When Pradeep, catalyst in northern India empowered one local beekeeper, it created jobs, and opened hearts for spiritual transformation. 

Emily Hooper shares how empowering others—not doing it all yourself—leads to lasting change and sustainable impact.

This EP explores how we can meaningfully support refugees by building trust, bridging cultural gaps, and working together across organizations, faiths, and neighborhoods to create lasting, relational impact

In this episode of the Lasting Change podcast, we sit down with Andrew Larson—One Collective’s catalyst in Athens, Greece—to explore the realities of sexual exploitation, the complexity of trafficking, and what it takes to make a meaningful difference.

What if the true measure of success in missions wasn’t about how much you did? But rather, how much you enabled others to do for themselves?

Join us today on the Lasting Change podcast, where we are talking with Danielle Kelly, One Collective Area director of Europe and Catalyst of Athens, Greece. Together, we talk about Danielle's journey into leadership, the hardships she has learned from, and lessons that can help any new leader develop.

Join us today on the lasting Change Podcast, where we talk with Eric Costanzo, executive director of RisingVillage, Author, and teacher of biblical, cultural, and global issues affecting the church around the world. Together, we talk about the issue of dehumanization of marginalized people and the importance of treating every person with dignity and respect, reinforcing their biblical humanity.

When leading teams, we want to enable individuals to flourish, and we want collaboration to be the norm, not the exception. But building effective teams that work together is hard, especially if it is cross-cultural. Communicating and being aware of cultural context is extremely challenging, let alone the normal challenges of team building. How can we build effective teams that come together to collaborate effectively? How can we, as leaders, enable our teams to flourish and serve others well?

Today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we are talking with John, a global relief and development visionary and law practitioner. Together, we talk about how individuals can participate in alleviating crisis-stricken communities around the world, enabling communities to flourish again.

In this episode we’re talking with Melissa Sinclair, Ph.D. and professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Together, we talk about how she has learned to be a peace leader and how it all starts with focusing on the self before leading others to do the same.

Leaders around the world often have a plan, a direction they are taking their team and ministry - but often that plan gets disrupted. Fear and doubt about direction is often the result. How can leaders stay calm and flexible when God asks them to change course?

Finding sustainable ways to fund work around the world is a big challenge. Sometimes, good projects can fail because they aren't setup from the start with sustainability in mind. How can leaders find sustainable ways to fund work in ways that really last?

Today on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Ian Simkins, Teaching Pastor at Bridge Church about the importance of adopting a posture of humility and curiosity when leading others- and how embracing this posture leads to a transformative shift - from performance-driven mindsets to humble service, genuine connection, and meaningful impact.

Every leader who is trying to make change happen knows that it takes innovation and risk. Leading people to move away from what is traditional and comfortable, into a space of innovation comes with a myriad of challenges - but change and new ideas can lead to incredible opportunity.

Anyone looking to create impact with their team knows that there are a lot of obstacles to manage. Often as problems mount - leaders can feel like all their time is focused on putting out fires- instead of moving their team forward. How can leaders create a culture that empowers their team and focuses on solving problems together?

Why is it so hard to get people in a community to work together? So often, organizations, churches, schools, and individuals are all involved in work to address issues facing a community, but they rarely communicate well or share resources. What are the barriers that result in ineffective work and how can good leaders help their communities work together?

Today, we’re talking with Ted Esler, the president of Missio Nexus and author of the book “The Innovation Crisis: Creating Disruptive Influence in the Ministry You Lead.” Together we’re talking about how many non-profits do not value innovation or create the space for partners and employees to truly innovate.

In this episode, we're discussing what holistic transformation looks like, why sustainability matters, and how to bring people together for lasting change.

Around the world, there are many communities where women are invisible and marginalized. We frequently talk about equality, but in many communities, no one is actually advocating for women. Why is it important for leaders to consider how they are empowering women? How can you be prepared to work with vulnerable women and empower them to live fuller lives?

Running a non-profit that actually makes a change happen is really hard. The nature of a non-profit is focused on helping others - but doing this well requires resources and money - and that creates tension. How can you run a successful non-profit that helps people when you do not have resources available?