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A New Scorecard: Personal Formation (Breathing In)
Posted on: Tuesday November 10, 2026

Before you listen, I want to give you two free tools. The Leadership Scorecard takes about ten minutes and helps you see where you actually are, personally and as a leader, measured by what matters most to Jesus. The discussion guide walks your team through three one-hour sessions with highlights, questions, and short videos. You'll find both at emotionallyhealthy.org/success.

After Peter denied Jesus three times, Jesus cooked him breakfast on a beach and asked him one question, three times: "Do you love me?" Peter was about to be handed the care of the entire church. That was the whole interview.

Most of us are carrying a different scorecard. Size. Influence. Praise. Speed of growth. How we compare. By every one of those measures, Jesus himself would fail. For years in Queens, I measured myself by them anyway, and it pushed me to rush plans, hires, and new services before we were ready.

In Part 4 of our Emotionally Healthy Success series, we begin Movement 1, personal formation: the breathing in. I walk through eight marks of a leader formed by God, from being with God before doing for God to joyfully receiving the gift of limits.

Don't grade yourself on all eight. Listen for the one God points to.

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Tuesday January 26, 2021

In today's podcast, we explore the three things God is wanting to develop in us as we await His rescue in the lion's den.

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Tuesday January 19, 2021

In today's podcast, Pete addresses the 3 critical tasks of shepherds and reminds you why your work matters deeply to Jesus.

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Tuesday January 12, 2021

Today on the podcast, Pete shares with you a message about the prophet Jeremiah and his hidden life with God.

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Tuesday January 05, 2021

In today's episode, Pete shares a word of encouragement as we enter a new year. Based on the story of fishes and loaves, we'll discover how Jesus invites us out of the fear of scarcity into the joy of abundance.

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Tuesday December 29, 2020

For the final podcast episode of the year, we compiled moments from the highest-rated episodes of 2020. Listen to today's episode to hear a series of short snippets or link to the full episodes

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Tuesday December 22, 2020

In today's episode, Pete shares a sermon from the prophet Jeremiah that will help us step over fear in the strength and power of God.

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Tuesday December 15, 2020

We are in the season of Advent - a time of hopeful expectation!

Yet we remain several months away from the end of the global pandemic. Across the board, many churches are closing down and others are hanging on with all of their strength.

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Tuesday December 08, 2020

In today's podcast, Pete shares some insights from the prophet Isaiah to help us see what God is doing when our plans change drastically.

Pete believes this episode will help you enter more deeply into the Advent season AND prepare well for the coming year.

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Tuesday December 01, 2020

In today's podcast, Pete shares with you this conversation and prays it spurs you on in your own prayer journey. 

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Tuesday November 24, 2020

In today's podcast, Pete makes the case for why the practice of thankfulness is the antidote to a pervasive ingratitude that causes our hearts to shrink.

Near the end, Pete invites you to consider 6 categories of life in which you have the opportunity to give thanks to God.

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