Episodes

How do you balance the day-to-day demands of church leadership while also cultivating a healthy culture that sustains your leaders and keeps them engaged in ministry? Tune in to a practical conversation with Brad Lomenick on hustle culture, the rise ...

Hey! I’m Tim Foot, CEO of Slingshot Group—and host of the Slingshot Group Podcast for church leaders. Building a remarkable team and cultivating a healthy culture have never been more important for staying relevant in our current cultural moment and ...

As church and ministry leaders, if the metric of success we held most dear was the number of people in our seats, students in small groups, babies in the nursery, or people in small groups then we’ve probably all failed in the last several months. While ...

How are churches and their leaders rethinking the future of “church”? That’s the question our cohosts explore following David Miller’s recent interview with author and leadership consultant, Will Mancini. Will’s new book, Future Church, provides a roadma...

In this episode of the Slingshot Group Podcast, our co-hosts, David Miller, Vance Martin, and Brian Taylor, explore the idea of solving problems creatively. Currently, the Church is facing challenges we never foresaw coming and we don’t have a handbook t...

In these shifting times, organizations need leaders who can adapt quickly to their team and culture. Investing in new staff members from the onset will help you avoid the most common mistakes people make when they begin a new role. Studies show that how ...

In the second episode of the 4th season our co-hosts, David Miller, Brian Taylor, and Keith Robinson dive into an important conversation about how leaders can talk about race, confront racism, and participate in racial reconciliation. David sits down for...

In the season 4 opener of the Slingshot Group Podcast, our co-hosts, David Miller, Vance Martin, and Brian Taylor, unpack the importance of spiritual formation in the life of a leader. Is it possible to keep up with the demands of ministry while maintain...

Kicking off season 4 with our hosts David, Brian, and Vance. Great ready for a great season. Links: https://slingshotgroup.org

In this episode of the Slingshot Group Podcast, David, Vance, and Keith talk about the personal challenges of being married while in vocational ministry. Today, overwhelming, pastors and faith leaders say that ministry has negatively affected their marri...

Our new book, Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, releases June 9th! To celebrate, we are launching a mini-season we’re we talk with leaders about each of the 5 competencies of Improv Leadership. Hannah Ellenwood join the conversation to...

Our new book, Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, releases June 9th! To celebrate, we are launching a mini-season we’re we talk with leaders about each of the 5 competencies of Improv Leadership. In this episode David talks with Will Man...

Our new book, Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, releases June 9th! To celebrate, we are launching a mini-season we’re we talk with leaders about each of the 5 competencies of Improv Leadership. Jared Wilkins joins David in a conversati...

Our new book, Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, releases June 9th! To celebrate, we are launching a mini-season we’re we talk with leaders about each of the 5 competencies of Improv Leadership. In this episode, David is joined by Micha...

Our new book, Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, releases June 9th! To celebrate, we are launching a mini-season we’re we talk with leaders about each of the 5 competencies of Improv Leadership. In this episode, David Miller talks with ...

Over the past 13 years, Slingshot Group has helped hundreds of thriving churches and nonprofits retain and recruit remarkable leaders for their organizations. Our team is often asked by executive leaders how they can better identify, attract, develop, an...

Over the past week, the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has disrupted our lives in countless ways. In the absence of physical gatherings, how can churches care for their congregations and communities, as well as their staff? In thisepisode, our cohosts, ...

In this episode, David sits down with author and pastor, Jerrett Stevens, to explore the theme of prayer. In his new book, Praying Through, Jarrett shares a refreshing and inviting perspective on prayer—one that uncomplicates the topic and argues for sim...

How the Best Churches are Reaching People Beyond the Weekend Season 3 Episode 1 In this episode, our cohosts, Vance and Keith sit down with two Creative Arts and Communications Pastors to discuss how their roles play a crucial part in accomplishing the m...

Kicking off season 3 with our hosts David, Keith, and Vance. Great ready for a great season. Links: https://slingshotgroup.org

Join our co-hosts, Vance, David, and Keith as they dialogue about David's recent interview with Carlos Whittaker on the subject of Mental Health and Leadership. Carlos shares from his own personal struggle with depression, how he found hope, and pathways...

Churches are some of the most creative places to work. Whether it's songs, sermons, discipleship content, or visual art church leaders who create original content need to consider, "Who owns it?" This is the question we pose to our guest and expert on th...

In this episode, Vance sits down for an interview with David Kinnaman to discuss his latest book, "Faith For Exiles." In it, Kinnaman unveils major new Barna research that uncovers what's working as it relates to reaching the emerging generation and how ...

"Is there life after failure?" is the question we explore in this episode of the Slingshot Group Podcast. Vance sits down with Blaine Bartel to have a very raw and candid conversation about his own painful journey of personal failure and lessons learned ...