<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irresistible Leader with Sheldon Andrus]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Irresistible Leader with Sheldon Andrus is built for high-capacity leaders who are serious about building organizations, teams, and lives people actually want to be part of.</p><p></p><p>The leadership playbook is changing.</p><p><br />Yesterday’s leaders relied on pressure, position, and personality. Tomorrow’s leaders will win through competence, conviction, and culture.</p><p></p><p>Each episode delivers the frameworks, conversations, and real-world insights you need to think sharper, lead clearer, and build stronger without losing who you are in the process.</p><p></p><p>Whether you lead in business, ministry, education, or creative spaces, this is where leadership becomes both magnetic and sustainable. Because great leaders aren’t born, they’re built.</p><p></p><p>Structure. Strategy. Substance.</p><p><br />That’s what makes leadership irresistible.<br /></p>]]></description><link>www.andrusadvisory.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:21:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/ZMRJchXT.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Sheldon J. Andrus III]]></author><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:52:30 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Sheldon J. Andrus III]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category><itunes:author>Sheldon J. Andrus III</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Irresistible Leader with Sheldon Andrus is built for high-capacity leaders who are serious about building organizations, teams, and lives people actually want to be part of.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The leadership playbook is changing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday’s leaders relied on pressure, position, and personality. Tomorrow’s leaders will win through competence, conviction, and culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each episode delivers the frameworks, conversations, and real-world insights you need to think sharper, lead clearer, and build stronger without losing who you are in the process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether you lead in business, ministry, education, or creative spaces, this is where leadership becomes both magnetic and sustainable. Because great leaders aren’t born, they’re built.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Structure. Strategy. Substance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s what makes leadership irresistible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Sheldon J. Andrus III</itunes:name><itunes:email>info@sheldonjandrus.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Christianity"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/794f94b4-dc58-4abf-9f48-97d1d663c903/logos/86697fc6-d3cd-4f9b-84a4-53b0da3fd9e2.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Church Plant No One Saw Coming | Sheldon Andrus x Pastor Mark Johnson]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>What if the reason you’re not seeing momentum has nothing to do with how hard you’re working?</p><p></p><p>In this episode of <i>Irresistible Leader</i>, Sheldon sits down with Pastor Mark Johnson, Lead Pastor of Mercy Road Church in Anderson, for a conversation that challenges conventional thinking around leadership and growth.</p><p></p><p>Pastor Mark’s story alone will shift your perspective.</p><p></p><p>A Black church planter from Baltimore, now leading a thriving church in a city most wouldn’t choose and doing it in a way most wouldn’t attempt.</p><p></p><p>No built-in network. No perfect demographic alignment. No “safe” strategy.</p><p></p><p>Just conviction, obedience and a willingness to take steps in the dark. And today, God is using that obedience in a powerful way.</p><p></p><p>But this conversation goes deeper than the story.</p><hr /><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sjandrus/" target="_blank"><b>Follow Sheldon on IG</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/andrusadvisory" target="_blank"><b>Follow Andrus Advisory on IG</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@sjandrus" target="_blank"><b>Follow Irresistible Leader on YouTube</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mark1911_/" target="_blank"><b>Follow Pastor Mark Johnson</b></a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">793d94ae-79cc-406c-80bf-8b2e1e9890cb</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon J. Andrus III]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:17:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/8ce182a3bfe56038ff28a623d2ca7e67bf08117a75eed1d798096bd418bd52fc/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI3OTNkOTRhZS03OWNjLTQwNmMtODBiZi04YjJlMWU5ODkwY2IiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3OTRmOTRiNC1kYzU4LTRhYmYtOWY0OC05N2QxZDY2M2M5MDMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTM2Y2Q5OTRjYzFhYTFhOWQyYjQ5YjMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmMGQyMWE1NDgyMWEzNGU2NWZhMmZiL2FuZHJ1cy1hZHZpc29yeS1sbGNzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjhfXzE3LTI4LTI2Lm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="31603792" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/794f94b4-dc58-4abf-9f48-97d1d663c903/episodes/793d94ae-79cc-406c-80bf-8b2e1e9890cb/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;What if the reason you’re not seeing momentum has nothing to do with how hard you’re working?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;i&gt;Irresistible Leader&lt;/i&gt;, Sheldon sits down with Pastor Mark Johnson, Lead Pastor of Mercy Road Church in Anderson, for a conversation that challenges conventional thinking around leadership and growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pastor Mark’s story alone will shift your perspective.