Before You Speak, This Is What They’re Reading

About this episode

Csilla Muscan reflects on her journey into church leadership and the challenges of self-belief.

Send me a text! Have you ever walked into a room and felt yourself physically shrink? Not because anyone said something unkind. Not because you weren’t qualified. But because of a quiet belief running in the background: I don’t really belong here. In this episode, I’m taking you back 15 years to a season in Virginia when I stepped into church leadership while my husband was in grad school. I had vision. I had ideas. I had responsibility. What I didn’t have? A sturdy belief in myself. And my b...

Topics covered

• self belief
• leadership
• personal growth

Keywords

• church leadership
• self-doubt
• personal experience

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Virginia

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