Wilson Lim Leadership Podcast

Why One-Size-Fits-All Leadership Fails: Adaptive Leaders Flex between high-control Telling, persuasive Selling, collaborative Participating to trust-based Delegating modes.  Learn some practical insights to diagnose readiness & accelerate follower growth from insecurity to ownership. Discover more in this podcast.

Exhausted after 5 days of teaching, Ps Jerry fell asleep during worship—woke to preach, whispered "Lord, touch them," and the entire hall collapsed under God's power. Even the watching nuns! A healing line he was too tired for? Every single person healed. When we're weak, He's strong.

What an amazing interview with Ps. Jerry who shared his unexpected journey with experiencing God's miracles.  And how it eventually led him to pray for divine miracles over others. Be touched and inspired.

Focus is not optional for leaders—it is a discipline. Distraction slowly drains vision, energy, and effectiveness. Like an archer silencing every noise or Nehemiah refusing to leave the wall, leaders who finish well are those who guard their focus fiercely. What we give our attention to today determines what we build tomorrow.

Leadership is beautiful — but it can also be weighty. In this honest and raw episode, we talk about what happens when passion fades, joy ebbs away, and leaders quietly grow cold. From repentance to self-care, from fellowship to processing our hearts, this conversation is full of practical wisdom for staying spiritually alive. 

45 Years of Faithful Service: Lessons from Pastor Simon on Longevity in Ministry. Discover how staying rooted in God, having a clear sense of purpose, and equipping yourself can sustain a life of impact.

"Together, we can transform lives—everywhere God sends us.” As we step into 2025, our call is clear: INFLUENCE—Transforming Lives Together. Let’s unite as one family, one body, to win souls, make disciples, and plant churches for His glory! When we think, feel, and act like family, God’s love becomes tangible. Let’s build life groups where people can Do Life Together, God’s Way!

When a church moves without the Spirit, everything feels dry—same songs, same routines, no spark. But when leaders carry the anointing, the atmosphere shifts. The Holy Spirit brings conviction, transformation, and life. The anointing is God’s Presence resting upon us, empowering us to do what human effort could never achieve.

What does it take to lead a multinational company and pastor a thriving church? Ps Nurot Panich shares how faith shapes his leadership in both ministry and the marketplace.

Empowered people tend to grow to greater heights. How then can we empower others?  We can learn from Jesus 6 principles of empowering.  It may even empower you!

Many speak of receiving the grace of God.  Today we address a related aspect - that of increasing our capacity to harness God's grace.  We are like vessels that can receive and be filled with God's grace.  Have you considered increasing the vessel's capacity?  Discover how in this podcast.

What is it like to do God's work in East Africa?  We had the privilege of gaining some insights from Ps. Sonny Brown, who pioneered churches in Liberia and beyond, despite the many challenges of doing ministry there.  Be challenged by the mission, the faith, the life.  

Could your greatest battles to be fought be unseen? Discover why and how it is to be fought. This podcast reveals the crucial battles that Jesus had to fight at the Garden of Gethsemane before He faced the cross.  Learn crucial keys to winning these inner battles so that you may be victorious in the external battles.

Leaders who make an impact are able to inspire their people to rise up to higher standards in life and ministry. Find out why this is important and how it can be done.

I had a wonderful time interviewing Ps. Benny Ho on disciple-making, a topic we were both passionate about.  Be inspired by his insights and experience.  Ps. Benny is well known for his teaching ministry and has grown a mega-church in Perth with a disciple-making emphasis.

Why has there been such a huge falling out of Christian leaders in recent times?  Even highly respected ones?One major reason is the lack of personal integrity.  In this podcast, we examine the key issues and the practical solutions.

Do you realise that God wants to do far, far more  than we could imagine with our lives?  God is able to do so with His unlimited power and He desires to do so.  But are we willing to partner with Him? Ps. Wilson unpacks this powerful message that inspires us to trust in what God wants to do with us.

We had the opportunity to interview Ps Hai Eng to glean key insights into leading a significant community organisation.  May this inspire you to support or establish community groups to make a difference in our communities.

Why are we seeing so many failure amongst Christian leaders? A major reason is the lack of accountability. Many leaders have been raised because they are able to perform well but not held accountable for their lives in addition to their job.  Discover what is needed in accountability.

Impossible situations need not stop us.  Because we have a God who breaks past the impossible.  But we need courage to have faith in His leading. Ps. Wilson unpacks Exodus 14 and shows how the parting of the Red Sea reveals key principles to develop the courage to face such challenges.

I had the opportunity to interview Ps. Prakich who had been involved in stepping into many key leadership roles in different nations.  He shared from his broad experience different insights in influencing and managing organisational culture.

