

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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 17, 2022 • 1h 8min
Church Mergers | Ryan Sharp & Jeff Johnson
Ted Leavenworth is joined by Ryan Sharp (lead pastor) and Jeff Johnson (missions and outreach pastor) of Impact Church in Menifee, CA to discuss some of the challenges and outcomes of successfully navigating a church merger. We discuss the different environments in which merging can become viable, and how the process can bring about the creation of more healthy and stable church communities.
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Impact Church

May 5, 2022 • 52min
Unreached People Groups - Bonus Episode | Brian Bell, Larry Hansen & Matthew Ellison
Brian Bell (pastor of Calvary Murrieta) has a conversation with Larry Hansen (missions pastor at Calvary Murrieta) and Matthew Ellison (founder and president of 1615) about ministering to unreached people groups.
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Brian Bell & Larry Hansen -- Calvary Murrieta
Matthew Ellison -- 1615.org

Mar 25, 2022 • 1h 11min
Division - Part 2 | Mark Foreman, Phil Metzger & Brenen Beeler
Rob Salvato is joined by Mark Foreman (North Coast Calvary Chapel), Phil Metzger (Calvary San Diego), and Brenen Beeler (Regenerate Church) for a two-part conversation about the current division in the Church. In our cultural moment, division amongst the church seems to be at a volatile level. We discuss our recent experiences with having to shepherd through the COVID-19 pandemic, partisan politics, and spiritual growth.
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North Coast Calvary Chapel
Calvary San Diego
Regenerate Church

Mar 11, 2022 • 55min
Division - Part 1 | Mark Foreman, Phil Metzger & Brenen Beeler
Rob Salvato is joined by Mark Foreman (North Coast Calvary Chapel), Phil Metzger (Calvary San Diego), and Brenen Beeler (Regenerate Church) for a two-part conversation about the current division in the Church. In our cultural moment, division amongst the church seems to be at a volatile level. We discuss our recent experiences with having to shepherd through the COVID-19 pandemic, partisan politics, and spiritual growth.
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North Coast Calvary Chapel
Calvary San Diego
Regenerate Church

Feb 10, 2022 • 1h 9min
Your Most Important Hires | Rob Verdeyen
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Rob Verdeyen (Calvary Corvallis) for a conversation on navigating the hiring process. There are important benchmarks to be aware of as our churches grow. We discuss our experiences with hiring staff members and filling needed positions. Hiring capabilities and processes may vary from church to church, but we can seek God’s wisdom together in how to better serve our communities with the staff the Lord provides us.
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Calvary Corvallis -- calvarycorvallis.org

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 12min
Managing Growth through Systems & Structures | Daniel Fusco & Miles DeBenedictis
Rob Salvato and Ted Leavenworth are joined by Miles DeBenedictis (Cross Connection Church) and Daniel Fusco (Crossroads Community Church) for a conversation on creating, adopting, and reforming systems and structures in our churches.
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Cross Connection Church -- lifeinconnection.com
Crossroads Community Church -- crossroadschurch.net

Nov 4, 2021 • 1h 1min
All Things Christmas | Brian Bell & Jason Duff
In this episode, Ted & Rob are joined in-studio by Brian Bell and Jason Duff as they talk through all things Christmas, special services, and more!
Episode Transcript
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Calvary Murrieta -- calvarymurrieta.com
The Garden Fellowship -- thegardenfellowship.com

Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 16min
Church Boards | Wayne Cordeiro
In this episode, Ted & Rob talk candidly with Wayne Cordeiro about the nuanced process of structuring and organizing a healthy church board, identifying toxic board behavior, and prayerfully selecting board members.
Episode Transcript
References:
Alliance Defending Freedom - adflegal.org
Church Law Tax Report (Geographic Compensation Benchmarks) - churchlawandtax.com
Leading With Questions by Michael J. Marquardt
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New Hope Oahu -- enewhope.org

Sep 2, 2021 • 1h 6min
Navigating Through Church Splits | Tony Clark
Pastor Tony Clark of Calvary Chapel Newport News joins Rob & Ted for an honest conversation on navigating through church conflicts and splits.
Episode Transcript
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Calvary Chapel Newport News -- https://www.calvarynn.church/

Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 6min
Mental Health in the Ministry | Wayne Cordeiro & Wesley Towne
In this episode, Ted & Rob have a candid conversation with Wayne Cordeiro and Wesley Towne concerning, stress, burnout and a leader's mental health.
If you need to contact Pastor Wayne or Wesley, you can reach them at waynecordeiro@newhope.edu & hello@wesleytowne.com
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Bayside Church Davis -- davis.baysideonline.com
New Hope Oahu -- enewhope.org


