Beyond Brainstorming: Leading a Team That Actually Hears God

Most leadership teams know how to brainstorm. Very few know how to discern together.After more than 40 years of leading, one of my deepest regrets isn’t moral failure. It’s how many things I led that God never actually asked us to do. We had the money. We had the momentum. We had the energy. But we were moving fast  and we were missing God. In this episode, I share what I’ve learned the hard way: adrenaline is not the Holy Spirit. And brainstorming is not discernment.I walk through five practices that can transform how your leadership team makes decisions  not out of anxiety, urgency, or ambition, but out of quiet listening, surrender, and communal hearing.This is slow work. It’s countercultural work. But it produces what every exhausted leader is desperate for: more peace, more freedom, and more alignment with Jesus.If your team is making big decisions right now, don’t miss this episode.Learn more about the EH Global Leader Conference 2026: http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/conference