Rusty George is the Lead Pastor at Real Life Church in Southern California; a multi-site church with campuses in Canyon Country, Valencia and a large online community. Under Rusty’s lead, Real Life has become one of the fastest growing churches in America–growing by 111% in 2011 alone.
Beyond leading his church of 6,000+ members every weekend, Rusty is a global speaker, leader and teacher focusing his message on helping people find and follow Jesus. Rusty has also written several books and writes regularly at pastorrustygeorge.com.
Aside from being a loyal Chiefs, Royals and Lakers fan, Rusty is first and foremost committed to his family. Rusty has been married to his wife, Lorrie, for over twenty years and they have two daughters, Lindsey and Sidney. As a family they enjoy walking the dogs, watching the Food Network and playing board games together.
Latest Episodes
Episode 247: Sam Allberry answers why God cares who we sleep with
There are no more controversial issues in our culture right now than the issue of sex and identity. We’re having those conversations at Real Life Church in our series ...
Episode 246: David Kinnaman makes the future of church simple
When you think of organizational research, the names that most readily come to mind are Gallup, Pew, and Barna Group. We've gotten to hear from Savannah Kimberlin as w...
Episode 244: Brad Lomenick makes navigating content overload simple
Information overload in this day and age is a real thing. And there is no silver bullet to make all the information make sense for how we lead. So how do we sort throu...
Episode 243: The Best of Leading Simple - February 2023
Leading Simple has had some incredible guests this February. If you've got 15 minutes and want to hear some of the highlights from each episode, this is for you. If as...
Episode 242: Brian Carpenter cures burnout through fly fishing.
If there’s one thing I’m passionate about, it’s supporting leaders. And Brian Carpenter shares that same passion. That’s why he started the Refuge Foundation and why w...