Leading Conversations
Conversations between J.D. Pearring, Director of Excel Leadership Network, and church planting leaders, innovators, and coaches from around the country.
Episodes
146 episodes
Conversation with Weston Brown
Weston Brown led his first church at the young age of 19. He went on to work in various church settings, both large and small, until he finally was led to plant a church in Shreveport, Louisiana. As he shares his journey, he shares how importan...
Conversation with Chris Kirish
Churches across the country have mostly figured out how to operate in a COVID world. It has been a long two years for many to figure out how to reach their communities effectively. Chris Kirish made what many would consider at the time to be a ...
Conversation with Stuart Boyer
After you hear the story of Stuart's life, you'll learn how God's mercy and plan for our lives are real. It was a long road from dealing drugs and time in prison, to now planting a church in Valley Center, CA. Listen to his story and you will b...
Conversation with Tim & Kyah Combs
To say that Tim and Kyah have been on a spiritual journey their whole lives is an understatement. Both separately and together as a couple, God has taken them through some exciting adventures. They are currently planting Neon Chapel in Whittier...
Conversation with Nick & Sogol Pulley
The Pulleys are an example of how sometimes dating the boss is a good idea. The journey of two Californians (one born in Iran) working together in a restaurant to planting a church in Utah is quite a tale. This month we hear from Nick and Sogo...
Conversation with Chan Kwak
Imagine being a child, and one morning, you wake up in a completely different country, don't speak the language, and look different from all the other kids. That was how Chan Kwak began his life in the United States when his parents moved the f...
Conversation with Raymond Rojas
Raymond and Cassandra Rojas lead Real Life Church in the San Diego community of Chula Vista. Ther are passionate about serving those in need in their city. Raymond shares his journey to ministry and his call to leaders to take a risk and take a...
Conversation with Chris Hall
Chris Hall is the Lead Pastor at Catalyst Church Ventura. His passion for church planting and church planting pastors is only matched by his skills as a professional inline skater. Chris' experience has developed him into a valuable resource as...
Conversation with Nathan "Chivo" Hawkins
Nathan, "Chivo" to those who know him, has first-hand U.S. church planting experience, having led in a church plant re-launch in New Orleans post-Katrina. As an adoptee and adoptive father, Nathan is passionate about children who come from diff...
Conversation with Dave Lodwig
Dave Lodwig, a pastor in Missoula, Montana, shares how the church was a refuge from a turbulent childhood. Several years in ministry in various roles have led him to River Valley Church, where he is turning around a historic church that had bee...
Conversation with Josh Husmann
Josh is one of the founding pastors of Multiply Indiana, a regional (and multi-denominational) church planting network rapidly planting churches throughout Indiana. Multiply Indiana has the vision to plant 100 churches regionally within the nex...
Conversation with Matt and Carrie Dilley
Matt and Carrie Dilley have been in full-time ministry for the last 10 years. They are passionate about helping people discover their purpose, potential, and most importantly knowing Jesus because they believe that following Jesu...
Conversation with Peyton Jones
Peyton started in Huntington Beach, CA at a megachurch, then went to Wales, and served as the evangelist at Lloyd-Jones’s church Sandfields, and started planting churches in public spaces, like Starbucks. He has served in collegiate campus chur...
Conversation with Paul Taylor
Paul is almost as passionate about Georgia Bulldogs football as he is about reaching people with the saving message of the gospel. A church planter at heart, Paul planted Rivers Crossing Community Church in 2007. Rivers Crossing is passionate a...
Conversation with Scott Lackey
Pastor Scott and his wife Kim Lackey founded New Story Church in Buffalo, New York. Home of the most zealous football fans the Bills Mafia. Prior to planting New Story Church, Scott and Kim both worked at The Chapel in Getzville, NY, and a chur...
Conversation with Willie Nolte
Willie Nolte is the CEO/Mission Lead of Transformation Ministries. Transformation Ministries (TM) is a covenanting association of leaders and 200 churches in the United States, and Northern Mexico committed to seeing more healthy churches. Befo...
Conversation with Simon Geller
Simon Geller, his wife Amanda, and their six children moved to Texas in 2015 to plant a church in Livingston. As a former police officer, Simon offers a unique perspective on the conversations happening around the country today. In addition, he...
Conversation with David Diaso
David Diaso has served in missions for almost 30 years. He and his wife Dawn began church planting in Mexico City in 1990, one of the world's largest and neediest cities. Then they ministered out of Colorado Springs preparing and training missi...
Conversation with Stu Streeter
Stu Streeter is a church planter, a pastor, and oversees church planting for the North American Baptist denomination. He shares with us his journey to know Christ and how that impacted his life. He also recently completed a sabbatical and talked a...
