RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_40093a55-2d66-4c1d-8a6e-53a131cc065b -- Rendered At Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:15:29 +0000 https://redcircle.com/shows/learning-to-lead-with-tim-kosaka en-US All Rights Reserved © 2026 Adventist Young Professionals with Tim Kosaka Adventist Young Professionals Learning to Lead is a storytelling podcast for emerging leaders navigating faith, calling, and life after college. Through personal reflections from his college years through launching and leading Adventist Young Professionals, Tim Kosaka shares honest lessons about people-first leadership, building healthy community, and staying rooted through life’s highs and lows. Each episode blends leadership principles and spiritual grounding, designed to help you lead with purpose and build what outlives you. 40093a55-2d66-4c1d-8a6e-53a131cc065b Learning to Lead is a storytelling podcast for emerging leaders navigating faith, calling, and life after college. Through personal reflections from his college years through launching and leading Adventist Young Professionals, Tim Kosaka shares honest lessons about people-first leadership, building healthy community, and staying rooted through life’s highs and lows. Each episode blends leadership principles and spiritual grounding, designed to help you lead with purpose and build what outlives you.

]]> episodic no Adventist Young Professionals info@ayp.me false full Passing the Keys 10 Adventist Young Professionals A season finale on transition as a spiritual practice. Tim shares what it means to release control with joy, mentor the next generation, protect mission essentials while releasing preferences, and lead in a way that outlasts your role. A season finale on transition as a spiritual practice. Tim shares what it means to release control with joy, mentor the next generation, protect mission essentials while releasing preferences, and lead in a way that outlasts your role.

]]> <p>A season finale on transition as a spiritual practice. Tim shares what it means to release control with joy, mentor the next generation, protect mission essentials while releasing preferences, and lead in a way that outlasts your role.</p> e56b2f59-785a-4107-b2e5-9f6ee24ad20e https://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:44 +0000 1207 false full Rooted 9 Adventist Young Professionals This episode focuses on the quiet disciplines that keep leaders steady: Scripture, prayer, community, rest, and identity in Christ. Tim offers practical ways to recognize drift early and return without shame. This episode focuses on the quiet disciplines that keep leaders steady: Scripture, prayer, community, rest, and identity in Christ. Tim offers practical ways to recognize drift early and return without shame.

]]> <p><span>This episode focuses on the quiet disciplines that keep leaders steady: Scripture, prayer, community, rest, and identity in Christ. Tim offers practical ways to recognize drift early and return without shame.</span></p> e83e1c07-4418-49d6-99c9-11c1a3a124ca https://ayp.me/LearningToLead Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:17 +0000 1327 false full Whole and Holy 8 Adventist Young Professionals Relationships aren't a side topic, they shape everything about leadership and faith. Tim reflects on friendship, dating, community, boundaries, and how to build a life that's integrated, not fragmented. Relationships aren't a side topic, they shape everything about leadership and faith. Tim reflects on friendship, dating, community, boundaries, and how to build a life that's integrated, not fragmented.

]]> <p>Relationships aren&#39;t a side topic, they shape everything about leadership and faith. Tim reflects on friendship, dating, community, boundaries, and how to build a life that&#39;s integrated, not fragmented.</p> e48a4ef9-d2fc-44dd-a02c-b080955ad275 http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:54 +0000 1370 false full Equipped, Not Exhausted 7 Adventist Young Professionals Spiritual gifts become a leadership strategy and a discipleship practice. Tim explores how activating gifts in others reduces burnout, strengthens community, and builds a body instead of a hero-centered movement. Spiritual gifts become a leadership strategy and a discipleship practice. Tim explores how activating gifts in others reduces burnout, strengthens community, and builds a body instead of a hero-centered movement.

]]> <p><span>Spiritual gifts become a leadership strategy and a discipleship practice. Tim explores how activating gifts in others reduces burnout, strengthens community, and builds a body instead of a hero-centered movement.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 96775ddf-9470-4d90-a88f-6f6caa216e9e http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:10 +0000 1287 false full Leading With Purpose Without Losing Yourself 6 Adventist Young Professionals Purpose isn't just motivation, it's direction plus boundaries. Tim shares what he learned about guardrails, priorities, and spiritual health so leadership doesn't become pressure or identity. Purpose isn't just motivation, it's direction plus boundaries. Tim shares what he learned about guardrails, priorities, and spiritual health so leadership doesn't become pressure or identity.

