How do you lead… while also being led? How do you make decisions with the goals and intentions of others in mind? This week Craig co-hosts this episode with Jesse Leimer. Jesse is on staff with Craig, and they talk candidly about how to lead with excellence while also knowing you yourself are being led by someone else.

What if we’re doing it all wrong? What if we’ve lost sight of what true leadership should be like and God is bringing a reset to the way we are to lead ourselves and others. In this episode we look at how Jesus’ birth was actually resetting God’s plan to “rule” His people… but differently as rulers had lost sight of what it meant to actually care for the people. By looking at how Jesus was to rule, we can see how God wants us to take care of our own lives and the lives of others.

What (and who) do you see when you look in the “mirror” of your soul? Are you happy with the progress, or do you quickly look away so you don’t have to look at what may be glaring right at you. In this episode we take a look at how discipleship is like pivoting the “mirror” in front of you so that it can actually help you see and influence others; and help them see and reflect their image back on you.

When do we throw in the towel? When do we finally admit we cannot do it anymore? Or… when do we decide to actually do something instead of doing nothing at all? In this episode we look at discovering God’s plan for placing rhythm in our lives and how we need to take time to find out where we are, and where we perhaps need to be.

How do you climb a mountain? One step at a time. The same can be said about how we can overcome the emotional, mental, and spiritual mountains in our lives. In this episode, we’re going to talk about developing strategies and mindsets that will help you look at the areas of your life that seem “insurmountable” as mini missions and milestones that can get you to the top… and through to the other side.

Interpersonal conflicts happen all the time: in marriages, friendships, families, and dare I say, in churches too. But how do we figure out which conflicts are worth dealing with and which ones are simply not worth our time? In this episode, we aim to frame up a mindset that will help us determine which issues will help others in their walk with God, and which issues may end up doing more damage than good… for them.

The Church as a whole is facing a state of eMERGEncy. If we don’t rethink the reasoning and rationale behind some of the traditions of the past, we run the risk of colliding with a generation more concerned with “why” than “how. In this episode we talk about how the church may need to revisit how easily we both engage with those desiring to join as well as how to help them “merge” into the journey with us.

Do you struggle with addiction or patterns that you just can’t seem to break or stop? You are not alone. In this episode, we talk about how to implement boundaries and strategies to help us stop some of the patterns and cycles of destruction we bring into our own lives.

Is there a time when we should “fake our worship”? As worship leaders, where is the balance between “doing it” and “feeling it” when it comes to leading and participating in worship at church? In this episode, we look at why God has positioned us as worship “leaders” and how we are to juggle keeping our eyes on “God” while knowing eyes are also on “us”. Please note… it is referred to as the “First Move” Podcast but the podcast name was changed after the first few episodes.

Has the Bible flat-lined in our society? Has our civilization outgrown the teachings and wisdom of an obsolete era? In this episode we take a look at what place, if any, the Bible needs to be in the life of a follower of Jesus Christ. Please note… it is referred to as the “First Move” Podcast but the podcast name was changed after the first few episodes.