Right-side Up Leadership Podcast

On today's episode, Alan discusses how we've been exposed during this season, what lies we're believing and what pruning feels like with pastor and author Brandon Bowers. About Brandon Brandon Bowers is the lead pastor of Awaken Church – a multisite church located in Charleston, South Carolina that he and his wife started in 2013. Brandon has a heart to reach the world for Jesus and also to build up leaders who use their God-given gifts to change the world. He is passionate about new shoes, Clemson football, 90’s rap and hanging out at the beach. He and his wife, Ashley have two sons: Brailey and Bryson, and two daughters: Brinkley and Brooklyn. His new book, Rise Above the Lies will soon be available everywhere books are sold. Connect with Brandon Book Website Facebook Instagram Twitter  Level your leadership this fall Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching session Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Upstream C

On today's episode, Alan talks with author and grace-obsessed communicator Philip Yancey about the challenges of these times and why we don't reflect the grace of our Savior. About Phillip I started my career working as an Editor and then Publisher for Campus Life magazine. During those ten years I learned journalistic skills (there's no tougher audience than teenagers), but every year it seemed I wrote fewer and fewer words. In 1980 my wife and I moved to downtown Chicago where I began a career as a freelance writer. (She has worked as a social worker and hospice chaplain--which gives me plenty of material to write about!) We lived there until 1992, when we moved to the foothills of Colorado. I've written over 30 books, most of them still in print, thankfully. Three of them I coauthored with Dr. Paul Brand, who influenced me more than any single person. A recent book, "Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image" is a revised compilation of that content. My other favorites include "Sou

On Today's episode, Alan talks with author and professor Dr. Scott Burson about what is happening in our culture right now, why disgust is debilitating and why we are drawn to tribes. This is a great investigation of what's spinning in our culture right now with some practical next steps to cultivate hospitality About Scott Dr. Scott R. Burson is Professor of Philosophical Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), where he has taught onsite and online courses in philosophy, theology, and C.S. Lewis since 2008. Burson holds the Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology from Brunel University—London School of Theology (London, England), the M.A. in Theological Studies (Philosophy of Religion emphasis) from Asbury Theological Seminary, and the B.S. in Communications (Public Relations emphasis) from the University of Rio Grande (Ohio). Burson is the author of three books: All About the Bass: Searching for Treble in the Midst of a Pounding Culture War (Cascade, May 2021); Brian McLaren in Focus: A New Kind of Apolog

On today's episode, Alan chats with Jon Ritner, pastor from Hollywood and city advocate about how to love our neighbors right now and why we should be irritating sometimes. About Jon Jon served a “mega church” in Williamsburg, Virginia for 10 years before moving to Brussels, Belgium to help plant “micro churches.” Now Jon is applying the lessons he learned about adapting the church to post-Christendom back in America as part of a local faith community in LA. Jon serves as Lead Pastor of Ecclesia Hollywood, a community of artists and creatives who long for new ways to demonstrate God’s Kingdom in the city of Hollywood as well as new ways to contextualize good news in the industry of Hollywood. Jon founded Forge Hollywood, a missional training organization that equips churches and individual believers to engage as missionaries in the places they are already doing life. Jon also serves as Vice Chair of Communitas’ Board of Directors. Jon is a graduate of The College of William and Mary in Virginia (B.S. 1997

On today's episode, Alan interviews servant leader Jeff Reeter from the financial industry about cultivating dreams and moving from ordinary to extraordinary. About Jeff Author and speaker JEFF D. REETER pursues life by design as an entrepreneur, servant leader and strategist. His mission in organizational leadership is wholly developing teams of champions dedicated to excellence in serving others. He is often heard up and down the halls of his financial firm (Northwestern Mutual) saying, “Seek first to serve, love, care, matter, make a difference and be a catalyst in the life of another person and see if everything else doesn’t work out for you.” Jeff is married to Cindy and enjoys outdoor adventures (hiking, fishing, hunting, etc.) and spending time at the Reeter Ranch with their family and friends. He is an active leader in his church, and seeks to engage through serving his community and country. Connect with Jeff Website Book Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall w

