FrontStage BackStage with Jason Daye - Healthy Leadership for Life and Ministry

Can leadership be too optimized? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, Eric Geiger joins host Jason Daye to explore why lasting leadership requires more than better systems, sharper strategies, and greater competency. Drawing from the story of Nehemiah and his book The Rooted Leader, Eric shares why our world desperately needs leaders whose vision, decisions, and leadership flow from deep roots of burden, belief, and...

Many pastors and ministry leaders are running at a pace their souls cannot sustain. What feels normal on the outside can quietly erode your interior life, leaving you depleted, distracted, and disconnected from God in ways that are hard to name.

In this highlight from our conversation (https://youtu.be/l9ewVLxh0vI?si=zBB0SfJkAPLx9xjN), host Jason Daye sits down with John Eldredge to explore why the pace of modern life is so dangerou...

How should Christians think about patriotism in an age of growing political division? In this highlight from our full conversation (https://youtu.be/h2ZY3rSYjXM?si=xtjZY2aNII4QFVDD), Paul D. Miller joins host Jason Daye to explore the important distinction between patriotism and Christian nationalism. Drawing from history, theology, and Scripture, Paul offers a thoughtful framework for helping pastors and ministry leaders faithfull...

Depression and faith often collide in painful ways. Many pastors and ministry leaders quietly carry a question they rarely say out loud: If my faith is real, why do I feel this way?

In this highlight from our full conversation (https://youtu.be/mqBRrECLTLE?si=X0CIRi5G6uxI-1U-), host Jason Daye sits down with Diana Gruver to explore the tension between depression and spiritual identity. Rather than offering quick answers, Diana bring...

Many pastors and ministry leaders reach a point where they feel spiritually drained, even while faithfully serving, leading, and doing what they believe God has called them to do. The work continues, but something underneath feels thin, distant, or depleted.

In this highlight from a conversation with Ken Shigematsu (https://youtu.be/60n3ZtoAyzY?si=wEdQ5W95CpATZujX ), host Jason Daye explores why spiritual exhaustion is so common in ...

How do you know if your ministry is truly successful?

Most leaders instinctively look at visible results, growing influence, or measurable impact. But throughout Scripture, God consistently celebrates people the world overlooks and often overlooks the people the world celebrates. What if heaven's definition of greatness is very different from ours?

In this highlight from our conversation (https://youtu.be/MLsZBF-Xr4I?si=xrZ2adSHCLIJF...

Many pastors feel alone, even when they are surrounded by people. The weight of leadership, the pressure to stay strong, and the expectation to always be steady can quietly push leaders into isolation. Ministry culture often reinforces the myth that leaders must always be “on,” leaving little room for vulnerability, grief, or honest struggle.

In this highlight from our full conversation (https://youtu.be/AgfY5apSaCk?si=3...

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or spiritually drained? In this conversation, Max Lucado shares how biblical hope anchors us when life feels heavier than we expected.

So many people are carrying a quiet weight right now. On the outside, life may look stable, even fruitful. But internally, there is a heaviness that is harder to name: anxiety, discouragement, and a growing sense that something just feels off.

In this highlight from our f...

Something feels off in ministry today. Many pastors find themselves performing more than shepherding, and quietly wondering if this is what they were called to.

Many pastors don’t set out to drift into unhealthy ministry. But over time, something begins to feel off. The expectations grow. The demands increase. The metrics become clearer. And yet, beneath it all, there’s a quiet tension… is this really what pastori...

Reconciliation in a divided world sounds right… but actually living it feels far more complicated than we expected. In this conversation with Brenda Salter McNeil, we explore why that tension exists and why it sits at the very center of the gospel.

In this highlight from their full conversation (https://youtu.be/Ulavi7Sy4f8?si=avwMTgJZwnW5irQf), host Jason Daye sits down with Brenda Salter McNeil to explore why reconciliation...

Modern science and God are often framed as opposites, but discoveries in cosmology and physics are raising deeper questions that science alone cannot answer.

For decades, many assumed that science and faith were locked in conflict — that the more we understood the universe, the less room there would be for God. But what if the opposite is happening?

In this highlight from our conversation (https://youtu.be/IxdXYnamWco?si=qB7yQv...

Digital culture is shaping how we think, lead, and relate more than we realize. Many pastors and ministry leaders already see its impact… but the deeper formation happening beneath the surface is harder to name. 

In this highlight from our full conversation (https://youtu.be/-ZrTQbDxDbg?si=WOUu1Ws2rZsAVmqk), host Jason Daye sits down with Jay Kim to explore how digital culture is discipling us in subtle but powerful ways...

Pastor burnout often goes deeper than physical exhaustion. Ruth Haley Barton helps uncover what’s really happening beneath the surface.

Many pastors and ministry leaders are carrying exhaustion that goes far deeper than physical tiredness. It’s the quiet depletion that comes from years of overextension, emotional strain, and the pressure to keep showing up even when the soul is running on empty. Ruth Haley Barton helps u...

Hurry is quietly damaging the soul of many pastors and ministry leaders. In this conversation, Alan Fadling shares a better way rooted in the pace of Jesus.

Hurry is quietly damaging the soul of many pastors and ministry leaders. In this highlight from our full episode (https://youtu.be/pAdhFnbCW8o?si=ktSe0Z6iBP1embDB), host Jason Daye sits down with Alan Fadling to explore why the relentless pace of ministry life may be one of the ...

Pastor burnout and soul exhaustion do not happen overnight. In this conversation, Mindy Caliguire shares a simple, practical framework to help ministry leaders guard their soul before it is too late.

Many pastors and ministry leaders do not realize how depleted their soul has become until they hit a wall… burnout, exhaustion, emotional collapse, or a crisis that forces everything to stop. But what if soul care didn’t ha...

New Atheism promised to dismantle Christianity, but many found its arguments lacking. Why are some skeptics now reconsidering faith?

When the New Atheism movement exploded in the mid‑2000s, many believed it marked the beginning of a fully secular future. Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion and Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great dominated headlines, shaping cultural conversations and convincing many young adults that Ch...

Most ministry teams struggle with trust, but the real issue often starts with something deeper: a lack of psychological safety.

In this highlight from our conversation with Leonce Crump Jr., https://youtu.be/-ajhaXEO4ko?si=aNgyWlBKyr_wB_z7, we explore the essential layers required to build a truly resilient ministry team and why so many churches never reach the level of trust needed for healthy, honest leadership.

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What if the most dangerous season in your ministry is when everything looks like it’s going well? Jimmy Dodd talks about the quiet drift that can happen beneath the surface and how to respond before it leads somewhere you never intended.

In this episode of FrontStage BackStage, Jason Daye sits down with Jimmy Dodd, founder of PastorServe, to explore a reality many pastors experience but rarely name. There are seasons in minist...

In a culture shaped by algorithms that edit everything to fit our preferences, many are comfortable with a Savior but resistant to a King. Kyle Idleman challenges pastors to cultivate ministries that are not reactive to culture but resilient in proclaiming Jesus as King over every area of life.

Kyle Idleman joins host Jason Daye to explore why many people are comfortable with Jesus as Savior but resistant to Jesus as King, and what ...