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Black church planter from Baltimore, now leading a thriving church in a city most wouldn’t choose and doing it in a way most wouldn’t attempt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No built-in network. No perfect demographic alignment. No “safe” strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just conviction, obedience and a willingness to take steps in the dark. And today, God is using that obedience in a powerful way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But this conversation goes deeper than the story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/sjandrus/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Sheldon on IG&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/andrusadvisory&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Andrus Advisory on IG&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@sjandrus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Irresistible Leader on YouTube&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/mark1911_/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Follow Pastor Mark Johnson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:05:50</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/794f94b4-dc58-4abf-9f48-97d1d663c903/episodes/793d94ae-79cc-406c-80bf-8b2e1e9890cb/images/c45f9323-1bf1-44b3-afaf-96608cb8aee9.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>The Church Plant No One Saw Coming | Sheldon Andrus x Pastor Mark Johnson</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Leading Without the Spotlight | Sheldon Andrus x Pastor Khalil Tubbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>What does it really take to lead from the second seat?</p><p></p><p>In this episode of <i>Irresistible Leader</i>, Sheldon sits down with Pastor Khalil Tubbs of Reformation Network for a raw and practical conversation on the reality of being a “number two” leader; where alignment matters more than authority, and execution is everything.</p><p></p><p>This isn’t a surface-level conversation. It’s a deep dive into the emotional, relational, and strategic weight carried by executive pastors and second-seat leaders every day.</p><p></p><p>From navigating tension with senior leadership to building systems that bring vision to life, Khalil unpacks what it means to lead powerfully without needing the spotlight.</p><p></p><hr /><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sjandrus/" target="_blank">Follow Sheldon on IG</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/andrusadvisory" target="_blank">Follow Andrus Advisory on IG</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@sjandrus" target="_blank">Follow Irresistible Leader on YouTube</a></p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/khaliltubbs/" target="_blank">Follow Khalil Tubbs on IG</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reformationnet.com/home" target="_blank">Learn more about Reformation Network</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6fa52a10-6e61-436c-870d-e24e7fecddff</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon J. Andrus III]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:05:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/d11340c3927b3bc00aa56981a7dbddcae60e12deaa363fe9839ea7471872e535/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2ZmE1MmExMC02ZTYxLTQzNmMtODcwZC1lMjRlN2ZlY2RkZmYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3OTRmOTRiNC1kYzU4LTRhYmYtOWY0OC05N2QxZDY2M2M5MDMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTM2Y2Q5OTRjYzFhYTFhOWQyYjQ5YjMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllOTEwZWViYWNhOGI0ODFlYzJkMmNhL2FuZHJ1cy1hZHZpc29yeS1sbGNzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjJfXzIwLTE4LTIyLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="28708798" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/794f94b4-dc58-4abf-9f48-97d1d663c903/episodes/6fa52a10-6e61-436c-870d-e24e7fecddff/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;What does it really take to lead from the second seat?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;i&gt;Irresistible Leader&lt;/i&gt;, Sheldon sits down with Pastor Khalil Tubbs of Reformation Network for a raw and practical conversation on the reality of being a “number two” leader; where alignment matters more than authority, and execution is everything.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This isn’t a surface-level conversation. It’s a deep dive into the emotional, relational, and strategic weight carried by executive pastors and second-seat leaders every day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From navigating tension with senior leadership to building systems that bring vision to life, Khalil unpacks what it means to lead powerfully without needing the spotlight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/sjandrus/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Follow Sheldon on IG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/andrusadvisory&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Follow Andrus Advisory on IG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@sjandrus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Follow Irresistible Leader on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/khaliltubbs/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Follow Khalil Tubbs on IG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.reformationnet.com/home&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Learn more about Reformation Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:59:49</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/794f94b4-dc58-4abf-9f48-97d1d663c903/episodes/6fa52a10-6e61-436c-870d-e24e7fecddff/images/bc66272f-3499-4d0f-b108-ed4056db37cc.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title> Leading Without the Spotlight | Sheldon Andrus x Pastor Khalil Tubbs</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>