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95% of churches in the U.S. are under 500 in average attendance. Small and mid-size churches truly are the backbone of the Church in America. Join Dale Sellers and Caralee Culpepper, part of the team at 95Network, as we host conversations that specifically relate to the small and mid-size church context.
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Throughout the years, I've come to believe two truths: one, everyone leads someone, and two, no one really feels qualified to lead anyone. Add the pressure put on us by culture to have all the answers in a world full of confusion, and you've got a recipe for reluctant leaders. Thankfully, when it comes to leading in the Bible and in life, the most qualified aren't always the most obvious. This podcast is a conversation for all of us who want to lead well but never feel like we are. New episo ...
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Find out what makes influential Christian leaders tick! Hear the faith stories of a huge range of church leaders, musicians, preachers and more, as they share how God has led and guided them through both valleys and mountain-top experiences. The Profile brings you in-depth interviews to help you learn from the wisdom and experiences of people who have gone all-in for God. Past guests include church leaders such as HTB’s Nicky Gumbel, the world renown DJ Moby, Bible teachers Joyce Meyer and J ...
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Ministry life is challenging – to say the least. Many pastors need encouragement as they face a time of uncertainty, crisis, or transition. Drawing from the experience and wisdom of those who deeply care for the lives of pastors, their families, and the local church, these podcasts speak to many of the core issues facing today’s ministry leaders. Join the PIR Staff and others as they offer a message of Gospel hope as well as insights on how pastors can protect their future and guard their pr ...
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Leadership Special Karl Vaters: Leading a small church
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27:24Andy Peck chats with a man who has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years. Having pastored a church in the US which grew and then shrank, he founded a ministry supporting pastors of small churches. They talk about why some churches remain small, how you can be ‘heathy’ and small and what to do if you have tried to change things and faile…
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Glyn Barrett on Church planting and growth
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55:43With his Aussie accent you'd be forgiven for thinking Glyn Barrett was homegrown in Australia but he was in fact born to Welsh parents and spent the first two years of his life in Manchester before going down under. Glyn grew up in a Christian home and his parents were pastors. Decades later he felt the call to come back to the UK and plant a churc…
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En este episodio exploramos uno de los conceptos más fundamentales de la vida cristiana: la unión con Cristo. A través de la analogía de la vid y los sarmientos en Juan 15, descubrimos cómo nuestra conexión con Jesús es la fuente de toda vida espiritual. Analizamos cómo esta unión no solo nos capacita para dar fruto, sino que también nos llama a gl…
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Creating Space (w/ Bryan Sims) - Episode 271
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50:54Bryan Sims of Spiritual Leadership Inc. joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss his new book, "Creating Space: Cultivating Environments for Disciples of Jesus to Thrive and Multiply." Bryan coauthored the book with Craig Robertson. The inspiration behind the book was that he wanted to see our discipleship models in the local church move toward a…
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Shell Perris and Gary Spicer on Christian entrepreneurship
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45:55Shell Perris - once a singer in a Christian girl band - now leads Alive Ministries which helps families worship. She works with Gary Spicer at The Lions which guides Christians in setting up and running successful businesses, not just to make money, but to create social change. Through their work they hope to help, mentor, train and bring ideas int…
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Leadership Special Liz Taylor MBE: ‘Providing leadership training for Diaspora Christians’
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26:19Andy Peck chats with the national director of Development Associates International (DAI UK) about their leadership training and support of Diaspora Christians including overseas students. They talk about her background in community health and development in rural Nepal and urban India and what led her into leadership in the first place.The Profile …
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Our Relationships Are Bigger Than Our Problems (w/ Matt Adair) - Episode 270
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46:4795Network's Discipleship Director Matt Adair joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss ways any ministry can create a healthy discipleship pathway. Matt knows the importance of learning about the specific DNA of a ministry before developing the pathway. There is no "one size fits all" process for effective discipleship. Matt's approach to helping …
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TRLP 044: Discover the Power of Repetition and Why The Right Habits Matter So Much
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7:59Too many of us are so addicted to the rush of something new that we've accepted that anything that gets repeated has to become boring or stale. But repetition is only a bad thing when we're repeating bad things! I repeat: repetition is only a... You get the idea. So let's change the narrative, and get busy repeating what needs to be repeated. As yo…
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Podcaster Carey Nieuwhof has said being a pastor 'nearly killed' him. Not that he felt a particular call to church leadership initially. Nieuwhof grew up in a Christian home to immigrant parents who lived in Canada but it wasn't until he was 13 and his parents had moved to an Evangelical Presbyterian church that he felt he gave his life to Christ.M…
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Leadership Special Nicholas & Sheila Rowe ‘How your upbringing impacts how you lead’
