The H2 Leadership Podcast

Questions are powerful. The way we ask questions and the way we answer questions can have a major impact on those around us especially when it comes to questions surrounding our faith.  On today's episode, we have a great conversation with Craig Springer, executive director of Alpha USA, about questions that move people. His book How To Follow Jesus. How Alpha's approach to evangelism and disciple...

On today's episode, Alan sits down with is brother J.R for a great conversation about the power of questions and why it is important for leaders to not only ask good questions but the right questions.  J.R. Briggs possesses four passions: Following Jesus, equipping and investing in hungry kingdom leaders, growing fruit on other people’s trees and to collaborating with others to create good kingdom...

There are times when what we do for the mission of God becomes how we fellowship and pursue God personally. It's very easy to become information-rich and experientially poor. On today's episode, Alan sits down with pastor and author Robert Gelinas for a very rich discussion about what it means to be discipled by Jesus, and how to keep your performance in ministry from defining your relationship wi...

What do you need to eliminate from your life? What 'hurry' exists in your life and leadership exists that needs to be eliminated?  On today's episode, Alan sits down with Alan and Gem Fadling for a great discussion on what it means to live an unhurried life.  Alan serves as a frequent speaker and consultant with local churches, national organizations and leaders internationally. His content is app...

How do you eliminate hurry from your life and leadership? How would you define the hurry in your life? Those are big questions that many leaders wrestle with.  On today's episode, Alan has a very rich conversation with John Mark Comer about his book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World  . John Mark Comer lives, wo...

We live in an interesting age where more and more teams and organizations are working together, remotely. But how do you know if you or your team is right for a decentralized model?  On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with Tricia Sciortino from Belay Solutions about all things de-centralized and the gig economy.  Born and raised in Long Island, Tricia attended the University of Hart...

Are you emotionally healthy? That's a very important question that anyone in leadership needs to answer. On today's episode, Alan and his guest, Pete Scazzero, have a very practical conversation about healthy leadership and unpack what it means to be emotionally healthy.   Pete Scazzero is the pioneer of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, a groundbreaking global ministry that transforms church cult...

On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with Monica Zuniga about investing in and equipping females and young leaders in both business and ministry.  Monica serves as the Director of Operations for the Initiative Network and also serves as an associate for Leadership Network . She is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a degree in Business Management. She spent over a year in Ho...

On today's episode, Alan sits down with Tyler Reagin and the two have a very, very insightful conversation about what it means to be a life-giving leader.  Tyler Reagin is an author the founder and CEO of The Life Giving Company. He was the President of Catalyst, a leadership development organization that exists to unify and equip leaders who love the Church through resources and experiential even...

On today's episode, Alan and Julie have a crucial conversation about the Enneagram and why it's continuing to blow up.   Whether you're new to the Enneagram, never heard of it before, or curious to learn a bit more about how it can help you, your team, or your organization, this episode will be of great value.  Interested in an introduction to the Enneagram training? Introduction To The Enneagram...

 As a leader, what should success look like? How do we know when success is good or when success is bad?   On today's episode, Alan has a great conversation with accomplished speaker, coach, author, vocalist, pastor, and mother, Nona Jones.  Nona shares her powerful story and she and Alan have a very rich conversation about her new book Success From The Inside Out: The Power To Rise From The Past...

Church planter, pastor and author Jon Tyson (a two-timer on the podcast) and Alan have a conversation about discipleship and what it means to raise a son of consequence.  Jon shares his discipleship journey with his son, the tensions he felt as a young father and the vision he had for creating an empowering pathway for fathers to walk their sons from adolescence into manhood.  Connect with Jon: Fi...

So many leaders are having to start side-hustles to get creative when it comes to generating income so they can do what God has called them to do.   In today's episode, Alan and his guest, Brad Brisco, have a very practical conversation about money, mission, and ministry. They discuss how it all fits together, what happens if there isn't enough in the tank, and what it looks like to work Bivocatin...

If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you go together as a team you'll go farther and what you get will be healthier and more sustainable. In this episode, Alan sits down with pastor and author Tim Lucas. Tim is the founder & Lead Pastor of  Liquid Church , recently named one of America’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Churches by Outreach magazine (2018).  Since launching in 2007, Liquid has grown to...

On today's episode, we're going to be discussing something that we all need to be having honest conversations about, and that is multi-ethnic church. This is an important issue right now and Alan and our guest, Rich Villodas tackle the topic head-on.  Rich serves as the lead pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York. New Life is a church community with people from over 75 nations in...

In this episode, Alan has a crucial conversation with Author Drew Dyck about his book, Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (A Guide for Sinners, Quitters, and Procrastinators). Drew is an editor at Moody Publishers and former managing editor of Leadership Journal.  It's that time of year where everyone seems is busy setting goals and attempting...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we begin a new year and a new decade, Alan and David are back in the studio ready to kick off a new year of the Right-Side Up leadership Podcast.   In this episode, Alan and David make an exciting about the upcoming year and spend time approaching the topic of goal setting, finding clarity, and avoiding overwhelm when it comes to setting goals.  Whether you've already set your g...

As cliche as it sounds, it feels like yesterday that this podcast was only a dream, floating around our head.  2019 has been a year full of rich conversations, paradigm shifts and practical leadership insights that we've been able to glean from dozens of thoughtful leaders.  We've collected a second batch of 10 of our favorite clips of 2019. As you head into 2020, we hope these conversations encou...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  As we approach 2020, we can hardly believe it's been a year since we launched the Right-Side Up leadership Podcast.  We've been humbled by the support and the amazing conversations we've been privileged to have in 2019 and we want to share some highlights from the last year.  In this episode, Alan and I collected some of our favorite clips that we believe will offer insight into...

Sometimes the risk of inaction is greater than the risk of any one decision.  One of those risks that every leader has to deal with in 2019 is social media. It's not going away and it is important to know how to engage with it in a way that is healthy  In this episode, Alan sits down with Daniel Fusco and Jason Ritche of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, WA. Daniel and Jason talk about tak...

At our most pessimistic, our world can seem more divided than ever. One of those divides is a generational one, as we hurl generalizations and blame for our many cultural complaints.  In this podcast, Alan sits down with author and leader Grant Skeldon to talk about his book, "The Passion Generation." In his book, Grant calls us all to a larger unifying purpose, discipleship. Millennials care deep...

We have a pretty audacious goal.  At Stay Forth Design's, we want to help shift the culture on what we celebrate in leadership.  Impact is great, but we often forget to celebrate the unsung hero's who are faithfully leading, innovating, investing and influencing their community for the Kingdom. Regardless of platform, scope or twitter following, we want to shine a light and affirm leaders all over...

How did you do on your 2019 goals? Do you feel encouraged, discouraged, maybe even a little shame mixed in?  As many of us look back on 2019, we are left wondering why our January dreams never made it past March.  In this episode, Alan and David have a conversation on why so many of us don't grow year after year. There is a gap between who we currently are and who we'd like to be, whether that is...

If you're blessed in your ministry and your leadership like you are praying for, what's your plan?  Most of us don't get that far. Our plan is to reach our goals and see the fruits of our labor. But what happens when you get it? What will you do with that blessing?  In this episode, David has a conversation with author and pastor, Mark Batterson about his new book, Double Blessing.  Mark unpacks t...

Questions aren't always comfortable.  Sometimes they lead to more questions. Sometimes they make us feel uneasy and uncertain. Sometimes they expose bias or ignorance.  While questions aren't always safe, we believe they are essential for learning, growth and leadership.   In this episode, Alan had the privilege of talking with author, pastor, professor and podcaster, Stephanie O'brien. In this co...