Cary Schmidt serves as the Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Newington, Connecticut.

He and his wife, Dana, have been blessed with three children and have enjoyed thirty four years of marriage and ministry together. Cary's passion is to love God, love his family, and point people to Jesus Christ through teaching, preaching, and writing. He hosts the "Leading in the Gospel" podcast to encourage Gospel-shaped leadership, and "Growing in the gospel"—a daily devotional on Youtube.

He has written fifteen books, including Stop Trying, Live Lighter—Love Better, Off Script, Passionate Parenting, Real Christianity, and others. he joins me to talk about his recently released book, Steady Strength: Reversing Ministry's Dangerous Drift Toward Depletion.