Lead222 Podcast

At the heart of a Trailblazer lies a supernatural courage, strength, and faith to live a life of Uncommon Integrity. Don't miss this conversation with Micah Davis the author of Trailblazers as we discuss the importance of being men and women of character. Micah shares 3 character forming practices of Learn to be alone, Decelerate and Listen, and Take charge of your day.  You don't want to miss this conversation!  Micah will be our opening session speaker at this year's LeadSummit Conference.  

Micah E. Davis is a pastor and he believes the written and spoken word are a medium to illicit heart change and life transformation. He has committed his life to using words for good. Micah lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife Rylei and their Australian Kelpie, Leo. In his free time, he can often be found hiking, reading, or drinking a cold glass of sweet tea.

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After talking with over 60 youth pastors, Lead222 concluded on 9 Markers of a Healthy Youth Ministry.  In this episode Dave and Bo discuss the coaching season, Markers 1 (Vision and Alignment) and 2 (Healthy Teams) and what can be expected from our playbook and our certified coaches. It is going to be a great season of growth to be a healthy leader that leads a healthy ministry!  

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Getting ready to make changes? Making changes for this fall? Bo and Dave have a conversation and discuss key factors for making changes and questions you should address as you go through the process of change.  

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In this episode Dave has a conversation with Larry Gonzalez the youth pastor at Highland Park in Lakeland, Florida. Larry shares about the incredible things happening in his student ministry and why students are inviting their friends. We cover key principles to create an invite culture that include: Vision and mission, student ownership, hard conversations, follow up systems, and celebration.  You don't want to miss this episode!

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In this episode we are joined by Justin Knowles who is the Director of Kids & Youth at Sandals Church in Riverside, CA. We discuss how follow up is an essential part of evangelism and discipleship and how students are seen, known and loved.  Justin shares 4 needs of follow up and then gets very practical with 4 ways to be intentional with follow up.  He shares the new systems that Sandals is putting in place of weekly, monthly and quarterly follow up.  You don't want to miss this episode!

Justin Knowles Bio:

Justin is the Director of Kids & Youth at Sandals Church in Riverside, CA. He oversees the kids and youth ministry teams across all 14 campuses. He co-hosts the Youth Ministry Hacks Podcast.  He and his wife Kristin have 2 sons (Graham & Wade).

Find Justin on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/justinknowles3/

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In this episode Bo and Dave have a conversation with Joel Firebaugh who is the Lead Student Pastor at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati about Starting Over. If you are starting over at a new church, starting in ministry for the first time, or been at your ministry role for years this episode is a wealth of wisdom to lead in a healthy way. We talk about how to assess the ministry, how long it takes to build trust, what expectations need to be clarified and agreed upon along with a timeline to accomplish that plan and how we win homefield with our family. You don't want to miss this important episode. Joel Firebaugh Bio He serves as the lead student pastor at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, OH. Crossroads is one church in 11 different locations with over 20,000 in attendance. Joel brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to student pastors everywhere.  Joel gets excited about spending time with his wife, Anna, connecting students to Jesus, and doing poorly executed magic tricks. Joel’s passion is helping the next generation take the next steps in their faith journey with Jesus! 

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Christmas is just around the corner. In the midst of a busy season being intentional at home is key to winning homefield.  In this special holiday episode, Bo and Dave share their Christmas traditions and challenge us to be intentional with our family this Christmas. 

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Dave and Dr. Dave Olges discuss top mental health issues that teens are currently facing. We share best practices on how to help prepare and equip small group leaders to respond to mental health issues teenagers might bring up in a small group setting. We also discuss when to involve parents and the importance of a plan of reporting.  A very important episode you don't want to miss.

Dr. Dave Olges is a licensed mental health counselor with more than 25 years of clinical experience. For more than a decade, he’s taught counseling skills, research methods, counseling theories and couples and family counseling to graduate and doctoral students.

Dr. Dave Olges Bio

Dave Olges is a professor of Counselor Education and Supervision. For more than a decade, he’s taught Counseling Skills, Research Methods, Counseling Theories and Couples and Family Counseling to graduate and doctoral students.

Previous to his move to academia, David has also been a pastor in the areas of Community Groups, Pastoral Care, College and Careers and Youth ministry.

David and his wife Shari live in Indianapolis with their youngest child, a high schooler. The older two children have moved off to college and simply don’t call often enough for his liking.

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In this episode, Dave is joined by Matt Swigart, Director of LEADMissions. Matt's got some incredible stories of spiritual transformation and Kingdom Impact from his experiences on all 4 of the LEADMission trips this past summer. He then gives us a strong encouragement on how significant spiritual formation takes place through short-term mission trips, and especially on LEADMission trips! We wrap up with a look at the 2023 LEADMission trips and LEADCamp that you don't want to miss. If you're planning a mission trip, this is a great episode to check out.

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