Leading and Learning with David Spell

Leading and Learning with David Spell

This podcast discusses practical leadership, team building, theology, and how to create winning habits.

Episodes

October 29, 2025 24 mins

Dr. David just got back from an exciting ministry trip to Uganda. In this episode, he shares some great highlights and unforgettable stories of what God is doing in this beautiful country.

Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts

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Dr. David discusses the importance of changing our thought patterns and provides several practical tips on how we can think differently. We don't accidentally drift into the life that God has for us. We will only find it as we let the Holy Spirit transform our minds.

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Saul or Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, occupies an important place in Church History. Dr. David provides wraps up his discussion on this complex man and explains how he became a central figure in the spread of Christianity in the first century.

Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts

David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here to...

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Saul or Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, occupies an important place in Church History. Dr. David provides continues his discussion on this complex man and explains how he became a central figure in the spread of Christianity in the first century.

Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts

David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click here t...

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Saul or Tarsus, later known as the Apostle Paul, occupies an important place in Church History. Dr. David provides some fascinating background on this complex man and explains how he became a central figure in the spread of Christianity in the first century.

Resource Highlight- Peter and Paul in Acts

David and Annie are serving the Lord in the US, Africa, India, and South America. Would you consider joining their team? Just click her...

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September 24, 2025 18 mins

Dr. David gives us a practical discussion on the two different sides of leadership. None of us lead the same way all the time. Different people, situations, and circumstances require us to be flexible and actually demonstrate the two faces of leadership that Apostle Paul addressed in his letter to the Thessalonians.

Resource Highlight- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0

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Dr. David wraps up this important series on small groups. Whether you call them connect groups, life groups, home fellowships, etc, what matters is that we do them well. Small groups are the single greatest tool for building our churches and creating life-giving communities of Christ followers.

Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots 

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September 10, 2025 20 mins

Dr. David explores this important topic, drawing from his own years of experience in leading small groups and coaching small group leaders. Connect Groups have been proven to be one of the most effective means of growing a church, caring for people, and developing leaders.

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Miracles in Mark Video Course

Divine Direction by Craig Groeschel

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September 3, 2025 19 mins

Dr. David examines this important topic of prayer. Was the Apostle Paul being serious when he commanded us to "Pray without ceasing?" And if he was, how can we live that out in our busy lives? David gives several practical tips to help us understand how we can live a life of prayer.

Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots

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August 27, 2025 15 mins

I wanted to reshare this awesome excerpt. Have you gotten your copy of No Way to Live yet?

David shares an exciting excerpt from Book Six in the Chuck McCain Series. This novel deals with the difficult subject of sex trafficking and takes us through Lara Sagarra's saga of getting trapped into the service of a Mexican cartel inside the United States. While this is a fictional story, Lara's plight is much more common than we...

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August 20, 2025 18 mins

Dr. David takes us between the pages of this exciting book. Mark gives us a fast-paced story of Jesus and David provides some great background, along with several ideas for studying this incredible Gospel. In this episode he provides three more great ideas on how to take a deeper dive into Mark.

Resource Highlights- Miracles in Mark

Miracles in Mark Video Bible Study Course

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August 13, 2025 23 mins

Dr. David takes us between the pages of this exciting book. Mark gives us a fast-paced story of Jesus and David provides some great background, along with several ideas for studying this incredible Gospel.

Resource Highlights- Miracles in Mark

Miracles in Mark Video Bible Study Course

New Testament Snapshots

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Dr. David wraps up this two-part series on why the Gospels are still important. If you haven't read Matthew, Mark, Luke or John lately, grab your Bible and dig in!

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July 30, 2025 20 mins

Dr. David explores this interesting question. Why are the Gospels, the four accounts of Jesus, still relevant today? Do these ancient texts still have something to offer a modern world? And, if they do how should we read and interpret them? 

Resource Highlight- New Testament Snapshots

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July 23, 2025 18 mins

David wraps up the five elements of telling a great story. By following these five principles, you will be on the way to getting your novel from your head to the screen to the printed page. These five elements live inside every great book so lean in and allow them help you develop your novel!

Resource Highlight- A Time to Cry

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July 16, 2025 18 mins

David takes us through the five elements of telling a great story. By following these five principles, you will be on the way to getting your novel from your head to the screen to the printed page.

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Atomic Habits by James Clear

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For the author, storyline and plot are incredibly important. Creating great characters, however, is even more important. What does it take to create memorable characters that our readers will never forget? David concludes this two-part episode with four more practical tips to help you create characters your audience will never forget!

Resource Highlight- When the Future Ended

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For the author, storyline and plot are incredibly important. Creating great characters, however, is even more important. What does it take to create memorable characters that our readers will never forget? David provides some practical tips to help develop a cast that will drive your story forward.

Resource Highlight- A Time to Cry

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June 25, 2025 22 mins

Dr. David provides five practical tips for anyone taking on a new leadership role in their organization. Stepping into a new position can be scary, but David's lifetime of experience provides us with some great insights to take the fear out of leading!

Resource Highlight- Leading into the 21st Century...and Beyond! 2.0

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June 18, 2025 16 mins

David discusses the importance of getting your book out in every format possible. Many authors think that they can't afford to create an audio book but David gives some practical insights on how every can use AI voices to create a beautiful listening experience for their readers/listeners.

Resource Highlight- A Time to Cry

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