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Radical Hospitality Show
How Vision Driven Leadership Builds Organizations That Last with Doug Dameron of Orchard Church
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In this episode of the Radical Hospitality Show, Zeke Freeman sits down with Doug Dameron, founding and lead pastor of Orchard Church in Brighton, Colorado. Doug shares the journey of growing Orchard from a small apartment gathering into a thriving multi-site church reaching thousands each week. The conversation explores leadership, vision, accountability, and the often overlooked business side of running a healthy organization. Doug and Zeke unpack how churches and businesses alike can avoid becoming inward-focused, why hospitality is a powerful growth strategy, and how mission-driven leaders can embrace change, technology, and systems without losing their soul. From radical hospitality to kingdom-minded business principles, this episode is packed with practical insights for entrepreneurs, builders, and leaders who want to create lasting impact.
Things You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How Orchard Church grew from an apartment living room to a thriving multi-site organization
- Why vision should focus on people, not just buildings or scale
- The dangers of becoming inward-focused in business and leadership
- How accountability and clarity strengthen culture, not weaken it
- Why hospitality is one of the most powerful and overlooked growth strategies
- What churches and businesses can learn from each other about leadership and systems
- How to balance mission with changing methods in a fast-moving world
- Practical ways AI can support creativity and efficiency without replacing humanity
- The trellis and the vine framework for sustainable growth
- What it means to run a kingdom-minded business in everyday work
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