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The COSILoveYou Podcast
The COSILoveYou podcast creates intersections between the church and the city in and around the Pikes Peak region. Each month, COSILoveYou hosts conversations with civic, business, and faith leaders on issues and subjects impacting people in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas. We aim to convene leaders in ways that establish collaborative partnerships, so that the faith community can be our city's greatest contributor to human flourishing.
Episodes
32 episodes
Local Schools & Local Churches
This month, our COSILoveYou Podcast builds from last month’s episode by taking a look at what two local churches are doing to impact and support nearby schools. Rocky Mountain Calvary and Colorado Christian Fellowship - two very different churc...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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42:07
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Why Investing in Schools Matters
This episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features Tracey Beal, Founder & CEO of SchoolConnect, a Phoenix, Arizona-based nonprofit that has created innovative partnerships that support hundreds of local schools across the state of Arizona. St...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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41:39
Mental Health In The Church
This is the final episode of our 4-part series on the state of mental health in our community. This month, we focus on mental health in the church and look at the ways pastors might be facing their own challenges, as well as what, where, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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39:01
Mental Health In The Workplace
In this episode, we speak with three local leaders who represent various sectors of the marketplace, all of whom have a passion for seeing mental health support increase for both employees and owners. Join the conversation with Betsy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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50:32
Mental Health In The Home
In this episode, we continue our focus on mental health, turning our attention to how it shows up in homes and families. We sit down with two practitioners who come at their work from different backgrounds and tragedies, but who have allowed th...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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47:42
Teen Suicide, Mental Health, and Resilience (Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention & Soul Shop)
As many residents of Colorado Springs are aware, El Paso County has experienced uncommonly high rates of teen death-by-suicide over the last 10 years. While much progress has been made to stem this alarming trend, the efforts have also unco...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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44:26
Food Insecurity & SNAP (Care and Share & Crossfire Ministries)
This month’s episode of the COSILoveYou podcast features the return of two guests from 2021, discussing the urgent crisis of food insecurity as a result of new cutbacks to the federal government’s SNAP program. Tens of thousands of people who r...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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45:43
Covid - Where are we now? (Susan Wheelan & Dr. Leon Kelly)
COVID came, and COVID went - or did it? Since the outbreak of COVID-19, county health departments and officials have been in the spotlight in dealing with local health crises. But they have always been there, working in the background to keep e...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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57:16
2022 Annual Leadership Gathering
This episode of the COSILoveYou Podcast features the recording of a panel discussion from our annual Leadership Gathering. Originally recorded live on September 27, 2022, the conversation features 4 local leaders from different sectors of o...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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59:11
Refugee & Immigrant Care in COS
In the last 2-3 years, several countries or regions of the world have come under tremendous conflicts that have produced mass numbers of migrants and refugees seeking shelter in the United States. While Colorado Springs is not considered ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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51:34
Affordable Housing (Part Two)
In this episode of the COSILoveYou podcast, we conclude our 2-part series on affordable housing and explore the ideas and possibilities that could address the challenges discussed in the first segment. While the challenges are complex and multi...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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44:55
Affordable Housing (Part One)
In this episode of the COSILoveYou Podcast, we begin a two-part conversation on a subject that is reaching crisis levels not just in Colorado Springs, but nationwide as well: affordable housing. It’s a complex subject, with many different angle...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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46:03
Education (Round 2)
In the fall of 2021, we took a look at the state of education in our city, particularly considering the aftermath of COVID-19. However, the landscape of our public school system continues to evolve, and with it the needs of so many families alr...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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48:11
The Catholic Community in COS
The Catholic community in the Pikes Peak region is large, robust, and provides many seen and unseen supports for hurting families in the Colorado Springs community. The same is true for the Protestant community. Why isn’t there a greater sense ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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53:32
City Series: City & County Clerk
“All politics is local politics.” This popular phrase has never become more scrutinized with the recent focus on election integrity, with local election officials around the country coming under increasing pressure. In this month’s episode, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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49:16
City Series: City & County Government
Colorado Springs is the major city center of El Paso County, and operating a rapidly-growing city and county requires cooperation between city and county officials and departments. This conversation features Colorado Springs City councilwoman N...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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45:37
City Series: Colorado Springs & El Paso County Public Works
In this episode, we are continuing our “City Series” by interviewing two men whose work and responsibilities have more impact on the day-to-day lives of everyday citizens than perhaps any other. The Departments of Public Works in both the City ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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42:47
City Series: Colorado Springs Fire Department
This is the first episode in our upcoming 4-part series we’re simply calling the “City Series.” We want to help listeners understand the roles and functions of some of the many city services - and the people who lead them - that have an impact ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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36:44
Faith in the Marketplace (w/ Yemi Mobolade, David Leinweber, Joel Malick)
In this episode of the COSILoveYou podcast, we’ll sit down with 3 men who operate in very different arenas of the local marketplace to talk about the intersection of faith and business. While businesses operated by faith-driven owners or leader...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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49:08
In Search of the Common Good (w/ Dave Runyon of CityUnite)
In our first episode of 2022, we take a step back from issues in Colorado Springs and have a conversation with Dave Runyon, Director of CityUnite in Denver, Colorado. The author of The Art of Neighboring talks about the importance of l...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:01
Racial Inequity (w/ City of COS & Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber)
In this episode of the COSILoveYou podcast, we want to explore the issues and intersections where inequities exist across racial lines in the Pikes Peak region. While Colorado Springs and its surrounding areas are less racially diverse than mos...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:29
BONUS: Q&A with Kevin Palau & Stu Davis
This bonus episode of the COSILoveYou Podcast contains the Q&A session hosted by Kevin Palau of the Luis Palau Association, and Stu Davis of COSILoveYou. Together, the two leaders follow up their presentation with a live question-and-an...
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Season 1
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24:49
City-Gospel Movements (w/ Kevin Palau)
In this month's episode, we take a step back from the in-the-weeds conversation about pain points in Colorado Springs, and talk with Kevin Palau about City-Gospel Movements. Kevin is the Director of the Luis Palau's Association's City-Gospe...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:07
Family Homelessness (w/ Dream Centers & Family Life Services)
In this episode of the COSILoveYou podcast, we wrap up our two-part look at the issue of homelessness in and around Colorado Springs. Our first episode explored chronic homelessness, which often affects adults who have been living on the street...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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45:26