It’s been with u

Group Spiritual Direction | Discerning God in Friendship and Direction Episode 06
September 16, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Susan Currie “Providing an hospitable presence helps us to notice God together.” —Susan Currie Group spiritual direction is a ministry of listening that is unique among all

Spiritual Direction | Discerning God in Friendship and Direction Episode 05
September 09, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Susan Currie “In spiritual direction, one person is being present to another for the sake of being attentive to the voice of God.“ – Susan Currie Are you looking for a spir

Female Friendships | Discerning God in Friendship and Direction Episode 04
September 02, 2021

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Gayle Heaslip “We create hospitable space, non-judgmental, gentle, supportive, deeply attentive to God’s work in our lives and our midst.” —Gayle Heaslip Trained counselor,