Go Anywhere Podcast with Grant Vissers

Today is Throwback Thursday where we look back on an episode that was particularly meaningful and impactful for us at Young Church Leaders. We love what Adam Weber, Lead Pastor at Embrace Church, had to say about the heart, saying yes to God, developing your character and prayer. We hope you find today's episode encouraging. Welcome to episode 46 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast. 

Today on the podcast, we talk about setting our priorities straight when it comes to relationships. If your vertical relationship with God isn’t working, your horizontal relationships with others won’t either. Dave and Ann Wilson are co-founders of Kensington Community Church, a national, multi-campus church that hosts more than 14,000 attendees every weekend. For the past twenty-five years, they have been featured speakers at Family Life’s Weekend to Remember®, and have also hosted their own marriage conferences across the country. Welcome to episode 45 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Have you ever wondered about how to keep the main thing the main thing in your marriage and consistently come back to that? I know I have. Joel and Nina Schmidgall certainly have and it’s one of the reasons they wrote the book, Praying Circles Around Your Marriage. On today's episode, we talk about getting prayerful in our marriages. It's a practical conversation about learning to be intentional about prayer in marriages. If you're married, if you know someone who is married, today's episode is for you. Welcome to episode 44 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Kels Johnson is a Houston native who has spent his entire life within the confines of a church service (LOL). He is the husband to Hali Trish Johnson. He is the Youth Pastor of RMN+ (REMNANT) YOUTH at Higher Dimension church. Kels brings a fresh approach to the supernatural things of God to create the marriage of the church and pop culture. His philosophy is “You can't impact something you are disconnected from.”

2018 is almost over and 2019 is fast approaching! Today on the podcast we're reviewing over a year and a half of podcasting, bringing you back to conversations that were challenging and encouraging. As you prepare for Christmas and the new year, we hope that this will be a good reminder of how we all need to continue to develop our hearts as leaders. When we focus on becoming the person God created us to be, we will inevitably do some right things along the way. Let's grow our leadership, our churches, and our organizations by first growing our hearts.  

Hey Everyone and welcome to a brand new episode of the Young Church Leaders Podcast. Today we're so excited to bring you a special update and announcement from our host, Grant Vissers.  Sneak Peak: Here's what's coming at you in January 2019 from the Young Church Leaders Podcast!

In October we had the privilege of attending Catalyst in Atlanta, Georgia. Since we at YoungChurchLeaders.org work remotely, it was the first time we were all in the same room! Hard to imagine. It was also so timely. Tyler Reagin opened the conference by saying, “I don’t think I’ve ever needed Catalyst more than I do this year.” It was a sentiment all three of us would resonate with. Have you ever thought to yourself, I need community, encouragement, worship and time with Jesus? That’s what we found at Catalyst. In this episode, we process some of our thoughts from Catalyst and try to explain why we think continuing education and conferences are so important to your personal and professional life as a leader. Welcome to episode 40 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Today on the podcast we welcome Dan Levy. Dan is a pastor in the San Fransico Bay area. He is married to Joy and together, they are expecting their first child. Dan and Joy have the awesome privilege of serving together as pastors at New Life Church and directing the New Life Leadership Insititute where they are passionate about developing leaders for a life of ministry in both the church and marketplace. In this episode, we talk about transitioning into ministry, developing habits of prayer, and learning to live a life of ministry in the church and workplace

Tyler Hannel is the Sales Director for Catalyst Leader and also serves as a pastor at his local church. He has a heart for connecting with and caring for leaders in the local church. Catalyst exists to equip and empower leaders who love the Church. John 10:10 says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." On today's episode of the podcast, we talk about being and becoming fully alive in Jesus. Welcome to episode 38 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers! 