]]> <p><span>Purpose isn&#39;t just motivation, it&#39;s direction plus boundaries. Tim shares what he learned about guardrails, priorities, and spiritual health so leadership doesn&#39;t become pressure or identity.</span></p> 88958258-8e36-4d09-bd02-676689c6c2b3 http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:17 +0000 1289 false full What Makes a Community Thrive 5 Adventist Young Professionals A practical, real-world look at what sustains healthy community, whether you're building an AYP chapter, a small group, a team, or a local movement. Tim unpacks the rhythms, hospitality, layered connection, shared ownership, and spiritual depth that turn a good idea into a lasting community. A practical, real-world look at what sustains healthy community, whether you're building an AYP chapter, a small group, a team, or a local movement. Tim unpacks the rhythms, hospitality, layered connection, shared ownership, and spiritual depth that turn a good idea into a lasting community.

]]> <p><span>A practical, real-world look at what sustains healthy community, whether you&#39;re building an AYP chapter, a small group, a team, or a local movement. Tim unpacks the rhythms, hospitality, layered connection, shared ownership, and spiritual depth that turn a good idea into a lasting community.</span></p> 3c368e9c-e404-4b57-92ca-9c8fbf0059a7 http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:17 +0000 1104 false full When a Seed Becomes a Structure 4 Adventist Young Professionals The story shifts from inspiration to building something that can actually hold people. Tim walks through the evolution from digital community into real pathways, including an unexpected legal challenge that forced a defining choice about humility and alignment, and how structure, values, and consistency become forms of care. The story shifts from inspiration to building something that can actually hold people. Tim walks through the evolution from digital community into real pathways, including an unexpected legal challenge that forced a defining choice about humility and alignment, and how structure, values, and consistency become forms of care.

]]> <p><span>The story shifts from inspiration to building something that can actually hold people. Tim walks through the evolution from digital community into real pathways, including an unexpected legal challenge that forced a defining choice about humility and alignment, and how structure, values, and consistency become forms of care.</span></p> c1851dc2-436f-4c5f-8f22-cc7909c5932f http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:58 +0000 1035 false full Two Prayers and a Seed 3 Adventist Young Professionals Tim shares the post-college unknown, the two prayers that shaped his decisions, and the move that gave him spiritual infrastructure through environment and community. That provision becomes preparation as a simple seed begins to grow into something bigger than he expected. Tim shares the post-college unknown, the two prayers that shaped his decisions, and the move that gave him spiritual infrastructure through environment and community. That provision becomes preparation as a simple seed begins to grow into something bigger than he expected.

]]> <p>Tim shares the post-college unknown, the two prayers that shaped his decisions, and the move that gave him spiritual infrastructure through environment and community. That provision becomes preparation as a simple seed begins to grow into something bigger than he expected.</p> d2bda910-c5e3-45fe-884a-89ecc2485111 http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:57 +0000 1114 false full People First 2 Adventist Young Professionals A candid look at early leadership formation, including the year that taught care-driven leadership and the season when intensity cost him teammates. Tim reflects on pace, trust, listening, and what it means to lead like a shepherd, not a project manager. A candid look at early leadership formation, including the year that taught care-driven leadership and the season when intensity cost him teammates. Tim reflects on pace, trust, listening, and what it means to lead like a shepherd, not a project manager.

]]> <p>A candid look at early leadership formation, including the year that taught care-driven leadership and the season when intensity cost him teammates. Tim reflects on pace, trust, listening, and what it means to lead like a shepherd, not a project manager.</p> 2fb0c12a-16ae-4b08-9daf-96dbb2c0e88e http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:14 +0000 1078 false full The Story Before the Story 1 Adventist Young Professionals Tim introduces the fear/wonder tension that runs through the season and the honest questions that drive young leaders more than they realize. You'll hear the early foundations of his faith and leadership wiring, and why what's underneath the drive matters more than the drive itself. Tim introduces the fear/wonder tension that runs through the season and the honest questions that drive young leaders more than they realize. You'll hear the early foundations of his faith and leadership wiring, and why what's underneath the drive matters more than the drive itself.

]]> <p>Tim introduces the fear/wonder tension that runs through the season and the honest questions that drive young leaders more than they realize. You&#39;ll hear the early foundations of his faith and leadership wiring, and why what&#39;s underneath the drive matters more than the drive itself.</p> 874a7cd1-4be6-43ba-aa65-d42888fa9d8c http://AYP.me/LearningToLead Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:59 +0000 1031 false