Season 2

June 13, 2023

Church Hurt and Turning Pain Into Purpose With Natalie Runion

What happens when church hurt and disappointment drive someone to the brink of quitting? Join this conversation with author Natalie Runion as she shares her personal journey from wanting to quit ministry to starting the Raised to Stay movement - a mo...

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Dec. 10, 2019

Mental Health & Leadership

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...

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Nov. 25, 2019

Intellectual Property and Leadership

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...

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Nov. 5, 2019

Faith For Exiles

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 ...

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Oct. 22, 2019

Life After Failure

"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 ...

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Oct. 8, 2019

Fit Matters Most

In Episode 2 of Season 2, we explore the idea that when it comes to staffing and leading in an organization, "Fit Matters Most." Our three hosts unpack David's recent interview with Justin Herman as he shares from his own personal experience of why it's ...

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Sept. 24, 2019

When You’re the Bad Guy but You Did the Right Thing

In this episode, Vance, David, and Keith explore something that all leaders have experienced - When you’re the bad guy, but you did the right thing. David interviews Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church. Dan shares his experience and wisdom ab...

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