Shows
Solid Steps Radio#494 Two of Kurt's Favorite Nonprofits - Crossroads Missions And Orphan Care Alliance 8/4/25#494 Two of Kurt's Favorite Nonprofits - Crossroads Missions And Orphan Care Alliance 8/4/25 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell
2025-08-0442 min
Solid Steps Radio#482 - A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests - A Mother's Day Special!She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On t...
2025-05-1244 min
Solid Steps Radio#477 "It is for Freedom That Christ Has Set Us Free." Galatians 5 verse 1 04/07/25“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NIV If we are free why do we sometimes feel like we are living in bondage? Condemning thoughts, compulsive behavior, personal conflict, and spiritual despair can be struggles we all face on a regular basis. Is that just something we have to live with? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk about a rich resource called The Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson (Freedom in Christ ministries (https://ficm.org...
2025-04-0644 min
Solid Steps Radio#476 - Soul Care Retreats - Presented by Further Still Ministries 3/31/25“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - Blaise Pascal. Why does being alone strike fear in our hearts? Maybe always being “connected” isn’t healthy. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk about Soul Retreats - put on by Further Still Ministries. The retreats are a 2 year journey - learning to live at a pace and rhythm of life that cares for our soul. Current soul retreat participants Sarah Sheets and Rachael Loy join Chad and Kurt to discuss their experience with the retreats. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)
2025-03-3144 min
Solid Steps Radio#468 - What Does Joy Look Like - Especially When Going Through Tough Struggles 2/3/25“The joy of the Lord is my strength”
How’s your joy? A challenging question in challenging times. But does the Bible say that we have joy in our circumstances? The joy of the Lord is our strength and joy is a non negotiable in the life of a follower of Christ.
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome three friends, Ken Martin, Kurt Franck, and David Bryant who talk about how joy has bound them together and helped them through the tough times.
2025-02-0347 min
Solid Steps Radio#457 Men's Minstry - As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another (Proverbs 27) 11/01/24“Which 6 guys are going to carry your casket?” On this weeks podcast, Kurt and Chad talk with Jeff Heisler, Eric Schansberg, Danny Castleman, Ralph Swallows, and Glen Bednarcyzk about the beginning of a men’s ministry that impacted men not just inside the walls of the church, but deep into the hearts, families and generations of thousands of men. Prior to his Radio days, Kurt was the men’s minister of a church. It was the first time that church had a full-time men’s minister on staff. Where do you begin? How did Jesus put together his crew of men? Who...
2024-11-0849 min
Solid Steps Radio#455 Guest Bob Russell Talks About Voting, Stewardship And The Upcoming Elections 10/18/24“The ballot is stronger than the bullet” Abraham Lincoln.
Democrat or Republican? Vote or No Vote? Biblical or political?
About 63% of Americans voted in the 2020 election. That means about 37% didn’t. What is a biblical perspective on voting? What if either candidate isn’t very attractive to a voter?
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome retired Pastor Bob Russell to talk through a biblical perspective on voting and what a vote decision process can look like for a Christian.
2024-10-1948 min
Solid Steps Radio#441 Part I Raising Kids On A Farm Develops Their Faith, Character, And A Strong Work Ethic 7:12:24”...Farm living is the life for me.” For some, that is a line from the Green Acres TV show theme song. For others it is a way of life. Have you ever gone into a grocery store and there was no fresh produce, no milk? Not likely - we have the farmers to thank for that. So what's it like growing up on a farm? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Kurt's father, Jerry Sauder - a third generation farmer. He explains how raising kids on a farm develops their faith, their character and a strong work ethic...
2024-07-1422 minSolid Steps Radio#441 Part II Raising Kids On A Farm Develops Their Faith, Character, And A Strong Work Ethic 7:12:24”...Farm living is the life for me.” For some, that is a line from the Green Acres TV show theme song. For others it is a way of life. Have you ever gone into a grocery store and there was no fresh produce, no milk? Not likely - we have the farmers to thank for that. So what's it like growing up on a farm? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Kurt's father, Jerry Sauder - a third generation farmer. He explains how raising kids on a farm develops their faith, their character and a strong work ethic...
2024-07-1423 min
Solid Steps Radio#432 A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests - A Mother's Day Special! 5/10/24She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On t...
2024-05-0947 min
Solid Steps Radio#407 Guest Jim Russell Meets His Idol Zig Ziglar And Everything Changes Forever 11/17/23#407 Guest Jim Russell Meets His Idol Zig Ziglar And Everything Changes Forever 11/17/23 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell
2023-11-1946 min
Solid Steps Radio#406 Three Military Veterans Are Honored By Kurt And Chad On Veterans Day 11/10/23"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”-GK Chesterton Most 16 year olds these days are thinking about getting a drivers license. On this weeks show, we met a man who signed up to go to off to fight in WWII when he was 16. On a special Veterans Day show, Kurt and Chad talk to 3 veterans - Ed Conn, Harvey Cantrell, and Colonel Don Waddell from the WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War eras. Why was it like to be so young and be willing to leave be...
2023-11-1040 min
Solid Steps Radio#381 A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests - A Mother's Day Special! 5/12/23She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On t...
2023-05-1147 min
Solid Steps Radio#356 Three Military Veterans Are Honored By Kurt And Chad On Veterans Day 11/11/22“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”-GK Chesterton
Most 16 year olds these days are thinking about getting a drivers license. On this weeks show, we met a man who signed up to go to off to fight in WWII when he was 16. On a special Veterans Day show, Kurt and Chad talk to 3 veterans - Ed Conn, Harvey Cantrell, and Colonel Don Waddell from the WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War eras. Why was it like to be so young and be willing to leave behi...
2022-11-1140 min
Solid Steps Radio#334 Spiritual Warfare Week 3 - Ephesians 6 - Fighting The Good Fight 6/9/22#334 Spiritual Warfare Week 3 - Ephesians 6 - Fighting The Good Fight 6/9/22 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell
2022-06-1142 min
Solid Steps Radio#318 Spiritual Warfare Week 5 - Teaching Your Children About Spiritual Warfare 2/19/22In the 5th week of a 5 week series on spiritual warfare, Further Still ministries cofounder Kurt Sauder talks with Co-host Chad Russell ask and answer the most common questions that people have in regards to day to day life of spiritual warfare in the home and with children specifically.
