What happens when a leader chooses obedience over comfort and creates space for the Holy Spirit to move? In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Sean Morgan sits down with Jeff Brodie to unpack a remarkable season at Connexus Church that began with five years of quiet wrestling in prayer and culminated in a week of corporate repentance, renewal, and deep encounter with God. Without a playbook, branding strategy, or polished program, Jeff led his church into a posture of “shameless persistence” (Luke 11), creating space for confession, freedom, and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Welcome to Episode 153 of the Leaders in Living Rooms Podcast with Sean Morgan.
EPISODE LINKS
Connexus Church: Sacred Homecoming
https://connexuschurch.com/sacred-homecoming/
The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
https://www.amazon.com/Prodigal-God-Recovering-Heart-Christian/dp/1594484023
https://theascentleader.org/
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WHO IS JEFF BRODIE?
Jeff Brodie is the Lead Pastor of Connexus Church, a multi-location church based north of Toronto, Canada, where he provides vision, teaching, and strategic leadership to its campuses and growing network of partner churches. After beginning his career as a high school teacher, Jeff sensed an unexpected call to ministry and joined the Connexus team in 2008. For over two decades, he has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Student Ministry Director and Executive Director, before stepping into the role of Lead Pastor in 2015. Jeff is passionate about helping churches create accessible encounters with Jesus where people can invite their friends to explore faith and engage honest questions together. Jeff and his wife, Leslie, live in Barrie, Ontario, with their two sons. As a family, they enjoy sports, staying active, and cheering each other on in whatever season of life they’re in.
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