Plant & Lead Podcast – With Ruben Cortez

About Plant & Lead Podcast – With Ruben Cortez

This podcast exists to equip everyday ministry leaders with the tools, wisdom, and encouragement they need to lead well — from planting to pastoring and everything in between. I’m Ruben Cortez — pastor, church planter, and encourager to leaders who are building God’s Church. On the Plant & Lead Podcast, we talk real leadership, real struggles, and real faith — because building the Church isn’t easy, but it’s always worth it. 🔹 Practical strategies for church planting 🔹 Leadership development rooted in Scripture 🔹 Encouragement for pastors, planters, and ministry leaders 🎥 Want more? Most of these episodes are also available in video format with extra content on YouTube. Search Plant & Lead Podcast on YouTube and join the conversation there. Equip. Plant. Lead. You’re not in this alone.

Publisher

Ruben Cortez

Category

business · education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2025

Latest episode

26 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jan 2026

   Preaching for the First Time? Here’s What I Wish I Knew

   If you’re about to preach your first sermon, I get it. You’ve prayed, you’ve prepared, you’ve practiced — and still, there’s that weight in your chest that whispers, “What if I’m not ready?” In this video, I’m sharing what I wish someone had told me before my first sermon — the things that would’ve saved me so much pressure, fear, and self-doubt. You’ll learn: 💡 Why your first sermon doesn’t have to be perfect — it just has to be faithful. 💡 How to deal with the nerves that hit right b...

2. 

   19 Jan 2026

   Preaching Confidence: How to Stay Calm When You’re Nervous

   Preaching tips to preach with confidence—even when you’re nervous. Pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders: if your hands are shaking before you step to the pulpit, this video gives 3 mindset shifts to calm stage fright and preach with clarity, peace, and spiritual authority. What you’ll learn Confidence from calling, not performance How “preaching to impress” fuels anxiety & burnout Why preparing your soul matters as much as preparing your sermon A simple pre-sermon routine to qu...

3. 

   19 Jan 2026

   Unqualified to Preach? The Truth I Wish I Knew

   Ever felt unqualified to preach? Like you don’t have enough experience, education, or authority to stand behind a pulpit? I’ve been there — feeling like the least experienced person in the room, wondering if I even have the right to speak. But here’s the truth no one told me early on: God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called. In this message, I’ll share 3 mindset shifts that will help you preach with confidence — even when you feel unqualified: 1️⃣ How to stop copying other...

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