Next Step Leadership

Tracy and Chris are honored to interview Tim Elmore again. Tim’s latest book, A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage, is the ideal theme for Next Step Leadership. Instead of just tolerating one another, leaders must leverage the strengths of every generation. Instead of division, this can create teamwork and community. Instead of building walls, bridges must be built between e...

Chris and Tracy continue their conversation with Pastor Sean Seay of Athens Church. Sean’s story is needed to be heard in today’s audience of leaders. He spoke in the previous episode about deep wounds he carried—and each leader carries—into ministry. He now brings listeners back to this important question: “What’s it like to be on the other side of me?” All real growth begins with self awareness. Brokenness will hurt the people le...

Sean Seay, the Lead Pastor of Athens Church, is this week’s guest on Next Step Leadership. Sean’s story, wisdom, and leadership role all make him a great voice for this podcast’s audience. He tells about his journey, inviting listeners to his narrative. He grew up in a broken home, knew very little about Christianity, found Jesus during his college years, and became involved with the discipleship ministry of Andy Stanley. After sem...

This week’s episode continues the conversation Chris and Tracy have with Bishop Tim Lamb, the LifePoint Conference Superintendent of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. Bishop Tim Lamb‘s care for people continues coming out as he tells his stories and offers his wisdom. He is a wonderful example of deep love for people in these difficult days. Any day can be a life-changing day. Every day is important. Life is uncertain....

Bishop Tim Lamb has served in pastoral ministry and denominational leadership. His experience, his spiritual maturity, and his compassion for people are clear in this episode of Next Step Leadership. There are many areas Bishop Lamb can discuss and offer wisdom. But before hearing his insights on leadership, Tracy and Chris asked Tim to tell his stories. And in his 34 years of pastoring, he has many stories. Can someone who grows u...

Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds continue listening to the inspirational words of author, tv show host, and minister Rebecca Keener. Rebecca is a humble servant who has written creative, practical stories for receiving God’s supernatural strength every day of the year. In this episode, she talks about her latest book, “Holy Spirit 365.” Much of her book was written in a hospital waiting room. She offers reminders too often forgotte...

Author and minister Rebecca Keener is this week’s guest in Next Step Leadership. Tracy and Chris loved their conversation with Rebecca as she tells her story. This narrative is a wonderful reminder of how God is at work in inviting people to be willing to obey Him. Listen to their laughter, their stories, and what Rebecca is offering to her audience these days. Like her encouraging voice, her words insure today’s confused audiences...

The numbers grab our attention. The stories concern us. What stories? Why do those numbers grab our attention and concern us? This episode talks about people, about pastors, about families, about churches. In Next Step Leadership, Chris and Tracy engage in a conversation about these issues. But they are not just discussing the facts and trends. They invited their friend Rick Womack to tell his story. Listen. Please listen to Rick’s...

The numbers grab our attention. The stories concern us. What stories? Why do those numbers grab our attention and concern us? This episode talks about people, about pastors, about families, about churches. In Next Step Leadership, Chris and Tracy engage in a conversation about these issues. But they are not just discussing the facts and trends. They invited their friend Rick Womack to tell his story. Listen. Please listen to Rick’s...

This week’s episode is the second conversation Tracy and Chris have with Jason McCary. Jason, again, is very honest. He offers practical ideas. He tells stories. But he not only tells stories, Jason offers the honesty desperately needed among today’s leaders and learners. All three of these men serve in roles where they help mentor and encourage the next generation of leaders. Jason has both the gifts and the heart to do that. As y...

In this week’s conversation, Tracy Reynolds and Chris Maxwell talk to their friend Jason McCary. Jason has served in pastoral ministry and as a college professor. Next Step Leadership hopes to always bring stories, ideas, and encouragement to others in various ministry or business roles. Jason’s does that as he offers thoughts for today’s leaders. His story reminds listeners that each story is different, each story is important, an...

Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds continue their conversation with Dr. Doug Beacham, General Superintendent of the International Pentecost Holiness Church. Through Dr. Beacham’s biblical knowledge and ministry experience, he offers deep and practical wisdom for Next Step Leadership‘s audience. As you listen to his story about those leaders who helped prepare him for ministry, think about yourself and your ministry team. What is Bish...

Tracy and Chris are honored to have Dr. Doug Beacham on the Next Step Leadership Podcast again. The previous interviews with Bishop Beacham are some of the most popular of all of their episodes. Last year Dr. Beacham was chosen to continue serving as General Superintendent of the International Pentecost Holiness Church. Through that role—and his many years of pastoring, teaching, writing, preaching, and leading in a variety of posi...

Chris and Tracy continue their conversation with Holly Goddard. She grew as a leader through endurance and community. Please listen to her story. Your inner life is more important than your outward ministry. Refuse to try to control outcomes. Take a low place and let God craft your story. Ask yourself questions as you process what you hear. How have you been shaken in life and ministry? When have you wanted to quit? How can her sto...

Tracy Reynolds and Chris Maxwell take time in this episode of Next Step Leadership to interview Holly Goddard. Holly did not plan to pursue ministry but academics and athletics taught her many lessons through sports marketing. After resisting God for so long, Holly grew into a deep relationship with Jesus. Through that personal experience, she realized how a life with Christ can transform her. She then moved from sports marketing t...

In this episode, pastor and author Justin Kendrick continues talking about his book The Sacred Us: A Radical Call to Christian Community. Chris and Tracy love hearing Justin tell stories about how he and his church have lived out the true calling of Christlikeness. You will love learning from his comments also. He offers more than correction and rebuke for areas the church has failed. Many people are doing that these days. No, Just...

Welcome to this week’s conversation with Tracy Reynolds and Chris Maxwell. In this episode they interview author and pastor Justin Kendrick. Justin’s latest book is a perfect fit for Next Step Leadership Podcast. The Sacred Us: A Radical Call to Christian Community reveals how the New Testament church can be like a family of those being transformed into Christlikeness. Justin tells his story. What and who connected him to the Way o...

Chris and Tracy continue their conversation with Jonathan Bryan in this week’s Next Step Leadership. Jonathan is a young leader who decided to love others even though love often hurts, and to minister even though ministry is often painful. Listeners will notice how excited Tracy and Chris sound as they hear about Jonathan‘s six years of ministry. Jonathan continues offering suggestions on working to find the right ones to learn dis...

Chris Maxwell and Tracy Reynolds love each conversation they have in Next Step Leadership. They especially enjoy dialogues like this one with Jonathan Bryan in today’s episode. Chris and Tracy met Jonathan when he was a college student. Now they continue to smile as they watch Jonathan grow and develop in his ministry. Jonathan tells his story about life as a preacher’s kid, regular involvement in church, multiple generations of th...