Decisions: A Dunham+Company Podcast

Gabe Lyons founded Q in 2007, a media and events platform that educates and mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. In this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Trent and Gabe discuss how to lead with clarity on cultural issues while showing empathy for those with the false beliefs pervasive in our society. As you make fresh decisions to lead boldly, the tools and principles outli...

Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever found yourself in exile? Good news - God is with you in those moments! Dr. Conway Edwards is the founding and senior pastor of One Community Church, a church that includes five campuses across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and a global campus. His wife, Jada, is a renowned speaker and teacher who has been featured on RightNow Media and the annual IF:Gather...

Lyle Wells is the President of Integrus Leadership and leads the way in vision casting and innovative strategies. Lyle joins the show to discuss his newest book, The Five-Day Leader – a guide to help you lead with confidence, accelerate your impact, grow your ministry, and transform your community. In this episode Wells contents that you were uniquely created and called to lead well, but you need...

Founding Pastor of one of North America's most influential churches, Carey Nieuwhof desires to help you overcome life's hardest and most crippling challenges. He joins the Dunham Podcast Network to share insights about his own journey, providing clear tools and guidelines if you feel stuck in a painful experience or are wrestling with one of the unique challenges of ministry. It is a powerful and...

Do you often feel weighted by seasons of overwhelm and uncertainty? Author and speaker Billie Jauss joins the podcast to share about her experience attempting to take control of the chaos in her life. She realized it wasn’t the external distractions, but the emotional barriers producing feelings of discouragement and defeat. Through detoxing from the emotional toxins, realigning priorities, and cr...

Belinda and Andrew live in beautiful New Zealand, in a small coastal town, with their twins Isaac and Amy and a cheeky puppy named Lulu. They are about loving people and living a life full of generosity, integrity and righteousness. On this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Belinda shares about the importance of leaving a legacy. For this reason they created the Lazarus App. A place to collect aud...

Having worked with CEOs, celebrities, church leaders and everyday people from around the world, Ray Leight has spent nearly two decades teaching people how to know, believe and live out the truth of who they are in Christ. With bipolar disorder and ADHD diagnoses, discovering one's true identity in Christ is a journey that’s all too familiar to him. Ray is the cofounder (along with his wife, Kathr...

Hear the perspective of author and father of an adopted Ukrainian son, Kyle Duncan, as he transports you into the gritty reality of war-torn Ukraine and the frontlines of God's miraculous intervention in his new book, Hope for Ukraine. A 35-year publishing veteran and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Kyle Duncan has collaborated with scores of bestselling authors including John Wooden, Dr....

Steven Scott is the best-selling author of The Joseph Principles: Turning Adversity and Heartache into Miraculous Living. After failing nine jobs in his first six years after college, he learned the laws of life success by studying the book of Proverbs. As a result, Steven and his business partners have since built more than a dozen multimillion-dollar companies from scratch, achieving billions of...

Mark Koch lived in the Hollywood fast lane. But one day, his successful career came to a dramatic halt. In 1998, Lost in Space became a number one box office hit and made an impressive 300 million dollars worldwide. According to Mark, as the film’s success grew, so did his ego. But Lost in Space was hugely successful and knocked Titanic out of first. But, he lost it all! On this inspiring episode...

Rebecca Contreras is a social and business entrepreneur who spent nearly twelve years with the George W. Bush legacy, first in Texas as his Director of HR then in DC in the White House as a Commissioned Officer supporting the Presidential transition. Rebecca Contreras is the author of Lost Girl – From the Hood to the White House to Millionaire Entrepreneur, which recounts her journey from becoming...

Today’s guest is one of the world’s leading Christian researchers and you have certainly heard of his work! George Barna is a professor at Arizona Christian University and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at ACU. His most recent research has considered what type of Christian leader is more likely to hold Biblical views. We are excited to discuss these findings and other imp...

