Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/theabidingleader welcome you to The Abiding Leader Podcast, a podcast for church pastors and ministry leaders who want to lead from a place of abiding in Christ.In this podcast we’ll talk honestly about the realities of ministry—the joys, the challenges, and the tensions we all face in leadership. © 2026 abide 681b7388-a90b-58b0-bdd5-9085368fa619 no en Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:25:15 -0700 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:25:22 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/NecqlZ_wASivMP1jKcpCpYCGoBRu5Pbjff1-fpvNNdA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83Y2Jm/YzhiMjlmODczZTkz/NjE5NWFhZmQ0N2Zj/MTJiZS5qcGc.jpg episodic abide welcome you to The Abiding Leader Podcast, a podcast for church pastors and ministry leaders who want to lead from a place of abiding in Christ.In this podcast we’ll talk honestly about the realities of ministry—the joys, the challenges, and the tensions we all face in leadership. welcome you to The Abiding Leader Podcast, a podcast for church pastors and ministry leaders who want to lead from a place of abiding in Christ.In this podcast we’ll talk honestly about the realities of ministry—the joys, the challenges, and the tensions we all face in leadership.. Leader , Christian, health Abide No No 2 2 The Abiding Leader Podcast - Ep2: "Discipleship VS Leadership full a214a369-9705-4b53-a7a6-37aacd7b4abc https://share.transistor.fm/s/8017aa27 In this episode, we explore the vital relationship between discipleship and leadership in the life of the church. While discipleship shapes spiritual maturity and forms followers of Jesus, leadership ensures we stay aligned with the mission to make those disciples. We unpack the dangers of overcorrecting toward one at the expense of the other—and why a healthy, thriving church needs both depth and direction to remain spiritually vibrant and missionally effective.

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]]> Leader, Christian, Disciple No 1 1 The Abiding Leader Podcast - Ep1: "Escaping the Church Game." full b132d3b9-f6b5-4a23-9742-725396ef2e77 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3214279 The "Church game" is radically different from the Church that Jesus is building. Instead, it is the church that ego, pressure, and comparison are building. The question is: Have you been caught up in the game? And if so, how do we escape it?

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