You Don’t Know Sheep
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Talks and Workshops

Leadership, clarity and calm in noisy systems

David speaks to pastors, leadership teams, organizations and business leaders who want to build healthier systems and more sustainable leadership cultures. His sessions are reflective, practical and grounded in real-world experience. No hype, no formulas.

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Talks

Six talks, one idea: calm leaders create calm people.

You Don’t Know Sheep

  • Why people disengage under stress
  • Voice vs. volume in leadership
  • Designing environments people feel safe to follow
  • Shepherding instead of controlling

When Sheep Are Stressed

  • Recognizing anxiety in teams
  • Leading calmly when pressure rises
  • Avoiding fear-based motivation
  • Building trust that lasts

The Room Is Preaching

  • How environments shape behavior
  • Systems communicate before you do
  • Reducing friction and overload
  • Aligning intent with experience

Intent Before Action

  • Vision vs. direction
  • Filtering decisions through purpose
  • Avoiding reactive leadership
  • Long-term clarity

Stop Trying to Save Everything

  • The hero trap in leadership
  • Systems vs. dependence
  • Letting others lead
  • Sustainable influence

Leadership Isn’t Loud

  • Clarity beats intensity
  • Consistency builds authority
  • Why pressure backfires
  • Creating psychological safety

Talks and classes can be tailored to your audience or event on request.

Audiences served

  • Pastors and church leadership teams
  • Executive and senior business leaders
  • Worship and technical teams
  • Conferences, retreats and workshops
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Past stages

Where David has spoken and taught.

Over the past 30 years David has spoken and worked alongside churches, ministries, organizations and businesses of all sizes across the United States. A few of the conferences and events where he has spoken and taught:

  • NAB (National Association of Broadcasters)
  • LDI (Live Design International)
  • InfoComm
  • NRB (National Religious Broadcasters)
  • Create Conference
  • Reach Conference
  • WFX (Worship Facilities Conference)
  • NAMM
  • Technologies for Worship
  • Experience Conference
  • Salt Conference
  • Integrity Music Seminars for Worship tour

Thirty years of rooms, teams and friendships.

Photos of David with leaders, teams and friends at events over the years

Bring David to your team or event.

Share a little about your event and David will be in touch.

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