Feeling stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed in your faith journey? Hope Unlocked is here to inspire and equip you with real-life stories of resilience, breakthrough, and unwavering faith. Whether you’re navigating the highs and lows of business, ministry, or personal challenges, this podcast offers powerful testimonies and practical insights to help you overcome obstacles and rediscover your purpose. Each episode dives into biblical truths, actionable wisdom, and heartfelt encouragement to reignite your HOPE and empower you to live boldly in your God-given calling. Subscribe today and join a community of listeners who are ready to unlock HOPE, deepen their faith, and step confidently into the abundant life they were created for. May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in HOPE. Romans 15:13 With His HOPE & JOY, Kristin Kurtz The Hope Unlocked🔑 Podcast is a clarion call to keep going. Wild testimonies of faith & courage cut through the noise & ignite hope. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world — and you can also leave a note to share how the podcast has encouraged you. Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Partner HERE 🎙️ Ready to take your next BOLD step? Book your Hope Unlocked – Unlocking Session, a 45-minute coaching conversation with host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This is your invitation to pause, press in, and activate the bold step God is calling you to next—at special listener pricing. Schedule your call HERE Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host - Website - https://www.newwingscoaching.net/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/renew.wings/ Join the NEWSletter HERE
A knock on a Denver door changed everything. Greg Stier grew up amid fear and fists until a bold preacher shared the gospel—and lit a spark that transformed his family. That spark became Dare 2 Share, a global movement equipping teens to share their faith with courage and clarity. We unpack how ask, admire, admit turns everyday talks into gospel conversations, why Gen Z craves truth over trends, and how courage and co...
On Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz and guest Alyssa Rahn, host of the Revival Mom Podcast, dive into how revival truly begins at home. Alyssa shares her journey from striving to surrender, learning to rest in God’s timing and say yes to small, Spirit-led nudges. They explore practical ways to hear God’s voice, create space for worship in everyday moments, and lead families through love and example. Alyssa also opens...
Feeling drained by clutter? In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz sits down with professional organizer and coach Tracy Hoth to explore how small, repeatable systems bring big freedom—at home, in business, and in your heart. Tracy shares her simple definition of “organized,” her five-folder method for taming digital chaos, and practical strategies for ADHD. We talk downsizing with dignity, legacy, s...
In this episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes inspirational speaker, author, and coach Tasha Schuh to share her powerful story of resilience, faith, and hope. At just 16, a tragic trapdoor fall left her a C5 quadriplegic—but through her relationship with Jesus, Tasha discovered strength, purpose, hope and joy despite life-changing circumstances. She shares her PATH framework (Purpose, Attitude, Team, H...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked 🔑, Kimberly Joy, founder of Fellowship of Extraordinary Women (FEW), shares her journey from shame to freedom and divine purpose. She reveals how a life-changing word from God, “You’re the lifter of my daughter’s heads”, which unlocked her calling, connecting pain to purpose. Through biblical insight from 2 Kings 25, she explains what it means to lift heads: releasing prisone...
Kristin Kurtz welcomes back Diane Brask of Global Seed Planters to share an Ephesians 3:20 testimony of God’s faithfulness. From deep roots on a Wisconsin farm to wings spanning the nations, Diane has spent decades reaching unreached people groups through discipleship, leadership training, and practical missions. She shares a powerful update on a recent season marked by 66,000 salvations, key staff transitions, and a ...
Worship leader & songwriter Brigitte Donoho joins Kristin Kurtz on the Hope Unlocked podcast to share her testimony of deliverance, freedom from legalism, and saying yes to Holy Spirit–led ministry. A wife, homeschool mom, and prophetic worshiper, Brigitte talks family-on-mission, starting home worship nights, and her creative process. Hear the story behind her EP This Is That, her victory anthem “Blow the Shofar,...
In this episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz welcomes back Michele Keen to unveil her long-awaited book, The Bridal Covenant, releasing September 25, 2025. Born out of a Holy Spirit encounter and a prophetic call to write, Michele shares the journey of carrying and birthing this message for such a time as this. Together they dive into themes of covenant, identity, and Kingdom destiny, offering a prophetic invitatio...