On today's episode, Alan chats with Steve Carter about his journey toward health and wholeness and why we need to pay more attention to what's brewing below the surface. About Steve Steve Carter is a pastor, speaker, author, podcast host, sports enthusiast, and the former lead teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago.  Steve’s passion is to bring Jesus into everything he does. A gifted teacher, Steve spends his days crafting sermons, messages, blog posts, and books to encourage people in their walk with Christ. He describes his work as humbling and vulnerable—a soul-baring process that keeps him dependent, expectant, and grounded in Christ. Steve lives in Phoenix, AZ, with his wife, Sarah, and their two kids. Connect with Steve Website Books Twitter Instagram Facebook Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Up

On todays episode, Alan interviews Erwin McManus about his new book The Genius of Jesus. They talk about violating reality, how our view of power must shift and why Jesus was a genius amongst other things. About Erwin Erwin Raphael McManus has committed his life to the study of genius and the pursuit of God, never knowing that the two worlds would one day collide. He is an iconoclast, entrepreneur, storyteller, fashion designer, filmmaker, and cultural thought leader whose singular intention is to violate our view of reality. McManus is the founder of Mosaic, a church movement based in the heart of Hollywood with a community that spans the globe, and is the acclaimed author of The Way of the Warrior, The Last Arrow, and other leading books on spirituality and creativity. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide, in fourteen different languages. McManus studied philosophy at Elon University, has a bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master

On today's episode, Alan discusses Dr. Mark's new book on loneliness, mental healthy and how we reconnect with others, God and ourselves. About Dr. Mayfield Dr. Mark Mayfield is a former pastor, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), a board certified counselor, and founder and CEO of Mayfield Counseling Centers. He has more than 14 years of professional counseling experience in clinical, judicial, and faith-based counseling settings across a wide range of patient demographics. Mayfield has professional experience in treating and addressing anxiety, depression, and PTSD, substance abuse, domestic violence, self-injury, and suicide. He is passionate about the integration of faith and mental health. Dr. Mayfield recently launched his book, titled “HELP! My Teen is Self-Injuring: A Crisis Manual for Parents” which addresses his own suicide survival story, self-injury, and how to help your child who might be going through this. His second book “The Path Out of Loneliness: Finding and Fostering Connection t

On today's episode, Alan interviews Stay Forth coach, Alli Hunter, about why she joined the coaching network, why she loves coaching and a practical tool that can help us all process change.   Connect with Alli Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign  

On today's episode, Alan talks with church planting guru Peyton Jones about how planting and leading churches needs to become more team-driven and team-empowered.  About Peyton I started in Huntington Beach at a megachurch, then went to Wales, and served as the evangelist at Lloyd-Jones’s church Sandfields, and started planting churches in public spaces, like Starbucks. Returning back to the States, I planted a multiplying church in downtown Long Beach. I founded New Breed Church Planting Network which continues to train front-line 1st century style apostolic church planters, and the rest is history. I’ve served in collegiate campus churches, rural and urban churches, legacy churches, churches in public space…you name it. In a box, with a fox, I have planted Sam I am. Some of the things I’ve done over the years that may help you: Wrote a few books: Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, Church Zero: Raising 1st Century Churches From the Ashes of the 21st Century Church, and Reaching

On today's episode, Alan talks with New England pastor and discipleship advocate Justin Kendrick about his brand new book Bury Your Ordinary; Practical Habits of a Heart Fully Alive, about discipleship, identity, overwhelm and misplaced ambition. About Justin Justin Kendrick is the Lead Pastor of Vox Church, which he founded in 2011 with a small group of friends on the doorstep of Yale University. Since that time, Vox has grown to multiple locations across New England. The dream of Vox Church is to see the least-churched region of the U.S. become the most spiritually vibrant place on Earth. Justin married his high school sweetheart, Chrisy, and they live outside New Haven, Connecticut, with their three sons. Connect with Justin Instagram Bury Your Ordinary Vox Church Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign  

