Leading Second Podcast

In our rapidly changing world, we’re faced with an exciting yet challenging technological revolution: artificial intelligence. As people of faith, we’re called to navigate this new landscape with wisdom and discernment. This week Brandon, along with Dillion and Leydanis Ritchie from CoastLife Church in Venice FL, sit down with Michael Whittle, the founder of Pulpit AI to discuss AI’s positive and negative impacts on the church.

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In this powerful discussion, the true essence of faithfulness in leadership is discussed. Brandon, Joseph Kelley from Discovery Church in Oklahoma City, OK, and Devon Torres from The Rock of KC in Kansas City, MO, sit down with Marcus Mecum, Lead Pastor of 7 Hill’s Church in Florence, KY, to help us examine our hearts, realign our priorities, and recommit to serving God and others with authenticity and love.

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In the Season 7 finale of the Leading Second Podcast, we discuss how we can better

ourselves and our teams by taking ownership of our lives, both in and out of ministry.

Start 2025 with strength as you realize It Starts With Me.

We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadership to the next-level. Download this free resource at leadingsecond.com/podcast.

Join us for our last Inside the Second Chair conversation for Season 7 with Dr. Manny Arango, Founder and Lead Pastor at The Garden in Houston, TX, and Larry Brey, Executive Pastor at Elevation Church in North Carolina. Brandon sits down for a second interview with Larry and Manny to dive deeper into leading from the Second Chair.

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Join us as Brandon sits down with Jim Wideman, author and Executive Ministries

Pastor at Conduit Church in Franklin, Tennessee. With almost 50 years in ministry, Jim

provides unique wisdom and insight into leading from the Second Chair.

We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second chair leadership to the next level. Download this free resource at leadingsecond.com/podcast.

Brandon, Jason Warman, Lead Pastor at CoastLife Church in Venice, FL, and Josh Bingle, Lead Pastor at Genesis Church in Spokane, WA, came back together for another discussion on how we as leaders in the church are to navigate and lead in the world and culture we are currently in.

We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadership to the next-level. Download this free resource at leadingsecond.com/podcast

Larry Brey, Executive Pastor at Elevation Church in North Carolina, sits down with Jacob Williamson, Executive Pastor at Celebration Church in Texas, to talk about leading in the Second Chair.

We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadership to the next-level. Download this free resource at leadingsecond.com/podcast

As leaders in ministry, we are called to use our gifts to advance the Kingdom. We all have a part to play so we must work to understand what seat we are called to in this moment and know when (or if) we are to move to a new calling. Brandon, Pace Hartfield from One Place Church in Hayden, ID, Nathan Green from Skybreak Church in College Station, TX, and Matt Martin from NorthRock Church in San Antonio, TX sit down to discuss the unique callings of the First and Second Chair.

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We continue with the Inside the Second Chair series by hearing from Jody Franke from Keystone Church in Keller, TX. Brandon keys in on Jody’s close relationship with his pastor and how that relationship has impacted his walk in ministry.

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This week, we jump back into the Inside the Second Chair series. Brandon is joined by Abram Gomez from Cross Church in Texas to discuss Abram’s unique perspective of serving in the second chair.

We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadership to the next-level. Download this free resource at leadingsecond.com/podcast