Episode 86: Toni Collier

The Jess Connolly Podcast

Jess Connolly

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re sitting down with our friend + actual powerhouse, Toni Collier. Toni is a pastor, a wife, a storyteller, and the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color. She’s using her story for the good of others and the glory of God, and she’s passionate about women not letting their brokenness hold them back. Yes and amen.

In this episode, we’re talking about church hurt, accountability, and the power of using your story for His glory. We’re talking about using what He’s given you. We’re talking about the power of prayer and the restoration of the gospel. And friends, we just know that this episode is going to encourage and equip you right where you’re at.

Listen in on this episode, then be sure to follow Toni on Instagram to hear some of her incredible wisdom.

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0:00.0	Hello friends. Welcome to the Go and Tell Gals podcast with Jess Connolly and Kenesha Bikes.
0:15.7	Today we're talking to one of our friends, a woman who runs on mission. We are praying. This conversation leaves you
0:22.9	fired up and ready to go right where you're at. We're super thankful for you. Let's go.
0:30.7	Tony Collier. Am I saying your name right? You are saying my name right, girl. You got it.
0:36.3	Collier. Collier. You're in Atlanta right atl baby but I'm from
0:42.5	Texas though don't get it twisted so before you say all of those things I think we should learn a
0:48.1	little bit about you can you tell us about your life your family who you are who is t Tony Collier? Yeah. Who is Tony Collier? Man.
0:58.0	Okay. So currently, I live in Atlanta, Georgia. It is what it is. Okay. But I am from Texas,
1:04.4	Houston, Texas, baby, H-Town, the realist. And I'm just going to leave it right there.
1:09.9	Best state in the world. Okay, just kidding. I've been in Atlanta for like 11 years. So really, I need to leave it right there best state in the world okay just kidding I've been
1:12.2	in Atlanta for like 11 years so really I need to claim it I live here with my my husband Sam callier
1:17.1	we are church planners now we're at Hillsong Atlanta which is just crazy to say out loud still
1:22.2	we have a six year old strong will blessing who is crazy her name Her name is Dylan. I like the way you said that.
1:28.3	Yeah, because you have to have a little hope in the midst of pain. Okay, gosh. Hello.
1:34.0	Somebody. Okay. She's a little while, but we love her very much. And I have a cool women's ministry
1:40.5	that I get to be a part of called broken crayons. It's this whole idea of God's still just using you in the middle of mess and all your
1:47.9	valley moments.
1:48.9	And I have an incredible team of six women.
1:51.7	They're just so dope, man.
1:53.0	And we just get to help women, like, do the hard work of healing and wholeness.
1:57.2	And that all comes from my childhood and trauma and pain and abuse and church hurt and manipulation
2:03.3	and all the things and, you know, wanting to use your story for glory, you know?
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