Questions covered:
- How do we teach our kids about spiritual warfare?
- How do we pray for our homes/family when we are under attack?
2022-02-2143 min
Solid Steps Radio#317 Spiritual Warfare Week 4 - Frequently Asked Questions About Spiritual Warfare 2:12:22In the 4th week of a 5 week series on spiritual warfare, Further Still Ministries cofounder Kurt Sauder talks with Co-host Chad Russell to ask and answer the most common questions that people have in regards to day to day life of spiritual warfare.
Questions covered:
⁃ What does everyday spiritual warfare “maintenance” look like?
⁃ What about when the “new check engine light” comes on for spiritual warfare attacks come in our life?
2022-02-1442 minSolid Steps Radio#316 Spiritual Warfare Week 3 - Ephesians 6 - Fighting The Good Fight 2/5/22“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
Ephesians 6:10-11 NIV
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
Sun Tzu- Art of War
In the 3rd week of a 5 week series on spiritual warfare, Further Still ministries cofounder Kurt Sauder talks with Co-host Chad Russell about how we live in the middle of a war zone.
Questions covered:
-How does our identity impactful in spiritual...
2022-02-0742 min
Solid Steps Radio#315 Spiritual Warfare Week 2 - Demons, Who They Are And What They Can Do 1/29/22“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
― Sun tzu, The Art of War
In the 2nd week of a 4 week series on spiritual warfare, Further Still Ministries cofounder Kurt Sauder talks with Co-host Chad Russell about demons and demonic activity.
Questions covered:
-Who/what are demons?
-What power do they have?
-What is their game plan?
-Do they h...
2022-01-3143 min
Solid Steps Radio#314 Spiritual Warfare Week 1 - Who Is Satan? With Kurt Sauder 1/22/22“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
In the 1st of 4 episodes in the Spiritual Warfare series, Further Still Ministries co-founder Kurt Sauder talks with show co-host Chad Russell about spiritual warfare and Kurt’s learning of the theology and practicality of our response to the warfare from his mentor Dean Hostet...
2022-01-2442 min
Solid Steps Radio#304 A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests! 11/6/21She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On t...
2021-11-0947 min
Solid Steps Radio#256 Special Interview With Bob Russell - How To Number Your Days 10/31/20“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalms 90:12 NIV This week Kurt and Chad have a conversation with Bob Russell, talking about how we can learn to number our days as the scriptures say. Whether you’re in your 20s or in your 80s we must live a life on purpose and of intention. Please tune in and share on your page so others can hear such an important message especially in these turbulent times.
2020-11-061h 00
Solid Steps Radio#240 Dr Chuck Tackett Explains Constructive Ways To Argue That Actually Lead To Intimacy 7/11/20(This weeks show is a previously recorded show that we know you will still enjoy and need to hear!) “I just don’t want to argue with my wife.”
Avoiding arguments is common for most spouses in a marriage. We try to do everything we can to avoid it but then when the time comes, the argument happens and it doesn’t go well. Is there a way good and bad way to argue? On this week show, Kurt and Chad welcome clinical psychiatrist Chuck Tackett as he talks about how to argue in a way that leads to intimacy instead...
2020-07-1347 min
Solid Steps Radio#238 When The Hunter Becomes The Hunted And Hope Is Born 6/27/20John Jordan is the guest on this week’s show. He tells Kurt and Chad about his most exciting hunting trip ever - a grizzly bear hunt in a very remote part of Alaska. What John didn’t realize was that while he was hunting a trophy grizzly, God was hunting him. God’s love and blunt honesty forced him to finally confront his alcoholism, and get the help he needed. It’s a great story of hope and redemption. (This is a repeat episode from September, 2018 - enjoy!)
2020-06-2947 min
Solid Steps Radio#233 A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests - A Mother's Day Special! 5/9/20She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On t...
2020-05-1147 min
Solid Steps Radio#232 Social Distancing Because Of Love - And Not Just For The Corona Virus! 5/2/20Can you imagine social distancing for 20 years? Hear from a man who has been doing that, long before the coronavirus ever existed. On this weekend’s show, Dr. Chuck Tackett talks with Kurt and Chad via a Zoom Facebook live interview. He tells about his journey with his daughter Carly (pictured with her Pastor Neal Gossett) who has been immunity challenged from a health perspective since birth. He talks about the sacrifices made personally for the betterment of his daughter who needs every extra precaution for her health.
2020-05-0547 min
Solid Steps Radio#231 God - A Father to the Fatherless Psalm 68, Verse 5 4/25/20The authorities enter the house, filled with 10 children from 3 different fathers, and a mother who struggles with mental illness. In the corner, is a little boy, barely clothed, malnourished, and all alone. After a few years of living in different foster homes, at age 6, he meets the people that become his family. But imagine this child growing up thinking and desiring just two things: hoping to find his birth parents and wanting to die. This week, Kurt and Chad welcome Bob Kegley. He talks about being neglected and abandoned as a child, but finding hope and life through the Father...
2020-04-2844 min
Solid Steps Radio#229 Easter And The Power Of The Resurrection With Guest Brian Payne 4/11/20“They found the stone rolled away...They didn’t know what to make of this.” Luke 24: 2,4 “They” were Mary Magdalene and other women, and they were confused about the tomb being empty. That was 2000 years ago, and many people are just as confused today in this information rich, but knowledge hungry world. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Pastor and seminary professor Brian Payne to talk about the power of the resurrection and how it is still is impacting lives to this day. Has it impacted you? (This is a repeat from an episode about Easter 2019 - enjoy!)
2020-04-1347 min
Solid Steps Radio#227 Liminal Retreats Come to Kentuckiana - With Bill Weedman and Matt Robison 3/28/2020Liminal – relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process, a threshold. Many men (and women) are content to live a life of the “seen”. What we see is what we need to be concerned about. But what about the “unseen”? Those things about us that we don’t see but help make who we are - our heart, our soul, our beliefs, even our wounds. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Bill Weedman and Matt Robison to talk about their experience on their journey as men. Bill and Matt wanted to know why they do what they do, and...
