

Leaders in Living Rooms
Art of Leadership Network
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.
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Apr 14, 2020 • 49min
LILR 009 | Dave Stone Talks Transition Leadership at Southeast Christian and His New Role at Harvest Bible Chapel
In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Sean Morgan sits down with Dave Stone to reflect back on following founder Bob Russell at Southeast Christian Church, then passing the baton last year to Kyle Idleman, and now his interim role at Harvest Bible Chapel.

Mar 24, 2020 • 18min
LILR BONUS | Steve Carter Talks Online Church, New Dynamics, and Adapting Your Communication Style
In the rapid move to church online, communicators need a crash course on how to communicate more effectively. No longer is there a large room full of people you can be eye-to-eye with—you've now got families gathering together around screens in their living rooms and kitchens. Your style of communication must adapt. Steve Carter brings wisdom worth following. Please visit our website for the full content of Steve's blogpost.

Mar 10, 2020 • 56min
LILR 008 | James Grogan & Mike Meeks Talk Leadership Transition, Multisite Mergers, and Raising Up Young Leaders
In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Sean Morgan sits down with James Grogan and Mike Meeks from Eastlake Church to talk leadership transition, multisite mergers, being boldly honest, team culture, and raising up young leaders. After 20 years of Mike's faithful leadership at Eastlake, in 2017 he handed off the Lead Pastor role to James Grogan. Listen in on their story of healthy succession.

Feb 11, 2020 • 30min
LILR 007 | Kenton Beshore Talks Mariners Church, Transitions, And Personal Identity
This episode of Leaders In Living Rooms is the second part of a conversation Sean Morgan had with Kenton Beshore to further study the Mariners Church transition one-on-one. They talked very openly and honestly through this journey, looking at the personal identity associated with senior leadership. Don't miss out on their discussion of philosophies and paradigms to better understand leadership and transitions.

Jan 14, 2020 • 55min
LILR 006 | Kenton & Laurie Beshore Talk Ministry Transitions, Megachurch, and a 15-year Planned Transition
Sean Morgan sits down with Kenton and Laurie Beshore to discuss ministry transitions. They will unpack the highs and lows of a megachurch succession from their years of ministry. Kenton and Laurie go deep and personal in what has been a 15-year planned transition at Mariners Church.

Dec 10, 2019 • 40min
LILR 005 | David Kinnaman Talks Groundbreaking Research, Church Leadership Transitions, and Staying Past Your Prime
Sean sits down with David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Sean and David discuss the crisis of church leadership transitions, groundbreaking research on what's happening after the baton pass in succession, staying past your prime, and staying on mission.

Nov 14, 2019 • 36min
LILR 004 | Aaron Brockett Talks Building Trust and Bringing Change Through Transition
Aaron Brockett is the lead pastor of Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis. Twelve years after taking over leadership of Traders Point, Aaron looks back at the growth, misses, and wins from his years of ministry. Listen in for great insight on building trust and bringing change through transition.

Oct 1, 2019 • 43min
LILR 003 | Brady Boyd Talks His Transition into New Life Ten Years Later
Brady Boyd is the Senior Pastor of the multi-congregational New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the last ten years he has been pastoring a church while leading on a foundation of love. Years after stepping into his positions at New Life, a story of leadership transition done well is on display.

Oct 1, 2019 • 37min
LILR 002 | Carey Nieuwhof Talks New Succession Paradigms, and How New Leaders are Lead into the Future
Carey Nieuwhof is a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church. He’s the author of several best-selling books, and speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change and personal growth. On this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Sean and Carey chat about new succession paradigms and how new leaders are lead into the future.

Oct 1, 2019 • 43min
LILR 001 | Jud Wilhite Talks Ministry Lessons Through Transition, Calling, and More
Jud Wilhite serves as Senior Pastor of Central Church in Las Vegas, NV. He is a leader who knows what successful ministry transition can look like after stepping in to pastor Central Church. On this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Jud and Sean Morgan chat about learning lessons in ministry through transition, leadership calling, and so much more.