Seasons determine seasons. In this candid conversation, our guest (a senior pastor and church planter) unpacks the real tensions of transition—shifting from staff to lead pastor, inviting your leaders into the process, and walking out integrity when timelines and decisions don't go your way. We talk honesty and honor, calling vs. ambition, counting the cost for your family, and how senior leaders can send people with love without sacrificing mission.
Along the way: the difference between Great Commission urgency and Great Commandment love, why "slow is wise" at the turn, and practical scripts for hard conversations—whether you're the youth pastor sensing a new assignment or the senior pastor shepherding someone out.
00:03 Seasons shape seasons: integrity in transition
01:20 Staff → Lead pastor: invite your pastor in
03:52 Slow at the turn: discernment over speed
08:16 Honor ≠ agreement; honesty + honor
11:03 Coaching someone sensing a move; calling vs. timing
14:01 When leadership disagrees: clarity, cost, and family
21:55 Senior pastor lens: Great Commission and Great Commandment
28:26 Father & stewardship lens; sending well and staying open-handed
33:19 Reconciliation over time, own your part, model Jesus & close
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