MyBLVD Podcast

In the final episode of Season 6, Dhati and Missie reflect on the central themes that emerged from the story of Esther: identity, influence, courage, formation, humility, and faithful presence.
Throughout Esther, the gate was more than a physical location. It was where information traveled, decisions were made, power was exercised, and public life took shape. Our gates may look different today, but they still exist—in classrooms, boardrooms, churches, studios, businesses, neighborhoods, and around kitchen tables.
Dhati and Missie discuss why Christian faith cannot remain merely private, how public witness must grow out of private formation, and why building cities that reflect Jesus requires pastors, poets, practitioners, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and ordinary believers working together.
Your gate may not look like Esther’s gate, but God has placed you somewhere for such a time as this.
Thank you for walking with us through Season 6. Until next season, keep showing up at the gate.

What do you do when you know God has called you, but you can’t quite feel Him?
In this episode, Dhati and Missie sit down with Dhati’s brother, Reggie Lewis, for a deeply personal conversation about faith, calling, suffering, and the providence of God. Through Reggie’s story, we’re reminded that God is often working most powerfully in the places that feel ordinary, delayed, unseen, or even silent.
The book of Esther never mentions God by name, yet His fingerprints are everywhere. In the same way, our lives may go through seasons where God feels hidden—but His hand is not absent.
This conversation is for the tired missionary, the unseen leader, the faithful parent, the discouraged believer, and anyone trying to keep showing up when the outcome is unclear.
God is still alive.God is still active.God is still moving.

What does it look like to follow Jesus in places that feel complicated, compromised, or even broken?
In this episode, Dhati and Missie sit down with Erica Ngwolo for a rich conversation on faithfulness, calling, discernment, and courageous presence in flawed systems. Through the lens of Esther’s story, they explore what it means to lead with honor in spaces that do not always value honor, and how believers can remain present without becoming compromised.
Erica brings wisdom from her own work and calling, especially in spaces where systems, leadership, and justice intersect. Together, the conversation wrestles with the tension of proximity to power, the difference between honoring people and endorsing everything they represent, and the importance of discerning what God has actually called you to carry.
This episode is for anyone trying to live faithfully in the workplace, in ministry, in institutions, or in environments where conviction and complexity sit side by side. Sometimes faithfulness does not look like escape. Sometimes it looks like staying present with wisdom, courage, restraint, and joy.
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Some people think courage means saying the hard thing as soon as they feel it. Others mistake wisdom for staying silent.
But Esther gives us a different picture.
In this episode, Dhati and Missie sit down with Traci Byrd to talk about conflict, courage, discernment, and what it means to confront hard things without becoming reactive. Together, they look at Esther’s example of boldness with timing, conviction with humility, and leadership that is anchored before it speaks.
For urban missionaries, pastors, practitioners, and disciple-makers, conflict is unavoidable. It shows up in teams, churches, neighborhoods, institutions, and relationships. The question is not whether conflict will come. The question is whether we can walk through it in a way that still reflects Jesus.
This conversation explores the difference between peacemaking and peacekeeping, the temptation to react quickly, the cost of damaged trust, and the possibility of restoration when things have gone wrong.
If you are navigating tension, leading through disagreement, or trying to stay faithful in a difficult conversation, this episode is for you.
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What does Esther teach us about timing, courage, and hard conversations? In this episode of the MyBLVD Podcast, Dhati and Missie continue through the story of Esther, looking at the wisdom of the banquet scene—not as avoidance, but as Spirit-led discernment. Sometimes faithfulness means speaking quickly. Sometimes it means preparing the table first. Together, they talk about prophetic witness, relational trust, confrontation, reconciliation, and what it means to follow God when the outcome is still uncertain. Because difficulty does not always mean you missed God. Sometimes the Lord is producing something in the middle of what you would have never chosen. Watch the full conversation and join us as we continue asking what it means to live faithfully “for such a time as this.” Like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone learning to lead with courage, wisdom, and presence. #MyBLVD #ForSuchATimeAsThis #BookOfEsther #UrbanMission #ChristianLeadership #Discipleship #FaithAndCourage #MyBLVDPodcast

