Carnela “Speaks”: Faith Leadership Purpose

Carnela Renee Hill
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Carnela Speaks… Faith. Leadership. Purpose. is a podcast for leaders carrying responsibility and calling in real time. Hosted by Carnela Renée Hill—faith leader, crisis and transformation strategist, educator, life coach, and creative entrepreneur—each episode explores faith in action, leadership under pressure, and discernment in complex spaces. Whether you lead in the pulpit, the boardroom, the classroom, or the community, this podcast invites you to pause, process, and pivot—so you can lead with clarity, wisdom, and purpose. Lead with faith. Lead with wisdom. Lead on purpose.

  1. 4d ago

    S3 EP9: Your Words Have Weight: The Abuse We Don’t Talk About | Emma McClean

    🎙️S3 EP9 Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose. As we enter Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Carnela Renée Hill sits down with Emma McClean, founder of Safe Harbor International Missions, for a candid conversation about domestic violence, financial abuse, mental abuse, the power of words, faith, healing, and rebuilding. Together, they explore how abuse can remain hidden behind marriage, ministry, finances, and outward appearances—and why some warning signs are easier to explain away than confront. They also address an often-overlooked reality: domestic violence does not only impact the person being abused. Children can carry the emotional weight of what they see, hear, and experience in the home long after the moment has passed. This episode invites listeners to look more closely at the difference between a difficult season and an unhealthy pattern, the role faith can play in finding the courage to move forward, and why support, advocacy, and truth matter when someone is trying to rebuild. If you have ever questioned the signs, minimized what you were seeing, or wondered how to support someone who may be struggling behind closed doors, this conversation will give you language, perspective, and important questions to consider—without offering easy answers to complex situations. Sensitive Content Note: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence, financial abuse, relationship trauma, and the impact of abuse on children. Please listen with care. 🎧 Listen to Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose. on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, YouTube, and more. S3 EP9 | Emma McClean & Carnela Renée Hill Contact Emma McLean at www.joinsafeharbor.org.

  2. Sep 24

    S3-EP8: When God Says Go—but Everything Says Stop

    🎙️S3-EP8, On Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela does a solo reflection. What do you do when God says go—but everything around you looks like a reason to stop? You prayed. You moved. You believed you heard clearly. But now the doors are not opening, the resources are not showing up, and the people you expected to support you have gotten quiet. In Season 3, Episode 8 of Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela Renée Hill has a real conversation about what it feels like to obey God when the evidence does not seem to match the instruction. What happens when confidence turns into questions? How do you keep moving without forcing what God never told you to force? And how do you know whether you are being redirected—or simply distracted? This episode is for entrepreneurs, leaders, visionaries, ministry builders, and anyone who has ever found themselves asking: Did I really hear God correctly? If you are navigating delay, doubt, or a season where everything looks completely opposite of what you expected, this conversation may be exactly what you need. Sometimes faith is not having the whole plan. Sometimes it is having enough courage to take the next faithful step. Follow Carnela Renee Hill at www.carnelareneehill.com for speaking engagements or for coaching, chaplaincy & spiritual direction, visit www.c3impactstrategies.com and on social media at Carnela Renee Hill.

  3. Sep 17

    S3 EP7: Quitting or Shifting? How to Know When Faith Is Calling You to Move Differently | Tracy MAC

    🎙️In this episode of Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., What if stepping back is not quitting—but obedience? Carnela Renee Hill sits down with three-time bestselling, award-winning author, relationship coach, pastor, chaplain, and public servant Tracy McNeil, known as Tracy Mac, for a candid conversation about what happens when life, leadership, and faith require you to move differently. Tracy shares what it looks like to recognize when a season has changed, release what no longer fits, and trust God enough to shift—even when the decision does not make sense to everyone else. Their conversation moves through rest, rebuilding, resilience, love, storytelling, and the courage to choose purpose over pressure. Tracy also takes us behind Brown Sugar Beach, her newest book—a story that fully materialized through writing her previous three books but, in many ways, had been in the making long before it was published. The conversation becomes deeply personal as Tracy opens up about living with chronic pain and multiple surgeries, and how she continues to navigate difficult days without allowing them to define her life. In this episode, you’ll hear about: • Transition and obedience
• Rest, resilience, and healing
• The journey behind Brown Sugar Beach If you’re navigating a transition, questioning your next move, rebuilding, or trying to hear God clearly in a changing season, this conversation is for you. Because sometimes moving forward does not mean doing more. Sometimes it means having the courage to pause, release, and shift. Learn more about Tracy Mac, her books, podcast, and Peace Place offerings at iAmTracyMac.com.

  4. Sep 10

    S3 EP6: Stop Rushing the Process: Your Calling Requires Capacity | Mia Frankl

    🎙️ S3 EP6: Carnela “Speaks” with Mia Frankl , What if the season you’re calling a “delay” or that you are rushing is actually building your capacity for what’s next? In S3 EP6 of Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela Renée Hill sits down with Mia Frankl, founder of Powerful Inc. and host of Startup Stories, for an honest conversation about faith, entrepreneurship, leadership, and sustainable growth. What happens when you know you’re called to build—but the process isn’t moving as quickly as you expected? Carnela and Mia explore the tension between moving forward and knowing when not to rush, what the beginning stages of building something meaningful can teach you, and why becoming may be just as important as arriving. Mia shares pieces of her own journey—the starts, the lessons, and the moments that challenged how she thought about growth and purpose. If you’re building, launching, pivoting, or simply wondering what God is doing in this season, this conversation may help you see the process differently. Maybe you’re not behind. Maybe something is being built in you, too. Listen now and follow Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose. so you don’t miss what’s next. Contact Mia at www.powerherfullinc.com.

