In Episode Two of SHIFT Season Three titled The Function, Leading and Living in Purpose, we lean into a conversation many leaders avoid. Emotional maturity. Not the theory, but the real moments that tested us as husband and wife, as parents, and as spiritual leaders.

Marcelto shares openly about responding to our sons through the lens of his childhood anger instead of the wisdom he carries today. I talk through the expectations we carried in our blended family and how easily frustration could have interrupted what God was building.

From parenting five boys, to walking through cancer while planting a church, to the pressure of giving our children something better than we had, this conversation is full of lessons that were learned the hard way and grace that met us in the middle of it.

If you have ever reacted from a place that did not match the leader you know you are becoming, this episode will encourage you and challenge you to grow.

Stay ready, and shift higher.

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In the first episode of SHIFT Season 3: The Function, Leading and Living in Purpose, Tyila Cooks welcomes her husband, Pastor Marcelto Cooks, to talk about the difference between reacting from emotion and responding from purpose.

Through stories of faith, family, loss, and resilience, they share how prayer, quiet time, and honest communication helped them navigate cancer, grief, financial challenges, and the pressures of ministry.

If you’ve ever felt your feelings pulling you out of focus, this episode will remind you that purpose still stands when emotions fall apart.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10

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Stay ready, shift higher, and remember, purpose that functions is purpose that flows.

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