2020-03-3045 min
Solid Steps Radio#226 Men Need Close Friends - For Accountability Yes, And Much Much More 3/21/20How many friends do you have? I’m not talking about social media numbers, I’m talking about friends you can call when your world is falling apart and you need someone there for you. When life seems to be squeezing you and you need a hand or word that breathes life into your sails. A person who knows all your junk, and still is willing to meet with you. Got them in mind? Ok, now, when was the last time you sat down with that person to talk about life? A week ago? A month? How about regularly for the...
2020-03-2247 min
Solid Steps Radio#224 Finishing Strong With Guests Ralph Swallows And Austin Hayes - Week 1 3:7:20The average life span of the American male is 76 years old. If that is true, where are you on the scale age wise? And here is an even more challenging question - how are you going to finish? So-so or strong? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad, with guests Ralph Swallows and Austin Hayes, start a three week series on the book Finishing Strong. It is so rare that men will finish life strong (1 out of 10!). Author Steve Farrar makes the case that it’s not how you start the Christian life, but how you finish!
2020-03-0845 min
Solid Steps Radio#223 In Exodus 18 Moses Has a Deep Conversation With Jethro and Gets the Advice He Needs 2/29/20On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with professor and author Dr Eric Schansberg about Moses, his father-in-law Jethro, and how it relates to us today. Eric recently wrote a Bible study book, The Word Diet - a year long journey through key books of the Bible. It is available on www.thoroughlyequipped.org (click on the Store button).
2020-03-0145 min
Solid Steps Radio#221 Intimacy in Marriage With Counselors Don and Danna Delafield 2/15/20When you hear the word “intimacy” what do you think about?
Sex? Something private between 2 people? Would you say that you and your spouse have an “intimate relationship”? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome licensed counselors Don and Danna Delafield. They talk about God’s plan for intimacy in marriage, how it may differ from the world’s, and maybe even your own.
2020-02-171h 07
Solid Steps Radio#220 "Dead Man Walking" With Sherm Henderson 2/8/20“Dead man walking!” A phrase commonly used by prison guards when a prisoner is making his way from the cell to their execution. A prisoner walking his final steps of life knows when it’s going to end, but we don’t know when we will take our last breath. But one man took his final breath before he died, and lived to tell about it. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to businessman Sherman Henderson. He shares his story of dying for 18 minutes, being brought back to life, being in a coma for 3 days and how it changed...
2020-02-1045 min
Solid Steps Radio#218 The God of Hope Redeems a Very Dysfunctional Family Story 1/25/20A father leaves when his son is 1 month old. Then that boy attends 40 schools in 4 years - running from his stepfather’s decisions. Later, as an adult, after 12 years of a “perfect” marriage and a newborn son, his wife says she wants a divorce. He saw no hope in living, and was thinking of ending it all. And then he receives a phone call... On this week’s show, Brian Goul joins Kurt and Chad to discuss his journey. It starts off in a way that most couldn’t recover from, without an intervention - an invasion of love that transforms...
2020-01-2648 min
Solid Steps Radio#217 Liminal Retreats Come to Kentuckiana - With Bill Weedman and Matt Robison 1/18/2020Liminal – relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process, a threshold. Many men (and women) are content to live a life of the “seen”. What we see is what we need to be concerned about. But what about the “unseen”? Those things about us that we don’t see but help make who we are - our heart, our soul, our beliefs, even our wounds. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Bill Weedman and Matt Robison to talk about their experience on their journey as men. Bill and Matt talk about going down the road of finding out...
2020-01-1945 min
Solid Steps Radio#216 Stephen Van Zant on Listening Prayer 1/11/20What if you were having coffee with a friend and he talked the entire time from the moment he sat down to the time he left? What would that relationship look like? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to author and attorney (1 of 14 attorneys in his family) Stephen Van Zant as he talks about his devotional “Heaven Calling” and what it means to have listening prayer, sitting in the presence of God in silence and listening for His voice. Spurred on by the book God Calling (written in the 1930’s by 2 poor women in England), which was put in h...
2020-01-1345 min
Solid Steps Radio# 214 God - A Father to the Fatherless Psalm 68, Verse 5 12/14/19The authorities enter the house, filled with 10 children from 3 different fathers, and a mother who struggles with mental illness. In the corner, is an little boy, barely clothed, malnourished, and all alone. After a few years of living in different foster homes, at age 6, he meets the people that become his family. But imagine this child growing up thinking and desiring just two things: hoping to find his birth parents and wanting to die. This week, Kurt and Chad welcome Bob Kegley. He talks about being neglected and abandoned as a child, but finding hope and life through the Father...
2019-12-1544 min
Solid Steps Radio#212 Tony and Kim Cash Embark On a Mission to Transform Prisoners Into Fishers of Men 11/30/19On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad continue the conversation (from Episode #211) with Tony Cash. His wife and ministry partner Kim enters into the story that God is writing. She left a career she had built to join Tony on an adventure they wouldn’t have thought possible. The mission was simple, but difficult. “Our mission is to transform prisoners’ lives by mobilizing, training and coaching qualified workers to implement the fruitful practices of disciple-making movements inside the walls of the prison system as God prepares them for re-entry into society, teaching them to be fishers of men outside of incar...
2019-12-0242 min
Solid Steps Radio#207 The Seven Things That Strengthen Commitment in Marriage With Dr Charles Tackett 10/26/19“Till death do us part.“ That is quite a commitment. Many people said something similar to that on their wedding day. A commitment that is made in front of God, friends and family. But what does commitment look like on a day-to-day basis in a marriage? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad continue their conversation ( see previous podcast # 204 about the trust metric ) with marriage therapist Dr. Charles Tackett about what’s called the commitment metric. There are 7 items that help strengthen commitment in a marriage and they need to be done on a regular basis.
2019-10-2857 min
Solid Steps Radio#206 "Dead Man Walking" With Sherm Henderson 10/19/19“Dead man walking!” A phrase commonly used by prison guards when a prisoner is making his way from the cell to their execution. A prisoner walking his final steps of life knows when it’s going to end, but we don’t know when we will take our last breath. But one man took his final breath before he died, and lived to tell about it. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to businessman Sherman Henderson. He shares his story of dying for 18 minutes, being brought back to life, being in a coma for 3 days and how it changed...
