Productive Lives

Buddy Osborne is a dedicated community leader transforming lives in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, the epicenter of the city's opioid crisis. Buddy, Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Kensington and founder of Rock Ministries (a youth development and prevention program), shares the powerful first chapter of his life story. Buddy recounts his challenging upbringing in Kensington, his successful c...

Buddy Osborne continues sharing the darkest and most defining moments of his life. Following his indictment as a union official, Buddy details his time in prison, his period under house arrest, and the events that led to his miraculous conversion. He shares the powerful moment he received the Gospel from an unlikely source, the instantaneous change it brought to his life, and how quickly his faith...

You know leadership matters. You’ve read the books, attended the seminars, maybe even led teams to success. But something feels off. Your influence isn’t multiplying the way you hoped. People follow your directions, but they don't catch your vision. You’re leading, but you're not building leaders who will outlast you. In this book, you’ll learn to:   Transform your leadership from position-based t...

Life can be hard and we’ve all faced those moments that seem to stop us dead in our tracks. But what if those moments of difficulty—the 'bad news'—could actually be a springboard for something greater?  I’m Cam Garven, and each week, I’ll bring you stories of extraordinary resilience and conversations about lives and ideas that are productive. This is The Productive Lives Podcast. --- Thank you fo...