Led First Lead Second

Pastors Joe Caruso and Jeff Bogue talk candidly about the Rooted initiative and the sacred burden of spiritual leadership

In this week’s episode, Ryan Rodeman reflects on the pivotal moments when God intervened in his life and called him to ministry at Grace Church.

Eric Miller, Executive Director of Ministry at Momentum Ministry Partners shares how God developed his heart for ministry.

“I think that every single person that I talk to is uniquely gifted and wired and it’s super cool. Instead of trying to get them to fit the thing that I want, we can go way further faster if we just lean into that.” – Sunni Gressock

This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe sits down with Sunni Gressock. Sunni is the Director of Groups & Missional Strategies at the Bath Campus of Grace Church, a mother of four with one on the way, and has a huge heart to reach the lost. Listen in as Joe and Sunni discuss her journey to where she is in ministry today and how she leads and trains the leaders around her to live on mission and prioritize evangelism as they themselves lead others.

If you want to hear a deeper dive into Sunni’s story of how God has moved in her life and how she got to where she is today, check out her episode on our Grace Unscripted podcast! You can find Sunni’s episode along with dozens of other stories from the people here at Grace Church here https://open.spotify.com/show/2lLnFzhmcQsz1zZdTeQbga?si=fcb6d882550043e3.

“I’ve concluded, I have exactly enough strength as I need to do the things that God has called me to do, but I don’t have enough strength to do the things that He’s called me to do plus the things that I think I should do.” – Dr. Juli Slattery

This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe sits down with Dr. Juli Slattery. Dr. Juli is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker. She leads a ministry called Authentic Intimacy, which helps Christians navigate all sexual issues through content and discipleship. Listen in as she shares how God has molded her and how she leans on God’s direction on both her life and ministry as she has to lead others.