By Todd Adkins
Leading change in any organization is both an art and a science and requires us to be agile leaders. There comes a time when you must quickly assess a situation, understand the current conditions, and commit to change. But has Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has ...
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Unseen Leadership Episode 51: J.T. English on Growing in Discipleship
In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by JT English who is the lead pastor at Storyline Church in Colorado. Before that, he was a pastor at the Village Church where he led The Village Institute. He also co-hosts the Knowing ...
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5LQ Episode 442: Student Ministry During COVID-19 with Ben Trueblood and Zac Workun
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Ben Trueblood, Director of Student Ministry at LifeWay, and Zac Workun, Student Ministry Specialist for LifeWay and cofounder of Youth Ministry Booster. They discuss the following ...
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90 Second Leadership – Relinquishing Responsibility as a Leader
Today, I want to talk to you about relinquishing responsibility as a leader. Now, if you watch 90SL often, you know that I promote four steps to equip and develop a new leader, but what happens when it’s difficult to let go of the reins to fully deploy a new leader? The problem ...
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Spotting a First-Time Guest
By Danny Franks
A key characteristic of any guest services team at your church must be the ability to spot a first-time guest. In a small church, this task may seem easy since everybody knows everybody, but in a big church, this task can be much more daunting. So how do you ...
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How to Meet One-on-One with Church Staff
By Mark Satterfield
Early in my ministry leadership, I was responsible for several life groups and met one-on-one with those leaders. I quickly realized I was not in control of these meetings. The various feedback and input I received did not match up with my goals for the ...
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Unseen Leadership Episode 50: Dianne Jago on Leaning into Our Weakness as Leader
In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Dianne Jago who is a military wife and mother of three residing in Pensacola, Florida. She is the founder and chief editor of Deeply Rooted Magazine, where she works with her team to ...
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90 Second Leadership – Clearer Decision Making
Today I want to talk to you about clearer decision making in your church. Now, people stop making good and quick decisions in your church because the process between the information that they have and their ability to make decisions is messy. It’s overly complicated. Why? Because ...
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What is Leadership Pipeline?
By Todd Adkins
Far too often in our churches, we think it’s the job of the pastor and church staff to develop volunteers and leaders when there’s a gap in ministry. This leads us to focus on leadership placement over leadership development. We settle for warm bodies instead of ...
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Unseen Leadership Episode 49: Barnabas Piper on Living Up to Expectations as a Pastor’s Kid
In this episode of the Unseen Leadership podcast, Chandler Vannoy and Josh Hunter are joined by Barnabas Piper who is on staff at Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN. He is also the author of The Pastor's Kid and Help My Unbelief AND He co-hosts the popular Happy Rant podcast. ...
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Weather Patterns and Leading Change
By Todd Adkins
When I served as a campus and executive pastor in the D.C. area, I recruited a man named Bob Krulogoski as a small group leader at our first multisite campus. As our campus grew, we elevated Bob as a coach of new small group leaders. Then, as we launched many ...
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90 Second Leadership – Leading Waves of Change
Today I want to talk to you about leading waves of change in your church. Now, in another episode of 90 Second Leadership you may have heard me discuss risk vs. rewards as a new leader. Securing early wins is very important, but you must also consider the long term implications ...
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