Bishop Leeland’s grandparents and great-grandmother were influential in his spiritual journey from the start. He was trained as a pastoral counselor, but realized through prayer that he was in the wrong place and soon began pastoral ministry. Today he is an avid reader, chess aficionado and accordion player. ======= Like the podcast? Please leave a review.   Follow us:

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