Commission Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes
Weston Bryant
Welcome to the Commission Leadership Podcast. Wes Bryant is a transformational coach with two decades of experience leading in the church on staff and as a volunteer. Join him and other ministry leaders on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month as they talk about leadership, life in the Church, and why the heart of a leader matters if we want to persevere in ministry and make disciples who follow Jesus.
In this episode, Wes unpacks why taking time to celebrate in meaningful ways is essential for anyone who’s in leadership.
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In the final episode of our Series on our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development, Wes Bryant discusses the 5th Group: The Leaders. Tune in to discover what sets a Leader apart from the Crowd.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides coaching and connection for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
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In Part IV of our Series on our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development, Wes Bryant discusses the 4th Group: The Disciples. Tune in to discover the characteristics of the Disciples and what sets them apart from the Followers.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides coaching and connection for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
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In Part III of our Series on our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development, Wes Bryant discusses the 3rd Group: The Followers. Tune in to discover the characteristics of the Followers and what sets them apart from the Crowd.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides coaching and connection for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
Website: www.commissionleadership.com
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
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Free eBook: 5 Principles for Longevity in Leadership
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In the second episode of this 5-Part Series on our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development, Wes Bryant explores the second group of people Jesus interacted with in the Gospels: The Crowd; and why connecting with this group is important if you want to develop leaders like Jesus did. He discusses the primary movement that people in this group make towards Jesus, and helps you pinpoint some areas in your ministry where you’re doing well in connecting with people who want to gather towards Jesus, as well as where you can get better.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides connection and coaching for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
Learn more about our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development in Episode 027: Welcome to the Commission Leadership Podcast 2.0
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Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Free eBook: 5 Principles for Longevity in Leadership
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In the first episode of this 5-Part Series on our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development, Wes Bryant explores the first group of people Jesus interacted with in the Gospels: The Lost; and why connecting with this group is important if you want to develop leaders like Jesus did. He discusses the primary movement that people in this group make towards Jesus, and helps you pinpoint some areas in your ministry where you’re doing well in connecting with people who are far from Jesus, as well as where you can get better.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides connection and coaching for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
Learn more about our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development in Episode 027: Welcome to the Commission Leadership Podcast 2.0
Access your Free 1 Mo Trial Membership: https://www.commissionleadership.com/trialmembership
Website: www.commissionleadership.com
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Free eBook: 5 Principles for Longevity in Leadership
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On the Commission Leadership Podcast pastor and leadership coach Wes Bryant discusses a Biblical Framework for Leadership Development in the modern church. Commission Leadership provides coaching and connection for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
Learn more about our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development in Episode 028: Welcome to the Commission Leadership Podcast 2.0
The Lost > The Crowds > The Followers > The Disciples > The Leaders
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As we begin a new year, we’re excited to Relaunch the Commission Leadership Podcast. In this episode, pastor and leadership coach, Wes Bryant gives an overview of our Biblical Framework for Leadership Development: The Lost > The Crowds > The Followers > The Disciples > The Leaders, and how this framework can help you become a more Christ-like leader and develop leaders from the crowd.
We’re building a community of pastors, for pastors. Commission Leadership provides coaching and connection for pastoral leaders, so you can lead like Jesus, find more volunteers to fulfill His mission, and develop leaders from the crowd.
Access your Free 1 Mo Trial Membership: https://www.commissionleadership.com/trialmembership
Website: www.commissionleadership.com
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Free eBook: 5 Principles for Longevity in Leadership
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It's been 8 months since the last episode, and to those of you who've continued to tune in, THANK YOU! In this short episode, host Wes Bryant gives you an update on the many changes that have taken place in his life and this ministry in 2022, and what you can expect in 2023!
Why does it seem so hard to make new friends as an adult? Especially when it came so easily as a kid and adolescent? In this episode, Dan Catlin makes his second appearance and shares a simple framework he developed that friendships go through. Learn what it takes to form true lasting friendships.
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Free eBook: 5 Principles for Longevity in Leadership
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While it’s not talked about often, volunteers burnout too. In this episode, guest Mike Houseman shares how he scaled back as a volunteer in order to cultivate a stronger relationship with Jesus and make a bigger ministry impact.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Create a Culture of GREAT Volunteers - Four-Part Video Course to help you inspire, recruit, and retain more volunteers. Available for just $79.
Schedule your FREE 15 Minute Discovery Call to see how we can help you inspire more volunteers, create a pipeline of leaders, and delight in the One who calls you to ministry..
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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What is the job of a pastor? To teach? To provide pastoral care? To make people happy? In this episode, Wes describes the purpose of a leader as described in Ephesians 4 and encourages us to be the type of leaders who builds others up.