Today’s guest is Chad Cannon, Founder & CEO of Chadwick Cannon Agency, full-service digital marketing firm dedicated to amplifying brands and ideas. Chad is an entrepreneur and a key player in the growth of Thomas Nelson Publishing and Michael Hyatt & Company (home of the Full Focus Planner). Chad expounds on the key decisions that have shaped his life’s path and helped him find balance at home an...

Peter is the CEO of Premier Christian Radio and has been responsible for leading and transforming a struggling radio station into a thriving organization which is helping the UK church communicate the Gospel effectively in a digital age. Over the last few years, Premier has made the decision to take some of what they’ve been doing in the UK and start doing it in a different way in America. It is a...

Jonathan interviews Grammy Award Nominated and five-time Dove Award recipient singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp. The two discuss and remember how God bonded them over the shared experience of losing spouses and Jeremy shares the Decision that drove him into his life’s mission, most recently documented in “I Still Believe,” the film based on Jeremy’s declaration of faith after loss.

Bob Hasson is an author, businessman, and CEO. He is the co-host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast ”Exploring the Marketplace” and the author of the newly released Shortcuts: The Proven Path to Purpose, Excellence, and Calling. He currently serves as a Senior Leader and longtime Elder at Jesus Culture. On this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Trent and Bob discuss why shortcuts often make goal achiev...

Dr. Gary Chapman is an experienced and well-respected family counselor, and a well-known author having written more than forty books. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, A Love Language Minute, and a Saturday morning program, Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, that air on more than 400 stations. Dr. Chapman discusses how the Love Languages shape leadership and showing apprec...

On this "Best Of" episode of the Decisions Podcast, we revisit our time this season with Dr. Tod Bolsinger and Tim Stevens. Bolsinger is the author of Canoeing the Mountains and shares his thoughts on post-pandemic leadership and how resilience leaders will find success in this new season. Stevens is currently the Executive Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. Willow Creek Community Church is...

On this "Best Of" episode of the Decisions Podcast, we revisit our time this season with Carey Nieuwhof and Pastor Jack Graham. Nieuwhof discusses how, after a season of burnout that almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. Pastor Jack shares personal insights about how he has led one of the largest churches in America and real life applicati...

In this episode of the Decisions Podcast, Jonathan Pitts interviews national leader, Grant Skeldon, who spends his time convening, leading conversations and pushing forward ideas that connect Get Xers, Millenials and the generations before them. Grant shares two key decisions in his life that both made him a disciple and put him on course to a unique journey and career in multi-generational discip...

Pastor Jarrett Stephens, Senior Pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church, joins the Decisions Podcast. As the leader of one of the largest and most diverse churches in America, Jarrett calls out a common feeling: It's easy to wonder if God has just... left. There is a rising sense of uncertainty and turmoil in the world. In his newest book, The Always God, he gives hope to those who think God has...

Derek Bareman, Pastor at Church of the City at Spring Hill, joins Jonathan Pitts to discuss how one important decision changed the entire trajectory of his calling. Derek, who enjoys developing leaders, who develop leaders, shares a few major decision that have led him to where he is in ministry and family that he refers to as kairos moments. This is deeply personal story that will both challenge...

Dr. Brandon Crowe, professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, joins the Decisions Podcast to discuss his recent book Every Day Matters: A Biblical Approach to Productivity. We all make decisions about how to spend time and energy, but if we aren't careful productivity can become an idol. In this helpful episode, Dr. Crowe argues that true productivity is more than just getting...

On this special episode Rick and Trent Dunham unpack how God is opening new doors to further the original vision of the company. They discuss what intentional leadership transition looks like and how they see things from different yet collaborative perspectives.

Josh Surratt, Lead Pastor of the multi-site congregation at Seacoast Church, joins the Decisions Podcast to discuss his own journey and how Seacoast handled leadership succession with transparency and integrity. As many organizations face the retirement of founding leaders and the vital decisions around the next season of leadership, this episode is more important than ever!