Episode Archive

63 episodes of JRC Podcast since the first episode, which aired on April 9th, 2019.

  • Episode 31: Handling Tension

    January 27th, 2020  |  49 mins 51 secs
    akwardconversations, business, christianity, church, leader, leadership, ministry, organizationalleadership, pastor, tension

    Tension! It’s that awkward, uncomfortable, and unwanted feeling we’ve all experienced. In leadership it’s unavoidable. You will confront tension in your leadership, the question is, how will you handle it? My guest today specializes in dealing with tension so enjoy the show.

  • Episode 30: Stepping Into Leadership

    January 13th, 2020  |  56 mins 17 secs
    christianity, church, leader, leadership, management, ministry, organizational leadership, pastor

    Today’s guest is Gabe Garcia, and we talk about stepping into leadership and his experience with it. I hope this blesses you.

  • Episode 29: Why We Fail At Our Goals

    December 30th, 2019  |  22 mins 33 secs
    cancer, christian, christianity, church, goals, god, holyspirit, jesus, leadership, learning, ministry, new year, youth

    Why do people fail at keeping the goals they make? In this end of the year episode, I lay out three main reasons as to why we may not hit the goals we set for ourselves.

  • Episode 28: The Power of Connecting!

    December 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 7 mins
    cancer, christian, christianity, church, fitness, god, holyspirit, jesus, lead, leadership, learning, ministry, youth

    A testimony that might just leave you in tears, a conversation on youth leadership, and the power of connecting with people in your organization. All of that and more on this episode.

  • Episode 27: Exercising Soul, Body, & Spirit.

    December 2nd, 2019  |  52 mins
    business, christian, entrepreneurship, fitness, leadership, ministry

    Calvin Huynh is a fitness coach with a mission to teach people the truth about fitness and nutrition and has a biblical approach to everything he believes about physical wellness.

  • Episode 26: A Leadership Philosophy that Brings Results

    November 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    business, christian, christianity, church ministry, company, entrepreneur, finances, leader, leadership, ministry, money

    Grant Botma is the founder of Stewardship, a company that offers a wide range of financial services. He is also author of his new book, The Problem Isn't Their Paycheck, where he outlines three key points to leading and motivating employees in a way that creates a culture everyone wants to be a part of.

  • Episode 25: Volunteer Management

    November 4th, 2019  |  58 mins 16 secs
    business, church, leader, leadership, management, ministry, organizational leadership, pastor, volunteer, volunteering

    Luis (Kike) Martiznez joins me on the show today to provide incredibly valuable insight on the management of volunteers.

  • Episode 24: Joel Interviews Me

    October 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 14 secs
    christian, christianity, christianleadership, church, church planting, lead, leader, leadership, ministry, pastor

    Last week of our Pastor's Appreciation Series, Guest Co-Host, Joel Cardona interviews me.

  • Episode 23: Pastor Emilio Frias

    October 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins
    christian, church, leadership, leading, ministry, missions, pastor, pastoring

    Today I have a conversation with a young Pastor near the Houston area. He has served under the leadership of Joel Osteen and Danilo
    Montero at Lakewood Church before planting his own church a little over a year ago. We have a great conversation!

  • Episode 22: Mental Health in the Church: Pastor's Month Series

    October 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins
    christian, christianity, counseling, health, leadership, mentalhealth, mind, ministry, religious, spiritual, suicide, therapy

    During the month of October we are talking to and about Pastors, in honor of Pastor's Appreciation Month. Today's guest is Psychologist Dr. Jared Pingleton and we have a very serious but necessary conversation regarding mental health among Christian leaders, especially amongst Pastors.

  • Episode 21: Things We DON'T Say

    September 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    anxiety, christian, christianity, church, lead, leadership, minister, ministry, pastor, struggles, suffering

    Joel is back as my co-host, this time discussing things Christians DON'T say.

  • Episode 20: Founding Pastor Chali Martinez

    September 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 16 mins
    calling, christian, christianity, church, church planting, leader, leadership, ministry, pastor, purpose

    Chali Martinez is the founding Pastor of Vital church in McAllen Texas. He is a dynamic speaker and minister shaping and impacting lives for as long as I can remember. I’m honored to have him on today’s show.

  • Episode 19: Leadership Tips from the MAN!!

    August 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

    Author and leader Dr. Doug Stringer joins me for an incredibly inspirational conversation today. Enjoy!

  • Episode 18: What It Takes to Be A Leader

    August 19th, 2019  |  39 mins 30 secs
    christianity, church, god, jesus, lead, leadership, learning, millennial, ministry, pastor, youth

    In this episode I go solo on some leadership characteristics that have been on my mind lately that I believe are absolutely vital to every person in or considering going into leader.

  • Episode 17: Lessons from Michael Tucker

    August 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 14 mins
    christianity, church, god, jesus, lead, leadership, learning, ministry

    Michael is a guy who learned leadership from the inside out. As a Pastor's kid he saw first hand what went into running a church ministry and on this show we discuss some of the lessons he learned from observing as well as practicing.

  • Episode 16: Embrace Truth with Dustin Bass

    August 5th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins
    christian, christianity, church, leadership, ministry, philosophy, theology, truth

    Writer, podcaster, business owner, and man of many other traits, Dustin Bass joins me on the show today to discuss the simple yet complex concept of truth. We go deep.