Mandy Smith: How Confession Unlocks Your Leadership

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What if one of the most overlooked paths for healthy ministry leadership…is confession?

In this episode, pastor and author Mandy Smith invites us to consider how spiritual confession—far from being a weakness—can actually unlock depth, clarity, and power in our ministry leadership. Together, we explore how recognizing our often overlooked leanings toward self-sufficiency opens the door to greater reliance on God and deeper connection with those we serve.

This conversation is especially for pastors and ministry leaders who feel the tension between professionalism and personal vulnerability and long to serve more authentically.

We discuss:

  • How honest confession shapes stronger, healthier leaders
  • How vulnerability builds credibility in ministry leadership
  • The dangers of professionalism without personal surrender
  • What it looks like to rely on God instead of self
  • Why leading from weakness might be the most Christlike thing you can do

If you’re a pastor or ministry leader who feels the pressure to hold it all together, this episode will offer fresh perspective, spiritual relief, and practical encouragement.

FrontStage BackStage Podcast With Mandy Smith

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Jason Daye
Jason serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at PastorServe, a ministry committed to strengthening the Church by serving pastors through personal coaching and church consulting. He also hosts FrontStage BackStage, a podcast and YouTube show, that helps pastors embrace healthy, well-balanced leadership as they develop a sustainable rhythm for life and ministry. Prior to joining the PastorServe team, Jason served as Vice President of Ministry Mobilization at Outreach, Inc., and as the Executive Director of the National Back to Church Sunday movement. Additionally, Jason served for nearly two decades in pastoral leadership, primarily as a lead pastor, in several contexts, including church plant re-launch, multisite church, multiethnic urban church, and an established suburban church. His experience as a lead pastor has provided numerous opportunities to coach and mentor pastors across the country. Jason and his beautiful wife, Monica, are the proud parents of six children and live on Anastasia Island, Florida. @jasondaye

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