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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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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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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On this week’s special episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to listen in on an episode of the Grace Unscripted Podcast with Ben Falkenberg. Ben and his wife Tonya are full-time missionaries with our partner organization in Mazatlan Mexico, Shoulder to Shoulder. We get to hear about their faith journey and how God moved in their lives through a year of language training in Costa Rica and as they prepared to move into full-time missions.

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On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to hear from an extraordinary leader, Pastor & Coach Kemp Boyd. Kemp is the Executive Director of an organization based in Akron named Love Akron and he is also the head football coach at Kenmore-Garfield Highschool. Kemp brings his unique perspective and wisdom into a variety of conversations on this episode, including how we should invest in and lead others while ultimately doing everything we do, as unto the Lord.

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On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to dive into a conversation with Pastor Bob Combs. Pastor Bob is the “father” of Grace Church. He and his wife Julie came to the church in 1973 and have served faithfully for 51 years. Pastor bob shares with us his incredible wisdom on how to follow Jesus and how that can help us live more like Him and lead others well.

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This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to hear from Pastor Nate Rayl who is the Pastor of Adult Ministries at the Bath campus of Grace Church. Pastor Nate is going to talk with us about what it looks like to navigate conflict with those around us and how conflict can actually be an incredible opportunity for us to love one another.

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On this week’s episode of the Led First Lead Second podcast, we get to hear from Pastor Robby Neidlinger. He is the Pastor of Marriage and Care at the Grace Church Bath Campus. Pastor Robby is going to dive into how interpersonal relationships affect not just our leadership, but also our entire lives and how those relationships impact how we lead others.

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This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, we dive into another special episode highlighting an episode of The Intersection Podcast. The Intersection Podcast is hosted by Pastor & Coach Kemp Boyd, Pastor Jeff Bogue, and Bishop Joey Johnson. On this episode, they focus on what it looks like to lean into love and what it can look like to do that together. If you would like to hear more about The Intersection Podcast, you can find more information and the rest of their episodes here.

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This week on the Led First Lead Second podcast, we dive into a special episode highlighting an episode of the Momentum Ministry Partners Podcast where their Director Eric Miller and Dr. Juli Slattery, Founder of Authentic Intimacy, discuss how we can foster genuine intimacy and build authentic connections in today’s digital age. We hope you find this conversation as fascinating and inciteful as we did! If you would like to learn more about Momentum Ministry Partners and the amazing work they do, you learn more about them at buildmomentum.org. Similarly, if you would like to learn more about Dr. Juli Slattery and her work with Authentic Intimacy, you can learn more about them here: Authentic Intimacy.

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