"When you're called into a new role, your job is not to be the person that was there before...don't be them, that's not your job." - Tyler Reagin There will all be times in our life we were are called to step up and lead something.  Leadership expert Tyler Reagin sits down with Rena to talk about what it means to lead well and share tips from his new book, "Leading Things You Didn't Start".  Tyler is a leadership expert and founder of the Life-Giving Company.  He is the former President of Catalyst and worked at North Point Ministries for 10 years.  To learn more about Tyler:  https://tylerreagin.com For more information about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

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Leading Things You Didn't Start with Tyler Reagin

Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia are difficult to understand and manage, dramatically impacting both patients and their caregivers.  Lisa Skinner, a behavioral expert in dementia and other brain diseases, provides helpful information for families impact by the disease.  She also offers ways we all can protect our own brain health.Lisa Skinner is the author of Not All Who Wander Need be Lost:  Stories of Hope for Families Facing Alzheimer's and Dementia available on Amazon.  For more information on Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

Better Understanding Alzheimer's with Lisa Skinner

The call to serve is written on each and every person's heart.  But often we get stuck, afraid or unwilling to reach for that higher calling in our lives.In this episode Dave Burgess, an engineer with a degree from Georgia Tech, shares his story of how he moved on from a place of comfort as an engineer to assuming a leadership role of the nonprofit, UboraTZ, that serves a community of people living in the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.  And how a mission trip changed his life.To learn more:  uboratz.orgFor more on Climb Kili:  climbkili.orgFor more on Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

Called to Serve with Dave Burgess

"Wherever you are is fine...what isn't fine is staying there."- Chris WidenerHere's to a new year, fresh starts and believing that better days are ahead!To kick off this season of the Relevate Podcast, motivational speaker Chris Widener is here to help us 'reset' and move forward with thoughtful advice on how to pursue  a life of success, filled with meaning.To connect with Chris:  https://chriswidener.com/To connect with Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.comThank you for your support of the Relevate Podcast!  Please subscribe and share this fun and timely episode with my very special guest, Chris Widener.Happy New Year!- Rena 

Choosing Success with Chris Widener

While this year's COVID-19 pandemic has threatened our physical health, it has also deeply impacted our mental health.  Rev. Stephen Walters of the Summit Counseling Center in metro Atlanta shares his thoughts on coping through Covid, dealing with anxiety, and other ways we can seek to preserve our mental health during the pandemic.To connect with Stephen or other counselors at Summit Health:  summitcounseling.orgTo connect with Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

Coping through COVID Pandemic with Stephen Walters

It's easy to get comfortable with where we are in life, to take a 'pass' on new opportunities that don't seem to make sense at the time.  In this episode of the Relevate Podcast, veteran journalist Jaye Watson shares her journey of leaving the job she loved in television news to forge a new path in healthcare journalism.  And in so doing, she found new purpose and meaning in life.  Don't miss the latest season of “Your Fantastic Mind”, where Jaye artfully tackles a number of topics, all centered around brain health, including stress, opioids, depression, second chances and my favorite, an episode on dogs.  The entire second series is now online.  Watch online: https://www.gpb.org/television/show/your-fantastic-mindTo learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Stellar Storyteller with Jaye Watson

The call to serve in missions was written early on Kathy Stewart's heart.  Her and husband, Jim, would eventually serve in Nairobi, Kenya, where her son, Griffin was born.  The family eventually returned to the U.S. but Africa would always remain in their hearts, specifically the people of Tanzania.Learn the generational impact of one family's call to servant leadership and how Griffin, now a father of three daughters, and his wife, Valerie, are carrying on their family's legacy of love, charity and service.To learn more about the Stewart's company, 5DayDeal, visit:  https://5daydeal.comTo learn more about UboraTZ:  https://uboratz.orgTo learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.comThank you for listening and being a subscriber of the Relevate Podcast!  

Tanzania in Their Hearts

"I am watching my 19-year-old girl change the world and bring people to Jesus from heaven..."- Cathy SemeriaEven though she's no longer here on earth, Christina "Tini" Semeria continues to be a spark in the dark.  In this episode, her mother Cathy shares more about her talented and faith-filled daughter, the tragic accident that claimed her girl's life along with three of Tini's best friends, and the love that still burns brightly.Special thanks to the Semeria family for the privilege of using Christina's original song, Be Still, in this episode. To download a copy or to learn more about Tini:  https://christinasemeria.org/To register for the Christina Semeria Spark in the Dark 5K Run:  https://bit.ly/3cuMzmDFor more information about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  rena-olsen.com

Spark in the Dark with Cathy Semeria

"Most people want to make a difference but don't know how. Be Rich makes it simple."- Bryan ApinisBe Rich is a yearly "go do" initiative of North Point Ministries in metro Atlanta that is now having a tremendous impact on non-profit organizations and people around the world.  Learn more about what it truly means to "Be Rich", how it all began and what happens when we unite to give, serve and love.   To donate, volunteer or learn more about Be Rich:  https://berich.orgFor more about North Point Community Church and North Point Ministries:  https://northpoint.orgTo learn more about your host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Be Rich with Bryan Apinis of North Point Ministries

