Thrive Leadership Podcast

Chris Hodges goes to the book of Joshua, as he talks about battles - like inferiority, forgiveness, and temptation. It's an honest and grace-filled Thrive Conference episode with Chris Hodges! Chris is the founding pastor of Alabama's Church of the Highlands, founder of ARC (church-planting association), founder of GROW (pastor training and growth), and president of Highlands College.

John Ortberg is focused these days - through his writing, speaking, and teaching - in helping the Church discover a way in Jesus through which genuine transformation can happen. Much like the process of Alcoholics Anonymous, John saw this transformation firsthand (supporting a family member), sparking him to ask, "What can church discipleship learn from A.A.?" It's a riveting conversation about a hopeful return to, or recapturing of, the early Church with a way of life filled with intense fellowship, self examination, transparency, service, accountability, and the sharing of hope.

On this episode of the Thrive Leadership Podcast, we chat with the one and only Michael Jr! Now, on the surface, we might presume that he's just a super funny dude (which he is) who's made his mark in both the mainstream and Christian circuit. But as we discover, he's also a songwriter, a prison ministry founder, a Ted Talker, and a "rebuker"! Find out more about the guy: www.MichaelJr.com

"Time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking..." When it comes to church, corporate, or personal leadership, how we manage our time can lay a foundation of effectiveness and health - or the opposite! Pastor & speaker Chris Brown, co-teacher at San Diego's North Coast Church, uses how Jesus managed His time to model his own leadership approach (calling vs. potential), then challenges us to do likewise. More resources at PastorChrisBrown.com

Author and speaker Carlos Whittaker joins us to chat about "living life on purpose." Today's leader is almost expected to be a master multi-tasker, burning the candle at both ends. So how can we be mindful about taking back the reigns of craziness, and still be a successful leader? Carlos also talks about his brand new book, "Kill The Spider."

This is a special podcast with best-selling author, internationally-in-demand speaker, and consummate glass-half-full-motivator, Bob Goff! He shares insight on marriage, ministry, boundaries, how he leads his team, and the schematics behind his strategies to help the Thrive community apply them to our own life.

This episode’s guest is Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, founding Pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church in Los Angeles, CA. In this episode he discusses when a leader shares their vision, is their heart being shared as well? Bishop Ulmer unpacks this important leadership dynamic, as well as other insightful and wise observations and applications from his 40+ years in ministry. More from Bishop Ulmer: www.FaithfulCentral.com

In this episode, we listen in on an interview that Thrive founder Ray Johnston had with Willie and Korie Robertson, stars of A & E's Duck Dynasty, during the Thrive 2017 conference.

In this episode of the Thrive Leadership Podcast, we're live from the Thrive Conference with comedian John Crist, owner of over a quarter BILLION youtube views! Learn a little about his upbringing, his family, his career, and get ready to laugh a ton!

In this episode, we welcome Margaret Feinberg to the Thrive Conference general session stage, to share how we're wired to hear from God, just like sheep are wired to hear their shepherd!