Have you ever run into an obstacle or situation that you just didn’t see coming? Carey Nieuwhof is a former lawyer, and founding pastor of Connexus Church in Barrie, Ontario just north of Toronto, Canada. Carey’s latest book, Didn’t See it Coming looks at the 7 greatest challenges that no one expects and everyone experiences. Today on the podcast, we jump into what he hopes the book will do for you as a leader and how to overcome cynicism as a leader. Welcome to episode 37 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Have you ever asked yourself, “How do I bring life to those I lead?” If so, or if you’ve ever wondered how to become a leader who brings life to those around you, today’s episode is for you! Tyler Reagin is the President of Catalyst, a leadership development organization that exists to unify and equip leaders who love the Church through resources and experiential events. Tyler is passionate about helping others find life and give life in every aspect of leadership. In this episode, we talk about the road to becoming a life-giving leader.

Dave Adamson is the Social Media and Online Pastor at North Point Ministries, plays guitar, and loves taking photos. You've probably seen his Instagram devotions or found his video devotions on Youtube. Dave has a passion for Hebrew and providing people with a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the words we use as Christians. In this episode, we talk about growing our faith, youtube, social media and meaningful connections.  Welcome to episode 35of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

If all you had to reference was the Bible, what would Church look like? Francis Chan joins us today on the podcast to talk about his upcoming book, Letters to the Church, which addresses that very question. Francis is a pastor, speaker and best-selling author. Francis’s love for teaching the Word compelled him to found Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, where he pastored for 16 years. Francis is currently the pastor of We Are Church and is planting churches in Northern California, where he lives with his wife of 25 years, Lisa. They have seven children and one granddaughter. In this episode, we talk about learning to become the church rather than simply “do church.” Welcome to episode 34 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I know I need to learn to lead from my heart, but I just don’t know how?” Or “Heart just doesn’t come naturally to me…” Today’s episode is for you! We welcome Jenni Catron to the podcast. Jenni is the founder of the 4Sight Group and has worked in Church leadership and the Christian Music industry. She has a passion for developing leaders within the local church and the world. In this episode, we talk about learning to lead from their heart, mind, soul and strength. Welcome to episode 33 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Trey is a Husband, Father, Pastor, and Youtuber. He lives each day to inspire and inform people that Jesus is better! He's got a heart for reaching people where they are at, which is why he loves church planting and Youtube.  In this episode, we talk about how church planting and youtube both affect the heart and why you need to be sure of who you are before you do either. Welcome to episode 32of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Have you ever wondered what it's like to transition from Associate to Lead Pastor in the same church? Today we talk about exactly that.  Joe is the husband to an incredibly talented artist and justice-seeker, Joann; dad to their fun-loving, music-playing son, Asher; and best friend to their dog, Leigh. Joe loves being outdoors and travelling and enjoys all things music and sports. Joe currently serves as Lead Pastor at Bothell UMC in Seattle. Prior to serving as Lead Pastor, Joe was the Associate Pastor of Bothell UMC. In this episode, we talk about how important your character is when transitioning between two different roles at a church. Especially when the transition is to Lead Pastor. We talk about the motivation, transparency, accountability and the heart.

Tim recently graduated from Liberty University, got married, and moved back to Canada to serve as the director of a summer student ministry team north of Toronto, Canada. He loves coffee, cats, hockey and has a passion for leading kids into growing relationships with Jesus. In this episode, we talk about life change, why your character matters and how Tim has found accountability; both recently as a newlywed and while he was playing D1 hockey at Liberty. There’s also a special announcement at the end of the episode, Tim is joining the podcast team! Welcome, Tim. Welcome to episode 30 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Sarah is the regional director for Young Life in Markham, close to Toronto, Canada. She has a passion for introducing unchurched kids to Jesus and fostering strong discipleship relationships with young leaders. In this episode, Sarah talks about accountability and why it really matters. It’s an open and honest conversation that will really help you grow as a leader. Welcome to episode 29 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Accountability. Why does it matter? How do you get it? Today on the Podcast we’ve done something different. We’ve asked five different people why accountability matters, and how to go about getting it in your own life. We hope it’s a conversation starter because we believe this topic is huge! Welcome to episode 28 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast. Head on over to our Young Church Leaders Facebook Group to keep a conversation going.

