Brent Ingersoll speaks with veteran pastor and author Larry Osborne about building strong leadership teams and raising up the next generation of church leaders. With practical wisdom and deep humility, Larry unpacks how to identify, empower, and platform young talent—while keeping the whole team focused on shared success.
They also dive into the difference between potential and calling, the balance of ministry and family, and what it looks like to lead well through seasons of disruption.
Key Takeaways:
Larry Osborne on championing young leaders and creating space for growth
Building team cultures rooted in humility and trust
Leading a large church while loving your family well
Lessons for leaders navigating post-pandemic realities
A practical, encouraging episode for leaders investing in people and playing the long game.
Biography
Larry Osborne is a pastor at North Coast Church in Vista CA. Under his leadership the church has grown from 128 to over 13,000 on a weekend. North Coast Church has been acclaimed as one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. Known for pioneering the concepts of sermon-based small groups, pastoral teaching teams, and video venues, its fingerprints are found on churches throughout the world. Larry has a passion for leadership, spiritual formation and discipleship. Larry holds both a Master of Divinity and Doctorate degree from Talbot Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Oceanside, CA. They have three married children and an increasing number of grandchildren.
Partners
The mission of Compassion is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. And they’re doing exactly that in 25 different countries. Now, here is what is unique about Compassion—100% of their work is done in partnership with local churches. In fact, for many of the communities Compassion serves, they don’t know a large international NGO—they simply know the people of the local church who serve the most vulnerable in their community. Compassion’s heart for the local church extends here, to Canada, too. They are experts at equipping the Canadian church for mission in ways that are tailored to each church’s unique context. We want to encourage you to begin a transformative missions partnership with Compassion.
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