Podcast: The Emotionally Healthy Leader

5 Leadership Mistakes to Avoid at Christmas

In this week’s podcast, Pete shares five specific leadership mistakes to avoid around the Christmas season. He shares from his personal mistakes that took many years to learn from, and in doing so, it is his prayer that you may also hear the voice of…

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10 HARD LESSONS FROM DECADES OF FAILURES AND MISTAKES: PART 2

In Part 2 of his podcast, Pete expands on the final five hard lessons he learned during his first 21 years serving as Lead Pastor at New Life. In sharing these lessons, Pete’s hope is that future generations of leaders would profoundly meditate on…

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10 Hard Lessons from Decades of Failures and Mistakes: Part 1

In part 1 of this podcast, Pete expands on lessons birthed out of difficult labor, costly mistakes, and painful suffering. He offers us the first five lessons that became a turning point for his life, and in offering these lessons, may future…

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Remember the Lion and the Bear

This podcast invites you into a lesson God brought into Pete’s life that shifted his view of himself and his leadership when God met him powerfully through the story of David in 1 Samuel 17.

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Leadership Blindspot Part 4: A Wrong View of Success

In this podcast, Pete answers the question, “How do you measure success in your own leadership and how might that be different from the way I’m measuring it today?” Pete offers nine points as a response to that very important question.    

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Leadership Blindspot Part 3: We Ignore the Treasures of the Larger, Global Church

When we step back to see the global, cross-racial, international, historical church as God sees, it is powerfully transformative. In part 3 of this podcast series, Pete expounds on why it is so essential to learn from Christians different than us, as…

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Leadership Blindspot Part 2: We Disconnect Emotions from our Spirituality

Where did we get the idea that it’s possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature? In this podcast Pete explores the gaps in our theology that have caused such a tragic state of affairs in the church and outlines the core…

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Leadership Blindspot: Pt. 1 Giving Away What We Don’t Possess

What are the leadership blind spots that prevent us from developing mature, deeply changed disciples and leaders? Pete addresses the first blind spot, exploring the sobering truth that leadership is essentially giving away who you are, that we can…

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How to Sharpen Your Listening and Discernment

Pete builds on last week’s message, “Listen,” and moves to practical applications that have served him to sharpen his own discernment process. In particular, he draws from the insights of Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of Jesuits and shares…

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Listen

Listening and discerning what God is saying is one of the most important areas of discipleship for any Christian. This especially applies to leaders. When we listen wrongly, the ripple effect is far-reaching. In Matthew 17, we observe Peter in a hurry…

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