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Jeff Banning and Drew Christian of Aspire Leadership reveal 7 key practices and attitudes every leader needs to drive growth, build trust, and create connection in any context. Organized under the core disciplines of curiosity, humility, and empathy, each behavior discussed combines biblical truth, business insights, and practical applications to guide you toward consistent, incremental, and intentional change.

Critical Behaviors of an Influential Leader

Step into a Kingdom mindset that transforms how you think, speak, and lead. This 11-day plan is designed for faith-driven entrepreneurs and leaders ready to renew their minds, walk in bold authority, and trust God in every season. Learn to replace fear with faith, align your thinking with truth, and move forward with confidence, knowing God is working in and through you.

Kingdom Mindset

In this 5-day devotional, you will recognize that your presence counts! You will learn what it means to be led by God, to carry the influence He has entrusted to you, and to allow the culture of His Kingdom to become visible through the way you think, act, lead, and build relationships.

EquipHer Vol. 52: Your Presence Matters!

Growing as a Leader: Biblical Skills for Expanding Impact is a 5-day Bible study designed to help leaders develop practical skills for increasing influence. As responsibilities grow, leadership must evolve in vision, decision-making, and people development. This plan explores biblical principles that guide leaders in navigating growth with wisdom and courage. Through Scripture and application, you will learn how to lead effectively, empower others, and build lasting impact while remaining aligned with God’s purpose.

Growing as a Leader: Biblical Skills for Expanding Impact

Do you need wisdom for any area of your life or relationships? What we desire most actually flows from the wisdom we receive from God.  It might surprise you that the Bible says wisdom leads not only to understanding and guidance, but also brings success, safety, prosperity, joy, fulfillment and longer life! Improve your life through this 31-day guide to Read, Reflect + Respond to insights found in Proverbs you can apply to your life. 

Word to the Wise - 31 Day Guide Through Proverbs

A 31-day journey to invest with wisdom, build lasting wealth, and impact eternity. 

This is not about budgeting tricks, coupon-cutting, or shallow financial tips. It's a serious Scripture study exploring investing, risk, stewardship, generosity, debt, discernment, and eternal reward. We’ll examine Proverbs, Jesus' teachings, and the warnings of Paul, alongside insights from investors like Warren Buffett and John Templeton. 

We'll distinguish investing from speculation, wisdom from hype, and wealth-building from greed. If you steward capital and seek to align your financial life with God's purposes, this journey will challenge you. Invest wisely—and for eternity. 


Kingdom Investing: Biblical Wisdom for Building Wealth

We all want to be successful…but what does that even mean?

Over six short sessions, we’ll explore how Jesus' life and teaching are the perfect antidote for a world growing sick with the wrong sort of success. 

How to be (Un)successful: An Unlikely Guide to Human Flourishing, with me, Pete Portal.

Come on a journey, discovering a kind of success that truly satisfies our souls. It might just be the most (un)successful thing you’ve ever done.


How to Be (Un)successful

Based on the sermon Called to Witness by Lwazi Dekeda, this 5-day devotional journey through Acts 1:8 calls believers back to the heart of Christian identity. Jesus did not merely call us to do witnessing; He called us to be His witnesses. Through the promise of power, the Person of the Holy Spirit, the identity of the witness, and the places where testimony must begin and extend, this plan encourages believers to live with courage, authenticity, and Spirit-filled conviction in the home, workplace, community, and world.

Called to Witness

The Leader’s Foundation: Biblical Character for Business is a 5-day Bible study designed to help entrepreneurs and professionals build leadership from the inside out. Before growth and influence, leadership must be rooted in character. This plan explores biblical principles such as calling, humility, consistency, and communication. Through Scripture and practical application, you will develop a strong foundation that sustains leadership, builds trust, and aligns your influence with God’s purpose in every area of your work and responsibility.