By Bryan Rose
In elementary school, one of my daughter’s classrooms held an egg incubator. Over the course of a few weeks, the children learned about eggs and were able to watch their hatchlings emerge. This transparent case, with heat lamp and straw matting, become critical ...
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5LQ Episode 342: Jonathan Pokluda
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Jonathan Pokluda, lead pastor of Harris Creek, former leader of the Porch, and author of Welcome to Adulting. During their conversation, they discuss Jonathan's transition from The ...
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Three Ways for Your Church to Engage in International Missions
By Scott Logsdon
Not everyone in your church will be called to serve full-time in international missions or even go on a short-term trip. But everyone can be involved in some way. Here are three practices for your church to support God’s mission in the world. ...
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5LQ Episode 341: Scott McConnell – Research on Church Growth
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Scott McConnell, Executive Director of LifeWay Research. During their conversation, they discuss the following questions:
How do you know your church is growing?
What's the ...
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90 Second Leadership – Ownership in Your Church’s Discipleship Pathway
By Daniel Im
https://youtu.be/2L-8hf3ZcUo
After surveying and studying the discipleship pathways of thriving churches across North America for my book No Silver Bullets, I discovered that ownership matters. Let me explain.
Most discipleship pathways are typically ...
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Four Ways Language Sustains Your Culture
By Steven Ackley
Creating the culture that you want in your church or ministry is hard work. After you’ve done the hard work of coaching your team and moving the ball of culture down the field, one of the worst possible scenarios is that you don’t do the ongoing work of ...
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5LQ Episode 340: Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado with Compassion
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado, the CEO of Compassion International. During their conversation, they discuss what's needed for true authenticity and teams working together to hear from ...
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How to Create Wins During Change
by Todd Adkins
When leading change in your church, you must create and capitalize on visible wins, the flywheel concept. A flywheel is difficult to start turning, but, once moving, its momentum keeps it going forward and gets easier to move the faster it goes.
Keep in mind ...
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5LQ Episode 339: Bethany Jenkins
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Bethany Lewis, vice president of forums and content at The Veritas Forum, contributor at The Gospel Coalition, and a senior fellow at The King's College. During their conversation, they ...
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90 Second Leadership – Leadership When the World is V.U.C.A.
https://youtu.be/2s6VlSGpMHE
Today I want to talk to you about focusing on purpose during change. In the past, a leader may have led one or two major changes throughout his or her career. Now, major changes happen every three to five years. So, let’s take a look.
After the ...
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Don’t Reap to the Edge of Your Field
By Michael Kelley
I’m not a farmer.
I’ve wondered at times how I might read the Bible differently if I was. Much of the Bible was written from an agrarian sense of perspective. We read about fields, crops, and harvests in its pages. Jesus told stories about farmers and made ...
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5LQ Episode 338: Dhati Lewis
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im are joined by Dhati Lewis, lead pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta and vice president of Send Network at the North American Mission Board. During their conversation, they discuss the importance of ...
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