Eric Geiger serves as a Senior Vice President at  LifeWay Christian Resources, leading the Resources Division. Eric received his doctorate in leadership and church ministry from Southern Seminary. Eric has authored or co-authored several books including Creature of the Word and the best-selling church leadership book, Simple Church. His latest releases are Designed to Lead and How to Ruin Your Life. In this episode, we talk about King David, how to ruin your life, and accountability. You don't want to miss it! Welcome to Welcome to episode 27of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!  

Joy Lane and Andrew Beal are back! Andrew serves Young Church Leaders as the Content Manager and Joy as the Photography Manager. They are a huge part of what we do! In this episode, we talk about accountability and why it matters so much in ministry today. Welcome to episode 26 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Brady is the founder and CEO of Pro Church Tools, an online resource to help you develop skills to reach people online. Brady used his passion for church media to start Pro Church Tools, Nucleus – a new way to build church websites, and Storytape which gives users access to stock video footage from around the world. Brady is an entrepreneur and leader who noticed a shift in communication and is working hard to help local church leverage that shift to reach more people. Welcome to episode 25 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Mac Lake is a Lead Navigator at Auxano, an organization that helps develop actionable plans for articulating, planning, and integrating vision into church cultures. Mac is also the Lead Architect of the Pipeline Development Process. Mac’s passion is growing leaders for the local church. “Every time I hear Bill Hybels say ‘The local church is the hope of the world’ my heart comes out of my chest and it increases my sense of urgency for developing leaders who produce leaders.” – Mac Lake In this episode, we talk about developing emotionally healthy leaders whose leadership multiplies by growing other leaders. Welcome to episode 24 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Pete Scazzero is the founder of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-three countries represented. After serving as senior pastor for twenty-six years, Pete now serves as a teaching pastor/pastor at large. He is the author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader and two bestselling books: The Emotionally Healthy Churchand Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. He is also the co-author of The Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Course and The Emotionally Healthy Relationships Course.   Pete is co-founder, along with Geri, of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (www.emotionallyhealthy.org), a global ministry active in over twenty-five countries. In this episode, we talk about emotionally healthy spirituality: what it is, and why you need it!

Konnie is a Pastor, writer and blogger who lives north of Toronto Canada. She is passionate about seeing people meet Jesus and reach their potential as disciple-making disciples. She has written on the pastoral care of women and children in crisis and also enjoys a good cup of coffee. Konnie is married to the host of the Young Church Leaders Podcast and together they are expecting their first child. Literally. Any. Day. In this episode, we talk about how Konnie has carved out a great routine for spending time with God in the midst of a busy lifestyle; as well as anything you’ve ever wanted to know about Grant. Maybe. Welcome to episode 22 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Today we’re doing something entirely different than anything we’ve ever done on the podcast. A book review. Not only that, but we’ve also produced a video of this podcast to go along with the audio version. So, whether you’re listening to this on a phone, tablet or computer, what you can do is head over to youngchurchleaders.org and find the show notes page. There you can follow along with a video as well as find all the regular show notes that accompany this episode. In today's episode, we talk about Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and why we think it's worth your while. Welcome to episode 21 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Greg Atkinson has been in ministry for over two decades and has been writing, speaking, and training leaders around the world since 2000. In 2003 Greg launched a website geared to encourage, network, resource, and equip Christian pastors, media ministers, artists and worship leaders – after having served the previous 11 years as a worship pastor himself in the Carolinas and Washington DC. He currently works with ExPastors.com which seeks to encourage and provide healing for pastors who have burned out and left ministry. ExPastors.com also seeks to create health for pastors currently serving the local church in an attempt to prevent pastors from becoming ExPastors.   In this episode, we talk about self-awareness, brokenness, redemption and God’s incredible ability and habit of using broken people for further His Kingdom. Welcome to episode 20 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Grant Vissers is a husband, pastor, blogger, and host of the Young Church Leaders Podcast. He serves as Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s Leaskdale north of Toronto, Canada. Today he’s interviewed on his own podcast! That might be a first… In this episode, we talk about the importance of self-awareness and what Grant has learned through interviewing some of today’s best and brightest leaders. Welcome to episode 19 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Josh serves as the Connections and Outreach pastor at BridgePointe Christian Church in East Providence RI. He's also the founder of Youngchurchleaders.org. Josh has a passion for seeing leaders grow by developing their hearts and pursuing Jesus. In this episode of the podcast, Josh Pezold and Grant Vissers talk about 2018 and the future of Youngchurchleaders.org. We also catch up with Josh and talk about 2017, in particular, some of the biggest things he's learned and what advice he has for young church leaders. Welcome to episode 18 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Joy is a mother, wife, leader, pastor, mentor and artist. She has a passion for the local church and for developing a heart that pursues Jesus. Today on the podcast, Joy and I sit down to discuss what she's been learning during a unique season of resting in God. Welcome to episode 17 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast.   

