As a leader, there’s nothing more important than defining and protecting your team’s culture.

A team’s success and failure rises on the health of its culture and how well it’s protected. But you can’t protect a culture if it hasn’t been defined. And you can’t truly lead unless you’ve defined what you’re leading towards.

Culture manifests itself in many ways. There is macro culture and micro culture. Macro culture is the 100,000 foot view, “big picture” vision that sets the stage for everything else you do. Micro culture are the processes and systems you execute every day.

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It’s always a treat to talk with Jon Egan. Jon has been the Worship Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs for 18 years. For so many years he’s written incredible songs for the church like I Am Free, Overcome, and so many others. His new record “Unveil” is one of my favorites over the last couple years.

In this conversation we talk about longevity in ministry, the heart behind the album, leading with strength and vulnerability, and so much more.

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There was a book I read in college that challenged me deeply. It was called Thriving As an Artist in the Church. It was pastoral, wise, and carried compassion for both artists and pastors.

Then I went on to read a prior book called The Heart of the Artist. Both books were by this guy Rory Noland. And today we have the privilege of hearing from this legend.

We talk church, contemplative worship, spiritual formation, leading artists, and more.

Straight fire!

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