In this week’s episode, I’m joined by writer, speaker, and creative voice Courtney Smallbone! You may know Courtney as the author of Technicolor Woman or the wife of Luke from For King & Country, but today, she shares her own powerful journey of waking up spiritually, creatively, and emotionally. Courtney opens up about how she cultivates creativity in herself and others, how fasting helps her quiet the noise, and what true worship looks like beyond music or church walls.
We talk about her book, and the turning point where she began to shed false identities and live more fully in God’s design. She shares how God speaks uniquely to her, how she balances marriage, motherhood, and ministry, and how she’s learning to rest and create in rhythm with God.
In this episode, you’ll hear Courtney’s thoughts on hearing God’s voice, honoring your gifts, and stepping into full-color living. Whether you’re in a season of waiting or creating, her insights will challenge and encourage you to worship with your whole life.
This interview was first published in Jeanne’s online course Art as Worship.
Episode Seventy-One | Full Color Faith and Worship Beyond the Stage with Courtney Smallbone
0:00 Intro
00:30 Meet Courtney Smallbone
2:29 Being Aware, Not Just Awake
4:36 Cultivating Creativity
7:03 Fasting to Hear Clearly
9:45 Living Worship Daily
14:32 Letting Go of False Identities
19:04 How God Speaks Personally
22:59 Worship Without Expectation
25:18 Urgency to Use Our Gifts
29:23 Expressing and Honoring Creativity
43:47 Creativity and Motherhood
48:04 Staying Grounded in the Spotlight
51:42 Seeing God’s Glory
1:01:56 Rest as a Creative Rhythm
1:09:33 Outro
Courtney’s happy place is found inside the root systems of identity and transformation, and she loves to help women cultivate their souls so that they can flourish.
As a mother to four children, including a daughter, Courtney felt compelled and divinely inspired to write a book that helps women of all ages and stages step into their distinct calling and live out the spectrum of their unique God-given expression. With Technicolor Woman, she hopes to trade the lies and lesser things for discovery of true love and freedom in Jesus. In a culture that tells women who they should be, Courtney wants to tell women who God already says they are.
“Women have an important, powerful place in the Kingdom of God. I want them to know they are deeply loved by God, able to bloom into their identity, and free from heavy burdens Jesus never placed on them,” she asserts. “My passion is for women to know who they are and to occupy that space in their lives for the glory of God.”
Courtney pairs a dash of retro sparkle with farm boots and is fervent about living a life that’s all in. As an author and speaker, her greatest desire is to come alongside women and help them move from living in black and white to living in full color. She’s married to Luke Smallbone, one-half of GRAMMY®-winning duo FOR KING + COUNTRY. When she’s not writing, sipping coffee in her field or traveling with her husband’s band, you’ll find her raising cattle and raising kids on a farm in Columbia, Tennessee.
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