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Each week, you’ll be shaped by our coaching, our experience, and the voices of expert guests.
We ask deep questions and share practical tools to help you gain clarity, build courage, and create culture where leaders and teams thrive.
This is more than a podcast. It’s the most practical resource available to help you take your next right step toward healthy and high impact leadership.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
If you're someone who listens to podcasts on 1.5x speed, this is definitely an episode you want to slow down and really listen to.
On today's episode, Alan sits down with William Paul Young for a very deep and rich conversation about hurt, healing, and restoration.
You may not know Williams's name, but many of you have heard of, read or seen the movie adaptation of his book, The Shack. Alan and William have a very rich discussion about his real-life struggles, being found out, and his journey to redemption and restoration, which is the story behind The Shack.
About William
William P. Young (Paul) was born a Canadian and along with three younger siblings was raised among a stone-age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of what was New Guinea (West Papua). The family returned to Canada where his father pastored a number of churches for various denominations. By the time he entered Canadian Bible College, Paul had attended a dozen schools. He completed his undergraduate degree in religion at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon.
Connect with William
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
So many people have a message they're deeply passionate about but they never take it anywhere except to the grave. We live in a time where it's never been easier to get your message into more eyes, ears, and hearts, you just have to take your next right step.
On today's episode, we have Drew Dyck back on the podcast and he and Alan have a great discussion about what it takes to write, getting published, and platforms.
Drew is an editor at Moody Publishers and former managing editor of Leadership Journal.
If you have a message in you that you're deeply passionate about but you just aren't sure how to get it out there, then listen to this great conversation with Drew Dyck.
Follow along with Drew
Twitter: @drewdyck
Grab his book: https://amzn.to/2umzrxO
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www.stayforth.com/coaching
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
On today's episode, Alan has a very rich discussion with Dr. Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International. Wess shares his story, the story of Compassion International, as well as valuable leadership lessons he's learned throughout his life. Wess often says, “Everything I really need to know to lead a multinational organization I learned from the poor, growing up in an African village.”
About Wess:
Dr. Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International, is an internationally recognized advocate for children in poverty. As the son of missionaries to the Ivory Coast, Wess grew up as one of the village children cared for by a wise and loving African “extended family.” But his young heart was often broken as he watched his African friends die from the cruel ravages of poverty. Wess felt privileged to continue his parents’ commitment to the poor through the ministry of Compassion International.
Wess joined the staff of Compassion International in 1977 and worked with the ministry, both overseas and at headquarters. He served as President for 20 years.
Wess is a veteran, having served four years in the U.S. Army as a linguist in military intelligence.
Connect with Wess:
Twitter: Wess_Stafford
Books: https://amzn.to/2UxNfiw
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
On today's episode, Alan talks to Author and Pastor Greg Holder about conflict and how church leaders can lead with a posture of unity in mind in an age of divisiveness.
Greg Holder is an author, speaker, story-teller and lead pastor of The Crossing, a multi-site church in St. Louis, Missouri that reaches over 8,000 people. Greg is passionate about the local church and how God designed us to thrive in healthy community.
His leadership and influence has taken him around the globe, helping communities, churches, pastors, and leaders work towards spiritual, relational, and organizational health.
He is the author of The Genius of One, author/co-creator of Advent Conspiracy, and translator of the book of Jeremiah in The Voice Bible. He is also the host of Needledrop interviews on YouTube which showcase different Christian thought leaders as they discuss the culture, current events, and the Church.
Connect with Greg
Twitter: @gregholder_
Instagram: @gregholder_
Books: https://amzn.to/39flQXZ
www.gregholder.com
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Our Stay Forth team has a partnership with Compassion International. A few times a year Alan travels with pastors to a Compassion project to see what God is doing and introduce their work to new leaders.
On this episode, Alan comes from the streets of Nicaragua and interviews a few leaders about their experience and highlights some music and poetry too.
If your church is interested in sponsoring children or planting churches reach out to Alan at alan@stayforth.com and he can connect you with the appropriate person at Compassion International.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Happy Friday!
As you're probably well aware, church leaders all across the country are having to figure out how to continue gathering in the wake of the Coronavirus. Using technology as a means to bring people together is now a necessity and is requiring many leaders to adapt in ways that until very recently were uncommon.
On today's bonus episode, Alan sits down with Garrett Gerhart, who serves as communications pastor at Life Bible Fellowship Church in Upland California. Alan and Garrett have a great conversation about how the church can use technology to continue being the church and engage in ministry despite our current situation.
Connect with Garrett
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Everyone has an idea they're passionate about that they want to reach as many eyes, ears, and hearts as possible. But what do you do when you have a message that you can't afford not to share, but at the same time, you can't afford to go broke telling it?
On today's episode, Alan and Jonathan have a conversation about what it takes to get a message in front of as many people as possible while being good stewards with the resources you have at your disposal. They also share how they accidentally started High Touch Marketing to help businesses, non-profits, and ministries invest in practical marketing in a meaningful way.
Whether you're a business leader, church leader, or non-profit leader, you'll find great information that will help you add more reach to your idea and connect with more people in your context.
Connect with Alan and Jonathan
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
We are more jacked up than we could ever dare to admit but we're also more loved than we could ever imagine. Both of these things are true at the same time and that's where we should live.
On today's episode, Alan and David have a great discussion on the topic of identity and David unpacks 5 identity lies every leader faces at some point in their journey. We need to be self-aware of these lies and continually come back to them and assess where we're finding our identity.
What's the one thing in your life that you have to have in order to feel fulfillment?