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Testimonies Over Test Scores is a Podcast that examines leadership in the world of education from a Christian perspective.

Wes Watts and Jeff Powell


    • Jun 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 66 EPISODES


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    Episode: 66 - Dr. Matt Teeter - The Teeter Leadership Group - “Peace, Freedom, and Victory - Overcoming 5 Common Addictions”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 20:12


    Wes interviews Matt Teeter, owner of the Teeter Leadership Group. Matt and Wes discuss how to turn over "common addictions" back to God, and how not to get hung up on things like personal praise, financial reward, or other earthly things. 

    Episode: 65 Joshua Stafford & Lauren Boerger - "Lead with Joy, We Can and We Should"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 39:15


    Wes continues live from the national ACA summit to discuss why we should always lead with joy!

    Episode: 64 Montana's Jim Howard, Stephen Schreibeiss, & Katie Crofutt - “Never Say Never to God”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 20:53


    Wes continues live from the national ACA conference with Montana's Jim Howard, Stephen Schreibeiss, & Katie Crofutt to discuss how nothing is impossible with God. 

    Episode: 63 Barry Williams - Next Generation Impact - “You Can't Choose to Obey Halfway Up the Mountain”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 24:23


    “You Can't Choose to Obey Halfway Up the Mountain”, what wise words! Wes continues live from the national ACA conference with Barry Williams. 

    Special Episode: The Christian Outreach Center/The Purple Cow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 36:26


    On this special edition of Testimonies Over Test Scores Wes joins Dr. Brian Sleeth, the executive director of The Christian Outreach Center.Brian once found himself experiencing homelessness, and now he runs a charity program that funds financial literacy classes and more for those at risk of homelessness through a chain of thrift stores called "The Purple Cow". 

    Episode 61: Melissa Ferguson & Krista Burden - “Nothing is too big for God”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 30:58


    Wes continues live from the national ACA conference. This time he's joined by Melissa Ferguson and Krista Burden to discuss how no challenge you might face could ever be too big for God. 

    Episode 60: Dr. Cherryl Paul - GCU Beautifully Imperfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 24:31


    Wes interviews Dr. Paul live from the ACA conference

    Pre-National ACA Roundtable with National ACA Board Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 31:41


    Wes sitts with a panel of board members ahead of the ACA conference for a round table discussion about why they're all there. 

    Episode 58: Wes and Jeff Pre-ACA Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 20:37


    Wes and Jeff kick off 2024 with their outlook for the year ahead of the 2024 ACA conference.

    Episode 57: Ready, Willing, and Able - Derald Glover

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 22:35


    Wes discusses the importance of being ready, willing and able with the Assistant Director at Oklahoma Association of School Administrators Derald Glover.

    Episode 56 - God Provides People - Art Delgado

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 32:39


    Wes sits down one-on-one with Dr. Art Delgado (former Los Angeles County Superintendent) to discuss the challenges he faced in his career, and the people God put in his life to help him on his journey.

    Episode 55 - Keys to Longevity - Dr. Darrell Floyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 35:04


    Wes and Darrell give their advice for maximizing your longevity as a leader, including ways to reach out to get buy-in from those around you.

    Episode 54: AASA Roundtable Live from San Antonio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 41:45


    Wes hosts a roundtable with guests Dr. Nick Henkle, Derald Glover, and Arturo Delgado live from the American Association of School Administrators conference in San Antonio, Texas.

    Episode 53 - Let God Surprise You - Dr. Cheryl Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 33:32


    Wes interviews Dr. Cheryl Paul, the Assistant Vice President for K12 Academic Alliances at Grand Canyon University.They discuss the importance of allowing room for God's plan to deviate from what you expect, and how to adapt.

    Episode 52 - Never Walk by a Mistake with Clay Corley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 34:55


    Wes and Superintendent Clay Corley discuss a recent devotion led by Clay about accountability.

    Episode 51 - One Year Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 18:59


    Wes shares highlights of the past year.

    Episode 50 - The Romans 12 Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 15:14


    Wes details the Godly qualities of a Leader found in Romans 12. Romans 12 is full of wisdom for leaders, like not conforming to this world, humility, valuing the different gifts of others, and overcoming evil with good.

    Episode 49 - LifeWise Academy Founder and CEO Joel Penton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 50:10


    Wes talks with Joel Penton, former National Champion Football player at Ohio State University about LifeWise Academy, a program that provides Bible education to public school students during school hours. After its launch in 2019, LifeWise has quickly grown to serve more than 100 schools across the US.

    Episode 48 - Leadership Lessons in Nehemiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 19:33


    Wes shares how Nehemiah is a great case study for how a Godly Leader should operate.

    Episode 47 - Servant Leadership with Superintendent Robert Bardwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 32:59


    Wes and Superintendent Robert Bardwell of the Eureka CUSD 140 School District in Illinois talk about his leadership testimony, being imitators of God, and the weekly Servant Leadership Devotion Bob shares every Monday.