When it comes to parenting in a pandemic, "Patience is the name of the game," advises Kimberly Scales of Investing in Lives. Affectionately known as "The Teen Whisperer" by some of her clients, Kimberly shares what she's learned by mentoring and loving on countless teens and emerging adults and how we can better handle the challenge of parenting in a pandemic and beyond.Please subscribe, listen and share this episode! Thank you for your prayers, love and support of the Relevate Podcast.To learn more about Kimberly Scales and her life coaching for young people:  https://investinginlives.orgTo learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Pandemic Parenting with Life Coach Kimberly Scales

"When we get still, we meet the deepest part of who we are."- Vikki FrakerWhere is God, we wonder, especially when times are tough?  Like now, in the midst of what is seemingly the never-ending Covid-19 pandemic.  Life coach Vikki Fraker of Revival 356 shines the light and walks us through the mysteries of faith.  She is here to remind us that rarely do we seek and find God in those mountaintop moments, but rather when we are in the valley.  And to always remember... hope is not cancelled.Like Vikki herself, the conversation is pure 'church'--without the religion--complete with a whole lot of life lessons to be learned along the way.Take notes, and enjoy the ride, friends!  To learn more about Vikki and her non-profit organization, Revival 356:https://www.revival356.com/To listen to Vikki's first conversation with Rena on the Relevate Podcast:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fy2f7-b78fb6To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.com

Hope is Not Cancelled with Vikki Fraker of Revival 356

Loving someone who struggles with addiction is never an easy path to take, especially when that someone is your child. Listen to learn from the dynamic mother/son duo of Amy and Alec and the life lessons learned and love shared along the way.  And the hope that somehow still survives. To learn more about the Alec Davis Foundation:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/269814107506000 To learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:   https://rena-olsen.com Thank you for listening and subscribing to the Relevate Podcast. 

Warrior Mom with Amy Black Durham

The impact of addiction is devastating our families and our communities.  Learn the story of Catherine Rosborough and Bill Whitney, both in long-term recovery and now a married couple, and how they eventually found hope, healing and meaning in their lives.The two are both champions in the recovery movement where they live, in Forsyth County Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta). Catherine is the founder of the Recovery Community Foundation of Forsyth County (RCFF) and The Connection, an addition recovery support center.  Learn more about how these grassroots organizations called Recovery Community Organizations or RCOs (there are 16 RCOs in Georgia, supported through state funding and a number of other independent organizations) are helping fuel recovery in their respective communities.To learn more about The Connection:  www.theconnectionforsyth.orgTo learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  www.rena-olsen.comP.S. A note from Rena...It has been a tough week for those of us who love people in recovery in the north metro Atlanta area, as we lost yet another one of our young men to overdose. This one hurts my heart deeply because he was an exceptional person from a beautiful and loving family. In recording the closing for this episode, I wept big tears for my young friend and his family.  I almost re-recorded it, but then again decided to keep it exactly as it is...Raw, emotional, difficult to hear. It's time we all let down our guards and started standing up and fighting for those who struggle...and their families. 

Recovery Champions with Bill Whitney and Catherine Rosborough

The call to serve as missionaries in a remote village of Tanzania took both Dave and Mary Ann Taylor by surprise.  Learn more about this couple's hope-filled journey and the gifts that have unfolded as a result of their faithfulness.You'll also have a chance to learn more about UboraTZ, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the once severely impoverished community of Karansi near Mt. Kilimanjaro, where Dave and Mary Ann call home. What has transpired over the 20-year history of Ubora--along with the work of Pastor Wariaeli and SHEFO--is God ordained and a model of transformation for other cross-continental partnerships.To learn more about what God is doing in Tanzania, visit:  www.uboratz.orgTo connect with Dave and Mary Ann, visit their blog:  https://tztales.wordpress.com/about/To learn more about the host of the Relevate podcast, Rena Olsen, visit:  https://rena-olsen.com

Faithful with Dave and Mary Ann Taylor

Pastor Tim Price shares his story of brokenness, redemption and overcoming addiction in this episode of the Relevate Podcast. From a place of humbleness and abundant faith, Tim leads his people with heart and transparency at the newly established Free Chapel Cumming just north of Atlanta. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, Pastor Tim encourages us it is now time to "hit refresh and restore."To learn more about Free Chapel Cumming:  https://www.freechapel.org/cummingTo learn more about Rena Olsen, the host of the Relevate Podcast:  https://rena-olsen.comThank you for subscribing and being a supporter of the Relevate Podcast!  

Refresh and Restore with Pastor Tim Price

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