Pastor, Rickey Fondren, shares his journey through divorce and a few unexpected career twists and turns along the way & what it really means to have a second chance. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Nov 10, 2021•29 min
Michael Wallace, senior editor and contributor for Grind City Media, shares his journey through grief & how we can pursue growth through celebrating the small successes. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Nov 03, 2021•20 min
Debbie Coy, LMSW and Regional Director of Memphis’ Bradford Health Center campus, educates us to the mechanics & nuances of addiction and recovery. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Oct 27, 2021•33 min
President and CEO of Memphis’ Soulsville Foundation, Richard Greenswald, shares his passion for Memphis, STAX, as well as how we can make an impact in our city & in the next generation of students. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Oct 20, 2021•20 min
Singer and songwriter, Candise Marshall, shares her powerful journey and how we can pursue our passion, press on in difficult seasons, and how to give back with what we’ve been given. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Oct 18, 2021•20 min
President and CEO of Memphis Athletic Ministries, Johnathan Torres, discusses the importance & necessity of self-care when investing in the lives of others. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Oct 06, 2021•26 min
Mempops founders, Chris and Emily Taylor, share the story behind Memphis' own local ice pop company and discuss how we can identify our purpose and manage our limits. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Sep 29, 2021•20 min
Dr. Tim Holler and Shad Berry from the Kardia Collective counseling organization, tackle the nuances of worry, anxiety, and loss and how we can pragmatically manage such experiences. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Sep 22, 2021•35 min
Singer, songwriter, speaker, and musician, Joy Freeman, shares her personal journey & offers us some honest, practical wisdom on how we can discover freedom in forgiveness. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Sep 16, 2021•28 min
Owners of Wiseacre Brewery Company in Memphis, Kellan and Davin Bartosch, discuss pursing your passion and making dreams a reality. - *Visit Youtube.com/HopeChurchMemphis for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Sep 09, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In the Green Chair Conversations Season 1 Finale, Rev. Jessica Morris welcomes panel guests Tommy Morris, Heather Strong Moore, Jeff Trotter and Sean Fernandez, to discuss the unexpected lessons, challenges and stories throughout the first season of Green Chair. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Jun 23, 2021•42 min
Emmy award winning anchor & long time local Memphis news reporter, Amy Speropoulos, shares her journey through sobriety, setbacks, and learning to live at a slower pace. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Jun 16, 2021•34 min
Chad Johnson (Hope Church Kids’ Pastor) and his wife Julie Johnson (Licensed Social Worker), share their journey through loss with collective wisdom on how to navigate life’s joys and sorrows. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Jun 09, 2021•41 min
PART 2: Executive Director of For the Kingdom, Torrey Bates, reframes poverty & childhood hunger; making it incredibly personal and practical while also challenging us on ways we can become catalysts for change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Jun 02, 2021•23 min
Executive Director of For the Kingdom, Torrey Bates, reframes poverty & childhood hunger; making it incredibly personal and practical while also challenging us on ways we can become catalysts for change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
May 26, 2021•24 min
Memphis artist, Whitney Winkler, enlightens us to pursue creativity in the margins of life. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
May 19, 2021•26 min
Black Liturgies Creator and Content and Spiritual formation manager for the Center Studies at Cornell University, Cole Riley, educates us on how rest is a type of justice and, how we can incorporate breathing prayers into our daily practice. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
May 12, 2021•25 min
Accomplished musician, composer, producer & choir director, Marque Walker, shares his life journey through music and how we can learn as we continue to grow. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
May 05, 2021•21 min
Founder of Agape North, Give Clean, Missionwear, and Lionheart foundation, Joe Williams, helps us navigate how we can find our niche. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Apr 28, 2021•25 min
Executive Editor of the Commercial Appeal, Mark Russell, shares his journey & wisdom on remaining resilient, pursuing intentionality, & navigating change. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Apr 21, 2021•26 min
Director of Operations for MyCityRides in Memphis, Megan Klein, shares her social entrepreneurial heart on how we can pursue intentionality in our lives. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Apr 14, 2021•31 min
Executive Director of City Leadership and Choose901, John Carroll, discusses how we can be catalysts for change through harvesting optimism. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Apr 07, 2021•35 min
[Lenten series week 7] Hope’s Senior Associate Pastor, Dr. Eli Morris, discusses the what, why, & how’s to Maundy Thursday as well as some intentional ways we can make creative space for such high holy days. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Mar 31, 2021•31 min
[Lenten series week 6] Tim Johnson, Founding Pastor of the Avenue Church, shares his journey to planting a multi-ethnic church along with some lessons, hurdles, & reminders he has learned on along the way. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Mar 25, 2021•30 min
[Lenten Series: Week 5] Recently retired Episcopal priest, Father John Sewell, educates, challenges, & inspires us to incorporate brutally honest reflection & intentionality, into this Lenten season as well as our daily lives. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Mar 18, 2021•27 min
[Lenten Series: Week 4] Musical Worship Director, Daniel Oppenhuizen, offers an honest, unconventional look at the influence music can have on us, as well as its synergism with prayer. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Mar 10, 2021•33 min
[Lenten Series: Week 3] Rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church, Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells, shares her journey from practicing attorney to priest and some invaluable lessons along the way. Dorothy offers a fresh look at faith, the Lenten season, and prayer as well as some practical ways we can grow on our faith journey. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected....
Mar 03, 2021•33 min
[Lenten Series: Week 2] Heather Strong-Moore, co director of Hope Church Memphis’ college ministry and CCO staff, shares her heart for liturgy, passion for the next generation, & practical ways to view this Lenten season through the lens of transformation. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Feb 25, 2021•26 min
[Lenten Series: Week 1] Senior Pastor of Hope Church Memphis, Rev. Rufus Smith, explores the why behind Lent and offers practical advice on practicing prayer. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Feb 17, 2021•27 min
Margaux Bartosch and Michelle Bolton, founders and farmers of June Wren Flowers in Memphis, TN, share their passion and story for launching a business, growing and adapting through life’s seasons, and the lessons we can daily learn simply by looking to nature. — *Visit HopeChurchMemphis.com/GCC for more Green Chair Conversations! Also you can follow us at @Hope4Memphis on Facebook and Instagram to stay connected.
Feb 10, 2021•27 min