Huntley Leadership Podcast

Ron Huntley
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  1. 1D AGO

    The Hidden Pain of Singleness (And How to Move Forward) | Maria Spears Mumaugh & Ron Huntley | #220

    Feeling stuck, forgotten, or behind in life while waiting for what you desire? Listen to this conversation. Explore Maria’s work: https://www.theintentionalsingle.com ⸻ In this episode of the Huntley Leadership Podcast, Ron Huntley sits down with Maria Spears Mumaugh, co-founder of The Intentional Single, to talk about one of the most common—and least talked about—realities facing women today: the experience of singleness. Drawing from years of coaching, ministry, and personal experience, Maria shares the patterns she sees across thousands of women navigating the “space between” where they are and where they hope to be. This conversation goes beyond surface-level advice and addresses the deeper questions of identity, healing, and purpose. ⸻ In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why so many single women feel stuck, forgotten, or behind • The biggest lies women believe about singleness • Why “just pray more” isn’t enough • How to move from waiting → living intentionally • The role of identity and healing in relationships • Why community and sisterhood are essential • How to prepare for marriage without putting your life on hold ⸻ Connect with Maria The Intentional Single Website: https://www.theintentionalsingle.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theintentionalsingle/ YouTube:  @theintentionalsingle2342  Maria Spears Mumaugh Website: https://www.mariaspears.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaspears/ YouTube:  @TheMariaspears  Podcast: Thriving in the Space Between Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xTorQrSlbq7gJUbdI8B97 ⸻ About Maria Maria Spears Mumaugh is a Catholic mindset and life coach, speaker, musician, and author, and the co-founder of The Intentional Single. She helps women grow in confidence, pursue deep healing, and thrive in their single and dating years. She is also the co-host of Thriving in the Space Between, where she guides Catholic women to live fully in the present while holding hope for the future. ⸻ If this episode resonated with you, consider sharing it with someone who needs to hear it. ⸻ Subscribe to the Huntley Leadership Podcast for more conversations on leadership, renewal, and building healthy, mission-driven churches. ___ You can also listen to the podcast weekly on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen on Spotify ⇥ https://spoti.fi/3PYXGa6 Listen on Apple ⇥ https://apple.co/3vjltcS Subscribe on YouTube ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com ___ Connect with Huntley Leadership! Connect on LinkedIn ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Twitter ⇥ / ron_huntley Follow on Instagram ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Facebook ⇥ / huntleyleadership Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⇥ @huntleyleadership

    54 min

  2. MAR 13

    All Staff and Team Meetings | Huntley Leadership Podcast #219

    Frustrated by church meetings that waste time and go nowhere? Listen to this podcast. Get Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF ___ In this episode, Ron Huntley explains why many parish meetings fail—and how leaders can fix them by building a clear meeting structure that develops people and strengthens mission. Drawing from real coaching conversations with parish leaders, Ron walks through the four key meeting platforms that help healthy churches multiply leadership and maintain alignment: • Leadership team meetings • One-on-one meetings • Team meetings • All-staff meetings When these meetings are structured well, they build prayer, trust, clarity, and accountability across the parish. But when meetings lack purpose, they waste time, frustrate staff, and stall renewal. If you want your parish to grow in leadership and fruitfulness, your meeting structure matters more than you think. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why most parish meetings fail • The difference between leadership meetings and team meetings • How one-on-one meetings prevent leadership bottlenecks • What all-staff meetings should actually accomplish • Why administrative teams are critical for healthy ministry • How leadership teams maintain alignment and vision • Why great meetings multiply leaders and strengthen mission Resources mentioned: Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF If this conversation helped you, consider sharing it with a pastor or parish leader who wants to see renewal in their church. ___ You can also listen to the podcast weekly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen on Spotify ⇥ https://spoti.fi/3PYXGa6 Listen on Apple ⇥ https://apple.co/3vjltcS Subscribe on YouTube ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com ___ Connect with Huntley Leadership! Connect on LinkedIn ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Twitter ⇥ / ron_huntley Follow on Instagram ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Facebook ⇥ / huntleyleadership Subscribe to this YouTube channel ⇥ @huntleyleadership