On today's episode, Alan talks to friend, podcaster and coaching client Lathan Craft about a 6 week journey through brain surgeries and peril for his wife and how God shaped him during that time. Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign

On today's episode, Alan interviews ethicist, Bonhoeffer scholar and professor Ryan Huber on what ethical decisions we need to make as leaders right now, how MLK and Bonhoeffer's principles speak to this cultural moment and dissect how Ted Lasso has many leadership lessons for us. About Ryan Dr. Ryan Michael Huber earned his PhD in Theology (Christian Ethics with a minor in Church History) at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. His dissertation (2017) was entitled “Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Ethics of Formation,” and it was passed with distinction. Before Fuller, he earned his ThM from Boston College and wrote his thesis on “The Catholic Influence on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.” He lives with his wife, Jessica, their 4-year-old son, Max, and their baby boy, Theo, in Nashville, TN. He is passionate about serving both the church (as a lay person) and the academy (as an ethicist and historian). Connect with Ryan Book Twitter Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest

The best time to plant a tree was 5 minutes ago. The second best time? Right now. The same is true with your life and leadership in this season. The best time to start your journey toward health and sustainable impact was, you guessed it, 5 minutes ago... The second best time? Right now.  On today's episode, Alan talks about what coaching is and why it's exploding right now. He also interviews Melissa Sievers, Stay Forth coach, about her story and why coaching is helping leaders in this season.  Level your leadership this fall Take your next step this fall with coaching Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly leadership tweaks with Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign

Real talk. Fall is just around the corner. Are you prepared? How tired are you? Are you excited? Are you ready to navigate the coming months from a posture of proactivity or will you reactively respond to life as it happens? If you want to lead others well, you have to lead yourself well, plain and simple. This is a crucial season and it's time to level up your leadership this fall. Here's how... On today's episode, Alan and Jonathan talk about the upcoming fall season and why pursuing health before impact is important now more than ever. They also issue a challenge to level up your leadership this fall with an invitation to taste and see some of the most practical offerings we've ever laid out.  Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign

On today's episode, Alan talks with urban ministry leader and coach Kory Lantz about why he came to Colorado for a Vision Refresh, what is was like and what clarity he is finding.   Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign   00:00:00

We have a lot of practical conversations on the podcast and from time to time we like to share our favorite moments from the last season.  On today's episode, Jonathan shares his top 5 favorite clips from recent conversations on the podcast. Enjoy these clips and then check out the full episodes below.  Episode 197 Kiana Clay Episode 190 Tyler Reagin Episode 205 Chris Coultas Episode 203 Kelsey Chapman Episode 221 Apex Gathering Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign  

We have a lot of practical conversations on the podcast and from time to time we like to share our favorite moments from the last season.  On today's episode, Alan shares his top 5 favorite clips from recent conversations on the podcast. Enjoy these clips and then check out the full episodes below.  Episode 171: Tod Bolsinger  Episode 184: Emily Ley  Episode 185: Ashlee Eiland  Episode 195: Megan Hyatt Miller  Episode 202: Daniel Harkavy    Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign

On today's episode, Alan chats with two leaders who attended The Colorado Collaboration experience Stay Forth Designs hosted for kingdom entrepreneurs. They talk about how it changed their life, leadership and business. Connect with Jenn and Caitlin J Hamel Consulting Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign    

If you want to continue to lead others for the long haul you need to lead yourself well. It's simple, but it's not always easy.  On today's episode, Alan talks through the massive difference between a conference and a relational experience with a leader who has taken big risks to create a small and impactful experience to help Kingdom Builders pursue the mountains that God has uniquely designed them to climb. Connect with Apex Connect With Stay Forth Consider Coaching Right Side Up Community Tuesday Tuneup Upstream Campaign