It's the 2026 Leadership Trends Episode! Check out the Top Ten Leadership Trends for this year. This is an episode to share and discuss with your team, co-workers and boards. Make sure to visit https://h3leadership.com to access the full list and all the show notes. Thanks again to our partners for this episode: WONDER PROJECT – visit https://thewonderproject.com. An independent studio that produces premium theatrical films and television series. The mission is to entertain the world with courageous stories, inspiring hope and restoring faith in things worth believing in. Founded by established leaders from entertainment and technology, Wonder Project is dedicated to building a trusted brand, with projects like the most recent hit House of David. Get a FREE 7 day trial of Wonder Project on Prime Video at https://thewonderproject.com. And CONVOY OF HOPE – Please donate to the Jamaica hurricane relief efforts and ongoing work at https://convoyofhope.org/donate. Convoy is my trusted partner for delivering food and relief by responding to disasters in the US and all around the world. Right now, Convoy of Hope is responding to the Jamaica hurricane, Texas Floods destruction, the LA fires rebuilding efforts, providing basic needs like food, hygiene supplies, medical supplies, blankets, bedding, clothing and more. All through partnering with local Churches. Join me and please support their incredible work. To donate visit https://convoyofhope.org/donate.

Check out the January Top Ten Leadership List. And our guest is CARLOS WHITTAKER, a Best-selling author of multiple books, including his most recent book Reconnected. Carlos is a speaker, curator of the InstaFamilia community on Instagram, host of the Carlos Whittaker Podcast, and now a filmmaker and documentary creator with his most recent RECONNECTED Documentary. We discuss his latest recommend items, being a philanthropist, learning golf, weddings, Atlanta Falcons, Human School, and much more. Plus, check out the January Top Ten Leadership List. Make sure to visit https://h3leadership.com to access the list and all the show notes. Share them with your team, repost the lists, and follow and subscribe. Thanks again to our partners for this episode: FOSTER THE CITY – Foster the City was launched out of Echo Church in CA, and now over 350 churches are raising up Foster Families and Support Teams to take on the thousands of kids needing a foster family. Learn more at https://fosterthecity.org. Be part around the country in this national movement. Working towards a day when there will be a waiting list of churches instead of a waiting list of children in need of a home. Foster the City believes there is a church for every child. Learn how you and your church can partner and get involved at https://fosterthecity.org. And COME and SEE FOUNDATION – reaching a billion people with the story of Jesus. Visit https://comeandseefoundation.org. Come and See Foundation is on a mission to ensure that all 7 seasons of The Chosen are produced, translated into 600 languages, globally distributed, and kept FREE for all. From Michigan to Madagascar, people are encountering Jesus through The Chosen, Join Come and See in inviting a billion people to find and follow Jesus. You can play a supporting role in introducing the world to Jesus. Lean more and get involved at https://comeandseefoundation.org.

Check out the list of 20 Top Podcasts to start off for 2026. And our guest is JD GREEAR, senior pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, NC, and best-selling author of multiple books, including his most recent Everyday Revolutionary. JD also is the past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and a popular speaker and podcaster. We discuss leadership today, engaging culture, the power of quiet influence, practical ways to impact your community, and much more. Plus, check out the list of 20 Top Podcasts you should know to start off 2026. Make sure to visit https://h3leadership.com to access the list and all the show notes. Share them with your team, repost the lists, and follow and subscribe. Thanks again to our partners for this episode: UNITUS – (FOOTWEAR and APPAREL) Unitus is a faith-focused footwear and apparel company started by NBA player, Jonathan Isaac. Visit https://weareunitus.com. Unitus exists to help followers of Jesus honor God in their everyday life. The most recent shoe drop is the Judah 2 - a lifestyle running and athletic shoe featuring Scripture on the back. Choose your favorite shoes, workout gear, hoodies, or leisure wear. Makes a great gift for friends and family. Check them out at https://weareunitus.com. And SUBSPLASH – engage your congregation through Subsplash. Schedule your free demo at https://subsplash.com/brad. Subsplash is the platform made to help maximize your church’s giving, growth, and engagement. The go to for mobile apps, messaging, and streaming, along with building websites, groups, giving and more, Subsplash puts today’s most innovative church technology into your hands so you can focus completely on ministry. Visit https://subsplash.com/brad and join more than 20,000 churches and ministries who partner with Subsplash. Again, visit https://subsplash.com/brad to schedule a quick, no obligation demo. 

Check out the list of 30 Worship Artists and Leaders you should know. And our guest is PETER AHN, founder of the Weak Church Alliance, pastor of Metro Community Church in New Jersey, and author of The Weak Church: Becoming an Imperfectly Perfect Community. Peter is also a podcaster, speaker and leadership consultant with leaders and pastors around the world. We discuss leadership today, the power of weakness as a leader, the difference between vulnerability and transparency, why humility is so powerful and needed today, and much more. Plus, check out the list of 30 Worship Leaders and Artists you should know. Make sure to visit https://h3leadership.com to access the list and all the show notes. Share them with your team, repost the lists, and follow and subscribe. Thanks again to our partners for this episode: WONDER PROJECT – visit https://thewonderproject.com. An independent studio that produces premium theatrical films and television series. The mission is to entertain the world with courageous stories, inspiring hope and restoring faith in things worth believing in. Founded by established leaders from entertainment and technology, Wonder Project is dedicated to building a trusted brand, with projects like the most recent hit House of David. Get a FREE 7 day trial of Wonder Project on Prime Video at https://thewonderproject.com. And SUBSPLASH – engage your congregation through Subsplash. Schedule your free demo at https://subsplash.com/brad. Subsplash is the platform made to help maximize your church’s giving, growth, and engagement. The go to for mobile apps, messaging, and streaming, along with building websites, groups, giving and more, Subsplash puts today’s most innovative church technology into your hands so you can focus completely on ministry. Visit https://subsplash.com/brad and join more than 20,000 churches and ministries who partner with Subsplash. Again, visit https://subsplash.com/brad to schedule a quick, no obligation demo.