LifeLinks Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Anatoliy Beliy - Elder, Missions Pastor, Director of Operations with Lift Evangelistic Ministries, Executive Assistant, and member of the LifeLinks Leadership Team - about his ministry journey, God’s preparation process, and his heart to do whatever the Lord puts in his hand. Anatoliy has a contagious passion to grow in HIs love for Jesus and live out his calling as a favoured son. You’ll enjoy this refreshing and encouraging discussion.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Dave Smith, an educator for more than 30 years, about the challenges of our digital age and the keys to helping the younger generation be resilient and thrive amidst the new pressures created by technology.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Margaret Graham - worship leader and song writer from Calgary, Alberta - about her heart for worship; the biggest changes she’s seen in worship ministry through the years; the high importance of raising up the next generation of leaders; and the songs and training materials she’s developed to bless and equip the Body of Christ. Margaret’s passion for worshipping Jesus is contagious and this podcast will leave you both encouraged and stirred.
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Erin Delamont, the Western Canada Church Partnership Lead for International Justice Mission (IJM) about the high importance of Christians engaging in matters of social justice. With authenticity and an obvious passion for the work she does, Erin shares practical ways believers can get involved while also relating exciting stories of church engagement and how IJM is making a big difference among the downtrodden and oppressed in our world.
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Caleb Simonyi-Gindele, Co-founder and Clinical Director of Therapevo Counselling Inc., about how to navigate some of the common challenges leadership marriages encounter, such as: competing demands, the pursue-withdrawal cycle, and temptation to be unfaithful. This episode will provide much needed understanding and practices so couples can avoid these pitfalls and thrive.
In part two, Pastor Kevin Beeson and Pastor Bill Clem discuss the role of emotions in discipleship and leadership. While often ignored or allowed to control us, emotions are God-given tools for spiritual formation. This episode helps leaders engage them biblically to deepen discipleship and strengthen leadership.
Pastor Kevin Beeson sits down with Pastor Bill Clem to explore the connection between emotional intelligence and healthy leadership. They discuss how leaders can grow in self-awareness, cultivate holy curiosity, and respond with empathy rather than defensiveness. Bill highlights the importance of leading from our true identity in Christ rather than productivity.
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Shirley Thiessen, Co-founder of Corner Bend Grief Ministries and author of The Little Black Funeral Dress, regarding the vital lessons she learned about grieving after experiencing a devastating family loss. Shirley discusses the principles she now uses to help individuals and churches develop a healthy culture and properly care for those experiencing their own grief and pain.
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Pastor Boyd Hopkins of Spoken Word Ministries (affiliated with LifeLinks) about some of the tools he's developed for discipling and helping people in the most vulnerable and challenging parts of their lives - such as porn, anger, and unforgiveness.
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International, interviews Pastor Frank and Jody Hackett of Connect Church, Cranbrook, British Columbia, about how and why their church’s young adult ministry has exploded in growth over the last few years.
(We apologize in advance for some audio difficulties we had during the podcast. We did our best to minimize them and hope you still enjoy what is an amazingly insightful interview with two incredible people.)
Ian Byrd, Apostolic Team Leader of LifeLinks International interviews Diane Harrison, Equipping Prophet and LifeLinks Prophetic Co-ordinator, about how she grew in prophetic ministry through the years and the dynamic resources she’s created to help others do the same.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, talks with Pastors Des and Cheryl Klingspon of Yorkton, Saskatchewan about the insights they’ve gleaned from years of successfully leading and cultivating prayer ministry in their local church.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Gianni & Angela Gaeta, founders of the 'Life Church’ church planting movement in Austria, about the creative ways they’ve started 15 churches so far.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Peter Kasirivu, Lead Pastor of Gaba Community Church, Kampala, Uganda about his process of developing leaders and other keys to experiencing tremendous organizational growth.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Rob Parker, Founder of the National House of Prayer in Ottawa, Canada, about keys to praying effectively when we experience difficult and challenging seasons – both personally and in our world.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Pastor Dallas and Leah Beutler about their journey from burnout to emotional health and the life principles they learned along the way.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Dr. Steve Brown, President of Arrow Leadership, about his new book “Jesus Centered” and how we can be ‘Focusing on Jesus in a Distracted World’ and help others do the same.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International Fellowship, talks with Pastor Mark Clark of Village Church about being an effective leader in seasons of change and turbulence. Mark is one of our keynote speakers for this year's LifeLinks conference in October.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, talks with Pastor Dave Maneschyn, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, about reaching the unchurched by stepping into the community, and out of what's comfortable, for the sake of the gospel.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, talks with Alex and Sarah Marriott of Kelowna, BC, about how to represent Jesus well and lovingly walk with those who are in the process of deconstructing their faith.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, talks with pastor and author Mark Hughes about the inspiring principles and insight found in his new book A Greater Passion.
