Living The Jesus-Shaped Life

Josh Hayden Takes on The Triangle

Uptick Team Season 2 Episode 1

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We’re back for Season 2 and we couldn’t be more excited! This season comes with some fun changes, including a brand-new voice on the mic: welcome our new co-host, Van-Neisha Johnson! Together, we’ll be diving into conversations with Christian leaders from every corner of the Uptick community. Our theme this season? Family & Friends.

Kicking things off, we sit down with Josh Hayden to talk about what it really looks like to lead with spiritual integrity, embrace vulnerability, and find resilience in the tough seasons of life.

Need a refresher on the Triangle Lifeshape? Watch a short video by Vernon Gordon and download the Triangle Lifeshape at www.uptick.org/triangle.

Meet Josh Hayden
Josh Hayden is an Uptick alum and the Director of Remissioning with `Iwa Collaborative, which helps leaders fly high and live low as they lead through change processes in their community. He is the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Ashland, Virginia. For over 20 years, Josh has worked and led ‘remissioning’ trainings in nonprofit organizations, church plants, and established churches. He has a doctorate in leadership and organizational change from Duke Divinity School. Josh is the author of Remissioning Church: A Field Guide to Bringing A Congregation Back to Life (2025), a new release in the Missio Alliance & IVP Book Series. The Haydens live near Richmond, Virginia.