Drake currently serves as the Executive Pastor at gateway.ac and the Founder of boldcupofcoffee.com. As well as a speaker, writer and leadership coach/consultant. Drake is passionate about seeing people thrive and come alive. To BELONG, wrestle with what they BELIEVE and BECOME people FULL OF LOVE, FUELLED BY FAITH, and ADDICTED TO HOPE.

Drake is also a life learner and loves being challenged to think deeper and grow further. One of his favorite things to do is spend a good amount of time in a good café or coffee shop with a good book or engaging conversation. To be able to share in someone else's journey and experience is always a pleasure and an honor.

Welcome to episode 16 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrew's Hall.  Ross serves as the Presbyterian Director of Denominational Formation at VST as well as an Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at St. Mark's College, UBC.

Ross has a particular passion for shaping missionary disciples and "scholarly evangelists" for leadership in Christ's Church for the sake of mending God's creation. Ross is the author of Lessons from  Laodicea:  Missional Leadership in a Culture of Affluence, Gen X, Y Faith? Getting Real with God, co-editor of Three Ways of Grace – a collection of essays on the Trinity

In this episode, we talk about raising up missional leaders with passionate and healthy hearts and why the missional church movement still matters.

Justin Herman serves as Junior High Pastor at Mariners Church in California. On today's episode of the podcast, we talk about how self-awareness is crucial to cultivating and leading healthy teams. Welcome to episode 14 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers.

As the Creative Arts Pastor, Ben is responsible for the weekend service, worship experience, video creation, and church online. Ben has a passion for creating and capturing memorable moments designed to bring people closer to Christ. We sit down with Ben to discuss how to lead creatives well and encourage health as they lead in the local church. Welcome to episode 13 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers.

Jeremy serves at Connexus Church north of the Toronto, Canada as the Campus Pastor for their Orillia site. Jeremy is often described as an excited, positive, and organized person. He seeks adventure, whether it's living out of a tent for a month and a half while travelling across the US and Canada, or renting an aeroplane in an elaborate plan to propose to Chantal. 

In this episode, we talk about learning and leading with high-capacity leaders, pursuing work and family with passion.

Welcome to episode 12 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Clay has the privilege of being the lead pastor of North Point Community Church (NPCC) in Alpharetta, GA, but he didn't start in that role. Beginning as a facilities intern (a.k.a. Vice-President of Nothing), he worked his way through many organizational levels and learned all too well the challenge of authority deprivation.

As the original and largest campus of North Point Ministries, which was ranked by Outreach Magazine in 2014 as the largest church in America, NPCC averages over 12,000 people weekly.

In this week's episode of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers I sit down and talk with Clay about his new book, "How to Lead When You're Not in Charge." It's a great look at leveraging influence no matter what position you hold.

Welcome to episode 11 of the podcast!

Joe is the husband to an incredibly talented artist and justice-seeker, Joann; dad to their fun-loving, music-playing son, Asher; and best friend to their dog, Leigh. Joe is loves being outdoors and travelling and enjoys all things music and sports. Joe serves as Associate Pastor at Bothell UMC in Seattle.

He has travelled around the world as a speaker, workshop leader and facilitator, encouraging people of faith to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God.

In this episode, we talk about leading in a large church as an associate pastor, carving out time and prioritizing family, and ministries that focus on healing in a broken world.

Welcome to episode 10 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Adam Weber lives in Sioux Falls, likes typewriters, drives a Rambler, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, is married and has 4 kids and 4 chickens. Adam pastors Embrace church which is a 10-year-old church that has grown to 6 campuses and 4,000+ people in weekly attendance, and is still growing. In 2013, 2014, & 2015, Embrace was listed as one of the fastest growing churches in America according to Outreach Magazine. Adam's new book is called Talking with God. 

In this episode we talk about rhythms and practices that cultivate health, talking with God, what it's like to pastor one of the fastest growing churches, and how to measure growth in your spiritual journey!

Welcome to episode 7 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

When asked, "What gets you up in the morning?" Matthew's answer is simple, "A desire to help people live out their faith in practical ways today. Oh, and also my family. My three kids get up early and want breakfast!" Matthew is a husband, dad, and the pastor at Westminster Church in Barrie Ontario.

In this episode we talk about burnout, cycling, and practices for health.

Welcome to episode 8 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Frank is the CEO of Phase Family Centers and Executive Director of Leadership Development at Orange / The reThink Group. He is driven to develop leaders to reach their full potential. Frank is married to Jess and together they have four children. 

In this episode we talk about the myth of balance and what you can do to lead with integrity at work and at home.

Welcome to episode 7 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!