Following God While Leading Others
In this episode of Led First Lead Second, Joe sits down with Audrey Wallace to explore what it means to lead faithfully across different areas of life.
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Leaving It All Behind to Follow Jesus
In this episode, we sit down with Tonya Falkenberg who made the courageous decision to leave behind the comforts of her former life to serve and love Jesus wholeheartedly. She shares her journey of faith, the challenges of surrender, and the leadership lessons learned through radical obedience and trust in God’s calling.
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Saying “Yes” to Ministry
In this week’s episode, Ryan Rodeman reflects on the pivotal moments when God intervened in his life and called him to ministry at Grace Church.
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Wired to Lead
Eric Miller, Executive Director of Ministry at Momentum Ministry Partners shares how God developed his heart for ministry.
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Lead with Evangelism
“I think that every single person that I talk to is uniquely gifted and wired and it’s super cool. Instead of trying to get them to fit the thing that I want, we can go way further faster if we just lean into that.” – Sunni Gressock
This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe sits down with Sunni Gressock. Sunni is the Director of Groups & Missional Strategies at the Bath Campus of Grace Church, a mother of four with one on the way, and has a huge heart to reach the lost. Listen in as Joe and Sunni discuss her journey to where she is in ministry today and how she leads and trains the leaders around her to live on mission and prioritize evangelism as they themselves lead others.
If you want to hear a deeper dive into Sunni’s story of how God has moved in her life and how she got to where she is today, check out her episode on our Grace Unscripted podcast! You can find Sunni’s episode along with dozens of other stories from the people here at Grace Church here https://open.spotify.com/show/2lLnFzhmcQsz1zZdTeQbga?si=fcb6d882550043e3.
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Surrender to His Guidance
“I’ve concluded, I have exactly enough strength as I need to do the things that God has called me to do, but I don’t have enough strength to do the things that He’s called me to do plus the things that I think I should do.” – Dr. Juli Slattery
This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe sits down with Dr. Juli Slattery. Dr. Juli is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker. She leads a ministry called Authentic Intimacy, which helps Christians navigate all sexual issues through content and discipleship. Listen in as she shares how God has molded her and how she leans on God’s direction on both her life and ministry as she has to lead others.
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Vulnerability With Those You Lead
This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe sits down with Mark Steller. Mark is currently the Director of Sports Integration at Grace Church and before that spent over 15 years leading sales teams across the State of Ohio. Come listen in as Joe and Mark discuss a bit of Mark’s past year, his testimony, and how God has been shaping and directing Mark as he himself leads others.
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Hearing from God and Investing in Others
On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, Pastor Joe gets to sit down with Ron Kent. Ron is first and foremost a husband and father of two, but he is also the Executive Director of Akron Youth Mentorship, a K-12 boys and girls mentorship and discipleship organization, and has recently stepped into a leadership role in an organization called Youth Success Summit. Ron has a huge passion for pouring into and developing people whether that be the kids that take part in the organizations he is leading in or other leaders who are also focusing on pouring into those kids. Listen in to the conversation as Joe and Ron discuss all sorts of topics like healthy rhythms and managing time, leading and developing leaders, and so much more!
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You Are of Great Value
On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to hear from Pastor Deante Lavender, or as he is lovingly known, Pastor Lav. He is the Pastor at Remedy Church in Akron, Ohio. Today Pastor Joe and Pastor Lav dive into how sometimes our default is not always what God is asking us for, and helping people understand their worth, value, and the life God is calling them to.
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Walk with Me as We Pursue Jesus
On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to hear from a long-time member of the Grace Church family, Bob Martinez. Listen in as Bob shares how he went from not believing in Jesus to Jesus getting a hold of his heart, how others then poured into and led him well, and how he now continues to faithfully follow and lean on Jesus as he leads and walks with others.
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