https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/911005c4-b245-48ec-8be8-e8c20af60bae/Podcast+Graphic+for+Website.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/95c63450-15d7-485c-b600-9d1887f42bb9/PODCASTwithNAME.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/3e8751d6-5dfd-43b2-8015-541b8069766b/2Be+a+Guest+Graphic+for+Website.png https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-008-humble-curiosity-and-holy-confrontation-a-conversation-with-summer-hoover monthly 0.5 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/5334d9c9-a925-4112-b795-eeda848304e5/008.png Podcast Episodes - Episode 008 - Humble Curiosity and Holy Confrontation: A Conversation with Summer Hoover In this episode: If you missed episode 007, go back and give it a listen. Summer and I pick up this podcast midway through a conversation and episode 007 will help you stay caught up with this conversation. In this episode, we explore what it means to approach hard questions and challenging dynamics with humble curiosity, grace, and boldness. From recognizing our own discomfort to understanding the weight of being a bystander, we reflect on how to live like Christ—not just in gentleness, but also in courage and conviction. What does it look like to flip tables like Jesus did, not in anger, but with intention and righteousness? And how do we make room for obedience in others, even when we disagree? Our guest today is Summer Hoover. Summer is a homeschooling mom of two and has been married to her first love for twenty years. Being a military wife took her on many adventures, teaching her resilience, flexibility, and the importance of building a strong family foundation wherever life leads. Now settled, she pours her heart into raising and educating her children, and creating a home filled with faith and laughter. She’s passionate about truth, discipleship, and taking every idea and putting it up to the light of Scripture. https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-007-turning-tables-a-conversation-with-summer-hoover monthly 0.5 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/e076711b-6e68-4c08-bd62-0df65dc4eb7c/007.png Podcast Episodes - Episode 007 - Turning Tables: A Conversation with Summer Hoover In this episode: Does Jesus care more for people or systems? What does it mean to embody both fierce justice and tender mercy? How can followers of Christ discern when to extend grace—and when to overturn tables? In this episode, we explore John 2:13-16, where Jesus boldly overturns the tables in the temple courts—a powerful act of standing against systems that exploit God's people. We reflect on the striking detail that Jesus took time to craft a whip, considering what He may have been contemplating as He prepared to confront injustice with deliberate, righteous anger. Throughout the conversation, we examine how Jesus embodied both fierce opposition to corrupt systems and tender compassion toward individuals. Along the way, we touch on the purpose of the Socratic Method to help us think critically, ask bold questions, and courageously pursue truth in a world that often prefers silence. Our guest today is Summer Hoover. Summer is a homeschooling mom of two and has been married to her first love for twenty years. Being a military wife took her on many adventures, teaching her resilience, flexibility, and the importance of building a strong family foundation wherever life leads. Now settled, she pours her heart into raising and educating her children, and creating a home filled with faith and laughter. She’s passionate about truth, discipleship, and taking every idea and putting it up to the light of Scripture. If you've ever wrestled with how to balance grace and boldness this episode is for you. https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-006-patterns-pointing-to-potential-perils-hammon-family-episode-part-two monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/ccc6adbf-e725-4a40-80e8-237ef5f23196/006.png Podcast Episodes - Episode 006 - Patterns Pointing to Potential Perils: Hammon Family Episode - Part Two In this episode: What if the things we’ve accepted as “normal” in church culture are actually red flags pointing to something potentially dangerous? In this episode of Called to Courage, we take an unflinching look at patterns that often go unnoticed—or are even praised—in faith communities, yet quietly signal a toxic or harmful environment. From silencing questions to controlling leadership, these warning signs deserve to be named. Because recognizing the patterns of peril is often the first step toward healing, truth, and courage. If you've ever sensed something was off but couldn't quite put your finger on it, this episode will give you language—and permission—to believe what you've seen and trust your discernment. This Hammon family episode is part two of two. 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As a family, they explore a variety of topics, including Matthew 18, the responsibilities of church leadership, discernment, and spiritual leadership. Listen below! https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/bonus-episode-is-it-wrong-to-hold-pastors-accountable monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/6ba07266-4d10-4f8b-a6a2-9110b5576c77/Bonus+2.png Podcast Episodes - Bonus Episode: Is It Wrong To Hold Pastors Accountable? In this episode: In this Bonus Episode, Linsey Hammon shares a sweet memory the Lord used to remind her where to focus her attention. But first, she discusses Acts 16:35-40 and the way God used these scriptures in her life to plant seeds of courage and move her to action. 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Listen below! https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-004-an-invisible-victim-of-spiritual-abuse-graces-story monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/1742883181858-F7OUIFR96S2DZ17MKKHR/004-1.png Podcast Episodes - Episode 004 - An Invisible Victim of Spiritual Abuse: Grace’s Story In this episode: It’s one thing for the shepherd not to go after the one, it’s a different thing entirely for the shepherd to intentionally push one of the lambs out and then turn the rest of the flock against it. This is episode three in the series highlighting Linsey Hammon’s family members' stories of spiritual abuse in the church where they were active members for fourteen years. In this episode, Grace boldly shares her experience of being manipulated, isolated, and abandoned by multiple people at the church in which she grew up. Grace's story demonstrates the many forms spiritual abuse takes and the long-term consequences of such dreadful experiences. Listen below! https://www.called2courage.org/podcast-episodes/episode-003-a-case-study-in-how-to-use-and-discard-church-volunteers-toms-story monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67e1a5f33f9ca330dc596534/9f64a418-4d08-4375-beba-d12ccc6e5805/003-1.png Podcast Episodes - Episode 003 - A Case Study in How To Use and Discard Church Volunteers: Tom’s Story In this episode: This is episode two in the series highlighting Linsey Hammon’s family members' stories of spiritual abuse in the church where they were active members for fourteen years. In this episode, Tom shares his experience of being used and abused as a church volunteer in the youth ministry, until he was suddenly dismissed from his role without cause. This story is difficult to tell and frustrating to listen to, because Tom never does get an answer about what happened. 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