Crossing the Raging River
Welcome to Crossing the Raging River — a podcast about Abundant Leadership in an increasingly divided and chaotic world.
Join us on a life-giving safari to discover how to develop the beliefs, mindsets, and tools needed to guide you and your people across the raging river you face in leadership.
Wherever you lead, this podcast will equip and inspire you to lead with purpose, resilience, and abundance.
Episodes
9 episodes
Why What We’re Doing Isn’t Working
In our first episode of Season 2, Erica and Sam ask: what if some of our well-intentioned efforts to help people are making things worse?Drawing on real experiences in Africa, they explore how traditional approaches to addressing poverty of...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:12
What Do You Have in Your Hands?
In this Season 1 finale, Erica and Richard revisit the shift from scarcity to abundance through the Feeding of the Five Thousand, trace Erica’s personal journey into Asset-Based Community Development, and share powerful stories of how ABCD is t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:00
The Power of Abundant Leadership
In this episode, Erica and Richard unpack the roots of Abundant Leadership, share stories from Rwanda’s rebuilding, and explore the principles of an abundant mentality.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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14:44
Leading with Purpose through Global Disruption
This episode is taken from the 2025 Abundant Leadership Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, foucsed on Leading Abundantly through Global Uncertainty. In this session, hear from Michael Messenger, International Lawyer and former CEO o...
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40:31
Leading with Principle in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This episode is taken from the 2025 Abundant Leadership Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, foucsed on Leading Abundantly through Global Uncertainty. In this session, hear from Dale Lutz, former Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Safe Software...
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28:31
The Cost of Scarcity Leadership
In this episode, Erica and Richard discuss the indignity of dependency, identifying the characteristics of scarcity leadership and why many leadership models have fueled dependency in Africa.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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20:45
Navigating the Hippos, Crocodiles, and Snakes!
In this episode, Erica and Richard discuss the six pitfalls outlined in the raging river narrative, pulling from their personal experience as leaders.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:45