In this episode of the MyBLVD Podcast, Dhati and Missie continue the Esther conversation by exploring what it means to advocate with wisdom, courage, and Spirit-led discernment.
Esther didn’t rush into the room simply because the moment was urgent. She paused. She fasted. She called others to pray. She moved with courage, but also with timing, strategy, and dependence on God.
In a culture that rewards quick reactions, public outrage, and constant noise, this conversation invites leaders to consider a different way: one marked by prayer, truth, wisdom, grace, and a faithful gospel witness.
Dhati and Missie talk about the difference between reacting and responding, the danger of advocacy becoming tribal noise, and why leaders must go to God privately before they speak publicly.
This episode is for urban missionaries, pastors, leaders, and disciple-makers learning to speak into real tensions without being shaped by the spirit of the age.
 

In Episode 14 of the MyBLVD Podcast, Dhati and Missie continue the Season 6 journey through Esther with a conversation on women, leadership, discipleship, and the gifts God has given the body of Christ.
Esther’s story shows us a woman moving from preparation to presence, from hidden formation to courageous obedience. In a world that often overlooks or underestimates women, Esther leads with humility, wisdom, dependence, and decisive courage.
This episode wrestles honestly with the tensions around women in leadership, the fear of losing power, the danger of tokenism, and the need for healthy brother-sister relationships in ministry. Dhati and Missie discuss what it looks like to empower women without undermining them, to create safe and healthy leadership spaces, and to keep the mission of Jesus above platform, ego, and public persona.
This is not a conversation about chasing bigger stages. It’s about stewarding the gifts God has already placed in His people for the flourishing of His church and the advancement of His mission.
For such a time as this.

What happens when comfort starts to compete with your calling?
In Episode 13 of the MyBLVD Podcast, Dale Huntington joins the conversation to unpack what it really looks like to choose courage over comfort in everyday ministry.
Through the lens of Esther’s story, we explore the tension between safety and obedience—and why faithfulness often requires risk.
From navigating real-life ministry in the neighborhood to resisting the pull of self-protection, this episode is a powerful reminder:
Comfort is not the goal. Faithfulness is.
If you’ve ever felt the tension between playing it safe and stepping into what God is calling you to… this conversation is for you.

In this episode of the MyBLVD Podcast, we sit down with Kempton Turner to explore a powerful principle from the book of Esther:
Before public action… there must be private dependence.
Before Esther approached the king, she called for three days of fasting and prayer. No strategy. No platform. Just surrender.
In a culture that celebrates speed, visibility, and constant output, this conversation challenges leaders, missionaries, and everyday believers to reconsider the foundation of their influence.
We discuss:
Why spiritual formation must come before public witness
The role of fasting and prayer in leadership
How community strengthens spiritual discipline
The difference between discipline and legalism
Why many leaders feel spiritually drained despite staying busy
If you’re leading, serving, or carrying weight in your context—this episode will help you realign with what matters most.

What does it look like to obey God when the cost is real?
In this episode of MyBLVD, we sit down with Michael Byrd to explore courage, fear, and faith through the lens of Esther’s story. When Esther was called to approach the king, it wasn’t symbolic—it was life or death. And yet, she stepped forward.
Many of us face moments where obedience to God puts everything on the line—our reputation, security, relationships, or future. So how do we respond when faithfulness feels risky?
In this conversation, we unpack:
Why fear is a normal part of leadership
How vulnerability and courage actually work together
The role of spiritual preparation before big decisions
Why community is essential for staying faithful
What it means to say, “If I perish, I perish” today
This episode is a powerful reminder that obedience matters more than the outcome—and that God works through ordinary people willing to trust Him in difficult moments.