PROFESSOR / AUTHOR

IDEAS WORTH CARRYING BEYOND THE STAGE.

Jonathan McReynolds brings together theology, creativity, leadership and lived experience to help people become ready for what they feel called to carry.

EXPLORE THE IDEAS

INVITE JONATHAN

Jonathan McReynolds reading in an office

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THE CENTRAL PREMISE

BECOMING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DOING.

Talent may open a door. Ambition may move us toward it. But identity, discipline, emotional health and spiritual formation determine what we can sustain once it opens.

IDENTITY BEFORE PERFORMANCE

FORMATION BEFORE ELEVATION

SUSTAINABILITY BEYOND SUCCESS

A BODY OF IDEAS

QUESTIONS, FRAMEWORKS AND CONVERSATIONS WORTH CARRYING.

BEFORE YOU CLIMB ANY HIGHER

Based off his bestselling book, discussing ambition, identity and the formation required to carry what we spend our lives pursuing.

CARRYING AND TRANSLATING GENIUS

Recognizing the ideas and abilities entrusted to us—and developing the language, discipline and courage required to make them useful to others.

FORMED FOR THE CALL

Spiritual formation for leaders and future leaders: identity beyond performance, disciplined rhythms, emotional maturity and a sustainable Rule of Life.

FAITH THAT FITS REAL LIFE

Building a mature faith capable of functioning within uncertainty, culture, relationships, intellect and ordinary complications.

THE FORMED ARTIST

Why developing your talent without developing the person carrying it eventually becomes a liability.

ENSEMBLE & PEFORMANCE COACHING

Practical instruction for vocalists, choirs, bands and rhythm sections—developing blend, musicality, dynamics, communication, arrangement, stagecraft and the instincts that turn talented individuals into a unified performance.

WAYS THE IDEAS CAN ENTER THE ROOM

KEYNOTES · CLASSROOM VISITS · WORKSHOPS · MODERATED CONVERSATIONS · PANELS · MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCES · CURRICULUM

TEACHING IN PRACTICE

THE ROOM CAN BE PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL. THE WORK IS STILL FORMATION.

Through teaching, guided conversation, reflection and practical frameworks, Jonathan helps students and leaders examine not only what they are called to do, but who they are becoming while doing it.