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Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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What is the Church? This is the question that Wes first posed when he launched Commission Leadership in 2019. In this episode, Wes talks about where we've been as a podcast community, where we're going, and answers the question, "What is the Church?"
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Change. It’s never easy, and two years ago change was thrust upon us all with the onset of Covid-19. As churches have reintroduced in-person worship services over the last year, some have found that attendance numbers have shrunk by as much as 50%. In this episode, Wes unpacks the concept of Change, Transition, and Transformation to help you lead your church through change in 2022 and beyond.
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This is an out-of-the-box episode where Wes looks at player development at the college football level and translates that into how we can develop disciples within our churches. If the thought of sharing your faith with others causes fear or anxiety, this episode will give you practical steps to “get in the game.”
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It’s easy to sometimes feel like there aren’t enough volunteers. But what if the key to finding more volunteers actually starts with your mindset. In this episode, Wes talks about the mindset that helped him recruit an average of 50 volunteers every three months for 13 years in ministry.
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Schedule your FREE 15 Minute Discovery Coaching Conversation and begin your journey to level up your leadership and make more disciples.
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Ministry Burnout has been an issue in the church for a while now, and the pandemic has only added fuel to the fire. Dudley Chaney served in youth ministry for 25 years and now serves aspiring minister’s as the Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Oklahoma Christian University. If you’re unfamiliar with ministry burnout, this is a great crash course on the subject. You’ll discover some of the causes, symptoms, and how our churches can pivot moving forward.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
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Shelby Couch is leader who is leaving a profound impact upon her family, church, and community through encouragement. She discusses three ways to discern the Gift of Encouragement in your life and shares some practical ideas on how to serve others in a season when many feel discouraged.
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Elizabeth Ramirez is an Executive Coach and the founder Exploring New Realities coaching and consulting. We discuss her upcoming podcast, Becoming Fearless, a platform for the stories of people who chose HOPE over fear and took leaps of faith.
Schedule your FREE 15 Minute Discovery Coaching Conversation and begin your journey to level up your leadership and make more disciples.
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Becoming Fearless Podcast with Elizabeth Ramirez
If God gave us Spiritual Gifts in order to build up and unify the Church, then why is there so much confusion and controversy around this topic? In this introductory episode on Spiritual Gifts and Leadership, Weston Bryant walks us through the Spiritual Gifts in the Bible and offers a fresh take on what it means to be a servant leader in the Church.
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Schedule your FREE 15 Minute Discovery Coaching Conversation and begin your journey to level up your leadership and make more disciples.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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How do you know if your church is creating a disciple-making culture? Is it possible to do “all the right things” for Jesus and not actually know Him as a disciple? Our guest today is John Whittaker. He’s is disciple of Jesus and Bible teacher who takes complicated topics and communicates in a way that is easy to understand. In this episode, he brings light on a difficult conversation surrounding discipleship and church growth. Hold your breath because we’re diving deep on this one!
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The Bible in Life Podcast: https://www.johnwhittaker.net/podcast
In Part V of this series, Weston Bryant interviews Bryan Ottney, a Gifted Teacher who transitioned from Teen Ministry and is now the Associate Pastor at Bluff Creek Church. In this episode, we discuss how to navigate a change in your ministry, leaving a legacy, and how to be fully present where you are when God places a new vision on your heart.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Schedule your FREE 45 Minute Breakthrough Coaching Session and begin your journey to live courageously, build strong teams, and multiply your ministry impact.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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Welcome to the Commission Leadership Podcast. Weston Bryant is a transformational coach with 20 years experience leading in the church on staff and as a volunteer. Join him and other ministry leaders on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month as they discuss how to level up your leadership and make more disciples as a pastor, elder, or volunteer in your church.
In Part IV of this series, Weston Bryant discusses God’s work and our work when it comes to making disciples and ministry growth. He also outlines 3 ways working with a coach can help take your leadership to the next level. If you’re a leader who’s making an impact for Jesus, you don’t want to miss this one.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Schedule your FREE 45 Minute Breakthrough Coaching Session and begin your journey to live courageously, build strong teams, and multiply your ministry impact.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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http://www.commissionleadership.com
In Part III of this series, Weston Bryant shares Four Dynamics of a Strong Team that you can implement in your ministry. On the show today are two original members of Wes’s Sports Ministry Team to share their perspective of how the four dynamics played out in their leadership together.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Schedule your FREE 45 Minute Breakthrough Coaching Session and begin your journey to live courageously, build strong teams, and multiply your ministry impact.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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In Part II of this series, Weston Bryant shares the second step of his 3-step framework which he uses to help church leaders flourish in life and ministry as they work to make disciples. In this episode, discover the difference between a group and a team and why we follow the example of Jesus when we help leaders Build Strong Teams.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Schedule your FREE 45 Minute Breakthrough Coaching Session and begin your journey to live courageously, build strong teams, and multiply your ministry impact.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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In this new series, Weston Bryant shares the 3-step framework he uses with church leaders to help them flourish in life and ministry as they work to make disciples. In this episode, discover the first step along the path to fruitful discipleship as seen in the life of Jesus.
