GREAT LEADERSHIP ISN'T BUILT ON TALENT.
IT'S BUILT ON GRIT.
Lead With Grit gives faith-driven leaders the tools, teaching, and community to build resilience, sharpen vision, and lead with purpose every day of the week.
Led by Pastor David Blunt. 40+ years of pastoral leadership.
YOU KNOW THE FEELING.
Sunday morning, everything makes sense. Your faith feels real, your purpose feels clear, and you remember why you lead. Then Monday hits.
The pressure builds. The decisions pile up. And somewhere between the inbox and the tenth meeting, the clarity disappears. You're not leading from faith anymore. You're just surviving the week.
You've tried the books, the conferences, the podcasts. But knowing what to do and having the resilience to actually do it, especially when things get hard, are two different things.
That's not a knowledge problem. That's a grit problem.
And it's not just about toughness. It's about building the kind of inner strength, rooted in faith, sharpened by vision, tested by real life, that holds up when everything around you is shaking.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
In 1983, Pastor David Blunt started a church with 35 people in a Holiday Inn in St. Louis. No budget. No building. No guarantee it would work.
Forty years later, that church, Church on the Rock, is a congregation of thousands. And David has spent every one of those years learning what it actually takes to lead with faith when the pressure won't let up.
"THE INNER WORK IS THE LEADERSHIP WORK."
Pastor Blunt has coached business owners, pastors, and professionals through the moments that make or break a leader. He's not teaching theory. He's sharing what four decades of staying faithful, showing up, and doing the hard work of leadership have taught him.
That's why he built Lead With Grit: to give leaders the tools, the teaching, and the community to stop going through the motions and start leading from the inside out.
HOW LEAD WITH GRIT WORKS
Whether you're just getting started or ready to go deep, there's a place for you.
DISCOVER
Free Resources
Start here. Explore articles, podcast episodes, and practical tools designed to help you lead with more faith and less fear. No commitment. Just real wisdom you can use today.
Browse resources →
GO DEEPER
Leadership Toolkits
Ready for more? Our digital toolkits give you guided frameworks, reflection exercises, and actionable plans you can work through at your own pace. Built from 40 years of leadership experience.
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TRANSFORM
Lead With Grit Cohort
This is where formation happens. An 8-week guided experience with Pastor David Blunt, a small group of serious leaders, and the structure to build resilience, vision, and character that lasts.
Learn about the cohort →
Resources for leaders
Practical tools for faith-driven leaders who want to grow in resilience, vision, and purpose.
PODCAST
Leadership Lifter Podcast
Weekly conversations on faith, leadership, and grit. Wherever you listen to podcasts.
Listen now →
FREE ASSESSMENT
Divided to Integrated Assessment
How integrated is your faith, really? Take this free self-assessment and find out where the Sunday/Monday gap is widest for you right now. It takes about 10 minutes and covers four key areas.
TOOLKIT
Lead With Grit Toolkit
A guided digital toolkit with frameworks, reflections exercises, and action plans for building resilience that holds under pressure.
Learn more →
NEWSLETTER
Friday Five
Friday Five is Pastor David Blunt's free weekly email designed to help you finish your week strong with five practical insights that encourage your faith, strengthen your leadership, and inspire personal growth.
Subscribe →
BOOK
The Power of Expectation
David's book on how what you expect shapes how you lead, how you pray, and how you show up.
Learn more →
COURSE
The Power of Expectation
An on-demand online course to help you reframe your expectations and lead with confidence.
Learn more →
lead with grit cohort
8 weeks. A small group. A trusted guide. Real formation.
The cohort is the heart of Lead With Grit. It's an 8-week guided experience for leaders who are done with surface-level advice and ready to build the resilience, vision, and character that real leadership demands.
You'll learn alongside a small group of serious leaders, with weekly teaching from Pastor David Blunt, honest conversation, guided reflection, and practical tools you can use right away.
8
weeks of guided formation
MONDAY
evenings at 8PM CT via Zoom
The cohort covers three phases: building resilience through adversity, developing a leader's mindset and vision, and applying it all in your real-world leadership context. At work, in ministry, and at home.
Join the interest list to be the first to know when registration opens.
WHAT LEADERS ARE SAYING
Here I learned that people won't always listen, but leadership means continuing to grow them and learning to communicate better.
Tonya
Being in the room with like-minded leaders made it intimate, personal, and powerful. You grow from Pastor and from each other.
Keyonna
STAY CONNECTED
Start every weekend with fresh encouragement. Friday Five delivers five practical insights each week to help you lead with purpose and keep growing.
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What is Lead With Grit?
Lead With Grit is a leadership platform built by Pastor David Blunt for faith-driven leaders who want to grow in resilience, vision, and character. It includes free resources, digital toolkits, a podcast, a weekly newsletter, and the option to join the Lead with Grit leadership cohort.
Who is this for?
What's the Leadership Cohort?
Do I have to join the cohort to benefit?
How do I stay in the loop?
You were made to lead.
Now Build the Grit to do it Well.
Start with a podcast episode. Subscribe to the newsletter. Work through a toolkit. Or go all in with the cohort. Wherever you are, there's a next step.
Questions? hello@leadwithgrit.com