

Leadership Collective Podcast
Leadership Collective
The Leadership Collective podcast is a roundtable discussion with seasoned pastors, focusing on the nuts and bolts issues of ministry. Each month, we tackle the common challenges that leaders face and discover the practical lessons they've learned along the way.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 58min
Supporting and Sending Out Servants | David Guzik & Nate Holdridge
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by David Guzik (Enduring Word, Calvary Santa Barbara) and Nate Holdridge (Calvary Monterey) to discuss the many facets of preparing, sending out, and supporting servants to plant new churches.
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Calvary Santa Barbara - https://calvarysb.com/
Enduring Word - https://enduringword.com/
Calvary Monterey - https://www.calvary.com/

Mar 2, 2023 • 1h 10min
Practical Discipleship | Rod Thompson & Aaron Sabio
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Rod Thompson (Reliance Church) and Aaron Sabio (Calvary Vista) to discuss their experiences of learning to create and maintain robust and flourishing discipleship relationships.
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Reliance Church — reliancechurch.org
Calvary Vista — calvaryvista.com

Feb 23, 2023 • 59min
Sharing the Teaching Ministry | Rob Salvato & Ted Leavenworth
In this episode, Ted & Rob talk in detail about their respective processes in sharing the teaching ministry at their churches. This conversation will include identifying and discipling faithful servants of the body into opportunities of teaching ministry, practical training for sermon preparation, and providing healthy insights for peer feedback and encouragement.
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Rob Salvato -- Calvary Vista
Ted Leavenworth -- Reliance Church

Feb 2, 2023 • 47min
Church Leadership - Giving Women a Seat at the Table - Bonus Episode | Brenda Leavenworth, Jen Bursch, Annie Harley, & Shirley Ruiz
In this bonus episode of the Leadership Collective, we are sharing a recent episode from our partners at the When She Leads podcast:
In this episode of the When She Leads podcast, Brenda Leavenworth is joined by Jen Bursch (Calvary Murrieta), Annie Harley (Calvary Fort Lauderdale), and Shirley Ruiz (Reliance Church) in a candid conversation about the necessity and value of the presence of women at the table of church leadership. We pray that this conversation encourages you to continue to lead with humility and transparency by the filling and empowerment of the Spirit.
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When She Leads is a podcast for women in ministry hosted by Brenda Leavenworth, Krista Fox, Rosemary Cady, and Kelly Bell.
Email us at whensheleadspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram at @whensheleads

Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 12min
The Value of Church Planting Networks | Benji Horning & Casey Kendell
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Benji Horning (Light Church) and Casey Kendell (Bridgetown Church) to discuss the benefits and importance of starting a new church with the support of a well-established planting network.
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Light Church — https://www.lightsandiego.com
Bridgetown Church — https://wearebridgetown.com

Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 6min
Balancing Ministry & Family | Richard Cimino
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Richard Cimino (Metro Calvary) to candidly talk about our experiences with healthy and unhealthy ministry workloads and the effects they could have on our family health and relationships.
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Metro Calvary — metrocalvary.org

Nov 2, 2022 • 1h 15min
Cultivating Church Planters | Nick Cady & Bruce Zachary
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Nick Cady (Whitefields Community Church) and Bruce Zachary (Calvary Nexus) to discuss the new equipping resource from Calvary Global Network called Cultivate. Cultivate will help with the assessment, training, and cultivating of prospective church planters.
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Whitefields Community Church — whitefieldschurch.com
Calvary Nexus — calvarynexus.org

Oct 10, 2022 • 1h 4min
Pastoral Succession | Clay Worell
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Clay Worell (Calvary Global Network) to discuss healthy pastoral transitions and succession. More specifically, we will talk about handling and walking through transitions pertaining to senior or lead pastors.
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Calvary Global Network -- calvaryglobalnetwork.com/leadership

Sep 22, 2022 • 60min
Board Structures - Bonus Episode | Ted Leavenworth & Rob Salvato
In this bonus episode, Ted & Rob talk in more detail about their respective board and church leadership structures. This conversation is a continuation of a previous episode with Wayne Cordeiro about the nuanced process of structuring and organizing a healthy church board, identifying toxic board behavior, prayerfully selecting board members, and organizing robust church leadership.
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Rob Salvato -- Calvary Vista
Ted Leavenworth -- Reliance Church

Sep 10, 2022 • 56min
Post-Pandemic Vision | Miles DeBenedictus
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Miles DeBenedictus (Cross Connection Church) to discuss how current societal trends and economic forecasts help form our vision-shaping process. More specifically, we will talk through forming vision for our churches as move past the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and into an economic recession in 2022.
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Cross Connection Church -- lifeinconnection.com


