Welcome to the Vision Arizona Leadership Podcast, where we help you lift your head above the trenches and gain fresh vision for ministry.
Vision Arizona is a church planting movement experiencing a move of God in our time and we interview church planters, pastors, and Network leaders that share powerful insights from the trenches.
🤝STOP BEGGING FOR VOLUNTEERS 🔥SCALE WITHOUT LOSING CULTURE 😅WHY YOUR KIDS MINISTRY IS LIMITING GROWTH 🪖HIGH STANDARDS ACTUALLY WORK Rocky High stepped into a kids ministry that was turning families away every weekend—not because they lacked space, but because they lacked volunteers and healthy systems. Today, their church serves approximately 1,200 kids with a team of around 500 volunteers. In this conversation, Rocky explains why recruiting from the stage often fails, why he released 30 volu...
2 Jul 2026
Mark It Hard To Go To Hell - Pastor Jason Taylor
What does it actually take to plant a church that reaches a city? In this episode of the Lead With Vision Podcast, Nolan sits down with Pastor Jason Taylor of The Vertical Church in Yuma, Arizona. Jason shares the honest story of parachuting into Yuma, shrinking from 54 people to 18, learning his city the hard way, and watching God build a thriving, evangelistic church over the last two decades. This conversation is packed with practical wisdom for church planters and pastors: How to contextu...
13 Apr 2026
Built Through The Battle with Tim Birdwell
Some leaders fold when the pressure hits. Others get forged by it. In this episode of Lead With Vision from Vision Arizona, we sit down with a Vision Arizona church planter named Tim Birdwell who faced obstacle after obstacle and refused to let adversity have the final word. What looked like setbacks became setup that humbled him, shaped his leadership, and helped their church lock in to the mission of the Gospel. What should have slowed the mission down actually sharpened the vision, s...
26 Feb 2026
Being Formed Before the Platform with Nando Mejia
What do you do with the years before your calling comes to fruition? Nando Mejia is a church planter who launched who accomplished impressive feat: planting a dual-lingual church with two services--one in Spanish and one in English--with nearly 700 people. He's an incredible preacher in both languages, has an impressive men's leadership pipeline, and something extremely unique and effective in ministry. He's real, Spirit-filled, and strategic. How did he pull it off? Nando would say it's not ...
4 Feb 2026
Insight After Planting 3 Churches with Justin Anderson
Church leadership is harder than ever, how can you be effective? Pastor Justin Anderson is easily among the most interesting and insightful church leaders. He is a serial church planter who started churches in Tempe Arizona, San Francisco and Seattle two of the hardest to reach cities in the US, and is now leading an existing church of 77 years through the crisis of the Palisade Fires. He has led as the vice president of a global church planting network, and is going to unpack some important ...
6 Jan 2026
Create Magentic Culture with Nolan Tjaden
Culture isn’t a side issue. It’s the issue. This episode unpacsk why culture beats strategy every time. Amazing cultures don't happen by accident. And it didn’t happen because of talent. They are intentionally built and fiercely guarded. We’ll talk language that shapes behavior, leadership that multiplies conviction, and why what you tolerate today becomes who you are tomorrow. If you lead a church, a team, or a ministry—and you feel stuck—this episode will challenge the way you think about g...
1 Oct 2025
Develop Leaders & Culture with Matt Rose
How do you attract and develop strong leaders? When should you develop a leadership pipeline? What kind of culture invites people? Matt Rose unpacks these topics and more in this conversation. Matt planted Orbit Church in Buckeye Arizona. Orbit is a dialed, impactful church reaching hundreds of people who are new to Christianity. Matt has successfully developed a healthy and solid staff and volunteer leadership team and an irresistible culture. Follow them here: www.orbitchurch....
8 Sept 2025
How to Break Growth Barriers thru Trust + Empowerment with Jon Kragel
Is there a lid on your ministry? How do you prevent obstacles from slowing your church plant? What barriers are blocking your impact right now? In this episode pastor Jon Kragel unpacks how to break through barriers with two powerful tools: Trust + Empowerment. While the terms might seem simple, the way to foster them is through principles Jon will offer. There's a lot of practical meat in this interview. Jon planted Mission Grove Church prior to covid, survived the impossible in that s...
2 Sept 2025
Don't Cheat With The Bride of Christ | Chris Brown
What’s the real secret to lasting in ministry? In Mark 1, right after explosive crowds and miracles, Jesus withdraws to a solitary place to pray. This message unpacks why prayer, identity, and boundaries matter more than platform, success, or even opportunity. If you’re a pastor, church planter, or Christian leader struggling with burnout, pressure, or expectations, this teaching will give you clarity and conviction. Learn why Jesus said “no” to the crowd, how to protect your family and calli...
11 Jun 2025
A Mega Church Pastor Multiplies Churches with Bill Bush
It seem absurd. The more this church gives away the more they grow??? Why would a megachurch pastor send out his best leaders and resources—and somehow grow even more? In this episode of Lead With Vision, Bill Bush (Rock Point Church) shares how embracing multiplication didn’t shrink their church… it skyrocketed it. Bill unpacks the leadership convictions, culture-building insights, and the 4 C’s framework that have helped Rock Point thrive while planting churches and raisin...
13 May 2025
Planting a Mega Church with Daniel Goulding
Daniel Goulding planted a church called Echoes this year that from day one was a mega church. How did that happen? We'll dive into the story. Perhaps most importantly, Daniel is highly gifted and insightful leader with a powerful and unique theological vision. His church is one of many paradoxes. It's new but massive, biblically deep but spirit-led, and young but established. If you're looking for vision, ideation, or inspiration Daniel has some keen insights for you in this epi...
10 Apr 2025
Insights from a Network Coach - Randy Deal
Do you want to lead your church or church plant well? How do you face challenges? How do you find leaders to bring along with you? In this episode Randy Deal, a leader at Rock Point Church in Queen Creek Arizona and a network coach for Vision Arizona, opens up about his story leading in the early days of a church plant and explores tons of interesting insights from his seat in leadership. He's assessed planters, sent out church plants, and is a true expert in church planting. Do...
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