After 15 years of serving on the team at Champions Centre, and 5 years of traveling North America to equip local church teams, Brandon & Lindsay Stewart began to see the real challenges leaders in the middle were facing. Believing that healthy teams are essential to thriving churches, they began to pioneer a new community of church leaders built around the heart of servant leadership.
We’ve created Leading Second to serve as a resource for churches everywhere.
Leading Second exists to:
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Inspire UNCOMMON attitude.
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Equip UNCOMMON skill.
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Coach UNCOMMON wisdom.
The Leading Second Story
Leading Second exists as part of the greater Team Church tribe, founded from the heart of Pastors Kevin & Sheila Gerald to equip teams to build churches that impact communities for Christ.
Leading Second launched in Houston, TX in February 2018. Since then, the Leading Second tribe has grown to encompass thousands of leaders representing hundreds of churches in the US, Canada, and beyond. Through resources, coaching, and events, Leading Second exists to equip local churches everywhere to raise up UNCOMMON leaders.
About Brandon & Lindsay
Brandon Stewart is all-in for the local church. After more than forty years rooted in the same church and years serving on the team at Champions Centre in Tacoma, Washington, he carries a deep love for God’s house and the leaders who build it. He spent years directing the Team Church Conference, with a mission to build teams that build the Church.
Today, Brandon and his wife Lindsay lead Leading Second, a ministry devoted to helping church leaders thrive in the second chair. They travel widely to coach teams, partner with pastors, and create resources that strengthen church teams. Brandon’s heartbeat is to champion leaders under authority and to come alongside them with clarity, conviction, and care.
Together, Brandon & Lindsay have two daughters (Zane) and (Glo) who are full of life and creativity. When not at home, you will find them exploring a city somewhere in the world, hiking somewhere outdoors, or walking down the streets of Disneyland as a family.
Join Our Team
We couldn’t do this without a community of people who wake up every day alongside us to build the local church.
If our mission resonates with you, consider joining our volunteer team and discovering the joy of building the “big C” Church and equipping leaders.
We have volunteer opportunities in a variety of areas:
- Project Management/Administration
- Marketing
- Graphic Design & Video Production
- Social Media
- Database Management
- Live Event Production