Hey Leader Friends! Today, Dave Kountz is on the podcast! Dave is our good friend and mentor who teaches leaders, companies, nonprofits, etc. the power of identifying and utilizing their unique leadership voice. This is REALLY good stuff! Dave

70 - 5 Things I’m doing to Enjoy Summer

May 25th, 2023 31m 53s

Every summer I get a pretty good case of mom guilt because my expectations are way too high for all I want my kids and I to do and learn. This summer, I am taking a whole different approach. In this episode, I am sharing why I’m chilling out an

69 - Hearing from God with Katie Marston

May 12th, 2023 50m 29s

I think it’s safe to say that if you are in Christ Jesus, you hear from God. Right? I also think it’s safe to say that women struggle to hear from God. And when they do, they frequently doubt they’ve heard God. So, what’s the deal? How do we kn

68 - Leadership & Changes - 3 things we've Learned

Apr 18th, 2023 34m 12s

For anyone who has ever led you know that change just goes with the territory. But HOW you do the change and WHY you make a change, well, that’s a different story. On this episode of the Leader Lab podcast, Melissa Dunn and I talk about the (st

67 - Lessons Learned about being a Creative

Apr 13th, 2023 32m 17s

This week’s podcast was super fun to make! I asked Melissa Dunn to join me for a conversation about being creative. Before you skip this episode thinking, “Well, I’m not a creative so….” hold on! Melissa and I talk about how we have BECOME cre

66 - Melissa & Andy talk about Spiritual Sleepwalking

Apr 5th, 2023 12m 20s

Let's talk about sleepwalking. Because I think when we can wrap our heads around the actual, physical behavior of sleepwalking, it might shed some light on the spiritual behavior - spiritual sleepwalking. In this episode, Melissa and I have a c

65 - 3 Signs you're Spiritually Sleepwalking

Mar 29th, 2023 18m 47s

Have you ever interacted with someone who was sleepwalking? I have, and it's really interesting. Sleepwalkers do typical activities, yet they aren't awake; they look engaged and present, yet they are ASLEEP. I think many, many women in the Chur

64 - 4 Ways to Handle being a Female Leader

Mar 15th, 2023 28m 13s

Ohhhhh, today’s podcast is going to get interesting! I found this recent data set comparing what men and women think about women in leadership. Let me just say, the results are surprising. In a nutshell, men are generally okay with women leader

63 - Reading the Bible wasn't meant to be just a solo sport

Mar 8th, 2023 35m 51s

I don't know about you, but I've always been taught that if I really loved God, I would read the Word of God. Cool, I'm on board with that. But there was another message I received about said Bible time: it should be done alone. So that's what

62 - Why does faith stall out? Part 2

Mar 1st, 2023 1h

We know that faith develops gradually, over time. But what happens when people get “stuck” in their faith and they stop growing? What’s up with that? That’s exactly what we’re talking about today! And as leaders, understand where WE are and whe

61 - Why women stall out in their spiritual growth

Feb 22nd, 2023 49m 3s

We've all seen it. The woman we've invested in stalls out in her spiritual growth. Or disappears altogether. Or panics when, after a long season of intense and enjoyable spiritual growth, suddenly comes to an end. Why faith doesn’t seem to stic

60 - 10 Tips for Leading with Men

Feb 15th, 2023 43m

I know you’ve been there. You are leading with men - you’re in meetings, you are a supervisor, you implement the vision of the guy at the top, you collaborate with guys - whatever it looks like, it’s pretty inevitable that you do or will lead w

59 - These 2 verses tell us SO MUCH about women leaders in the church

Feb 8th, 2023 45m 24s

For the last month I’ve been chewing on some stuff and I’m thrilled to share it with you because there are so many implications for us as women leaders. So here’s our plan. Let’s spend a few minutes talking about what we know about Phoebe from

58 - Open your mouth and lead! Here's how...

Feb 1st, 2023 27m 34s

You know the group you lead or are a part of that doesn't seem to catch traction? Or that relationship that isn't cutting it? Let's talk about 3 SIMPLE ways to open your mouth and invite others into the process. These 3 SIPMLE things are my go-

57 - Learning to Lead YOURSELF

Jan 25th, 2023 40m 34s

As a leader, I need to be able to lead myself, not just other people. And we all know leading ourselves requires discipline, planning, follow through, integrity, etc. But catch this. If we struggle to lead ourselves - i.e. we don’t follow throu

56 - Momentum is more important than you think!

Jan 17th, 2023 33m 23s

If you want to see change, you do what the rest of us do. Chew on a plan for quite some time, and then pop out a planner or your laptop or set up a meeting. Why? Because we are programmed to think that in order to see change, you have to have

55 - Fix It: Less Disappearing/Back-stepping when there's tension

Jan 10th, 2023 41m 18s

Today we’re talking about what you can do when you experience a tension that creates anxiety. For me, when I experience anxiety, my default is to disappear from people. Today on the podcast I’m sharing 5 experiments, a metaphor, and some ideas

54 - How to Make Changes Stick

Jan 4th, 2023 53m 1s

It’s a new year, which means most people have a new goal they are working toward. Bad news: stats say less than 10% of those who start a new thing won’t finish it. But not me. I’ve learned through lots and lots of failures, and a good handful o

53 - How I’m having the most meaningful Christmas EVER!

Dec 20th, 2022 27m 54s

Okay my friend, confession time. Every year I do this weird and annoying thing right after Thanksgiving. I put a lot of pressure on myself to REALLY experience Jesus during Christmas time. The problem is, it never quite works out, leaving me fe

52 - The power of your family traditions!!!

Dec 19th, 2022 42m 41s

Hey gang. So it’s Christmas time right now which means my family and I are doing all our favorite traditions, and just to warn you - we have a lot of them. And I bet you do too. This episode is filled with practicals to incorporate when your fa

51 - My holiday triple weapon: goodie, gift, and party trick

Dec 8th, 2022 18m 13s

You know how at Christmastime your schedule and life gets crammed, cluttered, and crazy? Well, I want to help you by sharing my go-to, all time favorite recipe that can triple as a family goodie, party food, and gift. Yup, this little baby does

50 - Momentum - your secret weapon

Nov 30th, 2022 35m 4s

When there’s momentum, you don’t have to work so hard to create energy/engagement/depth/fun, which leads to an environment you and those around you can't get enough of. Everyone knows when there’s energy, and everyone knows when there’s NOT ene

49 - Melissa Interviews me about my VOICE

Nov 23rd, 2022 50m 51s

This week on the podcast, I’m really excited to share an interview that Melissa and I did together. She riddled me with questions about how I found my voice, what is a “voice,” the mistakes I’ve made in using it, and how God has graciously, SLO

48 - Do THIS at your Thanksgiving Table!

Nov 17th, 2022 28m 30s

No matter who we gather with at our Thanksgiving table, we want it to be significant, meaningful, and reflective of Jesus. The questions is how to make this happen. In this episode, Andy gives you way more than you want to know about the last f

47 - Are you an Avoider? 5 Steps to Take to Avoid Avoiding

Oct 26th, 2022 40m 49s

Is there something that comes up in your life and you find yourself regularly avoiding it? Something that you work hard to dodge, disappear, hide, and avoid? And the thing is, you don’t want to avoid it, hide or ignore it because you probably g