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Conversations between J.D. Pearring, Director of Excel Leadership Network, and church planting leaders, innovators, and coaches from around the country.
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- Yesterday38 min
Conversation with Dustin Bannister
Getting “uninvited” from a church is the kind of story leaders whisper about, not the kind they process out loud. JD Pering sits down with Dustin Bannister, a North Carolina pastor and denominational leader, to talk candidly about what that moment felt like, what he learned from it, and how it reshaped his passion for clergy support, church renewal, and healthier ministry. We start in Dustin’s hometown of LaGrange, where returning after years away becomes an unexpected gift. From there, Dust...
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Conversation with Scott Pearring (Classic)
One small decision on a Thursday night at UCLA nearly sent Scott Perring down a completely different path, and a surprising conversation outside a Starbucks pulled him back. We talk through that tipping-point story in detail, including what it felt like to drift from Campus Crusade, wrestle with doubt, and then feel known, seen, and redirected through a timely friendship. If you’ve ever wondered how faith survives a season of questions, this part will stay with you. From there, we trace Scot...
- 2 weeks ago32 min
Conversation with Chad Wilson
A church plant can look bold from the outside, but from the inside it often feels like slow trust, long commutes, folding chairs, and prayer that has to turn into action. We sit down with Chad Wilson, a pastor and church planter in Longmont, Colorado, to trace the full arc: growing up third-generation in ministry, running hard in rebellion, and then finding his way back when a dusty Bible and the book of Proverbs finally became personal. Chad shares what changed internally before anything cha...
- 3 weeks ago26 min
Conversation with Jim Kennon (Classic)
A seventh grader shows up at a church revival alone, terrified of what surrender might cost, and walks out with a peace he cannot explain. Then his sister follows. Then his parents. That kind of chain reaction is rare, and it sets the tone for a conversation that keeps circling back to one question: what happens when you say yes to God even when you feel wildly unqualified? We sit down with pastor and church planter Jim Kennan to trace the road from basketball-first childhood to an unexpecte...
- 4 weeks ago40 min
Conversation with Todd WIlson
He trained to be a nuclear engineer, got recruited into the Navy’s elite nuclear world, and ended up overseeing thousands of people far earlier than most leaders ever will. Then Todd Wilson made a move that looked irrational on a spreadsheet: he walked away from upward mobility and into ministry with no seminary track, no desire to be a lead pastor, and a deep sense that God was saying, “Trust me.” What followed wasn’t a tidy career change, it was a decades-long run of building practical infr...
- Oct 5, 202620 min
Paul Mints (Classic)
A church business meeting can either harden you or forge you. Paul Mints watched his father get publicly attacked in a toxic church setting and walked out thinking, “I will never do what my dad did.” Years later, after God’s relentless pursuit and a hard-won surrender, Paul finds himself stepping into the very calling he feared, with a story that blends early faith, family wounds, and the kind of clarity that only comes after obedience. Paul offers practical leadership coaching for church pl...
- Sep 28, 202626 min
Conversation with Jeremy Cleveland
Northern Colorado is booming, but growth doesn’t automatically mean spiritual connection. We talk with Jeremy Cleveland, lead pastor of Zeal City Church, about what it looks like to plant a life-giving, gospel-centered church in the NoCo corridor near Fort Collins and Windsor, where hundreds of thousands have little or no relationship with Christ. Along the way, we laugh about the quirks of a fast-growing region, then quickly get honest about the real reason we plant churches: people need Jes...
- Sep 21, 202626 min
Conversation with Stephen Fussle (Classic)
As a church planter or leader, this thought has probably crossed your mind; my work would be much easier if my church were located on a beautiful island paradise in the Pacific. It turns out the opposite is true. Stefen and Amber Fussle launched Awakening church on the island of Maui. Beyond all the typical challenges faced when planting a church, they needed to find a way to navigate a resilient island culture. They established a healthy church community through their dedication to God's mis...
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