Drake currently serves as the Executive Pastor at gateway.ac and the Founder of boldcupofcoffee.com. As well as a speaker, writer and leadership coach/consultant. Drake is passionate about seeing people thrive and come alive. To BELONG, wrestle with what they BELIEVE and BECOME people FULL OF LOVE, FUELLED BY FAITH, and ADDICTED TO HOPE. Drake is also a life learner and loves being challenged to think deeper and grow further. One of his favorite things to do is spend a good amount of time in a good café or coffee shop with a good book or engaging conversation. To be able to share in someone else's journey and experience is always a pleasure and an honor. Welcome to episode 16 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!  

Rev. Dr. Ross Lockhart is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrew’s Hall.  Ross serves as the Presbyterian Director of Denominational Formation at VST as well as an Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at St. Mark’s College, UBC. Ross has a particular passion for shaping missionary disciples and “scholarly evangelists” for leadership in Christ’s Church for the sake of mending God’s creation. Ross is the author of Lessons from  Laodicea:  Missional Leadership in a Culture of Affluence, Gen X, Y Faith? Getting Real with God, co-editor of Three Ways of Grace – a collection of essays on the Trinity In this episode, we talk about raising up missional leaders with passionate and healthy hearts and why the missional church movement still matters.  

Justin Herman serves as Junior High Pastor at Mariners Church in California. On today's episode of the podcast, we talk about how self-awareness is crucial to cultivating and leading healthy teams. Welcome to episode 14 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers.

As the Creative Arts Pastor, Ben is responsible for the weekend service, worship experience, video creation, and church online. Ben has a passion for creating and capturing memorable moments designed to bring people closer to Christ. We sit down with Ben to discuss how to lead creatives well and encourage health as they lead in the local church. Welcome to episode 13 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers.

Jeremy serves at Connexus Church north of the Toronto, Canada as the Campus Pastor for their Orillia site. Jeremy is often described as an excited, positive, and organized person. He seeks adventure, whether it’s living out of a tent for a month and a half while travelling across the US and Canada, or renting an aeroplane in an elaborate plan to propose to Chantal.  In this episode, we talk about learning and leading with high-capacity leaders, pursuing work and family with passion. Welcome to episode 12 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Clay has the privilege of being the lead pastor of North Point Community Church (NPCC) in Alpharetta, GA, but he didn’t start in that role. Beginning as a facilities intern (a.k.a. Vice-President of Nothing), he worked his way through many organizational levels and learned all too well the challenge of authority deprivation. As the original and largest campus of North Point Ministries, which was ranked by Outreach Magazine in 2014 as the largest church in America, NPCC averages over 12,000 people weekly. In this week's episode of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers I sit down and talk with Clay about his new book, "How to Lead When You're Not in Charge." It's a great look at leveraging influence no matter what position you hold. Welcome to episode 11 of the podcast!