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29:08Andy Peck chats with the authors of Healing Leadership Trauma: Finding emotional health and helping others flourish (IVP). They discuss how past trauma can impact a leader’s style and approach, what signs we should look for, and what we might do to get support.The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian magazin…
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Becoming New: A 100-Day Journey of Transformation Through God's Word (w/ Dan Jacobsen) - Episode 269
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55:06Dan Jacobsen grew up under the influence of Warren Wiersbe who happened to be his famous grandfather. His grandfather mentored him in the early days of Dan's own ministry journey. Soon after Wiersbe died at the age of 89, an unfinished book was discovered that was being written as a 100-day devotional. At the urging of his family, Dan accepted the …
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After a tough year Wycombe Wanderer's Jason McCarthy was looking to assess his priorities. He was having a successful career as a defender but after a close relative died and during a nasty spell when he got held up at knifepoint he began to question what success was. One day he overheard teammates talking about Jesus and became intrigued. He asked…
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Singer and songwriter Victory Boyd grew up in a big musical family. She's one of nine children and credits her parents for her musical success and the investment they put into her and her siblings. As a family they moved to New York with little money but a lot of faith and sold CDs around the city which helped support their family. Now she's a succ…
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Decoding Identity (w/ Bob Hamp) - Bonus Episode
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54:18You know the impact that Bob Hamp has had on Dale's life if you've been a listener to the 95Podcast for awhile. It has truly been life-changing. This is why Dale is so excited to have Bob join him again on today's podcast to discuss a new course he is offering on the topic of decoding our identity in Jesus. Bob believes that a lot of discipleship t…
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Leadership Special Phil Moore: ‘When what and how you lead needs to change’
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26:21Andy Peck chats with Phil Moore about his transition from serving as pastor at Everyday Church Wimbledon for a new kind of discipling based ministry. They explore his new book, ‘The Forgotten Manifesto of Jesus’ and how new believers can become leaders within their sphere of influence. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s…
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TRLP 043: How to Do Hard Things, Recover, and then Do More Hard Things
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6:35I've always been motivated by JFK's "we do them because they are hard" speech, and clearly, so was our country because we did get to the moon (regardless of what conspiracy theorists might think). But what happens after we've done hard things and we need time to rest and recover? Maybe more importantly, how do we find the strength to get back up an…
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Build A Life Together (w/ TJ & Tiffany Deluccia) - Episode 268
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55:37Dale is honored to connect with his daughter and son-in-law on today's 95Podcast. TJ and Tiffany Deluccia join him to discuss the value of having an annual vision retreat together. Their marriage's clarity of purpose and planning are a direct result of consistently taking a few days each year to reflect and set goals for the coming year. They are r…
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Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on standing up for the unborn
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1:00:39Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is one of the most outspoken pro-life activists working in the UK today. She is the Director of 40 Days for Life and March for Life UK which uses volunteers and prayer to encourage women to believe that their pregnancies are important. Last year she was arrested twice for praying outside abortion centres and has fought -succes…
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En este episodio exploramos el principio regulador de la adoración, un tema fundamental para entender cómo debemos acercarnos a Dios según Su voluntad revelada en la Escritura. Descubre el fundamento bíblico de una adoración ordenada por Dios, la relevancia histórica de este principio, y cómo se mantiene vigente en la Iglesia hoy. También abordamos…
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Leadership Special Kate Coleman & Cham Kaur-Mann: ‘Leading in a multi-racial setting’
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28:09Andy Peck chats with Kate, the founder of Next Leadership and her co-director Cham.As the first black and Asian ministers in the Baptist Union of Great Britain respectively, they share their experience as pioneers. They look at what racism is, and what we can do to tackle the issue in the settings where we lead. The Profile is brought to you by Pre…
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Breaking Leadership Barriers (w/ Joseph Bennett) - Episode 267
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50:1695Network team member Joseph Bennett joins Dale on the first podcast of 2025 to discuss ways he has personally overcome his own leadership barriers over the years. This conversation is filled with a lot of practical wisdom gained from the hardships and joys of his ministry experience. Our hope is that today's podcast will give you some encouragemen…
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Australian-born Christine Caine is an author, and activist. She grew up to Greek immigrant parents in Sydney but from the age of 3 she was sexually abused by men living in her house. In her childhood and early adult life she lived with great shame but in this episode explains how Jesus set her free from it. As an adult she found out she and her bro…
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Leadership Special Alan Fadling: ‘Unhurried Leadership’
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25:59Andy Peck chats with the author of ‘The Unhurried Leader’, who is the founder of a range of ministries, resources and events for leaders who wish to slow down. They talk about Alan’s journey to near burnout, how he recovered and what he says to leaders who fear they can’t keep going at their present pace. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Ch…
