All Episodes
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Episode 202: Sharing your faith with a friend made simple with Search Ministries' Paul Hicks
Paul Hicks from Search Ministries joins Rusty on the podcast this week. If you’ve ever wondered how to get more confident in sharing the gospel with people who may not...
Episode 201: Mark & Michelle McKinney makes being a pastor's wife and adoption simple…as if!
Mark and Michelle McKinney are co-pastors, parents, and the first dynamic duo on Leading Simple. Rusty sits down with the two of them to talk about the ups and downs o...
Episode 200: My kids make growing up as a Pastors kid simple.
For the 200th episode, Rusty’s daughters join him to talk about what it’s really like to be a pastor’s kid. Their perspective isn’t just helpful for pastors who are pa...
Episode 199: Holly Tate gives us 5 simple tools to build leaders
Holly Tate from Leadr joins Rusty for this week's episode to tackle some of the tough questions people may be having around their careers. Employees may be wondering h...
Episode 198: How to make learning leadership simple with Brian Dodd
This week's guest is author and leadership expert Brian Dodd. Rusty and Brian take this episode to make leadership simple. Take a listen as they discuss how to look at...
Episode 197: Easter at Real Life Church
For this week's episode, Pastor Rusty George is at Real Life Church to celebrate Easter. You can listen here or watch here
Episode 196: Al Lopus makes your work place health simple
This week, Rusty is joined by Al Lopus, the founder, and CEO of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, on the podcast today. Rusty and Al sit down to talk about work...
Episode 195: How one girl's babysitting money impacted 750,000 people.
In this episode of Leading Simple, Rusty sits down with Richmond Wandera as he shares his story of growing up in Uganda. At only eight years old, he and his family enc...
Episode 194: Kevin Queen simplifies how to lead through crisis
Rusty sits down with Kevin Queen, the lead pastor of Crosspoint Church as they talk about developing as a leader and getting creative in crisis. Kevin shares his exper...
Episode 193: The Importance of Easter and the Case for the Resurrection with J Warner Wallace
Is it possible to prove the resurrection? Rusty sits down with J Warner Wallace for this week’s episode. They discuss about the impact that Christ had on history, scie...
Episode 192: Matt Allman makes promoting Easter simple.
Matt Allman joins Rusty on the podcast today. If you’re a pastor who’s ever wondered how to promote Easter, then this episode is for you. Rusty and Matt get the chance...
Episode 191: How I Broke This
Rusty shares a story of a mistake he made while leading and the lessons he learned from it to be a better leader today.
Episode 190: Mitchell Lee makes creating a multi-ethnic church simple
Our guest on the podcast this week is Mitchel Lee. He's a speaker and the lead pastor of Grace Community Church. He is also the author of Even If: Trusting God When Li...
Bonus Episode: Join us for a 40 day journey to Easter
I've got a short bonus episode today to kick off this new month. This Lent season, I'd like to invite you to go on a 40 day journey to Easter with me and Real Life Chu...
Episode 189: Clay Scroggins simplifies how to leave a job you love for an unknown future
Many of us will come to a crossroads about our careers. So, how do you decide to leave a job you love for the unknown? We're seeing people wrestling with this question...
Episode 188: Steve Carter makes preparing a message for any room simple.
Have you ever wondered how to put together a talk, message, or speech that would compel people towards action? How to tell a story that inspires people and connects th...
Episode 187: Legendary Pastor and author Dr. Leroy Lawson talks leading when you don't have a clue, reinventing yourself, and living through the loss of a child
From following a legend to sitting down with one, it was an absolute honor to have Dr. LeRoy Lawson on Leading Simple. He is revered as one of the godfathers of the ch...
Episode 186: How to make taking over for your dad simple with Pastor Nate Ross
Nate Ross has faced the unique challenges of leading an organization after his father retired from the role. Take a listen as Rusty and Nate sit down to talk about wha...
Episode 185: How to Make Following a Legend Simple with Eric Geiger
Eric Geiger joins Rusty on the podcast to share his insights. Eric is the Senior Pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, California. He's also authored several books, inc...
Episode 184: How to make giving people water simple with Scott Harrison from Charity:Water
"How do I start something and do something that gives my life tremendous significance?" Years ago, Scott Harrison asked himself that question. It led to him finding hi...
Episode 183: Simplifying how churches can reach men with Pastor Brian Tome
Pastor Brian Tome joins Rusty to talk about a question that so many pastors are wrestling with: "How do we connect men to the church?" Brian is a pastor out of Cincinn...
Episode 182: How to make finding God's will simple with Pastor Chris VandeLinde
At one point or another, we've all asked ourselves how we can figure out God's will for our lives. If you've been wrestling with the question of how to follow God's wi...
Episode 181: Core 52 in 2022
2021 has been a wild year. It left a lot of people with a lot of questions. "What does this mean for us? "Where's God in all of this?" "Where's the Church in all of th...
Episode 180: Christmas at Real Life Church
Merry Christmas from Rusty and the entire team at Leading Simple. Rusty joins you this week from the stage as he delivers Christmas Eve Service at Real Life Church.
Episode 179: Leading Through Crisis with Joel Thomas
Leading Simple is all about simplifying faith and inspiring leaders. But what does leadership look like when you’re leading through a crisis? This is a question so man...
178: Finding Hope in a Culture of Suicide with Dr Matthew Sleeth
We’ve spent time each month talking about mental health, and the holiday season is a critical time to do so. Every one of us has felt the impact of suicide in some cap...
177: Mental Health in the Holidays with Therapist Michele Benedict
Today's episode is right on time. Rusty is joined by Michele Benedict. Michele is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 27 years of experience. She's helped pe...
176: A guide to navigating cultural divides with Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes
If you’ve ever wanted to know just how to create bridges in a world where there seem to be so many cultural divides, then you won’t want to miss this episode of Leadin...
What We Can Learn from Football About Leadership with Brian Dodd and Mark Weigt
There are so many lessons about leadership that you can pull from the football field and apply no matter what kind of team you’re leading. Maybe you’re figuring out ho...
175: Andy Wood talks about things he'd do differently during covid & finding work-life balance
On today’s episode of Leading Simple, we’re joined by Andy Wood. Andy has been the lead pastor of Echo Church in Northern California for the past 13 years, and has lea...