    38 min

  3. MAR 2

    Is Your Parish Lopsided? Diagnose What’s Missing and Get Unstuck | Huntley Leadership Podcast #218

    Frustrated that your parish is strong in one area but weak where it matters most? Listen to this podcast. Take the free Parish Missional Health Assessment: https://dpc4olay0gt.typeform.com/MissionalHealth In this episode, Ron Huntley explains the problem of lopsided parishes—churches that are strong in certain areas (like discipleship or ministry) but weak in others (like evangelization, fellowship, administration, or support). The result is predictable: burnout, stagnation, low invitation, and fewer stories of transformation. Ron walks through the framework behind the Parish Missional Health Assessment (PMHA) so you can identify what’s missing and why your parish may feel stuck. In this episode, you’ll learn: - The 5 systems of parish life: worship, ministry, fellowship, evangelization, discipleship - The 2 foundations that sustain mission: administration and supporting key people - The 4 missional skills that accelerate growth: invitation, quality, leadership culture, vision - Why “more teaching” doesn’t automatically produce evangelization - Why weak support systems create burnout and constant volunteer turnover - How poor administration quietly blocks engagement and leadership development - Why quality matters if you want people to invite their friends - How vision unifies a parish and turns activity into stories ___ Links & resources: Parish Missional Health Assessment (PMHA): https://dpc4olay0gt.typeform.com/MissionalHealth Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF Contact Ron: ron@huntleyleadership.com

    31 min

  4. FEB 18

    Renewal That Scales Anywhere | Melissa Wilkinson & Ron Huntley | Huntley Leadership Podcast #217

    Worried renewal means copying another parish’s style? Listen to this podcast. Get Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF In this episode, Ron Huntley is joined by Melissa Wilkinson, host of the Rebuilt Podcast, to talk about what she’s learned after interviewing leaders across the parish renewal space. Melissa shares the patterns she sees in parishes that are truly moving. From building a leadership team and layers of leaders, to the powerful link between message series + small groups, to the non-negotiable role of prayer in leaders who last. You’ll also hear why Rebuilt coaching is not about making parishes copy Nativity, it’s about helping each parish become the best version of itself in its own community. In this episode, you’ll learn: - What surprised Melissa most about renewal after hosting Rebuilt - Why renewal feels “unduplicable” to many leaders—and why it’s not true - The myth of becoming a “mini Nativity” - The hidden engine behind sustainable parish change - Why leadership teams and layers of leaders prevent burnout - How message series + small groups can unify a parish across campuses - Why prayer is the price of admission for renewal leadership Links & resources Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF Called to Coach?: https://courses.huntleyleadership.com/courses/calledtocoach Ron on the Rebuild Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKH_ss_9310 ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com

    50 min

  5. FEB 2

    Why Process-First Leadership Kills Renewal | Huntley Leadership Podcast #216

    Wondering why your plans are solid but momentum is fading? Listen to this podcast. Get Road to Renewal (available now): https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF What if the leadership you’re building has vision, principles, and process—but is quietly losing its foundation? In this solo episode, Ron Huntley unpacks a pattern he’s seen derail renewal again and again: when process becomes the priority instead of serving love. Drawing from Scripture, lived pastoral experience, and decades of leadership observation, Ron challenges leaders to examine the relational foundations beneath their structures. This is a practical, pastoral conversation about presence, trust, and why renewal never begins with a perfect plan. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why renewal always starts with imperfect people, not perfect systems - How process-first leadership slowly erodes trust and credibility - What Jesus’ foot-washing in John 13 reveals about true authority - Why you can’t outsource relational leadership - How Alpha creates the proximity renewal depends on - The difference between delegation and investment - A simple framework to assess the health of your relational foundation ___ Key Scriptures referenced: John 13:1–14 1 Thessalonians 2:8 2 Timothy 4:6 If this episode challenged you, subscribe to the Huntley Leadership Podcast for more conversations on leadership, renewal, and mission. And if you know a leader who’s carrying a lot of responsibility right now, share this episode with them. ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com ___ Chapters: 00:00 The Foundation of Leadership 04:48 The Role of Love in Leadership 12:10 Assessing Relational Foundations 13:49 Renewal Begins with Presence

