Salty Talk: Inspiring Intentional Community Engagement
Salty Talk: Inspiring Intentional Community Engagement
Podcast Description
Salty Talk is the podcast for local outreach leaders who want real talk, fresh ideas, and gospel-centered encouragement. Hosted by seasoned community ministers, we share honest stories, practical strategies, and soul-stirring encouragement from the front lines of community ministry.
Whether you’re full-time, part-time, or a passionate volunteer, you’ll find connection, inspiration, and a growing network of leaders who keep showing up to be the salt and light in this world as Jesus commanded. So get salty with us, because being the Church shouldn't be contained to just the building.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics centered around community outreach, church collaboration, and the challenges faced by local ministers. Episodes cover themes like church-to-church collaboration, service to local schools, compassion fatigue in ministry, disaster response, and insights from community ministry networks with examples such as serving in the aftermath of wildfires and reflections from conferences.

Salty Talk is the podcast for local outreach leaders who want real talk, fresh ideas, and gospel-centered encouragement. Hosted by seasoned community ministers, we share honest stories, practical strategies, and soul-stirring encouragement from the front lines of community ministry.
Whether you’re full-time, part-time, or a passionate volunteer, you’ll find connection, inspiration, and a growing network of leaders who keep showing up to be the salt and light in this world as Jesus commanded. So get salty with us, because being the Church shouldn’t be contained to just the building.
In this powerful episode, our hosts welcome Carrie Bradley, founder of Identifreed, to unpack the realities of human trafficking through both lived experience and ministry leadership. Carrie shares her personal story of survival, redemption, and calling, offering rare insight into the complexities of trafficking, trauma, and long-term restoration.
Together, this conversation challenges common misconceptions, explores how churches can engage this issue with wisdom and humility, and emphasizes the importance of trust, relationship building, and collaboration with experienced, survivor-led organizations.

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