Stephen David Leonard

06/09/2026

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01/08/2026

The rope hits you when you’re wrong.
Not exactly a gym slogan—but it might be the best leadership lesson I’ve learned in years.
Rope Flow taught me more about feedback, blind spots, and getting out of my own way than I expected.
I wrote about it—and why every leader needs a feedback loop.
👉 Read it here:

07/25/2025

David cuddles and le Tour de France—the makings of the best morning! 🇫🇷 🚲 🏔️

07/25/2025

Celebrating 26 years with this amazing woman! When we walked down the aisle 26 years ago we had no idea what lay before us. Blessings and challenges of pastoral ministry. Raising David with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Raising Matthias—one of the best humans I know in the world. A marriage crisis that took us to the edge and into a new world of intimacy and connection. We are business partners, parent partners, ministry partners and most of all, life partners. I thank the Lord for you Lisa. ❤️

06/06/2025

It’s been a while since I posted—David is back in the hospital in Santa Barbara for a bowel obstruction. We brought him down for a GI visit Tuesday and ended up taking him to the ER and he was admitted. It sounds like he’ll be here through the weekend most likely. He’s coming along but it’s slow going. I’m always blown away by the amazing ICU staff here at Cottage. We’ve been worried about David the last couple weeks and we’re so thankful David has the support he needs. We’ve been praying for another friend in an extended hospital stay and have been blown away at what God has been doing in him. We’d love your prayers for David—that we can figure out what’s going on and get him back on track

02/24/2025

So happy to say David is home! We got to spend the weekend with both of our boys home. We even got out to see a concert with Matthias and his girlfriend—a nice contrast from 8 days in the ICU. I’ve been trying to find the words to post for a couple of days and have had a hard time knowing what to say. Maybe that says something in itself—my friends have never accused me of saying too little! As a dad I spend so much energy engaging the doctors and staff, representing our family, keeping watch, communicating with family and friends. When we get home, I think I’m worn out in ways I don’t realize. We have seen the Lord watch over our son (both of them really) yet again in profound ways we can only attribute to prayer and the Lord’s healing hand. Thank you for the many prayers and thoughts for our family this past week!