Christian Leadership Podcast

Catrenna Dawson
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The Christian Leadership Podcast Hosted by Catrenna Dawson, a seasoned HR professional and faith-driven leader, this podcast is designed to empower Christian leaders to lead with purpose, integrity, and grace. Each episode explores how biblical truth and servant-hearted leadership principles can shape culture, build trust, and inspire meaningful change in the workplace and beyond. Whether you're an HR leader, ministry worker, or a believer called to lead, this is your space to grow in wisdom, faith, and influence.

  1. 2D AGO

    HR for HR Series Part 1 - Who Covers the Ones Who Carry People?

    Leadership often looks strong on the outside, but it canfeel heavy on the inside. In this first episode of HR for HR, a signature series ofthe Christian Leadership Podcast, Catrenna Dawson creates space for an honest conversation for HR professionals and every leader who manages people. Drawing from the Book of Exodus and the leadership journeyof Moses, this episode explores what it truly means to lead when the responsibility feels unseen, the decisions are difficult, and the weight is real. In this episode, we reflect on three foundational truthsfor people leaders: ·  God calls leaders based on availability, not confidence ·  God requires leaders to stand for justice, even when it’s costly ·  Leadership was never meant to be carried alone Whether you work in HR, manage a team, lead a department,or carry responsibility for others, this episode reminds you that you are not weak for feeling the weight, and you are not meant to carry it in isolation. This series exists because the ones who support everyoneelse also need covering. Next week, join us for Part Two of HR for HR, where we’lltalk about the cost of neutrality and why emotional and spiritual safety matter for leaders too. If this episode resonated with you, please follow theChristian Leadership Podcast on Spotify.HR for HR is just getting started, and you don’t have to carry this alone. A faith-centered podcast for HR professionals and leadersnavigating the weight of people leadership with integrity, justice, andpurpose. © 2026 Catrenna Dawson. All rights reserved.The Christian Leadership Podcast and all associated audio and content may not be reproduced, distributed, or used for AI training or voice replication without written permission.

    23 min

  2. FEB 7

    Leading While Still Healing

    There is a kind of exhaustion that rest alone doesn’t fix.Not the exhaustion of doing too much, but the exhaustion of carrying too much for too long. In this bridge episode of the Christian Leadership Podcast, we pause to name a reality many leaders quietly live with: the weight that comes from leading faithfully while still healing. This is for the leaders who showed up, stayed steady, absorbed conflict, and supported others, even when the cost went unseen. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, we explore: the difference between being tired and being wounded while leading why faithful leadership can still leave marks how naming pain without shame becomes part of healing and why God never intended caregivers to be uncared for This episode isn’t about reopening old wounds, it’s about acknowledging what’s been carried and creating space for healing without guilt or pressure. Leading While Still Healing prepares our hearts for the upcoming HR for HR series, a conversation designed to support leaders who support others and often have nowhere to take what they carry. If you’ve been strong for a long time…If you’ve been faithful but quietly wounded…This episode is for you. Listen, breathe, and allow God to meet you at the bridge.

    22 min

  3. JAN 31

    Moving Forward Without Losing Your Peace

    What happens after rest?After clarity?After God finally quiets your spirit? For many leaders, the hardest part isn’t slowing down,it’s knowing how to move forward without returning to old patterns of pressure, urgency, and burnout. In this episode, we explore what it means to re-engage leadership with peace as your guide. Not productivity. Not performance. Not fear. You’ll hear biblical insight, practical leadership wisdom, and reflective moments that help you discern: how to let peace become your measure why not every opportunity is an assignment what quieter, steadier obedience looks like after rest This conversation is especially for leaders who carry responsibility for others, HR professionals, managers, ministry leaders, and anyone navigating people-centered work, and who want to lead faithfully without losing what God has restored. This episode is an invitation to move forward differently…anchored, discerning, and at peace. Listen in, breathe deep, and allow God to lead your next step.

    23 min

  4. JAN 24

    Leadership Clarity: Knowing What to Carry and What to Release

    Rest changes us.But what happens when leadership resumes? In this episode, we talk about the moment after rest, when responsibilities return, expectations reappear, and the pressure to lead again quietly sets in. Many leaders aren’t afraid of work. They’re afraid of returning to a version of leadership that cost them their peace, health, or closeness with God. This conversation is about leadership clarity, not productivity, not performance, but discernment. It’s about learning how to carry responsibility without carrying unnecessary weight, and how to move forward without slipping back into striving. Anchored in Matthew 11:28–30, we explore what it means to exchange burdens instead of accumulating them, and how Jesus invites leaders to lead yoked to Him, not driven by urgency or expectation. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why not everything you carried was ever assigned by God How to recognize when leadership weight is misaligned The difference between God’s sustaining burden and self-imposed pressure How discernment protects leaders from returning to exhaustion A simple 3-step Leadership Clarity Practice to help you pause, discern, and lead with peace This episode includes reflective pauses, a personal leadership story, guided reflection, and prayer, creating space not to rush into answers, but to gain awareness and alignment. If rest has awakened a caution in you…If you’re afraid to pick everything back up…If you’re longing to lead lighter without leading less… This episode is for you. Subscribe, rate, and share with a leader who needs clarity for the season ahead

