All Episodes
Leading From Alignment — 348 episodes
Episode 349: Developing a Consistent Prayer Life – Interview w/ Craig Owens
Episode 348: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 3
Episode 347: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 2
Episode 346: Why Postponing Hard Conversations Is Costing You – Part 1
Episode 345: From Success to Succession
Episode 344: Necessary Endings in Your Personal Life – Interview w/ Dr. Ralph Neighbour
Episode 343: Necessary Endings in Your Professional Life – Interview w/ Dr. Ralph Neighbour
Episode 342: Offense or Accountability?
Episode 341: Pastoring Through Offense
Episode 340: The Leadership Lie: Why You Can’t Afford to Skip Friendship
Episode 339: A Recipe for Good Decisions - An Interview with Mike Kern III
Episode 338: Guarding Your Heart as a Leader
Episode 337: The Catholic Church’s Resurgence of Young People
Episode 336: The Shift from Inner Critic to Inner Ally
Episode 335: What Makes Pastors Thrive (and What Takes Them Out) – An Interview with Aaron Hlavin
Episode 334: Monday After the Big Day – An Interview with Lewis Brandon
Episode 333: When the Knife Goes Deep
Episode 332: The Four Skills Every Pastor Needs to Develop
Episode 331 - Leading in an Age of Outrage
Episode 330- Beach Chairs & Breakthroughs
Episode 329: Delegation Tips & Traps
Episode 328: Three Truths Every Pastor Must Understand
Episode 327: Why Pastors Don't Ask for Help
Podcast Episode 326: Questions to Resolve Disputable Matters
Episode 325: When Life & Leadership Disappoint
Episode 324: Radical Unavailability - An Interview with michael Forney
Episode 323: Short-term or Long-term Pain?
Episode 322: The Two Hats Every Leader Wears
Episode 321: Restoring Purpose in a Disengaged World - Interview with Jenni Catron
Episode 320: Always On: Why Leaders Won't Unplug
Episode 319: The Challenge of Getting Younger
Episode 318: My Most Important Aha in 2025
Episode 317: The Myth of "Arriving"
Episode 316: What Really Matters - A Conversation with Hal Donaldson - Convoy of Hope
Episode 315: Love, Chosen, Enough - Part 2
Episode 314: Loved, Chosen, Enough - Part 1
Episode 313: You & Boundaries
Episode 312: Leading on Empty
Episode 311: When Productivity Becomes a Disguise
Episode 310: You & Isolation
Episode 309: When Ministry Loses Its Joy and Wonder
Episode 308: The Five People Every Pastor Needs - Interview with David Cooke
Episode 307: Getting to the Heart of Pastoral Leadership
Episode 306: Guarding the Flock (and Ourselves) From Cultural Currents
Episode 305: Integrating a Marketplace Mind with a Ministry Call
Episode 304: Transitioning into the Legacy Stage of Life & Ministry
Episode 303: Builders vs. Dismantlers - Part 2
Episode 302: Builders vs. Dismantlers - Part 1
Episode 301: 6 Years, 6 Aha Moments: What We’ve Learned (and Unlearned) – Part 2
Episode 300: 6 Years, 6 Aha Moments: What We’ve Learned (and Unlearned) – Part 1
Episode 299: Leading Yourself Well Through Financial Stewardship - Interview with Mike Kern III
Episode 298: Fueling Ministry Through Financial Wisdom - Interview with Mike Kern III
Episode 297: Helping Your Kids Love Jesus’ Church – Interview with Jeff Hlavin
Episode 296:How to Help Your Kids Love Jesus – Interview with Jeff Hlavin
Episode 295: No Mud, No Mess - Exiting Staff with Grace and Grit
Podcast Episode 294: Right People, Right Seats: A Church Hiring Playbook
Episode 293: The Joys & Perils of Serving with Your Spouse
Episode 292: Getting Out of Our Own Way
Episode 291: How to Heal Deep Pain - Interview with Josh Spurlock - Part 2
Episode 290: How to Heal Deep Pain - Interview with Josh Spurlock - Part 1
Episode 289: Navigating Organizational Change with Confidence - Part 2
Episode 288: Navigating Organizational Change with Confidence - Part 1
Podcast Episode 287 - The Vulnerable Leader - Interview with Jason Holdridge Part 2
Podcast Episode 286 - The Vulnerable Leader - Interview with Jason Holdridge Part 1
Episode 285 – Six Insights from John’s Vacation – Part 2
Episode 284: Six Insights from John’s Vacation – Part 1
Episode 283: De-sizing the Church – Karl Vaters Interview – Part 2
Episode 282 – De-sizing the Church – Karl Vaters Interview – Part 1
Episode 281: Finishing Well
Episode 280: Stress & You
Episode 279: The Pain & Power of Pruning
Episode 278: The Power of No
Episode 277: The Unhurried Leader
Episode 276: Three Temptations of Leadership
