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Dean Hawk

Welcome to the Dean Hawk Leadership Podcast where you will hear innovative and practical ideas to grow you as a minister. Dean is a leadership coach, speaker, and founding pastor of Rock Family Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  1. May 15 ·  Video

    When the Grace Lifts | Symptoms of a Leadership Change

    After decades in leadership, Dean recognized subtle but undeniable signs that his season as Lead Pastor was ending. In this episode, he unpacks the symptoms, the internal wrestle, and the spiritual discernment that led to a confident transition. If you’re sensing a shift in your own life or leadership, this conversation will help you recognize it and respond with clarity and courage.

    29 min

  2. Apr 15 ·  Video

    Identity Trap of Ministry

    When your calling becomes your identity, it can quietly become your cage.  What happens when the platform shifts or disappears?  This episode exposes the hidden danger of needing the platform.  And how to lead from who you are . . . rather than from what you do.

    28 min

  3. Mar 15 ·  Video

    Pruned : When God Cuts Back to Multiply

    This month, Dean talks candidly about how God prunes leaders and churches, how to recognize a pruning season, the mistakes pastors often make when interpreting it, and how pruning prepares the way for greater fruitfulness.  If you’ve ever felt like God was cutting things back in your life or ministry, this episode will help you understand why the Master Gardener does His best work with pruning shears in hand.

    28 min

  4. 12/15/2025 ·  Video

    Small Details Make The Big Difference

    This month’s podcast, is a leadership conversation every pastor needs. I share why God promotes through precision, not position, and how biblical leaders like Noah, Bezalel, Daniel, and Jesus Himself modeled excellence in the little things that no one else noticed.    These small details are what elevate a ministry, sharpen a staff, and take a church from good to exceptional.    I also give a quick update on our January 18 transition as Pastor Josh steps into the Lead Pastor role here at Rock and I move into the Founding Pastor position, to allow more time to coach and support pastors like you. Ministry can be lonely, and I want you to know I’m in your corner.

    23 min

  5. 11/15/2025 ·  Video

    Heart Transplant

    Let’s be honest—some leaders lead from position, not passion. They rely on titles, not trust. But the greatest leaders?  They win people’s hearts before they ever ask for their hands.  In this month’s podcast, I’m talking about what I’ve learned to connect your heart with your staff and your people — not through control, but through compassion.

    24 min

  6. 10/14/2025 ·  Video

    Shepherds or Snipers

    Since the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk last month, pastors across America have been turning their spiritual guns on one another . . . condemning and criticizing how others responded to his death. Some have even gone so far as to call pastors cowards, question their calling, and pressure people to leave their churches. But here’s the truth: when pastors preach their personal convictions as though they were Bible absolutes, they cross a line. It doesn’t build the church — it sows division, condemnation, and pride in the Body of Christ. This month on the podcast, Dean addresses the issue head on and brings balanced truth from God’s Word to remind us as shepherds: “My convictions guide me. Bible absolutes ground me. But love must govern me.”

    35 min

  7. 09/14/2025 ·  Video

    Leader Shift

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    1 hr

  8. 08/15/2025 ·  Video

    The Holy Spirit And The Clock

    Has anyone else wrestled with the struggle of how do we give the Holy Spirit freedom to flow in our church services while respecting the time?  This month Dean will kill some of the myths we have embraced on this subject and offer wisdom on how NOT to quench the Spirit or crush your children’s volunteers.

    37 min
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Welcome to the Dean Hawk Leadership Podcast where you will hear innovative and practical ideas to grow you as a minister. Dean is a leadership coach, speaker, and founding pastor of Rock Family Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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