What happens when you follow God into the unknown with nothing but faith?

Welcome to The Collide Podcast Summer Highlight Series!

All summer long, we’re bringing back some of our most impactful episodes — powerful conversations centered around life-changing collisions with Jesus. Whether this is your first time hearing the episode or you’re revisiting an old favorite, each story is filled with hope, healing, and purpose.

This episode originally aired in April 2024 and quickly became one of our most-loved conversations. In this episode, Pastor Alex Seeley shares the courageous journey of leaving everything familiar behind to follow God’s call—and how He used that obedience to birth something extraordinary.

About This Episode

When Pastor Alex Seeley and her husband moved from Australia to Franklin, Tennessee with nothing but obedience and a mustard seed of faith, they had no idea what God would do. What began with a few people in their living room has grown into The Belonging Co, a thriving church impacting thousands. This episode dives into themes of surrender, trust, and watching God build something beautiful from the unknown.

Meet Pastor Alex Seeley

Alex is a passionate pastor, author, and speaker devoted to helping people discover their identity in Christ. She co-leads The Belonging Co in Nashville, TN, alongside her husband. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Alex’s life and ministry are marked by her bold faith and desire to see lives transformed by Jesus.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

• What it looks like to follow God’s call without knowing the outcome
• How surrender and spiritual wrestling often go hand in hand
• Why hospitality played a surprising role in starting a church
• God’s heart to use the unknown to bring about transformation
• Encouragement for anyone starting over, questioning, or waiting

How This Episode Will Encourage You

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, questioning your next step, or wondering if God can use your current circumstances—this conversation will speak directly to your heart. You’ll be reminded that God is always working, even when you can’t see it, and that He truly can turn “nothing” into something beautiful, meaningful, and life-changing.

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All the Best – Connect with Jesus and find peace through guided reflections on Mary and Martha’s story, helping you overcome distraction, worry, and comparison.

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Feeling burned out and wondering why sleep isn’t enough to truly restore you?

Welcome to The Collide Podcast Summer Highlight Series!

All summer long, we’re re-airing some of our most impactful episodes — conversations that have stirred hearts, sparked healing, and inspired real-life collisions with Jesus. Whether this is your first time listening or a return visit, each episode is filled with life-giving truth and purpose.

This episode originally aired in April 2024 and quickly became a listener favorite. In this conversation, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith offers a transformative framework for understanding rest—not just sleep, but seven specific types of rest we all need to truly refresh our bodies and souls.

About This Episode

Burnout doesn’t just happen from doing too much—it can happen from not getting the right kind of rest. In this episode, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith unpacks insights from her book Sacred Rest and shares her personal journey through exhaustion and into restoration. You’ll gain practical tools for recognizing your rest deficits and learn how to begin replenishing what’s truly empty.

Meet Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith

Dr. Smith is a board-certified internal medicine physician, speaker, author, and work-life integration researcher. She’s the founder of Restorasis, a wellness-focused organization dedicated to burnout prevention and restoring well-being in the workplace. With deep expertise and lived experience, she helps people reconnect with the kind of rest that actually heals.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn

• Why sleep alone doesn’t equal rest
• The 7 types of rest and how to identify which one you’re missing
• How burnout shows up in unexpected ways
• Practical strategies to begin restoring your energy and joy
• How rest connects with your faith, purpose, and calling

How This Episode Will Encourage You

If you’re feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or like you’re running on empty, this episode will help you name what you’re missing and offer a path back to peace. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how rest is sacred, strategic, and essential—not just for surviving, but for living fully into who God created you to be.

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6 Places to Go Looking for God – This guide will help you find and experience God in fresh, life-giving ways, encouraging spiritual growth and renewing your faith.

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In today’s world, raising confident, faith-rooted daughters can feel overwhelming. Parents often struggle to guide their girls toward a faith that’s truly their own—especially amid the noise of culture, peer pressure, and internal insecurity. How do we parent with purpose and help our daughters build their identity on something unshakeable?

About the Guest:

Nellie Harden is a wife, mother of four daughters, trauma survivor, family life and leadership coach, and passionate advocate for raising girls with a strong foundation of worth, esteem, and confidence. With a background that spans from studying humpback whales to human behavior, Nellie brings a unique and deeply insightful lens to parenting and leadership. She is the author of 40 Scriptures & Conversations to Have When Raising Daughters and No Problem Parenting Book. When she’s not coaching or writing, she’s off adventuring with her husband and four daughters—her #happyharden crew.

Key Takeaways:

• Your daughter’s faith can’t be forced—but it can be formed through how you model your own dependence on Jesus
• The first 6570 days of a child’s life are critical for shaping her identity, values, and confidence
• A parent’s role isn’t to prevent every mistake, but to provide a safe, Christ-centered foundation where daughters can grow and return to truth
• Scripture and guided conversations are powerful tools for navigating modern challenges in parenting girls
• Parents need support too—and building your own foundation of worth and purpose is just as vital

How This Helps You:

If you’ve ever wondered how to lead your daughter toward owning her own faith instead of simply mimicking yours, this conversation is for you. Nellie’s wisdom will challenge, encourage, and equip you to have intentional faith-building conversations, model dependence on Jesus, and steward your daughter's heart during the most formative years of her life.

Our All the Best Devotional will help you connect with Jesus and find peace and restoration. Through guided reflection on the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, you'll gain insight into how to overcome distractions, worry, comparison, and more.

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