    15 min

  6. JAN 20

    Building a Catholic School From Scratch: Frassati Academy | Huntley Leadership Podcast #215

    Looking for a real-life blueprint for leading costly vision in the Church? Listen to this podcast. Get Road to Renewal (available now): https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF --- What happens when your values and your options stop lining up — and you realize you can’t just critique the problem anymore? In this episode, Ron sits down with Eric Myatt (Director of Canada for Divine Renovation, former CCO missionary, and co-founder of Frassati Academy in Halifax) to unpack the discernment, courage, and leadership required to build something that doesn’t exist yet. This is a conversation about conviction under pressure, shared leadership, and what it costs to step into vision when families, finances, and the future are on the line. --- In this episode, you’ll learn: How “background noise” becomes a leadership decision you can’t avoid What it looks like to discern quickly when your values and options no longer align How to win people to a vision before it’s real (and keep moving through uncertainty) Why shared leadership is the only sustainable way to carry big mission How Frassati Academy moved from idea to reality — and what’s still fragile today What donors and leaders of means need to hear about funding mission How to build a culture where faith is normal, celebrated, and non-negotiable --- About the guest: Eric Myatt is the Director of Canada for Divine Renovation, a former missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, a worship leader and musician, and a husband and father. He and his wife Angie are co-founders of Frassati Academy in Halifax. --- Links & resources Frassati Academy: https://www.frassatiacademy.ca/ Divine Renovation Canada: https://divinerenovation.org/canada/ --- If this episode encouraged you, subscribe for more conversations on leadership, mission, and parish renewal — and share it with a parent or pastor who’s carrying a similar burden. --- Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com --- Connect with Huntley Leadership! Connect on LinkedIn ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Twitter ⇥ / ron_huntley Follow on Instagram ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Facebook ⇥ / huntleyleadership Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⇥ @huntleyleadership

    44 min

  7. 12/16/2025

    Interior Life, Exterior Fruit: A Leader's Journey to Conversion | Huntley Leadership Podcast #213

    Looking for leadership that flows from prayer, healing, and depth—not burnout? Listen to this podcast. Ron's new book "Road to Renewal" is now available. Read it here: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF In this episode of the Huntley Leadership Podcast, Ron sits down with Chris Westlake, Director of Evangelization at Holy Family Catholic Church in Rockford, Illinois, for a deep and honest conversation about leadership, healing, and parish renewal that actually lasts. Chris shares his remarkable journey—from growing up in a broken home, to atheism, to an encounter with Jesus, and eventually coming home to the Catholic Church. Along the way, he unpacks how interior healing, prayer, Scripture, and the sacraments have shaped not just his faith, but his approach to leadership, teamwork, and organizational health in parish life. This conversation explores a truth many leaders intuitively know but rarely name: lasting fruit in ministry flows from who we are becoming, not just what we are doing. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why interior life and emotional healing are essential for sustainable leadership - How Scripture, prayer, fasting, and silence formed Chris’s conversion and vocation - What parish leaders can learn from sports culture, teamwork, and organizational health - Why values and culture matter more than tactics when leading renewal - How the Eucharist, confession, and daily Mass shaped Chris’s return to the Catholic Church - What it really takes to prepare a parish to receive the people God wants to send About our guest: Chris Westlake is the Director of Evangelization at Holy Family Catholic Church in Rockford, IL. A convert to the Catholic Church, Chris brings a unique blend of lived conversion, deep interior prayer, organizational insight, and pastoral sensitivity to his work. He lives in Rockford with his wife Gina and their son Joshua. Connect with Chris Westlake: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswestlake10 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.westlake.849352/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-westlake-83b85427/ Learn more about Holy Family Parish: https://holyfamilyrockford.org/ If this episode resonated with you, subscribe to the Huntley Leadership Podcast for more conversations that equip priests, parish leaders, and lay disciples to lead with clarity, courage, and deep trust in God. ___ You can listen to the podcast weekly on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen on Spotify ⇥ https://spoti.fi/3PYXGa6 Listen on Apple ⇥ https://apple.co/3vjltcS Subscribe on YouTube ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com ___ Connect with Huntley Leadership! Connect on LinkedIn ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on X ⇥ / ron_huntley Follow on Instagram ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Facebook ⇥ / huntleyleadership Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ QUESTION: What kinds of videos and podcasts would you like to see from us?

