In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader, Dwight Habermehl sits down with Noreen Smith to explore how God faithfully shapes leaders through every season of life. From business and ministry to family and faith, Noreen shares how surrender, endurance, and listening to God’s voice have guided her leadership journey—and why God never wastes a single chapter of our story.

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In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader Show, Dwight Habermehl sits down with Noreen Smith to talk about leading in business and ministry without losing your identity in Christ.

Noreen shares insights from decades of leadership, reflecting on wearing many hats, navigating intense seasons of responsibility, and learning to balance doing for God with being with Him. She describes how God sustained her through pressure-filled years and led her into a season of renewal and restoration.

This episode encourages leaders who feel stretched thin and reminds us that God is faithful in every season.

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In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader, host Dwight Habermehl continues his conversation with Richard Long, focusing on spiritual renewal and the practices that help leaders stay receptive to the Holy Spirit.

Richard reflects on his decades in ministry, his experience of renewal during the 1990s, and the lasting impact of learning to receive daily renewal rather than relying on past encounters. Together, they discuss the importance of humility, spiritual friendships, healthy rhythms of rest, journaling, worship, and cultivating expectancy in leadership.

This episode offers practical wisdom and encouragement for leaders who want to remain spiritually alive, emotionally healthy, and deeply connected to the Father’s love.

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In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader, host Dwight Habermehl sits down with Richard Long for an honest conversation about spiritual dryness, renewal, and staying connected to God as a leader.

Richard shares his journey from growing up in a missionary family to years of pastoral ministry, a life-changing renewal experience, and his calling to foster unity in the Body of Christ. Together, they explore the warning signs of spiritual burnout, the connection between emotional and spiritual health, and why seasons of dryness are often invitations into deeper dependence on the Father.

This episode offers encouragement and practical wisdom for leaders who feel weary, disconnected, or in need of renewal.

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In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader Show, host Dwight Habermehl welcomes Dave Witt from True Cityfor a rich conversation on the rhythms of prayer, rest, and community that sustain leaders over the long haul.

Drawing from his experience working with pastors and leaders across multiple denominations in Hamilton, Dave shares practical wisdom on cultivating Sabbath rest, developing a life-giving prayer life, and intentionally scheduling space for spiritual and emotional renewal. The conversation highlights the value of drawing from diverse prayer traditions, embracing surrender, and recognizing when imbalance signals the need for rest and recalibration.

Dwight and Dave also explore the critical role of community—both within congregations and among peer leaders—in fostering honesty, encouragement, and resilience. Topics include spiritual direction, coaching, intergenerational mentorship, and support for leaders serving in small or isolated communities.

This episode offers thoughtful guidance and encouragement for pastors and leaders seeking sustainable rhythms that nurture faith, health, and long-term fruitfulness in ministry and life.

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In this episode of The Healthy Christian Leader, host Dwight Habermel sits down with Dave Witt, leader of True City, for a thoughtful conversation on healthy leadership within citywide initiatives.

Dave shares insights from his experience serving pastors and churches across Hamilton, exploring what it takes to remain grounded, energized, and spiritually healthy while carrying both local church and city-level responsibilities. Together, they discuss the importance of trusted friendships, intercessory prayer, spiritual direction, and intentional rhythms of rest—especially quarterly retreats—to sustain clarity and joy in leadership.

The conversation also touches on setting healthy limits, navigating seasonal demands, building trust across networks, and leaning into God’s grace amid pressure and uncertainty. This episode offers practical wisdom and encouragement for leaders seeking long-term faithfulness and impact in their cities.

Part one of a two-part conversation—be sure to join us for the next episode as the discussion on leader health continues.

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In this episode of the Healthy Christian Leader, host Harry Gardner continues his conversation with Larry Levy, lead pastor of the Halifax Metro Vineyard, focusing on resilience in leadership and the life of the church.

Larry shares honestly about seasons of challenge, including a time when he “hit a wall” and needed extended rest and support. Together, they explore how resilience is formed through Sabbath rhythms, self-awareness, mental health care, vulnerability, and allowing others to lead and serve alongside us.

The conversation widens to the global church, as Larry reflects on lessons learned from long-term partnerships with churches in Rwanda, Burundi, and beyond. These stories of faith, suffering, and perseverance offer a powerful reminder that God’s strength is often revealed through weakness.

Rooted in Scripture and lived experience, this episode invites leaders to rethink resilience—not as self-reliance, but as a shared, Spirit-shaped journey marked by honesty, humility, and grace.

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In this episode of the Healthy Christian Leader Show, host Harry Gardner sits down with longtime pastor and leader Larry Levy, lead pastor of Halifax Metro Vineyard, for a thoughtful and deeply personal conversation on spiritual formation, leadership, and legacy.

With nearly three decades of pastoral leadership, Larry reflects on his current season of transition as he prepares to hand off lead leadership while continuing to invest in leadership development and global missions, particularly in Eastern Africa. Together, Harry and Larry explore the spiritual disciplines that have sustained a lifetime of ministry—prayer, Scripture, worship, humility, confession, community, and intentional rhythms of retreat.

Larry shares candidly about how spiritual practices must be lived out not only in personal devotion, but within marriage, family life, and leadership relationships. He speaks openly about learning humility through experience, listening to the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit, and allowing God’s Word to shape both character and calling. Worship and music emerge as a central theme in his spiritual formation, alongside practices of fasting, solitude, and annual times of reflection.

The conversation also turns toward the next generation of leaders. Larry expresses deep hope as he observes honesty, emotional maturity, and spiritual hunger growing among young leaders today. Both Harry and Larry emphasize the importance of spiritual friendship, mentoring, self-awareness, and the necessity of not leading alone.

This episode offers wisdom, encouragement, and practical insight for pastors, marketplace leaders, and anyone seeking to cultivate a healthy, sustainable life of Christian leadership rooted in intimacy with God.

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