2019-10-2145 min
Solid Steps Radio#205 Jeff Reynolds and Awake Ministries - From Death to Life (Addiction Recovery) 10/12/19“God transformed me into something I didn’t think was possible.” - Angus Walker. Addiction is something that touches nearly everyone. A family member, a friend, or someone you know has struggled with drug or alcohol addictions. It’s become epidemic throughout the country. Many programs are available to help people break the bondage of addiction, but no program will ever be able to help as much as a person, the person of Jesus. On this week's show, Kurt and Chad welcome Jeff Reynolds and Angus Walker of Awake ministries https://awakeky.org , a God centered approach to addiction to win the...
2019-10-1347 min
Solid Steps Radio#198 Men Need Close Friends - For Accountability Yes, And Much Much More 8/24/19How many friends do you have? I’m not talking about social media numbers, I’m talking about friends you can call when your world is falling apart and you need someone there for you. When life seems to be squeezing you and you need a hand or word that breathes life into your sails. A person who knows all your junk, and still is willing to meet with you. Got them in mind? Ok, now, when was the last time you sat down with that person to talk about life? A week ago? A month? How about regularly for the...
2019-08-2647 min
Solid Steps Radio#197 The God of Hope Redeems a Very Dysfunctional Family Story 8/17/19A father leaves when his son is 1 month old. Then that boy attends 40 schools in 4 years - running from his stepfather’s decisions. Later, as an adult, after 12 years of a “perfect” marriage and a newborn son, his wife says she wants a divorce. He saw no hope in living, and was thinking of ending it all. And then he receives a phone call... On this week’s show, Brian Goul joins Kurt and Chad to discuss his journey. It starts off in a way that most couldn’t recover from, without an intervention - an invasion of love that transforms...
2019-08-1948 min
Solid Steps Radio#195 Living A Life Of Generosity - Seven Days A Week 8/3/19Living a "Sunday morning" lifestyle seven days a week. On this week’s show Kurt and Chad talk with John Stewart, owner and President of Encompass Inc. John says, “At Encompass, we don’t just build structures from steel and stone. We build partnerships with heart and soul.” John encourages an atmosphere of generosity with his employees, customers, and more - from Indian tribes in Oklahoma to the homeless in Lagrange, KY. This is a repeat broadcast from March, 2018 - enjoy!
2019-08-0546 min
Solid Steps Radio#193 Loving God And Loving People - Making A Difference In An Impoverished Neighborhood 7/20/19So how do you make a difference in the 10th most impoverished area in the United States? Pop tarts and hugs. On this weekend's show, Kurt and Chad talk with LoveCity's ( LoveCityInc.org ) co-founder Shawn Arvin and Portland resident Austin Lopesilvero about how the Portland area of Louisville is being transformed by the two greatest commandments from Jesus - love God and love others. From open gym basketball - to fish fry’s - to block parties, loving your neighbor can be as effective and simple as, well, pop tarts and hugs.
2019-07-2247 min
Solid Steps Radio#191 A Father Gives His Life to Jesus and The Generations That Follow Are Forever Changed 7/6/19Two strangers entered into a family’s home and things will never be the same, for generations to come. A “revolution of grace” occurred, beginning with one man at a kitchen table. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Pastor and former President of Ozark Christian college, Ken Idleman. Ken tells about the legacy and testimony of his father, Ken Sr. and how it changed the Idleman family for all time.
2019-07-0848 minSolid Steps Radio#191 A Father Gives His Life to Jesus and The Generations That Follow Are Forever Changed 7/6/19#191 A Father Gives His Life to Jesus and The Generations That Follow Are Forever Changed 7/6/19 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell
2019-07-0848 min
Solid Steps Radio#190 Child Therapist Brent Colwick Talking About Pornography, Video Games and Screentime 6/29/19“Fortnite keeps me in business.”- Brent Colwick, Child Therapist
When past generations hung out with friends (as children), the worst they would see was an R rated movie on late night cable. Or they might find a magazine hidden away in a closet. Things have changed for today’s generation. They have access to the some of the most addictive and mind polluting images in history, and it’s in their pockets, or in their bedroom.
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with therapist Brent Colwick ( Brentcolwick.com ) about the negative effects that poisonous images and too much scr...
2019-07-0146 min
Solid Steps Radio#189 Gray Divorce (Empty Nester Divorce) is on the Rise - There's Help For That! 6/22/19In America, 1 out of 4 divorces involve people over the age of 50, and the number has doubled since 1990. Being empty nesters can be a blessing or it can be a burden. What will it be for you? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Senior Adults Minister Murphy Belding to discuss the realities of being empty nesters. He talks about avoiding the pitfalls that might lead to divorce, as well as precautionary measures that can actually lead to empty nesters thriving when the kids are gone. With some planning, you can say to one another “We are better together.” Murphy...
2019-06-2446 min
Solid Steps Radio#188 A Fathers Day Story About A Beautiful Rescue From Legalism 06/15/19What if your father, the most influential person in your life, was suddenly taken away? The one who pointed and taught you the way to go, is now gone. You know that your path is getting ready to change, and you’re going in a direction that is different than the way your father taught you. What would you do? On this week’s Father’s Day show, Kurt and Chad talk to Adam Huddleston. He shares about the journey God has him on, from the son of a traveling preacher doing ministry with his family, to being called to preach...
2019-06-1746 min
Solid Steps Radio#187 Martyrdom, Missions, Equipping Indigenous Christ Followers - A Better Way To Do Missions 6/8/19On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Jaime Saint. Jaime’s dad, Steve, is the son of martyr Nate Saint, a jungle missionary pilot. Nate was speared to death in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador in 1956 by the Waodani tribe. Jaime grew up in a family that participated in mission ventures in Ecuador as well as in Mali, West Africa. After graduating from high school in 1995, Jaime moved with his family to the Amazon Rainforest to help the Waodani tribe learn to do for themselves what outsiders had been doing so that the Waodani could reach their own pe...
