Bring It Out

 Ben sits down with Seth Condrey for this month's life-giving conversation. Seth is a songwriter and worship leader whose music has been viewed millions of times. Seth currently serves as the Worship Pastor at Epic Church in San Francisco. In this episode, he shares how important deliberate practice is with any gift we've been given. Seth talks about the discipline of collecting ideas. He speaks to the importance of having an adequate inner life, the vulnerability it takes to bring something into the public sphere, and how much place and presence matter.

Ben shares what he's been learning during a season of delays in his own life. He talks about the difference between waiting passively and waiting actively. He shares how we can keep our confidence while our vision is delayed. What do you do while you're living in the space between a dream and the fulfillment of that dream? He also speaks to how we can balance patience and urgency as we pursue our visions.

For this episode, Ben has a fascinating conversation with Henry Kaestner about how he knew he was an entrepreneur, why he started faith-driven entrepreneur, and the power of partnership. Henry Is a co-founder and partner at Sovereign’s Capital, a private equity and venture capital management company that invests in faith driven entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and the US from its offices in Silicon Valley, Washington DC and Jakarta, Indonesia. Henry also was a co-founder and CEO of Bandwidth. And he co-founded the Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor ministries.

To kick off 2023, Ben sits down with Jasmine Lawrence for a conversation that is sure to inspire you as you begin the new year. Jasmine shares what caused her to start EDEN BodyWorks when she was just a teenager. This led to her being a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the rest is history. Not only is she an entrepreneur who began making products in her teens; her day job is working with robots. Listen in to learn how Jasmine has cultivated great curiosity, as well as a “going for it” spirit that keeps fear from paralyzing her life. 

How do you know when it's time to make a change and step into something new? In this episode, Ben and Joseph Barkley talk about how we can make our best contribution to the world. Joseph is an executive coach who deeply believes in the potential of people. Joseph encourages us to make a stop-doing list, to consider whether our complaints could be visions in disguise, and how an addiction to overachieving can destroy us.

Ben sits down with Al Gordon for this month's episode. Al oversees Saint Church, which has multiple parishes in East London. While Al is one of the most innovative and creative leaders I know, he makes the case that we're all meant to be creative. We also talk about how to have joy in your work, how to leave what's safe and secure, and why Saint Church has chosen to cultivate their own honey bees.

Do you ever feel like you have to settle for less than what you'd love to do with your life? In this episode, Ben has a fascinating conversation with Jo Saxton. Jo is a leadership coach, a speaker, an author, podcast host, and creator of the Ezer Collective. Listen as Jo shares why so many of our dreams go unfulfilled, what keeps women from stepping into their destinies and how men can help with this, as well as what we can do to address the injustices in our world.

To launch season 2 of the Bring It Out podcast, Ben sits down with Josh Howerton to talk about how we can step into a new assignment even when we don't feel ready for it. Josh is the senior pastor of Lakepointe Church in the Dallas area. Josh shares how we can honor the people we are replacing, why people with great vision also need great systems, and how you should pursue relationships with peers and mentors. Josh also opens up about a season he went through that was filled with anxiety and panic attacks. 

In Episode 9 of the Bring It Out podcast, Ben sits down with his wife, Shauna, to talk about how they're discerning their own assignments in life for this season. They discuss how crucial rhythms are when we're carrying heavier assignments in life. They discuss tradeoffs and sacrifices, as well as why they're treating social media a little differently these days. They also talk about how disengagement is for those of us who are regularly engaged in a significant mission. 

On Episode 8 of the Bring It Out podcast, Ben and Rich Villodas have a conversation that covers identity, anxiety, and how we can discern our vocations for the next season of life. Rich is the Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York. He is the author of The Deeply Formed Life and Good and Beautiful and Kind (releases July 2022).