Paul told Timothy to “Let no one despise his youth . . . ” Timothy was not to let his youth lower his belief about his influence. We all have factors in our lives that tempt us to decrease our faith about our identity. In this message Steve helps us to overcome self-limiting lies.

Nehemiah said, “I cannot come down for I am doing a great work.” The best defense is a good offense. In this message Steve will inspire and equip you to stay out of spiritual valleys like discouragement, victimhood, and offense.

I Corinthians 10:13 is a gold mine of hope. It tells us we will never face anything too difficult for us, and, secondly, there is a always a solution to any crisis we face or any promise God has for us. Join Steve Backlund as he shares life-changing truth in this message.

Steve is interviewed by Steve and Lorraine Box for their Outside the Box ministry that focuses on creating healthy relationships in family and others. In this podcast, Steve shares a powerful word concerning 2017, four key thoughts regarding personal development, important relationship skills to develop as a leader, and how he overcame his personal challenges. He completes this teaching by looking at common issues he has seen in leaders that interfere with building healthy teams and successful leadership.

Leaders have the great privilege and responsibility of creating an environment where people come into contact with the power of God, not simply the wisdom of man. This teaching will inspire you to bring dynamic spiritual life into your leadership.

Great leaders reproduce their leadership in others. One of their prime roles is to empower others to do what they do, and to ultimately do even more. This teaching will inspire you to equip others in incredible ways.

High level leaders have high level beliefs about those they lead. Encouragement is the overflow of those beliefs and is key to inspiring people to become what they never thought they could become.

The words we speak are like a thermostat for our future experience. Wise leaders speak intentional encouragement and hope into their organizations and the people around them.