Leadership Matters Podcast

Living with intention can be incredibly powerful and liberating! Habits have the power to shape who we are and redefine how we live our lives for the better. In this episode, Jeremy discusses why habit goals are much more effective in changing who we are than achievement goals as well as a step by step process for establishing some new habits this year.  As human beings we may be habitual in...

This message was recorded live at our annual Initiate Leadership Conference (WEST) event in Scarborough where our keynote speaker, Tim Woodcock shared this message in General Session #2 on Saturday.  Tim currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Glad Tidings Church in Burlington, ON.  Why don't you listen in as Tim talks about Jesus' leadership and how he was and still is, "Worth The Follow...

This is a special edition episode that was recorded live from our annual Initiate Leadership Conference (East location), where next generation leaders from across Eastern Ontario gather together for one day to be equipped, encouraged and empowered in their leadership.  This episode is a message from Gen. Session 2 where Jeff Hillier (Lead Pastor, Community Pentecostal Church, Ottawa) spoke a...

This is a special edition episode that was recorded live from our annual Initiate Leadership Conference, where next generation leaders from across Eastern Ontario gather together for one day to be equipped, encouraged and empowered in their leadership.  This episode is a message from Gen. Session 1 where Jeremy Albrecht (Leadership Health & Youth Director) spoke a message entitled, "Worth...

For those involved in any sort of church leadership position, it won't come as any shock to you that we currently find ourselves experiencing a significant leadership crisis amongst us.  Obviously, there are various contributing factors to the lack of leaders we see, while the number of vacant leadership positions continues to rise.  The result can leave a church and/or Lead Pastor very...

As leaders we often find ourselves doing a lot of convincing and coercing.  Attempting to get those around us to move in a certain direction or give importance to a specific discipline that we know will be helpful.  However, if we're not careful we can very quickly become professional at telling those around us to do things that we are not doing ourselves.  It is when this happens t...

Hey Listeners...we've got another intriguing conversation in our LT5 series (Leadership Top Five).  This time I had the privilege of sitting down with Aaron Kerr, who currently serves as Toronto Site Pastor for multi-site church out of Vancouver called, Vivid Church.  Aaron and his wife (Dana) currently reside in Toronto, ON and have a deep desire and passion for people in Toronto and su...

Ever wondered if you're living a lie?  Maybe not that question specifically, but have you ever stopped to think about why you act the way that you do, talk like you do, think like you do, etc?  The answer to so many of these questions lies beneath the surface of our lives and is rooted in our foundation.  However, for many of us, we are living and leading from a faulty foundation. &...

If you could have any superpower...what would it be?  What if I were to tell you that you could actually have a superpower?  And what if I were to tell you that by having this superpower, it could result in: giving you more confidence, being more creative, becoming a better communicator, being more effective as a leader, being more fulfilled and overall just experiencing a greater sense...

In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy gets a little bit vulnerable and shares a personal story of a recent moment when he reacted disproportionately to a situation that happened one night as supper was concluding.  He then goes on to talk about 3 possible habits that as leaders you may want to consider incorporating into your life if you haven't already.  All 3 of these habits have the...

Hey listeners, we have another intriguing episode in our Leadership Top 5 (LT5) series.  In this one, I had the privilege of sitting down with Brandon Richardson who currently serves, alongside his wife as Lead Pastors of a thriving 4.5yr old church plant in Waterloo, ON called, Slate Church.  Brandon was so open and transparent in this conversation and as you will find out very quickly...

Hey listeners, we've got another episode in our, Leadership Top 5 series.  In this one, I had the opportunity to sit down with Founder and Executive Director of Youth Worker Community, (www.youthworker.community) Sid Koop.  Sid is a fascinating leader with a lot of passion for youth ministries across Canada, along with 20+ years of experience in it.  In this conversation we talked p...