    26 min

  5. JAN 18

    When God Calls You to Rest Before You're Ready

    When God Calls You to Rest Before You’re ReadyTrusting God’s Timing Over Your Fear What do you do when God calls you to rest, but you feel like you can’t afford to stop? In this episode, we explore the tension between obedience and fear, productivity and peace, exhaustion and surrender. Many leaders struggle with rest not because they don’t value it, but because rest feels risky. We worry about falling behind, disappointing others, or losing momentum. Yet Scripture reminds us that rest is not a reward for finishing, it’s an invitation to trust. Drawing from Mark 6:31 and real-life leadership experiences, this conversation unpacks why God often calls us to rest before we feel ready, how fear can disguise itself as responsibility, and what it looks like to trust God’s timing even when it feels uncomfortable. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why rest is a spiritual act of trust, not weakness How fear and control can keep leaders from obeying God’s invitation to pause What biblical rest looks like in seasons of pressure and responsibility How to release guilt and embrace God’s covering when you slow down We’ll close with a reflection moment, prayer, and encouragement for leaders who are tired but still faithful, those who are learning that true leadership begins on our knees. If you’re weary, overwhelmed, or wrestling with the fear of stepping back, this episode is for you.

    31 min

  6. JAN 10

    Resetting Your Leadership Posture: From Striving to Surrender

    Leadership doesn’t always exhaust us because we’re doing too much, sometimes it exhausts us because of how we’re carrying what we’ve been given. In this episode, Resetting Your Leadership Posture, we continue our 2026 leadership reset by moving beyond who is holding us to how we are showing up as leaders. Even when we trust God, many of us still lead braced, shoulders tight, hearts guarded, and spirits tense. This conversation invites you to pause and reflect on the posture you’ve been leading from. Together, we explore the difference between striving and surrender, the quiet ways exhaustion disguises itself as faithfulness, and how alignment with God brings stability, not urgency. Through biblical insight, honest leadership reflection, and a guided moment of prayer and stillness, this episode creates space to soften your grip, release what was never yours to carry, and realign your leadership with grace. If you’ve been feeling weary, tense, or quietly overwhelmed, this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll explore: Why posture matters more than position in leadership How striving often disguises itself as faithfulness What it means to lead from alignment instead of exhaustion A guided reflection to help you reset how you carry leadership 📥 Resource:Download the 7-Day Grace-Filled Leadership Reset Devotional using the link in the show notes or via christianleadershippodcast.com Subscribe and share this episode with a leader who may need this reminder today. True leadership begins on our knees, led by grace, strengthened in faith, and anchored in purpose.

    25 min

  7. JAN 3

    It Matters Whose Hands You are In: A New Year Invitation for Leaders

    As a new year begins, many leaders aren’t stepping forward with excitement, they’re stepping forward braced. In this season-opening episode of The Christian Leadership Podcast, we pause before the pressure, the planning, and the expectations of a new year to ask a deeper question: Whose hands are you in as you begin? This episode sets the foundation for 2026 and introduces the year’s theme, Anchored Leadership, leading with faith, clarity, and sustainability. Through Scripture-centered teaching, honest reflection, and a deeply personal story, we explore what it means to release control, place weight back into God’s hands, and begin the year with surrender rather than striving. You’ll be invited to reflect on: The posture you’re carrying into this year The weight you’ve already picked up The kind of leadership that can be sustained without burnout This episode is not about doing more, it’s about being held as you lead. If you’re entering this year feeling tired, uncertain, or aware that something needs to change, this conversation is for you. True leadership begins on our knees, led by grace, strengthened in faith, and anchored in purpose.

    33 min

  8. 12/27/2025

    Leading Through Weariness: Grace for The Tired Leader

    Leadership requires maturity. Discernment sharpens our calling. But what happens when the weight of leadership leaves us weary? In this episode, Leading Through Weariness: Grace for the Tired Leader, we continue the journey from Episodes 20 and 21 by creating space for restoration. This conversation is for leaders who are faithful, committed, and still showing up, but quietly tired. Using Matthew 11:28–30, we explore how God never intended leadership to be carried alone, how weariness is not weakness, and how grace restores leaders who feel stretched thin. This episode offers comfort, biblical insight, personal reflection, and a reminder that rest is not a reward, it’s an invitation. As we move beyond the holiday season and toward the close of the year, this episode gently meets leaders where they are and reminds them that God sees the weight they carry and desires to renew their strength. If you’re leading while tired, this episode is for you.

    33 min
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The Christian Leadership Podcast Hosted by Catrenna Dawson, a seasoned HR professional and faith-driven leader, this podcast is designed to empower Christian leaders to lead with purpose, integrity, and grace. Each episode explores how biblical truth and servant-hearted leadership principles can shape culture, build trust, and inspire meaningful change in the workplace and beyond. Whether you're an HR leader, ministry worker, or a believer called to lead, this is your space to grow in wisdom, faith, and influence.

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