Episode 275: The Leader's Need to Pivot
Episode 274: Leadership & Forgiveness - Part 2
Episode 272 - Harnessing the Energy of Core Values - Part 2
Episode 271 - Harnessing the Energy of Core Values - Part 1
Episode 270 - Casting Your Vision - Part 2
Episode 266:The Power of Forty
Episode 265: The Number One Contributor to Burnout
Episode 269 – Casting Your 2025 Vision – Part 1
Episode 268:John’s Four Biggest Aha’s of 2024
Episode 267:Pay Attention to Your Own Yard
Episode 263 -The Trap of Isolation
Episode 264: Emotional Intelligence & You
Episode 261 - How to Let Your Team Help You
Episode 262 : A Pastor’s Most Common Leadership Lid
Episode 260 - Implementing a Succession Plan
Episode 259 - Are You Overstaying?
Episode 258 - Jesus' Invitation to Weary Leaders
Episode 257 - A Leaders' Most Important Assignment
Episode 256 – Leading in an Election Year
Episode 255 - Interview with Lewis Brandon
Episode 254 – Staffing Your Church from Within – Part 3
Episode 253 – Staffing Your Church from Within – Part 2
Episode 252 – Staffing Your Church from Within – Part 1
Episode 251 - You & Your Marriage – Interview with Greg and Rachelle Colegrove – Part 2
Episode 250 - You & Your Marriage – Interview with Greg and Rachelle Colegrove – Part 1
Episode 249: The Beauty & The Beast of Task - Orientation
Episode 248 - Becoming a Leader of Leaders
Episode 247 - You & Your Marriage
Episode 246 - 4 Master Keys to Beating Discouragement
Episode 245 - Eight Church Trends in 2024 Part 2
Episode 244 - Eight Church Trends in 2024 - Part 1
Episode 243: The Leadership Landscape in 2024 – Interview with Greg Surratt – Part 2
Episode 242 - The Leadership Landscape in 2024 – Interview with Greg Surratt – Part 1
Episode 241 - Underdog
Episode 240 - Following God's Lead
Episode 239: The Impact of Identity, Affection, & Affirmation on Your Leadership
Episode 238: Addressing the Elephant in the Room Part 2 - Collapsing Relational Triangles
Episode 237 - Managing the Elephant in the Room Part 1 -Managing Conflict
Episode 236 - Interview with Josh Spurlock - Part 2
Episode 235 - Interview with Josh Spurlock - Part 1
Episode 234 - Getting Comfortable with Saying No
Episode 233 - What I learned on Vacation
Episode 232 – Responding to a Forced Exit – Interview with Kyle Isabelli – Part 2
Episode 231 – Responding to a Forced Exit – Interview with Kyle Isabelli – Part 1
Episode 230 - How the Church in America is Doing - Interview with Mike Clarensau - Part 2
Episode 229 - How the Church in America is Doing - Interview with Mike Clarensau - Part 1
Episode 228 - When Sheep Bite with Craig Owens - Part 2
Episode 227 - When Sheep Bite with Craig Owens - Part 1
Episode 226- Leading from a Full Tank
Episode 225- The Ubiquitous Need for Friendship
Episode 224- Capacity vs. Demand: A Fresh Look at Rhythms
Episode 223- Developing a Responsible Relationship with Yourself
Episode 222 – Interview with Dave Barringer – Part 2
Episode 221 – Interview with Dave Barringer – Part 1
Episode 220- Four Indelible Lessons from 2023- Part 2
Episode 219- Four Indelible Lessons from 2023- Part 1
Episode 218- Holiday Rhythms
Episode 217-Interview with Daniel Whitehead- Part 2
Episode 216- Interview with Daniel Whitehead- Part 1
Episode 215- Engaging & Incorporating the Next Generation of Leaders – Part 2
Episode 214- Engaging & Incorporating the Next Generation of Leaders – Part 1
Episode 213- The Leadership Shortage...& What We Can Do About It
Episode 212- Interview with Shannon Shaffer- Part 2
Episode 211- Interview with Shannon Shaffer- Part 1
Episode 210- Leadership & Success
Episode 209- Leadership & Discernment
Episode 208- Leadership & Soft Skills
Episode 207- Leadership & Delegation
Episode 206 Leadership & Seismos Moments
Episode 205- Leadership & Effective Communication
Episode 204: The Co-vocational Balancing Act
Episode 203 The Impact Of Humility On A Leader
Episode 202 - So You're A Pastor's Kid - Part 2
Episode 201 - So You're A Pastor's Kid - Part 1
Episode 200 - Top 5 Countdown - Number 1 - Shaping The Culture You Need
Episode 199 - Top 5 Countdown - Number 2 - Lead Confidently Without Being Jerky
Episode 198 - Top 5 Countdown - Number 3 - The Hidden Dangers of Workaholism
Episode 197 - Top 5 Countdown - Number 4 - Leadership & Words
Episode 196 - Top 5 Countdown - Number 5 - When Leadership Squeezes You
Episode 195 - So You Have A New Team Member . . . Now What?