Welcome to episode 45 of the podcast.  This interview is one in our "This Is My Story" series as I got the privilege to sit down with a ministry couple who have two completely different contexts and stories of ministry.  Each of them was so authentic and gracious to give us a window into some of their personal moments of pain, hardship and shame over the course of their lives.  As r...

This is another special edition here on the podcast and is a message given by Bill Markham, who currently is the Lead Pastor of Central Community Church in St. Catherines, ON (www.centralcc.ca).  Bill delivered this message at Initiate Leadership Conference in November 2021.  In it he addresses the need for us as leaders to remain adaptable as we really don't know what tomorrow will brin...

This is a special edition episode that is a talk that was given by Jeremy Albrecht at a Leadership Conference for church leaders in Eastern Ontario.  The conference is called, Initiate and this year's theme was "Reset".  In this talk, Jeremy talks about how this pandemic has brought about an incredible opportunity for the church and its leaders to hit the reset button.  It's like we...

Ever wanted to run in the opposite direction after being asked or given the opportunity to lead?  Ever felt unqualified to lead...like you just didn't possess what is needed for the task?  You are not alone!  Throughout the pages of Scripture, we find all kinds of men and women who demonstrate a reluctance to lead, yet who God uses immensely.  If your initial response to an opp...

Ever felt like quitting?  Have you ever contemplated what it would be like to work 9-5, be a Starbucks barista or work at Home Depot?  Well, you're not alone.  I don't know of many leaders who haven't had days where helping someone fit a 4x8 sheet of drywall in their mini-van, looked pretty appealing.  Leading is challenging in the best of times, but leading in the midst of so...

Do you want to be the type of leader that future leaders speak well of, long after you're gone?  If you answered, "yes" to that, then you really need to listen to this entire episode on the podcast.  It has been designed with legacy in mind and intentionally created for leaders who have a genuine desire to see their organization, ministry, church, business succeed, even after they their...

We're back this month with another "TIMS" (This Is My Story) edition here on the Leadership Matters Podcast.  This time I had the honour of interviewing Jassie Virk.  Jassie currently lives in British Colombia where she serves at Citizens Church, while also acting as one of the co-hosts of the infamous "Youth Alpha Video Series".  Jassie is a courageous, entrepreneurial leader who h...

Hey welcome to Episode #40 of the podcast.  For our 40th eppy we're launching a brand new segment called, "This Is My Story" where we interview a guest leader and take a deep dive into their personal story of how they got to where they are today.  We kicked this brand new series off with a powerful story from Jeremiah Niengor.  Jeremiah is currently serving as the Youth Pastor at Fi...

How do you keep your character in tact as a leader?  How does a leader stay strong, in the midst of so many various pressures?  We glamorize drive, passion and willpower as leaders...but is that enough to keep us from crashing?  How much willpower does it take to refuse the temptations we are bombarded with?  These are all great questions.  In this episode we take a much d...

Ever wonder what 'repentance' has to do with a leader's ability to lead?  To be honest, I hadn't really given a whole lot of thought to that either until I sat down with Mark Colwell in this interview and he raised the idea.  That wasn't the only gold that came out of this authentic conversation with Mark.  This conversation went all sorts of various directions, but this one was dee...

Tired of having all kinds of regrets at the end of every year because you didn't achieve the goals you wanted to?  We really want to help you ensure that never happens again.  In this episode you'll hear about a strategy you can implement right away to take you from merely goal setting to goal achieving.  By doing so, not only will you be able to achieve more goals this next year th...

We've all started out a brand new year before with a desire to achieve more, accomplish more, lose more, etc.  Whether you call it a resolution or a goal, the truth is we often end up dropping and/or forgetting about these desires not too long after January.  However, I actually believe this year could be different and I want to help you become an outlier in this regard.  I believe...

In this interview I got the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with one of the most fascinating guests we have had on the podcast to date.  Hank and Tanya are owners and operators of a Dogsled Tour company called, "Winterdance" which is located north of Haliburton, ON.  They have an incredible story of how they got into this and share a bunch of leadership lessons they have...