Pastor and storyteller Mark Foster joins Hope Unlocked to show how story captures hearts and brings messages to life. He shares his journey as pastor, handyman, and homeschool dad, and the moment he brought stories back into preaching. We explore why “don’t rush to the moral” keeps people leaning in and how everyday moments can spark transformation and HOPE (agency!). Mark also shares about his new venture, Master Sto...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes Brooke Domek, Executive Director of Run Free, to share her testimony of transformation, calling, and leadership. From her radical salvation story to equipping churches through discipleship, executive coaching, and organizational strategy, Brooke speaks on building the local church, embracing hidden potential, and living out your God-given calling. ...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz welcomes Vanessta Spark, founder of Spark Our Spirit Ministries, to share her journey from trauma to transformation. Vanessta reveals how Jesus healed deep wounds of depression, loneliness, and emotional pain through inner healing and Immanuel Prayer. She now equips women to tear down walls around their hearts and embrace freedom, identity, and purpose. This epi...
On this episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes Donna Winship of Identity Exchange for a powerful conversation on faith, courage, and living fearless. Donna shares her journey with husband Jamie Winship, their 42 years of marriage, raising a family overseas, and how saying “yes” to God has transformed lives across nations. Discover how identity, freedom, and trust in God’s voice can unlock purpose and ig...
In this episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz welcomes back Amy Dial, founder of Fit for the Kingdom Outreach, to celebrate the release of her new book Ring of Fire. Amy shares the powerful story behind the book—her near-abortion testimony, the tactics of the enemy, and how Jesus redeemed her story with hope, healing, and restoration. Written as both memoir and ministry tool, Ring of Fire exposes lies, reveals truth...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes Dr. Linda Lee Tarver, a leader, author, and ministry voice with a remarkable journey of faith, politics, and education reform. She shares her upbringing as the youngest of ten, her family’s history of resilience, and her call from God into the political arena. From serving as an election integrity expert, to prison and jail ministry, to writing Dye...
In this episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes worship leader and singer-songwriter Reina Rose of Crowns of Glory. Reina shares her powerful testimony of following God’s voice, building a worship team from a prophetic word, and navigating deep grief through music and faith. From Northern California to the nations, hear how God opened doors, brought beauty from ashes, and used her voice to shift atmosphe...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz welcomes JoBeth Polley, a grief specialist and courageous young widow, who shares her raw and redemptive journey through infertility, foster adoption, and the heartbreaking loss of her husband to terminal brain cancer. JoBeth reveals how God met her in the darkest places, the tools that helped her heal—including equine therapy, coaching, and ice baths—and her mi...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes global ministry leader Liz Doyle, founder of She Leads America. Liz shares her incredible 56-year journey of boldly preaching the Gospel across war zones, mobilizing women in 60 nations, and launching She Leads chapters in the U.S., U.K., and beyond. Liz’s story is one of fearless obedience, supernatural protection, and raising up Christian women l...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes back Deb Yoerg—Kingdom coach, author, and founder of Reign in Royalty. Deb shares her testimony of healing, identity, and freedom through Christ, unveiling her new workbook Reign In Royalty: Kingdom Coaching Program for Women and 100-day I Am devotional journal Reign in Royalty: Journal Companion. Together, they dive deep into breaking shame, confr...
In this episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz welcomes Tim Pearson, founder of Just a Sling and a Stone, a nonprofit ministry using photography and video to help under-resourced ministries share their stories. After a mission trip to the Himalayas, Tim felt a holy nudge: “What am I doing with these photos?” That question led to documenting powerful stories in Uganda, Tanzania, and beyond—capturing hope in crisis and...
In this powerful episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz welcomes Susan Otten—trailblazer, entrepreneur, and founder of Indie Do Good—for an unforgettable story of faith, endurance, and purpose. Susan shares how, at age 65, she hiked 2,194 miles of the Appalachian Trail with her daughter to raise nearly $100,000 for Parkinson’s research in honor of her husband. Along the way, she encountered miracles, battled inj...
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