Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership.

EP 40: Thanksgiving

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:08:26 -0500

Episode 40! Michael and Christian discuss how to posture your heart to be in a state of thankfulness.

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EP 39: Grief

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Michael and Christian discuss the season of grief. They cover grief from change of season in life to losing a loved one.

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EP 38: Maddie Kirby (part 2)

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Join Michael and Christian for another episode over some coffee and conversation. This week they talk with their summer intern and long time volunteer, Maddie Kirby, on her experience with the internship.

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EP 37: Maddie Kirby (part 1)

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:13:04 -0400

Join Michael and Christian for another episode over some coffee and conversation. This week they talk with their summer intern and long time volunteer, Maddie Kirby.

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EP 36: Tion Weaver

Mon, 01 May 2023 07:00:00 -0400

This week, Michael and Christian sit down with Tion, a student involved with KICKO. They discuss growing up in the ministry and coming on staff as a summer intern.

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EP 35: Jondra Brewer

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:08:05 -0400

Enjoy this episode of Coffee and Conversation, as Michael and Christian talk with Jondra Brewer about her experience as a Spiritual Director.

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EP 34: Steve Bremner

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:29:50 -0500

Enjoy this episode of Coffee and Conversation, as Michael and Christian talk with Steve Bremner about his life and what it looks like to tent make.

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EP 33: 2023

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:23:55 -0500

Michael and Christian sit down and talk about their goals for 2023 and the words that they have been clinging to, coming into the year.

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EP 32: Advent - Peace

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Michael and Christian continue their time talking through Advent. This week is Peace, and finding it throughout the highs and lows of life.

Here is an advent book we walk through every season: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Wait-Guide-Advent-Christmas/dp/1514710579

EP 31: Advent - Hope

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:43:26 -0500

Michael and Christian continue their time talking through Advent. This week is Hope, and finding it throughout the highs and lows of life.

Here is an advent book we walk through every season: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Wait-Guide-Advent-Christmas/dp/1514710579

EP 30: Advent - Joy

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 08:32:17 -0500

Michael and Christian continue their time talking through Advent. This week is Joy, and finding it throughout the highs and lows of life.

Here is an advent book we walk through every season: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Wait-Guide-Advent-Christmas/dp/1514710579

EP 29: Advent - Love

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Michael and Christian begin a four part mini-series on Advent. This week is Love.

Here is an advent book we walk through every season: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Wait-Guide-Advent-Christmas/dp/1514710579

EP 28: Dana Jones

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Michael and Christian talk and discuss the last year of life with their intern, Dana Jones.

EP 27: John Gagne Part 2

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:57:41 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Michael's brother in law, brother in law, for a second time.

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EP 26: John Gagne - Part 1

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:29:37 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Michael's brother in law, brother in law.

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Coffee & Conversations EP25: The Authentic Life Podcast hosted by James Seiler

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:03:06 -0500

Listen to our friend James Selier as he hosts Executive Director of KICKO, Michael Clark. They discuss talking about how to continue seeing spiritual transformation in today's culture.

Coffee & Conversations EP24: Michael & Christian

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian discuss rest, defining success during transition, and just overall change the last two years has brought on.

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Coffee & Conversations EP23: James Seiler

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael talks with his good friend James Seiler. James Selier, Pastor & Church Planter, moved to East TN after planting a successful church in Galt, CA. He has been in ministry for over 25 years and has a heart to walk with leaders and see them healthy. This episode they discuss redefining success, and ways to keep yourself spiritually healthy.

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Coffee & Conversations EP22: Will Boggs

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Will Boggs. Will Boggs is the executive director at Raising a Voice. Raising a Voice is an organization that works with sex trafficking victims in the city of Knoxville. Will has a passion for relocation and living in the community you work and serve in.

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Coffee & Conversations EP21: Dana Jones

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:35:50 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Dana Jones from Rapid City, South Dakota. Dana is part of the year long Thrive Residency, and she gets to spend her year interning here with KICKO and the Vineyard Church. Listeners will hear a part of Dana's story and how that brought her into outreach ministry, and to Knoxville.

Thank you to Brynn Coffee for supplying the coffee for our conversation. Brynn has an amazing selection of coffee that can ship right do your door. Email us at podcast@kicko.org

Coffee & Conversations EP20: Madi Hill part 2

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Madi Hill at the end of her summer internship. They discuss the expectations Madi had coming into the summer, versus the reality of ministry. She talks about areas of growth and her favorite moments from the summer internship.

