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Dec 17, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

A Year-End Leadership Practice Every Church Staff Needs

How reflecting well before the break leads to healthier pastors, teams, and ministries

A Year-End Leadership Practice Every Church Staff Needs

Dec 3, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

How To Make A Major Decision

Hearing God for Your Next Step

How To Make A Major Decision

Nov 12, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

The Power of Clarity

Stop Guessing and Start Leading

The Power of Clarity

Nov 5, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

The Power of Pruning

How Strategic Subtraction Unlocks Multiplication

The Power of Pruning

Oct 21, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Familiarity is the silent killer of vision.

The longer you’re in it, the less you see it.

Familiarity is the silent killer of vision.

Oct 14, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

You’re Not Broken, You’re Bored

One of the greatest dangers for leaders isn’t always failure—it’s boredom.

You’re Not Broken, You’re Bored

Oct 7, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Ready to Get Unstuck? Start Here

5 moves to reset your leadership and step boldly into your calling.

Ready to Get Unstuck? Start Here

Sep 30, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Why Great Leaders Lean Into Challenges

Paul’s Leadership Secret: Problem Solving

Why Great Leaders Lean Into Challenges

Sep 25, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Don’t Let Negativity Run the Show

Break Free from What’s Holding You Back

Don’t Let Negativity Run the Show

Sep 17, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

What Do We Do Now?

A turning point demands a fearless church.

What Do We Do Now?

Aug 26, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Comfort never leads to impact

You’re not called to convenience—you’re called to conquer.

Comfort never leads to impact

Aug 19, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

That pressure you’re under? It’s doing something.

Pain isn’t pointless. It’s part of the process.

That pressure you’re under? It’s doing something.

Aug 14, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

You Haven’t Lost—You’re Growing

Don’t quit in the dirt—your roots are growing deeper than you think.

You Haven’t Lost—You’re Growing

Aug 12, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Stop trying to feel ready

Growth requires risk. Obedience requires faith.

Stop trying to feel ready

Aug 5, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

If it’s uncomfortable, you might be doing it rightPost

Growth and comfort never hold hands. One always leaves the room.

If it’s uncomfortable, you might be doing it rightPost

Jul 24, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

You Are the Ceiling and the Soil

Why Your Personal Growth Defines Everyone Else’s Potential

You Are the Ceiling and the Soil

Jul 22, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Your next breakthrough isn’t a podcast—it’s a room.

The right environment can unlock your next season

Your next breakthrough isn’t a podcast—it’s a room.

Jul 3, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

I need your help.

You know someone this could change.

I need your help.

Jun 30, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Want to grow this summer? Start here.

Every leader needs someone who sees more in them than they see in themselves.

Want to grow this summer? Start here.

Jun 25, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Introducing... Project Bluebird

This One’s for the Bi-Vocational Heroes

Introducing... Project Bluebird

Jun 24, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

This job is not your identity.

You weren’t made to survive Monday.

This job is not your identity.

Jun 10, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

What if real leadership starts at the bottom?

Jesus didn’t carry a title. He carried a towel.

What if real leadership starts at the bottom?

Jun 3, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

The Leadership Test You Can’t Afford to Fail

Don’t Win at Work and Lose at Home

The Leadership Test You Can’t Afford to Fail

May 27, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

Why “Good Enough” Is Never Good Enough

And on the surface, it sounds harmless—reasonable even. After all, it’s done. It works. It gets the job finished.

Why “Good Enough” Is Never Good Enough

May 22, 2025

byBrett Esslinger

How to Honour the Past Without Repeating Its Mistakes

We want to honour the leaders who came before us—our spiritual mothers and fathers, mentors, pastors, pioneers.

How to Honour the Past Without Repeating Its Mistakes
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