Episode 194 - Rhythms of The Garden
Episode 193 - What Are You 40 Days Away From
Episode 192 - Reimagining Success
Episode 191 - Making Friends with Failure
Episode 190 - Interview With Karl Vaters - Part 2
Episode 189 - Interview With Karl Vaters - Part 1
Episode 188 - Preparing For Time Off This Summer - Part 2
Episode 187 - Preparing For Time Off This Summer - Part 1
Episode 186 - Preventing Recovering From Burnout - Interview with Sean Nemecek - Part 2
Episode 185 - Preventing Recovering From Burnout - Interview With Sean Nemecek - Part 1
Episode 184 - A Response To Asbury - Part 2
Episode 183 - A Response To Asbury - Part 1
Episode 182 - Interview With Chris Brooks - Part 2
Episode 181 - Interview With Chris Brooks - Part 1
Episode 180 - Running On A Full Tank - Part 2
Episode 179 - Running On A Full Tank - Part 1
Episode 178 - Protect Yourself From Abuse
Episode 177 - Tell Anger Where To Go - Part 2
Episode 176 - Tell Anger Where To Go - Part 1
Episode 175 - Become Your Own Best Friend - Part 2
Episode 174 - Become Your Own Best Friend - Part 1
Episode 173 - Why Values
Episode 172 - Why Vision
Episode 171 - The Three Most Important Things I Learned In 2022
Episode 170 - Interview With Paul Feuerstein - Part 2
Episode 169 - Interview With Paul Feuerstein - Part 1 Audio
Episode 168 - Interview With Josh Spurlock - Part 2
Episode 167 - Interview With Josh Spurlock - Part 1
Episode 166 - How Gratitude Helps You Lead Better
Episode 165 - Survival Tips For Introverted Leaders - Part 2
Episode 164 - Survival Tips For Introverted Leaders - Part 1
Episode 163 - Three Essential Elements Of A Healthy And Effective Church
Episode 162 - Small Is Not A Problem, A Virtue, Or An Excuse
Episode 161 - When Jesus Said No
Episode 160 - Four Promising Trends In The Local Church - Part 2
Episode 159 - Four Promising Trends In The Local Church - Part 1
Episode 158 - Interview With Andrea Bassett - Part 2
Episode 157 - Interview With Andrea Bassett - Part 1
Episode 156 - When Parishioners Attack - Part 2
Episode 155 - When Parishioners Attack - Part 1
Episode 154 - Interview With Craig Owens - Part 2
Episode 153 - Interview With Craig Owens - Part 1
Episode 152 - Interview With Chip Judd - Part 2
Episode 151 - Interview With Chip Judd - Part 1 Audio
Episode 150 - Four Behaviors Of Healthy Pastors Part 2
Episode 149 - Four Behaviors Of Healthy Pastors Part 1
Episode 148 - Interview with JP Dorsey
Episode 147 - Monday Mornings In Pastor Land
Episode 146 - Hours Or Outcomes
Episode 145 - The Green - Eyed Monster
Episode 144 - The Big Four - Zero
Episode 143 - Busy ... Or Productive
Episode 142 - Self - Care Vs. Self - Centeredness
Episode 141 - Leading Through Personal Pain
Episode 140 - Eliminating Hurry
Episode 139 - Hiring From The Outside
Episode 138 - A Pastor's Sunday Morning Prayer
Episode 137 - Interview With Chad Deerman - Part 2
Episode 136 - Interview With Chad Deerman - Part 1
Episode 135 - Three Traps Leaders Fall Into
Episode 134 - Four Signs You Might Be Out Of Rhythm
Episode 133 - The Secret To A Great Day Off
Episode 132 - Interview With Josh Spurlock - Part 2
Episode 131 - Interview With Josh Spurlock - Part 1
Episode 130 - The Value Of Meaningful Values
Episode 129 - The RIght Players With The Right Stuff
Episode 128 - A Playbook That Moves Your Organization Toward Its Vision
Episode 127 - Getting Back To Vision
Episode 126 - What I Learned On Vacation
Episode 125 - Interview With Karl Vaters - Part 2
Episode 124 - Interview With Karl Vaters - Part 1
Episode 123 - How Identity Impacts Your Leadership
