Creating Space for Those We Lead | An Interview with Thomas Wirthlin McConkie
Thomas McConkie is the founder of Lower Lights School of Wisdom and has a passion for the world's Wisdom traditions. Raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, at age 18 he discovered meditation, which remains a wellspring of inspiration over 20 years...
Shining & Serving in Our Appointed Orbits
Originally from West Valley City, Utah, Mike Brady currently resides in Chubbuck, ID, adjacent to where his amazing wife Chelsie grew up. Together they have five children and have heard every “Brady Bunch” joke in the book. Mike has served in various capacities, but a...
From Baptist Preacher to Latter-day Saint | An Interview with Gary Miller
Gary Miller hosts the Narrow Gate Podcast, "what happens when a hellfire preaching Independent Fundamental Baptist discovers the Book of Mormon and becomes a Latter-day Saint." A former preacher/pastor, he served in the military and studied at Liberty Theological...
Serving on the Way to Something Else – Becoming a Noble Shepherd
Kevin Pfleger is a lifelong member of the church residing in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and three kids. He has served in the bishopric of a student ward and in an Elders Quorum presidency. But his favorite callings by far, have been working with the young men of his...
Problem Solving Together to Lift and Improve | An Interview with Norman Hill
Norm Hill worked for Exxon Mobile for 25 years and then for Reliant Energy as the vice president of Human Resources. He served as the mission president of the Ghana Accra Mission, temporarily including the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission, and is the author...
Endurance and the Spirit of Language – How our Words Can Inspire and Lift
Layne Gneiting teaches Leadership and Integrative Strategy at Arizona State University. His mission is helping leaders strategize like adventurers so they can build teams that fearlessly explore, fluidly innovate, and cunningly outwit the competition. As part of his...
A New Beginning – Engaging New Move Ins
Many of us have experienced the impact of moving into a new ward or branch. It is often bittersweet leaving our previous congregation, especially if it was one where we felt loved, needed, and understood. If it was a ward we had lived in a long time, or one that was...
Leading Saints in 2021
In this solo podcast, Kurt talks about the history and purposes of Leading Saints, answers questions, and shares where we are going from here. Highlights 01:30 Remembering David Farnsworth 04:30 How Leading Saints came to be 09:00 What Leading Saints seeks to do: Four...
Less Judgment and More Mercy – The Beauty of Diversity
If someone were to ask, “What makes the perfect bishop?” or “What does a perfect relief society president do?”, it probably wouldn’t be hard for you to come up with a list of honorable behaviors: he is always smiling, she knows everyone’s names, he makes everyone feel...
Taking Youth Engagement From Life-Less to Life-Changing During the Pandemic | An Interview with Jeff Harbach
Jeff Harbach is the CEO of Kaufmann Fellows, an organization helping venture capitalists focus on becoming better versions of themselves. He serves as a bishop in Austin, Texas, Highlights 8:00 The overlap between work and church service 10:00 Leading in uncertain...
