ServingLeaders Podcast

In this episode, Dave and Laura sit down with Bill and Kristi Gaultiere, founders of Soul Shepherding Institute to hear about their latest book “Deeply Loved: Receiving and Reflecting God’s Great Empathy for You”. Order from Amazon here Soul Shepherding Institute Website

Conflict: do you love it or hate it? In this conversation, Dave Wiedis and Laura Yoder discuss how to navigate conflict in a healthy way and what that can look like in churches, organizations and families. Buy Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Growth Press Referenced in this episode: " How to Process Your Emotions to Revitalize Intimacy with Jesus: An Interview with Dave Wiedis "

In this episode, Dave and Laura sit down with world-renowned pyschologist Dr. Diane Langberg for a conversation around her newest book, "When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth and Care for the Wounded". They talk about what it really means to be the body of Christ, the dangers of unhealthy leadership and how to identify it in y...

Listen in on our conversation with Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, and Kelly Johnson on trusting God in the trajectory of their life, their marriage, and their leadership. We talk about their public life and faith, their covenant marriage, and how they have learned to surrender outcomes to God. Stay tuned after the episode while Dave and Laura debrief this conversation.

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Penny Freeman, our Clinical Supervisor at ServingLeaders, to discuss the complex generational family dynamics that influence our lives. We talk about how to understand and have context for the differences and challenges we experience between us and our parents, grandparents, and children. We also talk about how to begin to change family dynamics over time and ho...

Do you believe in coincidence? Chance happenings? Listen to the story of Joe Watkins who served as a pastor, assistant to President George H.W. Bush, political commentator, actor, and TV show host and how seemingly serendipitous meetings propelled him into succession of fascinating careers and service to the Lord. Joe Watkins | State of Independence   Buy Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Gr...

In this episode, we continue our conversation about Dave’s new book, The Spiritually Healthy Leader , diving into the process of transformation: how we move from stuck and sabotaged to free and living as Christ intended us to live, how to become good stewards of our pasts, recognizing the value of our wounds and seeing ourselves as part of a larger story. Buy Dave's book here: On Amazon On Ne...

In this second part of our series on “The Spiritually Healthy Leader: Finding Freedom from Self-Sabotage,” Dave Wiedis talks about what it means to live centered in the supremacy of Christ as the pathway to freedom, what to do with our longings, and how Christ's lordship supercharges our desires.  Buy Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Growth Press

In this first part of our series on “The Spiritually Healthy Leader: Finding Freedom from Self-Sabotage,” Dave Wiedis talks about the dilemmas we all face when we get stuck in patterns of sin or behaviors that are inconsistent with the Lordship of Christ in our lives. We also explore motives and longings of the heart and how the sanctification process helps us to find freedom.  Pre-order Dave&apos...

In this episode, Dave and Laura sit down with Shelby Abbott to talk about his journey through pain and betrayal to God's transformation, moving from anger to seeing the Gospel in every moment of life, navigating doubt, and questions arising from our cultural moment. Shelby is an author, public speaker, and campus minister. His passion for ministry has led him to speak at churches and college...

In this episode, Dave and Laura sit down with Nancy Hicks, a global speaker, author, and friend of ServingLeaders. Nancy shares the real story of her family's journey through exposing a sexual predator and navigating the complexity of doing this within their own church. You won't want to miss this honest conversation.  Pre-order Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Growth Press Find o...

In this episode, Dave and Laura sit down with Mark Stockeland, the CEO of Haiti Bible Mission. Mark has spent over half of his life helping the people of Haiti. He has a heart to see Christ change the lives of the next generation of leaders, and to empower those leaders to transform communities. In our conversation, he shares his story of near burnout on the mission field, how he built new rhythms...

ServingLeaders' Executive Director Dave Wiedis speaks about anxiety: what it is, why it seems to affect so many of us, and how to enter into divine rest. 

On this third and final episode of our rebroadcasted holiday series from 2022, Dave continues his conversation with Jon Sovocool and Dr. Penny Freeman about handling holiday stressors and discusses the strategies for addressing loneliness and depression.

On this episode originally released in 2022, Dave continues his conversation with counselors Jon Sovocool and Dr. Penny Freeman about the holiday stressors and discusses the characteristics of toxic relationships and how to handle them. 

On this episode originally released in 2022, Dave Wiedis joins ServingLeaders’ Clinical Director Jon Sovocool, and Dr. Penny Freeman, Assistant Clinical Director, for a conversation about the common stressors of the holiday season and how to find and increase our emotional capacity and set up healthy boundaries.

In this episode we sit down with Dave Wiedis to learn a key practice for cultivating intimacy with Jesus. Discover how processing your emotions in a healthy way is the pathway to true closeness with Christ, and learn a practical guide for how to do this yourself. Pre-order Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Growth Press Have a question or comment for us? Use this link to connect: Questions &a...

In this episode, Laura sits down with Founder and Executive Director Dave Wiedis for a personal look at his own journey of intimacy with Jesus, what this looks like right now for him, and how delighting in who God is changes everything.   Pre-order Dave's book here: On Amazon On New Growth Press Have a question or comment for us? Use this link to connect: Questions & Comments  

In this episode, Dave Wiedis and Laura Yoder sit down with Phil Carnuccio, Lead Pastor at Providence Church in West Chester. We talk about what intimacy with Jesus really means and looks like in all the different seasons of life, the unique challenges and invitation in marriage, how to model this for your kids, and more. Lectio 365: Lectio 365 App Daily office day by day: Link on amazon Daily offi...

We conclude our series on anxiety with Sarah Ensslen and Sarah Loew and explore anxiety and relationships. Learn about how anxiety shows up in relationships, how to cultivate healthy relationships as an anxious person, and how to relate well with the anxious people in our lives. Pre-order Dave's book here: On  Amazon On  New Growth Press Have a question or comment for us? Use this link to con...

In this episode we continue our conversation with Sarah Ensslen and Sarah Loew and do a deeper dive into anxiety and body physiology. Learn some practical ways to help your body calm down from anxiety and prevent yourself from the harmful impact of long-term anxiety on the body.  Get to know our counselors and read Sarah Ensslen's and Sarah Loew's bios here. https://www.servingleaders.or...

In this episode we are joined by Sarah Ensslen and Sarah Loew, two experienced counselors on our ServingLeaders team to explore anxiety and how it integrates with spirituality. We start with a brief overview of anxiety and then move into how experiencing anxiety can be a pathway to deeper intimacy with Jesus.   Check out Sarah Ensslen and Sarah Loew's bios here: https://www.servingleaders.org...

We continue our conversation with Dave Wiedis and explore further how to find freedom in your heart and your life through understanding the hidden motives of the heart. Dave's book available for pre-order on Amazon: The Spiritually Healthy Leader

Join us in a conversation with Dave Wiedis as we take a deeper dive into the heart of sexual wholeness. In this episode we explore how the motives and idols of the heart intersect and drive our sexual brokenness and how to begin to find freedom. Pre-Order Dave's book on Amazon here . 

In this episode, Jon Sovocool and Carl Kishbaugh take on our listener questions.  Resources: Harvest USA: https://harvestusa.org/ The Sexual Attachment Conference: https://sexualattachment.com/ The Samson Society: https://samsonsociety.com/ Wired for Intimacy book: find on amazon The ReWired Brain book: find on amazon