2019-06-1049 min
Solid Steps Radio#186 An Incredible Loss Leads to Blessing and Perspective 6/1/19Imagine you wake up, thinking about what you have to do for the day. You go about your routine, which includes going out for a run before you go to work. Now imagine it’s the end of the day, and you’re lying in a hospital https://www.bankofamerica.com/index.jsp bed, drifting in and out of consciousness, about to die from blood loss. The doctors are using the word “miracle” to describe that you are even alive. “It happened so fast!” you think to yourself. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to Josh Stuber about the day...
2019-06-0347 min
Solid Steps Radio#184 Relationships in the Marketplace Can Further the Kingdom of God 5/18/19How does a relationship that happened 2,000 years ago, partnered with today’s business marketplace have the ability to shape and mold men into the image of God? Paul and Timothy (of the Bible) give us a snapshot of what a healthy and life giving mentor/mentoree relationship looks like. Is that possible today with men? Not only is it possible, it’s part of God’s will for His Kingdom. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to three men whose lives have been transformed by another man who has helped show him the way, such as Paul did with...
2019-05-2148 min
Solid Steps Radio#183 A Show For Men, By Men, With Three Lady Guests - A Mother's Day Special! 5/11/19“She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:27-28 NIV “It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” —Dorothy on The Golden Girls. Mother’s Day. It’s a day where mothers receive 1/365th of the attention they deserve each year. Mothers are the most revered and adored group in the world. They deserve so much but receive so little. What makes being a mother so special? Maybe, it’s the same thing that makes it so difficult. On thi...
2019-05-1347 min
Solid Steps Radio#182 Horse Racing Legend Pat Day On The Real Meaning Of Success 5/4/19The Kentucky Derby is known as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” The Derby is the oldest American sporting event. Every year the city of Louisville, Kentucky celebrates for two weeks in preparation for a two minute horse race. Is the build up worth it? If you've ever been to the Kentucky Derby, you’d have to say it is. And the majority of the time, the intrigue is not about horses, but about the people. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to racing Hall of Famer Pat Day about how he got into horse racing, and about hi...
2019-05-0647 min
Solid Steps Radio#181 The Capacity Principle And How It Can Help You Give Dignity To Others 4/27/19Do your employees, or for that matter others in your life, feel dignified by you? Can you even give a tangible definition about what “dignity” means? This week Kurt and Chad welcome Professor Dr. Brad Shuck back to the show. He talks about the difference that dignity makes in one’s life in the workplace, and beyond. When a person feels dignified, they perform differently. If they don’t feel dignified, then that will also affect their performance.
2019-04-2945 min
Solid Steps Radio#180 Easter And The Power Of The Resurrection With Guest Brian Payne 4/20/19“They found the stone rolled away...They didn’t know what to make of this.” Luke 24: 2,4 “They” were Mary Magdalene and other women, and they were confused about the tomb being empty. That was 2000 years ago, and many people are just as confused today in this information rich, but knowledge hungry world. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Pastor and seminary professor Brian Payne to talk about the power of the resurrection and how it is still is impacting lives to this day. Has it impacted you?
2019-04-2247 min
Solid Steps Radio#178 Proverbs 27 Verse 17 Says, As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another 4:6:19“Mentoring will make your life better and make you better at life.” Who taught you how to do life? Who do you go to when you just don’t know which direction to turn? Who is sharpening you, and more importantly who are you sharpening? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with two men (Biddy Bates and Murphy Belding) who have a fortunate and mutually beneficial relationship in a mentoring friendship. You may need someone who’s a little further down the road in life, who can hear and see things about your life that you can’t. Why is thi...
2019-04-0948 min
Solid Steps Radio#176 Noah Built An Ark And Saved His Family, But God's Plan For Him Was So Much More 3/23/19“...I regret that I have made them.” - Genesis 6:6, God talking about mankind. You only have to go six chapters into the story of mankind before God regrets making them. Ouch. He decided to make a change. Enter Noah into the narrative. Noah was a good man among a lot of bad men. So much so, that God spared his family, and mankind, by putting them on the ark. He stayed dry when the floods came. But did God want more from Noah, and from all men? On this week’s show, Dr. Eric Schansberg joins Kurt and Chad to discus...
2019-03-2447 min
Solid Steps Radio#172 Victory Over Porn - Fight For Your Family With The Help Of Jesus 2/23/19You have the American dream. A beautiful wife and children, as well as a business that is thriving. By outside appearances, everything is wonderful, but no one knows you have a secret life. It doesn’t take long for that secret life to become public. What happens when you are exposed for all the world to see? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with Jordan about his journey into the grips of pornography and experiencing the freedom in Christ, and how a group of men he barely knew came around him in his darkest hour.
2019-02-2447 min
Solid Steps Radio#170 Dr Chuck Tackett Explains The Five Destructive Ways Of Arguing That Can Lead To Divorce! 2/9/19“I just don’t want to argue with my wife.” Wanting to avoid arguments in marriage is common. We try to avoid it but often the argument happens anyway and it doesn’t go well. Is there such a thing as a good or bad way to argue? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome licensed clinical psychologist Chuck Tackett. The show is week one of a two week series on arguing. Chuck talks about the five destructive ways of arguing that can actually lead to divorce! Which one of these styles of arguing do you use most often? Li...
2019-02-1149 min
Solid Steps Radio#169 Remembering Dr T Vaughn Walker-How Christians Can Help Heal Racism In Their Communities 2/2/19CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for February 2, 2019. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use
This weekends broadcast is a replay of a show that aired in July of 2017 with Dr. T Vaughn Walker, Ph.D who recently went home to be with the Lord on Saturday January 26, 2019. Since 1984 he has served as Pastor of First Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was elected the first African-American tenured professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he began teaching in 1986. From 2017 - “Race.” Say the word and many people become unco...
2019-02-0447 min
Solid Steps Radio#168 Time Out For God - Starting With Five Minutes A Day 1/26/19CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for January 26, 2019. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use
Five minutes. That’s about how long it takes to go though the drive thru at a restaurant or to brush your teeth. What about spending time with God? Can God do a work in someone in only five minutes a day? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome former NFL champion Amos Martin as he discusses his new book Time Out for God. Part autobiography, part devotional, part journal, but...