Email Wes: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Schedule your FREE 45 Minute Breakthrough Coaching Session and begin your journey to live courageously, build strong teams, and multiply your ministry impact.
Free eBook: 5 Strategies to Flourish in Life and Ministry
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What if Jesus was a pastor today? For those of you who feel overworked and are burning out, this episode will help you think critically about your life and ministry pace. Included are five things to help you not only avoid burnout in tough seasons, but to also flourish as a disciple and leader.
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Weston Bryant shares an inner wrestling match he had with God several years ago, and a question that changed the course of his life. Listen to discover five steps you can take to live courageously for Jesus and boldly step into the life and work God has called you to.
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The most exceptional leader I know is Dan Catlin. He graduated from the Naval Academy with Distinction, is the V.P. of Operations of a large company, owns a small business, and...oh yeah, he’s a pastor. Listen to discover why Living a Small Life for Jesus is essential if you want to make a huge kingdom impact.
We are building Humble Leaders, Strong Teams, Supernatural Churches, and a Multitude of Disciples. Learn more about our coaching program & discipleship training at www.commissionleadership.com or email Weston Bryant: wbryant@commissionleadership.com
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Our first guest on the show is Bobby Whiteside. It’s fitting, because Bobby was also the first person Wes asked to serve on his Sports Ministry Leadership Team. Bobby talks about his journey from sitting in the pews on Sundays to having an active faith. Learn about the prayer movement God has led Bobby into and how you can start one in your community.
To learn more about the Greenwood Prayer Gathering, or to start one of your own, contact Bobby at rlwhites2005@yahoo.com
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We are building Humble Leaders, Strong Teams, Supernatural Churches, and a Multitude of Disciples. Learn more about our coaching program & discipleship training at www.commissionleadership.com
If someone asked you how to make a disciple, what would you say? In this episode, Weston Bryant lays out explicitly how Jesus answered this question. Use this as a training resource to share with anyone you’re actively discipling who may be wondering, “How do I make disciples?”
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Learn From Me: How Regular People Can Make Disciples Like Jesus Did (eBook)
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Leadership matters, and if you want to understand the health of a church, a good place to start is by looking at the health of its leaders. In this episode, Weston Bryant explores the “One Another” instructions given to the church and uses this as a starting point for understanding healthy leadership. Listen to learn the three themes that make up 80% of the One Another verses from the Bible and apply them to become a more Christ-Like Leader.
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Learn From Me: How Regular People Can Make Disciples Like Jesus Did (eBook)
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Most churches have discipleship programs. But how do you know if you have a church culture that produces disciples who make disciples? In this episode, host Weston Bryant shares the one thing you must do to make disciples like Jesus did and how to tell if you have a disciple-making culture in your church.
Got Questions? To connect with Wes, email him at wbryant@commissionleadership.com
Learn From Me: How Regular People Can Make Disciples Like Jesus Did (eBook)
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We free up leaders to say 'no', fulfill your God-given calling, and create a disciple-making culture. Learn more about our coaching program & discipleship training at http://www.commissionleadership.com
Many, if not most, pastors feel like their church is not doing a great job of making disciples. In his conversations with pastors and other church leaders, host Weston Bryant began to notice some common themes surrounding discipleship. This episode introduces some of the challenges churches face when it comes to making faithful followers of Jesus - a topic we will regularly discuss on this show.
Got Questions? To connect with Wes, email him at wbryant@commissionleadership.com
To view episode clips and other disciple-making videos, subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
We free up leaders to say 'no', fulfill their God-given calling, and create a disciple-making culture. Learn more about our coaching program & discipleship training at www.commissionleadership.com
At Commission Leadership, we believe disciples of Jesus make disciples of Jesus. In this first episode of the Commission Leadership Podcast, host Weston Bryant shares his unusual story of being called into vocational ministry and how that experience prepared him for what he now does now as a Leadership & Discipleship Coach within the local Church. He also gives an overview of the three topics this podcast will regularly address:
- The challenges many churches face when it comes to making disciples.
- How to persevere in ministry & fulfill your God-given calling.
- How to create a disciple-making culture.
Got Questions? To connect with Wes, email him at wbryant@commissionleadership.com
To view episode clips and other disciple-making videos, subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
We free up leaders to say 'no', fulfill their God-given calling, and create a disciple-making culture. Learn more about our coaching program & discipleship training at www.commissionleadership.com