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Leading Second Podcast
A monthly podcast to help church leaders thrive in the second chair. Leading Second exists to equip local churches everywhere to raise up UNCOMMON leaders. In a culture that often celebrates individual achievement and being on top, Leading Second is here to raise up the kind of leaders every pastor would kill to have on the team. Leaders who are all-in, heart and soul for Jesus, His Church, and their team’s mission. In an ever changing world, we have conversations in real-time with pastors and…
Episodes
Leading Second PodcastInside the Second Chair w/ Wade Joye | S7 Ep. 169
This week, we are joined by Wade Joye, founder of the Joyful Leader ministry, as we continue our series Inside the Second Chair where we are diving in deep on…
Leading Second PodcastBiblically Faithful Leadership ft. Chris Palmer | S7 Ep. 168
Tending to our personal discipleship development is crucial to how we lead from the Second Chair. Chris Palmer, Academic Dean with Theos Seminary, walks us…
Leading Second PodcastInside the Second Chair w/ Larry Brey | S7 Ep. 167
Do you wonder how great leaders function? Through this series, Inside the Second Chair, we are diving in with different leaders to discover the secret sauce…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 166 // An Alignment Check-up with Brandon Stewart
Today is an alignment check-up. It’s important to recognize if we are misaligned with the mission and vision of the church and for the leadership to recognize…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 165 // Rich & Cass Langton on Leading Second as a Creative
On the creative team at a church, many different areas make a service and a weekend function. Rich and Cass Langton know this all too well. There can be a…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 164 // Dusty Dean on Winning with Your Family
There doesn’t have to be a battle over time between ministry and family. They can and should coexist if viewed and prioritized with purpose. Brandon and Dusty…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 163 // Leading Second Coaches on Alignment
Alignment is a critical issue for a leader. It’s true that every team member must have an aligned heart, but what if alignment is also an organizational issue?…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 162 // Vance Roush on Leading Innovation from the Second Chair
As Second Chair Leaders, we are called to carry the vision of our leaders. But where does the idea of innovation play in the Second Chair? Vance Roush, Founder…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 161 // Jenni Catron on Giving Your Organization a Culture Check-Up
Every organization has a culture, whether it is by design or by default. When a team is working well together and fully aligned, the momentum towards the…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 160 // Rivers Church Team on Healthy Multisite Culture
Culture is a vital part of why anyone attaches themselves to anything. Establishing and maintaining a strong culture is vital to any church that wants to have…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 159 // Ask Us Anything with Brandon Stewart & L2 Team
It is so important for each of us to acknowledge that we need to learn from others who have walked and are walking in similar scenarios as we are. Brandon…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 158 // Dave Rich on Leading Second Through Legacy Giving
There are many different types of Second Chair Leaders. Different positions, different talents and abilities, and different avenues in which to serve and lead…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 157 // Scott Riztheimer on The Journey to Predictable Success, and Where We Get Stuck Along the Way
Every leader is on a journey. Throughout the journey, it is important to know where you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re going. Scott Riztheimer…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 156 // Matt & Jennifer Martin on Managing Frustration in Ministry
In ministry, we can get frustrated with people or situations around us. Matt and Jennifer Martin, Executive Pastors at NorthRock Church in San Antonio, TX…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 155 // Wade Joye on This Dream is Not For You
A dream is a wish your heart makes… but what do you do when the dream in your heart isn’t your reality? Wade Joye, a coach, speaker, podcaster, and author of…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 154 // Manny Arango on Trusting God With Your Calling
Being a Second Chair Leader is a sobering position to hold. It takes a confident, humble, and faith-filled person to walk alongside a leader and follow as the…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 153 // Kevin Gerald on the Year of the Leader
There’s no perfect formula, but there are some vital areas that must be considered when talking about leadership. Brandon sits down with Kevin Gerald, Founder…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 152 // Leadership Failures and Church Growth at All Costs
There have always been and will always be Church critics and when there are stories of any kind of leadership failure in the Church, they will have a feast on…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 151 // Racial Unity in the Church and What That Means for Church Leaders
We’re jumping right into what can sometimes be seen as an uncomfortable conversation about racial unity and the Church. Brandon, Josh Bingle, Lead Pastor at…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 150 // Deconstruction, Gender Ideology, Sexuality, Boycotts and the Loud Social Media Landscape
