The Leadership Community Podcast

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Martin Storey, who, alongside his wife Esther, is the Senior Pastor of CLM, a vibrant, multi-national, Pentecostal church in Coventry, UK.   This conversation is part of our series focused on Leadership Goals and the conversation with Martin was focused on being a praying leader. We talked about: Why pra...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, our co-hosts Jonny & Julian continue the leadership goals series by talking about being a visionary leader. Effective vision goes beyond having a clear picture. Listen as Jonny & Julian discuss 3 principles of vision which can help a church leader: A vision must capture the leader Understanding the difference between missio...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Dave Wade, Senior Pastor of Bridge Church, Lincoln, UK. He has led there since 2005. Dave is also a lecturer at Mission Dei, The Assemblies of God Bible College, and serves in the leadership development area of AoG GB. Dave is married to Sian. They have 3 children and are also registered foster carers. T...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Henry George, who is the Ministry Team Leader at Icthus Christian Fellowship. He has served in several Ichthus roles – leading congregations, overseeing worship, and heading up live-streaming and church planting in Bangkok. It was a great conversation focused on generational leadership: What is meant by...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, our co-hosts Jonny & Julian are reflecting on one year of the Leadership Community Podcast and talking about on of the most popular episodes to date. They are talking about the conversation they had with Matt Hatch in Ep3, Building a Discipleship Culture back in November 2024. Which episode has been your favourite so far? Thank...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, our co-hosts Jonny & Julian are reflecting on one year of the Leadership Community Podcast and talking about one of the most popular episodes to date. They are talking about the conversation they had with Dave Belfield in Ep28, part of the Leadership Transition series back in May 2025. Which episode has been your favourite so f...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, our co-hosts Jonny & Julian are reflecting on one year of the Leadership Community Podcast and talking about the most popular episode to date. They are talking about the conversation they had with Dan Blythe in Ep33, part of the Leading the Next Gen series back in June 2025. Which episode has been your favourite so far? Thank y...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Pastor Phil Hubbard, the Lead Pastor of C3 Church London Originally from Sydney, Australia, Phil & his wife have called London home for the past 11 years. They are dedicated to fostering a vibrant, loving community centred on faith, hope, and genuine connection. Some of the topics we talked about: Th...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Nick Fletcher. Nick served as the first Conservative MP for Don Valley (2019-2024). A practicing Christian, Nick lives in South Yorkshire with his wife and their children. His Christian faith is central to both his personal and political life. Our conversation focused on how his faith shapes his life in...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Tebo Mpanza about branding and how we can do it better as leaders in the local church. Tebo is the Client Director at Unfound Studio, where he helps brands find their edge. He has been part of Church leadership teams, led a Church in Birmingham, UK, headed up Leadership Development at Gas Street Church,...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with Simon Jarvis about building leaders, a great follow-on from last week's conversation with Paul Benger. Simon is the Pastor of One Church in Gloucester, UK. He is also on the National Leadership Team for the Assemblies of God GB, where he is the Leadership Development Director.  He has developed a strateg...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, we have a conversation with our first returning guest. Paul Benger is the Lead Pastor of Ikon Church, a multi-site Church and the leader of Groundlevel Network, a movement of 80+ churches.    Our conversation was focused on building leader and gleaning from his decades of experience with this important aspect of being a leader We t...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Chad Brooks. Chad is an author and writes a lot about church health and productivity. He is an ordained United Methodist Church Elder and a bi-vocational Pastor. He understands the challenges of ministry having been in ministry for many years. His heart is to equip church leaders with...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Jo Cox. Jo is a bible-based productivity expert, helping Christians design their days that are both personally fulfilling and honouring to God.   Some of the topics we talked about included: Why productivity matters Discovering your why Main obstacles to being productive Coaching someone on t...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Joy Blundell. Joy is a Life and Leadership Coach who helps people unlock their potential and create change. She is a leader, pastor, and speaker who has pioneered multiple transformative initiatives, projects and organisations that empower people to bring about change in their world. As a coa...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Angela Gaeta. Angela is a dedicated Christian minister who, alongside her husband Gianni, founded a vibrant ministry based in Vienna. With a heart for spiritual transformation across Central Europe, Angela works tirelessly to establish Churches and develop leaders who can bring positive, Godl...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Ian Green. Ian Green is a speaker, coach, consultant, and author with over four decades of experience inspiring, networking, and provoking individuals and organisations to think bigger. Ian found faith as a teenager and quickly rose in church leadership, particularly in youth ministry, eventu...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This month, all of the episodes on The Leadership Community Podcast have been on the topic of Vision. This is the last of four great conversations for you from leaders across the globe.   In this episode, we have a conversation with Pastor Mike Stough, a member of the team at Destiny Worship Center in NW Florida. He is part of the Teaching Team and al...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This month, all of the episodes on The Leadership Community Podcast are on the topic of Vision. We have four great conversations for you from leaders across the globe.   In this episode, we have a conversation with Pastor Tom Jacobsen, Pastor of City Church, Tórshavn, on the Faroe Islands.  Since stepping into the role, the Church has faced the challe...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This month, all of the episodes on The Leadership Community Podcast are on the topic of Vision. We have four great conversations for you from leaders across the globe.   In this episode, we have a conversation with Pastor Matt Boyle.  Matt, alongside his wife, Keira, is the Lead Pastor of Sozo Church.  Originally from England, they answered God’s call...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This month, all of the episodes on The Leadership Community Podcast are on the topic of Vision. We have four great conversations for you from leaders across the globe.   In this episode, our conversation is with Pastor Jock James.  Jock, alongside his wife, Shirley, is the Lead Pastor of Life Church in Bradford. They have a passion for family, for the...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we have a conversation with Rachel Calland.  Rachel is an Associate Leader and part of the Lead Team at Way, a non-denominational Church in Wigan. She is also part of the Magnify Collective, a platform and community empowering ambitious women of faith to thrive and flourish in mainstream industries and culture. Our conversation focuse...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, our conversation is with Pastor Derek Smith.  Derek, along with his wife Georgina, is the Senior Leader of Kings Church Bolton. He is also part of the National Leadership Team of the Assemblies of God GB. He recently took on the role of Church Health lead in 2023 for AOG GB and this was the main focus of our conversation with him. Wha...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, our conversation is with Dave Burke.  Dave has over 40 years of Christian ministry experience, including the planting of a Church in the City of Sunderland. Our conversation is focused on Church leaders and their mental health. Dave took a Sabbatical with the specific purpose of studying the whole world of mental health. We talked abo...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, our conversation is with Stu Innes, Pastor of Valley Church Scotland. After 5 years helping to build a church in Leeds, Stu and his wife Jenn have recently returned to Scotland to pioneer Valley Church, which is based in Central Scotland We talked about Church planting and how to reset the vision: Why plant a church The process of pla...