Leading Second Podcast

In our rapidly changing world, we’re faced with an exciting yet challenging technological revolution: artificial intelligence. As people of faith, we’re called to navigate this new landscape with wisdom and discernment. This week Brandon, along with Dillion and Leydanis Ritchie from CoastLife Church in Venice FL, sit down with Michael Whittle, the founder of Pulpit AI to discuss AI’s positive and...

In this powerful discussion, the true essence of faithfulness in leadership is discussed. Brandon, Joseph Kelley from Discovery Church in Oklahoma City, OK, and Devon Torres from The Rock of KC in Kansas City, MO, sit down with Marcus Mecum, Lead Pastor of 7 Hill’s Church in Florence, KY, to help us examine our hearts, realign our priorities, and recommit to serving God and others with authenticit...

In the Season 7 finale of the Leading Second Podcast, we discuss how we can better ourselves and our teams by taking ownership of our lives, both in and out of ministry. Start 2025 with strength as you realize It Starts With Me. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help yo...

Join us for our last Inside the Second Chair conversation for Season 7 with Dr. Manny Arango, Founder and Lead Pastor at The Garden in Houston, TX, and Larry Brey, Executive Pastor at Elevation Church in North Carolina. Brandon sits down for a second interview with Larry and Manny to dive deeper into leading from the Second Chair. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the con...

Join us as Brandon sits down with Jim Wideman, author and Executive Ministries Pastor at Conduit Church in Franklin, Tennessee. With almost 50 years in ministry, Jim provides unique wisdom and insight into leading from the Second Chair. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to...

Brandon, Jason Warman, Lead Pastor at CoastLife Church in Venice, FL, and Josh Bingle, Lead Pastor at Genesis Church in Spokane, WA, came back together for another discussion on how we as leaders in the church are to navigate and lead in the world and culture we are currently in. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with you...

Larry Brey, Executive Pastor at Elevation Church in North Carolina, sits down with Jacob Williamson, Executive Pastor at Celebration Church in Texas, to talk about leading in the Second Chair. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadership...

As leaders in ministry, we are called to use our gifts to advance the Kingdom. We all have a part to play so we must work to understand what seat we are called to in this moment and know when (or if) we are to move to a new calling. Brandon, Pace Hartfield from One Place Church in Hayden, ID, Nathan Green from Skybreak Church in College Station, TX, and Matt Martin from NorthRock Church in San Ant...

We continue with the Inside the Second Chair series by hearing from Jody Franke from Keystone Church in Keller, TX. Brandon keys in on Jody’s close relationship with his pastor and how that relationship has impacted his walk in ministry. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources t...

This week, we jump back into the Inside the Second Chair series. Brandon is joined by Abram Gomez from Cross Church in Texas to discuss Abram’s unique perspective of serving in the second chair. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chair leadershi...

In this episode, Brandon and Lindsay Stewart (Leading Second Pastors), Dillon and Leys Ritchie (Coastlife Church, Venice, FL), and Jodi Cameron (Champions Centre, Tacoma, WA) sat down during the Team Church Conference 2024 to answer questions about leading from the Second Chair. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with you...

Gen Z and the Church can be known to have an interesting dynamic. As church leaders, we must understand this generation and learn how to steward them well. Brandon sits down with Elijah Lamb, a traveling speaker and teaching team member at Cathedral Church in Los Angeles as well as with TheosU to work to better understand this generation and how to lead them. We've created an Episode Guide for you...

Continuing in our series, Inside the Second Chair, we hear from Nicole Moore, Location Pastor at Champions Centre in Tacoma, WA as she brings insight into the rhythms, disciplines, and practices that shape her Second Chair leadership. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to h...

Brandon is joined by Dr. Manny Arango to discuss what Biblical Literacy is, how church leaders can and should be growing in it, and how the church benefits from strong Biblical Literacy in today’s culture. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and discover additional resources to help you take your second-chai...

Ep 184: As Second Chair Leaders, we are leading while also following. This week, Brandon, Lindsay Stewart, and Larry Brey discuss having a healthy, thriving, trust-anchored relationship with the person we follow and how important it is for success and longevity in ministry. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team...

There are tensions going on in our world. It is vital for all of us to speak Kingdom truth in all situations. Brandon, Jason Warman, Lead Pastor at CoastLife Church in Venice, FL, and Josh Bingle, Lead Pastor at Genesis Church in Spokane, WA, discuss how leaders in the Church can rise up and speak truth to a culture that is working to devalue the Church’s opinions. We've created an Episode Guide f...

The Church needs uncommon leaders. This week, we hear from our founder, Brandon Stewart, as he shares what it takes to lead in today's culture and breaks down the four keys to uncommon leadership. To learn more on today's topic, stream our course UNCOMMON by Brandon Stewart on Leading Second+ today. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion quest...

Brandon is joined by Jodi Cameron, Teaching Pastor at Champion Centre in Washington, to continue the Kingdom Centered Leader summer series. They discuss the importance of having a Biblical Worldview, how to know a leader’s worldview, and how the Church must rise up in helping people develop a Biblical worldview. To learn more on this topic, stream our course Biblical Worldview I: Leading with Clar...

We start our summer series, the Kingdom Centered Leader, with Kevin Gerald, founder and Lead Pastor of Champions Centre in Washington. This discussion centers around how the two colliding kingdoms we navigate through in ministry affect our worldview and how we lead those around us. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with y...

Jabin Chavez, founder and Lead Pastor at City Light Church in Las Vegas, NV, gives us an inside look at the heart of a lead pastor. In this conversation, we discuss the weight of being the lead pastor, different ways his team has focused on running with the vision of the church well, and the alignment of a Second Chair Leader. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the convers...

This week Larry Brey, Associate Pastor at Elevation Church, sits down with Temi Pope, Chief of Staff at Union Church in Maryland. They have a powerful conversation on calling vs career, facing overwhelming seasons in ministry, and staying in alignment with your pastors. This episode is part of our series, Inside the Second Chair, where we are diving in with different leaders to discover the secret...

Developing team members is vital in leadership. However, it can be a daunting task to begin initiating a system for this. This week, we hear from Phil Klein, founder of focus412, about the importance of incorporating leadership development into an organization and how to begin that process. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to u...

There’s something about intentionality that moves us forward. This week we are joined by Leading Second Coaching Group Coaches Dillon Ritchie, Operations Pastor at CoastLIfe Church in Venice, FL; Kelly Goff, Location Pastor at The Rock Church in Phoenix, AZ; and Jon Hatto, Campus Pastor at Hillsong Church in Toronto, Canada. The coaches respond to questions asked by the Leading Second Tribe on how...

Join us for another behind the scenes conversation on leading from the Second Chair. This week we are joined by Vance Roush, Executive Pastor at Vive Church in California and founder of Overflow. We take a new look at Second Chair leadership as a bi-vocational leader. We've created an Episode Guide for you to follow along with the conversation, find discussion questions to use with your team, and...

Church planting is not for the faint of heart. This week we get the opportunity to hear from Noah Herrin, Lead Pastor of Way Church in Nashville, TN, and Connor Crumpton, Executive Pastor at Way Church, as they provide a unique viewpoint of how they work together as First and Second Chair Leaders to build this new space for their community. This discussion is insightful for anyone serving in the S...