229. Ryan Neer - The Ministry Mindset Every Leader Needs

<p>What does it take to faithfully follow the call of God through every season of ministry?</p><p>-----------</p><p>For extended show notes - <a href="https://hacka.org/2026/07/16/229-ryan-neer-the-ministry-mindset-every-leader-needs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://hacka.org/2026/07/16/229-ryan-neer-the-ministry-mindset-every-leader-needs/</a></p><p>-----------</p><p>In this episode, we are joined by Ryan Neer, Lead Pastor of Gateway Pentecostal Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ryan shares his remarkable testimony—from addiction, brokenness and losing his father at a young age to becoming an evangelist and now pastor. But this conversation goes far beyond his story.</p><p>We discuss why &quot;mantles fall on moving targets,&quot; how to discern when God is saying &quot;go&quot; and when He&#39;s saying &quot;stop,&quot; why a &quot;no&quot; from God may simply be an underdeveloped &quot;now,&quot; and how God often develops His greatest leaders through seasons of weakness rather than strength.</p><p>If you&#39;re pursuing God&#39;s calling, wrestling with unanswered prayers, or trying to understand the season you&#39;re in, this conversation will encourage, challenge and equip you to trust God&#39;s process.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Ryan Neer&#39;s powerful testimony of salvation and transformation</p><p>- Why mantles fall on moving targets</p><p>- How to know when God is changing your season</p><p>- Why God&#39;s &quot;no&quot; isn&#39;t always permanent</p><p>- Receiving correction without becoming discouraged</p><p>- Developing your gifting with humility</p><p>- Understanding the fivefold ministry</p><p>- Why God chooses weakness over self-confidence</p><p>- Finding purpose in life&#39;s limitations</p><p>- Letting patience prepare you for God&#39;s &quot;suddenly&quot;</p>