Engaging missionally with community and culture is critical, but it’s only a “starting place” according to this month’s guest on the Empowered Leadership podcast.  Seeing God transform the lives of others takes more than missional thinking and acting—it takes “incarnation.”  Listen to this episode as Peter and Tim talk with pastor, author, and coach, Hugh Halter about moving our conversations with others toward encounters with Jesus.

Not many things stretch a leader like beginning something new!  Join Peter and Tim on this episode as they talk with two new church planters, Pastors Russell Joyce and Joey Lyons.  From a big city to a rural community, leading a new congregation helps to define and refine a pastor.  Listen in to hear about church planting leadership from two men “on the front lines!

Join us this month on the Empowered Leadership podcast as Pastors Peter and Tim have a conversation with Pastor Wayne Cordeiro about the processes and principles involved in developing leaders.  Drawing from his more than 30 year experience as a church planter, pastor, and denominational leader, Pastor Wayne shares some amazing “gems” on this vital topic.  Don’t miss it!

Making disciples is both the highest calling and the greatest challenge of churches, leaders, and individual followers of Christ. Join us on this episode of the Empowered Leadership podcast as Pastors Peter and Tim interview Pastor Jerry Dirmann about the priority, centrality, and practices of discipleship.

What a generation!  They’re either “harshly criticized” or “highly praised” depending on who’s speaking about Millennials!  In this episode of the Empowered Leadership podcast, Pastors Peter and Tim engage two local church pastors who’ve connected well with Millennials and are developing and releasing this next generation for fruitful ministry.  Special thanks to Dr. Tim Moore and Pastor David Grasso for joining this conversation.

“What is “missional?”  What does it mean to lead a church, engage a community, or even think about ministry from a “missional” perspective?  Join Pastors Peter and Tim as they discuss all things missional with authors Lance Ford and Brad Brisco.

Are you living by nine Commandments instead of the full ten? Discover the blessing that is in the obedience of Sabbath! As our guest, A.J Swoboda says, “I’ve never met someone who ‘used to’ Sabbath.” Once you start, it’s hard to stop! Listen with us as A.J lays out the theological why to the practical how to begin your Sabbath lifestyle.

As the Empowered Leadership podcast launches, we wanted to introduce ourselves and let you know what we’re about. We hope you’ll join us for these monthly training opportunities and leave more empowered than when you came!