Brandon, Josh Bingle, Lead Pastor at Genesis Church in Spokane, WA, and Jason Warman, Lead Pastor at CoastLife Church in Venice, FL, jump back into the…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 149 // Postmodernism, Critical Theory, and the New Woke Religion
Postmodernism. Critical Theory. Woke Religion. Join us for a deep discussion on how we are called to walk through this new worldview and what our response to…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 148 // “I Am With You” with Todd Mullins & Dave Simiele
Being “all in” for your pastor and the church is foundational to being a Second Chair Leader. Todd Mullins and Dave Simiele from Christ Fellowship Church in…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 147 // Omar El-Takrori on Losing Your Voice to Find It
Everything communicates. To be a strong communicator is to be a strong leader. Omar El-Takrori, the Community Pastor at City Light Church in Las Vegas, NV…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 146 // John & Anna Morgan on Being a Number One Number Two
John and Dr. Anna Morgan from Word of Life Church in Springfield, VA dive into what it is to be a Second Chair Leader through the eyes of former Second Chair…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 145 // Nathan Finochio on Stewarding Your Calling
Brandon, Joshua Bingle, Lead Pastor at Genesis Church in Spokane, WA, and Kyle Heinecke, Campus Pastor at Fresh Life Church in Kalispell, MT sit down with…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 144 // Levi Lusko on Things Your Pastor Wished You Knew
Brandon spends some time with Levi Lusko, founder and lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, discussing several topics to help Second Chair Leaders understand some…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 143 // Brandon & Lindsay Stewart - Ask Us Anything
Brandon and Lindsay Stewart take us through their thoughts on family, peer relationships, nonnegotiables, and ways to renew. Dillon Ritchie from CoastLife…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 142 // Lee Wilson on The Vision Tension
Pastor Lee Wilson, the founder of Lee Wilson Ministries, fires us up about God’s vision for our lives. With the help of Pastor Tracy Keene from StrongPoint…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 141 // Temi Pope on Standing In For Your Leader
In this episode, Brandon sits down with Temi Pope, the Senior Executive Pastor at Union Church, and breaks down how she works to stay in tune and stand in for…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 140 // Les McKeown on Scaling Your Organization (and What It Will Require of You)
We’re back with another installment of our conversation with Les McKeown. He is the President and CEO of Predictable Success and a consultant to companies and…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 139 // Les McKeown on Moving From Start-Up to Scaling
In this episode, we are talking with Les McKeown, the President and CEO of Predictable Success. In his consulting work, he works with CEOs, Fortune 500…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 138 // Joshua Bingle & Michael Whittle on Leading in an Anti-Authority Culture
There’s a tension in being under authority while also being called to lead others. Culture can pull at us to see the authority we are led by as “the problem”…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 137 // “I Am With You” with Nate Puccini
Nate Puccini, the Executive Pastor at Substance Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, discussed his walk to returning to the Church, his views on serving, and how…
Leading Second PodcastS6 Ep. 136 // Larry Brey on Being Intentional in Your Leadership Development
The Year of the Leader is here. Welcome to Season 6 of the Leading Second Podcast. On this season opening episode, Brandon sits down with Larry Brey (Elevation…
Leading Second PodcastThe Year of the Leader | A Pre-Season Conversation with Brandon Stewart
We begin 2023 with the honor of hearing from three strong, wise, and insightful Second Chair Leaders. We’re joined by Kyle Heinecke, Campus Pastor at Fresh…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 135 // Top Family & Ministry Rhythms for 2023 with Brandon & Lindsay Stewart
In what has become a bit of a tradition for the Leading Second Podcast, we are closing out our season with one last conversation at the end of the year in…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 134 // Natalie Runion (Raised to Stay) on Walking Through Church Hurt
“Why we should have left, why we choose to stay.” That is in Natalie Runion’s Instagram bio, and that is what her heart is for any time you hear her speak or…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep 133 // Why Did We Stay? with the NorthRock Church Team
For this conversation, I have the pleasure of talking with Jonathan Moore, Matt Martin, and Jennifer Martin from NorthRock Church in San Antonio, Texas…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 132 // Things That Will Take You Out of Ministry: Core Competencies
It’s our final conversation in this series of things that will take you out of ministry, and we’re back with the team from The Well in Salt Lake City. We are…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 131 // Things That Will Take You Out of Ministry: Doctrinal and Theological Congruence
