ROAR
One idea a week for leaders who are done doing everything themselves.
ROAR is the newsletter and podcast from Empower the Leader. Short, practical, rooted in Scripture, and free.
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What to Expect
A newsletter now. A podcast to follow.
01 / Every week
Newsletter
- LengthA three-minute read
- InsideOne idea, one story, one action for the week
02 / Twice a month, coming soon
Podcast
- Length25 to 30 minutes
- InsideConversations with people who lead teams
Latest Issues
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Who have you reproduced?
Results are what you accomplished. Reproduction is who can do the work without you.
Read the issue →Is your integrity a transaction?
The test of integrity comes when doing right stops paying.
Read the issue →Leaders are chief reminding officers
Teams rarely abandon their purpose in one decision. They drift, one busy week at a time.
Read the issue →The Archive
Every earlier issue.
August 18, 2026
Same person in every roomAugust 11, 2026
Nobody becomes a leader in a classroomJuly 21, 2026
Rend your heart, not your garmentsJuly 14, 2026
Pause, listen, observe, adjustJuly 7, 2026
Luther handed them the bookJune 23, 2026
Change the metricJune 16, 2026
The promotion raised the barJune 9, 2026
Positivity is not the same as faithJune 2, 2026
When losing people is a winMay 19, 2026
The four guardrailsMay 12, 2026
Your job is to equip, not to do the work aloneMay 5, 2026
The control you have to give upApril 28, 2026
Three questions before you walk inApril 21, 2026
Lead like BoazApril 14, 2026
The four-generation testMarch 31, 2026
The mask at workMarch 24, 2026
One metric, one ownerMarch 10, 2026
Rescue first, rules secondMarch 3, 2026
Hesed: loyalty nobody can make you giveFebruary 24, 2026
Job’s friends were right until they spokeFebruary 17, 2026
The handoffFebruary 10, 2026
The best advice Moses ever gotFebruary 3, 2026
Compliance is not commitmentJanuary 27, 2026
Two DavidsJanuary 20, 2026
Four checks before you give adviceJanuary 13, 2026
Entrusted, not ownedJanuary 6, 2026
Then the cruise ship got Wi-FiFind out where your team stands.
Fifteen statements. Five minutes. A score for each step.