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The Best of 2024: Great Ideas For Maintaining Soul Health (w/ Lance Witt) - Episode 266
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52:12It's always a privilege to check in with Lance Witt. He is a seasoned leader with a lifetime of experience leading in ministry. Lance joins Dale on today's 95Podcast to discuss some ways that we can be intentional about maintaining soul health while leading others. Lance draws from decades of ministry life to guide us through some practical steps t…
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Actor David Gyasi (pronounced 'Josse') is on a career high. He's appeared in Hollywood films such as Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey and alongside Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas. You can also catch him as UK Foreign Secretary in the Netflix series of The Diplomat. But getting there had its struggles. He and his wife - became teenage parents unexp…
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Leadership Special David Instone-Brewer: ‘A Christmas narrative for leaders’
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28:24In a classic re-run, Andy Peck chats with the retired Baptist minister and Cambridge scholar about how we should best understand Luke and Matthew’s portrayal of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Does the likely scandal surrounding the events mean that there is rather more going on that we have imagined The Profile is brought to you by Prem…
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The Best of 2024: Keys To Successful Ministry Handoff (w/ Michael Moore) - Episode 265
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53:53Michael Moore never saw himself as a Lead Pastor. However, he began sensing the call after serving as Executive Pastor of his dad's church. At the same time, his dad started to sense that it was time to identify and raise the next leader of their local church. Today's 95Podcast is filled with practical wisdom on successfully handing off ministry le…
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Michelle John on music and God's Providence
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47:40Gospel singer songwriter Michelle John has sung with some great names in the music industry including Eric Clapton and Maria Carey though as she says - she still feels like "Michelle from Peckham". John grew up on a council estate in South London and was encouraged to go to church by a neighbour and local institution 'Mr Grant'. She began singing i…
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Leadership Special Matt Hogg: ‘Enabling lay leaders’
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28:35Andy Peck chatted with the leadership enabler at CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society) about the work of equipping lay leadership to serve in the local church. They discuss how moving from Holy Trinity, Brompton to revitalise a church in Fulham helped shape his ministry and what we might look for and why it is that so are reluctant to step into leader…
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The Best of 2024: De-Sizing The Church (w/ Karl Vaters) - Episode 264
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54:0895Network ministry partner Karl Vaters joins Dale for another podcast to discuss his latest book, "De-Sizing The Church." This is a great conversation that reveals so much about how the church in America operates today. It also dives into the historical turning points that led us to where we are currently. You'll really enjoy Karl and Dale's transp…
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With parents in full-time ministry Joy Clarkson lived in several American states growing up including Texas, Tennessee, Colorado and California. She was often home schooled which lead, as she says to a 'transitory childhood.' But moving while young also allowed her to witness different types of Christianity and people. Books became 'friends' and sh…
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Leadership Special Mark Hendley: ‘Leading through ministry uncertainty’
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28:06Andy Peck chatted with the founder of ‘The Stones Cry Out’ about how planned Holy Land tours were halted by the Israel v Hamas hostilities but ended up adjusting his work in even better ways. They also discuss why the traditional nativity scene is way off reality. The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian mag…
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The Best of 2024: Connect Hope (w/ Chuck Gordon) - Episode 263
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52:51Chuck Gordon joins Dale on this week's 95Podcast, talking through the highs and lows of ministry life. Chuck experienced many years of successful growth as a church planter. However, there came a point when everything started heading in the wrong direction, and it seemed that his life was unraveling. Chuck leads a ministry today called Connect Hope…
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Evangelist Rico Tice had a classically English boarding school upbringing but his early life was more international. Born in Chile he grew up in Africa, later attending Sherbourne boarding school in Dorset in the sixties and seventies which he describes as 'tough' and 'Darwinian'. Like many men of his generation it instilled in him a sense of duty.…
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En este episodio, exploramos el fascinante relato de Génesis 4 sobre Caín y Abel para descubrir qué significa ofrecer una adoración aceptable a Dios. Reflexionamos sobre la fe, la obediencia y la importancia de acercarnos a Dios según Sus términos, no los nuestros. ¿Qué nos enseña esta historia sobre la centralidad de la adoración en nuestras vidas…
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Leadership Special Ashley Cooper: ‘Theological education for leaders’
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27:39Andy Peck chats with the Principal of Cliff College, Derbyshire about the challenges of leading a Theological College. How has the focus changed over the years? How are issues regarding sexuality covered given the divisions with the national Church? How might character be formed alongside the necessary academic focus? The Profile is brought to you …
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The Best of 2024: Anchored Hope - Trusted Support For Ministry Leaders (w/Josh Clink) - Episode 262
