Igniting Hope Ministries

Igniting Hope Ministries

Equipping individuals with hope, joy, and divine strategies for success.

Episodes

August 22, 2025 24 mins

Steve Backlund shares some wisdom that is "a word in season" for many who listen.

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We each have unlimited potential in God. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares these four habits from Philippians 4 that will propel your life in incredible ways.

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August 8, 2025 28 mins

In this message, Steve Backlund uses Jesus as the example for getting people's hopes up. In Luke 4, He proclaimed that His ministry would be one of regularly proclaiming good news to the poor, freedom to captives, and that the current year would be the year of God's favor. This powerful podcast will inspire and equip you to be like Jesus in bringing hope to people.

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All of us are tempted to be disappointed with God, ourselves, leaders, people we are leading, and life in general. In this message, Steve Backlund shares inspiring insights to empower us to overcome disappointment and move forward in our lives like never before. 

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July 25, 2025 25 mins

Steve Backlund shares four more of the leadership principles that have greatly impacted his life and the lives of many others. This week's pillars are: Speaking Life, Faith-filled Decision Making, the Culture of Gladness, and Empowerment - Building Big People.

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July 18, 2025 30 mins
"Then you will make your way prosperous and be of good success" (Joshua 1:8). In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares four of his life pillars that have revolutionized his life: 1) Inspiring and Leading Yourself, 2) Transformational Beliefs, 3) Intentionality, and 4) Healthy Relationships. 
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July 11, 2025 29 mins
The victim mindset is a stronghold we all get to defeat. It wants us to believe we are at a disadvantage because of factors like our finances, family situation, physical appearance, our health, other people's perceptions of us, our past, our education, our vocation, or something else. This limiting belief is almost always a bigger problem than what we feel a victim of. In this podcast, Steve Backlund exposes lies behind this bel...
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July 4, 2025 13 mins

Steve Backlund brings his unique perspective on speaking that will help you be more confident and effective. This message does not just help public speakers, but it gives insights into how to increase empowerment in all our communications with others.

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June 27, 2025 22 mins

Our conclusions about a circumstance are always more important than the circumstance itself. In this podcast, Steve Backlund explores the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13 and how it speaks to our lives today.

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June 20, 2025 27 mins

"Desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy" (1 Corinthians 14:1). This podcast will help you understand the nature of New Testament prophetic ministry and how to grow in it so that others can become what they never thought they could be. 

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June 13, 2025 29 mins

Steve Backlund shares about a time when he thought he had his identity rooted in the right things, but it really wasn't. What he discovered in this seemingly negative time for him will help you avoid a crisis of identity in your future.

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June 6, 2025 13 mins

Join Steve as he explores the significance of joy in the kingdom of God and its transformative power for personal and relational growth.

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May 30, 2025 20 mins

People of hope give God a LOT to work with because they believe the future will be better than the present, and they have the power to help make it so. This “power to help make it so” mentality enables us to join with God and take risks to try new or creative things, which he will partner with to see breakthroughs happen. This podcast will equip you to give God much to work with. You and others will be glad you did.

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May 23, 2025 24 mins

Success is not a goal to be attained; it is a state of being. If we need something outward to validate us as a success, then we are not a success. Achievers are goal-focused, while improvers are process-focused. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will help realign what is really important in our lives. 

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May 16, 2025 28 mins

"Receive not an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses" (1 Timothy 5:19). We can hear something but not "receive" it (not renew our minds with it). In this freedom-bringing podcast, Steve Backlund unlocks the power of being intentional in what we receive (or don't receive) into our belief systems. 

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Discover the transformative power of beliefs and how they shape your experiences, emotional well-being, and future success through faith, mind renewal, and positive affirmations. Explore how joy, hope, and community support can foster personal growth, stronger relationships, and a brighter future.

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May 2, 2025 18 mins

In India, monkeys are trapped because they will not let go of a banana that is too large to get through a hole. In the same way, we are trapped because we do not let go of self-defeating mindsets and habits. In this message, Steve Backlund speaks about five specific things to let go of now. 

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April 25, 2025 27 mins

Unique means "the only one existing". We are all unique. Yes, there are similarities in us, but there will never again be someone just like you or the people around you. Empowering people identify and speak to themselves and others the distinctive qualities in us. It is a key to finding our purpose in life. 

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April 18, 2025 28 mins

Whether we are seeking to overcome a problem or desiring to enter into a dream, there are two crucial questions to ask yourself to increase the likelihood of breakthroughs. Join Steve Backlund for a captivating and helpful message.

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April 11, 2025 22 mins

Elisha asked the widow in 2 Kings 4:2, "What do you have?" It is a profound question that has a positive answer for each of us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares a truth that is vital for us to maximize our lives.

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