Laura and John look at the great hope we have due to the kind sovereignty of God at work in all of life. Though this is our hope, it is also a truth that we have to prayerfully wrestle with to come to understand and believe in on our hardest days and in our deepest disappointments. To read more on this episodes content, go here: https://lead-edge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Absorbing-and-Believing-In-Gods-Sovereignty.pdf.

Over the years, Leadership Edge has trained hundreds of mentors who now mentor both in the US and abroad. Consistently one of the concepts in our mentor training that is most striking and appreciated by the participants is that the Holy Spirit is the Master Mentor. In this episode, Laura and John unpack what it means and looks like for a mentor to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit in a mentoring relationship.

At the end of his life, as Moses gave his last message to the Israelites before his death, he proclaimed to the Israelites the supremacy of knowing and living by God's Word. In Deuteronomy 32:45-47a, Moses says (excerpt) Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day...they are not just idle words for you--they are your (very) life. John unpacks with Laura the difference that reading through the entire Old and New Testament several times in the last few years has made on his personal growth and in better understanding the fullness who God tells us He is.

As 2021 comes to an end, Laura and John talk about favorite memories, biggest surprises and greatest concerns from 2021.Listeners will be interested to see if their own 2021 memories, surprises and concerns are similar to those of Laura and John.They then look ahead to what theyare looking forward to and what they hope God changes in 2022.

Laura and John switch roles in this episode with John as the host and Laura telling the story of a dark period of deep anxiety that she went through some years ago. Listeners will learn how God brought her through this experience and what she learned from it. Laura's story is a timely and practical one for those battling through anxiety.

Leadership Edge President Todd Melby joins Laura and John to discuss key lessons from Joseph in the Old Testament. John believes that the story of Joseph is one of the best stories ever told. Listen in to learn how Vision, Journey, Fulfillment and Impact of Joseph are a small story in a much grander story.

Mentoring relationships often turn into valuable lifelong collaborative friendships. In this episode, Laura and John share stories, scriptures and perspectives on mentors becoming lifelong friends.

What do we do with those besetting sins that we must battle ongoingly? Laura and John discuss this topic incorporating insights from scripture, John Newton and Dane Ortlund. Listen and walk away with clearer thinking and God-centered hope in your battles with indwelling sin.

Peer Development Groups are one of the great tools that we have developed, by Gods grace, at Leadership Edge. Ben Thomason with the Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Taylor Mattingly with Deloitte join Laura and John to discuss their experience with Leadership Edge Peer Development Groups. Click below to view the framework and agenda presented in this podcast. https://lead-edge.com/peer-development-group-framework-and-agenda-3/

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The evangelical church in America is greatly challenged in this period of pandemic and cultural polarity. In this episode Laura and John focus on the great need in this cultural moment for Christians to be skin in the game, blood on the court; committed to the local church. Listeners can download a short summary piece that John wrote on this topic or email us at [email protected] to request the article and we will be glad to email it to you.

Stepping Forward in His Church

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Stepping Forward in His Church