LEAD Pods
LEAD Pods are the official USMB podcast devoted to leadership development and spiritual growth for Mennonite Brethren churches.
Podcasting since 2020 • 143 episodes
LEAD Pods
Latest Episodes
142 | Reaching the Spiritually Curious (Mark Matlock)
In this episode, author and Barna senior fellow Mark Matlock unpacks new research on the rapidly growing number of “spiritually curious” Americans. He explains why many assumptions about the unchurched no longer hold, what today’s seekers are a...
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Season 1
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Episode 142
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48:44
141 | Fighting Loneliness: How the Church Can Rebuild Community (Greg Brock)
This week Matt sits down with higher-ed leader Greg Brock for a thoughtful look at why so many Americans are facing significant loneliness. Greg unpacks his research on trust, generosity, and crisis leadership, and shares how simple human pract...
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Season 1
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Episode 141
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45:41
140 | Keeping the Light: Finding Peace this Christmas Season (Stuart Curry)
In this Christmas-themed episode, Matt welcomes Pastor Stuart Curry from Bridgewater, South Dakota, to talk about his new devotional The Keeper of the Light. Stuart shares the heart behind his book—a 25-day journey through Advent desig...
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Season 1
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Episode 140
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39:09
139 | Martin Luther, Anabaptists, & the Legacy of the Reformation (Ryan Loewen & Tony Petersen)
In this special Reformation Day episode, Matt sits down with Tony Petersen, pastor at Mountain View Church in Clovis, and Ryan Loewen, assistant professor of theology at Tabor College, for a deep dive into Martin Luther’s world-changing legacy....
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Season 1
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Episode 139
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48:53
138 | Discipleship Discussions (Jeremy Matlock)
In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Jeremy Matlock from Hillsboro MB Church to talk about something every church cares about but often struggles to define—discipleship. Drawing from years of experience as a missionary, teacher, and pa...
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Season 1
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Episode 138
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41:58