DiscipLead Podcast
A podcast all about discipleship and leadership. The goal is to create conversations that encourage and empower you on your journey. Each of us has a unique, one-of-a-kind journey. However, as disciples who are leaders and leaders who are disciples, we have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others. Jonathan seeks to have conversations that provide practical actions, insights, and mindsets that encourage and empower you in your discipleship and leadership journey.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 31: Lou Shirey on His Greatest Takeaways From Twenty-Six Years as an Army Chaplain, How We Should View Our Spiritual Gifts, and a Question That Can Transform Our Prayer Life
In this episode, Lou and I discuss his 26 years as an Army Chaplain, how to view our spiritual gifts, and ways to improve our prayer life, including a transformational question we can ask Jesus. Fina…
Episode 30: Sergio Castro on Legacy and Generational Faith, Not Building Islands in Ministry, and Empowering the Leaders Around You
In this episode, Sergio and I discuss legacy, passing on our faith to the next generation, leadership challenges that the worldwide church is facing, different levels of leadership, and more.
Quotes f…
Episode 29: Ryan Jackson on Having a Faith Worth Believing, Not Finishing Every Book You Start, and the Quality of Your Theology
In this episode, Ryan and I discuss topics like having a faith worth believing, key lessons he has learned in ministry, and why you should not finish every book you start reading. We also conversate …
Episode 28: W.A. Mills on Not Being Too Busy to Pray, How Equipping People is Always Worth the Investment, and Finding Balance in the Mission of the Local Church
In this episode, W.A and I discuss some helpful insights he has gleaned from his ministry experience, including the power of equipping others for ministry, avoiding being too busy, and finding balanc…
Episode 27: Tracy Reynolds on Second Chair Leadership, Living with a Deep Sense of Empathy, and Changing Our View on Failure and Risk
In this episode, Tracy Reynolds and I discuss his new book, “Second Chair Leadership: How to Serve, Thrive, and Lead From Where You Play”. We cover a wide-range of topics including his salvation stor…
Episode 26: Terry Tramel on Learning What Translates Across Generations, Preaching the Primary Doctrines of the Church, and the Journey of the Christian Life
In this episode, Terry and I discuss what he has learned in multiple decades as an evangelist and in the classroom as a professor. We also talk about his role as the Director of Global Outreach & Lea…
Episode 25: Jonathan Hill on Realizing You Are an Itinerate Leader, The Personal Impact of Spirit-led Leadership in the Church, and Practical Resources for Church Planting
Jonathan and I discuss a wide variety of topics including church leadership and its impact on his personal call to ministry, lessons learned in ministry, church planting, and how to connect with youn…
Episode 24: Jonathan Bryan on the Best Book He Has Read This Year, A Game-Changing Time Management Tool, and Fellowship with God
In this episode, instead of an interview, Jonathan talks directly with his audience about some recent thoughts and resources that have been helpful to him in the areas of discipleship and leadership.…
Episode 23: Justin Blankenship on Developing Relationships Before Vision, the Impact of Embracing Differences, and the Power of Empathy
In this episode, Justin and I discuss how he sought to develop relationships before articulating a vision for his local church, the impact of embracing differences in a local church context, and the …
Episode 22: Tres Ward on Winning the Right People to Your Team, Using What God Has Already Given You, and the Connection Between Leadership and Disappointment
In this episode, Tres and I discuss trends he is seeing with college students and how important it is to provide context for them, not just information. We discussed recruiting, raising up, and relea…
Episode 21: Jeremiah Park on His Surprising Vacation Destinations Growing Up, Being a Missionary and Educator in Thailand, and Creating a Space for Kids to Encounter the Love of Jesus
Jeremiah and I discuss the impact of his early exposure to missions work, feeling called to be a missionary and educator and how that has led him to Thailand, and the creation of The Way Center: a pl…
Episode 20: Mark Thomas on Practical Ways to Share Our Faith, the Urgency of the 4-14 Window, and the Power of Letting Go of Our Shame
In today’s episode, Mark gets practical on how we can get better at evangelism, the importance of the 4-14 window, and the power of letting go of our shame.
3 Quotes for Notes:
“A lot of times we exper…
Episode 19: Mark Thomas on Surviving Three Drug Overdoses, Evangelism on Fire, and How to Never Be Bored in Your Christian Life
In part 1 of our two-part episode, Mark and I discuss his testimony of coming to faith after surviving three drug overdoses, why he is so passionate about evangelism, and how to never be bored in you…
Episode 18: Kenan Travis on Being a Co-Founder of Kingdom Collective, the Need for Open Discussions About Faith, and the Value of Opportunities for All Generations
Kenan and I discuss him being a co-founder of Kingdom Collective, how open discussions about faith led him to a deeper relationship with Jesus, and the need to teach all generations God’s Word, while…
Episode 17: Shane Elrod on Regaining His Physical Health Through Mental Toughness, The Need for Mentors in Ministry, and Surrounding Yourself With People Who Are Where You Want To Be
In this episode, Shane and I discuss his physical transformation over the last four years, the need for mentors in ministry, surrounding yourself with people who are where you want to be, and more.
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Episode 16: Jonathan Fowler on Leading Your Family First, the Value of Empowering Others to Lead, and Being Faithful Where God Has Called You
In this episode, Jonathan and I discuss a wide-range of topics including putting your family first, communicating with students in a fast-paced world, empowering others to lead, and being faithful wi…
Episode 15: Chris Maxwell on Finding Balance on Life’s Uneven Surfaces, Not Worshipping Our Worship, and How Voices Influence Our Choices
In this episode, Chris and I discuss his latest book, “Equilibrium: Finding Balance on Life’s Uneven Surfaces”. In our conversation, we talked about writing as a form of therapy, how the voices we he…
Episode 14: Stephen Martin on Opening a Six-Figure Coffeeshop in the Middle of COVID, Staying Humble and Teachable, and Buying 20 Gallons of Milk as an Act of Faith
Stephen and I discuss the amazing story of Farmhouse Coffee, the importance of staying humble and teachable, and trusting God to open and close the right doors in life and ministry.
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Episode 13: Ray Bucciarelli on Being a Pastor and Police Officer at the Same Time, Leadership Lessons from Traveling to Seventy Different Countries, and How to do Ministry in a World Full of Distractions
In this episode, Ray and I talk about the challenges of being a bi-vocational minister, what he learned traveling to seventy different countries, disciplines and habits that are keeping him healthy, …
Episode 12: Jason McCary on What You Don’t Recognize About Yourself, Doing Ministry in the Valley, and the Surprising Location of Where Jesus is in Your Life
In this episode, Jason and I cover a multitude of topics including the call of God, lessons learned through over two decades of ministry, Christian education, staying the course through COVID, and mo…