The longer you’re in ministry, the higher the chance you’ll face some things that could take you out. But knowing what they are can make all the difference in…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 130 // Things That Will Take You Out of Ministry: Character Identity and Formation
Spend enough time in ministry, and you will face some things that have the potential to take you out of leadership and ministry altogether. Jason Warman and…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 129 // Things That Will Take You Out of Ministry: Cultural Alignment and Congruence
The title of this conversation and series may sound strong, but it should. If you spend enough time in ministry, you will face things that have the potential…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 128 // What We Think About From the Second Chair (Second Chair Leaders Panel)
This conversation is a continuation of the conversation we had with our Lead Pastor panel last week, but this time is with second chair leaders from those same…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 127 // What We Think About From the First Chair (Lead Pastors Panel)
For this conversation, I am sitting down with a group of lead pastors as they give us a unique perspective into the head and heart of our own pastors. Jason…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 126 // Developing a Leadership Culture (In a Quiet Quitting World) with Larry Brey
In the spirit of opening registration for Camp, this conversation is with our great friend Larry Brey. He is the unofficial cohost for our event and his voice…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 125 // Being Faithful Under Authority with the C3 Los Angeles Team
We are joined by James Crocker and Michael Whittle, from C3 Los Angeles. The conversation gets a little spicy, talking about Godly authority, submission, and…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 124 // Reflecting the Heart of Your Pastors with Earl & Oneka McClellan
This episode’s guests are longtime friends of the Leading Second tribe, Earl and Oneka McClellan. They sat in the second chair for many years and now sit in…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 123 // Having Confidence In Your Unique Calling with Omar El-Takrori
We have the honor of hearing from Omar El-Takrori. Omar serves as the Community Pastor at City Light Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a content creator with…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 122 // Cultivating Unity in Our Churches with the Rivers Church Team
I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Kogi Nareen and Shaun Lewarne from Rivers Church in South Africa. In this conversation, they bring insight into…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 121 // Summer Camp: Larry Brey on Rediscovering Before You Reinvent
It’s the last episode of our Summer Camp series, and we’ve got a treat for you. Larry Brey from Elevation Church shares a lesson that will challenge what you…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 120 // Brandon Stewart on Stewards & Servants (Summer Camp)
This is the third episode of our Summer Camp series, and Brandon Stewart shares a message teaching us the difference between stewards and servants. And we have…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 119 // Joshua Bingle on How To Rest The Right Way (Summer Camp)
We're back with the second episode of our Summer Camp series. This week we are joined by Joshua Bingle from Genesis Church in Spokane, WA. He challenges us…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 118 // Nichole Moore on the Reason You Might Be Stuck (Summer Camp)
This is the first episode of a 4 part series called Summer Camp. We have an incredible teaching by Nicole Moore from Champion’s Centre in Tacoma, WA, about the…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 117 // Brandon Stewart on Do You Need a Reset?
What could a reset look like in your life? It’s easy to get into management mode where we are just surviving and no longer thriving in church leadership. Rest…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 116 // Dave Simiele on Leading Second in Every Season
Second chair leadership can look different in every season of life and ministry, so how do we lead second in every season? My conversation today is with Dave…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 115 // Jim Wideman on Going the Distance in Ministry
If you’ve been in ministry for some time, you’ve probably felt like quitting. Or at least have asked yourself what the heck you are doing. So, where do you go…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 114 // 7 Hills Church Team on The DNA of a Great Team
What makes a great team? We all want our teams to be healthy and thriving, so I thought I’d sit down with a few leaders from 7 Hills Church in Cincinnati…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 113 // Nick & Liz Dekold on Carrying the Weight of Ministry with Your Pastor
Our pastors hold a weight we may never even see and won’t ever know unless we sit in that chair. So, how can we help carry that? Here is a conversation with…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 112 // Clayton Baird on Leadership Health, Affirmation and Identity
Do you ever find yourself tying your identity to the affirmation of those around you? If we're honest, we all can from time to time. Joining us today is my…
Leading Second PodcastS5 Ep. 111 // Dillon Ritchie on Faithful in Serving (During the Great Resignation)
What can you learn about ministry and leadership from NASCAR? Our guest today is Dillon Ritchie. An executive pastor at CoastLife Church in Venice, Florida, he…