Episode 122 - The Three Most Important Things I Learned In 2021
Episode 121 - The Impact Of 2020 - 2021 On Pastors Kids - Interview With Aaron Hlavin Audio
Episode 120 - Passing The Baton
Episode 119: You & Your Calendar
Episode 118 – Getting Ready for Your Next Season – Interview with Dr. Ralph Neighbour
Episode 117 – Revitalizing the Church You Lead: Interview with Dr. Ralph Neighbour
Episode 116 – Pastors & The Great Resignation
Episode 115: God is good . . . But We’re Not Exempt
Episode 114 – Five Priorities of Every Pastor
Episode 113 – The Worst Day in a Pastor’s Life . . . & Why It Shouldn’t
Episode 112 – Leading Through the Bermuda Triangle of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation
Episode 111 – The Hidden Dangers of Workaholism
Episode 110 – When Is It Time to Stop?
Episode 109 – The Impact of Culture on the Organization You Lead – Part 2 with Jenni Catron
Episode 108 – The Impact of Culture on the Organization You Lead – Part 1 with Jenni Catron
Episode 107 – Hitting the Target When You Speak – With Andy Swart Part 2
Episode 106 – Hitting the Target When You Speak – With Andy Swart Part 1
Episode 105 – How to Lead Confidently Without Being Jerky
Episode 104 – Staff Retention Dos & Don’ts
Episode 103 – Improving Your Hiring Batting Average
Episode 102 – The Relationship Between Teachability & Longevity
Episode 101 – Are you Bottlenecking the Organization You Lead?
Episode 100 – 100th Podcast Celebration
Episode 99 – Leadership & Words
Episode 98 – The Bivocational Balancing Act
Episode 97 – Rethinking the Role of Lead Pastor
Episode 96 – How Digital Is Impacting the Local Church
Episode 95 – The New Metrics
Episode 94 – The Art of Pivoting
Episode 93 - Stewarding the Assignment God's Given You
Episode 92 – Shaping the Culture You Need- Part 2
Episode 91 – Shaping the Culture You Need
Episode 90 – When Leadership Squeezes You
Episode 89 – How Wounds from the Past Impact Leaders in the Present – Part 2 with Josh Spurlock
Episode 88 – How Wounds from the Past Impact Leaders in the Present – Part 1 with Josh Spurlock
Episode 87 – Emerging From the Fog of Covid-19
Episode 86 – Developing Leadership Resilience
Episode 85 – Rebuilding Your Volunteer Teams
Episode 84 - Two Questions to Ask While Leading Through a Pandemic With no End in Sight
Episode 83 – Why Discipleship? Part 2 with Brian Pruitt
Episode 82 – Why Discipleship? Part 1 with Brian Pruitt
Episode 81 - Getting Comfortable with Disappointing People
Episode 80 - Success Reimagined
Episode 79 - The Peril of Success
Episode 78 – How to Handle Under-Performing Staff
Episode 77 – The Pastor as a First Responder – Part 2 with Josh Spurlock
The Pastor as a First Responder – Part 1 with Josh Spurlock
Episode 75 – Fill Your Emotional Tank
Episode 74 – Discover the Power of Assertiveness
Leading From Alignment Episode 73 – Become Your Own Best Friend
Episode 72 – Pastoring in 2021 & Beyond – Part 2 with Chris Brooks
Episode 71 – Pastoring in 2021 & Beyond – Part 1 with Chris Brooks
Episode 70 - How to Manage Your Stress Levels in 2021
Episode 69 - The Three Most Important Things I Learned in 2020
Episode 68 – Fulfilling Your Calling as a Female Leader – Part 2 with Jenni Catron
Episode 67 - Fulfilling Your Calling as a Female Leader - Part 1 with Jenni Catron
Episode 66: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Episode 65 – Developing a Personal Growth Plan for 2021
Episode 64 – Thinking Your Way to a Better Life – Part 2
Episode 63: Thinking Your Way to a Better Life – Part 1
Episode 62 - When Leading Gets Confusing