    Episode 46 - MomsInPrayer with Dr. Melissa Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 23:55


    Wes talks with LSU Kinesiology Professor Dr. Melissa Thompson about MomsInPrayer and the power of praying for our schools.

    Episode 45 - Mike Hicks is back to talk about LIFT America

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 24:28


    Wes and Mike talk about LIFT events around the country and the upcoming events in Louisiana.

    Episode 44 - We are Ambassadors for Christ - 2 Corinthians 5:20

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 17:02


    Wes talks about approaching every situation as God's ambassador, an official representative of the Gospel.

    Episode 43 - How to have a Lasting Impact on your campus with Mike Hicks, Director of LIFT America.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 32:48


    Wes and Mike talk about finding other followers of Jesus on your campus so you can encourage and support each other.

    Episode 42: A National Survey of Christian Educators with David Schmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 25:02


    Wes talks with David Schmus about results from a national survey of Christian Educator members on prominent topics in education.

    Episode 41: Back to School Energy Buzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 25:26


    Wes and Jeff talk about the Back to School Energy buzz and how to sustain that by focusing on an Audience of One.

    Episode 40: A Week of Prayer and Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 27:40


    Wes and Jeff discuss preparing for the new school year with a week of Prayer and Fasting.

    Episode 39: A Talk with David Schmus, Executive Director of Christian Educators Association International

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 30:36


    Wes interviews David Schmus, Executive Director of Christian Educators Association International, about what CEAI provides for educators.

    Episode 38: Christian Leaders are a Peculiar Bunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 32:35


    Wes sits down with Pastor Shedrick Winfield again.

    Episode 37: Rest and Joy are only found in His Presence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 23:18


    Wes reflects on rest and the joy to be found in His Presence.

    Episode 36: Core Values are Heart Values with Shedrick Winfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 35:14


    Wes sits down with Pastor Shedrick Winfield.

    Episode 35: How Leaders Can Recharge in the Summer with Coach Danny Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 30:44


    Wes sits down with Coach Danny Smith, head of the Athletics Department at Parkview Baptist.

    Episode 34: Ways to Rest our Hearts and Minds with Dr. Arthur Joffrion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 32:16


    Wes interviews Dr. Aurther Joffrion on his personal leadership testimony.

    Episode 33: Rest, Do Something Fun, and Learn Something New with Superintendent Jerry Jennex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 30:55


    Wes interviews Superintendent Jerry Jennex.

    Season 2 Finale - Leadership Lessons Learned with Wes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 29:19


    Episode 31: Leadership Testimonies with Dr. Mark Hedger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 35:50


    Wes interviews Dr. Mark Hedger on his personal leadership testimony.

    Episode 30: Having Confidence in Decision Making

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 34:57


    Wes and Jeff discuss Psalm 46:10 and the importance of confident decision making in leadership.

    Episode 29: Testimonies of Leadership with Sean Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 30:32


    Wes interviews Sean Wilson on his personal leadership testimony.

    Episode 28: Leading with Laughter Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 33:34


    Wes and Jeff discuss the importance of laughter in the world of leadership.

    Episode 27: Trusting God when life is most difficult with Retired U.S. Airforce Major Warren LeJeune

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 32:23


    Wes interviews retired US Airforce Major Warren LeJeune

    Episode 26: Testimonies of Leadership with Channahon School District #17 Superintendent Dr. Nick Henkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 38:39


    Wes interviews Dr. Nick Henkle about his experience in Christian school leadership.

    Episode 25: Testimonies of Leadership with Oklahoma Association Of School Admins Executive Director Derald Glover

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 31:40


    Wes interviews Derald Glover about his experience with the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators.

    Episode 24: The Power of Believing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 26:55


    Wes and Jeff discuss the power of belief in leadership.

    Episode 23: You are Free to Express Your Faith -Eric Buehrer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 29:13


    Wes and Jeff discuss the factors in discussing your faith in the school system.

    Episode 22: The Story Behind the Hit with LSU Legend Warren Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 31:43


    Wes and Jeff interview former LSU Baseball player Warren Morris.

    Episode 21: How to Start a Happiness Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 29:18


    Wes and Jeff discuss how to encourage happiness in your organization as a leader.

    Episode 20: We Need Strong Hearts - Jill Rigby Garner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 34:26


    Wes and Jeff discuss the importance of strong hearts in leadership with Jill Rigby Garner.

    Episode 19: Dr. Mark Wilson - Accountability is Not a Bad Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 38:20


    Wes and Jeff discuss why accountability is so important in leadership with Dr. Mark Wilson.

    Episode 18: Joni Smith 2017 TOY - Your Story is Powerful

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 37:25


    Wes interviews the 2017 Teacher of the Year Joni Smith about the power of our personal stories in leadership.

    Episode 17: The L.O.V.E. Test of Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 34:13


    Wes and Jeff discuss the important of Love in leadership.

    Episode 16: The Power of Perseverance/SRN Story with Dr. Don Hooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 24:13


    Wes and Jeff discuss "The Power of Perseverance" with Dr. Don Hooper.

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