Growing The Leader Within
Growing the Leader Within Podcast is about real life, loss and love issues for people who are dealing with grief. There is hope in Jesus Christ and we offer MANY helpful and practical lessons as a guide to those learning how to recover and find a new chapter in life.
Episodes
116 episodes
What Happens When the Pastor Dies?
This is a LIVE interview with a qualified Minister who helps churches to understand the preparations that need to be in place for a church in case of the loss of it's Pastor. Minister Gentry Anderson provides wisdom and guidance in this a...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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35:41
The Loss of My Teenage Son - My Interview with Melissa Lewellen
The death of a teenager is a loss that lasts a lifetime to the family. Hear the personal story of the accident that changed everything for his mother and dad, and how to learn to cope with the grief that won't go away. Hear about the deat...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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26:44
God's Timeline
This open and frank conversation is about losing a 18 year old son and the process of following God in the midst of this traumatic loss. God's Timeline provides wisdom by the personal experiences of Bishop Ric Lewellen and his wife. A mus...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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27:47
The Bomb Word
A VERY important conversation with Bishop Rick Lewellen about the bomb of death that goes off in the lives of believers! Why the church at large does not talk much about death except for a funeral. Bishop Rick's wisdom is so ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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33:07
The Art of Letting Go Part 2
Part Two ... Dr Gayla shares her personal journey of how she handled the huge process of letting go of her 'yesterday home'. This is all about releasing 95% of her belongings and leaving a 17 room house for her new beautiful suite o...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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43:53
The Art of Letting Go - Part 1
The secrets to downsizing ones lifestyle and how to turn the 'physical page' of reality are here in Part One of this fascinating lesson of life. Knowing when and how to change out of a home is found in the Art of Letting Go. Dr Gayl...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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53:43
Mountains & Miracles! The Interview with Chaplain Lang Cassidy
Ever hit a 'brick wall' that you could not get around or control? This interview tells the real experiences of Chaplain Lang Cassidy who found that uncrossable mountains turn into miracles in God's hands. From his own loss of his m...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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39:07
The Voice of Lamenting - Pastor Alan Latta
Pastor Alan Latta, the Senior Pastor of Generations Church in Granbury Texas teaches his entire congregation a valuable principal about the value and power of lamenting. This is a transparent and open testimony of how he went throug...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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50:59
Discover What Broken Built
It's time for a self check... often we become so focused on our broken heart, we never see what the experience actually has taught us. We can be in denial, or the ‘never agains’ decisions or the curses of retaliation, or just keep living ...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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31:23
Replay or Replace
"And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty." This is a strong direction to follow in life, and here are the two words we can internally live life by each day. Contention is a r...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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23:12
Downsize My Oversize Life!
I am beginning to look around me at this new place in life and realize… ‘hey wait a second… all of these things are a lot of responsibility I have to take care of all the time.’ The 45 years of history my late husband and I have lived aro...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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26:46
Letting Go of Yesterday
Yesterday has a powerful pull on us, and wants to keep our hearts tied to what WAS every single day. All it takes is one passing thought, and we are looking behind us again. And we don’t often pull back to ‘today’ but instead can set down...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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41:22
How to Handle Loneliness
There are certain truths to be learned about how to handle loneliness and this lesson reveals them clearly. And also the 8 heart to heart questions to ask yourself about being lonely, will offer very helpful support to guide along the pat...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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53:56
Daily Disciplines for Healing Grief
Do you realize that there are different practices once learned, that can help you along the healing journey through loss? There are new habits to be formed that can actually stabilize the broken heart. This lesson contains 14 such p...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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45:03
The Plan for Today
Do you have to deal with technology issues, mechanical challenges or construction 'things' that have become messed up? Dealing with these various troubles when you are a widow can seem like a mountain! Listen to this very practical ...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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39:54
How to Find Your Word for This Year
A mother/daughter conversation about discovering and using one certain word to create a theme for the entire year. Using this skill has made a difference in both off their lives for decades! In this personal conversation, Dr Gayla a...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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26:17
How to Turn the Page
We all know we need to 'turn the page' after the loss of a loved one has happened some time ago. But how to do this? This lesson is all about digging beneath the surface of what we usually do... and discovering a way to do just that...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:35:37
Seven Gifts to Give Yourself
There are very important gifts that can only be given by you... to you. No one can give them to you this Christmas. They are priceless and beyond worth all seven of them! Write these down... they can change your life permanently for good. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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39:19
The 12 Days of Grief Guide
Dr Gayla wrote a song, that describes a very practical way to plan a holiday that can be peaceful and helpful. Her own holiday plans are revealed in this short podcast! You will smile and pick up fresh ideas how to handle your...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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16:31
Q & A Living Life
How do others live day to day and keep their lives intact and 'normal'? This Q & A lesson is a interview with real survivors of grief. Hear how they manage day to day life and stay balanced. A must listen for all those in ...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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43:19
Q & A How to Have Personal Devotions
Have you wondered how do others in grief handle their own private devotions? Or how does one even get started to have a personal and quiet time daily? This is an in depth conversation with those who have suffered personal losses, an...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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44:47
My Purified Paradigm
After the intensive phase of grief... and after the journey through progressive grief... there appears the last step to wholeness. It does not come through simply 'passing time' or how many years have passed before you cross the threshold of th...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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35:26
Beyond the Insecurity
Beyond the Insecurity denotes two things. Beyond means … ‘to the further side of’. And Insecurity means, uncertainty or anxiety about
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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39:49
