Creative Drive with Luke Gajary

This is a story from early in my career that completely changed how I think about strengths, work ethic, and what it means to be a great teammate. I’m not against strengths-based leadership. I’ve taken StrengthsFinder multiple times, sat through the trainings, and I believe there’s real value in understanding how you’re wired. But I also saw it used in a way that stuck with me for years… A teammat...

In this episode of Creative Drive , I share a story about two speeches given at our Toastmasters club in McKinney, Texas. Both were centered on the same idea: measuring success. But the way they were delivered could not have been more different. One left people discouraged and hesitant to participate. The other reminded people that growth happens one percent at a time and that true success is meas...

"Capcut? Someone was just telling me about that app!" I meet pastors all the time and share some concepts with them about better digital media outreach, recently a friend connected me with a pastor in South Dallas. We chatted for a few minutes on the phone, and I brought up the way we use capcut in our workflow of weekly church content. I shared some tricks, tips, and simple ways to leve...

Had some short thoughts about churches using Threads, X, and text based platforms vs photo based ones.  Digital Church is all about helping church creatives and busy pastors with the online side of church - the Toolbox podcast is a resource to help with practical ideas and online church ministry marketing philosophies. Audio Episodes: https://digitalchurch.co/podcast/ Learn more about the team or...

The CVS near me was recently remodeled, and it was amazing...until I actually needed something. Let's talk about how that connects to church! Digital Church is all about helping church creatives and busy pastors with the online side of church - the Toolbox podcast is a resource to help with practical ideas and online church ministry marketing philosophies. Video episodes available on Youtube:...

Welcome to an updated / rebranded show, where Luke dials in to some concepts, theories, and ideas about church online and reaching people on social media.  Video episodes available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOR3iaxYehl8Q5XcqgsPztA9dSqVEU0dX

Today we're talking about a trend on TikTok called Bones Day! I'm pulling in an excerpt from a message I preached in October 2021 about serving God. Enjoy! 

Before we get great at leadership, we've got to be good at following. Do we put the cart before the horse?

Special guest Zach Vassar joins the pod today to talk about what it looks like ot be a present parent, and paralells he's picked up from coaching that apply to parenting well. Link to the facebook group we mention at the end here.

Wasted opportunity over some broken, outdated corporate rules. 

I'm back! 

Two very different, yet similar stories illustrate what impulsivity and selfishness can do to a team.

Leadership Lessons from Acts 20 and the story of Eutychus - what can we learn about our heart posture in the middle of a move of God.

I had a disagreement with someone online recently. SHOCKER, right? Not so much. The interesting part about it was the 45 minute offline phone call we had about our different views. 

Us white people have some weird ways of dealing our exposed racism, don't we?  Today let's talk about what a chicken and three teenagers taught me about how we're (white people) currently processing systemic racism in the good ole USA. 

raw and real. toxicity of racism and poor perspectives run rampant. 

In this week's longer than usual episode, Luke talks to House of Prayer missionary Borin Doulos about the word Bob Jones gave years ago about the KC Chiefs winning the Super Bowl...and what that looks like for the Body of Christ. 

Where on earth do we go from here?? You cut cable, now what? Is Disney + worth the hype? What services should you buy vs avoid? Let's talk about that!

Hurry and rushing are just a few badges of honor in today's culture - no one is talking about what it means to successfully slow down and rest! Let's talk about a few practical tips to a successful, God-honoring day of rest.