The Leader’s Cut with Preston Morrison

Preston Morrison
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Welcome to The Leader’s Cut, hosted by Preston Morrison (Senior Pastor of Pillar Church in Scottsdale, Arizona). Here, we believe you are at your best when you allow God to cut away what’s getting in His way, so He can move through you in powerful, new ways. ”The Leader” refers to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, who guides every believer. ”The Cut” is about allowing the Holy Spirit to precisely remove the ”flesh” – those things in our lives that hinder His movement. Just as the Old Testament marked God’s people with physical circumcision, the New Testament calls for a circumcision of the heart. Join us weekly for new episodes, where we pray the Spirit of God speaks directly to you about that week’s topic. From past experiences to practical tips to cheat codes in life, lean into the ‘cuts’ each week for Biblical principles and practical takeaways that you can apply to become the person God created you to be. Watch the video episode each week on Youtube, just search ’The Leader’s Cut.’ Follow Preston on Instagram @prestonmorrison Learn more about Pillar Church at ThePillar.com

  1. 5d ago

    Finding Intimacy With God (with Theo Koulianos)

    What would it look like to be so close to God that your own kids notice before anyone else does? Most of us treat intimacy with God like a discipline to maintain, something we fit in before the real work starts. Theo Koulianos flips that order. Before God ever gave Adam a job, He asked him to walk with Him. Everything else, the calling, the ministry, the family, is a byproduct of that walk, not a substitute for it. In this episode, Preston Morrison sits down with Theo Koulianos, husband, father, and co-leader with his wife Rachel of a ministry to marriages and families. Theo shares how a Greek Orthodox upbringing and a Holy Spirit who discipled him when no one else could built a foundation of first love, and how a knock on a dinner table changed his definition of success. In this episode: Shut The Door: the Matthew 6 picture God gave Preston about just how intimate the secret place is meant to be Walk Before Work: why “tend and keep the garden” was never the first thing God asked of man Grieve Or Please: Theo’s childlike test for every decision, and why it’s simpler than we make it Rabbi To Messiah: the transformation that only ever happens in private The Most Holy Piece Of Furniture: hint, it’s not the pulpit Raising Priests: why Theo stopped trying to raise good kids & focuses on this instead Get The Canvas: the field God is calling Theo’s family to, and why it’s never about just you Intimacy with God isn’t a step toward your purpose, it is the purpose. The breakthrough you’re looking for is relational before it is ever occupational.

  2. Oct 15

    The Godly Way To Grieve (with Tim Ross)

    Have you ever lost something you never let yourself grieve? Most of us think grief belongs at a funeral. But some of the deepest losses we carry are over a place we had to leave, a season that ended, or something we thought we’d have by now. And when grief has nowhere to go, it doesn’t disappear. It gets stored up, and it comes out somewhere else down the line. In this episode, Preston sits down with his best friend Tim Ross for a tender, honest conversation about what it looks like to grieve in a Godly way. Tim opens up about the four years he begged God to let him move back to California, and about losing his dad just days before his book tour began. Preston names the lie so many of us live under, “I have to be strong for my family,” and what it quietly teaches the people watching us. In this episode: Person, Place, Or Thing: why some of the deepest grief we experience is over a place “I’m Fine”: the crashed car trying to enter the Indy 500 on two flat tires Grief Isn’t Just Tears: what lament is, and why the Church rarely teaches it Grief And Pride: how refusing to grieve can be a way of refusing to admit how much it meant Grief Brings Its Own Friends: why you were never meant to mourn alone Jesus Wept: He knew He was about to raise Lazarus, and He cried first Grief isn’t weakness, and maturity doesn’t mean moving on as fast as you can. The God who is near to the brokenhearted isn’t asking you to fix it today. He’s asking you to bring Him your broken heart. You don’t have to be a hero. Pretending it didn’t hurt always creates more hurt. Give it to Him today.

