
Leaders in Living Rooms
Sean Morgan invites you into intimate, “living room” conversations with high-caliber leaders that few others have access to. When you gather in a living room, you have the opportunity to hear deeper glimpses into someone’s life. Join Sean and leaders such as Carey Nieuwhof, Andy Stanley, Pat Gelsinger, Dharius Daniels, Derwin Gray, Ken Costa, and Glenn Packiam as they discuss how to aim for health during the various transitions leadership inevitably brings.
Latest episodes

Dec 8, 2020 • 41min
LILR 021 | 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist David Wise Talks about Performing under Pressure, a Church Filled with Grace, and Keeping the Faith
In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, skiing pioneer and 2-time Olympic gold medal winner David Wise takes us along on his faith journey. He recounts his meteoric rise in his sport and the reaction of his grace-filled church when he confessed some huge mistakes. We relive the story of David’s 2 harrowing crashes, which led up to his breathtaking gold medal run in 2018. Finally, he tells us about his current walk with Jesus and his pastoral calling.

Nov 24, 2020 • 54min
LILR 020 | Patrick Lencioni Helps You See Why You're a Genius!
In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Patrick Lencioni shares:
How to build teams in order to get things done
The frustrations at home and at work that inspired The Six Types of Working Genius system
How he developed one of the most effective tools for building the right teams
How each of the 6 types of genius can be maximized
How to think about managing your church board
and much, much more.
Check out The Six Types of Working Genius.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 47min
LILR 019 | Nicky Gumbel on Hope, Worry, Unifying Others & Unlocking the Human Heart with Purpose, Love & Belonging
At the heart of human happiness are purpose, love, and belonging. In this episode, Sean Morgan and Nicky Gumbel discuss how to find hope in the midst of despair, avoiding false hope and worry. After years of ministry, Nicky explains what he's learned about how to unify others, respectfully disagree, and be a better questioner.

Oct 27, 2020 • 45min
LILR 018 | Derwin Gray on Multiethnic Leadership and the Future of the Post-COVID-19 Church
Former NFL safety turned church planter, author, and pastor Dr. Derwin Gray dives into a great conversation on the theological call for multiethnic churches, what needs to transform coming out of COVID-19 for the Church, along with much, much more.

Oct 13, 2020 • 32min
LILR 017 | Andy Stanley on Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets is Andy Stanley's new book that will undoubtedly transform leaders everywhere. Sean and Andy spend this episode unpacking the keys to the book and discussing how Andy learned them from his Father and life circumstances.

Sep 22, 2020 • 1h 15min
LILR 016 | Warren Bird talks Growth Barriers and Church Leadership Insight
In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Sean Morgan sits down with Warren Bird, author of 33 church leadership books. Warren brings incredible insight and wisdom into church leadership that you won't want to miss. This is Warren Bird at his best.

Sep 8, 2020 • 1h 3min
LILR 015 | Pete Wynter: Changing the World Beyond the Walls of Church and "Walking with a Limp"
Pete Wynter is the Director of Leadership College London, a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton, and founder and trustee at OneLife. Pete is passionate about changing the world by influencing global leaders and seeing the cascading effect of their influence. Pete understands that your influence begins by examining your character—he talks about his own journey of examination and how he helps leaders do the same.

Aug 25, 2020 • 60min
LILR 014 | Ray Johnston on Momentum Plus Hiring and Keeping the Best Teams
Ray Johnston joins Leaders in Living Rooms to give us insight into his creative genius, his leadership acumen, and why after 25 years Bayside Church is the fastest growing church in America. You DON'T want to miss this!

Aug 11, 2020 • 54min
LILR 013 | Jim Tomberlin on Multiplication through Mergers, Multi-site and Leadership Succession
Jim Tomberlin joins Sean to consider how the new realities of 2020 are changing church multiplication and how mergers can help solve succession issues and pastoral compensation. They also discuss Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work, Jim's book with Warren Bird that has been expanded and updated in a new edition.

Jul 14, 2020 • 52min
LILR 012 | Brad Lomenick on Influencer Power, Staying Curious and Hope vs. Reality
Brad Lomenick talks with Sean Morgan about how to be a thought leader, the ways to influence without positional power, curating vs. creating, living in the tension of hope and reality, and what Brad's been up to since leaving Catalyst.
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