  5. Sep 3

    S3 EP5: The Stretch Before the Growth: When What Used to Fit No Longer Does

    🎙️Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose. Growth will stretch you before it expands you—and leadership will expose whether you’re willing to grow with the assignment. In this solo episode of Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela Renée Hill explores the uncomfortable space between where you’ve been and where God is calling you next. In business and leadership, greater influence, responsibility, and opportunity often require more than a new strategy. They require a different level of you. What worked before may not be enough for where you’re going—and some people, places, habits, and mindsets may no longer fit. So how do you discern what God is developing and what you’ve outgrown? If you’re building, leading, or navigating transition, this conversation is for you. 🎧 Press play before you run from the stretch. What feels uncomfortable may be preparing you to lead and steward what comes next. Pause. Process. Pivot.™ To learn more about Carnela Renee Hill or to invite her to speak, visit www.carnelareneehill.com. For coaching, spiritual direction, and counseling, visit C3 Impact Strategies⁠.

  6. Aug 26

    S3 EP4: When the Reset Reveals Your Purpose | Krystal Bracy

    🎙️S3 EP2: Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose, with Krystal Bracy, Nonprofit Global Leader, Entrepreneur, Missionary, and Minister… What if the disruption you didn’t choose is actually preparing you for your next assignment? Krystal Bracy shares how a layoff became the beginning of a season of stretching, surrender, and unexpected purpose. From unemployment and ordination to global ministry and leadership across nations, her story reveals what can happen when you stop trying to control the timing and keep saying yes to God. In this conversation with Carnela Renée Hill, Krystal shares: ​How to navigate transition without losing your identity​Why “preparation through growth” may describe your current season​What it means to release control and trust God’s timing​How this nonprofit leader has shifted the narrative for women in the pulpit​Why ministry must be about people before platforms​The difference between chasing significance and choosing obedience Krystal also shares the inspiration behind her upcoming children’s book, Krystal Around the World, encouraging young readers—especially children of color—to dream bigger and see beyond the world they know. If you’re navigating a career shift, ministry stretch, unexpected pause, or wondering what God is doing next, this episode is for you. Sometimes the pause is preparation. The process is necessary. And the pivot may be leading you directly into purpose. Pause. Process. Pivot.™ To learn more about Krystal Bracy, check her out on all social media channels.

  7. Aug 19

    S3 EP3: 23 Rejections Later: When Failure, Forgiveness & Faith Redirect Your Purpose | Tara LaFon G.

    🎙️Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela sit with Tara LaFon Gooch to address… How many times can you hear “no” before you start questioning what you thought God told you to do? For Tara LaFon Gooch, there were 23 rejections. But the rejections weren’t the whole story. In this episode of Carnela Speaks: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela Renée Hill and Tara have an honest conversation about what happens when failure, forgiveness, faith, and purpose collide—and moving forward requires you to confront something you thought you had already left behind. There’s a book that had to be rewritten. A letter that had to be written. A story that was difficult to revisit. And a moment when Tara heard: “Just get up, daughter. I got you. Just get up.” What happened next—and what she discovered along the way—is a conversation for the entrepreneur facing another “no,” the leader navigating an unexpected transition, the creator questioning whether to keep going, and anyone trying to understand what God may be doing in a difficult season. What if the rejection isn’t the end of your story? 🎙️ 23 Rejections Later: When Failure, Forgiveness & Faith Redirect Your Purpose Listen to this conversation and decide for yourself: Was it rejection—or was it redirection? Learn more about Tara at www.taralafongooch.com

  8. Aug 11

    S3 EP2: When the Strong One Gets Tired: A Leadership Wake-Up Call

    🎙️On Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose, Carnela shares a solo reflection on “What happens when the strong one gets tired?” In this episode of Carnela “Speaks”: Faith. Leadership. Purpose., Carnela Renée Hill speaks directly to the leaders, entrepreneurs, pastors, creators, executives, parents, caregivers, and high-capacity people who are accustomed to being the one everyone depends on. Through an honest conversation about capacity, boundaries, delegation, and sustainability, Carnela explores the hidden cost of always being dependable. Because competence can become expectation, visibility is not the same as availability, and leadership isn’t simply about doing more—it’s about building a life and leadership you can sustain. Grounded in faith and Jesus’ example of intentional leadership, this episode challenges you to examine what you’re carrying, what you can release, and what needs to change for the long term. If you’re always the one who figures it out, fixes it, leads it, or carries it—this conversation is for you. Because being strong should never mean carrying everything alone. Pause. Process. Pivot.™ To learn more about Carnela, visit CarnelaRenéeHill.com⁠. For coaching, spiritual direction, and counseling, visit C3 Impact Strategies⁠.

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Carnela Speaks… Faith. Leadership. Purpose. is a podcast for leaders carrying responsibility and calling in real time. Hosted by Carnela Renée Hill—faith leader, crisis and transformation strategist, educator, life coach, and creative entrepreneur—each episode explores faith in action, leadership under pressure, and discernment in complex spaces. Whether you lead in the pulpit, the boardroom, the classroom, or the community, this podcast invites you to pause, process, and pivot—so you can lead with clarity, wisdom, and purpose. Lead with faith. Lead with wisdom. Lead on purpose.

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