Cathedral

for the love of leadership

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For The Love Of Leadership is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt unsure, weary, or hesitant about the word leadership . In a time when leadership is often misunderstood, or even distrusted, we believe it’s worth reclaiming. Every thriving movement, healthy family, and enduring mission exists because someone chose to lead with courage, humility, and conviction. At Cathedral, we exist for worship, discipleship, and mission . Leadership isn’t separate from those values it’s the strength that carries them. Without leaders who love like Jesus, serve with faithfulness, and take responsibility fo...

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6. jethro principal pt. 2 04.06.2026 21:10

In this episode of For the Love of Leadership , Pastors Jake and James continue unpacking “The Jethro Principle” from the life of Moses: Leadership doesn’t carry everything. Leadership makes sure everything gets carried. Building on last week’s conversation, they explore what it really means for a church (or any team) to grow in capacity . It’s not just about one person getting stronger or doing m...

5. the jethro principal 21.05.2026 21:35

Leadership doesn’t carry everything, but leadership does make sure everything gets carried. In this episode of *For the Love of Leadership*, we unpack a prophetic word our church received: *“We do not yet have enough campuses to contain all that God is doing through Cathedral.”* If God is going to expand us, how do we prepare as leaders without burning out ourselves and the people we lead? We go t...

4. triangles 14.05.2026 23:49

In this episode of For the Love of Leadership , the team continues their journey through Edwin Friedman’s influential book *A Failure of Nerve*, unpacking one of its most important ideas: emotional triangles. Most leaders focus on strategy, systems, and structures—but Friedman argues that the real battleground of leadership is presence. The team explores what it means to be a “non-anxious presence...

3. prioritize responsibility over empathy 09.04.2026 28:33

In this episode of the For the Love of Leadership podcast, Pastors Jake and James unpack a challenging idea from Edwin Friedman’s book A Failure of Nerve : truly healthy leadership prioritizes responsibility over empathy . They explore how our culture has elevated empathy to a near-superpower and why, if we’re not careful, that can actually keep people stuck instead of helping them grow. Empathy—“...

2. 5 signs your team is lead by anxiety 26.03.2026 30:16

In this episode, Pastors Jake and James explore what happens inside a team, ministry, or church when a leader begins to truly lead—take initiative, cast vision, and move people forward. Drawing from Edwin Friedman and grounded in Scripture, they unpack how anxiety, reactivity, and resistance often rise when change comes, and how a Christlike, self‑differentiated leader can respond. You’ll hear how...

1. progress over peacekeeping 17.03.2026 33:00

This leadership exploration challenges us to examine a critical tension we all face: the choice between maintaining comfortable peace and pursuing necessary progress. Drawing wisdom from Moses' journey with the Israelites through the wilderness, we're reminded that true leadership requires us to take people where they wouldn't naturally go themselves. The concept of being a 'we...