Episode 61 – Why The Organization You Lead Needs a Playbook
Episode 60 - How to Deal with Organizational Loss – Part 2
Episode 59 - How to Deal with Organizational Loss – Part 1
Episode 58 - Casting Vision in a New Age of Leadership
Episode 57 – Increasing Your Team’s Engagement
Episode 56 - Rebuilding Your Teams
Episode 55: Creating a Structure for Your Staff’s Health – Part 2 with Steve Zarrilli
Episode 54: Creating a Structure for Your Staff’s Health – Part 1 with Steve Zarrilli
Episode 53: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment – Why It Matters
Episode 52: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment – Five Components
Episode 51: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment – Three Big Ideas
Episode 50 – How to Build a Thriving Church in a Small Community – Part 2 with Chad Deerman
Episode 49 – How to Build a Thriving Church in a Small Community – Part 1 with Chad Deerman
Episode 48 – Taking a Vacation from Your Vocation
Episode 47 – Holding On to Your Calling
Episode 46 -Take Care of Your Own Yard
Episode 45 – Using Social Media as an Art Form-Part 2 Interview w/ JP Dorsey
Episodes 44 – Using Social Media as an Art Form-Part 1 Interview w/ JP Dorsey
Episode 43 - Helping Your Team Crush Goals Without Crushing Themselves
Episode 42 – Why Emotional Intelligence is the New Leadership Currency
Episode 41 – Help for Tired Leaders
Episode 40 - The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership with Jenni Catron Part 2
Episode 39 – The 4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership with Jenni Catron Part 1
Episode 38: 3 Reasons Every Leader Needs a Mentor
Episode 37: The Impact of Physical Fitness on Your Leadership
Episode 36 - Developing & Maintaining Spiritual Hunger . . . & Why it Matters
Episode 35: Leading In a Post-Quarantine World – Part 2
Episode 34: Leading in a Post-Quarantine World – Part 1
Episode 33 - Interview Doug Clay - Part 2
Episode 32 - Interview with Doug Clay – Part 1
Episode 31 - Leadership and Friendship: Are the Two Compatible?
Episode 30: COVID-19 . . . Lessons Learned
Episode 29 - Getting More Margin in Your Week
Episode 28 -Refuel Emotionally
Episode 27 – Protect Yourself from Abuse
Episode 26 - Tell Anger Where to Go
Episode 25 - Love Yourself
Episode 24 - 5 Behaviors Of A Secure Leader
Episode 23 - Am I Only Doing What Only I Can Do?
Episode 22 - Waving Goodbye To People Pleasing
Episode 21 - How To Know If Burnout Is Near And What To Do About It
Episode 20 - What Staff Pastors Need From Their Lead Pastor
Episode 19 - What Lead Pastors Need From Their Staff
Episode 18 - The Three Most Important Things I Learned In 2019
Episode 17 - Navigating Difficult Conversations
Episode 16 – Leadership & Difficult People
Leading From Alignment Episode 15 – When God’s Leading Doesn’t Make Sense
Episode 14: Falling Pastors - Finishing Well
Episode 13 – The Irrefutable Power of Sleep
Episode 12 - Why Pastors Resist Rest
Episode 11 - How to Be Passionate About Your Calling Without Being Driven
Episode 10 - Five Must-Ask Questions When Considering a Transition
Episode 09 - Pursuing Unfaithful People . . . And Why You Shouldn’t
Episode 08 -5 Practical Hacks to 5 Secret Stressors Pastors Face
07 - The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment - Part 2
06 - The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment - Part 1
05 - Growth by Subtraction
04 - Leading From Alignment - How Leaders Can Get Out Of The Way Of People Serving
03 - When Your Calling Gets Tough
02 - Destination vs. Journey
01 - When You Feel Your Mission is Drifting