  3. Oct 8

    Partnering With God As He Moves (with Lonnell Williams of 2819 Church)

    What's your part when God starts moving? Most of us think the answer is a plan. Lonnell Williams has the plan: he's the Executive Pastor of 2819 Church, the strategist in the room and sharpened in corporate America. And he'll tell you the plan isn't what's doing it. In this conversation, Preston sits down with Lonnell to talk about what it looks like to steward something only God can build, what it costs the people closest to it, and why consecration doesn't earn what God is doing; it just keeps you from getting in the way. In this episode: Spirit Over Strategy — the assimilation plan, the graphics, and the man who got saved in the parking lot before he ever walked in Clean Hands & A Pure Heart — why Psalm 24 is the foundation of everything 2819 does Thinner Oxygen — the higher the Lord takes you up the mountain, the harder it gets to breathe Chipped Bricks & Bent Nails — what it's like to be misunderstood by the people you love most Anything, Everything, or Nothing at All — the philosophy Lonnell picked up at 22 The Cloud Moves — why the more comfortable you get with God's curveballs, the more you'll see Him move If My People Will Pray — the story behind filling AT&T Stadium with nothing but prayer Jesus is building. We're stewarding. And the only way to stay in step with Him, pray.

  4. Oct 1

    Why You Can't Carry The Call Alone

    Isolation isn't an assignment God gives. It's a choice we make, and it's costing you more than you think. You were never meant to carry the call of God by yourself. So why are you still trying? If you're carrying something heavy right now — a calling, a family, a business, a season you can't see the end of — and you've convinced yourself it's just supposed to be you and the Lord, this episode is for you Preston walks through what going it alone really reveals about us, what it quietly costs, and how to start leaning on the people God has already put around you. He speaks from experience, including the 40 days he shut everyone out and the two years it took to recover. In this episode… How to tell if you're isolating.  What carrying it alone will cost you and the people around you. Who God has placed in your life for the storm you're in right now. What letting others in will cost you, and why it's worth the price. How the right people will grow you, strengthen you, and make you wiser. The one thing Preston has learned God always responds to when you need SERIOUS help. If you've been white-knuckling the call by yourself, this one's for you. You weren't designed to carry this alone. So stop trying.

  5. Sep 24

    The Cost Of Clean Hands & A Pure Heart (with Cody & Kari Jobe Carnes)

    What would you give up to keep God close? Preston has walked with Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe Carnes for more than 25 years, going back to the early youth ministry days. In this conversation, the three of them sit down to talk about Psalm 24, what it means to have clean hands and a pure heart, and what it has costs to protect that. Cody and Kari describe purity of heart as something closer to a garden, tended every day, one small weed at a time, because once you've felt God in the room, you never want to feel Him leave it. They're also honest that it costs you. The higher He takes you, the more it's going to cost. In this episode: Pure In Heart: the plaque on Kari's childhood wall, and the CD her dad felt from the kitchen God's Going To Ask You For Something: the decision Cody made the summer before his senior year When God Leaves The Room: what Cody calls one of the scariest things he's ever felt You're Not The Gardener: who actually tends the garden of your heart Walking The Other Direction: how Kari got comfortable with the price of saying no to the crowd The 10-to-1 Ratio: Cody's caution to Gen Z about where they get their revelation The Staring Day: what God is doing when He says nothing at all Purity of heart is not a rulebook, and it isn't something you settle once. It's a daily yes to keeping Him close, even when that means being hidden, misunderstood, or walking the other way while everyone else heads toward the lights. Cody and Kari have been paying that price for decades, and they'd tell you the same thing Preston does: blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. So keep climbing the hill.