Ian Byrd, Team Leader of LifeLinks International, talks with best selling author Mark Buchanan about his latest book God Walk where he details the spiritual and physical benefits of walking and how it adds so much value in taking the next steps in your faith journey.
Ian Byrd, Leader of Lifelinks International, talks with Josh Erb, CEO of Soul Edge Ministries, about a proven direction for christian discipleship.
Ian Byrd, leader of Lifelinks International, talks with his mentor and the former network leader, Dave Wells, about his leadership approach and perspective during a time of uncertainty.
In this episode of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Ian Byrd interviews Gordon and Rachel Hickson of Heart Cry for Change in Oxford, England. The Hicksons share prophetic encouragement gleaned during this COVID-19 pandemic and their thoughts about the "new thing" God is doing in the church.
In this episode of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Ian Byrd completes his interview with Howard Rachinski, Founder and Former CEO of CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International). In part 2, Howard shares insights and encouragement from his new book: Perpetual - “The Secret to Finding God in Your 7 Life Seasons”.
In this episode of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Ian Byrd interviews Howard Rachinski, Founder and Former CEO of CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International). In part 1, Howard begins sharing insights and encouragement from his new book: Perpetual - “The Secret to Finding God in Your 7 Life Seasons”.
In this episode of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Pastor Ian Byrd interviews Sarah Marriott, Central Okanagan Area Director for Young Life Canada. Sarah talks about how to have effective and healthy relational ministry while socially distanced.
In this episode of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Pastor Ian Byrd interviews Luke and Amanda Eicher, Lead Pastors of Grace Church in Sturgis, Michigan. Using examples from their personal lives, the Eichers talk about how to keep your marriage healthy in the busyness of ministry while also bringing your family on the journey with you.
In this episode of the Lifelinks Leadership Podcast, Pastor Ian Byrd is joined by Des and Cheryl Klingspon, lead pastors of Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Using stories from their church's journey, the Klingspons share insights about how to share God's love, meet practical needs, and proclaim the gospel in a community.
In this podcast Ian Byrd interviews Ryan King, Worship Arts Director at River City Church, about his vlog and passion to help worship leaders and teams grow.
Ian interviews Derek Robinson, Director of Communications for Harvest City Church in Regina, about how to effectively utilize various digital medias (including websites and social media) to reach new audiences for ministry growth.
In this edition, we feature the second part of an interview with Steve Chupp, member of the LifeLinks Apostolic Council and also a Resilience Trainer teaching professionals how to adapt and thrive in the midst of stress and adversity. In “The Emotionally Healthy Leader” Part 2, Steve shares more invaluable insight about how leaders can become and remain emotionally healthy.
In this edition, we feature Steve Chupp, member of the LifeLinks Apostolic Council and also a Resilience Trainer teaching professionals how to adapt and thrive in the midst of stress and adversity. In this podcast, Steve shares invaluable insight about how leaders can become and remain emotionally healthy.
Ian Byrd interviews Ross Gerber, member of the LifeLinks Apostolic Council and founder of Strategic Ministry Partnerships International, who provides valuable keys to developing leaders within a church or ministry.
In this edition of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast we continue an interview with Kevin Beeson, Lead Pastor of River City Church in Lewiston, Idaho and member of the Apostolic Council, about “How to Navigate Change”. In part 1 (released last month) Kevin shared the challenges River City’s had through the years in finding a new venue and what they’ve learned as a result. He also discussed the venue change they’ll be making this fall (if you missed this podcast you can download from iTunes or Podbean). In this podcast (part 2) he shares some of the communication and execution strategies RCC’s using in order to make the upcoming change a reality.
In this edition of the LifeLinks Leadership Podcast, Ian Byrd interviews Kevin Beeson, Lead Pastor of River City Church in Lewiston, Idaho and member of the Apostolic Council, about “How to Navigate Change”. In part 1 Kevin shares the challenges River City’s had through the years in finding a new venue and what they’ve learned as a result. He also discusses the venue change they’ll be making this fall.
Dave Wells, Lifelinks Apostolic Team Leader, shares principles about how to be a pioneering leader.