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The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast

The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast

By: Pete Scazzero
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Many pastors and church leaders today feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated that their churches don't seem to be making mature disciples. The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast explores the paradigms and practices leaders need to transform their church culture and multiply deeply changed disciples.

© 2026 The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast
Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Spirituality
Episodes
  • How to Spend a Day (or Half Day) Alone with God—and Why It Matters
    Apr 28 2026


    Free Resource:
    Download the Day Alone with God Guide at emotionallyhealthy.org/sabbath

    Most leaders I know have a daily time with God. Very few ever stop long enough to actually hear Him.

    There's a difference between a longer quiet time and a day alone with God. One sustains you. The other re-orders you. And if you're honest, you know the difference—because you've felt what happens when your life gets disordered and nothing seems to bring it back into focus.

    In this episode, I'm walking you through how to spend a half day—or full day—alone with God, and why this practice may be the most important thing missing from your leadership right now. We'll look at how Jesus, Moses, Elijah, and Anna all built extended withdrawal into their lives with God—not as a luxury, but as a necessity.

    I'll also share a simple six-movement structure you can use right away, along with the fears and resistances that keep most leaders from ever doing this.

    Your leadership will only go as deep as your life with God. You cannot give what you don't have.

    This episode could change everything.

    Reserve your spot at our upcoming Global Leaders Conference.
    September 30 – October 1, 2026
    14th St. Salvation Army, NYC
    (Live Spanish Translation available)

    Register Now: https://ehd.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3421612

    Learn more about the EH Global Leader Conference 2026: emotionallyhealthy.org/conference


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    29 mins
  • Designing a Daily Time with God that Fits You
    Apr 14 2026

    📥 Free Resource: Download our free guide to get started with the Daily Office emotionallyhealthy.org/dailyoffice

    One of the questions I get asked more than almost any other is: How do you spend time with God each day? What do you do? For how long? Is there a right way?

    Here's the truth I've learned over decades of pastoral ministry: there is no one-size-fits-all daily time with God. The goal was never a method—it was always a life of loving union with Him.

    In this episode, I take you on a personal journey through five distinct phases of my own prayer life—from intense Scripture study to intercessory prayer, from emotional health integration to contemplative rhythms rooted in monastic wisdom. Each phase taught me something essential. None of them, on their own, was the whole picture.

    Then I lay out six practical pillars you can use to design a daily rhythm with God that actually fits you—your season, your temperament, your calling.

    Whether you're a ministry leader under immense pressure or someone just trying to show up faithfully, this episode will help you stop copying someone else's spirituality and start building something sustainable and life-giving.

    The best daily time with God isn't the longest one. It's the one you'll actually keep.

    Reserve your spot at our upcoming Global Leaders Conference.
    September 30 – October 1, 2026
    14th St. Salvation Army, NYC
    (Live Spanish Translation available)

    Register Now: https://ehd.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3421612

    Learn more about the EH Global Leader Conference 2026: emotionallyhealthy.org/conference


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    34 mins
  • Power and Wise Boundaries: What Church Leaders Must Learn
    Mar 31 2026

    Take your team through the Emotionally Healthy Leader Book. Download the FREE discussion guide: http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/leader

    Let’s get honest.
    Power makes most of us uncomfortable.
    So we avoid it, minimize it, or misuse it.

    In this episode, Pete Scazzero shares a defining leadership failure—one that cost him deeply: relationships, trust, and a 20-year community.

    At the center of it?
    Unclear boundaries and dual relationships.

    You’ll discover:

    • Why every leader must name and steward their power
    • The danger of trying to be both a friend and a supervisor
    • How blurred roles quietly damage teams and culture
    • Why the burden of boundaries always falls on the leader
    • What it means to do the inner work required for healthy leadership

    This is not about leadership theory.
    It’s about formation.

    Because if you don’t deal with power and boundaries, they will deal with you.

    Reserve your spot at our upcoming Global Leaders Conference.
    September 30 – October 1, 2026
    14th St. Salvation Army, NYC
    (Live Spanish Translation available)

    Register Now: https://ehd.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3421612

    Learn more about the EH Global Leader Conference 2026: emotionallyhealthy.org/conference


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    33 mins
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