Constance Rhodes, ACC
A girl can do a lotta stuff over 3 decades of work and ministry…
Below are highlights from my own creative / professional journey which have equipped me for the unique ministry I feel called to now in my 50’s. (yes, I know, it’s the hat :)
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Have coached and consulted with faith-based speakers, songwriters and artists since 2020 to strengthen authenticity, strategy and support for using their “true” voice in public and personal spaces.
Consulted with Women of Faith on ministry strategy. (2022)
Co-produced seven episodes of “The Hammitt’s Band Together” reality show, including speaking into show/story development. (2022)
Launched True Sisterhood One-Year Experience with an emphasis on artist development that strengthens creative excellence with a foundation of healthy attachment. (2026)
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Launched and up-leveled visual branding, logos, presence and websites for communicators, ministry leaders and events including Lisa Harper, Kerygma Summit, Allison Allen, Chris Whitney (One Generation Away), Non-Profit Think Tank and others. (2020-2026)
(Due to my focus on coaching and cohorts in this season, I am limiting future branding/design work to those I am already working with in those spaces.)
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EMICMG / Capitol Christian Music Group (1995-2000) - Worked in distribution, General Market sales, and label/artist marketing. Served on executive launch team for Worship Together brand. Wrote marketing plans ranging in budget from $5K to $275K per album. Produced sales conference showcases. Artist Roster included Nichole Nordeman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Delirious, Matt Redman, Margaret Becker, Phil Keaggy, Switchfoot, Earthsuit and others.
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Received Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential through the International Coaching Federation (ICF) in 2020.
Have received 100+ hours of training and conducted 200+ client sessions.
Pursuing PCC (next level up) in 2027.
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I am passionate about mentoring creatives and ministry leaders, particularly speakers, writers and those in worship arts spaces. Some of this I do one-on-one as Jesus leads, beginning skill-building for living known in real time. I have also begun expanding cohort offerings which provide more opportunity to experience healthy attachment and skill building in the context of safe community.
Launched True Sisterhood One-Year Experience in June 2026 - an intensive cohort with a primary emphasis on strengthening healthy attachment within the group while also creating space for ministry skill-building for next level ministry.
Launching new liveKNOWN Creative Cohorts January 2027.
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Christ for the Nations Institute, Dallas, TX - Practical Theology Diploma (1990)
I also like to say that working in the music business for 6 years (1995-2000) and then founding/running a recovery-focused nonprofit for nearly 20 years (2001-2020) brings a person quite a lot of real-time education you can’t learn in school. :)
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Have appeared on numerous television and radio programs including Family Life, Focus on the Family, Life Today, Moody Radio, Good Morning Texas and others during my decades in recovery spaces.
Developed 12-month video-on-demand curriculum for use on a local level at churches, counseling offices and individually.
Served as Artist Development Director for LiftableTV (2021-2022)
Hosted and produced K-LOVE Red Carpet video packages for LiftableTV. (2021-2022)
Co-produced seven episodes of “The Hammitt’s Band Together” reality show. (2022)
Hosted/produced “Behind the Show” episode with the Hammitt family. (2022)
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Founder & CEO, FINDINGbalance, Inc. (2001-2020) - First Christian nonprofit dedicated to helping women find freedom from food issues. Launched world’s first video-on-demand website in this space. Wrote numerous articles for national publications. Facilitated recovery groups. Produced 7 annual conferences. Developed downloadable small group curriculum. Launched online support program, inc. hosting 200+ webinars.
Women’s Ministry Leader, Southall Church (2022-2023) - Co-developed and produced original 6-month Bible study including weekly productions involving worship, teaching, drama and visuals. Worked with teachers and talent on content and delivery. Served as Teacher and Worship Leader.
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BOOKS:
“The Art of Being: Reflections on the Beauty and the Risk of Embracing Who We Are” (2004 - Waterbrook Press / Random House)
“Life Inside the Thin Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter” (2003 - Waterbrook Press / Random House)
ADD’L WRITING:
Numerous published articles in Christian publications including Relevant Magazine, Homelife, Christian Single and others.
Copywriting for various Christian communicators, authors and shows.
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I have been writing and performing music since my teens. Key highlights have included traveling with my college’s outreach group at Christ For the Nations, recording an original song for Music For The Soul’s “Tell Me What You See” project, and shooting an original music video filmed on location in Kenya and Nashville as part of my nonprofit’s “More Than a Number” campaign with Compassion International. These days I am leaning even more into songwriting and artistry, with a particular emphasis on “listening worship”, which I direct/perform with my husband AJ as a duo we call SANCTUAIRE WORSHIP.
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Breakout speaker at Kerygma Summit in Nashville. (2023-2026)
Women’s ministry speaker at Southall Church. (2022-present)
Featured speaker on Girls of Grace national tour with Point of Grace, Annie Downs, For King and Country and others. (2012-2013)
Chapels and Convocations for student bodies at numerous Christian campuses including Pepperdine, Indiana Wesleyan, Azusa Pacific, Seattle Pacific, and Palm Beach Atlantic. (2003-2018)
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Artist, Sanctuaire Worship - Songwriting, vocals and keys with my husband, creating immersive listening woship sessions for people to encounter the love of Jesus.
