The Leadership Community Podcast

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we conclude our series on The Leadership Community Podcast, with conversations focused on Leading the Next Generation Today's conversation features our co-hosts, with Jonny speaking with Julian about his involvement with young people and his work in raising future leaders. Julian is currently the Director of North East Youth for Chris...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we continue our series on The Leadership Community Podcast, with conversations focused on Leading the Next Generation Today's conversation is with Andy Hawthorne OBE, the Global CEO of The Message Trust. For over 30 years, The Message Trust has led the way in mission work across diverse communities, prisons and schools worldwide. Andy...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we continue our series on The Leadership Community Podcast, with conversations focused on Leading the Next Generation Today's conversation is with Dan Blythe, the Global Youth Director for Alpha, who works alongside young people and Youth leaders to inspire, innovate, and support the mission of Alpha to reach young people with the gos...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we continue our series on The Leadership Community Podcast, with conversations focused on Leading the Next Generation Today's conversation is with Neil O'Boyle, the National Director of Youth for Christ in the UK.  He has a wealth of experience in visionary leadership and team building, innovation and communication, as well as knowled...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In this episode, we begin a new series on The Leadership Community Podcast, with conversations focused on Leading the Next Generation Today's conversation is with Michael McGlynn, who alongside his wife Amy, is the Lead Pastor of Hillsong Liverpool. He is passionate about seeing the Church grow in their City and excited about what the future holds. Ha...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In today's episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Dr John Andrews about the need for theological training in leadership development.  John has been in full-time Church leadership since 1987. Though called to the UK, he has ministered all over the world. He is a leader, teacher, and author of 15 books. He has a passion for equipping a...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In today's episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Ian Galloway about the lessons he has learned from over 30 years of ministry and leadership. Ian encountered Jesus and received a calling to ministry. Together with his wife Heather, he and some friends planted a church in Tyneside. This church, which became known as City Church in Ne...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This conversation is the final episode in our Leadership Transition Series.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Dave Belfield. He was the Pastor of Today's Community Church in Wigan, UK, for 25 years before passing the leadership to his Son-in-Law, Ben, who was last week's guest. It was great to hear from the person on the ot...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   This conversation is part of our Leadership Transition Series.   In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Ben Tarbuck. He is the Pastor of Way in Wigan, UK.  Ben took on the leadership of the Church from his Father-in-Law. He is a big fan of the local Church, growing up in what was called Today's Community Church and on staff since...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. This conversation is part of our Leadership Transition Series. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Pete Baker. He is the Pastor of Life Church in Burnley, UK. But this is only half the story, as Pete's leadership transition involves leaving one leadership role for another ~ from Director of PAIS UK to Senior Pastor at a local Chu...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Aaron Partington. He is the Pastor of Life Church, in the Wirral, UK and has three locations. Under Aarons leadership the church has grown significantly and is reaching hundreds of people every week. This conversation is part of our Leadership Transition Series. Aaron shares openly about his tr...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Jonny Ferguson, the Pastor of Hillsong, Newcastle in the UK. This conversation is part of our Leadership Transition Series. Listen to Jonny as he talks about his journey into the lead role of this Church while COVID was happening and Hillsong globally was facing its on moment of transition. Amo...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   In today's episode, your podcast hosts, Jonny Clarke and Julian Clark, introduce the topic which will be the focus for a series of upcoming episodes in the topic of Leadership Transition. Julian has a conversation with Jonny about his journey of leadership transition, taking over the Senior Leadership role at City Life Church in Sunderland in 2017. We...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Mark Ritchie. Mark describes himself as a speaker, podcaster, storyteller, gospel proclaimer and passionate rescuer. He tours his one-man comedy show across the UK and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We chatted with Mark about some of the lessons he has learned as a travelling e...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Ade Ayoko. Ade moved from Australia to London in 2020 with his wife Hanh, with a heart to reach the City with the message of Jesus. He is passionate about seeing people encounter God, so that they can grow and make an impact in their world for God and for good. Ade is a Church planter an...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Joel Bagnall. Joel is an Australian, living in Denmark with his wife and family. He has a heart to serve local churches in next-generation ministry and is currently the Youth Pastor at KBH Frikirke in Copenhagen and is also leading Acts Generations, Denmark. Our conversation with him was focuse...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Jo Willis. Jo, alongside his wife Lois, is the Lead Pastor at C3 Hope in Sheffield, UK.  We chatted to Jo about how to lead a growing church whilst also having a growing family. This dynamic of leadership has created many challenges for all leaders and how to get the balance right between the c...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast.   Each month we focus on a particular leadership topic. In February it was the Character of a Leader, in March it will be A Leader's Competence, and in April we will look at Leaders & Culture. In today's episode, your podcast hosts, Jonny Clarke and Julian Clark, discuss these three Cs of Christian Leadership. For us, the 3 C's form part of our Intr...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Jo Hargreaves. Jo is known as the faith-filled therapist, a psychotherapist whose approach to therapy has developed to integrate theology and therapy.  This was such a great and fascinating conversation as we discovered how much therapy is catching up with all that the Word of God has been tell...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Sats Solanki. Sats is the Pastor of Reflect Church in London. He is also the Digital Rabbi, using his experience as a creative and a Pastor to help serve and encourage other creatives to pursue the dreams in their hearts. In our conversation with Sats, we got an insight into how creativity shou...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to the conversation we had with Grayson Jones. Talking with Grayson Jones opens a window into the life of a visionary leader. You will hear how Grayson has navigated what he felt God put on his heart for the type of Church he was to build. Along with his wife and an incredible team, he leads Legacy Church in Doncaster...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Rich Martin. It was great to talk with him and hear his views on the what the Church looks like now. Rich is an experienced leader, with over 20 years of helping build local church. Having served as the Executive Pastor at Life Church UK in Bradford he now supports church growth across Europe,...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Ben Doolan. Ben leads St Thomas' Church in Newcastle, a resource church within the Church of England. He's also part of the NewWine National Leadership team. Ben describes himself as an extrovert who loves cooking and travelling. He's also a loyal supporter of Hull City Football Club. We talked...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to our conversation with Joel Milgate about why leadership is a good thing and how to build a healthy church culture, topics he unpacks in his book 'To Lead'. Joel served as the Lead Pastor of Curate Church for 13 years, a multi-location church in New Zealand. Under his leadership, the church experienced incredible gro...

Welcome to the Leadership Community Podcast. In this episode, you are listening to the conversation we had about the role of strategy for a leader with Don Esson. In this weeks Podcast episode, we chat to Don Esson about just this and we know you will find the content really helpful. Don has over 20 years of leadership experience in the charity and corporate sector, now working as Chief Fundraisin...