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Character Development with Robby Emery (Michigan Football Chaplain)

October 13, 2025
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In this episode of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Innovative Church Leaders ⁠⁠ podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Eric Bryant⁠⁠⁠⁠ interviews ⁠⁠Robby Emery⁠⁠ about his book ⁠Pick Me: A Story of Belonging⁠. Robby serves as the Director of Character Development for Michigan Football, along with being the team chaplain.🔥5 Key Takeaways:Robby Emery emphasizes the importance of character development in young men.Leaders must be sensitive to the emotional needs of those they lead.Robby's book 'Pick Me' addresses the culture of belonging.Intimacy in relationships is essential for strong connections.Self-worth is crucial for valuing others.📲 Follow Us:Stay connected and never miss an episode!• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-post-christian-podcast/id1509588357⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ •Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZeQIrzr2tCMyq1VdwxGNn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Facebook: / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• TikTok: /⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Instagram: / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠InnovativeChurchLeaders ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔔 Subscribe Share:If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with fellow leaders and friends to help pastors experience and bring renewal.Key Moments with Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction to Robbie Emery01:06 - Character Development in Young Men07:47 - Journey to Becoming a Chaplain15:08 - The Story of Belonging in 'Pick Me'Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠innovativechurchleaders.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠for additional resources and subscribe to stay updated on future episodes.#InnovativeChurchLeaders #innovation #KingdomofGod #EricBryant #ChurchLeadership #outreach #Discipleship #Evangelism #ChurchHealth #Pastors #creativity #jesus #christianity #faith #PostChristianPodcast #RobbyEmery #MichiganFootballChaplain #MichiganFootball #character #characterdevelopment #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth

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Eric has been with Gateway Church in Austin since 2011. Currently he serves as the Campus Pastor for Gateway South Austin with Senior Pastor Carlos Ortiz, Jr.. Gateway’s founding pastor is John Burke and is known for their mottos: “no perfect people allowed” and “come as you are.”

From 1998-2010, Eric served as part of the leadership team with Erwin McManus at Mosaic in Los Angeles, a church known for its creativity and diversity. The four years prior to that he helped plant a church in Seattle, WA.

Eric is the author of Not Like Me: Loving, Serving, and Influencing Our Divided World and Fruitful: Becoming Who God Created You To Be. He was a contributing author with Rick Yamamoto for Uprising Experience: A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul by Erwin McManus.

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