In this episode of the GrowLeader Podcast, Pastor Chris Hodges shares insights on his upcoming book Legacy Letters, a collection of life principles framed as heartfelt letters to future generations. The podcast delves into leadership development, the power of corporate prayer, and what growing churches are doing differently in 2025—from prioritizing spiritual transformation over attraction to building authentic community and cultivating culture through purpose-driven systems.

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Pastor Chris’s Do More of This and Less of This:

Assume people are hungry > Assume people are skeptical
Feed them – engage their spiritual questions > entertaining them
Make space for worship, prayer, and spiritual response > Keep services safe and short
Designed for discipleship and life change > Designed for casual attenders
Give people what they need > Give people what they want
Encounter with God > Entertain the crowd
Have room for the unplanned > Package everything perfectly
Rely on anointing > Rely on talent
Focus on spiritual value > Focus on production value
Cultivate authenticity > Cultivate stage performance
Prioritize presence, truth and transformation > Prioritize fun and novelty
Preach and teach the Bible with conviction > Teach principles only
Being bold (without being weird) > avoiding intensity
Call people to surrender and commitment > Send them on their way full
Make it all about Jesus > Make it all about us

Pastor Chris’s 12 Metrics of Discipleship:

Know God

Committed your life to Christ and water baptized
Know how to read the Bible and enjoy it
Know how to pray and worship and enjoy it

Find Freedom

Healthy relationships and in a small group
Honest about your struggles
Allowing the work of the Holy Spirit in your life

Discover Purpose

Committed to a local church and connecting with the Body of Christ
Discovered spiritual gifts
A personal growth plan and growing daily.

Make a Difference

Regularly serving God by serving others on the Dream Team
Sharing your faith
Faithful in the tithe and generous beyond that

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