This special XL Episode goes beyond our usual 10 minutes to spend some extra time with a special guest, Pastor Layne Schranz. We invited Pastor Layne to speak to our staff for the day and we caught up with him in this hour-long conversation about leadership, culture, and building teams. Make sure to check out Part 2 of this episode, available now on X with Q!Pastor Layne Schranz has been on staff as an associate pastor at Church of the Highlands, one of our nation's most influential churches, since May 2001. His family moved to Birmingham from Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he spent several years working as the president of one of the nation’s most successful towing companies and volunteering as a youth pastor at New Life Church. Once Pastor Layne arrived at Highlands, he pioneered Highland’s Student Ministries program as well as the Highlands Leadership Institute, which eventually became Highlands College. He also served as Highlands' first video campus pastor, which paved the way for their church’s multi-site approach. Pastor Layne currently oversees multiple areas of ministry at Highlands. He and his wife, Rachel, have been married since 1996 and have two daughters, Ashlyn and Devyn. LINKS & RESOURCESLayne Schranz | InstagramLayne Schranz | TwitterHighlands CollegeGrow LeaderPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook

Happy New Year! As we say goodbye to 2020, we're already looking ahead to 2021. Maybe you've been thinking about new year's resolutions or goals for your life and leadership. But we've all been there, right? We start out strong, but it's so easy to fizzle out. And who knows what interruptions or surprises might happen this year?!? Whatever the case may be, better days are ahead in 2021. Listen in as Pastor Q talks about how to position yourself for the best year ever, and even randomly calls an expert to ask for help.Danielle Rodgers | InstagramMichael Hyatt & Co.Michael Hyatt | Your Best Year Ever (Course)Michael Hyatt | Your Best Year Ever (Book)Pastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook 

If there's one thing that's constant across life and leadership, it's change. Your relationship to change is directly correlated to how effective & healthy your leadership will be. Even if it doesn't come natural to you, change is usually the base element to any type of personal growth. Just make sure that any changes you make support your ultimate goal & values.LINKS & RESOURCESPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook

We've all heard the saying - "healthy things grow." But that's only half of the truth. Unhealthy things grow too; and most "secret sauce" growth strategies don't account for that. Make no mistake, something is ALWAYS growing. It's just a matter of what fruit is being produced.LINKS & RESOURCESPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook

Many leaders grow discontent if their organization or personal development is not growing at the pace they want. Why aren't you growing? And why aren't you ok with it? Is that discontentment coming from a willingness to change, or an unhealthy place? These are important questions to ask to avoid falling into the two traps of complacency or self-accomplishment.LINKS & RESOURCESPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook

Every church planter, entrepreneur, or high-level leader has vision and passion (or at least I hope so!). But even the most passionate, visionary leaders will struggle to lead people anywhere if they don't first establish credibility. Whatever it takes, just do what you say you're going to do!LINKS & RESOURCESARC ChurchesPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook 

For any team to go to the next level, it requires everyone to bring their best. What does it look like to pursue excellence on any team or organization? When perseverance meets potential, that's a recipe for measuring success. What COULD it be?LINKS & RESOURCESPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  TwitterPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook

Is it possible to get comfortable with uncertainty? Can the unknown actually benefit your organization and ultimately lead to making better decisions? Listen in as Pastor Q unpacks how to embrace the ambiguity, while still striving to move the vision forward.LINKS & RESOURCESPastor Q  |  InstagramPastor Q  |  Recent MessagestheChapel  |  WebtheChapel  |  InstagramtheChapel  |  Facebook