  6. Sep 17

    Why Don’t We Celebrate More? (with Tim Ross)

    You've got more to celebrate than you think. So why does it feel like nothing counts? In this episode, Preston sits down with Tim Ross to talk about something they've both struggled with for years: celebrating. Not the birthday-party kind. The kind Scripture calls rejoicing — choosing joy again over what God has already done, no matter what He does next. Tim looks back on the moments in his life he should have celebrated and didn't, and how he's learned to be intentional about it now. Preston gets called out in real time about the celebration he's been holding back with his own son — and names the lie underneath it: "you're not enough." In this episode… Present before you can rejoice — why a body that's gone offline can't celebrate Rejoice = "re-joy" — choosing joy again over what He already did Excessive celebration — why the enemy hates to see you spike the ball Psalm 23:5 — the table He prepared, and what He wants to talk about Memorial stones — 85 saved voicemails and a Toy Story ringtone The fence line before the cliff of craving — contentment as the prerequisite If you've convinced yourself you'll celebrate when the next thing pops off — this one's for you. He's already done enough. Throw the party.

  7. Sep 10

    Why The Set-Apart Life Is Always Worth It (with Luke LeFevre)

    Is it strict… or is it romantic? Most people hear the word "consecration" and think legalism—a list of rules for pastors and the overly serious. Maybe it’s something else entirely: an invitation. Because the God who is searching the whole earth for a fully devoted heart isn't sitting back on His throne deciding whether to move. He's on the edge of His seat, saying, give me one. In this conversation, Preston sits down with Luke LeFevre, a pastor & revivalist, to talk about the price of the set-apart life, why the Western church stopped teaching it, and what God does when someone finally pays it. In this episode: You Can't Be Hungry For What You've Never Tasted — why some people aren't hungry for God (and why that's not their fault) Strict Or Romantic? — the reframe that changes everything Move The Fence In — why we should never play close to the line, and where the gray area actually leads You Don't Have To Feel Convicted To Be Convicted — how to know the voice you're hearing is God and not you He'll Just Use You Less — the line that puts the cost of consecration in one sentence Consecration was never about earning something from God. It's about making room for Him—and refusing to compromise the intimacy that comes when He draws close. It's costly, it isn't getting cheaper, and Luke and Preston both say the same thing about it: no matter what it costs, it is always worth it.

  8. Sep 3

    When God Calls You Into The Unknown

    Have you ever had God ask something of you without telling you how it's going to end? No roadmap, no snapshot of the finish line — just "go." Walking with God can feel like being handed a boarding pass with no destination printed on it, and if you aren't careful, the not knowing will convince you something is wrong. In this episode, Preston Morrison shares what God is teaching him in a real season of unknowns and unpacks five reasons why the God who knows the end from the beginning loves to withhold the details. If you want to stop being frustrated by the silence and start seeing it as an invitation, you have to understand what God is actually doing in the land of "I don't know." In this conversation, we're unpacking: Flying Blind: What Preston's pilot's license taught him about walking by faith — and why "visual flight rules" faith is entry-level living.  The Credit Trap: Why you can't take credit and bring glory at the same time.  What the Wait Reveals: What you talk about, pray about, and gripe about in a season of unknown points straight at what you actually trust the most.  Outcome Idolatry: Why God refuses to show you the ending — Partial obedience is still an ultimatum. The Stops You Sprint Past: There's something on the path more important than the eventual outcome.  If God has asked something of you and gone quiet on the details, this conversation is your reminder: His silence isn't rejection — it's an invitation to draw near.

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Welcome to The Leader’s Cut, hosted by Preston Morrison (Senior Pastor of Pillar Church in Scottsdale, Arizona). Here, we believe you are at your best when you allow God to cut away what’s getting in His way, so He can move through you in powerful, new ways. ”The Leader” refers to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, who guides every believer. ”The Cut” is about allowing the Holy Spirit to precisely remove the ”flesh” – those things in our lives that hinder His movement. Just as the Old Testament marked God’s people with physical circumcision, the New Testament calls for a circumcision of the heart. Join us weekly for new episodes, where we pray the Spirit of God speaks directly to you about that week’s topic. From past experiences to practical tips to cheat codes in life, lean into the ‘cuts’ each week for Biblical principles and practical takeaways that you can apply to become the person God created you to be. Watch the video episode each week on Youtube, just search ’The Leader’s Cut.’ Follow Preston on Instagram @prestonmorrison Learn more about Pillar Church at ThePillar.com

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