2019-01-2848 min
Solid Steps Radio#167 Whatever You Did For One Of The Least Of These, You Did For Me -Jesus 1/19/19“‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”-Jesus The man standing at the end of the offramp when you come to the red light, is holding a cardboard sign that says “Homeless please help.” What do you do? What do you think? On this week's show, Kurt and Chad talk to Norm Minnick and Wally Kendrick, leaders of Lost Sheep Ministries of Louisville. They talk about their care of the homeless population. From a hot meal to a warm blanket, there are multiple ways to help the...
2019-01-2248 minSolid Steps Radio#166 Kentucky Hunters For The Hungry Supply Fresh Deer Meat To Hungry Families 1/12/19In 1988 the Kentucky deer herds had grown beyond carrying capacity in some areas and biologists were encouraging additional doe harvest. This led to discussions between a few avid hunters who wanted to oblige wildlife management but had concerns about what to do with extra venison that they didn't have room to store or would exceed what their small families could consume. Sharing nature's bounty with those less fortunate seemed a natural choice and after a bit of research they discovered that donating meat to the needy was the answer. That fall Hunters for the Hungry was born as hunters joined...
2019-01-1447 min
Solid Steps Radio#164 Foster Care - Step Up And Get Involved 12/15/18CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for December 15, 2018. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use
When you hear the words “foster care” what do you think about? Or more importantly, who do you think about? The child? The social worker? The birth parents? Foster parents? If it sounds complicated, you’re right.. So what can you do to help change a complicated situation into a blessing? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome three men who have been involved in the foster care process. They give a f...
2018-12-1747 min
Solid Steps Radio#163 The Crucible Project - A Men's Retreat That's Like A Boot Camp For The Soul 12/8/18Cru·ci·ble - a situation of severe trial, in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. Not exactly an inviting “situation” that a man would want to experience. But can a severe trial make something new inside of a man when he chooses to enter the trial? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome 3 men who went through (not “to”) a men’s retreat called The Crucible Project. This ministry grew out of the longings a handful of pastors and lay leaders to push beyond the limits that characterize men’s relationships in the church. It’...
2018-12-1348 min
Solid Steps Radio#162 "It Is For Freedom That Christ Has Set Us Free..." Galatians 5 Verse 1 12/1/18“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NIV If we are free why do we sometimes feel like we are living in bondage? Condemning thoughts, compulsive behavior, personal conflict, and spiritual despair can be struggles we all face on a regular basis. Is that just something we have to live with? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk about a rich resource called The Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson (Freedom in Christ ministries (https://ficm.org...
2018-12-0347 min
Solid Steps Radio#161 Martyrdom, Missions, Equipping Indigenous Christ Followers-A Better Way To Do Missions 11/24/18CHOOSE A LINK TO LISTEN to the Solid Steps Radio podcast for November 24, 2018. For iTunes use https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/solid-steps-radio/id1086366166?mt=2 For Soundcloud use
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Jaime Saint. Jaime’s dad, Steve, is the son of martyr Nate Saint, a jungle missionary pilot. Nate was speared to death in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador in 1956 by the Waodani tribe. Jaime grew up in a family that participated in mission ventures in Ecuador as well as in Mali, West Africa. After graduating from high school in 1995, Jaime moved with his fa...
2018-11-3050 min
Solid Steps Radio#160 Guest Tim Reist Talks About The Importance Of Retreats In Caring For Our Souls 11/17/18What kinds of retreats have you been on? Corporate retreats? Staff Retreats? At the end of the weekend, were you so emotionally spent that you needed a “retreat from the retreat”? On this weeks show, spiritual director Tim Reist joins Kurt and Chad to talk about the what, why and how of retreats. Tim points out that we, as spiritual beings, need to have aspects of retreat in our life - individually and with other people.
2018-11-1949 min
Solid Steps Radio#158 Freedom Isn't Free - It's Much More Than A Bumper Sticker 11/3/18Freedom isn’t free. It’s not just a bumper sticker, it’s a reality for the men, women and families that sacrifice so much for the defense of our country.
On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Marines Van Anderson and Lawson Brown about their service for their country. What motivates someone to join the forces? What is combat like? How do you make your way back into civilian lifestyle?
2018-11-0548 min
Solid Steps Radio#157 The Soul Care Retreat Experience - Presented By Further Still Ministries 10/27/18“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - Blaise Pascal. Why does being alone strike fear in our hearts? Maybe always being “connected” isn’t healthy. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk about Soul Retreats - put on by Further Still Ministries. The retreats are a 2 year journey about learning to live at a pace and rhythm of life that cares for your soul. Current soul retreat participants Sarah Sheets and Rachael Loy join Chad and Kurt to discuss their experiences at the retreats.
2018-10-3047 min
Solid Steps Radio#155 How To Develop And Flex The Muscle Of Inclusiveness 10/13/18“Why did you come to work? Because I’m loved” Can you say that about your job? Can your employees? How about your family? On this week’s show Kurt and Chad talk to professor Dr. Brad Shuck, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Human Resource and Organizational Development program at the University of Louisville. He is also the principle consultant of LEAD Research, LLC, ( www.drbshuck.com )
As one of the world’s foremost experts on employee engagement, Brad talks about how inclusion of others is often missing - even though it’s a crucial piece in the growth of an o...
2018-10-1546 min
Solid Steps Radio#153 Dan Webster Discusses The 4 Aspects Of A Great Leader 9/28/18On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad host the annual Listener Appreciation Dinner, recorded in front of a live audience. Dan Webster is the guest - he is an author and the founder of Authentic Leadership ( www.authenticleadershipinc.com ). Dan talks about a challenging passage out of scripture that challenges the world’s image of what a leader looks like. It doesn’t matter what your job or position is, every man is called to lead where he is planted.
2018-10-0148 min
Solid Steps Radio#150 Part I No Man (Should Be) An Island 9/8/18This week’s show focuses on a man’s need for close, personal relationships with other men. Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Kurt and Chad talk with Chris Burke, Jay Dortch and Ronnie Cordrey about the importance of having encouragement and accountability in your life. (This weekend's show is a repeat from March 29, 2016 - enjoy!)
