Gabe Lyons founded Q in 2007, a media and events platform that educates and mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. In this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Trent and Gabe discuss how to lead with clarity on cultural issues while showing empathy for those with the false beliefs pervasive in our society. As you make fresh decisions to lead boldly, the tools and principles outlined in this episode will be invaluable! Gabe is the co-author of Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme and unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity… And Why It Matters.

Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever found yourself in exile? Good news - God is with you in those moments! Dr. Conway Edwards is the founding and senior pastor of One Community Church, a church that includes five campuses across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and a global campus. His wife, Jada, is a renowned speaker and teacher who has been featured on RightNow Media and the annual IF:Gathering (a global women’s conference). It is a real gift to have both on the Decisions Podcast to discuss life as a ministerial couple, thriving in ministry, and how the Lord leads even when we find ourselves in exile. This is a powerful episode!

Lyle Wells is the President of Integrus Leadership and leads the way in vision casting and innovative strategies. Lyle joins the show to discuss his newest book, The Five-Day Leader – a guide to help you lead with confidence, accelerate your impact, grow your ministry, and transform your community. In this episode Wells contents that you were uniquely created and called to lead well, but you need more than a pep talk or an inspiring quote to carry on with confidence. The 5-Day Leader will give you the tools and leadership strategies to renew your spirit and transform you from the inside out. Every leader needs to hear this episode - you will be encouraged and challenged!

Founding Pastor of one of North America's most influential churches, Carey Nieuwhof desires to help you overcome life's hardest and most crippling challenges. He joins the Dunham Podcast Network to share insights about his own journey, providing clear tools and guidelines if you feel stuck in a painful experience or are wrestling with one of the unique challenges of ministry. It is a powerful and insightful episode!

Do you often feel weighted by seasons of overwhelm and uncertainty? Author and speaker Billie Jauss joins the podcast to share about her experience attempting to take control of the chaos in her life.She realized it wasn’t the external distractions, but the emotional barriers producing feelings of discouragement and defeat. Through detoxing from the emotional toxins, realigning priorities, and creating a spiritual health plan, she reclaimed confidence and found fulfillment not in adding one more thing but in realizing God’s best things. Listen in for a powerful story of wisdom-fueled decision making, and discover how you can find purpose in life’s rhythms.

Belinda and Andrew live in beautiful New Zealand, in a small coastal town, with their twins Isaac and Amy and a cheeky puppy named Lulu. They are about loving people and living a life full of generosity, integrity and righteousness. On this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Belinda shares about the importance of leaving a legacy. For this reason they created the Lazarus App. A place to collect audio, video, and stories that can be shared with your family and friends now, or after you are gone. It's your living story and we are excited to hear their story and how God is using this platform for good!

Having worked with CEOs, celebrities, church leaders and everyday people from around the world, Ray Leight has spent nearly two decades teaching people how to know, believe and live out the truth of who they are in Christ. With bipolar disorder and ADHD diagnoses, discovering one's true identity in Christ is a journey that’s all too familiar to him. Ray is the cofounder (along with his wife, Kathryn) of Faith by Grace Ministries, and he is also the author of Maturing Into Yourself. We are excited to have him on the show!

Hear the perspective of author and father of an adopted Ukrainian son, Kyle Duncan, as he transports you into the gritty reality of war-torn Ukraine and the frontlines of God's miraculous intervention in his new book, Hope for Ukraine. A 35-year publishing veteran and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Kyle Duncan has collaborated with scores of bestselling authors including John Wooden, Dr. Gary Chapman, Voice of the Martyrs and Toby Mac.

Steven Scott is the best-selling author of The Joseph Principles: Turning Adversity and Heartache into Miraculous Living. After failing nine jobs in his first six years after college, he learned the laws of life success by studying the book of Proverbs. As a result, Steven and his business partners have since built more than a dozen multimillion-dollar companies from scratch, achieving billions of dollars in sales. He is the co-founder of The American Telecast Corporation and Total Gym Fitness. Steven explores how so many have experienced trauma the past few years, and, if we're willing to confront our deepest hurts, we can use them as a springboard to a closer relationship with God. It is a power episode, don't miss out!

Mark Koch lived in the Hollywood fast lane. But one day, his successful career came to a dramatic halt. In 1998, Lost in Space became a number one box office hit and made an impressive 300 million dollars worldwide. According to Mark, as the film’s success grew, so did his ego. But Lost in Space was hugely successful and knocked Titanic out of first. But, he lost it all! On this inspiring episode of the Decisions Podcast we hear a series of decisions shaped Mark’s life and set him on a brand new path.