Mature Me w/ Rich Wilkerson Jr.

There’s a difference between leading from your calling and leading from your cracks.

This week I’m sharing a message from a staff meeting titled “Insecurity Is Not Your Identity”

We look at Peter’s story, from boldly declaring who Jesus is, to denying Him, to being restored and reminded that his failure never canceled his calling.

God already knew Peter would deny Him, and He still chose him. The same is true for you. Insecurity is not your identity. You are seen, called, and chosen.
So much of maturity is getting good at returning. Returning to His grace.

Returning to the God encounter. Returning to why you started.

The calling doesn’t expire when the feeling does. Don’t give up on what God has called you to.

Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on the Rich Wilkerson Jr. YouTube Channel. 🔗

When something isn’t growing, don’t be so quick to blame the seed.

On this episode of Mature Me, I sit down with my new friend @lukelezon . I found a clip of him preaching the gospel using The Lion King and knew I had to get him on Mature Me 🔥

Luke is a husband, father, and pastor of @quaychurch. We dive into all things leadership, culture, communication, trust, and forgiveness. Whether you’re building a church, a team, a family, or your own life, healthy things don’t grow by accident. They grow in healthy soil.

The same is true in our leadership, relationships, and walk with God. When we cultivate the right environment, we often see God do what once seemed impossible.

This conversation is full of practical wisdom for anyone who wants to stop chasing quick growth and start cultivating lasting fruit.

Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on the Rich Wilkerson Jr. YouTube Channel. 🔗

Everyone wants the platform. Few embrace the preparation.

On this episode of Mature Me, I sit down with my friend @mannyarango

Manny is a husband, father, pastor of @thegardenchurchhtx, and one of the most joyful leaders I know. I've wanted to have this conversation for a long time, and it was worth the wait.

We talk about his salvation story, preaching for the first time at just eleven years old, planting a church, and why God often develops us in private long before He ever uses us in public.

This conversation is a reminder that fruit takes time, pain can become a teacher, and the season you're in right now deserves your full stewardship.

We spend so much time looking ahead that we forget to be faithful with what's already in our hands. As Manny says, we often overestimate what we could do with what we don't have, while underestimating what God can do with what we already do.

Don't rush the process. Steward the season God has entrusted to you.
Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on the Rich Wilkerson Jr. YouTube Channel. 🔗

What you can withstand? THAT’S what leadership is

On this episode of Mature Me, I sit down with my dear friends @earlmcclellan, @jabinchavez, and @johntermini for a conversation about vision, leadership and the cost of following God’s call.

Sometimes vision is not a full picture. It is simply enough light for the next step. We talk about how vision gives pain purpose, why your burden may be connected to your assignment, and what it takes to keep leading through growing pains.

We also go deeper into marriage, lust, sexual immorality, studying the Bible, and the difference between collecting information and becoming a disciple.
The platform is easy. Dependency is costly. It is in the pressing, the crushing, and the messy parts of the process that God forms us.

Tune into the premiere tonight at 7:30 PM on the Rich Wilkerson Jr. YouTube Channel 🔗

We don’t get filled just to stay full. We get filled so we can be poured out.
Sat down with one of my friends @chelseaplankk for this week’s episode of Mature Me
Chelsea is a wife, artist, singer, songwriter, and Worship Director at SEU. Her music has blessed so many people, including one of our favorite worship songs, “What A God”
On this episode of Mature Me, we talk about following the peace of God, preparing for His presence, songwriting, ministry, the student-led revival at SEU, and why His grace, not our gifting, is what sustains us.
One line that stayed with me:“Preparation is a sign of expectation.”
This conversation is a reminder that worship is more than a moment. It is a life of surrender, preparation, and dependence on God.
Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM on the Rich Wilkerson Jr. YouTube channel. 🔗