2018-09-1023 min
Solid Steps Radio#150 Part II No Man (Should Be) An Island 9/8:/8This week’s show focuses on a man’s need for close, personal relationships with other men. Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Kurt and Chad talk with Chris Burke, Jay Dortch and Ronnie Cordrey about the importance of having encouragement and accountability in your life. (This weekend's show is a repeat from March 29, 2016 - enjoy!)
2018-09-1022 min
Solid Steps Radio#149 When The Hunter Becomes The Hunted And Hope Is Born 9/1/18John Jordan is the guest on this week’s show. He tells Kurt and Chad about his most exciting hunting trip ever - a grizzly bear hunt in a very remote part of Alaska. What John didn’t realize was that while he was hunting a trophy grizzly, God was hunting him. God’s love and blunt honesty forced him to finally confront his alcoholism, and get the help he needed. It’s a great story of hope and redemption.
2018-09-0447 min
Solid Steps Radio#144 Generous Giving - It's Not About The Money - It's About The Heart 7/28/17Generosity. When you hear that word what comes to mind? Money? Maybe more importantly, WHO comes to mind? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with businessman Randy Fields about what generosity looks like in a real and practical way. Randy grew up as the son of a Baptist minister in Eastern Kentucky. His Dad didn’t have much when it came to finances, but Randy learned what true generosity looked like before money even became a factor.
2018-07-3047 min
Solid Steps Radio#142 International Mission Trips - We Tend To See Nations But God Sees People 7/14/18195. That's how many countries there are around the world. Some people see them as destinations, as places on a map. When God sees nations, He sees people. How about you? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with David Heady Jr and Blake Shively. They have been to over 70 countries on various short term mission trips. David and Blake talk about how they got started in international mission trips, and how an international trip changes you when you’re back at home.
2018-07-1646 min
Solid Steps Radio#141 Part I The High Cost Of Freedom - For Our Military Servicemembers And For Their Families 7/7/18“Freedom isn't free.” That's a bumper sticker for some people, but it's been a way of life for the men, women and families of the United States military. On this weeks special 4th of July show, Kurt and Chad sit down with veterans Don Waddell (Air Force, Vietnam) and Derek Henricks (West Point, Army, Afghanistan). Don and Derek talk about their experiences and perspectives on military service and the high cost of freedom - for the veterans, and for their families as well. (This weekend's show is a repeat from July 4,2017)
2018-07-0822 min
Solid Steps Radio#141 Part II The High Cost Of Freedom - For Our Military Servicemembers And For Their Families 77/18“Freedom isn't free.” That's a bumper sticker for some people, but it's been a way of life for the men, women and families of the United States military. On this weeks special 4th of July show, Kurt and Chad sit down with veterans Don Waddell (Air Force, Vietnam) and Derek Henricks (West Point, Army, Afghanistan). Don and Derek talk about their experiences and perspectives on military service and the high cost of freedom - for the veterans, and for their families as well. (This weekend's show is a repeat from July 4,2017)
2018-07-0823 min
Solid Steps Radio#139 Orphan Care Alliance - Helping Families Help Kids 6/24/18“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans….” James 1:27 NIV There are 9,000 children in the Kentucky foster care system. What is the role of the church in the lives of these kids? If someone wants to help, what are their options? Are our churches equipped for supporting them? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk with Darren Washausen, the Executive Director of Orphan Care Alliance (OCA) http://orphancarealliance.org as well as Board Member Austin Wilkerson, and Pastor Darren Lewis. They talk about their adoption journeys around the world and the role O...
2018-06-2548 min
Solid Steps Radio#138 Grieving For Our Own Personal Losses As Well As Grieving With Others In Their Loss 6/16 /18"Why is this happening to me? “ Every person has had that question run through their mind. Whether it's a car breaking down or a call from the doctor, we have never really been taught how to mourn or grieve. When the inevitable happens, how can we best handle it? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome corporate chaplain and grief counselor James Santos. James discusses how we can grieve before, during, and after traumatic events. He also talks about how we can lovingly help the ones we care for who are grieving.
2018-06-1848 min
Solid Steps Radio#137 Shepherding A Child's Heart By Tedd Tripp - Week Five 6/9/18On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad finish up a 5 week study on the book "Shepherding A Child's Heart" by Tedd Tripp. Kurt and Chad talk with Gabe Smith and Brad Ricca - two Dads who either have a teenager or soon will.
Listen now to learn 1) Three goals to impart into the worldview of a teenager. 2) The importance of having a healthy perspective of the identity of God and self; 3) How to move from authority to influence with teenagers.
2018-06-1148 min
Solid Steps Radio#135 Shepherding A Child's Heart By Tedd Tripp - Week Three 5/26/18"Spare the rod, spoil the child.” That's a phrase many people heard growing up, but in today's culture and society, it may be frowned upon. Few people believe that discipline should not be part of child rearing. But what is a correct way to do it? Is spanking too harsh and outdated compared to more "enlightened" methods? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad continue their walk through the book Shepherding a Child's Heart as we sit down with fathers Max Semenick and Rob Keto to discuss what is proper discipline in a child's life. And, how should we communicate wi...
2018-05-2848 min
Solid Steps Radio#134 Shepherding A Child's Heart By Tedd Tripp - Week Two 5/19/18Things we think we want for our children - the skill of hitting a baseball, being well-adjusted psychologically, reading the Bible, behaving well in public, straight A's in school, and not going to hell. But what if they are the wrong goals in parenting? On this week’s show Kurt and Chad welcome fathers Rob Keto and Cameron Howell to discuss the book Shepherding a Child's Heart (by author Tedd Tripp). While all of those things listed above are what we would like for our children, they could be incredibly shortsighted in the big picture of life. The guys discuss ho...
2018-05-2148 min
Solid Steps Radio#133 Week One of a Study of the Book Shepherding A Child's Heart By Tedd Tripp 5/12/18Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart. It is the wellspring of life.” How do we parent our children so they will not only be driven by behaving well and will actually have insides that match the outside? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Ken Idleman - former pastor, college president and current consultant for The Solomon Foundation. Ken talks about reaching a child's heart without losing the importance of teaching behavior.