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52:57While serving as the Executive/Counseling Pastor of his local church, Josh Clink suddenly became the Lead Pastor after the pastor abruptly resigned. He immediately knew he was in "over his head" due to having zero formal training in preaching and leading a congregation. In addition, he also found himself leading through the pandemic restrictions an…
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Lex Renick - the pastor who turned her back on a transgender identity
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42:39Lex Renick has lived many different lives and she's still only 27-years-old. When she was still in middle school she began to experience gender dysphoria going on to identify as a transgender man taking testosterone and even having a double mastectomy. She grew up in a Christian household in California but it was not a happy home. She experienced e…
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Leadership Special Chris Gillies: ‘Leading in the workplace’
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25:23Andy Peck talks to the author of ‘On the way to work: a Christian approach to thinking differently about success and fulfilment’. Chris has 30 years’ experience working at director level in financial services and shares four important principles for leading and managing well: selfless service, acting authentically, solving problems and developing d…
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The Best of 2024: Soul Care Essentials Online (w/ Jason Allison) - Episode 261
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51:4095Network teammate Jason Allison joins Dale today to launch the new Soul Care Essentials Online: 3-Session Video Series and Soul Care Essentials Cohort: 6 Weeks of Guided Conversations for Post-Conference Groups. Our team worked together over several months to create these resources to encourage and strengthen discouraged ministry leaders. Although…
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Musician and Evangelist Nancy Goudie on following the voice of God.
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55:27At the age of just six Nancy Goudie felt the powerful presence of God to the point she was unable to move. She became a Christian and later with her husband Ray set up the band Heartbeat which had mainstream, international and TV success appearing on BBC1's Top of the Pops in the 1980s.As the founder and singer, Goudie describes it as a 'vehicle' h…
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Leadership Special Dr Shola Oladipo: ‘Leading with energy’
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27:24Andy Peck talks with the CEO of Food For Purpose (FFP) about how our diet and exercise levels affect our life as a leader. If we are to ‘love God with all our strength’, what should be eating and not eating to ensure we are capable of leading well for years to come? The Profile is brought to you by Premier Christianity, the UK’s leading Christian m…
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Keys To Successful Ministry Handoff (w/ Michael Moore) - Episode 260
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52:55Michael Moore never saw himself as a Lead Pastor. However, he began sensing the call after serving as Executive Pastor of his dad’s church. At the same time, his dad started to sense that it was time to identify and raise the next leader of their local church. Today’s 95Podcast is filled with practical wisdom on successfully handing off ministry le…
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Bishop Guli -the Anglican with Iranian roots speaking out on injustice
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59:33The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has been Bishop of Chelmsford for nearly 4 years. As a woman, she's one of 18 female bishops in the Church of England out of 42 in total. She was born in Iran in the sixties and it was her early life and experiences which shaped who she is today, a church leader who speaks out with a nuanced voice against injusti…
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Leadership Special Kat Osborn & Tania Bright: ‘Leading a merged charity’
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28:48Andy Peck talks with the CEOs of Safe Families and Home for Good about how God led them to merge their complementary activities helping vulnerable families and children. How did the merger come about? How did it feel to have a new set of leadership challenges? Is it easy working together with a co-CEO?!The Profile is brought to you by Premier Chris…
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The Revitalize Roadmap (w/ Michael Rubino) - Episode 259
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50:15Michael Rubino understands how to serve small church pastors—after all, he is one! On today's 95Podcast, Michael joins Dale to provide practical next steps for leaders who find themselves stalled at the crossroads. His vast connections with other national leaders help him provide relevant guidance for even the most discouraged leader. One of the mo…
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Leadership Special Kate Coleman: ‘Transforming into leaders for tomorrow’
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27:43Andy Peck talks with the founding director of Next Leadership about her latest book, ‘Metamorph: transforming your life and leadership. Inspired wisdom from the extraordinary ordinary people of the Bible.’They look at why ‘metamorph’ is a key word for you, and how the four questions: ‘Why me? Why here? Why this? Why now?’ will help you reflect on y…
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According to the actor turned agent Femi Oguns it was God who told him to take his talents behind the screen. At 26-years-old Oguns had a great career. He had played the lead alongside Helen Mirren in the 90's hit Prime Suspect and just starred in a film alongside Dustin Hoffman. Then God told him to he had different plans, according to Oguns it wa…
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Travel Multiplier (w/ Tim Walker) - Episode 258
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51:32As a small church leader, do you find the hope of being able to take your family on a nice vacation out of reach? If so, today's podcast with Tim Walker may offer you a practical solution. Tim serves in a really poor area of the country that provides a modest salary. So he did some research to try to find a way to be able to afford to travel withou…
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