The LeadingSmart Podcast
Honest conversations. Practical insights. Smarter leadership.
Hosted by Tim Stevens and Holly Tate, The LeadingSmart Podcast exists to equip church leaders who care deeply about leading with integrity, clarity, and wisdom—even when it’s hard.
We are officially on Season 3! This season is about staying sharp in today’s rapidly changing environment. We’ll dive into the practical issues leaders are facing right now—from running effective executive team meetings to navigating crucial conversations to leading in moments when the playbook doesn’t exist yet.
Holly and Tim are moving out of the studio into our offices, and they will be recording and posting in real time, responding to current events as they happen, sharing fresh insights from our work with leaders across North America.
Be sure to email us at tim@leadingsmart.com if there are specific topics you want us to cover!
Enjoy!
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The LeadingSmart Podcast
Introducing The LeadingSmart Podcast - Pastoral Succession
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Honest conversations. Practical insights. Smarter leadership.
It's official! The LeadingSmart Podcast is finally here! Hosted by Tim Stevens and Holly Tate, The LeadingSmart Podcast exists to equip church leaders who care deeply about leading with integrity, clarity, and wisdom—even when it’s hard.
In Season One, we’re diving into a topic most churches avoid until it’s too late: pastoral succession. Over 10 episodes, we’ll pull back the curtain on one of the most critical and complex leadership conversations in the Church today.
Whether you’re a senior pastor beginning to ask “what’s next?”, a board member trying to plan for the future, or a staff leader walking through change, this season will give you the tools, language, and courage to navigate succession well.
💡 Here’s what you can expect each week:
- Insight from decades of experience helping churches through transition
- Honest stories from the frontlines
- Tangible takeaways you can apply with your team, board, or congregation
- And of course…our weekly Rants & Raves on everything from leadership to soft pants 😄
Because the truth is: Succession isn’t a moment. It’s a mindset. And it starts long before you think you’re ready.
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Podcast Teaser Video
[00:00:00]
Hey everybody, I'm Holly Tate and I'm joined by the one and only Tim Stevens. Glad to be here. And we are so excited to announce that we are finally launching the Leading Smart Podcast Season One Drops very soon. And we are talking all about Tim Steven's favorite topic. Pickleball. Oh no, that's not it.
Another P starts with a P. Oh, pastoral succession. There you go. So, yeah, love working with churches and walking them through. And we've got a ton of learnings that we have from years and years of doing this that we are hoping to communicate in the next, uh, how many episodes? 10. 10 episodes. 10 episodes in season one.
All about pastoral succession. So. If you're a pastor, I don't care if you're 20 or 89. Mm-hmm. Like this will be relevant topic for you and board members, especially relevant for board members. Anyone who's involved in [00:01:00] ministry connection leadership to a church would would value from this. Absolutely.
So go to Leading smart.com where you can subscribe to. Stay tuned for when episode one drops soon. We'll see you there.
