AVAIL Podcast

Curiosity is one of the most overlooked disciplines in leadership. In this episode of the AVAIL podcast, we sit down with Noah Alsamman, digital media associate for Four Rivers Media and contributor to the AVAIL Journal, to explore what he calls the Galileo Effect: When Faithful Conviction Collides with Institutional Resistance. Drawing from history, Scripture, and personal experience, Noah explains why leaders often suppress questions out of fear and how cultivating curiosity can open the door to deeper thinking, healthier systems, and renewed spiritual and organizational growth.

What does it take to lead for the long haul without losing your soul? In this episode of the AVAIL Podcast, we sit down with pastor and author Brian Zahnd to discuss the inner life of leadership: fear, rejection, spiritual drift, and why formation matters more than platform. If you’re carrying the weight of fear-based leadership and craving a deeper center, this conversation offers clarity and courage.

Pastors carry far more than most leaders realize, and a church’s health often depends on what its team cannot see. In this episode of the AVAIL Podcast, global leadership consultant Sam Chand reveals why pastors aren’t limited by calling but by the support systems surrounding them. He offers a candid look at the weight pastors shoulder and why teams often misunderstand the person behind the role. This conversation provides sharp, practical insight for anyone who wants to strengthen their pastor’s capacity and build a healthier, more aligned church culture.

Momentum is often celebrated, but leadership is more frequently tested when outcomes remain unclear. In this episode of the AVAIL podcast, director and producer Brent McCorkle offers a candid look at leading within uncertainty, exploring the tension between vision, risk, and surrendering results. Reflecting on the unexpected impact of I Can Only Imagine and the long-resisted path to I Can Only Imagine Two, Brent shares insights that reach far beyond filmmaking, particularly for leaders facing delays, setbacks, or the quiet strain of high-stakes work. This conversation reframes how timing, perceived failure, and uncontrollable variables shape meaningful progress.

Why do so many leaders carry a vision for years… but never see it become reality? In this episode of the AVAIL Podcast, we have an honest conversation with Chris Sonksen, author, CEO, and founder of Church Boom, about what actually stops forward momentum—especially for pastors and leaders with real responsibility, limited bandwidth, and high expectations. Together, they explore why passion isn’t enough, why “trying harder” often fails, and what it takes to move from inspiration to execution without burning out or stalling out. If you’ve been sitting on an idea that still won’t let you go, this conversation will help you take your next step.

What happens when everything you’ve built comes crashing down? In this episode of the AVAIL podcast, pastor and author Tullian Tchividjian—grandson of Billy Graham and lead pastor of The Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida—opens up about the fall that shattered his ministry, his identity, and his life. Through the pain came redemption, and through the wreckage, grace. Drawing from his book Carnage and Grace, Tullian shares how God met him in his lowest moment, how radical transparency became his lifeline, and why he now calls his church “a recovery place masquerading as a church.”

What if the real barrier to growth in your church or organization isn’t strategy, but the culture beneath it? On this episode of the AVAIL Podcast, Pastor Johnny Moore talks candidly about the hidden patterns that stall momentum—and the kind of spiritual and structural shifts leaders must make to move forward. It’s a clear-eyed, practical conversation for anyone who senses their team is working hard but not transforming deeply.

In a cultural moment filled with noise, division, and leadership fatigue, Pastor David Osborne offers a grounded and prophetic vision for what it means to lead well. In this episode of the AVAIL Podcast, he unpacks why modern leaders must become “salt, light, and mud”—bringing clarity, preserving what matters, and entering the hard places others avoid. With decades of ministry experience and a fresh succession journey behind him, David speaks to the deep inner formation leaders need to stay steady, serve well, and lead with integrity in a shifting world.

What if your burnout was really an invitation to begin again? In this episode of the AVAIL podcast, Keller Williams Operating Partner and author Dana Gentry shares how a moment of exhaustion on a South Carolina beach became the birthplace of her book Restore. With refreshing honesty, Dana opens up about hearing God’s whisper to “restore,” and how that word reshaped her approach to time, talent, and treasure. From billion-dollar brokerages to personal loss, Dana reveals what it means to lead with purpose, steward well, and live with intentionality that overflows into every area of life.

What happens when leadership stops chasing numbers and starts pursuing love? In this episode of the AVAIL podcast, CEO and author Ernie Tai shares the heart behind Christian Impossible: The Jesus Way to Lead. Drawing from decades in business, Ernie reveals how success in God’s Kingdom looks nothing like the world’s scorecard. From redefining metrics to re-centering on relationship, his insights will challenge and inspire every leader to ask the deeper question—what would Jesus do if He were in my shoes?