Embrace Your Strengths

EP !34 Leading With His Passion for People with Brett Marcos

Brett's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Harmony, Developer, Empathy, Connectedness & Positivity 

 

Brett graduated from Texas Tech University, where he met his wife Kim, they fell in love, and soon after graduation tied the knot. At Tech is also where they both saw their own lives changed – all through the Cru ministry! After interning there, they joined staff full-time and moved to Baton Rouge, LA to work with Cru at LSU. Now leading the team at LSU, Brett loves bringing staff or students together to feel seen, building them up in their walk with God so that they can become leaders, and ultimately be sent out equipped with the hope of Christ to do the same for others. 

 

Brett is a sports fanatic – with basketball and football taking high priority. He also enjoys hanging with friends, roasting coffee, smoking a brisket, and cooking great meals.

 

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EP 133 Surprised by the Impact of Her Strengths with Becky Getter

Becky's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Developer, Responsibility, Woo, Communication & Learner

Becky is a 71 yr old wife to her husband of 48 years, mom to two adult children and grandmother to 5 precious grandchildren.She has lived in Texas all of her  life with the last 30 years being in the Austin area. She graduated from high school in Lufkin, Texas and then 4 years later graduated from University of Texas Austin. She  taught school, started 3 different successful businesses, and immersed herself in studying the Word of God the last 25 years. She also loves music and plays the guitar, ukulele and piano. When she was 50 yrs old, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that strongly impacted her energy level which was a major life change for her. She loves everything Jesus, family and friends!!!! She gives God the glory for all her blessings and trusts Him for her future. 

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EP 131 2023 Episode Highlights with Susan Barrett

Barbara and Susan chat about some of the top downloaded episodes  of Embrace Your Strengths in 2023 

EP 96 Cousins and Friends for Life with Carol Dodds and Kim Laughton 

EP 89 Dreaming of and Creating Beautiful Spaces with Aryn Guillory

EP 103 Setting the Table for Conversations about Faith, Hope and Forgiveness with Mary Beth Minnis

EP 91 Experiencing God's Love in Loss with Will and Sarai Neusch

EP 126 Encouraging Herself and Others that God is Always at Work with Judy Douglass

EP 92 Till Death Do Us Part with Susan Barrett

 

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EP 130 Treasuring the Christmas Story with Janet Pope

Janet’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Focus, Belief, Learner, Discipline & Communication

Janet is a Bible teacher and speaker at women’s event.  She has  Master’s in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is the author of His Word in My Heart, Moody Publishers. Her favorite things are memorizing Scripture, granddaughters, girlfriend lunches… and football. She resides with her husband Ethan in Birmingham, Alabama, and is a member of The Church at Brook Hills. 

Her book His Word in My Heart

Video of Christmas Message The Treasure and the Sword: 37 minutes recorded December 9. 2023

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EP 129 Wondering How you Show up this Christmas Season? With Bria Abudu and Barbara Culwell

Bria and Barbara chat about how their CliftonStrengths are showing up this season including topics about traditions, movies, the meaning of Christmas, families and more!  

Bria lives in Austin and works with the Impact ministry of Cru. Her top 5 CliftonStrengths are Positivity, Connectedness, Woo, Achiever & Input

Barbara's top 5 CliftonStrengths are Harmony, Adaptability, Empathy, Connectedness & Maximizer. 

You can listen to previous episode with Bria here.

Impact Movement Website

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EP 128 Shining in their Strengths at Christmas with Pam McCune and Jesslyn Adams

Pam's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Achiever, Empathy, Harmony,Developer & Individualization

Jesslyn's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Activator, Positivity, Woo, Communication & Significance

As a wife and mom, Jesslyn Adams knows what it is to juggle many roles as she has also served with Cru for 20 years, helping others connect to God. She loves seeing God work in unique ways all over the world! Embracing the opportunities she has to be an ambassador for Jesus to whatever “neighbors" she meets, Jesslyn loves connecting people for mutual encouragement. Hanging out with her husband and two boys, Jessyln loves swinging in her hammock, enjoying God's great creation, pickleball, and dining on delicious BBQ with good friends.

For nearly 40 years, Pam McCune has been shining the light of friendship in near and far places to help others see Jesus more clearly. From college students to strangers across the world to the women she teaches in Bible study, Pam has worked as an ambassador for Jesus as part of Cru ministries all of her adult life reaching others through strategic relationships.   An author, speaker, and Bible teacher, Pam declares herself a recovering perfectionist who has learned to trust God to do the heavy lifting. A busy wife, mom, and grandmom, she helps others learn the art of connection as part of Cru City’s NBS2G0 (Neighbor Bible Studies 2G0) and Called to Shine

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Called to Shine Podcast

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Hi December! with Barbara Culwell

A look back at November and some thoughts about how my top 5 CliftonStrengths of Harmony, Adaptability, Empathy, Connectedness & Maximizer have shown up for me.  

Includes seeing God's mercy and care in infertility and also a great gift idea you can give people you love for Christmas!   

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EP 126 Encouraging Others and Herself that God is Always at Work with Judy Douglass

Judy's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are:  Developer, Connectedness, Positivity, Strategic & Input

Judy Douglass is the founder and host of Prayer for Prodigals, an online community for those who love someone who is making destructive choices. She has served as editor of two Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) magazines, has authored six books, and speaks all over the world.

A writer, speaker, encourager, and advocate, Judy loves to encourage God’s children to be and do all that He created them for. A native of Dallas, she graduated from The University of Texas with a degree in journalism. Judy serves as global director of Cru’s Women’s Resources and partnered with her late husband, Steve, president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, to lead Cru globally for almost 20 years.

Judy resides in Orlando, Florida. Learn more at judydouglass.com

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EP 125 Living With Eternal Intentionality with Debby Thompson

Debby's Top CliftonStrengths are:  Futuristic, Maximizer, Individualization, Positivity  & Learner  

Debby Thompson and her husband, Larry, have served in global missions with Cru® (CampusCrusade for Christ International) since 1974, and are counted among the pioneering Western
missionaries who lived covertly behind the Iron Curtain in Communist-controlled Poland. In total, the Thompsons spent 33years serving in Eastern Europe, ultimately leading Cru’s work in 20 European nations. Together with their three children, they were witnesses to a period of dramatic social, political, and spiritual change.

Now with Church Movements and living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Debby, an active grandmother of seven, is an award-winning author, a speaker, and a mentor for women around the world. In her newest book, Pulling Back the Iron Curtain: Stories From a Cold War Missionary, she takes the reader on a riveting journey to experience the personal challenges of a missionary’s life in the communist world during the Cold War.

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Subscribe to Debby’s blog, Living with Eternal Intentionality®, at DebbyThompson.com  and
follow her on Twitter at @Debbythompson17. To contact her directly, email: Debby.thompson@cru.org

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EP 124 Thriving After Pivoting to a New Career with Chris Heinz

Chris's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Belief, Maximizer, Responsibility, Empathy & Developer

Chris Heinz wants to lead from generous grace, excellence, and joy. He and his family live in Charlottesville, VA, where he's the Director of People & Associate Experience for Carter Myers Automotive, a Fortune 500 dealership group with 23 locations and 1,200 employees. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Chris has worked with over 250 teams. He is also on the leadership team of the Trinity Fellows program and Proclaim HOPE.

Chris' website is www.ChrisHeinz.com.

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