Thank you to Brynn Coffee for supplying the coffee for our conversation. Brynn sets up every Saturday at the Nourish Knox Farmer's Market. They also cater any and every celebration. Stay tuned for a promo code to use with your next purchase from Brynn Coffee. We would love to hear from you. Email us at podcast@kicko.org

Coffee & Conversations EP19: Madi Hill Part 1

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Madi Hill. Madi is a volunteer turned summer intern. They discuss the foundations of Madi's faith, family and the excitement for her ministry with KICKO.

Coffee & Conversations EP18: Nate Choi

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:39:52 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Nate Choi. Nate has served as a leader at Young Life, worked for Hope Fellowship and is now in a season of transition while working at REI. Nate discusses the importance of spiritual networking and how he believes the church will look in the next few years.

Coffee & Conversations EP17: Jay Smith

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Jay Smith. Jay is the pastor of Midtown Community Church and hosts a weekly prayer walk in downtown Knoxville.

Coffee & Conversations EP16:Neil Anderson Part 2

Tue, 25 May 2021 07:34:25 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Neil Anderson for a second time. This time, Neil begins to talk about all things Soul Care and the importance of it.

Coffee & Conversations EP15: Neil Anderson

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Neil Anderson. Neil works at Thrive in their residency program, where he builds, trains and equips young adults who feel called to ministry.

Coffee & Conversations EP14: Eli Cockrum

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:42:57 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael talks with Eli Cockrum. Eli has worked with City Parks & Rec as well as YOKE youth ministry, but God is moving them towards creating a space for community transformation and gathering just blocks from where they live in South Knoxville.

Coffee & Conversations EP13: Jeremy Graham

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael and Christian talk with Jeremy Graham. Jeremy is a long time friend of Michael and KICKO. He is also the founder of True Purpose Ministries, which is a ministry that offers Pastoral Discipleship, Clinical Treatment and Job training to those afflicted by drug addiction.

Coffee & Conversations EP12: James Seiler

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership, as Michael talks with his good friend James Seiler. James Selier, Pastor & Church Planter, moved to East TN after planting a successful church in Galt, CA. He has been in ministry for over 25 years and has a heart to walk with leaders and see them healthy. The Authentic Movement will be a mix of house churches, walking with leaders, and a coffee shop space to serve their community.

Coffee & Conversations EP11: Mook

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss sowing seeds, spiritual investment and flowers with an old friend of KICKO, Jashonda Hines, better known as Mook.

Coffee & Conversations EP10: Michael Clark

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss burnout, balancing overcommitment, and saying yes to rest.

Coffee & Conversations EP9: Bill Clark

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss planting seeds in the hearts of youth, and origins of Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach with its founder, Bill Clark.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP8: Chrystal Brown

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss life, developing her roles in ministry and impact in our city with the vice president of Program Development from Emerald Young Foundation, Chrystal Armstrong-Brown.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP7:Jay Zartman

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:44:13 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss work ethic, family dynamics and faith with director of operations from Operation Backyard, Jay Zartman.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP6: Grace to Grow

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss the differences in thought from the beginning of the pandemic to now, with everything that has happened in between. Their hope is that we make space to grow in grace.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

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Coffee & Conversations EP5: Daryl Arnold

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss the life amidst the pandemic and racism in our country with the pastor of Overcoming Belivers Church, Daryl Arnold.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP4: Brent Brewer

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss teaching and developing the next generation of leaders with a faculty staff member from Johnson University, Brent Brewer.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP3: Collin Napier

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss all things coffee with the man behind the bean, Collin Napier. Collin is the owner and operator of Brynn Coffee, our very own coffee sponsor.

Thank you to Brynn Coffee for supplying the coffee and for the conversation. Brynn sets up every Saturday at the Nourish Knox Farmer's Market. They also cater any and every celebration. Stay tuned for a promo code to use with your next purchase from Brynn Coffee.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP2: Reeves Wilder

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Join us for this week's episode of Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership. Michael and Christian discuss leading and planting a church during a pandemic with the pastor of Hope Valley Church, Reeves Wilder.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.

Coffee & Conversations EP1: Who We Are

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 10:22:56 -0400

Join us for this intro episode as we give background information on Michael Clark and Christian Hardin, your host for Coffee & Conversations: Relationships. Faith. Leadership.

We would love to hear from you. Email us at coffeeconvospodcast@gmail.com.