Founder/Director, Encounter Creative Co. (2024-Present) - A nonprofit ministry of ACT Int’l dedicated to helping people encounter the love of Jesus through thoughtfully curated contemplative music and art experiences; and to creating safe spaces for Christ-centered creatives to connect, collaborate and grow in community with other creatives.
Musical Director, “And we wait…” an immersive advent experience at the schoolhouse in Leipers Fork, TN, in collaboration with Paula Y. Flautt. (2025)
I also sing in choir and am an active part of the worship team/community at my church in Franklin, TN.
KEY THEOLOGICAL & RELATIONAL INFLUENCES INCLUDE…
The Holy Bible, esp. ESV, CSB, NIV and sometimes MSG
Books like Jesus Led by Toni M. Daniels, Dr. Kent Smith and John C. White; with by Skye Jethani; Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer; The Other Half of Church, by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks; Renovated by Jim Wilder, The Immanuel Approach by Dr. Karl Lehman and Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson, MD.
Relational/leadership training orgs like LK10, Trueface, Life Model Works and The Gottman Institute.
Podcasts like Theology in the Raw, The Bible Project, Lights On, The Basement, Being Known Podcast and Back Porch Theology.
It was summer of 2020, and I was so lonely I could literally feel it in my bones…
I wish I could blame it on the pandemic, cheerfully reporting that once the world opened back up everything returned to normal. But that was the problem: lonely WAS my normal.
It didn’t matter that I had accomplished some pretty cool things by then. Over the previous two decades I had worked at a record company, published books, founded a nonprofit, and been paid thousands to speak on stages around the country. I had appeared on radio, TV, and in magazines. I had written and recorded songs, shot a music video in Kenya, and had the cell numbers of well-known leaders, artists, and communicators in my phone.
To some, it may have seemed like I was the cool girl. Instead, I constantly felt like a geek in the greenroom, assuming everyone had friends but me.
I should point out that I DID feel seen in my relationship with my husband, to whom I’ve been married since 1994. And I had gotten pretty comfortable being real with people, even about the ugly parts of my story, both on and off the stage. But most of my friendships were those once-in-awhile catch-up’s; not the sustaining everyday kind we all need, especially when hard times come. And like it or not, we all have them.
Around this same time, a few big shifts were happening in my life…
After nearly two decades in the non-profit recovery space, I had burned out and stepped down, losing what had become a primary part of my identity. This felt like death on many levels, but also gave me freedom to explore some fun new spaces, including coaching, artist development, and branding for creatives. I even got to co-produce a reality show!
I also went on staff part-time at my church for a year and a half, where I had opportunities to teach women, and to lead a few “listening worship” sessions—a new immersive music ministry my husband and I launched in our living room during COVID.
Life was full but our kids were getting older and more independent, and for the first time I actually had bandwidth to pursue relationships in more intentional ways.
Which is how I ended up having breakfast with a stranger one day in the summer of 2023—a meeting that would radically change the trajectory of my life and ministry.
For years I had understood and even taught on the value of community. I’d earned my reps in emotional intelligence, boundaries, and being authentic. What I learned during that breakfast, though, was that there was a way to put all that knowledge and experience into a daily practice that would shift my relationships from casual connection to deep and healthy attachment.
A few days later, my new friend sent me her first “check-in”, modeling parts of this practice for me. I felt honored that someone who didn’t even know me that well would trust me with the details of her life. For each check-in she sent, I sent one back, slowly getting used to the discipline of recognizing - and sharing - my thoughts and emotions with another human in real time. It took me several weeks of this to believe that someone outside my family was actually interested in my life, and didn’t leave when things got boring, or uncomfortable.
Over the last few years, I have continued building the “muscle” of being known, to the point that my daily life now includes checking-in with multiple people every day.
No longer do I feel alone like I did for so much of my life. Whether I am feeling happy or sad, hopeful or scared, I have others who are glad to be with me, and who know I am glad to be with them too.
Having this kind of community is important for ANY human. As creatives who tend to have higher sensitivity and also regularly take on more risk of exposure to the praise or criticism of others, it can be even more critical, especially when difficult times come. And whether the battles that hit us are real or imagined, if our highlight reels are all we’re trusting people with, it’s just not going to be enough.
For me, helping people “live known in real time” isn’t a buzzy tagline; it’s a personal mission and conviction that grows every day.
The truth is, loneliness is at epidemic levels, and too few of us have the tools we need to walk in the community we were designed for. But that doesn’t mean it’s too late to learn them. And I, for one, am willing to share what I know.
So if you are a creative who is tired of going it alone, or who recognizes the value of adding another layer to the community you walk in, I’d love to hear from you. Shoot me a note via my CONTACT page and I’ll send you more info about how I might be able to help.
CONSTANCE RHODES, ACC