2018-05-1447 min
Solid Steps Radio#132 Horse Racing Legend Pat Day On The Real Meaning Of Success 5/5/18The Kentucky Derby is known as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” The Derby is the oldest American sporting event. Every year the city of Louisville, Kentucky celebrates for two weeks in preparation for a two minute horse race. Is the build up worth it? If you've ever been to the Kentucky Derby, you’d have to say it is. And the majority of the time, the intrigue is not about horses, but about the people. On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk to racing Hall of Famer Pat Day about how he got into horse racing, and about hi...
2018-05-0747 min
Solid Steps Radio#131 Compassionate Leadership - Leading As Jesus Led 4/28/18In this week’s episode, U of L Professor Brad Shuck joins Kurt and Chad to share what he knows about compassionate leadership. Brad travels around the world meeting with corporate leaders who are looking for ways to energize their companies. Listen now and you will learn the six characteristics of a compassionate leader. And the same principles that can transform a giant corporation will also work in a church or at home! (This weekend's show is a repeat from 2016 - an interview with professor Brad Shuck about servant leadership. Enjoy!)
2018-04-3045 min
Solid Steps Radio#129 Loving God And Loving People - Making A Difference In An Impoverished Neighborhood 4:14:18So how do you make a difference in the 10th most impoverished area in the United States? Pop tarts and hugs. On this weekend's show, Kurt and Chad talk with LoveCity's ( LoveCityInc.org ) co-founder Shawn Arvin and Portland resident Austin Lopesilvero about how the Portland area of Louisville is being transformed by the two greatest commandments from Jesus - love God and love others. From open gym basketball - to fish fry’s - to block parties, loving your neighbor can be as effective and simple as, well, pop tarts and hugs.
2018-04-1647 min
Solid Steps Radio#128 Spiritual Warfare And What It Looks Like In The Life Of A Believer 4/7/18"There is a protagonist and an antagonist in our story.” When you hear the word "Satan", do you shudder or chuckle? Typically people have one or the other response, but are either one appropriate? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad talk with one another about spiritual warfare and what it looks like in the life of a believer.
2018-04-0947 min
Solid Steps Radio#126 Living A Life Of Generosity - Seven Days A Week 3/24/18Living a "Sunday morning" lifestyle seven days a week. On this week’s show Kurt and Chad talk with John Stewart, owner and President of Encompass Inc. John says, “At Encompass, we don’t just build structures from steel and stone. We build partnerships with heart and soul.” John encourages an atmosphere of generosity with his employees, customers, and more - from Indian tribes in Oklahoma to the homeless in Lagrange, KY.
2018-03-2546 min
Solid Steps Radio#120 Part I Becoming Bold For Christ In The Workplace 2/10/17“God is marshalling his people in the workplace as never before in history. God is up to something. The next spiritual awakening could take place in the marketplace.” -Henry Blackaby. Is there a divide between your work and your ministry? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad talk to businessmen Bruce Zoeller and Larry Roach of The Christian Advantage (TCA) (www.thechristianadvantage.com). TCA focuses on bringing God into the workplace and more importantly bringing your workplace to God. Bruce and Larry talk about shrinking the divide between work and ministry. They also preview of the upcoming 3rd annual 2018 Business and...
2018-02-1323 min
Solid Steps Radio#101 Part I Special Guest Bob Russell On Living A Life Of Depth And Influence 9/30/17"Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72” - Mark Twain. Are you living a life of impact? Are there things you can change to have more influence? On this week’s special live event celebration of 100 shows, Chad and Kurt welcome former Senior Minister (Southeast Christian Church) Bob Russell to talk about living a life of impact and depth. It doesn't happen by accident.
2017-10-0222 min
Solid Steps Radio#101 Part II Special Guest Bob Russell On Living A Life Of Depth And Influence 9/30/17"Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72” - Mark Twain. Are you living a life of impact? Are there things you can change to have more influence? On this week’s special live event celebration of 100 shows, Chad and Kurt welcome former Senior Minister (Southeast Christian Church) Bob Russell to talk about living a life of impact and depth. It doesn't happen by accident.
2017-10-0223 min
Solid Steps Radio#98 Part I Raising Kids On A Farm Develops Their Faith, Character, And A Strong Work Ethic 9/9/17"...Farm living is the life for me.” For some, that is a line from the Green Acres TV show theme song. For others it is a way of life. Have you ever gone into a grocery store and there was no fresh produce, no milk? Not likely - we have the farmers to thank for that. So what's it like growing up on a farm? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Kurt's father, Jerry Sauder - a third generation farmer. He explains how raising kids on a farm develops their faith, their character and a strong work ethi...
2017-09-1222 min
Solid Steps Radio#98 Part II Raising Kids On A Farm Develops Their Faith, Character, And A Strong Work Ethic 9/9/17"...Farm living is the life for me.” For some, that is a line from the Green Acres TV show theme song. For others it is a way of life. Have you ever gone into a grocery store and there was no fresh produce, no milk? Not likely - we have the farmers to thank for that. So what's it like growing up on a farm? On this week’s show, Kurt and Chad welcome Kurt's father, Jerry Sauder - a third generation farmer. He explains how raising kids on a farm develops their faith, their character and a strong work ethi...
2017-09-1223 min
Solid Steps Radio#86 Part I Dads - It's Never Too Late To Have An Impact On Your Family 6/17/17On this weeks show (a special Father's Day edition) Kurt and Chad sit down with Chad's father, Jim Russell, and with Chad’s two brothers, Kevin and Troy. They talk about the struggles of fatherhood and the huge impact Jim had on all of them. Jim broke away from his family’s generational history of alcoholism and infidelity and led his wife and his sons to Christ. It’s a great story.
2017-06-1922 min
Solid Steps Radio#86 Part II Dads - It's Never Too Late To Have An Impact On Your Family 6/17/17On this weeks show (a special Father's Day edition) Kurt and Chad sit down with Chad's father, Jim Russell, and with Chad’s two brothers, Kevin and Troy. They talk about the struggles of fatherhood and the huge impact Jim had on all of them. Jim broke away from his family’s generational history of alcoholism and infidelity and led his wife and his sons to Christ. It’s a great story.
2017-06-1923 min