Joe is the husband to an incredibly talented artist and justice-seeker, Joann; dad to their fun-loving, music-playing son, Asher; and best friend to their dog, Leigh. Joe is loves being outdoors and travelling and enjoys all things music and sports. Joe serves as Associate Pastor at Bothell UMC in Seattle. He has travelled around the world as a speaker, workshop leader and facilitator, encouraging people of faith to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God. In this episode, we talk about leading in a large church as an associate pastor, carving out time and prioritizing family, and ministries that focus on healing in a broken world. Welcome to episode 10 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Adam Weber lives in Sioux Falls, likes typewriters, drives a Rambler, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, is married and has 4 kids and 4 chickens. Adam pastors Embrace church which is a 10-year-old church that has grown to 6 campuses and 4,000+ people in weekly attendance, and is still growing. In 2013, 2014, & 2015, Embrace was listed as one of the fastest growing churches in America according to Outreach Magazine. Adam's new book is called Talking with God.  In this episode we talk about rhythms and practices that cultivate health, talking with God, what it's like to pastor one of the fastest growing churches, and how to measure growth in your spiritual journey! Welcome to episode 7 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

When asked, “What gets you up in the morning?” Matthew’s answer is simple, “A desire to help people live out their faith in practical ways today. Oh, and also my family. My three kids get up early and want breakfast!” Matthew is a husband, dad, and the pastor at Westminster Church in Barrie Ontario. In this episode we talk about burnout, cycling, and practices for health. Welcome to episode 8 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Frank is the CEO of Phase Family Centers and Executive Director of Leadership Development at Orange / The reThink Group. He is driven to develop leaders to reach their full potential. Frank is married to Jess and together they have four children.  In this episode we talk about the myth of balance and what you can do to lead with integrity at work and at home. Welcome to episode 7 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Andrew Beal serves as Pastor to students. He's in his sweet spot when he's guiding students in discovering their unique identity and purpose in living a Jesus-centered life. Andrew also serves as content manager for youngchurchleaders.org and helps the team hold onto the vision to help leaders grow by developing their hearts first. Andrew has a passion for writing and leading leaders. Welcome to episode 6 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Luke Powery serves as Dean of Duke Chapel at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. I first met Luke at Princeton Seminary where he was my first preaching professor. I quickly grew to respect Luke for his passion for communicating from the heart and his desire to raise up preachers and communicators who loved Jesus and were committed to the powerful message of the Gospel. Luke talks openly about the connection between developing as a preacher and developing your heart as a leader. Welcome to episode 5 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Micaiah and Brian and Tanck did something unusual in ministry. They graduated from seminary, got married, moved to a new State and began leading in a local church. Today they talk about navigating personal change, professional ministry, marriage, and leadership all while pursuing Jesus' heart. They're honest, real, vulnerable and encouraging. And you're going to love what they have to say! Welcome to episode 4 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Rich Birch has been on staff at multiple churches in both Canada and the United States. He currently serves as Executive Director of Camp Mini-Yo-We north of Toronto, Canada. He also writes a blog, hosts a podcast and coaches church leaders around the world. Rich has a heart for leaders, and especially young leaders. Today he talks about his journey in ministry and gives his best advice to young church leaders. Welcome to episode 2 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Why does your heart matter as a leader? If it matters so much, what can you do to develop your heart? These are some of questions that led Josh Pezold to start youngchurchleaders.org. At youngchurchleaders.org we believe your leadership development starts with the heart. Here's an inside look on why we do what we do. Welcome to episode 2 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Have you ever wondered how Carey Nieuwhof is a husband, and father, leads a church, writes a blog, hosts two podcasts, speaks internationally AND stays healthy? I asked him! Welcome to episode 1 of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers!

Welcome to the very first preview episode of the Young Church Leaders Podcast with Grant Vissers. In this short fifteen minute introduction Grant talks a little bit about why we decided to start a podcast in the first place, what to expect from the show, and we even give you a sneak peak at the guest list. We're excited to share this with you! Thanks for tuning in!