    1h 9m

  8. 12/01/2025

    Why I Left the Catholic Church (and Came Back 30 Years Later) | Terry Quinn | HL Podcast #212

    If you want to reignite evangelization and renewal in your parish, listen to this episode. Click here to get a free sneak peek of Ron’s chapter from our upcoming book Road to Renewal: https://mailchi.mp/huntleyleadership.com/7nd1q77agc In this episode of the Huntley Leadership Podcast, Ron sits down with Terry Quinn—a fiery Catholic revert who spent 30 years as a Pentecostal–Evangelical pastor, Bible teacher, and evangelist before returning to the Catholic Church. Terry shares how a devastating season (the death of his young son) led to a powerful encounter with Jesus in a Catholic charismatic prayer group, why he eventually left the Church in frustration, and what drew him back after decades of preaching, planting churches, and leading missions all over the world. He talks candidly about the hunger for Jesus that drives many Catholics out of the pews, the power of the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the urgent need for real preaching, evangelization, and ongoing formation for clergy and laity alike. If you’re a priest, parish leader, or lay disciple who feels stuck in “keeping things running” and longs to see real spiritual growth and conversion, this conversation will challenge and encourage you. About Our Guest – Terry Quinn Terry Quinn returned to the Catholic Church after a 30-year journey in the Pentecostal–Evangelical world of churches, where he served as a pastor, international Bible teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. He now leads Catholic Revert, a ministry dedicated to apologetics, evangelization, and discipleship within the Catholic Church. Terry’s speaking ministry has a no-nonsense, prophetic edge—proclaiming Catholic teaching in a way that is bold, practical, and deeply challenging. His heart is to see Catholics fall in love with Jesus, be baptized in the Holy Spirit, and be equipped to reach the truly lost. Learn more about Terry and Catholic Revert: https://catholic-revert.com Terry's book, Bring Me Back Lord: https://www.amazon.com/BRING-BACK-LORD-Terry-Quinn-ebook/dp/B0FPGFYF9M/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r3wN3XnoY1MaqWDUbnKAiWPBqUEY23EIoDtdpF7Mr9iVwnDcileveaGp90-tyqJ2yJgH_7nLjKyZ2qJqMWjKK_YXwNEpsiyjAT1R5-F-NJw.ppeNuAXgjt4b2fFmRk5-DYRdE7Pk6Qk3A3cH-pskkwA&dib_tag=se&qid=1764594158&refinements=p_27%3ATerry+Quinn&s=books&sr=1-4 In this episode: - Terry’s first encounter with Jesus in a Catholic charismatic prayer group - How his mother’s “baptism in the Holy Spirit” changed their whole family - Why he left the Catholic Church for a Pentecostal congregation - Stories from 30 years of evangelization, street ministry, and church planting - The painful moment he walked away from the parish… and the simple prayer: “Lord, bring me back” - How Scott Hahn, Catholic apologetics, and the early Church Fathers helped rebuild his faith - What he found when he returned to the Church after three decades - Why he believes many parishes lack “CPD” (continuous professional development) for clergy - The challenge of running sacramental life AND going on mission as a Catholic parish - Why evangelization must focus on the truly lost and broken—not just the already-churched ___ You can also listen to the podcast weekly on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen on Spotify ⇥ https://spoti.fi/3PYXGa6 Listen on Apple ⇥ https://apple.co/3vjltcS Subscribe on YouTube ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com ___ Connect with Huntley Leadership! Connect on LinkedIn ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Twitter ⇥ / ron_huntley Follow on Instagram ⇥ / huntleyleadership Follow on Facebook ⇥ / huntleyleadership Subscribe to our YouTube channel ⇥ @huntleyleadership ___ QUESTION: What kinds of videos and podcasts would you like to see from us?

    43 min
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Catholic Leadership Podcast for clergy, entrepreneurs and people of influence looking to be inspired and challenged to be their best!

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  • Creator
    Ron Huntley
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
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