No limitation is too big an obstacle for leaders who know how to rise up in God.  Discover why in this podcast.

 Leaders that seek to be effective must be creative.  Find out why and how we can be more creative in our leadership.

Why do we preach the way we do? Ps. Benny Ho shares from his convictions about expository preaching.

Are you confronted with problems?  Challenging problems? But wait, what is the worst problem you could have?  Find out about the attitudes we need to have.

Do you realise that you need rhythms in your life?  Healthy, beneficial, wholesome rhythms to help you physically, spiritually and even socially.  Find out more in this podcast.

Caption: What an insightful interview about reaching business people with Ps. Chirathivat, a leading Thai businessman and pastor.

If a leader is to continue to be faithful to God, one important aspect is to continue to grow.  Even Jesus grew in stature, wisdom and favour before God and men.  What about us?

How can there be longevity in any church, in any ministry?  It comes when we raise sons of the house, who seek God's vision for the house.  Discover this crucial truth. Download the Study Guide @ https://www.wilsonlailing.com/episodes/raising-sons-of-the-house

I had the privilege to interview Larry Kreider, the founder of DOVE international, a global church-planting movement.  We gleaned from his experiences starting the movement and his insights into longevity in ministry.

The bigger the group you lead, the more critical it is to pass on essential elements to the rest of the group effectively. What are some of these elements? How can we do it effectively? This podcast addresses these questions with insight and practical thoughts.

If a question was posed to our hearts, “Will your real god please stand up?”, how will our hearts respond?  Will it be Christ? Will it be Christ plus plus?  Or something else?  We tackle this issue in this podcast.

Have you considered carefully about succession? Whether to pass it on or take upon a new, bigger role? In this podcast we glean some insights from Ps. Denis Lu.

Caring emulates the very heart of God the Great Shepherd. How are such care demonstrated by leaders? Ps. Wilson expounds Psalm 23 to reveal effective ways that leaders care.

How is successful leadership defined?  Jesus upended it all when He taught that the true leader is one that serves.  In this podcast, Ps. Wilson unpacks what it means and explains some key characteristics of effective servant leaders.

We had the privilege to interview Ps. Brendan Kirby who leads a Hope Church in Adelaide with his wife Helen.  He has a big heart for missions and frequently travels to Africa and India to inspire and equip HIM church leaders there. We took the opportunity to discover his heartbeat for missions.

 What kind of leaders should we aspire to be? One of the most crucial quality we should aspire towards is to be courageous.  Because God is courageous and expects His people to be courageous.  Be inspired by this message.

Would you want to live at a level in which you are merely surviving, or perhaps just keeping afloat? Are you satisfied only to maintain, satisfied with mediocrity? Or would you want to live at a higher level of effectiveness, or influence or more?  Then watch this podcast.

A truly insightful interview with Ps. Richard Green of C3 North Ryde on the importance of church cultures.  As he puts it "Culture eats vision any day." We looked also into how to cultivate such cultures and the challenges of transforming an existing culture.

One of the most fundamental area successful leaders grow in is self-leadership. Discover why and how.

What type of leader should we seek to be?  There are many options and examples which we can emulate or develop into.  Yet the most important example of leadership should be Jesus Himself. This podcast explains why and how.

 In this interview with Ps. Gordon, we had the opportunity to glean from his 5 decades of ministry insights balancing ministry and personal life.

Pride will undermine our hearts sooner or later.  That is why we need to deepen our humility, regardless of whether we are a leader or not.

All of us are constrained by many imagined rather than real limitations.  If you are to be all that God intended you to be, it is time to break past the glass ceiling in your mind.

We are living in turbulent and uncertain times.  The challenge is for us to rise up in God to lead and navigate through these obstacles.  In this leadership podcast Ps. Wilson shares some key principles from Nehemiah 2.

I had an insightful interview with Ps. Gordon Moore on leadership.  He has a wealth of leadership experience, having founded a C3 mega-church and was the C3 Australia national leader and later C3 global leader.

Setbacks occur in all our lives.  However, we ought to learn how to move forward beyond these setbacks.  Especially leaders, as we need to lead the way forward. In this podcast, I share some key insights into how we can face such setbacks.

A leader's listening skills are just as important as their communication skills. Ps. Wilson explains why and how to be better at it.

Have you ever discovered that what you said somehow did not get through or got distorted? Leaders particularly have to be aware how to communicate effectively.

How can we practically motivate our team? What are the keys? And what de-motivators do we need to be aware of? Ps. Wilson brings his insights to answer these questions in this podcast.